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Rhythm & Rhymes is your global hub for all black music.From discussing new releases and trends to exploring the business side of music, we provide dynamic & enlightening perspectives.Join us as we explore the connections between the past and present, unearthing the stories that have profoundly shaped our diverse musical landscape. Get ready to embark on a rhythmic journey that celebrates black music's powerful legacy and evolving influence worldwide.
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- Yesterday26 min
UMG's AI Remix Deal, Jay-Z In 8, Jhené Aiko & Unknown T
Antonio breaks down UMG's licensing deal with ElevenLabs for a fan remix platform, what it could mean for DJs, and whether AI is a boost or just ease. Then: Rick Rubin's Jay-Z In 8 and whether song by song beats start to finish, AJ plays Antonio his first Bouyon, Jhené Aiko's Westside Whimsy, Rio The Young OG, and Unknown T's Listen.Subscribe + listen everywhere: https://linktr.ee/RealRandRR&R is Modern Radio for global black sounds.
- 1 weeks ago33 min
Afro+ Fest, Kanye’s Reunion & Beyoncé’s B’Day at 20
Join the R&R newsletter: https://open.substack.com/pub/rhythmandrhymesWe wanted to be at Afro Plus Fest. Then we saw how the weekend unfolded.AJ and Antonio discuss the storm, entry problems, and attendee reactions—and why criticizing one festival shouldn’t become an indictment of Black-led events.Also: Kanye West’s Chicago reunion, why Big Sean keeps catching strays, and whether Nemzzz’s Locked In would work better as a shorter project. We unpack the NAACP’s new African award categories and revisit Beyoncé’s B’Day at 20, including Antonio discovering the Spanish version of “Irreplaceable.”Modern radio for global Black sounds00:00 Cold open & introduction01:00 Afro Plus Fest: expectations vs. reality08:00 Did Afro Plus grow too fast?11:00 The devil or poor project management?12:00 Kanye West’s Chicago reunion17:00 Why does Big Sean keep catching strays?19:00 Nemzzz’s Locked In & the case for shorter projects23:00 NAACP’s new African award categories26:00 Beyoncé’s B’Day at 20 & Spanish “Irreplaceable”31:00 The Beyoncé AI debate33:00 Closing
- 2 weeks ago43 min
The House Whitney Built: Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston & “I Will Always Love You” | EP 150
Subscribe to R&R on Substack: https://substack.com/@rhythmandrhymesDolly Parton refused to give Elvis Presley’s team half the publishing rights to “I Will Always Love You.” Years later, Whitney Houston transformed the song into a global phenomenon—and reportedly made Dolly roughly $10 million in royalties.AJ and Antonio break down the ownership decision behind “the house that Whitney built” before discussing Kelvin Momo’s dispute with Kabza De Small and what it reveals about Amapiano’s economic ecosystem.They also ask how old is too old for undergraduate homecoming parties, investigate Ty Dolla $ign’s mysterious hair transformation, explain the difference between sampling and interpolation, debate whether Rod Wave needs more collaborators and discuss how AZ Chike capitalized on Kendrick Lamar’s co-sign.TIMESTAMPS00:00 Dolly Parton, Whitney Houston and “I Will Always Love You”03:20 When do you become “unc” at homecoming?06:50 Kelvin Momo and Kabza De Small’s dispute12:20 Is Amapiano bigger than its economy?25:20 The Ty Dolla $ign hair investigation30:45 Rod Wave, Boosie and interpolation36:35 Has Rod Wave’s independence become a limitation?39:00 AZ Chike and the Kendrick Lamar co-signModern radio for global Black sounds.
- 3 weeks ago25 min
Notting Hill Carnival Turns 60. Can London Keep It Alive?
What allows Black music and cultural institutions to last?AJ and Antonio discuss Notting Hill Carnival’s 60th anniversary, Machel Montano’s new Brooklyn exhibition, Victony avoiding the sophomore slump, Ransom’s late-career consistency and whether Anderson .Paak and Cordae have lost creative momentum.
