Hey, everybody! Welcome to another edition of Craig’s Pop Life, a Black gay excursion into pop culture. It’s giving content, hunny!
Sorry I’ve been gone for a bit. Been dealing with some health challenges. But I hope everybody wrapped up 2023 in a cool way, and like me, is ready to move the heck forward.
Making some changes in the newsletter. Instead of doing a bunch of YouTube links, I’m gonna post a weekly mix with all the sounds that have been inspiring me that week. I’ll provide a tracklist with all the findable deets. Hope you like!.
CRAIG’S POP LIFE RADIO
Dionne Warwick – “Looking With My Eyes”
Madonna – “Let Down Your Guard”
Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie xx – “Running”
Taylor Swift – “Lavender Haze (Snakehips Remix)”
Lydia Murdoch – “Superstar (Remix)”
Jacqué – “Keys Of Life (Acapella)”
New Order – “Dub-Vulture (John Robie Remix)”
Prince Markie Dee & The Soul Convention – “Trippin’ Out (Ultra Deep Head Trip Dub)”
Brownstone – “Grapevyne (Uno Clio Vocal Mix)”
D-Influence – “Midnite (Special R.E.M.I.X.E.D. Version)”
Avani – “Don’t You Worry (Hakeem Syrbram Keemix)”
Artists Against AIDS Worldwide – “What’s Going On (MK Mix)”
Summer Walker – “Insane (Hakeem Syrbram Keemix)”
Dionne Warwick – “Are You There With Another Girl”
Dionne Warwick – “You Can Have Him”
K.W.S. – “It Seems To Hang On (Smack House Mix)”
Lisa Keith – “I’m In Love (Club Mix)”
Malaika – “So Much Love (David Morales Dub Mix)”
Tanya Blount – “I’m Gonna Make You Mine (One Day Mix)”
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CRAIG’S POP LIFE ARCHIVE
“…a man is not what he has but what he stands for.” - Gil Scott-Heron
AMEN CORNER
Thanks for hanging out again. I hope you enjoyed the letter. Until next week, be cool, be kind, be creative, be yourself. Love, Craig
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👋🏽, friend! 😘
Glad to be connecting with your work here. YAY!