5 More Urban Music Creatives, Curators and Brands to Follow on Social Media
In 2017 and 2018, I posted 2 articles about creatives, curators and brands to follow on social media. Since then, more individuals and brands have been sharing informative information on social media. The third list of this collective consists of a few of my favorite creatives and curators from 2019. I’ve enjoyed most of these creatives via Instagram, but a few have been on Twitter. Learn about what makes them amazing to follow below:
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Adrian Younge
Musician, Producer, composer
Los Angeles based producer, composer and musician Adrian Younge is currently a favorite of mine to follow on Instagram. The former law school professor and co-creator of The Midnight Hour, a music collective that includes A Tribe Called Quest’s Ali Shaheed Muhammad, encourages creatives to be better by pushing artists to spend 3 hours a day for 30 days on their instrument. The IGTV videos, hashtagged the #adrianyoungechallenge, are intellectually-shaped conversations around topics of discipline, honesty, completion, confidence and more in relation to creativity.
Find him and learn more about his work via Instagram.
Photo accessed via Trinidad James’ Instagram page.
Trinidad James
Rapper and host
For the entire year of 2019 (minus a few days, I believe), Trinidad James recorded and posted videos about various topics, including self-discovery, growth, creativity, and more on his Instagram page. I was pleasantly excited to follow and watch much of the year’s videos. It wasn’t only about seeing the rapper, curator, and host post everyday — he was consistent and used his platform to encourage thought, creativity and positivity.
Check out Trinidad’s new music, visuals, and more via Instagram.
Photo accessed via Naima Cochrane’s website.
Naima Cochrane
Music marketer, curator & journalist
I always trust the opinions and knowledge that black women provide in terms of the music industry. Naima Cochrane’s voice is one of them. Naima’s extensive music knowledge from her work in the industry — which included behind the scenes work with Maxwell, Beyoncé, and John Legend, to name a few —manifested into “music sermons” that she hosts on Twitter. These sermons are mostly about hip-hop and R&B: the artists, the decades in music, different subgenres, and more.
Follow Naima on Twitter and check out a few of the #MusicSermons of the past here.
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Kevin Ross
singer-songwriter
After DC native Kevin Ross decided to leave Motown Records and start his own independent label, Art Society Music Group, I saw him more on my timeline. I appreciated the singer-songwriter even more due to his acapella mashups on Instagram and YouTube, filled with sounds like 90s music, cartoon theme songs (this one’s my favorite!), and more. Kevin released his recent EP, Audacity, Vol.1, on January 31 via EMPIRE.
Photo accessed via Stacy Epps’ Twitter.
Stacy Epps
singer-songwriter & attorney
Soul singer and Atlanta native Stacy Epps started her career as a singer-songwriter. However, she used her passion for learning the industry to attend law school, become an attorney for fellow creatives, and start her own firm, the Epps Firm. The firm represents artists and creative entities, including MF Doom and Iman Omari. Recently, Epps started a series on Instagram called Music Business Activist, where she gives brief advice to creatives about the music business.
Follow Stacy on Instagram and visit her law firm’s website.
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