CIARA’S “ECSTASY” VIDEO IS EXACTLY THE CICI WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR
“Ecstasy” feels like Ciara giving us exactly what we came for. Great choreography, grown woman R&B and enough confidence to make a chair routine one of the most talked-about moments in the video.
JAHKOY’S KARMIC DEBT PROVES R&B IS IN GOOD HANDS
R&B doesn’t need to choose between being a vibe and actually having something to say. Jahkoy’s Karmic Debt gives us both, with the kind of honesty and vulnerability we’d like to hear a lot more of.
MY HAIR IS ART – PLEASE DON’T JUDGE: A CELEBRATION OF BLACK HAIR & IDENTITY
Black hair has always carried history, identity and meaning. MY HAIR IS ART – PLEASE DON’T JUDGE puts that on full display, celebrating Black men’s hair through the artists, hands and voices that know the story best.
NIKE + SKIMS: A SMART PIVOT OR JUST ANOTHER HYPE DROP?
Nike knows performance. SKIMS knows how women want to look and feel in their clothes. NikeSKIMS brings those strengths together in a partnership that makes plenty of sense on paper, but the real test will be whether it can become more than a very hyped drop.
ANDYE’S HYPOTHETICAL: A DREAMY, LATE-NIGHT CONFESSION
There’s something about a good late-night R&B song that makes you a little more honest with yourself. Andye’s “Hypothetical” lives in that space, somewhere between what happened, what didn’t and what still could.
