Seasons: Transitions of Life

People mention all of the time that this world is cold. I know it’s very cold, I felt its icy breeze all my life. I’ve passed the time of winter and entered that of spring In hopes of reaching summer. This started off as a text between a friend of mine and myself. She mentioned that […]

A Poem All Natural Haired Afro-Latinas Can Relate To

This is my personal poem I wrote a while ago releasing a lot of emotions I had while reflecting on certain things. I hope you can relate! Dear Azarosa, We’ve been together since infancy. I was always by your side, through the ups and downs. Yet your family, specifically tu mamá, never could get over […]

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MUJERES: Dense Su Valor

Ningún hombre es una vez en la vida que te cuelgas de los granos con la esperanza de que lo conquistarás. No hay suficiente dinero, no hay suficiente buena apariencia, no hay suficiente carisma, no hay suficiente fama y no hay suficientes galletas y golpes en el mundo para correr detrás de un hombre que […]

Artist Interview: Appreciating Local Music Teachers

When we think of artist interviews, we think about the people at the forefront like rappers and singers. Artists that you see on TV and concerts. Yet we forget about those that are trying to make it, but the most overlooked are those that teach and develop these artists to better their crafts: teachers. And […]

A Look At “Love and Hip Hop: Atlanta” and the Hip Hop Music Scene

Reality television, depending on who you ask, has added onto the society’s problematic and historically fucked up perception of people of color, especially black folk. Reality TV has gained massive amounts of popularity, which has let it expand to different sub-genres, and of the most popular ones right now is what I’d like to call […]

A Need for Some Empowerment: Beyoncé’s Formation Review

It’s been a hectic week: from dealing with a lot of negativity within my job, having encountered a racist moment, and dealing with school. It feels like it can only get worse. What better way to deal with systemic and interpersonal oppressions than to seek some empowerment? I most definitely know how: music. We seek […]

Controversial Artists in the Hip Hop Music Industry

Hey y’all! It has been a minute since my last post. Today, I had the pleasure of working with my classmates Savannah and Roshanay on a podcast regarding controversial artists in hip hop specifically: Yeezus, Chris Brown, Nicki Minaj, Tekashi 6ix9ine, and Lil Uzi Vert. A nice sum up: Whether or not controversies should be […]

Franchesca La Profeta no Down Dies

Franchesca Lisandro, a 25 year old Dominican artist and social media star known as Franchesca La Profeta no Down — died yesterday after having an asthma attack at the Brooklyn Crab restaurant where she allegedly works as a chef around noon. Police found her unconscious, took her to a nearby hospital where she was pronounced […]

Social Justice in a Playlist

Reality sucks right now. If you are like me, you’re most definitely frustrated that topics and issues like racism and sexism are more in your face, being debated (even though you’re probably wondering why there should be any f***ing debates on many issues), more problems rising up. The country is outright divided, and you’ve probably […]

ANOTHA ONE: Princess Nokia’s 1992 Deluxe Album’s Review

Destiny Frasqueri, better known as Princess Nokia released her debut album 1992 Deluxe on September 2017. This album is wavering, reflective, and sometimes very chaotic – serving to complicate than define and explain the New York rapper’s identity. She is an Afro-Nuyorican (Afro-Puerto Rican from New York for those that don’t know), ghetto ass bruja […]