Title from disc label. McKinley Dixon; with accompaniment.
Contents:
Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? (feat. Ms. Jaylin Brown). Sun, I rise (feat. Ang�elica Garcia) -- Mezzanine tippin' (feat. Teller Bank$, Alfred) -- Run, run, run -- Live! From the kitchen table (feat. Ghais Guevara) -- Tyler, forever -- Dedicated to tar feather (feat. Anjimile) -- The story so far (interlude) -- The story so far (feat. Seline Haze) -- Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? (feat. Ms. Jaylin Brown).
Summary:
Dixon calls the late Toni Morrison the greatest rapper of all time; and the way he tackles topics like survival, violence, and religion within the expansive landscape of the Black experience, evokes her novels. It is from the title of Morrison's Beloved trilogy where he finds the title of his new album with City Slang Records. Musically his household was defined by "artists whose first name was Mary," including Mary J. Blige and gospel duo Mary Mary. Discovering Outkast was formative for Dixon, deepening his love for hip-hop while he also grew curious about the more theatrical rock of groups of the day, bands like My Chemical Romance and Panic! With time, his music became his primary means of self-expression, whether discussing Blackness or his own relationship with healing. Across his next releases, his style evolved, and his confidence grew, especially when it came to live instrumentation.
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