Jair Hilburn, Editor-In-Chief Last year, Kehlani’s EP While We Wait was released alongside singles “You Know Wassup” and “Valentine’s Day (Shameful).” It’s been over three years since Kehlani released her debut album, SweetSexySavage. Successful songs like “Gangsta” and “Honey” garnered my excitement for an upcoming album. With It Was Good Until It Wasn’t being her…
Lilac Burrell, Features Editor With over 15 tracks, playing for 37 minutes, Thundercat’s fourth studio album It Is What It Is moves swiftly through themes like love and longing with unsurprisingly languid songs. Luckily, its short length lends to the alluring replay value. Seasoned Thundercat fans will recognize the 2018 single “King Of The Hill”…
Lilac Burrell, Features Editor After hours inside due to COVID-19 quarantines, The Weeknd’s fourth studio album After Hours arrived at the perfect time. Since November 2019, After Hours has been on radars to release with singles like “Heartless”, “Blinding Lights”, and “After Hours” in late February. This is a pensive album that teeters between self-destruction…
Jair Hilburn, Editor-In-Chief Ever since, I was little my mom would always try to get me to go to an Alvin Ailey show. For someone reason, I never did, but after their opening night at Fox Theatre, I wish I went to every show she invited me to. The Alvin Ailey Dance Theater had given…
Tenille Mack, Staff Writer “The Photograph” written and directed by Stella Meghie is a movie that explores the way a parent’s expression of love can eventually impact the way you navigate love in the future. The movie utilizes the young relationship between aspiring photographer Christina Eames and complacent fishermen Issac Jefferson played by Chante Adams…
DeAndre Washington, Arts & Entertainment Editor A picture is worth a thousand words that we may never say to those we love most. Stella Meghie creates a world where loving someone is the only option for Issa Rae and Lakeith Stanfield. Both characters play leading roles in Meghie’s romantic drama “The Photograph”; a film that…
DeAndre Washington, Arts & Entertainment Editor It is disheartening to watch the decline in the popularity of print magazines in Atlanta. The Quick Quick, a popular site in Ponce City Market that is known for housing magazines such as BRICK Magazine, DAZED Magazine and i-D Magazine, has officially closed down. What that means is there…
Torrence Banks, News Editor Fashion designer and artist Virgil Alboh’s “Figures of Speech” exhibit opened at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta Georgia on November 12th, 2019. I decided to see the exhibit on Saturday before it closes on March 8th. Below are photos of some of the pieces that stood out to me.
Kennedy London, Associate Arts & Entertainment Editor Any sensible person would not tell Pablo Picasso how to paint a painting or tell Cormac McCarthy how to write a novel. Someone who is a master of their craft should be allowed to exercise their skills to the best of their ability. Any sort of interruption or…
Kennedy London, Associate Arts & Entertainment Editor Malcolm McCormick should still be here with us. He was as pure of a soul as hip-hop and humanity, in general, had in a long time. His vulnerability and introspective nature allowed legions of fans to peek inside his mind and make them feel what he felt. Whether…
