The Flavored Water

Karriem Riggins takes on a background role playing the drums in a house while the lead woman dances around until she has to turn the record over to play the other side. The serene home vibe of the “Bahia Dreamin'” video is disrupted with an unexpected ending. “Bahia Dreamin'” from Riggins’s Headnod Suite.

“I didn’t enjoy life very much because I was always sacrificing for the future. My whole life was about studying and working. I worked so many jobs. I went to college. I got my MBA. I didn’t travel very much. I didn’t get married. I didn’t have kids. All I wanted to do was feel secure. But I’ve had bad health problems my entire life. So I haven’t been able to save. And two weeks ago I lost my job. The job market is brutal when you’re my age. People don’t think you can learn new things. I can’t even get work as a clerk because they think I’m overqualified. I have no money now. I can barely afford food and transportation. I’ve spent my whole life sacrificing—just to one day feel secure. But it seems like it was all for nothing. And I have no idea what to do.” (São Paulo, Brazil)

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Bruno Mars’ video for “That’s What I Like” is fairly minimal with the singer dancing for the camera with animated touches to help illustrate the song. Tickets for his 24K Magic World Tour are on sale now.

This is the full trailer for Donald Glover’s Atlanta TV show which premieres on the FX channel September 6th. The show is about two cousins trying to become successful on Atlanta’s rap scene.

Chance the Rapper Is One of the Hottest Acts in Music, Has a Top 10 Album, and Forced a Grammys Rule Change – All Without a Label or Physical Release

Anthony Hamilton and his Hamiltones band gave a mini-concert in the BBC’s Xtra Live Lounge and here they are performing “Amen” “Everybody” and “Coming Where I’m From.”