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Hears a Sample: My Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhyme

(Photo/Mick Haupt) My relationship with jazz is complicated. Far from aficionado, I’ve had important encounters with pianist Ahmad Jamal, flautist Bobbi Humphrey and trumpeter Donald Byrd and his Howard University Blackbyrds. We’ve had meet and greets through acquaintances–time machines–J Dilla, Havoc, Q-Tip and DJ Premier. Over the years, I’ve been taking in sounds rather deliberately. […]

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So Soulful

King Elway Drops Video for ‘So Soulful’

It’s hard to argue against a hit of soul on a Sunday. May 10, Griffin, Georgia rapper King Elway delivered his video for “So Soulful,” the album title track from his 2019 debut LP. On “So Soulful,” King Elway serves us rhymes over Marvin Gaye riffs thanks to album producer Black Metaphor. In the video, […]

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