First of all, thank you for reaching out! It’s always really important to me, especially having been a writer and journalist for a while, to connect with Black-centric blogs and more writers of color. I hope you don’t mind me … Continue reading Q&A with Cliff Notez, a True Renaissance Man
Luis Fernandez aka LuieGo is a multi-talented musician, visual artist, and jack-of-all trades based in sunny LA. His bilingual rhymes and ability to bend his cadence and flow á la BasedGod has allowed him to find his own unique voice in an overly-saturated world of hip-hop music. Continue reading Follow LuieGo Wherever He Goes
Today is Valentine’s Day to all, but to 19-year old emcee DHANTÉ fans, future and present, it’s his birthday and the day he drops the visuals to “Can’t We Smile.” DHANTÉ grew up on Long Island and in Flatbush, Brooklyn to a Guyanese father and Jamaican mother with soca, reggae, and dancehall being played in his household. Outside of the house, BK impacted his music, drawing influence from Pro Era. At first he was a singer, but he fell in love with emceeing almost immediately after a studio invite. Continue reading DHANTÉ Drops “Can’t We Smile” and Meditates About His Future
Hailing from Ghana, 24-year old graphic designer Samuel Blankson aka @themanyphacedgod uses his savoir-faire of digital art and love of black skin as a way to paint mortal men as God-like entities. Drawing from hip-hop and r&b culture, Blankson uses his artistic gift as a way to pay homage to pop icons who make dark features as beautiful as they always have been. Continue reading You’re Ghana Need to Follow the Artistic Ethos of Samuel Blankson
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