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1 week ago | 
pitchfork.com | Alphonse Pierre
Listening to Tovi’s “Jiggy” is what I imagine it was like to sit in a dark room in 1994 taking in Bone Thugs’ group prayer on “Mr. Quija” for the first time. The Philly drill weirdo pushes the hushed, faded-out flows Ot7Quanny and NR Boor have tinkered with to the brink, rapping like a vengeful mummy back from the afterlife.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Alphonse Pierre
Photo courtesy of OnlyHeaven. Graphic by Chris Panicker. One of my obsessions is the hip-hop love song, and how the exaggerated, theatrical, and lustful nature of the genre makes for some of the realest and funniest depictions of catching feelings.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Alphonse Pierre
1 hour ago“Come on buddy. Wow.” Someone finally asked Walton Goggins what, exactly, is going on with him and fellow The White Lotus star Aimee Lou Wood, and he was less than thrilled by the question. In an interview published on May 1, The Times wrote that Walton "won't talk" about his upcoming Saturday Night …
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2 weeks ago | 
pitchfork.com | Alphonse Pierre
On first listen, Lunchbox’s rubbery melodies might seem like they belong in conversation with the post-Future internet rap that’s soundtracked mosh pits everywhere throughout the 2020s. But despite a few stylistic similarities, the emotion in his music feels more intimate, meditative, and soulful. “Nothing Gone Last,” from the Harlem native’s new tape, L.B. Cooper, is more likely to make you stare into the middle distance thinking about your life decisions than headbang.
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2 weeks ago | 
pitchfork.com | Alphonse Pierre
Here is the list of topics you expect from Rod Wave: heartbreak, trust issues, loneliness, getting really rich is not all that it’s cracked up to be. Here is the list of topics you don’t expect from Rod Wave: slavery. Last weekend, at the theater to catch Sinners, Ryan Coogler’s new Jim Crow–era vampire thriller starring Michael B.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Alphonse Pierre
Rod Wave in “Sinners,” directed by the Coogler Brothers. Illustration by Chris Panicker. Here is the list of topics you expect from Rod Wave: heartbreak, trust issues, loneliness, getting really rich is not all that it’s cracked up to be. Here is the list of topics you don’t expect from Rod Wave: slavery. Last weekend, at the theater to catch Sinners, Ryan Coogler’s new Jim Crow–era vampire thriller starring Michael B.
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3 weeks ago | 
pitchfork.com | Alphonse Pierre
Take a look around: Atlanta’s summer of 2025 is gearing up to sound a lot like Atlanta’s summer of 2009. With “Like Weezy,” Playboi Carti became a lost member of the Rich Kidz. On “No Date,” plugg pioneer Mexikodro brought vintage trap back hard. Bankroll Ni’s “I’m So ATL” would have the Terrence J and Rocsi era of 106 & Park on lock. And now there’s BunnaB’s “Bunna Summa,” a classic Atlanta block party anthem.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Alphonse Pierre
On a gray early afternoon, in Prince’s George’s County, Maryland, on a block lined with used car dealerships, tire shops, and a hair salon gently running Rod Wave and Latto, the streets are quiet enough that the crunch of leaves under my sneakers sounds like thunder. It’s an unassuming setting, perfect for Paco Panama to stay tucked away in the studio he calls a second home.
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1 month ago | 
pitchfork.com | Alphonse Pierre
One day, not long ago, in Lawrenceville, a suburb of Atlanta, SahBabii brought his elementary-school-aged son to a stage play of The Three Little Pigs. There, the quiet and reclusive SahBabii, blown away by the elaborate set design, swiftness of the costume changes, and expressive acting, began to imagine how theater could work in his own shows. When he brought his Resurrection Tour to New York’s Webster Hall, the inspiration was obvious.
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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | Alphonse Pierre
One day, not long ago, in a suburb of Atlanta, SahBabii brought his elementary-school-aged son to a stage play of The Three Little Pigs. There, the quiet and reclusive SahBabii, blown away by the elaborate set design, swiftness of the costume changes, and expressive acting, began to imagine how theater could work in his own shows. When he brought his Resurrection Tour to New York’s Webster Hall, the inspiration was obvious.
