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Listen to Bryson Tiller True to Self

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After an unannounced introduction in 2015 with his hit single "Don't," Bryson Tiller made tidal waves through the music industry. In a two year time span and literally with one project, Tiller was able to brand himself as a different sound for hip hop and RnB, titled Trap Soul . Appropriately the name for the debut album, Bryson Tiller came out of nowhere establishing a fan base that takes most artist a minimum of 3 years to develop. By releasing limited amount of new music and capitalizing on features like; Travis Scott's First Take, Dj Khalid's Ima Be Alright, and Gucci Mane's Drove U Crazy, Tiller maintained audiences anticipation for the release of his sophomore album. Titled True to Self , Tiller took it upon himself to release the sophomore album one month before the actual set release date. As soon as fans realized that the album was available on all streaming platforms, reviews flourished. At first listen, instantly you can hear the title "tru...

Dear White People

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During such a critical time period in our governmental society, where the only thing people can agree on is the hate towards a president in which the people elected, comes the perfect controversial Netflix series Dear White People . If the name doesn't grab your attention at first read, than the pilot episode definitely will. From the narrated beginning to the incline of each characters stories, which shows how every character has an important role in the overall theme of the show. Dear White People is the story of minority students attending a predominantly white Ivy League university, who feel isolated and frustrated about the lack of diversity and racial tensions inside of the school.  A Halloween party titled "dear black people" in which white students participated in wearing black faces as costumes, prompted these racial tensions. Each episode contains a pilot of the characters perspective, and story that outlines the identity of that character. For instance; Sa...