Naima Cochrane @naima

Gen X emissary. Snack aficionado. Storyteller. Industry veteran. Black girl. #MusicSermon. @clivedavisinst. @bma_coalition. naimacochrane.com Uptown Joined September 2009

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Naima Cochrane @naima

a month ago

We're celebrating 52 years of hip hop this week as part of #BlackMusicSummer. The posse cut used to be an epic event, whether it was folks from the same crew or just artists who rocked with each other. What's your ultimate posse cut? (And feel free to add why)!

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Naima Cochrane @naima

2 months ago

Aug 11th was the 52nd anniversary of Cindy Campbell's back-to-school jam, where her big brother DJ Kool Herc looped break beats using a two turntable set up. In honor of hip hop's birthday, share the song(s) you would start with if you were teaching hip hop 101. (And why??)

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Naima Cochrane @naima

2 months ago

This week is the battle royale of music opinions: Covers vs Originals. Let's all admit up front that opinions are usually heavily subjective and based on factors including age/era... but let's argue anyway :). What cover (or covers) do you insist tops the original? (Post both!)

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Naima Cochrane @naima

2 months ago

I did the very first #MusicSermon 8 years ago today - but I deleted the thread lol (when I first started getting takedowns I panicked!) HOWEVER, I revisited and expanded it later. The first sermon before #MusicSermon even had a name: We Danced Hard AF in the 90s

Naima Cochrane @naima

6 years ago

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Naima Cochrane @naima

2 months ago

Today is #MusicSermon's EIGTH ANNIVERSARY!!! 🎂🍾 It all started with a thread about how we danced hard AF in the 90s (and we'll revisit that this week), so it's only appropriate that for Wk 4 of #BlackMusicSummer, you share the songs that have you put in a whole ass work out!

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Naima Cochrane @naima

2 months ago

Another increasingly rare feature in R&B is the monologue. Sometimes artists just had to get the words out plain; singing alone wasn't gonna do it. They needed to emphasize the point! For week 3 of #BlackMusicSummer, share songs where the monologue was the main feature.

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Roy Wood Jr- Ex Jedi @roywoodjr

2 months ago

Willie Brown showed up to my sold out San Francisco shows once & told the door man "Willie Brown on every list" (he was NOT on my list) still they gave him a free ticket. THEN after the show, he came up to my merch table, took a CD w/o paying, then shook my hand and said "You…

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2 months ago

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Naima Cochrane @naima

2 months ago

so apparently some of y'all are posting original clips that became legendary memes, and that's my cue to tip on outta here because the number of people saying "I've never in my whole life seen this video" is stressing me out as a person who's been here since '09