Today the Supreme Court is hearing the case of Damon Landor, a Rastafarian man whose locs were shaved while in prison.

The Court has leaned toward religious freedom in recent years, but mostly for Christian cases. Let’s see if that same energy applies here.

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Julian, Stephen, Damian, Ky-Mani, and Ziggy Marley have carved out their own spaces in music and culture. This piece walks through their individual vibes and how they expand the Marley legacy in their own voices.

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Run-D.M.C. brought guitars to the block and hip hop to the world. This is the moment it all shifted.

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We didn’t want to lose conscious hip hop — it was replaced.

New from Echo Simone:

Dilution by Design - The story of how the culture got monetized, muted, and sold back to us.

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Missy "Work It"

As soon as I hear it, I’m on the floor. What’s your track that makes the whole party move?

In 1989, Public Enemy didn’t just make noise — they made purpose.

The Anthem. The Outcry. The Awakening.

Read the full Echo Simone essay:
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I usually write soul-stirring music essays.
Today? I’m talking about adulthood & why it still doesn’t feel official.
(Bills? Paid. Identity? TBD.)

✍🏽 “Things I’m Unlearning as I Get Older”
A little humor, a little truth, and zero shame about watching Netflix all weekend.

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Next week, I’m releasing a 3-part series on how hip hop once taught, armed, and awakened us—and how the industry silenced that message. Truth was replaced by spectacle. The mic became a muzzle. This is about what we had—and how it was taken. medium.com/@echo.simone...

Two generations. One purpose.
From Gil Scott-Heron to Kendrick Lamar — voices that testify, resist, and reflect.
New from Echo Simone Notes.

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