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February 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Kendrick Lamar brought West Coast hip hop, Uncle Sam and Serena Williams to the Super Bowl
With the biggest captive audience of his career, Lamar's performance conjures a medley of hits that spans his 15-year discography, and featured R&B star SZA as a special guest.
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February 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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And we can never forget Big Glo! GloRilla’s Glorious takes me from church to the trap to the PJ and back. I need all of it.
December 2, 2024 at 6:48 PM
And we can never forget Big Glo! GloRilla’s Glorious takes me from church to the trap to the PJ and back. I need all of it.
Keeping with the Naija vibes, Rema’s HEIS was one of the best surprises of the year. This is a career-fortifying album.
December 2, 2024 at 6:45 PM
Keeping with the Naija vibes, Rema’s HEIS was one of the best surprises of the year. This is a career-fortifying album.
Next, one of my most anticipated albums of 2024, Tems Baby’s Born In The Wild. She remade R&B in her image and gave us a classic.
December 2, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Next, one of my most anticipated albums of 2024, Tems Baby’s Born In The Wild. She remade R&B in her image and gave us a classic.
First off: Bey. Beyoncé. Cowboy Carter. The country dissertation we all needed. I definitely put two hands to heaven for this one.
December 2, 2024 at 6:39 PM
First off: Bey. Beyoncé. Cowboy Carter. The country dissertation we all needed. I definitely put two hands to heaven for this one.
Most Definitely. He’s showing us he’s revving up. There’s more otw, prbly right before or after the SB
November 22, 2024 at 6:28 PM
Most Definitely. He’s showing us he’s revving up. There’s more otw, prbly right before or after the SB
Ironic how Drake’s main shot at Kendrick in his version of “Heart Pt 6” (back in May) was all about Kendrick’s unfit fathering, stunted growth as a leader and label head bc of childhood traumas
November 22, 2024 at 6:23 PM
Ironic how Drake’s main shot at Kendrick in his version of “Heart Pt 6” (back in May) was all about Kendrick’s unfit fathering, stunted growth as a leader and label head bc of childhood traumas
Kendrick working thru the guilt and growing pains of having to become a mogul for his own evolution:
“place my skill set as a Black exec I jog / my memory knowing Black Hippy didn’t work because of me / Creatively I moved on with new concepts in reach”
“place my skill set as a Black exec I jog / my memory knowing Black Hippy didn’t work because of me / Creatively I moved on with new concepts in reach”
November 22, 2024 at 6:20 PM
Kendrick working thru the guilt and growing pains of having to become a mogul for his own evolution:
“place my skill set as a Black exec I jog / my memory knowing Black Hippy didn’t work because of me / Creatively I moved on with new concepts in reach”
“place my skill set as a Black exec I jog / my memory knowing Black Hippy didn’t work because of me / Creatively I moved on with new concepts in reach”