Jalylah Burrell
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Seattle-bred, Brooklyn-based cultural critic Jalylah Burrell riffs on anything and everything.
Red Clay: Janelle Monae & (Extra)terrestriality
Tags: Black, Janelle Monae, Kandia Crazy Horse, Music
For those of us long smitten with Atlanta transplant Janelle Monae's quirky magistery, the singer's Diddy-vaulted profile, mediated by the underrated Outkast Big Boi, is as exciting as it is unnerving. Hollywood newest star, is well known to go for self to the great financial detriment of his artists and to shelve many a talent stale but he also creates an awareness and a fan base for which owning one's publishing just doesn't account. So I'm crossing my fingers for her conquest on the one hand and trawling pubs for informed and well-conceived coverage on the other.
Previous Entries
Passing Strange and Pulpit Portrayals: Where Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Stew Intersect
The Rock & Roll musical Passing Strange begins in a Baptist church, or rather an implausible abstraction of one. From my first row center mezzanine perch Tuesday night, I...(read more)
Summer of Lukewarm
I love the sun. I love music. I love free shit. So it should come as no surprise that I am an avid attender of the manifold free music...(read more)
Dwele's Return
I guess I can safely assume Dwele lost his major label deal as his third album, Sketches of a Man, will be coming out on Koch on June 24th. I...(read more)
Recent Comments
Aisha says:
Man, I loved this song. I can't believed he was dropped. Hopefully, he will make it back. His talent does not deserve to go unnoticed....(read more)
Aisha says:
I don't what's worse. That they actually made a movie about this or that it was the #1 movie the weekend it premiered. ...(read more)
Aisha says:
Hmm... nothing jumps out at me either except for what you have already mentioned.... Was dance ever included before? It seems that there are quite a few dance troupes performing onstage....(read more)