Tag: words


April 07, 2022 words
Hip-hop, music, and mental wellness. This Okayplayer article by Elijah Watson discusses the growing role of black musicians in meditation apps: How Black Musicians Are Creating Soundtracks For Popular Meditation Apps...
January 01, 2021 words
For this year's rankings, I decided to use data: I rated every single song on every single album I added to my library this year. Hit the jump to see the rankings across genres, track counts, and what I learned about emotions vs analytics...
July 07, 2020 words
Courtesy of Okayplayer, check out this great look at the the run-up and impact of The Root's "How I Got Over" on its 10 year anniversary: How The Roots’ ‘How I Got Over’ Became Their Crowning Achievement Of The New Millennium...
May 27, 2020 words
Happy birthday to an artist who’s quietly snuck into my favorites recently: Bas...
April 10, 2020 words
This inaugural post on Unspotted is a dope dive into a few specific times Kanye West flipped the meaning of sampled vocals:...
January 01, 2020 words
Another year, another list! If you missed last year’s, I discussed 8 of my favorite releases from last year. This year I’m switching it up and sharing three brief collections: Three projects worth discussing...
October 10, 2019 words
I was recently looking for another crate for my records when I found this Vinyl Factory article: Why it’s Criminal to Store Records in Milkcrates...
August 29, 2019 words
The Save The Music foundation has just announced this amazing J Dilla Music Tech Grant...
June 16, 2019 words
From the Wall Street Journal, Genius has accused Google of stealing its lyrics. Peep the Genius-made video below...
April 10, 2019 words
This article from Wired opened my eyes to a whole sub-culture I had no idea existed: DJs of the Future Don't Spin Records–They Write Code. There are plenty of rabbit holes to follow in this article, including...
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