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Oct 31

Getting to Know Rie Osei: the Sugar, the Spice, and Everything that Makes her Nice

written by E. A. Osei — Rie Osei is a 24 year old Ghanaian — American artist and songwriter. Born in Chicago, but she hails from West Legon in Accra, Ghana. Inspired by the musical talents of her grandmother and father in particular, she started writing songs at 6 years old. Rie Osei was raised between…

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Getting to Know Rie Osei: the Sugar, the Spice, and Everything that Makes her Nice
Getting to Know Rie Osei: the Sugar, the Spice, and Everything that Makes her Nice
Music

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Oct 31

Pitchfork Interview Series: Yaya Bey

written by E. A. Osei — Born Hadaiyah Bey, Yaya Bey grew up in Queens, NY writing music with her father, hip-hop artist Grand Daddy I.U. The now 34 year old is a multifaceted force to be reckoned with. …

Music

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Pitchfork Interview Series: Yaya Bey
Pitchfork Interview Series: Yaya Bey
Music

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Aug 22

Pitchfork 2023 on Film

In July, I had the pleasure of attending Pitchfork Festival 2023 to interview some artists (will be posted soon to Bridge Music) and take some film of the weekend’s festivities. I’ve been shooting since I was 11, got my first SLR at 13, and my first film camera at 22. Here are some shots from this year’s fest, through my 35mm Canon AE-1 Program. Shot on both Cinestill 400 and Portra 800 —

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Pitchfork 2023 on Film
Pitchfork 2023 on Film
Music

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Jun 28

A Metamorphosis in RnB: How Kehlani & Lexii Alijai Inspired Poet22’s Chrysalis

written by e. a. osei — TLC, Kehlani, and Lexii Alijai are just a few of the voices that have inspired Kala Lones, better known as the RnB artist, “poet 22.” While a lot of her family was raised in Chicago, she grew up in Appleton, Wisconsin. She explains how, in her household, her family sang…

Music

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A Metamorphosis in RnB: How Kehlani & Lexii Alijai Inspired Poet22’s Chrysalis
A Metamorphosis in RnB: How Kehlani & Lexii Alijai Inspired Poet22’s Chrysalis
Music

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Jun 28

there goes the neighborhood by grouptherapy. — a review

written by e. a. osei — In anticipation of grouptherapy’s newest body of work I Was Mature for My Age, but I Was Still a Child (their debut album) I thought it would be an amazing time to return to this masterpiece of a mixtape. My first introduction to grouptherapy. was fall of 2020, a turbulent…

Music

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there goes the neighborhood by grouptherapy. —  a review
there goes the neighborhood by grouptherapy. —  a review
Music

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Nov 14, 2022

Diamond From the Pressure: a review

McRay, of the Rebo Tribe collective, has exploded onto the Hip Hop/ Rap scene in Ghana without apology. Born Reuben Egyiri Buabeng, McRay released his debut Hip Hop/Rap album Diamonds from the Pressure Oct. 27 of this year. Following the release of his first studio project Just Ray Ep McRay…

Ghana Music

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Diamond From the Pressure: a review
Diamond From the Pressure: a review
Ghana Music

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Oct 16, 2022

Few Good Things: a review

Saba

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Few Good Things: a review
Few Good Things: a review
Saba

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Sep 22, 2021

How Frank Ocean Wrote the Unintentional Score to Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room

Frank Ocean’s Blonde has become a cultural icon in contemporary music. Loved by so many for its vulnerable lyrics, Ocean invited the world into his deepest thoughts, experiences, and skilled musicality. It’s also an album that I was constantly reminded of while reading James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room. Ocean himself has…

Frank Ocean

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How Frank Ocean Wrote the Unintentional Score to Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room
How Frank Ocean Wrote the Unintentional Score to Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room
Frank Ocean

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Sep 4, 2020

Call me beautiful, like it’s my name

call me beautiful, like it’s my name i love the sound of it, spoken by you when you call me beautiful, i become beautiful when you call me yours, i become yours i become somebody’s something i choose to believe i become somebody’s everything and when you insist i’m yours…

Poetry

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Call me beautiful, like it’s my name
Call me beautiful, like it’s my name
Poetry

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Aug 22, 2020

Self Control

“You made me lose my self control” the feeling so visceral the memories hit in waves i miss the way you fell into my life a natural disaster of everything i needed Of everything I convinced myself that I needed you came and wrecked the order of my heart you made me love the thrill the chaos, distractions and i loved being everything i didn’t think i was i loved you for bringing it out of me and as quickly as you arrived, you left

Frank Ocean

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Frank Ocean

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