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Lupe Fiasco – “100 Chicagos” Highlights Chi Town’s Signature Sneaker History via the adidas Rose 3 and the Air Jordan 3

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Lupe delivers several lyrics connecting Chicago to sneaker culture. He references Virgil Abloh and rocks two iconic kicks from the history of the Windy City: adidas Rose 3.0 Alternate and the White Cement Air Jordan 3 from MJ’s free throw line dunk. Not to mention that this short song feels like Food and Liquor. The…

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Nike SB Dunk Low 420 | New Music Mondays: Power Inside the Groove | Marcus Machado – Shape Shift ft. JSWISS, Ahrel Lumzy 

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The song by Marcus Machado is a journey into the heart of Black America and an attempt at entering the psyche of White America. After 4 years of openly blatant racist actions during the Trump Administration, what has running existed has become much more prominent and visible. The cell phone has become a device of…

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Nike SB Dunk Low 420 | New Music Mondays – Sa Roc’s Sharecropper’s Daughter

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Vince Score – The Vince score consists of scoring based on the topics below. Total points attainable: (100 pts) What’s the genre – Hip Hop Are the arrangements interesting? –  The arrangements are pretty good, while the first half isn’t incredibly strong, the second half past “Lay It Down” is incredible.(17/20) Is the lyrical content…

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New Music Mondays – Alicia Keys’ Alicia

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Source: Alicia Keys  Vince Score – The Vince score consists of scoring based on the topics below. Total points attainable: (100 pts) What’s the genre – Pop Are the arrangements interesting? – This is the first time since I’ve started doing album reviews that listening actually felt like a chore. This album is incredibly commercialized…

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New Music Mondays – Jose James’ No Beginning No End 2

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Co-founder of Rainbow Blonde Records and spectacular artist in his own right, José James is often referred to as the jazz singer for the hip-hop generation. Source: José James -Rainbow Blonde Records Vince Score – The Vince score consists of scoring based on the topics below. Total points attainable: (100 pts) What’s the genre – …

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New Music Mondays 1 | Fantastic Negrito’s Have You Lost Your Mind Yet? A Modern Rock/Soul Journey

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Official website of the Black Roots Music Artist winner of two GRAMMY® awards for best contemporary blues album. Winner of the first NPR Music Tiny Desk Contest in 2015. Blues with a punk attitude from Oakland, CA. Live show can be described church without the religion. Source: Fantastic Negrito Vince Score – The Vince score…

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