Monthly Archives June 2018

My first exposure to Anime/East Asian music influence was when someone introduced me to the girl band Girl’s Generation. Before that I didn’t really have an interest or even knew anything aboout that culture. But that girl group and their catchy songs definitely made more aware and interested in their culture.I now look out for the odd Girl’s Generation song and give it a listen. I understand this song is influenced by Japanese anime culture and it is not exactly the same,  but I love how this is now being integrated with Hip Hop. I love this, dope cultures being
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I remember when I was driving around  about a year ago( In Leicester)  and I pulled up to a red light and I saw a group of girls singing: ” We gon’ be alright.” When you’re watching a TV show or watching someone being interviewed or you’re overhearing a conversation don’t you just love it when someone else is saying exactly how you feel about something. Like you start saying: YESSSSSS!!!! THAT IS IT EXACTLY!!!!! I’m  literally like that lol. I don’t want to speak about the added connotations of this song because the music video pretty much speaks for
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One of the most icoonic lines I’ve ever heard from songs is one of  Jay-z’s line: ” Lock my body you can’t trap my mind..” I feel as though lines that have so much in common with this week’s choice. I don’t really like watching the news, listening to politicians or reading mainstream newspapers, for a variety of reasons. I don’t want to start sounding like those conspiracy theorists that are just ranting about what’s wrong with the world  because they also take it too far. But those politicians and news programmes talk about what the masses and the average
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