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When We Talk About Black History We Must Include Music
Black music is not only a thread in the fabric of African-American history, over time it has shaped many of the pop culture moments we see across societies.
Black music is recognized nationally once a year during the month of June, but since the celebration began, the material we include in that category has evolved far beyond its foundation and necessarily so.
In 2009, former president Barack Obama renamed Black Music Month created in 1979 by then-president Jimmy Carter African-American Music Appreciation Month in an effort to expand knowledge of and recognition for the contributions of African-Americans across all music genres. As such, the legacy of music in the African-American community is a key part of our history and we can’t talk about one without discussing the other.
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It’s a rare day when Tierra Whack trends on Twitter but when she does, her fans are there to celebrate. The Philadelphia creative was indeed a trending topic on Saturday night (February 6) after a freestyle of hers went viral.
The clip features the
Whack World mastermind spitting over an instrumental version of the 1995 Onyx single “Last Dayz.” Rocking a black crewneck that read, “WHEN I DIE DON’T PRETEND TO CARE,” Whack spit lines such as, “Take notes of everything that I don’t say/I should work at Chipotle, go to Cuba like O.J.”
As she grabs a container of Old Bay seasoning, she continues, “I feel this is my season/Old Bay, time for you to obey/You suck because you don’t pray, you in your own way.”
Talking that talk times two, City Girls highly anticipated sophomore album,
City On Lock, would have made perfect party music if we were not in a global pandemic. Even without clubs, Rodeo is a gem, as JT and Yung Miami assert their right to have erotic experiences, explaining them in detail over pounding drums. It s filled with quotable one-liners I m young and I m sexy and reckless JT declares in the opening verse that uphold the tradition of Black women using rap to conceive of and construct their sexuality, and it s the first thing I m playing when it s safe to be outside again.