S8E2 - On Sight by Kanye West
Our song by song analysis of Yeezus begins with its opening track “On Sight.” We meet the crude Yeezus character in his natural habitat at a nightclub, living an indulgent life fueled by drugs and wom...
24 Jun 202141min
S8E1 - Kanye West: YEEZUS
Our season-long dissection of Yeezus by Kanye West begins now! After revisiting the album’s polarizing impact in 2013, we set up our song by song analysis of Yeezus with a brief discussion of how Kany...
22 Jun 202147min
BLACK IS KING by Beyonce (Part 6)
Our special mini-series on Beyonce’s BLACK IS KING concludes with an examination of “BLACK PARADE.” Released on Juneteenth 2020, “BLACK PARADE” is Beyonce’s final call to action and a prideful celebra...
25 Mar 20211h 27min
BLACK IS KING by Beyonce (Part 5)
Our special mini-series on Beyonce’s BLACK IS KING continues with an examination of “Otherside,” “My Power,” and “Spirit.” Simba returns to the river to be reborn, reclaims his royal identity, and reu...
23 Mar 20211h 23min
BLACK IS KING by Beyonce (Part 4)
Our special mini-series on Beyonce’s BLACK IS KING continues with an examination of “Water,” “Brown Skin Girl,” and “Keys to the Kingdom.” This act of the film introduces the divine feminine, Nala, wh...
18 Mar 20211h 28min
BLACK IS KING by Beyonce (Part 3)
Our special mini-series on Beyonce’s BLACK IS KING continues with an examination of “MOOD 4 EVA,” “Ja Ara E,” and “Already.” After fleeing the Pride Lands, Simba is rudely awakened from his fantasy of...
16 Mar 20211h 31min
BLACK IS KING by Beyonce (Part 2)
Our special mini-series on Beyonce’s BLACK IS KING continues with an examination of “Don’t Jealous Me,” “Scar,” and “Nile.” After Mufasa is murdered by Scar’s henchmen, Simba flees his home to live in...
11 Mar 202151min
BLACK IS KING by Beyonce (Part 1)
Beyonce’s BLACK IS KING is a love letter to Africa, and we’re dissecting its story, music, and many visual symbols in a special seven part mini-series. We begin with the film’s opening two songs “Bigg...
9 Mar 202154min
