BJ The Chicago Kid: Soul Music’s Safe Haven
“Soul music comes from church. I come from church. Therefore …” Bryan James Sledge trails off mid-sentence and shifts his attention back to the plate in front of him. After a light press day in the...
View ArticleAnderson .Paak & BJ The Chicago Kid Are Here To Save Your Souls
“Aight, get off my stage, n***a.” Anderson .Paak’s words lack the bite that usually comes with such a succinct command. Instead, it’s the kind of lax scold that one brother quips to another before...
View ArticleThe Titan Of Talk: Up Close And Personal With Angie Martinez
It’s hard to write anything about radio veteran Angie Martinez without mentioning WQHT’s Hot 97 FM. The New York station long hailed as a cultural cornerstone by many older heads is “Where Hip-Hop...
View ArticleCardi B Doesn’t Give A F**k, And Neither Should You
“This is my happy place,” which is why Cardi B invites me to her grandmother’s home in Washington Heights and not her condo in Edgewater, New Jersey. Inside the prewar apartment there’s a musical...
View ArticleThe Gag Is… Keke Palmer Is The Soul Author Of Her Truest Gospel
It’s a crisp 20 degrees and Lauren “Keke” Palmer dons a faux fur coat over a short skirt and bikini top while greeting fans outside of the cool kid boutique VFILES, located in the artsy neighborhood of...
View ArticleWinston Duke Can’t Be Boxed In
Scowling to FKJ and Masego’s “Tadow” is a pretty nefarious task, but Winston Duke doesn’t so much as crack a smile when its svelte saxes and warped keys slice the tense air of a Midtown New York...
View ArticleMeagan Good Talks Life After Divorce, Still Being In Her Prime
“I had to be put in that place in order for me to get as free as I am now," the actress says.
View ArticleAzealia Banks Recalls Being “So F**king Broke,” She Had To Sleep In A Storage...
“I had ni**as stealing my royalties and all type of sh*t."
View ArticleLola Brooke On Brooklyn Upbringing, Walking The “Same Streets” As Lil Kim And...
"One thing I can say is that I wouldn’t be the woman I am today if I wasn’t from New York,"
View ArticleKeke Palmer Credits Designer Sergio Hudson For Newfound Confidence Amid...
"Keke got me excited about fashion again," Hudson said.
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