Articles by Veracia Ankrah

Liza Explores the Nuances of Heartbreak on 'DONE IS DONE' EP

PUBLISHED Jun 9, 2021

Liza's DONE IS DONE leans into the complex thoughts along the journey of heartbreak, from the painful denial of grief to the shattering und...

Jazmine Sullivan Explores Love, Sex and Money in the Instagram Age on 'Heaux Tales'

PUBLISHED Jan 11, 2021

Jazmine Sullivan's Heaux Tales plays like a late-night, wine-infused discussion amongst girlfriends about the sincere moments that yield th...

Bryson Tiller Celebrates the 'Anniversary' of His Breakthrough by Refining His R&B Sound

PUBLISHED Oct 5, 2020

Anniversary is a fitting title for Bryson Tiller's third album, which was released five years to the day after his debut, Trapsoul, and wit...

Kehlani's Melancholy Is Muddled on 'It Was Good Until It Wasn't'

PUBLISHED May 13, 2020

It Was Good Until It Wasn't sounds like a series of pitiful, bewildering text messages with an ex-lover paired with misleading simultaneous...

Elah Hale Grapples with the Confusion of Young Love on 'Room 206'

PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2020

Elah Hale provides the soundtrack to a confusing adolescent love affair, full of unrequited emotions and thoughts far too forthcoming to ex...

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Shea Butter Baby Remix EP

PUBLISHED Mar 30, 2020

Ari Lennox's Shea Butter Baby made light of the trying times of an adolescent Black woman coming into her own, balancing on the tightrope b...

Whose Flow Is It Anyway: How Can Canada Defeat Americanization If We Keep Overlooking Canadian Content?

PUBLISHED Mar 30, 2020

The true north strong and free — a country so enthused by its apparent mosaic populous and free health care that it fears losing even a hin...

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Better Day$

PUBLISHED Mar 9, 2020

Better Day$ plays like the final, sombre-yet-galvanizing, speech a coach gives his team before their championship basketball game. Ultimate...