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Understand Rap - Stormzy Is A Signpost
Introduction This is a post from around the time Stormzy delivered an amazing set at Glastonbury in 2019, but is about how so many people refuse to even think of entertaining Rap. I state my point in this and, there are some bits that I may not be too enamoured by, but when Rap hits it shows it is an essential part of our musical heritage,
By Mike Singleton đź’ś Mikeydred 6 months ago in Beat
Kateryna Taran on War, Music, and Ukrainian Cultural Resistance
Kateryna Taran is a Ukrainian singer, activist, and volunteer from Enerhodar, Zaporizhzhia region, now based in Ivano-Frankivsk after displacement caused by Russia’s full-scale invasion. She founded the media community Pidpillia, helps organize the language advocacy initiative “Mova mae znachennia,” and has worked with military audiences through Cultural Desant. Taran has pursued music since childhood, performs original and live music projects, and connects artistic work with civic activism and Ukrainian-language cultural advocacy across wartime Ukraine today.
By Scott Douglas Jacobsen7 months ago in Beat
Ludacris Celebrates 25 Years of Hits, Hustle and History at Jazz in the Gardens by NWO Sparrow
Ludacris and 25 Years of Standing Up by NWO Sparrow The Dirty South has always had something to say. And for 25 years, Ludacris has been the one talking the loudest, clearest, and cleverest while the whole world tuned in. When Jazz in the Gardens kicks off its 19th year at Hard Rock Stadium this March, Sunday night belongs to Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges. He's rolling through Miami Gardens with a special 25th anniversary set, and if you caught wind of what happened at ONE Musicfest back in October, you already know this ain't gonna be your standard festival run-through .
By NWO SPARROW8 months ago in Beat
Zeddy Will’s Momentum Is Becoming Impossible To Ignore by NWO Sparrow
Zeddy Will Is Positioning Himself As NYC’s Next Franchise Player And The League Is Starting To Notice by NWO Sparrow the Queensbridge standout is turning viral dominance into a national touring breakout alongside DaBaby
By NWO SPARROW9 months ago in Beat
Why Italy Is Becoming a Home for Alternative R&B
Italy has never been an obvious destination for R&B. It still isn’t. Yet over the past few years, something subtle has begun to take shape. Not enough to call it a scene, not enough to generate constant media attention, but enough that certain artists return, linger, or choose to play here at specific moments in their careers.
By Hugo Valquez9 months ago in Beat
