Music is possibly one of the most essential aspects of life, branching across all cultures and languages and appropriate for all kinds of occasions. It can fuel a shot of motivation – like from blasting some Kendrick Lamar before a gym workout – or break your heart (it’s normal to have a sad song playlist, right?).

But music is not only the individual’s experience of it – that’s the beauty of interpretation and discussion, as well as dances, concerts, raves, covers, sampling, genre hybrids, and all of the culture surrounding it.

So let’s talk.