Flower Boy by Sean SalmonsPosted on February 14, 2021February 12, 2021 How Tyler the Creator and Frank Ocean challenge contemporary conceptualizations of Black queer men in hip-hop. Interdisciplinary SeminarResearch21st century A Seat at Our Table gender hip hop lgbtq masculinity music sexuality
I Miss the Old Kanye by Sean SalmonsPosted on May 27, 2020 A meditation on my relationship with Kanye West's discography. CriticismIndependent Projecthip hop music Rap
If It Wasn’t For Wayne, It Wouldn’t Be by Sean SalmonsPosted on March 20, 2020February 21, 2023 An analytical look at the career and influence surrounding one of the most iconic names in music. CriticismIndependent Projecthip hop music Rap
Awkward Pasts, Odd Futures by Sean SalmonsPosted on February 12, 2019April 6, 2021 Eight years after the release of Tyler, The Creator's "Yonkers," the skateboarding teenagers from Ladera Heights, who liked eating roaches and pissing off authority, are cited as one of the most influential groups of the decade. CriticismFirst-Year Writing Seminarmusic music history