Featured image courtesy of @itsoktobesober TiaCorine’s debut album, CORINIAN, is a study in controlled chaos—confident, eclectic, and fully realized. Released on Oct. 10, the 17-track project features a roster of collaborators that includes Flo Milli, Saweetie, Wiz Khalifa, Smino, J.I.D., and Pouya, with production credits from Kenny Beats, Hit-Boy, and others. Across the … [Read more...] about TiaCorine’s CORINIAN: The Fall Album to Get Lifted To
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Slowing Down to Feel More: A Q&A with Singer-Songwriter Sunnie Allen
Photos by Baron Joestar For singer-songwriter Sunnie Allen, cannabis isn’t about escapism—it’s about presence. The New Jersey-born musician has been releasing music since she was 15, creating warm sonic space for listeners navigating life’s transitions. Her sound, shaped by influences like Lauryn Hill, Amy Winehouse, and Kid Cudi, holds space for those who’ve weathered … [Read more...] about Slowing Down to Feel More: A Q&A with Singer-Songwriter Sunnie Allen
Pass the Mic, Pass the Joint: How Hip-Hop Got Loud About Weed
Photo credit: Batiste Safont Rap and cannabis go together like Snoop and Martha Stewart: unexpectedly perfect, deeply symbiotic, and somehow only getting stronger with age. But hip-hop's lyrical relationship with cannabis wasn't always an open book. From the early '80s, when rappers had to be more discreet than a dealer's burner phone, to today's era where selling cannabis … [Read more...] about Pass the Mic, Pass the Joint: How Hip-Hop Got Loud About Weed
High Notes: Powers Pleasant Talks Pushing Boundaries and Genre-Blurring Sound
Featured image by Gianni Gallant Music and cannabis share a remarkable ability to enhance our experiences, inviting us to connect more deeply with ourselves and the world around us. Collectively, they create a space for reflection, creativity, and pleasure. High Notes explores the intersections of music and cannabis, highlighting the records that elevate the … [Read more...] about High Notes: Powers Pleasant Talks Pushing Boundaries and Genre-Blurring Sound
The Sound of Smoke: Jazz, Cannabis, and the Birth of Cool
Photo courtesy of JP Jazz Archive The First Notes: Tea Pads, Late Nights, and the Jazz Underground It’s 1927, and the air inside Pod’s and Jerry’s on 133rd Street in New York is thick with cigarette smoke, laughter, and something a little sweeter—the scent of burning gage. The Harlem club, officially known as the Capitol Club, is packed wall to wall with musicians and … [Read more...] about The Sound of Smoke: Jazz, Cannabis, and the Birth of Cool