Projects tagged
Music & Sound
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Girls Like Girls
Read more: Girls Like GirlsSongs That Defined the Decade: Hayley Kiyoko’s ‘Girls Like Girls’ Billboard is celebrating the 2010s with essays on the 100 songs that we feel most define the decade that was — the songs that both shaped and reflected the music…
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For What It’s Worth, Buffalo Springfield
Read more: For What It’s Worth, Buffalo SpringfieldReleased as a single on 23 December 1966, Buffalo Springfield’s For What It’s Worth became the short-lived but talent-packed band’s biggest hit, reaching No.7 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the spring of 1967. Even so, its impact transcended…
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The Story of Let Hair Down and her confrontations with the NYPD
Read more: The Story of Let Hair Down and her confrontations with the NYPDKanami Kusakima, also known as the woman who dances in Washington Square Park with the long black hair and the paint, was happy to allow the Mayor’s Office of NYC use her image as a promotional tool for a “post-coivd”…
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Hair Nah
Read more: Hair NahHair Nah (https://hairnah.com/) is a game created by Momo Pixel, a Black woman who wanted to represent how it feels for people to touch her hair without consent. The game is fun but also impactful, especially with the mechanic of…
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The World’s Most Dangerous Rap Group: NWA
Read more: The World’s Most Dangerous Rap Group: NWAIn 1988, rap group the N.W.A from Compton, California released their second album, “Straight Outta Compton”. Without any radio play or media coverage, the album still managed to become an underground hit, and the notorious rap group successfully introduced socially…
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25 Years Ago, Rage Against the Machine Whipped Their Dicks Out in Protest
Read more: 25 Years Ago, Rage Against the Machine Whipped Their Dicks Out in ProtestWhen Rage Against the Machine arrived in Philadelphia to play their 15-minute set as part of Lollapalooza ’93, the Los Angeles band knew they had a problem. Zack de la Rocha, the band’s incendiary frontman who was as outspoken on…
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Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’ Is Still Revolutionary
Read more: Lady Gaga’s ‘Born This Way’ Is Still RevolutionaryLady Gaga said something interesting about her song “Born This Way” during a March 2011 interview at Google headquarters. “What’s so funny [is] when I put that song out, everybody was like, ‘Oh, the lyrics are so literal,’ and I’m…
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BLOOD. by Kendrick Lamar
Read more: BLOOD. by Kendrick LamarKendick Lamar is known as one of the most prolific, and socially conscious, rappers of our time. ‘BLOOD.’ is the second track off of Lamar’s iconic album ‘DAMN.’ from 2017. What makes this song stand out is the sample used…
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Stop the Hatred
Read more: Stop the HatredOn March 21, just days after eight people, including six women of Asian descent, were killed in the Atlanta-area shootings, thousands gathered at Columbus Park in Manhattan for a rally against anti-Asian violence. Activists took turns addressing the surge in…
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A Lesson on Diversity & Inclusion from the Savage X Fenty Show
Read more: A Lesson on Diversity & Inclusion from the Savage X Fenty ShowYesterday, I procrastinated my way to watching the Savage X Fenty Show, and I was left in complete awe of Rihanna. She truly is a powerhouse, but on top of that, all her brands; Fenty Beauty, Savage X Fenty and…