Residente

I’ve received criticism about my engagement with Residente’s “This is Not America” in the last few days that I’m really sitting with. And the criticism largely revolves around 1) Residente’s 2019 interview where he talks about Gambino and makes anti-Black comments about U.S. …

TW: This article contains depictions of violence, especially gun violence. It also depicts scenes from both Donald Glover’s “This is America” and Residente’s “This is Not America,” both of which are graphic. Residente’s new music video “This is Not America” clearly builds on and challenges Donald Glover’s (a.k.a. Childish Gambino)…

Music has and always will be an expression of one’s culture and heritage. Music impacts us in a plethora of ways that it is hard to describe. Sometimes certain songs just resonates with you in a way that cannot be explained, songs impact us through their use of lyrics, sound…