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Jenni Moore
Jenni Moore is a former music editor and hip-hop columnist and current freelancer at The Portland Mercury. She also writes about comedy, cannabis, movies, TV, and her hatred of taxidermy.
Posted inMusic
Today in Beyoncé: Watch the New Trailer for Homecoming, the Queen’s Upcoming Netflix Doc
Netflix Today Netflix dropped the trailer for Homecoming, a documentary that’ll provide an in-depth, behind-the-scenes glimpse of what went into Beyoncé’s earth-shattering Coachella performance (dubbed Beychella) last year. The trailer features inspiring voiceover from Dr. Maya Angelou about purpose, telling the truth, and being a kind, generous representative of the human race. While Beyoncé’s Beychella […]
Posted inFood and Drink
Meet Little Bean, the New Chickpea Ice Cream Shop In the Pearl
Yes, really. On Little Bean‘s very first day in business at their Pearl District location, the shop looked the way I’m used to Portland’s ice cream shops looking: slammed, with too much sampling going on. But Little Bean’s ice cream doesn’t involve cream at all, and their marketing materials often feature their flavors with the […]
Posted inSneaker Wave
The Latest in Portland Hip-Hop: The Thesis, a XRAY.fm Fundraiser, and Three New Drops from Local Artists
CORY FREY // CORYFREY.COM April is low-key one of my favorite months, and it’s actually because of all the raindrops (and those blossoming trees). Winter is melting, and the Portland hip-hop waves are getting warmer by the week. It’s probably about time to poke our heads out and dip our toes back in the water. […]
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The Latest in Portland Hip-Hop
The Thesis, a Hip-Hop Fundraiser, and Three New Drops from Local Artists
The latest in Portland hip-hop.
Posted inSneaker Wave
The Latest in Portland Hip-Hop: New Music from Blossom, ePP, SamuelThe1st, and More
<img src="https://media2.fdncms.com/portmerc/imager/u/original/26149404/1552519549-blossom-careersiucide.jpg" alt="Blossom’s Career Suicide album art” title=”Blossom’s Career Suicide album art”> Blossom’s Career Suicide album art There’s a lot going on this month, and there’s no way I could possibly fit all of it into this column. Nonetheless, here’s some dope shit that’s happening. A Beat Happening: Amenta Abioto, Kokio, ThomasHenry, Emcee Dimension Calling […]
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The Latest in Portland Hip-Hop
A Beat Happening, a Mish-Mash Show, and Several New Local Releases
The latest in Portland hip-hop.
Posted inCannabis
Nicole Kennedy Is on a Mission to Diversify the Cannabis Industry
Meg Nanna When Green Hop opened its doors last year and became the first hip-hop-themed pot shop in the nation, it was cause for celebration. But its opening also exposed an embarrassing truth: There’s only one Black-owned dispensary in Portland. Green Hop co-owner Nicole Kennedy entered the cannabis industry in 2016 with the idea of […]
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Four New Hip-Hop and R&B Works from Local Womxn, Nonbinary, and Black Artists
Karma Rivera Miss Lopez Media With new videos from Maarquii and Karma Rivera and tracks by TYuS and Eso.Xo.Supreme, here’s the latest in Portland hip-hop and R&B. Karma Rivera, “TOG”Karma Rivera recently posted a hard-to-ignore lyric video for a song called “TOG,” which stands for “That’s on God.” Produced by Deadbrainz and Jack Kennedy, “TOG” […]
Posted inVisual Art
Eight Black Artists Worth Following (and Supporting) On Etsy
Self portrait Jamila Clarke Welp, Black History Month is nearly over. Not only is it the shortest month of the year, but since it’s also awards show season and when the NBA All Star Game happens, it flies by extra quickly. But the fact of the matter is: We should all be honoring Black history […]
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The Latest in Portland Hip-Hop
Celebrating Four New Hip-Hop and R&B Works from Local Womxn, Nonbinary, and Black Artists
Celebrating four new hip-hop and R&B works from local womxn, nonbinary, and Black artists.
Posted inFeature
With Side Yard Farm, Stacey Givens Invites Her Community to the Table
With Side Yard Farm, Stacey Givens invites her community to the table.