Tag: Storytelling

Black folklore has been a huge part of our cultural foundation since before the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Many stories originated from cultural or spiritual beliefs. Others were based on real-life experiences during slavery to expose the horrid realities and to keep enslaved people on their toes and ready to fight for liberation. The themes range from comical trickster tales to scary ghost stories, many being inspired by specific regions of the country and the world.

Thirty years ago, 1996 proved to be a watershed moment for hip-hop narrative. In a single 12-month run, 2Pac laid down double-album street gospel on All Eyez on Me, The Fugees wove multi-layered neighborhood chronicles on The Score, and Eminem dropped raw character studies on his debut Infinite. Three decades after that legendary stretch blew open the boundaries of what a verse could paint, we looked back across the culture's full timeline to gather the greatest masterclasses in hip-hop storytelling.

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Niyi Akinmolayan believes in Nollywood. The veteran filmmaker has grown to become one of the better-known film directors in Nigeria over the past decades,...

Date of Birth: January 13 Celebrating her 55th birthday on January 13, Shonda Rhimes is a force to be reckoned with in television history. As...