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What Is the Black Panther?
The 1995 film, which has ignited a storm of conversation with its sumptuous, star‑studded soundtrack, looks undeniably cool—and yet much about this…
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Blackpolitan
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Tai Lawson
Mo’ Love, Mo’ Problem, Mo’ Bashin’
The “male-bashing” songs that emerged en masse at the end of the century.
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Jamila W.
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New Music Drops: May 2, 2025
Here’s your upcoming rundown of albums/singles releasing on May 2nd, featuring Model/Actriz, Suzanne Vega, Mariah the Scientist, Tiana Major9, and many…

April 2025

Wednesday Roundups #99: 23 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
With Ledisi, Destin Conrad, Ray Vaughn, Silas Short, Fly Anakin, Vinnie Paz, Smokey Robinson, Niontay, Emma-Jean Thackray, Bbymutha, and others, hit…
April 2025 Roundups: The Best Albums of the Month
With releases from Bon Iver to Jane Remover, here are notable releases in April that stood out to us as the best albums of the month.
Revisiting the Year 1978 in R&B
Stitch these moments together and you get a year that didn’t add chapters to R&B’s saga but opened entirely new plotlines.
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Brandon O'Sullivan
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Phil
Album Review: The Crown by Ledisi
Taken together, the pieces of The Crown present Ledisi applying jazz‑honed technique and gospel‑rooted conviction to R&B themes of affirmation, romantic…
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Imani Raven
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Album Review: The Good, The Bad & The Dollar Menu by Ray Vaughn
At its core, The Good, The Bad & The Dollar Menu mediates on scarcity and leveling‑up: stealing Wi‑Fi to upload freestyles, surviving on value meals…
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Nehemiah
Milestones: The Infamous by Mobb Deep
Ready for the spearhead of hardcore hip-hop from the East Coast? If not, move along; there’s nothing here for you to see. If so, take cover. Mobb Deep…
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Harry Brown
New Music Drops: April 25, 2025
Here’s your upcoming rundown of albums/singles releasing on April 25th, featuring Coco Jones, Ledisi, Natalie Jane, Sasha Keable, and many others.
Album Review: Why Not More? by Coco Jones
Why Not More? is shaping up as the formal coronation that Coco’s post‑Disney resurgence set in motion: tradition‑minded soul singing, pop‑tier hooks…
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Jamila W.
Wednesday Roundups #98: 13 Albums/EPs You Should Listen to In Your Spare Time
With Alex Isley, Keri Hilson, Rhiannon Giddens/Justin Robinson, Adrian Younge, Blu/August Fanon, Kool Keith, The Underachievers, and others, hit play on…
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