Former Editor In Chief Ivie Ani sits down with the legendary Naomi Campbell for an exclusive interview for AMAKA Studio.
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A round table discussion on MSG Networks where some of Africa's most influential voices in media, music, and entertainment discuss the cultural impact and significance of Burna Boy’s 2022 headlining show at Madison Square Garden.
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Ivie Ani performs the opening voiceover with Burna Boy for his sold out Madison Square Garden show in New York City on April 28, 2022. The Grammy Award winner made history as the first African artist to headline MSG.
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On this episode, Ivie Ani dissects the album and her piece, “Diversity Is in the Details: What Beyoncé’s ‘The Lion King: The Gift’ Gets Right and Wrong.”
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For the 5-year anniversary of Beyoncé’s Lemonade, I went on Genius - 'For The Record' to talk about its cultural significance— from then to now & what that could look like in the future.
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For the final episode of their latest series on anthems. We examined how Missy Elliot broke into the pantheon of sports anthems, afrofuturism, and how she changed the scope of who could belong
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Here & Now's Scott Tong speaks with music journalist and cultural critic Ivie Ani about the 2023 BET Awards.
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In the first part of The RapCaviar Podcast's two-week recap for 2022, Jinx is joined by journalists Jordan Rose (Complex), Nadirah Simmons (The Gumbo) and Ivie Ani to debate the year's best hip-hop albums, best rappers, best breakout act, and who had the best comeback.
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NPR 'Here & Now' host Deepa Fernandes speaks with music critic and culture journalist Ivie Ani about Rihanna's Super Bowl halftime performance.
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The 2021 Grammy Awards featured plenty of history-making achievements and thought-provoking performances. Ivie Ani, cultural critic joins New York Times writer Jenna Wortham in conversation for NPR's Here & Now.
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A critical conversation on the role of Hip-Hop in shaping perceptions and realities of Black women’s lives
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Ivie Ani speaks on the rise of Afrobeats in America alongside Fireboy DML, Adekunle Gold, Tunji Balogun, and Dometi Pongo for the "America In Black" TV docu-series on BET and CBS News.
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Ivie Ani interviews beloved singer, Mya, in celebration of the 25th anniversary of her debut album, “Mya.”
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Hip-hop has permeated nearly every facet of popular culture since its inception 50 years ago. As we celebrate five decades of the iconic genre, INPR speaks with journalist and cultural critic Ivie Ani to look back at some of the tracks that defined each decade leading up to now.
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Speaking on Fox 5 & Hot 97’s episode of Street Soldiers on the current women’s movement in Hip-Hop in connection to all of the social movements we’re seeing right now.
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In March 2019, I went on Genius to talk about Megan Thee Stallion.
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After much delay and anticipation, Kanye West released his ninth studio album, titled Jesus Is King.
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