Nickelodeon’s PSA and Why Black Girls Are Not Our Soldiers
by Faith Nwachuku-Taite
This piece was originally published by Plugged, a partner of ATC, on their blog Views From The...
“A Way Of Life” Shows Hip-Hop’s Global Garden in Full Bloom
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Just a couple years away...
Understanding Kanye West Rants, Pt. 5: Vivendi, Swifties, and More
Starting this series back up is only ever a matter of time.
The last "Understanding Kanye West Rants"...
A Brief History of Drill Music, Globally
The eruption of Chief Keef and Chicago’s drill movement in 2012 was instant rap lore. However, no one could imagine this hyper-real,...
Since99 Won’t End Racism, But He’s Hard
There's something special about a White boy who looks like this
and can rap...
“Toosie Slide” and Drake’s Push For Millennial Michael Jackson Status
Black leather gloves no sequins
I wrote this nearly 4 years ago about what Drake and Kendrick Lamar...
Donald Glover is a Folk Artist
The scope of a Childish Gambino song can be as focused as a simple love song, or as vast as the known...
645AR and How Rap Lyrics Became Middlemen for Vibes
In 2020, grimy Buffalo rap crew Griselda managed to bring the mainstream to them. Their January performance of "Dr. Bird's" on Jimmy...
The Best Answer To The Question “Is Drake a Culture Vulture?”
My 2016 piece on this topic
-Zander
Cultural appropriation is the inappropriate and uncredited use...
The influence of K-pop in fashion
Very excited to host this piece on K-pop's global fashion influence written by Colombian blogger and college student Guillermo Forero. This piece was originally...