Amani Bin Shikhan
Freelance writer.
Toronto-based. Interested in cultures, structures, people and diaspora.
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ontheaside.com
AlunaGeorge are just getting started
We talked to the British duo about their natural dance-o-meter and writing music from an honest place.
Noisey
Daniel Caesar's Holy Devotion to Love on 'Freudian'
On his debut record, the Toronto singer finds himself at the centre of his own reckoning.
FASHION Magazine
Why Are Internet-Famous Beauty Brands Dewing the Most Right Now?
Chasing authenticity in the marketing world is a tricky thing.
Noisey
Aminé‘s World of Fun Is Good for All of Us
The young Portland artist is more than a one-hit wonder. Bananas, anyone?
Noisey
"Bodak Yellow" Is Just the Beginning of Cardi B's Reign - Noisey
With "Bodak Yellow," Cardi B has stepped out from being a social media star and established herself as a rapper to be taken seriously.
Noisey
'All Eyez On Me' and The Danger in Worshiping Our Idols
The 'All Eyez On Me' doc is not the first or last rehashing of Pac’s legacy. But when will it end?
The Ringer
How Kelela Found Her Voice
The R&B singer talks about her forthcoming debut album, ‘Take Me Apart,’ the black women who have shaped her, and her place within the vast genre
genius.com
How SZA's 'Ctrl' Transformed Toiled Time Into Gold
Her debut album is what happens when you’ve had enough of not being enough.
genius.com
Drake's 'More Life' Is A Glimpse Into Toronto's Complicated Culture
The playlist documents a memory in the making for the city's most neglected corner.
Noisey
It's Time for SZA to Take Her Throne
A primer on SZA's career thus far, and why it's important to stay in her corner.
CBC
How Drake's music flips the script on cultural appropriation
A conversation on Drake, culture, and Toronto on CBC Radio One with Nora Young of CBC's The Current.
FASHION Magazine
Is Casting Diverse Models Just a Trend?
A critique of fashion's diversity problem and the casting agencies who are trying to make it a better, more inclusive space.
Noisey
Drake’s ‘More Life’ Is an Undeniable, Lovable Global Smash
Diaspora Drake is the best Drake—and also the most natural.
Teen Vogue
How These Black YouTubers Are Changing the Beauty Vlogging Space
In “The Beautiful Ones”, a Real Life Mag essay by poet and essayist Momtaza Mehri, the aesthetics of blackness and black beauty in the online world are described simply: “There are bodies, or beauties, that the world does not make space for. We know and live this. To counter that, these bodies have created their own alternatives online.”
food52
9 Black Chefs, Cooks, and Bloggers Changing the Way We Think About Food
Black creative peoples, especially, have shown just how powerful the internet—and even more specifically, social media like Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and blogging platforms—can be for innovative career-building that changes the traditionalist ways that we think about food and new media.