Artist and producers can definitely learn from each other. Like our guest this week @dinero_sinatra and @theblacklabeltruth speaking on their upcoming album The Mechanic. Full interview link in story and full podcast available where all podcast stream
Be real with your brand, your lifestyle and your truth. We sit down with @dinero_sinatra and @theblacklabeltruth about their upcoming collaboration #themechanic and about the music industry in Houston. These are all opinions. What’s your opinion? Full interview link in story. Full podcast available wherever you stream podcasts
Six years ago, Kevin Barnett (@mrkb__ ) started CoolxDad (@coolxdad ) out of a pandemic, a moment of national grief, and a simple question about what meaningful change could look like from the inside out.
What began as a conversation between fathers has grown into a brick-and-mortar space in Houston’s East River development, a nonprofit that operates like a brand, and a community that feels — by design — like a cookout at your cousin’s house.
. Read the full story by DeVaughn Douglas (@drdougla ), Forward Times Cultural Writer, and view the full photo gallery by William Isaac ( @william.isc ) on the front cover of this week’s edition of the Forward Times or via the link in our bio.
Forward Fam — who in your life has shown up as a father figure, whether or not they had the official title?
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Why people stay silent: Trauma, Trust and Speaking Out
Full episode with @itslebrajolie link in story. Full interview available now where all podcast are available
Austin became a tech hub, East Austin got displaced, and Houston is already watching the same pattern take shape in its own neighborhoods.
“The Cost of Cool: Austin’s Tech Growth and the People Left Behind” started as one writer’s story about how a city became desirable — and became something far more necessary when a single question stopped him cold:
“What about East Austin?” Authors Jon Roberts and Tracye McDaniel (@tracye_mac ) sat down with Forward Times Cultural Writer DeVaughn Douglas to talk about what they found, what they missed at first, and why the lessons of Austin’s growth apply directly to Fifth Ward, Third Ward and Sunnyside right now.
“Growth is not neutral. There’s going to be winners and losers. The key for cities is to ask the question — how do we make sure people still can live in their homes?” — Tracye McDaniel
Read the full feature by DeVaughn Douglas (@drdougla ), Forward Times Cultural Writer, using the link here: https://bit.ly/4u7RFwa
🗣️Forward Fam — what neighborhood in Houston do you think is most at risk of losing its soul to rapid development?
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We had to@pull up on @myhumbleo to chop it up about our album “The Mechanic”. Always appreciate the love @drdougla@thee_averi show us. Please go to iTunes and preorder the album. We appreciate all the love and support
Kenneth Williams — the South Park rapper known as Bigg Fatts (@biggfatts ) — has been building one of the more quietly compelling catalogs in Houston hip-hop for over a decade.
Dense wordplay, layered concepts, food-themed double entendres that go way deeper than the surface.
Projects like Memoirs of the Kitchen Staff, Fatty’s Food Truck, and Table Mana built a loyal audience and landed him on BET and the iTunes charts.
Then came the losses. His father passed while Fatty’s Food Truck was coming together. His label collapsed.
And his own body began to fail him in ways even his doctors didn’t see coming: fluid surrounding his heart, operating at half strength, multiple surgeries, a recovery that halted everything.
Hospital Room Service is what came out on the other side — a cohesive project built on survival and reflection, using the same food-themed vocabulary his fans know but pointed somewhere deeper.
It’s the work of a man who nearly died and came back knowing exactly what kind of music he wants to leave behind, with no interest in chasing visibility when the craft itself is the whole point.
“For me, I have to make music about what I went through, or what I’m going through. It has to be relevant to my life. Otherwise, it’s not music for real.”
Read the full feature by Forward Times Cultural Writer DeVaughn Douglas (@drdougla ) by clicking the link in our bio 🔗
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