Photos by: Renita Clarke/The Foto Junkie Looks like CD Enterprise did it again. Because once again the Summer Spirit Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion was the place to be […]
MUSIC: Little Simz – Days Like This
Little Simz (aka Simbi Ajikawo) came up with Space Age, her multi-talented crew of models, artists, and musicians in Islington, North London. Since hitting the scene with her […]
Dean Is Putting a New Spin on K-Pop
When one thinks of K-Pop, you’re most likely to envision a football-team sized cadre of identical scantily clad females, or more notably, the global hit “Gangnam Style.” However, […]
The List: Top 5 Samples of Willie Hutch’s “Brother’s Gonna Work It Out”
Willie Hutch’s soundtrack to the 1973 blaxploitation film The Mack is the sampler’s gift that keeps on giving. Everyone from Snoop, Mobb Deep, and Raekwon to Ludacris, Too […]
In Pictures: Stretch And Bobbito’s “What’s Good?” Podcast Celebration
Photos by: Kreative71 By now, we hope that you’ve listened to Stretch and Bobbito’s new NPR podcast, “What’s Good?”, if not you can listen here. To celebrate, the […]
MUSIC: Mal Devisa – You Are My Sunshine
Mal Devisa (also known as Deja Carr) has one of those stage names that just slips off your tongue, like a magical incantation invoking a legendary jazz enigma. […]
The List: Five Seminal Hip-Hop Moments from The Stretch & Bobbito Show
In the beginning, Adrian “Stretch” Bartos and Robert “Bobbito” Garcia were merely a couple of young hip-hop heads from Upper Manhattan. But when they scored a radio show […]
MUSIC: Sampha – Cranes in the Sky (Solange cover)
While in Glastonbury for a recent session with BBC Music, Sampha thrilled listeners with a surprise cover of Solange’s hit “Cranes in the Sky”. Skip to the 7:35 […]
MUSIC: Francis and the Lights – May I Have This Dance (Remix) feat. Chance the Rapper
On this remix of a track from 2016’s Farewell, Starlite!, Francis and the Lights gets a key assist from Chance the Rapper. The Good: The original track was already a tasty […]
MUSIC: Estelle – Love Like Ours (feat. Tarrus Riley)
Sweltering summer nights and mellow reggae grooves go together like peanut butter and chocolate. Which makes Estelle’s latest single, “Love Like Ours” the perfect accompaniment to the approaching […]