Curating the archives of music, pop culture, and everything else they don't teach you in school. Plus whatever else catches my eye. ๐ผ๐ฟ
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Sister Nancy โ "Bam Bam" (1982). An immortal dancehall blueprint & 1 of the most sampled reggae anthems in history.Its unmistakable DNA has been flipped, quoted, & recreated across decades by a lot, from Lauryn Hill and Jay-Z to Kanye West & Rihanna.Absolute foundational culture.
Aaliyah didn't just perform, she glided. No forcing it, no overdoing it. Just presence, voice, and choreo in perfect sync. She made it look too easy, that's why people overlook it.
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Aaliyah was an actual performer. Not just somebody who could sing and make great records. She knew how to command a stage.
I honestly think her performance ability gets overlooked when people discuss the greatest female R&B artists ever.
Travis Scott plays Phemius, the Bard in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey. (2026) He opens the whole movie Standing on a table telling the story of Odysseus. Nolan said he cast him because Homer's epic was oral poetry, just like rap. Epic ๐ฅ
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Lil Jay went from talking tough with the ladies on the block to trending over viral Cook County jail clips. Life inside really change a manโs priorities. ๐
Plies feat. Ne-Yo โ "Bust It Baby (Part 2)" (2008). A mid-2000s staple that completely dominated the airwaves, yet people act like they forgot how hard this hit. Ne-Yo floated on the hook, but Plies completely killed it. This song made every car stereo rattle back in the day.
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no ordinary love - sade, 1992
produced by sade & mike pela
34 years later and still one of the best songs ever
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Ye performs โCanโt Tell Me Nothingโ at the most-attended rap concert in U.S. history ๐
Adele โ "Easy On Me" (2021). A haunting, soul stirring vocal masterclass that weaponized pure vulnerability, reminding the world why raw emotional storytelling remains undefeated. ๐ท๐
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When Ms. lauryn hill asked, โis it okay if i do a lil sum?โ and proceeded to go absolutely crazy.
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"Lil Wayne kept his word" Cory Gunz takes it back to how his legendary verse on Lil Wayne's โ6 Foot 7 Footโ came together! From visiting Wayne at Rikers Island to getting the call to join him in the studio after his release, Cory remembers recording his verse in one take and Birdman's reaction. Plus, Peter Gunz finally comes clean about holding back Cory's โA Milliโ remix on this ALL-NEW Episode of Drink Champs OUT NOW On @revolttv's #YouTube