- Aug 20, 202626 min
Does Music Really Have No Borders?
Does Afrobeats still describe a musical genre, or has it become an umbrella for nearly every globally visible African artist? AJ and Antonio discuss Ayra Starr’s StarrGirl, a controversial Dominican-Haitian collaboration, Erykah Badu’s return, and the Ghana-Jamaica connection on Junction.0:00 – Afrobeats and the “urban music” comparison0:28 – Does music really have no borders?1:00 – The Dominican-Haitian collaboration controversy3:00 – The history behind Haiti and the Dominican Republic4:42 – Can music ever be apolitical?9:35 – Is Ayra Starr’s StarrGirl really Afrobeats?13:47 – What does traditional Afrobeats sound like?15:42 – Why today’s biggest African artists sound completely different17:48 – Is modern music becoming genreless?20:04 – Erykah Badu returns with The Alchemist22:22 – Junction connects Ghana and Jamaica25:18 – This week’s playlist selections25:53 – Where you’re from matters more and less
- Aug 13, 202624 min
Who Owns the Music No One Preserved?
Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/RealRandRAJ and Antonio dig into who really owns African music that Western labels and collectors traveled in to digitize and distribute — walking through Analog Africa in Benin, the Éthiopiques series, and PMG in Nigeria — then argue out what "fair" even means when the preservation is the only reason the catalog has value at all. Plus Snoop's biopic through Death Row Pictures, and Tyla's APOP.0:00 – When did you last buy a record?1:00 – The $10 Marvin Gaye record that started it2:10 – Analog Africa: hiring a cop to find artists and pay them3:20 – Éthiopiques: preserving a decade, buying the rights4:00 – PMG in Nigeria and the unpaid-artist accusations5:00 – Who gets paid, and what does "fair" mean?9:00 – Does the artist always deserve the majority?11:00 – "If a tree falls" — distribution as the real leverage13:30 – Is an archiver a creator too?16:00 – Finding a "different don"18:00 – Snoop Dogg's biopic (Death Row Pictures, 2027)20:30 – Tyla, APOP, and the "whitewashing" question22:45 – One for the playlist: "Trouble"R&R is Modern Radio for global black sounds.
- Aug 10, 20264 min
Mood > Genre: Why Music Is Becoming Genreless
See where music's going, and why: https://substack.com/@rhythmandrhymesGenres are getting harder to define.Artists like Don Toliver, Rico Nasty, Playboi Carti and Ken Carson are pulling from rap, punk, metal, electronic music, R&B and hyperpop, sometimes within the same record.But the bigger shift may be happening in how we listen.Mood, aesthetics, playlists, algorithms and DJ culture are increasingly becoming the way listeners discover and organize music. So what happens when the feeling matters more than the genre?In this episode, Antonio breaks down how we got here, the artists pushing the shift forward, and what genreless listening could mean for the future of music.TIMESTAMPS00:00 — Music is getting harder to categorize01:00 — Why electronic music and DJ culture are surging01:30 — Don Toliver and psychedelic Houston rap02:15 — Rico Nasty: trap, metal and hyperpop03:05 — Playboi Carti, Ken Carson and rage03:35 — How algorithms are changing music04:00 — Are moods replacing genres?R&R is modern radio for global Black sounds.Watch more: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqaDSTXcRQU&list=PLvQ6HdlN59e7TjcSOBH_BxiEFZTizDN6I
- Aug 5, 202620 min
Jermaine Dupri and the Hidden Math of Royalties
Modern radio for global Black sounds
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Rhythm & Rhymes is your global hub for all black music.From discussing new releases and trends to exploring the business side of music, we provide dynamic & enlightening perspectives.Join us as we explore the connections between the past and present, unearthing the stories that have profoundly shaped our diverse musical landscape. Get ready to embark on a rhythmic journey that celebrates black music's powerful legacy and evolving influence worldwide.
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