With end-of-year music lists, personalised Spotify statistics and an AI app that literally tells you how embarrassing your taste in music is, I started to think about R&B songs from 2020 that were significant to […]
Author: Dara Coker
2000AND4EVA: Bree Runway on how to stay ahead of the curve
Bree Runway is razor-sharp. She is the perfectly constructed pop star, redefining boundaries but never going off course. With the ideal amount of anarchy and rebellion, she stretches the parameters of pop whilst remaining current […]
Going to the doctor is more than a phobia for people of colour: Here’s why
Entering a second national lockdown in the space of a year can be very anxiety-inducing. But for ethnic minorities, in particular, lockdown anxieties concern not only restrictions on our everyday movements but also having to trust […]
ENERGY: Disclosure’s unlikely affinity for West Africa takes centre stage
The two brothers, known synonymously as Disclosure, have a success story that seems fantastical. Their debut album Settle (2013) almost immediately established their status as a driving force in UK house music. They didn’t need to […]
If we’re talking about female rap, we can’t forget about Eve
Before Nicki Minaj sported patent pink Dr Martens and expressed her burning passion for his ‘Super Bass’, and after Lil’ Kim appointed herself the Queen Bee on ‘Crush on You’, there was one woman who […]
Empowering Women in Music | SOPHIE
SOPHIE is shape-shifting and illusive. She dodges most interviews and appearances, rarely divulging personal information that tells us about her past. What we do know about SOPHIE is that she was born and raised in […]
Listening to rap music as a woman is an internal dilemma
It’s August 2015, somewhere between the hours of 1-4 am. For some reason I can’t seem to fall asleep, so I need something to occupy my mind. I turn to Spotify for a release from […]