Ray Bellville Rap/Hip-hop Journalist INTRO From the beginning, Hip Hop has been a male-dominated environment with only a handful of women who can be called legends, but how did this come to be? I can point to a multitude of reasons regarding the objectification of women being perceived as a sexual item used for insults or portrayed as such in visual media. Luckily, there were leaders in the community to […]
Bryce Sexson Music Journalist Music’s “biggest” night first took place on May 4, 1959, to recognize the musical achievements of the year prior. There were 22 categories, and the likes of Ella Fitzgerald and Frank Sinatra took home awards for jazz performance and album cover photography, respectively. Fast forward today, the award show has been overhauled, featuring 94 categories. Even with this large number of categories, many artists still go […]
Sheridan Kruitz Music Journalists Beyonce has always majorly advocated self-expression through dance and music. This newly released album is an atmosphere-at-the-night-club-type beat. “RENAISSANCE” reflects strength in fully embracing yourself and more importantly, embracing and accepting others for who they are. The album sounds like a celebration of life for the bad as well as the good. Reflecting on it, I can’t help but feel like this is the type of […]
By Stacey RamirezWeb Content Contributor The UN Women has chosen their 2020 International Women’s day theme “I am Generation Equality: Realizing Women’s Rights” and they have teamed up with Netflix and other big names in entertainment to curate a list called “Because She Watched”. This list has shows, documentaries and films picked by women from around the world who each picked a story starring a woman that inspired them. You […]
By Timia Cobb Music Journalist This period of musical excellence is about loving yourself. Top artists such as Beyonce, Lizzo, BTS, Megan Thee Stallion, Khalid, Miley Cyrus and more have hopped on the self love train. Songs and even full albums are being dedicated to loving yourself, respecting who you are as a person, embracing how amazing you are, shutting down haters and empowering whoever you decide to be. Artists […]
By Arlett Ramirez Web Content Contributor April 14 marks one year since Beyoncé’s iconic performance at Coachella, a.k.a “Beychella.” Most of us saw the performance on a live stream or snippets on social media. If you were one of the lucky and blessed few that got to see the performance live just know that I’m extremely jealous and that you witnessed history. Let me correct that, her-story. Beyoncé was expected to […]
By Jenise Jackson Blog Content Contributor Whether you are a fan or not, it’s hard to deny that Beyoncé is one of the greatest live performers to set foot on this earth. As a proud member of the Beyhive, I have to say that it is because her performances go way past her music. Over the years, Beyoncé has celebrated black culture and heritage. And as she took the Coachella […]
By Allison Johnson Assistant Web Content Manager Over spring break, rumors sparked that Big Sean cheated on Jhene Aiko. Despite them shutting down the rumors, people came to Jhene’s defense. Everyone was confused why anyone could cheat on a beautiful and successful woman like her. When the rumor began trending on Twitter, pop culture Twitter did some investigating. They started tweeting pictures of other notable women who were cheated on. […]
By Conner Yarbrough Blog Content Contributor On Sunday night the Recording Academy hosted the 60th annual Grammy Awards at Madison Square Garden in New York City. A night created to acknowledge and award musical excellence that, in recent years, seems to be increasingly unaware of what that really means. Do astounding sales equate excellence? What about critical acclaim? Versatility? Innovation? Themes? Now, I enjoy a catchy pop song as much […]
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