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Marcus J. Moore is a contributing writer for The Nation and the author of the forthcoming book The Butterfly Effect: How Kendrick Lamar Ignited the Soul of Black America .
How an encounter with a creative writing teacher changed the LA rapper’s life.
Whether in jazz, rap, or R&B, she has made music out of liberation.
While other mainstream rappers might create one song or one album dedicated to the unrest, Killer Mike and El-P have carried that torch for six years.
Nick Hakim’s bracing and politically urgent new album Will This Make Me Good is a different kind of love music.
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Jazz quintet Irreversible Entanglements’ fearless music takes to task the police, American politics, capitalism, and racism.
The Australian band’s contemplative new album finds calm in its stadium rock ambitions.
Led by the Casablanca polymath Abdelakabir Faradjallah, the band Attarazat Addahabia defined the sound of the city.
What began as a solo folk act has swelled into a collaborative and ecstatic mix of rock, pop, gospel, and more.
Her fourth album, When I Get Home , is a love letter to her hometown of Houston and to her fans, who find solace in her vision of uplift.
Heaven and Earth is a bold step in Washington’s attempt to make music that explores deeper states of consciousness.
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