Da'Shan Smith
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Charting Black Excellence | 9 artists bound for mainstream success in 2019
All of the following artists have a diverse catalogue that could help them break onto the charts and reach a wider audience come next year. → Read More
Charting Black Excellence | 9 artists bound for mainstream success in 2019
All of the following artists have a diverse catalogue that could help them break onto the charts and reach a wider audience come next year. → Read More
Charting Black Excellence | 9 artists bound for mainstream success in 2019
All of the following artists have a diverse catalogue that could help them break onto the charts and reach a wider audience come next year. → Read More
Charting Black Excellence | 9 artists bound for mainstream success in 2019
All of the following artists have a diverse catalogue that could help them break onto the charts and reach a wider audience come next year. → Read More
Charting Black Excellence | 9 artists bound for mainstream success in 2019
All of the following artists have a diverse catalogue that could help them break onto the charts and reach a wider audience come next year. → Read More
Charting Black Excellence | 9 artists bound for mainstream success in 2019
All of the following artists have a diverse catalogue that could help them break onto the charts and reach a wider audience come next year. → Read More
Charting Black Excellence | 9 artists bound for mainstream success in 2019
All of the following artists have a diverse catalogue that could help them break onto the charts and reach a wider audience come next year. → Read More
Charting Black Excellence | 8 narratives the Billboard year-end charts reveal about black artistry in 2018
Let’s wrap up with eight final charting takeaways from 2018! → Read More
Charting Black Excellence | Travis Scott’s “SICKO MODE” shouldn’t be his first No. 1 song
Travis Scott is underrated. → Read More
Master Class: Travis Scott’s 'ASTROWORLD' is the ultimate time capsule for cloud rap
Welcome to REVOLT’s Master Class on cloud rap, as brought to you by Travis Scott’s 'ASTROWORLD' album. → Read More
Ranking Rihanna's 15 most underappreciated music gems
While we wait for #R9, we revisit the singles, features, and deep cuts that have been ignored, snubbed, panned, or simply require some more attention. → Read More
Revisiting how Jeezy's 'The Recession' brought hood politics to the forefront of trap music
10 years later, we recall the LP's triumphant sound and Jeezy's confident mindset as a superhero out to save the hood by any means necessary. → Read More
Master Class: How New Orleans, New Jersey, Miami and Baltimore run Bounce, Bass and Club mixes
Long before Drake's "Nice for What," French Montana's "Pop That," or Beyoncé's "Freakum Dress," regional dance music proved to be infectious for black listeners worldwide. → Read More
It's been five years, and no one has truly lived up to Kendrick Lamar's "Control" verse yet
Older hip-hop heads understood the concept, but the new school is more focused on protecting their bags and sending subliminals instead of addressing the game on wax. → Read More
#R9 Is Coming: Rihanna's upcoming album is primed to be one of music's most significant
A reported dancehall LP, its cultural significance could lie in its refusal to be white-washed, history lessons, and authentic aesthetics. And only RiRi can pull that off. → Read More
From Sade to Drake: The game-changers of the Quiet Storm genre
Revisiting its journey from the 70s until now, and how today's artists continue to reinvigorate the genre, this is REVOLT's Master Class on quiet storm. → Read More
Lil' Kim Did It First: The multiple personas existing in hip hop's Queen Bee
From petite boss Big Momma and ride-or-die Queen Bitch to the menacing Aunt Dot and mob wife Ms. White, we revisit the alter egos across all of Kim's albums. → Read More
The history, literary archetypes & motifs laced throughout the genre of trap&B
The marriage of both genres revolve around surviving the ups and downs of romance, while also striving to get out of unfortunate circumstances. → Read More
Ten 21st Century Songs That Wouldn't Exist Without Janet Jackson
Here are 10 songs from the master class of Janet Jackson acolytes, which most closely resemble (or most obviously borrow a few techniques from) the icon’s classic singles and deep cuts. → Read More
Fashion Experts Explain Why Rihanna's Savage x Fenty Line Is a Game-Changer for Lingerie
Last week was a big week for Rihanna in the fashion world. Not only did she co-host the Met Gala -- an event she’s practically dominated with iconic looks for nearly a decade -- she also launched her lingerie line, Savage x Fenty, on Friday. The collection is just the latest addition to the pop star’s growing business empire [1], which already includes her Fenty Beauty cosmetics line and her… → Read More