Wongo Okon
@whereswongo.bsky.social
26. seo manager & journalist at UPROXX. Don't call me "Wong.” Conquering malapropisms by day, hoarding memes by night.
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· Nov 21
Oxlade Interview: ’Oxlade From Africa’ & Uniting Africa Through Music
Oxlade pulled from all corners of the world to help him achieve one goal: telling an accurate and authentic story of a man from Africa.
uproxx.com
I interviewed Oxlade about his ‘Oxlade From Africa’ album and how the success of “Ku Lo Sa” affected the trajectory of his debut
Read on UPROXX: uproxx.com/music/oxlade...
Read on UPROXX: uproxx.com/music/oxlade...
Reposted by Wongo Okon
wrote about shaboozey, the cma awards, and the asinine expectation that black artists should continuously subject themselves to hostile environments under the guise of participating in a community that refuses to accept them
🔗: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
🔗: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
November 21, 2024 at 6:43 PM
wrote about shaboozey, the cma awards, and the asinine expectation that black artists should continuously subject themselves to hostile environments under the guise of participating in a community that refuses to accept them
🔗: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
🔗: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Welcome to the fun
Does this thing work ??
November 22, 2024 at 3:51 AM
Welcome to the fun
I interviewed Oxlade about his ‘Oxlade From Africa’ album and how the success of “Ku Lo Sa” affected the trajectory of his debut
Read on UPROXX: uproxx.com/music/oxlade...
Read on UPROXX: uproxx.com/music/oxlade...
Oxlade Interview: ’Oxlade From Africa’ & Uniting Africa Through Music
Oxlade pulled from all corners of the world to help him achieve one goal: telling an accurate and authentic story of a man from Africa.
uproxx.com
November 21, 2024 at 6:35 PM
I interviewed Oxlade about his ‘Oxlade From Africa’ album and how the success of “Ku Lo Sa” affected the trajectory of his debut
Read on UPROXX: uproxx.com/music/oxlade...
Read on UPROXX: uproxx.com/music/oxlade...
The best new R&B songs from over the weekend came from:
🎵 FLO
🎵 Jessie Reyez & Ari Lennox
🎵 Mahalia & Bayka
🎵 NAO
🎵 Tiana Major9
🎵 Odeal
🎵 Rimon
🎵 Raiche
🎵 Felix Ames
🎵 Destin Conrad
🎵 Chase Shakur
🎵 Shantel May
🎵 Loony
🎵 Jordan Ariel
Tap in via UPROXX: uproxx.com/music/best-n...
🎵 FLO
🎵 Jessie Reyez & Ari Lennox
🎵 Mahalia & Bayka
🎵 NAO
🎵 Tiana Major9
🎵 Odeal
🎵 Rimon
🎵 Raiche
🎵 Felix Ames
🎵 Destin Conrad
🎵 Chase Shakur
🎵 Shantel May
🎵 Loony
🎵 Jordan Ariel
Tap in via UPROXX: uproxx.com/music/best-n...
Best New R&B Songs This Week: FLO, Jessie Reyez, And Mahlia
FLO, Jessie Reyez, Mahalia, Nao, Tiana Major9, and more released some of the best R&B songs this past week.
uproxx.com
November 19, 2024 at 6:06 PM
The best new R&B songs from over the weekend came from:
🎵 FLO
🎵 Jessie Reyez & Ari Lennox
🎵 Mahalia & Bayka
🎵 NAO
🎵 Tiana Major9
🎵 Odeal
🎵 Rimon
🎵 Raiche
🎵 Felix Ames
🎵 Destin Conrad
🎵 Chase Shakur
🎵 Shantel May
🎵 Loony
🎵 Jordan Ariel
Tap in via UPROXX: uproxx.com/music/best-n...
🎵 FLO
🎵 Jessie Reyez & Ari Lennox
🎵 Mahalia & Bayka
🎵 NAO
🎵 Tiana Major9
🎵 Odeal
🎵 Rimon
🎵 Raiche
🎵 Felix Ames
🎵 Destin Conrad
🎵 Chase Shakur
🎵 Shantel May
🎵 Loony
🎵 Jordan Ariel
Tap in via UPROXX: uproxx.com/music/best-n...
This project was a bit too Brent & Sonder-esque for me to really enjoy.
(I like Brent & Sonder, but Odeal’s got his own lane and didn’t have to leave his for someone else’s) music.apple.com/us/album/lus...
(I like Brent & Sonder, but Odeal’s got his own lane and didn’t have to leave his for someone else’s) music.apple.com/us/album/lus...
Lustropolis by Odeal on Apple Music
Album · 2024 · 7 Songs
music.apple.com
November 18, 2024 at 3:11 PM
This project was a bit too Brent & Sonder-esque for me to really enjoy.
