Tag: Rap
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Living my life in the margin and that metaphor was proof
If I told you that a flower bloomed in a dark room, would you trust it? I grew up in a very White community in Oklahoma. In school and extra-curricular activities, I was socialized around White standards of acceptability regarding appearance, femininity, and group acceptance. My parents supported me and validated my capabilities, worthiness, and…
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Please don’t kill my vibe
*Cues Bryson Tiller, “Aye, I’m back and I’m better,” Ok, don’t. Recap: Last post, existential crisis, meets irrational violence, meets internalized misogyny, meets mumble rap, meets my ears and I’m wondering why I like trap music so much. So I reflected, I asked my friends and family to weigh-in and I’m ready to share! “So can…
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Do it for the culture
Culture: the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group; also the characteristic features of everyday existence (as diversions or a way of life) shared by people in a place or time (popular culture, southern culture -merriam-webster.com In appreciation for the Migos’ album Culture, my obsession with analysis, summer and instrospection, I present…
Kalen Nicole 