Shades of Us
Movie, TV, music and book reviews for Africa, Africans and people of African descent.
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Tuesday Nov 13, 2018
Tuesday Nov 13, 2018
On this episode of The Review, we look at Lil Wayne's Can't Be Broken off his 2018 album, Tha Carter V. This was a request from Mbaidom Isaac Ibrahim from Yola, Nigeria.
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Tuesday Oct 02, 2018
Tuesday Oct 02, 2018
We review Miss Independent, the second single off Neyo's album, Year of the Gentleman, on this episode of The Review.
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Thursday Sep 20, 2018
Thursday Sep 20, 2018
On this episode of The Review, we discuss Marvel's Black Panther directed by Ryan Coogler. Listen to this episode for more and share your views with us in the comment section.
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Tuesday Sep 18, 2018
Tuesday Sep 18, 2018
On this episode of The Review, we look at Burna Boy's 'Ye!' off his 2018 album, Outside. Listen to the episode here and share your views in the comment section.
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Credit: Ye by Burna Boy
Tuesday Sep 11, 2018
Tuesday Sep 11, 2018
On The Review today, we discuss Nicki Minaj's "Chun Li" off her 2018 album, Queen.
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Credit: Chun Li by Nicki Minaj
Thursday Aug 23, 2018
Thursday Aug 23, 2018
Based on the true life story of Katherine G. Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson, Hidden Figures is a film that shows the contribution of these women to NASA in the 1960s. We review the movie on this episode.
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Credit: Hidden Figures
Tuesday Aug 21, 2018
Tuesday Aug 21, 2018
Sauti Sol featured Patoranking on their hit song, Melanin, off their LP Afrikan Sauce – a continuation of the Live and Die in Afrika theme. Listen to our review of the song here.
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Credit: Melanin by Sauti Sol featuring Patoranking
Thursday Aug 16, 2018
Thursday Aug 16, 2018
On this episode, we review Girls Trip directed by Malcolm D. Lee, produced by Will Packer and starring Regina Hall, Queen Latifah, Jada Pinkett Smith and Tiffany Haddish.
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Tuesday Aug 14, 2018
Tuesday Aug 14, 2018
After months away with no new episodes, we are back with a bang and ready to start dishing new reviews of music and movies, and we are adding a new element to the podcast. Listen here to fine out more.
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Thursday Dec 28, 2017
Thursday Dec 28, 2017
Produced by Lasun Ray and directed by Kunle Afolayan, The Bridge is a film about tribal prejudice and inter-marriage.
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Credit: The Bridge
Tuesday Dec 26, 2017
Tuesday Dec 26, 2017
A review of Ja Rule's 2000 love song, Put It on Me, featuring Lil Mo and Vita.
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Credit: Put It On Me - Ja Rule featuring Lil Mo and Vita
Tuesday Dec 19, 2017
Tuesday Dec 19, 2017
We take a look at the second song on Kendrick Lamar's Damn on this episode of #TheReview.
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Credit: D.N.A by Kendrick Lamar