Femi and the Foundation
@femiandfoundation.bsky.social
Washington D.C. Based Hip-Hop, Funk, Soul, and Rock & Roll
Reposted by Femi and the Foundation
“Great things start in little rooms” André 3000
lots of snark about Andre 3000's jazz flute era but it's like Herbie Hancock's robot voice lectures: when you've given this much to music you get to do what you want. that's just the rules
OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
November 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
“Great things start in little rooms” André 3000
Reposted by Femi and the Foundation
I am on the side of supporting the jazz flute era. Outkast earned that spot in the Hall Of Fame and Andre 3000 proved that he can do anything musically that he wants to do.
November 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I am on the side of supporting the jazz flute era. Outkast earned that spot in the Hall Of Fame and Andre 3000 proved that he can do anything musically that he wants to do.
Reposted by Femi and the Foundation
I actually really like New Blue Sun. But 1) I like jazz and 2) though I didn’t agree with his assessment that he was too old to rap, going from rap legend to flute is just so unique, how could I not give it an earnest shot
lots of snark about Andre 3000's jazz flute era but it's like Herbie Hancock's robot voice lectures: when you've given this much to music you get to do what you want. that's just the rules
OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
November 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I actually really like New Blue Sun. But 1) I like jazz and 2) though I didn’t agree with his assessment that he was too old to rap, going from rap legend to flute is just so unique, how could I not give it an earnest shot
lots of snark about Andre 3000's jazz flute era but it's like Herbie Hancock's robot voice lectures: when you've given this much to music you get to do what you want. that's just the rules
OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
November 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
lots of snark about Andre 3000's jazz flute era but it's like Herbie Hancock's robot voice lectures: when you've given this much to music you get to do what you want. that's just the rules
Reposted by Femi and the Foundation
see y'all at Adams Morgan Porchfest! new music, new roster...
October 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
see y'all at Adams Morgan Porchfest! new music, new roster...
see yall tomorrow at Porchfest!
Halloween costume contests (with prizes ranging from $2,000 to hotel stays), bar crawls, pumpkin carving, karaoke and events dominate our calendar, but we also recommend:
• Dia de los Muertos
• AdMo PorchFest
• DC Zinefest
• DC Print Fest
Gift link: wapo.st/433WDyq
• Dia de los Muertos
• AdMo PorchFest
• DC Zinefest
• DC Print Fest
Gift link: wapo.st/433WDyq
The 45 best things to do in D.C. this weekend and next week
Halloween parties and costume contests fill this week’s agenda, but don’t overlook Adams Morgan PorchFest, D.C. Zinefest or the Double Exposure Film Festival.
wapo.st
November 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
see yall tomorrow at Porchfest!
Reposted by Femi and the Foundation
"Aretha covered his song and now it's hers" is an acceptable obituary in my opinion.
October 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"Aretha covered his song and now it's hers" is an acceptable obituary in my opinion.
Reposted by Femi and the Foundation
I wish I knew who said it, but someone said it must have been tough to be a musician in the 60s. You never knew when Aretha was gonna cover your song, and now it's hers; nothing you can do about it.
October 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I wish I knew who said it, but someone said it must have been tough to be a musician in the 60s. You never knew when Aretha was gonna cover your song, and now it's hers; nothing you can do about it.
hard to top Aretha Franklin's cover of "Respect"
Locked in an endless conversation about cover songs this weekend and yet I crave more — so, what’s your favorite cover song?
October 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
hard to top Aretha Franklin's cover of "Respect"
Reposted by Femi and the Foundation
we're prepping for Adams Morgan Porchfest next weekend (and maybe learning about bats...). see y'all there
What are you doing this weekend? 🦇 👻 🎃
Get into the spooky spirit with Halloween adventures for all ages — a witchy dance party at @blackcatdc.bsky.social, a lesson about bats at @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social, a fundraiser show for @girlsrockdc.bsky.social, and more
Get into the spooky spirit with Halloween adventures for all ages — a witchy dance party at @blackcatdc.bsky.social, a lesson about bats at @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social, a fundraiser show for @girlsrockdc.bsky.social, and more
13 things to do around D.C. this weekend
Get into the spooky spirit this weekend with horror films, witchy dance parties, and Halloween adventures for all ages.
