Songs That I Loved: Mariah Carey’s “Emotions”
chyle, some of my favorite childhood memories are when my mother allowed us to skip school so we could go…
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Playlist: Songs That Remind Me of My Aunts
my aunt janet kept her music cassettes on the small round table she kept in her room of the house…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Safire’s “Thinking of You”
born wilma cosmé in san juan puerto rico and raised in east harlem, safire was one of the first freestyle…
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Mariah Carey’s “One Sweet Day”
twenty five years ago this week, mariah carey was atop of the billboard hot 100 with her boyz II men…
Why “A Diva’s Christmas Carol” Reigns Queer, Holiday Supreme
I’ve always taken some level of comfort in the holiday season. Wrapping gifts, decorating the tree, queuing up the holiday…
Out of the Box: My Ode To Nicki Minaj
“When you’re young, it’s easy to feel trapped. It’s easy to feel like you’re not understood” – Nicki Minaj Like…
House of Love: Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic of the 80’s & 90’s
this past october marked the 35th anniversary of the release of dionne warrick’s charity single “that’s what friends are for.” the one-off…
Immuno-Heavy | Aces Lira
The knots of responsibility weigh on me.Anxiousness creepsfor cuddles,when all I want is peace.You said you understood and I was…
The Songs I Loved: En Vogue’s “You Don’t Have To Worry”
there are some songs from 1990 that i love but seldom listen to because they put me in space of…
The Songs I Loved: Neneh Cherry’s “I’ve Got You Under My Skin”
almost 10 years into the AIDS epidemic, and only 4 years removed from the first time president reagan uttered the…
Remembering the Brilliance & Impact of Vanity 6
girl groups have long been around since the turn of the 20th century. from the boswell sisters who were hit…
The Black History of Freestyle Music
the late great and house music pioneer, dj frankie knuckles, once said that house was disco’s revenge. and he wasn’t…