#RunTheCulture This week legendary soul singer Sade turned 60. Six. Zero. And we have to honor her in this week’s #CultreClassics and shine a light on her classic song “Paradise”. Helen Folasade Adu aka Sade is the British Nigerian singer, songwriter and creator for The Culture famous for her distinctive voice and smooth and sultry delivery.…
Today in our #CultureClassics series we have a truly genre re-defining records. THE hip-hop and R&B collab, “I’ll Be There For You/You’re All I Need To Get By” by Method Man and Mary J. Blige. The song dropped April 25, 1995 and is a remix of Method Man’s “All I Need” from his debut album Tical which came…
It could be argued that New Edition, top-to-bottom, is the most talented “boy band” of all-time even toping the Jackson 5. Now hear us out, we’re talking overall talent. No one can touch Michael Jackson no doubt but when you look at New Edition, even when they disbanded, every member released a platinum selling…
There are a few odes to hip-hop that are considered #CultureClassics and this week we’re showing love to one of the all-time greats, “I Used to Love H.E.R.” by rap legend Common. “I Used to Love H.E.R.” was one of the lead singles off Common’s 1994 album Resurrection, and has since become one…
Halloween is almost here so we have to represent with one of the biggest Spooky SZN #Culture Classics of all-time, “Thriller” from the one-and-only Michael Jackson. First things first, both the song and it’s accompanying video are iconic. And for an artist who has made a career out of iconic songs and…
Today in our #CultureClassics series we feature “Hey Ya” by Outkast. The Speakerboxxx/Love Below album dropped this week back in 2003 and that classic album was led by this classic single from Andre 3000. The mix of Beatles-esque rock and Prince-like swagger couldn’t be denied. “Hey Ya” topped the Billboard Hot 100 for…
This Friday on The Feat. we’re featuring the music video “This Is Nigeria” by African actor, writer, and hip-hop artist Falz. Much more than a simple parody attempting to piggyback of the success of Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” video, Flaz covers the unique problems and issues facing Nigerians with same mix of entertainment…
This week in #CultureClassics we have the classic video for De La Soul’s classic record “Me, Myself, and I”. With a classic Parliament Funkadelic sample it’s a celebration of individuality in The Culture and hip hop’s embodiment of the classic Shakespear quote; “This above all; to thine own self be true.” Written…
#CultureClassics Every Thursday we like to take it back and give you a Culture Classic. A clip from a film/TV show or a music video from back in the day that reps The Culture to the fullest! SELF DESTRUCTION After the death of group member Scott La Rock and a young fan was killed…
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