Tag: Black music culture

• Too Far Close: Discovering the Soul of Chase Shakur

  

  Getting to know Chase Shakur through his music has been a one-of-one Godsend. I remember being deeply consumed in my AirPods during my corporate job — one I strongly disliked. My lunch hour was a 60-minute safe haven filled with noise-cancelled music and whatever cheap lunch my pockets could manage. One afternoon, sitting in my…

  blongjr2016

  October 20, 2025

  Blog, Music Review

  Alternative R&B, artist growth, artist performance review, artist to watch, Atlanta R&B scene, Black music culture, Chase Shakur, Chase Shakur Chicago concert, Chase Shakur interview, Chase Shakur It’ll Be Fine, Chase Shakur live performance, Chase Shakur Too Far Close, Chase Shakur Wonderlove Tour, Chicago music scene, contemporary R&B sound, discovering new artists, emerging R&B artists, emotional R&B, experimental R&B, fan perspective, hidden gems in R&B, independent artist, indie music culture, Indie soul, live show experience, modern R&B movement, modern soul music, music, music blog feature, music discovery, music editorial, music experience, music lover stories, Music reviews 2025, new R&B artists 2025, new wave R&B, Noirxsound exclusive, OVO Sound, OVO Sound Radio, personal music journey, R&B artist spotlight, R&B concerts, R&B evolution, R&B fans, R&B live shows, R&B scene 2025, R&B storytelling, reviews, rising R&B star, smooth R&B, soulful R&B, soulful vocals, underground artist coverage, underground music scene, underground R&B, underground soul, upcoming R&B artists

• Bas: From Dreamville’s Protégé to Cultural Powerhouse

  

  I first discovered Bas back when J. Cole was starting to put him on the radar. I remember seeing his mixtape Quarter Water Raised Me Vol. 2 floating around online, and it clicked because Cole had just dropped “Cousins” on SoundCloud in 2013 — a track featuring Bas that also doubled as promotion for the…

  Daniel Cantu

  September 18, 2025

  Blog, Music Review, Uncategorized

  Bas, Bas album review, Bas interview, Black music culture, Conscious hip-hop, contemporary hip hop, cultural powerhouse, Dreamville, Dreamville artist, hip hop blog, hip hop news, independent hip hop, Indie hip hop, Indie soul, J. Cole, music, music editorial, music features, Music Review, Music reviews 2025, new rap releases, new-music, rap artist spotlight, rap culture, rap storytelling, review, reviews, rising rappers, Soulful storytelling