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Negro swan by blood orange (2018)

Micah

Oliphant / Correspondent

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“Negro Swan,” is the fourth studio album by the band Blood Orange, led by Devonté “Dev” Hynes. It is an Alternative R&B, Neo-Soul and Experimental Jazz album that takes you through the struggles and common experiences of a Black person within majority white spaces. In songs like "Minetta Creek" and "Charcoal Baby," Hynes accurately depicts being Black in America. He even references times in his adolescence when he was attacked because of his skin tone, in other songs like "Dagenham Dream" and ‘Orlando." “Negro Swan” is easily one of the most compelling bodies of work by Hynes to date and is worth the listen.

Son of the Storm by Suyi Davies Okungbowa (2021)

Isaac Davis / Correspondent