GloRilla Went Back to Church in the “Rain Down On Me” Video
Kirk Franklin, Maverick City, Kierra Sheard, lace socks, choir robes. Gloria Hallelujah Woods never left.
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Cardi B’s Second Album Is Called Am I the Drama? Of Course It Is
Seven years after Invasion of Privacy. Am I the Drama? lands September 19. Twenty-three tracks.
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Coco Jones at Emo’s. No Band. That Voice.
Packed Emo’s. Lady London opened. No band, two dancers, a mic — then Here We Go (Uh Oh) snatched the room back.
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Wu-Tang at Moody Center
Forever: The Final Chamber at Moody Center. Run the Jewels opened. C.R.E.A.M., Method on the barricade, champagne.
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Kehlani’s “Folded” Is a Quiet Goodbye
Clothes still folded. Door still open. Not a screaming breakup song — the kind that stays in the car.
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Atlanta Tech Week Looked Like Us
RenderATL, Tech Square, a rooftop with AfroFuture. Black engineers as the room, not the diversity slide.
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My First Austin FC Game
Q2 against Portland. Black and verde, drums before kickoff. The supporters’ section knew every chant.
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Mary J. Blige at Moody Center
Mario, then Ne-Yo, then Mary. No More Drama turned Moody Center into church.
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