McKinley Dixon released his fourth full-length record "Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!?" in June of 2023. The album is named after the (unofficial) Beloved-trilogy by US-American author Toni Morrison and, similarly to the themes of the novels, explores feelings of love, loss, and pain found in the Black experience. NBHAP editor Felicia had the chance to sit down with the New York-based rapper to talk about family, the Harlem Renaissance, and remembrance.
AURORA has stepped out of the dawn and into the bright sunlight with her latest record. On "The Gods We Can Touch" the artist and singer rediscovers a more playful side of herself. She spices synth-pop with themes of spirituality and reveals drawing inspiration from the flawed Gods of Greek Mythology in our interview ahead of the release.
