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Cuepoint
Medium’s Premier Music Publication: An ear for the new, a heart for the classics
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Mike “DJ” Pizzo
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Cuepoint
Nov 23, 2016
Why Did Rapper KXNG Crooked Make an Entire Album About Killing Cops?
His provocative concept record…
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Reiland Rabaka
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Sep 19, 2016
How Berry Gordy Revolutionized Rhythm & Blues
The Motown Sound reflected African American life…
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Mike “DJ” Pizzo
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Aug 16, 2016
Conscious Rap is Back: 11 Songs to Know
With police tensions mounting and the election looming…
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Jack Palmer
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Aug 11, 2016
Heat of Too Many Summers
Even when fear, anger and distrust ravage the soul of a city, there is still goodness
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Danny Alexander
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Mar 8, 2016
The Profound Racial Subtext of Mary J. Blige’s U2 Cover
Bono’s most beautiful song sounded most urgent…
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Steve Kemple
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Feb 26, 2016
Say It Loud: The Black Power Revolution in Music
Beyoncé’s ‘Formation’ echoes a deep legacy of radical…
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Mike “DJ” Pizzo
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Sep 22, 2015
Saul Williams: Confessions of A Dangerous Mind
Hacking the links between racial politics, social…
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Mike “DJ” Pizzo
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Aug 24, 2015
When J Dilla Said “Fuck the Police”
The late producer’s take on the N.W.A classic was inspired by his…
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Terence Blanchard
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Jun 25, 2015
Terence Blanchard: Using Music to Underscore Three Words, ‘I Can’t Breathe’
Inspired by Miles…
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Nick Fulton
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Feb 2, 2015
A Musician Sampled the Dying Words of Eric Garner
Is it unethical to interpolate the voice of a…
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