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30 Days of Musical Blackness With VSB, Day 10: Geto Boys, 'My Mind's Playing Tricks On Me' x Isaac Hayes, 'Hung Up On My Baby'

Like many of us, I spent various moments yesterday reading mixed reporting on the status of Bushwick Bill, member of pioneering Houston rap group, Geto Boys. A few weeks ago, we were all met with news that Bill, born Richard Shaw, had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. When the news came last night…

By

Panama Jackson

Published

June 10, 2019
Very Smart Brothas

Perfect Music Moments in Black History: Isaac Hayes ‘Hung Up on My Baby’

Isaac Hayes is a legend. This much is clear and evident. If you’re a fan of music, it’s impossible not to appreciate what Black Moses brought to the world as one of the leading musicians and creators behind Memphis, Tenn.’s Stax Records. He called himself Black Moses, for heaven’s sake, and gave us the soundtrack…

By

Panama Jackson

Published

February 13, 2018