Being Black on Pluto
A deep listening to Atlanta rapper Pluto shows how her sound reshapes Black girlhood, time, and survival through bass-heavy imagination rather than protest.
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Rap Music
To Pimp a Butterfly: Rap Music’s Darkest, Brightest, and Most Political Album
“Alright” was a song from To Pimp a Butterfly—perhaps its most famous track. It had served as a Black Lives Matter anthem upon its release, during the marches of 2015. The New York Times has described the song as the “unifying soundtrack to BLM protests nationwide”, and numerous commentators including Black American Television (BET) has
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