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Gianna Horcher | Graphic Artist

The hidden gems of New York Fashion Week | It’s All Been Done Before

Erica Schwartz February 12, 2025
Overall, New York Fashion Week was an incredible experience that I will truly never forget. I’d love to be able to go again and see even more designers. My goal for next year though— network my way to the Council of Fashion Designers of America’s exclusive runway shows.
Sik-K

REVIEW: Sik-K ‘Pop A Lot’ North America tour

Rachel Zhong March 23, 2023
Three months ago, my friend and I found Sik-K’s Boston concert a big surprise. A Korean hip-hop artist with enough fan base and funds to perform in other northeast cities besides New York City excited me.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

Pleading for a visual hip-hop album | Sing About Me

Aidan Mega February 5, 2023
Why don't visual albums exist within the scope of hip-hop — especially considering its stature as the pinnacle of musical storytelling?
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Graphic Artist

Ye’s contradictory, hateful statements ignite a media fire, intentionally | Editorial

Editors October 6, 2022
Ye's stunt at Paris Fashion Week caused a lot of uproar. How do we move forward, and how should we understand his art?
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | DFP Staff

PnB Rock’s Death Should Incentivize Labels to Protect Their Artists | Sing About Me

Aidan Mega September 15, 2022
Widely acclaimed rappers continue to die as their labels fail to effectively protect them, according to Aiden Mega.
Unmasked: What music have you been listening to lately?

Unmasked: What music have you been listening to lately?

Veronica Thompson April 20, 2022

Unmasked is the storytelling podcast that uncovers the thoughts, feelings and voices of the BU Community. Today’s prompt was — what kind of music have you been listening to lately? Click...

Smaran Ramidi / DFP Staff

Sing About Me: If you want Roddy Ricch to return to form, stop living in the past

Aidan Mega February 15, 2022

If you ask the layman trap connoisseur to recall what set the decade in motion, most wouldn’t look back on a ball dropping or the rumbling noise of Times Square as Ryan Seacrest smiled for the cameras.  As...

Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

EDITORIAL: Tragedy at Astroworld reveals faults in concert organization

Editors November 8, 2021
Questions have been raised about why the incidents at Astroworld unfolded — and who, exactly, is to blame.
Yvonne Tang/DFP STAFF

Philosophical Soup: Like the art, hate the artist

Max Ferrandino April 8, 2021
Problematic artists like Kanye West can be valued and criticized at the same time.
the sound of boston university playlist on spotify

‘The Sound of Boston University’ provides 100-song snapshot into life at BU

Emma Vacirca March 15, 2021
The Spotify playlist "The Sound of Boston University,” curated from student listening patterns, spans a variety of genres and artists. For some students, it represents the “calm in the midst of city life.”
if i fall by baby cate spotify album

Local independent artist Baby Cate releases new single, hopes to grow platform

Ramsey Khalifeh March 3, 2021
Boston-area artist "Baby Cate" released her new single “If I Fall” Friday. A musician since she was four years old, she said the song writing for the single came naturally.

Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy snubs expose racial biases

Sophia Yakumithis February 18, 2021
Because of apparent racial biases, musicians have taken to social media to call out the Recording Academy’s decisions. One of the most well-known manifestations of this is in the career of Kendrick Lamar.
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