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Georgetown Hip-Hop Community Creates Art To Honor the Marginalized

Georgetown Hip-Hop Community Creates Art To Honor the Marginalized

By Zain Sandhu November 6, 2020

A high-pitched and emotive violin string invokes the horror of the sale of enslaved people, a spoken-word poem delivered by a deep voice conveys the details of a long journey south. Such is the work of...

KANYEWEST.COM | Jesus is King is the lowpoint of Kanye Wests career. Combining subpar lyricism with faux religious rhetoric, the album represents everything wrong with Wests egotistical public persona.

Kanye West Hits Musical, Egotistical Low on ‘JESUS IS KING’

By Zain Sandhu October 29, 2019

★☆☆☆☆ Since the onset of his musical career, Kanye West has consistently toed the line between performance art and outright ineptitude. From stunts such as his famous “George Bush doesn’t...

Music Venues Shape, Promote DCs Music Scene

Music Venues Shape, Promote DC’s Music Scene

By Zain Sandhu and Allan Navarro October 25, 2019

From the historic, like the Lincoln Theatre, to the state-of-the-art, like The Anthem, music venues in Washington, D.C., have come to define the music culture around the District. Their histories are...

JPEGMAFIA/INSTAGRAM | On All My Friends Are Cornballs, JPEGMAFIA balances beauty and disorientation, breaking new ground in the world of hip-hop.

JPEGMAFIA Refines Unorthodox Sound on ‘All My Heroes Are Cornballs’

By Zain Sandhu September 19, 2019

★★★★★ Baltimore hip-hop artist and producer JPEGMAFIA’s second full-length LP, “All My Heroes Are Cornballs,” is simultaneously objectionable and beautiful. On this new project, JPEGMAFIA...

GUNSLINGER PRODUCTIONS | Engels documentary at once solidifies Ivins legacy as a journalist and memorializes her sharp wit and infectious humor.

Molly Ivins’ Life, Legacy Examined in ‘Raise Hell’ Documentary

By Zain Sandhu September 11, 2019

★★★★★ Director Janice Engel’s latest documentary, “Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins,” enshrines the life, legacy and wit of acclaimed journalist Molly Ivins, a charismatic...

Bullet Journals Highlight the Aesthetics of Study Culture

Bullet Journals Highlight the Aesthetics of Study Culture

By Timothy McNulty and Zain Sandhu September 6, 2019

The practice of crafting beautiful, meticulous notes and planners gained widespread traction online over the past five years, especially on online blogging platforms like Tumblr and Pinterest. Bullet journaling...

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Concerts, Shows to Attend in the District This Summer

By Zain Sandhu May 16, 2019

Juice WRLD - May 17 at The Anthem Juice WRLD, though fairly new to the rap game, is quickly making a name for himself. The young rapper has shown a lot of promise on his debut studio album, “Goodbye...

GU DEPARTMENT OF PERFORMING ARTS | Women must confront difficulties in the music industry that their male counterparts do not experience. Though women have continued fighting to gain their rightful place in male-dominated genres, a long road to gender equality remains. Still, women face preconceived notions and stereotypes while vying for time on the radio waves.

Hear Them Sing: Women in the Music Industry

By Zain Sandhu March 22, 2019

Caught in the storm of a persistent lack of representation and the recent reckoning of certain high-profile abusers, women have historically occupied a shaky space in music. Though women’s status in...

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