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Lai MohammedThe readers may be wondering why I say again. It is to connect the past with the present. It is about Lai Mohammed’s unrelenting efforts to hamstring the media since 2017. It is not unusual in these climes to have spacecraft in readiness to transport leaders into the clouds for them to lose their heads. Exactly 32 years ago, I wrote in these pages, drawing the attention of President Ibrahim Babangida to the cheer orchestra and the clapping crowd around him. The piece was captioned “Amicus Plato…” It reads as follows: x “In a period of disquiet, all manner of suggestion and criticisms inundate those interested in public affairs. Usually, attention shifts to criticisms to see what can be learned from upbraiding, to see who is making the criticisms and to ferret the motives of the critics. Is the criticism in the normal course of duty of professional critics? When does a critic become a security risk? In the peri ....
Tweet Chuck Indigo Speaking as a Tennessee transplant and admitted rockist, I’ve yet to quite get a bead on Nashville hip-hop. I know there’s a long-standing scene, and though it lacks the cachet of scenes in Memphis or Atlanta, a growing cast of talented artists and outlets to highlight them exists here in town, working to build that social and commercial infrastructure. Some recent additions to the media landscape deserving shout-outs include Black-owned internet radio station Streetz 99.3 and Nashville Public Radio station WNXP. But beyond some scattered sets at Spewfests past, I can’t say I’ve experienced the conglomeration of crews and individual artists enough to know the array of sounds and styles inside and out. COVID hasn’t helped much with any of those musical blind spots. However, Friday’s ....
Tweet Share 2020 was a landmark year for Nashville’s growing hip-hop scene, and it’s showing no signs of slowing down in 2021. Along with the sheer volume of talented artists releasing new music, one of the most exciting qualities of Music City’s hip-hop community is the emphasis on collaboration, and few releases demonstrate that better than Get the Loot, the first full-length release from $hrames. Get the Loot was released via Third Eye & Co., an independent organization that’s bringing together the talents of rappers like $hrames with other creators like engineer MixedbyCole and director Seck. The album features an impressive lineup of collaborations with a wide range of Nashville artists from long-time pillars of the scene like Brian Brown and Trapperman Dale to promising up-and-comers like Jyou and Yours Truly, Jai. ....