Author: Marcus Norris

If you had a chance to read my first article in the first issue of this amazing magazine, you already know how much I love diving into the intersection of music and mental health. Music has healing properties. It has this amazing way of lifting us up, grounding us or even pushing us forward when we need it. It’s the universal language by which we all communicate and has this uncanny ability to meet us exactly where we are.

On Juneteenth of this year (2024), rapper Kendrick Lamar hosted a concert called “The Pop Out: Ken and Friends.” This concert came in the wake of one of the biggest rap beefs of all time—and the biggest of this generation—Kendrick Lamar vs. Drake.