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LL COOL J revealed during an episode of Rock The Bells' 'Salute the Sample' series that Dr. Dre's 'Xxplosive' was originally his beat, but he ended up passing on the song. ....
Stephanie Phillips , May 1st, 2021 08:18 In an exclusive extract from her new book Why Solange Matters, Stephanie Phillips explores the significance of appropriation in indie music Solange performing at Coachella on April 19, 2014. Photo by NeonTommy CC BY-SA2.0 The whiteness of indie rock matters because the participants’ poor understanding of race and unexamined privilege had a lasting effect on Solange, and it all started back in August 2009 at a free Grizzly Bear show in Williamsburg, New York. At the gig, onlookers tried to focus on the cerebral indie act but couldn’t keep their eyes on the stage. As they swayed to the band’s haunting rhythms, to the side of the stage stood Solange, Beyoncé, and Jay-Z. The blogosphere could barely process the moment; Solange brought pop music royalty to a free show in Williamsburg. Overnight, Solange became one of the most powerful influencers of the era. Speaking to ....
3.15.21 12:00am Leading up to WFUV s 1971 Throwback Thursday on March 25 dedicated to albums celebrating their 50th anniversary this year all month on Album ReCue we ll be taking a deep dive into some of the 71 releases that mean the most to our weekday FUV hosts. Above, an archive of Alisa Ali s conversation with Darren DeVivo about his selection, Isaac Hayes s watershed Kara Manning s overview of that release. Says Darren: I was six years old when Isaac Hayes’s newly-released soundtrack to the film Shaft became a popular album in the DeVivo home. My father’s radically eclectic record collection was a big part of my personal soundtrack and Shaft was right at the top of Darren’s hit parade, with a bullet. Can you dig it? Right on! ....