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Taiyo Coates Artist Development
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Taiyo Talks: Responsible Journalism & Black Art with Taiyo Coates (Interview, Pt. 1)

Taiyo Coates’ bylines speak for themselves.  A seasoned hip-hop and R&B journalist/editor, he has published over 250 articles,...

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Harrisburg Flight Night Alonda Rich
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Harrisburg Flight Night Artist Spotlight: Alonda Rich

As the Harrisburg stop on Kota the Friend’s Flight Night Music Festival approaches, it is essential to remember the true purpose of the...

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Harrisburg Flight Night Artist Spotlight: Mazon

As the Harrisburg stop on Kota the Friend’s Flight Night Music Festival approaches, it is essential to remember the true purpose of the...

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whoisGLDN Harrisburg Flight Night
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Harrisburg Flight Night Artist Spotlight: whoisGLDN

As the Harrisburg stop on Kota the Friend’s Flight Night Music Festival approaches, it is essential to remember the true purpose of the...

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UK Black History Month
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A Closer Look at UK Black History

By Anoor Ajala October is Black History Month in the UK. If you had asked me two years ago about Black People in the United Kingdom, I...

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Joey Bada$$ uses BET Hip Hop Awards to Take a Stand on Gun Violence

Joey Bada$$ took full advantage of the 2022 BET Hip Hop Awards platform with an impassioned performance of Head High from his latest album...

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Hip Hop Vinyl
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Vinyl Revival: Physical Sales are Redefining the Independent Landscape

Indie artists in 2022 are living through the vinyl revival – according to a Variety.com article, vinyl sales experienced a 52%...

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Music Supervisors
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Music Supervisors Seek Union after Professional Equality Denied

The intersection of film and hip-hop has generated some of pop culture’s most memorable moments.  Television and movies rely on the...

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Benny the Butcher Aids Buffalo Shooting Victims with ‘Welcome to the States’

Benny the Butcher has released a new song and video, Welcome to the States, in response to the May 14th racially motivated shooting at a...

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A Greater Good Foundation, Kota the Friend Partner to Uplift Chicago Youth

Kota the Friend certainly helped make a greater good during his time in Chicago.  While casual fans may focus on another sold-out Flight...

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