Craig's Pop Life 6.3.22

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Hey, everybody! Hope you’re having a great week. Mine has been mad busy with some cool stuff that I hope to get to you soon. Until then, let’s hop into this week’s letter.

BLACK MUSIC MONTH

I started a Twitter THREAD, where I’m sharing 10 of my fave songs by different Black artists each day. So far, I’ve done Monica, Jody Watley, & Rufus w/ Chaka Khan. Follow along!

Craig Seymour, Black gay music critic @craigspoplife

Edit: Thinking I should do my #BlackMusicMonth Craig's Pop Life playlists as a THREAD

Craig Seymour, Black gay music critic @craigspoplife

#BlackMusicMonth Playlist Of The Day #1 Monica: Craig's Pop Life 10 https://t.co/W1haHuF1tu https://t.co/Ohxqed0yib

June 2nd 2022

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BIRD APP BULLSH*T

(Sylvester quote from In The Life: A Black Gay Anthology)

MY NEW ANTHEM

Mary J. Blige - “Tough Love (feat. Moneybagg Yo)”

NEW REMIX ESSENTIALS (Please buy these mixes & support this wonderful artist who is keeping deep house remixes alive.)

Faith Evans - “Faithful (Interlude) [Keemix]”

Whitney Houston - “Things You Say (Keemix)” *My fave Whitney song, btw.*

The Jones Girls - “Children Of The Night (Keemix)”

GREAT PERFORMANCES

Valerie Simpson - “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough”

Mary J. Blige & Monica - “Misty Blue”

Chaka Khan & Kelly Price - “Through The Fire”

RECOMMENDED READ

Wake - Rebecca Hall

Craig Seymour, Black gay music critic @craigspoplife

If I could—*Regina Belle voice*—I’d gift this to every Black creative traveling the hard journey of recovering our past. @WakeRevolt didn’t simply empower me; it made me feel like I had the power all along. It’s The Wiz of historical inquiry! bookshop.org/a/21066/978198…

May 26th 2022

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CLUB VAULT

Tina Turner - “Afterglow (Tinapella)”

Mary J Blige - Nobody But You (Conway & BPM Edit)

Mary J. Blige - “Seven Days (Timmy Regisford Shelter Mix)”

Mary J. Blige - “Be Without You (Marley Marl 5AM House Mix)”

Brownstone - “5 Miles To Empty (R.H. Factor Dance Mix)”

Mariah Carey - “Bringin’ On The Heartbreak (DFA Mix)”

AMEN CORNER

Cassietta George -”My Future Will Be Bright”

Thanks for hanging out again. I hope you enjoyed the letter. Until next week, be cool, be kind, be creative, be yourself. Love, Craig