ode to the music of Ballroom
A Black Music Month special celebrating genres that fuse house music and hip-hop.
Happy Black Music Month! I present the “Ode to Hip House and Club Music” DJ mix, stream, and liner notes. This is a tribute to one of my favorite fusions: hip-hop and house.
If you love Hip-house, Chicago Juke, Detroit Ghettotech, Baltimore Club, Jersey Club, the music of Ballroom, and, more, this is for you.
This high-spirited music has influenced pop for decades, but its Black origins deserve more recognition. So expect a curation of documentaries and articles connecting the dots between two great African-American innovations.
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