I Really Mean It
Korede Kaneto AkinseteNotes on art, music, and culture from Lagos to Brooklyn. Range, references, and opinions included.
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Show Dem Camp & the Case for Lo-Fi Writing
It’s 2026 and apparently, we’re in a literacy crisis. But like, who said det?
If you let big media tell it ~~or the editor at redacted who rejected my stellar longform pitch~~ , nobody is reading or writing anymore. Attention spans are shr...
Move Over "Detty December", There's a New Bombshell in Town
As Q4 settles in, it’s officially high season in Nigeria, with the continent taking center stage on the global social calendar. While the masses dust off their “Detty December” playlists, October and November have quietly become favourites...
There's Something About Tyla
This conversation will frustrate you so here’s a digital amuse-bouche :)
Cardi in court is currently my favourite sitcom
All good?
The internet ~~and I say internet because I don’t hear these conversations offline~~ is in a tizzy over T...
This Is Culturally Inappropriate
By now, readers of this newsletter have been inundated with takes about the new Clipse album. This assumption is based solely on the fact that I expect this community to have taste. From lyric breakdowns to Malice lore, Let God Sort ‘Em Out...
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GP are you with me? *Kirk Franklin voice
I’ve been off tending to the things that fund my lifestyle and travel habits (read: work), but I’ve missed this little corner of longform thought and culture analysis. That, and I’ve been accosted b...
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