10/04/23
Story by Katie Kelly; Photo by Anthony Lorenzo I’m in a rush when I go to meet Talibah Safiya. I was at work later than I expected, putting me about 10 minutes behind schedule. As I park, I start stressing about making someone else wait so I channel my inner New Yorker and powerwalk to…
09/15/23
For the past several years, Music Export Memphis has held an annual fundraiser event known as “The Tambourine Bash,” a showcase of some of the city’s finest musical talent. What sets the event apart from similar events is the unexpected collaborations between artists, many of whom had never worked together previously. This year’s event is…
09/06/23
By Katie Kelly When I walk into the studio that R.U.D.Y is working in, there’s a rare moment of stillness. Everyone is seated around one of the computers quietly immersed in their own world. Then a beat starts playing. It’s subtle at first, but grows louder, causing everyone to stop whatever they were doing and…
08/25/23
1. Tell us about your background. How did you get into the music industry? I was born and raised in Memphis and a graduate of White Station High School. Music has been a big part of my life since I was a kid. One of my formative memories is the day my parents decided I…
07/26/23
By Katie Kelly You wouldn’t know it at all from looking at her, but Glockianna is nervous. It’s September 2022 and the rapper is backstage at Rolling Loud waiting to perform alongside her new labelmate Duke Deuce during his set. From her viewpoint, she can see the crowd: a pulsating mass of excitement and energy…
07/19/23
By Katie Kelly When you scroll through MadameFraankie’s Instagram, you won’t see those seemingly obligatory food, scenery, or #OOTD posts that so frequently populate other users’ content. Instead, what you will see are hundreds upon hundreds of videos of Fraankie doing one thing and one thing only: playing her electric guitar. You see, for her…
07/11/23
By Zachary Corsa Our city’s blues and rock n’ roll mythology is such that one might be pleasantly surprised by the other genre representatives flourishing in the Memphis musical ecosystem. One fine example of this is Frog Squad, the cosmic jazz assemblage that’s quickly earned a fine reputation for sonic daring and captivating live improvisations.…
06/28/23
By Katie Kelly If you listen to just the first thirty seconds of Moneybagg Yo’s smash hit “Time Today” you notice something. From the booming production and twinkling synths to the smooth delivery of Bagg’s braggadocious verses, everything – and I mean every little thing – comes together perfectly. It’s the musical equivalence of a…
04/25/23
By Katie Kelly “I say we’re two sides of the same coin. We’re equally matched. Nobody can stop us, together or separate, and that’s not being cocky, that’s being real,” Big Boi once said when asked who the better rapper is, him or his Outkast partner André 3000. Music is not unfamiliar with iconic duos,…
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