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bckgrnd. reviews— Listen To "Leave A Message" by SiMaya & Keep Him On The Dial Tone

Tylissa Lockhart

Jan 25
2 min

bckgrnd. reviews— Listen To "Leave A Message" by SiMaya & Keep Him On The Dial Tone

Leave a message after the tone...

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bckgrnd. reviews — Explore The Immense Feminity of the Black Woman in Teyana Taylor's "The Album."

Tylissa Lockhart

Jul 2, 2020
2 min

bckgrnd. reviews — Explore The Immense Feminity of the Black Woman in Teyana Taylor's "The Album."

Teyana Taylor expresses the beautifully complicated essence of womanhood, combining it with love, sexuality, strength, and influence. She...

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bckgrnd. reviews — Who The Hell Is "DAVE," and Why Should You Care?

Tylissa Lockhart

May 9, 2020
6 min

bckgrnd. reviews — Who The Hell Is "DAVE," and Why Should You Care?

I never take the opportunity to sit down and watch shows anymore. They all come out at the same time, and through many biased opinions sh...

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bckgrnd. reviews: CIATheArtist Aims To Place His Mark With "The Motions"

Tylissa Lockhart

Apr 23, 2020
3 min

bckgrnd. reviews: CIATheArtist Aims To Place His Mark With "The Motions"

Off the rip, CIATheArtist opens the 8 track project with the title track. In it, he relays to his listeners the several sensitive persona...

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Reggie Bonds Looks To Create High Level "Museum Rap"

Tylissa Lockhart

Mar 22, 2020
3 min

Reggie Bonds Looks To Create High Level "Museum Rap"

In such a period where content is massively produced and distributed at such a high rate, it is challenging to be able to funnel out the ...

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Let's Talk Rhythm & Flow: A Mini-Review on "Love Santana" by BKTHERULA

Tylissa Lockhart

Mar 20, 2020
2 min

Let's Talk Rhythm & Flow: A Mini-Review on "Love Santana" by BKTHERULA

Young women in rap have been showing a great variety of energy, attitude, and creativity within the music industry. With every year that ...

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People Get Things. You Should, Too— an Album by Zac Chase

Tylissa Lockhart

Mar 8, 2020
2 min

People Get Things. You Should, Too— an Album by Zac Chase

The world is full of twists and turns and simple ideologies that eventually become complex, but for some reason, no one wants to talk abo...

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"Blue Don't Make Me Cry" by Wiley from Atlanta: An Emotionally Reflective Piece

Tylissa Lockhart

Feb 27, 2020
1 min

"Blue Don't Make Me Cry" by Wiley from Atlanta: An Emotionally Reflective Piece

This album has allowed me to process my personal issues deeply. Listening to this album and how it was delivered & executed allowed me to...

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"For the Love by" Simone Telease: A Story of Loss, Love, and Finding Love Within

Keiarra McLean

Dec 6, 2019
2 min

"For the Love by" Simone Telease: A Story of Loss, Love, and Finding Love Within

For the Love starts with a beautiful poem in the form of "Crown Me, Part 2: Ode to Self." Simone starts off the album with a declaration ...

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Come Get Your Hip-Hop Fix with the "Rap Dealer," An Album by HAV

Tylissa Lockhart

Nov 18, 2019
3 min

Come Get Your Hip-Hop Fix with the "Rap Dealer," An Album by HAV

This rap shit is in HAV's veins.

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