Lawrence Burney

🚨 Extremely excited to share the cover of my debut book, No Sense In Wishing. An essay collection that explores how cultural products—albums, films, community, etc—transform us. It travels from Baltimore to Lagos to NYC and back. Out everywhere July 8 via Atria Books. 😤🦀

Faaaab performance. Entertained from beginning to end. 10/10 storytelling, choreography and stage design. But performing at the superbowl is and never will be an act of resistance. Speaking another colonial language will never be an act of resistance.

if at any point you find yourself aligned with people who would like nothing to do with you and yours, you might need to reconsider.

Signed into twitter for Benito discourse. But instead I see like half of my fellow stolen Africans over here on some “speak English” patriotic bullshit. On behalf of an empire that wouldn’t spit on you if was on fire. 😕

If MIKE ended up on a B Dot list it would mean MIKE doesn't make good music anymore so let's just count that as a blessing

D’Angelo leaves this earthly plane on the same day Greg Tate entered it. May they both rest in Black Genius paradise. Let’s make October 14th a holiday.

hello good people, i am back on this cursed app to share my review of jay elect's 3 new mini projects. great rhyming, dynamic storytelling, fun clips, etc. but way too much caping for diddy pitchfork.com/reviews/albums…

Disappointed in a lotta my skinfolk these past 24 hours.

Administering mercy to someone who would delight in your dehumanization is not a noble act or a display of higher moral standing. It’s delusion at best and Stockholm syndrome at worst. Or just a deep level of dishonesty with self. I suffer from none of the above.

@Slangdini 🫡🫡

@isthatscully Preciate you good brother 🫡

thanks for the inspiration @TrueLaurels - I needed that.

You heard what they said! Big up Rolling Stone and my brother @andrejgee

This is tonight at AG Studios in Manhattan — Turnstile live in convo w/ @TrueLaurels for our new zine launch. RSVP link below.

For @pitchfork’s newest cover story, I spent a little time with the Baltimore hardcore heroes @TURNSTILEHC about their highly anticipated follow up to ‘Glow On’ + the best/worst local diners + living life collaboratively. A very homegrown affair 🦀🫶🏿🏆 pitchfork.com/features/cover…

NBA script writers year after year

Damn shordy. Always liked his energy and intent. Felt more like young Meek than any other Philly rapper I’ve heard before.

Shooty makin it to Druski’s auditions wasn’t how I thought this would play out but hey 😭💪🏿

Druski’s Baltimore episode is my Met Gala

Let’s be clear this is not only a show of force to Hinton but also a threat to the judge presiding over the bond hearing

“Draggin everywhere, ion lack confidence.” youtu.be/5nCUao_fxgA?si…