Black Artists Are Fed Up With Grammy Snubs, But Don’t Always Respect the Alternatives
Black awards shows exist, yet artists never seem to hold them in the same regard
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Black Users Made Clubhouse a Phenomenon — How Will the App Treat Them in Return?
The voice-chat social platform skyrocketed in popularity last fall, largely due to an influx of Black users. But we’ve heard this song before.
How Covid-19 Killed Live Shows and Rappers’ Incomes
With touring accounting for more than half an artist’s income, people have been forced to get creative.
A Brooklyn Barbershop Re-Opens, and the Ghost of Covid-19 Remains
Crown Heights mainstay X-Clusive is…
A Phone Call With Max B, Riding Out His Last Year of Prison
The mixtape phenomenon isn’t out until…
The Brief New Normal of a Reopened Houston Strip Club
Club Onyx fought the law to open its doors again…
How Rappers and Record Studios Are Coping With the Pandemic
From Airbnb workarounds to clandestine masked sessions, the music world is pressing on
The Brooklyn Barbershop That Survived Three Pandemic Events
Crown Heights’ X-Clusive made it through…