Kiana Fitzgerald
Kiana Fitzgerald is a freelance music journalist, cultural critic, and DJ. She writes for the world from deep in the heart of Texas.
-
Through her career, Bey has shown that there are more levels to her artistry than we could have imagined. And she's using those levels to delve further into her personalized elevation of black women. -
Chance the Rapper and A Tribe Called Quest received deserved accolades, but there were many more rap records worthy of celebration this year. -
This year's AfroPunk Festival in Brooklyn features artists who are expanding the universe of punk and ideas about who belongs there. -
We could all use a little extra light, with just a hint of cheesiness. That's exactly what the Brooklyn duo offers in its new video.
-
The powerhouse singer and her army of beautifully diverse women turn out a post-apocalyptic land.
-
The Brooklyn DJ's final installment of her curated mixtape series is a patient journey toward personal excellence, crafted with a steady hand and a discerning ear fixed to the streets.
-
The Brooklyn rapper-producer's latest instrumental album is evenly weighted from front to back. There's never an off moment — or even a precarious one.
-
With her new, scaled-back style, the New Jersey singer-songwriter proves that she can strip away the frills and still make us feel all of the emotions.
-
The new "it" guy of that place where R&B and hip-hop overlap showed why he's attracted so much attention at NPR Music's SXSW showcase at Stubb's.
-
The R&B stalwart has long vibrated on a different wavelength than do his contemporaries; in a turbulent, bruising world, he's stayed rock-steady.
