efua a. osei is a writer and multi-media creative, passionate about how music and culture is documented in print and film

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At the top of the year, LA trio Your Grandparents announced their new album, their first on the ‘art-driven, development-driven’ imprint, drink sum wtr. ‘The Dial’ is a breath of fresh air; a cool calming inhale and a warm unwinding exhale. This album – vocals by DaCosta (Kyle) and Jean Carter (Chaz), and production by Cole Thompson – represents Your Grandparents’ reintroduction to music.

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Focused Intentionality: Your Grandparents Interviewed

Album of the Day - THEY. “LOVE.JONES”

Theodore Witcher’s iconic 1997 film Love Jones is a classic Black love story that follows the relationship of writer Darius Lovehall and photographer Nina Mosley—played by Larenz Tate and Nia Long. The Los Angeles duo THEY. evoke the seductive spirit of Witcher’s film on their fourth album, an evocative body of work that beautifully weds old- and new-school R&B, drawing on both the sultry, hip-hop-infused stylings of CrazySexyCool as well as the crackling electricity of TRAPSOUL.

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Sumthin’ Wicked this Way Comes: Dissecting Sleep Paralysis w/ BbyMutha

As a Chattanooga-born rapper, the bloodline of Three 6 Mafia seeps into the fabric of BbyMutha’s music. The deep horror movie influence on early Memphis rap is translated into this ominous sonic abyss she creates on her newest album, sleep paralysis. The sophomore LP delivers new layers of performance and experiments even further with her alternative sound, her cadence switches, and her darker imagery.

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The Many Colors of Ine’a J: Getting To Know the Pen Fairy

Known as the “The Pen Fairy,” Ine’a J has been a writer of essays, songs, and more from young. Releasing her first single 4EVA in 2021, Ine’a grew up a classical pianist. She first learned to write songs on the piano and flourished into the multi-faceted creative she is today.

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Cosmic Lover: Dreamer Isioma Interviewed

Hailing from both Chicago and Lagos, Dreamer Isioma is taking their sound and creative direction to the next level on third album, ‘StarX Lover’. Conceptualised over five years ago, beginning in their parent’s basement, Dreamer has been finessing a sound their entire career. As a trans African alternative artist, Dreamer’s been a huge inspiration to many since the release of 2020 hit ‘Sensitive’; their work represents an intersection of experience, music, and culture that so many queer people from the diaspora live by and through.

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From performing The Wiz in high school, to earning a prominent feature on Tyler The Creator’s ‘Call Me If You Get Lost’, Fana Hues brings incandescent light to every stage, studio, and city she’s graced since her debut in 2020. Her vocal performance evokes the clarity and sensuality of some of the greatest soul and neo-soul artists, yet her art is informed by so much more: film, nature, family, community.

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Moth To A Flame: Fana Hues Interviewed

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