Tag: reggaeton

Wait…Common is Coming to the Defense of Drake?!

Common coming to the defense of Drake is something I did not expect to see in 2024, especially since the two had a very public beef more than a decade ago in 2012. ‘True Detective: Night Country’ Star On Being Biracial On & Off Screen: “You Never Feel Like You’re Enough” Off English But it […]

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Wait … Common is Coming to the Defense of Who?!

Common coming to the defense of Drake is something I did not expect to see in 2024, especially since the two had a very public beef more than a decade ago in 2012. ‘True Detective: Night Country’ Star On Being Biracial On & Off Screen: “You Never Feel Like You’re Enough” Off English But it […]

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Common Has Some Opinions About His Rival, Drake

Common coming to the defense of Drake is something I did not expect to see in 2024, especially since the two had a very public beef more than a decade ago in 2012. ‘True Detective: Night Country’ Star On Being Biracial On & Off Screen: “You Never Feel Like You’re Enough” Off English But it […]

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Netflix’s ‘Neon’ Captures The Real-Life Rhythm Of Reggaeton

Reggaeton has been one of the biggest genres in music globally for 20 years. In truth, there probably should have been a reggaeton-focused television series ages ago, but Netflix’s Neon fills the gap admirably. It’s a comedy-drama about the music industry in the vein of shows like Atlanta, Dave, or Rap Sh!t — or maybe […]

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Hip Hop At 50: What I Learned From Writing A Book About The World’s Most Powerful Genre Of Music

When I was approached in 2019 to write a book called 50 Rappers Who Changed The World, I had been a journalist for over a decade who dedicated themselves to analyzing all genres of music. I also worked as a preschool teacher and wrote in my spare time. Despite the inherent intersectionality of race and […]

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