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. …

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 —

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

“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