(I like Brent & Sonder, but Odeal’s got his own lane and didn’t have to leave his for someone else’s) music.apple.com/us/album/lus...
(I like Brent & Sonder, but Odeal’s got his own lane and didn’t have to leave his for someone else’s) music.apple.com/us/album/lus...
Gonna read this later
For our latest cover story, Simon van Zuylen-Wood reports on how Donald Trump’s rising popularity in New York City (and everywhere else) exposed a Democratic Party deep in denial: trib.al/G8I0r8D
November 17, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Gonna read this later
Pay attention to what Chase Shakur will do in 2025 music.apple.com/us/album/2of...
2ofUs by Chase Shakur on Apple Music
Song · 2024 · Duration 3:20
music.apple.com
November 17, 2024 at 3:18 PM
Pay attention to what Chase Shakur will do in 2025 music.apple.com/us/album/2of...
Happy Sunday everyone 🥂
November 17, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Happy Sunday everyone 🥂
Generous of you to think the app is on my phone
The Spill app looking at us log into Bluesky everyday.
November 17, 2024 at 7:40 AM
Generous of you to think the app is on my phone
Welcome to the chaos at a higher altitude
So, Blue Sky, I’m mostly a Charlotte Lawrence and #Shrinking promotional account.
November 17, 2024 at 7:33 AM
Welcome to the chaos at a higher altitude
Bout to stick an AirPod in my mom’s ear and get her hip to this new Sahbabii
November 16, 2024 at 10:28 PM
Bout to stick an AirPod in my mom’s ear and get her hip to this new Sahbabii
Got my TV before even thinking of a couch for this reason 😂
and when did couches become more expensive than rent?
November 16, 2024 at 10:02 PM
Got my TV before even thinking of a couch for this reason 😂
Chow Lee’s ‘Sex Drive’ is the sexy drill album of the year. Great great project
November 16, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Chow Lee’s ‘Sex Drive’ is the sexy drill album of the year. Great great project
What are y’all listening to this weekend?
I’m diving into this new RIMON album music.apple.com/us/album/chi...
I’m diving into this new RIMON album music.apple.com/us/album/chi...
Children Of The Night by RIMON on Apple Music
Album · 2024 · 12 Songs
music.apple.com
November 16, 2024 at 7:38 PM
What are y’all listening to this weekend?
I’m diving into this new RIMON album music.apple.com/us/album/chi...
I’m diving into this new RIMON album music.apple.com/us/album/chi...
She won’t so we might as well prepare ourselves for the L
Beyoncé better win album of the year I fucking know THAT much
November 16, 2024 at 5:57 AM
She won’t so we might as well prepare ourselves for the L
Uproxx Music 20: Xenia Manasseh
This week's column shines a light on the Kenyan singer who loves 'Avatar The Last Airbender' & Brandy. She also wants her music to be a "reminder that it’s okay to feel."
READ: uproxx.com/music/xenia-...
This week's column shines a light on the Kenyan singer who loves 'Avatar The Last Airbender' & Brandy. She also wants her music to be a "reminder that it’s okay to feel."
READ: uproxx.com/music/xenia-...
UM 20: Xenia Manasseh Accepts Romance’s Risks On ’Love/Hate Pt. 2’
The Kenyan singer released her ’Love/Hate Pt. 2’ project earlier this year, one she called a ’side of me people aren’t used to seeing.’
uproxx.com
November 15, 2024 at 11:36 PM
Uproxx Music 20: Xenia Manasseh
This week's column shines a light on the Kenyan singer who loves 'Avatar The Last Airbender' & Brandy. She also wants her music to be a "reminder that it’s okay to feel."
READ: uproxx.com/music/xenia-...
This week's column shines a light on the Kenyan singer who loves 'Avatar The Last Airbender' & Brandy. She also wants her music to be a "reminder that it’s okay to feel."
READ: uproxx.com/music/xenia-...
Alrighty, let's dive into this FLO album
November 15, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Alrighty, let's dive into this FLO album
Shaboozey’s really good with hooks music.apple.com/us/album/goo...
Good News by Shaboozey on Apple Music
Song · 2024 · Duration 3:19
music.apple.com
November 15, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Shaboozey’s really good with hooks music.apple.com/us/album/goo...
This is bad offensive football
November 15, 2024 at 3:00 AM
This is bad offensive football
There it is
on that trick play sack his head got bounced off the turf and he got up pretty slowly and was shaking his head, was mildly surprised the spotter didn't flag that to get a quick look
earnestly, is jalen okay?
November 15, 2024 at 2:41 AM
There it is
At the moment it’s this
November 15, 2024 at 2:37 AM
At the moment it’s this
Greetings and salutations all #addtoblacksky
November 15, 2024 at 2:18 AM
Greetings and salutations all #addtoblacksky