51st.news
October 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
we're prepping for Adams Morgan Porchfest next weekend (and maybe learning about bats...). see y'all there
we're prepping for Adams Morgan Porchfest next weekend (and maybe learning about bats...). see y'all there
What are you doing this weekend? 🦇 👻 🎃
Get into the spooky spirit with Halloween adventures for all ages — a witchy dance party at @blackcatdc.bsky.social, a lesson about bats at @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social, a fundraiser show for @girlsrockdc.bsky.social, and more
Get into the spooky spirit with Halloween adventures for all ages — a witchy dance party at @blackcatdc.bsky.social, a lesson about bats at @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social, a fundraiser show for @girlsrockdc.bsky.social, and more
13 things to do around D.C. this weekend
Get into the spooky spirit this weekend with horror films, witchy dance parties, and Halloween adventures for all ages.
51st.news
October 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
we're prepping for Adams Morgan Porchfest next weekend (and maybe learning about bats...). see y'all there
Reposted by Femi and the Foundation
My band Ekko Astral is releasing our first song in a year — “horseglue” — this Wednesday on @topshelfrecords.com.
It is a deeply personal call for moral courage aimed directly at the beltway media elite.
Share this widely & brace yrselves, this is the hardest song we’ve ever dropped. 📰 🩸
It is a deeply personal call for moral courage aimed directly at the beltway media elite.
Share this widely & brace yrselves, this is the hardest song we’ve ever dropped. 📰 🩸
“horseglue” by Ekko Astral out October 22, 2025 on Topshelf Records. IF IT BLEEDS IT LEADS
YouTube video by Ekko Astral
youtube.com
October 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
My band Ekko Astral is releasing our first song in a year — “horseglue” — this Wednesday on @topshelfrecords.com.
It is a deeply personal call for moral courage aimed directly at the beltway media elite.
Share this widely & brace yrselves, this is the hardest song we’ve ever dropped. 📰 🩸
It is a deeply personal call for moral courage aimed directly at the beltway media elite.
Share this widely & brace yrselves, this is the hardest song we’ve ever dropped. 📰 🩸
see y'all at Adams Morgan Porchfest! new music, new roster...
October 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
see y'all at Adams Morgan Porchfest! new music, new roster...
Reposted by Femi and the Foundation
Getting involved locally can be fun! This week's options:
☕ A latte art contest/fundraiser
🚨 A book event on "copaganda"
🎨 Make movement art at an open mic
👻 A spooky party supporting abortion access
✋ Get your questions ready for D.C.'s attorney general
☕ A latte art contest/fundraiser
🚨 A book event on "copaganda"
🎨 Make movement art at an open mic
👻 A spooky party supporting abortion access
✋ Get your questions ready for D.C.'s attorney general
Your weekly roundup of ways to get involved in D.C.
Plus, a chance to question D.C.'s Attorney General.
51st.news
October 16, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Getting involved locally can be fun! This week's options:
☕ A latte art contest/fundraiser
🚨 A book event on "copaganda"
🎨 Make movement art at an open mic
👻 A spooky party supporting abortion access
✋ Get your questions ready for D.C.'s attorney general
☕ A latte art contest/fundraiser
🚨 A book event on "copaganda"
🎨 Make movement art at an open mic
👻 A spooky party supporting abortion access
✋ Get your questions ready for D.C.'s attorney general
if Paz posted on here she would know the 21st century Golden Rule: you do not, under any circumstances, mess with Brazil
Former Pixies bassist Paz Lenchantin has deleted all traces of her recent single after Chico Buarque and Gilberto Gil accused her of plagiarism.
Meanwhile current Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago acknowledged the similarity between “Where Is My Mind?” and Taylor Swift’s new song “Actually Romantic.”
Meanwhile current Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago acknowledged the similarity between “Where Is My Mind?” and Taylor Swift’s new song “Actually Romantic.”
Pixies’ Former Bassist Deletes Single After Plagiarism Claim, Current Guitarist Acknowledges Taylor Swift/”Where Is My Mind” Comparison
In August, Paz Lenchantin announced her new solo album Triste and shared the lead single “Hang Tough.” Shortly after the release, the former Pixies bassist was accused of plagiarism by Chico Buarque a...
www.stereogum.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:55 PM
if Paz posted on here she would know the 21st century Golden Rule: you do not, under any circumstances, mess with Brazil
Reposted by Femi and the Foundation
the reviews are in and they are historically informed
that was legit.
Like if I were in that movie, The Kitchen, and went into the wrong Hell's Kitchen shithole bar in the mid 70's or partying with Serpico. Some of those sounds would have fit - then, or now.
