How A Key Phrase From Islam ‘Knowledge Of Self’ Became A Pillar Of Hip-Hop
‘Knowledge of self’: How a key phrase from Islam became a pillar of hip-hop. I was 9 years old when Eric...
50 Cent’s Seminal Hip-Hop Album 20 Years On ‘Get Rich or Die Tryin’
Get Rich or Die Tryin’: 50 Cent’s seminal hip-hop album 20 years on. It is January 2003 – many years...
Sinéad O’Connor’s Music Was My Education — Captivating And Cathartic, A Visionary And A Truth-Teller
Captivating and cathartic, a visionary and a truth-teller: playing Sinéad O'Connor’s music was my education. Sinéad O'Connor was well known...
Everything About Sinéad O’Connor Was Striking
Everything about Sinéad O’Connor was striking: her soul-piercing gaze, her siren of a voice, her outspoken politics. And, yes, her...
A Timeless Visionary Tony Bennett, Who With A Nod To America’s Musical Heritage, Embraced The Future
Tony Bennett: the timeless visionary who, with a nod to America’s musical heritage, embraced the future. In the history of...
RESPECT For Aretha Franklin’s Handwritten Will
Why a handwritten will found in Aretha Franklin’s couch got R‑E‑S‑P‑E‑C‑T from a jury. A handwritten will in a spiral...
The Global Musical Phenomenon ‘Hip-Hop’ Turns 50, A Professor Of Hip-Hop Explains What The Word ‘Dope’ Means To Him
As the global musical phenomenon turns 50, a hip-hop professor explains what the word ‘dope’ means to him. After I...
We Should Take Them K-Pop Fans Seriously — They Are Creative, Dedicated And Social
K-pop fans are creative, dedicated and social - we should take them seriously. The phenomenal success of K-pop (Korean pop...
Hip-Hop Learned To Call Out Homophobia – And Then Apologized For It
How hip-hop learned to call out homophobia – or at least apologize for it. In the 2018 song “Boss Life,”...
Tina Turner — Empowerment, Individual Strength And The Many Facets Of Love
Empowerment, individual strength and the many facets of love: why I fell for Tina Turner. For singers – amateur and...