Letting Go, is fucking awesome. "gotta get up and go..." 🖖
Like if I were in that movie, The Kitchen, and went into the wrong Hell's Kitchen shithole bar in the mid 70's or partying with Serpico. Some of those sounds would have fit - then, or now.
Letting Go, is fucking awesome. "gotta get up and go..." 🖖
September 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
the reviews are in and they are historically informed
unbelievable. way too young. we've lost a giant
D'Angelo has died after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his former manager says. He was 51
D'Angelo Dead at 51
Grammy-winning R&B soul singer D'Angelo is dead from pancreatic cancer ... TMZ has learned.
www.tmz.com
October 14, 2025 at 5:04 PM
unbelievable. way too young. we've lost a giant
Reposted by Femi and the Foundation
Once again: this is also happening in DC. Still.
It feels like we’ve been forgotten, maybe because there aren’t huge confrontations to run photos of. But our neighbors are still being taken every day. Routine traffic stops are now done by 12+ feds alongside local police.
Please talk about us too.
It feels like we’ve been forgotten, maybe because there aren’t huge confrontations to run photos of. But our neighbors are still being taken every day. Routine traffic stops are now done by 12+ feds alongside local police.
Please talk about us too.
"Residents in Chicago and Portland are living in a police state where masked armed forces kidnap who they want to kidnap, where they have to listen to public officials routinely lie about what is happening in their neighborhoods." donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...
Federal Secret Police and plainclothes ICE agents kidnap multiple people from a neighborhood in Chicago. They then deploy teargas and brutally beat neighbors who come out to express their concern.
October 14, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Once again: this is also happening in DC. Still.
It feels like we’ve been forgotten, maybe because there aren’t huge confrontations to run photos of. But our neighbors are still being taken every day. Routine traffic stops are now done by 12+ feds alongside local police.
Please talk about us too.
It feels like we’ve been forgotten, maybe because there aren’t huge confrontations to run photos of. But our neighbors are still being taken every day. Routine traffic stops are now done by 12+ feds alongside local police.
Please talk about us too.
which DC vocalists / singer songwriters are looking to collab?? 👀
October 4, 2025 at 5:27 PM
which DC vocalists / singer songwriters are looking to collab?? 👀
Reposted by Femi and the Foundation
Reposted by Femi and the Foundation
"This generation has been taught that the American Dream needs to look a certain way... What the CLT offers is still wealth-building, but incrementally."
The Douglass Community Land Trust is creating permanent affordability for longtime D.C. residents.
Republished from @nextcity.org:
The Douglass Community Land Trust is creating permanent affordability for longtime D.C. residents.
Republished from @nextcity.org:
This Anacostia nonprofit is fighting displacement east of the river
The Douglass Community Land Trust is creating permanent affordability and “pay-it-forward” homeownership to protect longtime D.C. residents.
51st.news
October 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
"This generation has been taught that the American Dream needs to look a certain way... What the CLT offers is still wealth-building, but incrementally."
The Douglass Community Land Trust is creating permanent affordability for longtime D.C. residents.
Republished from @nextcity.org:
The Douglass Community Land Trust is creating permanent affordability for longtime D.C. residents.
Republished from @nextcity.org:
Reposted by Femi and the Foundation
Never seen her stand still before 💅🏾
The Queen Of Rock ‘n’ Roll Lives On: Tina Turner Statue Unveiled In Tennessee Hometown — Black Enterprise
The statue's unveiling was part of the city's Tina Turner Heritage Days, which celebrates the early life of the singer, before she left the city as a teenager to pursue her dreams as a recording artis...
apple.news
September 29, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Never seen her stand still before 💅🏾
Reposted by Femi and the Foundation
The avenue in DC that always has heavy traffic
What is The Constitution at this point?
September 27, 2025 at 2:02 AM
The avenue in DC that always has heavy traffic
Reposted by Femi and the Foundation
So, while I have your attention, because I can’t just be all unfounded optimism and doomscrolling, may I direct your focus to @femiandfoundation.bsky.social whom I found via this here website and have been enjoying most of this morning.
cc: @kylemeredith.lpm.org
cc: @kylemeredith.lpm.org
September 23, 2025 at 11:06 AM
So, while I have your attention, because I can’t just be all unfounded optimism and doomscrolling, may I direct your focus to @femiandfoundation.bsky.social whom I found via this here website and have been enjoying most of this morning.
cc: @kylemeredith.lpm.org
cc: @kylemeredith.lpm.org
countless generations of talent and culture
September 22, 2025 at 7:14 PM
countless generations of talent and culture