RHYTHM & SOUL

Weekend Frequency Vol. 9 | Hip-Hop Roots, Cosmic Folk, Global Soul Playlist by Jason Vest

by Jason Vest | FUNK & JAZZ, HIP HOP & RAP, MUSIC, RHYTHM & SOUL, WEEKEND PLAYLIST

Richmond gets it. More than any other city in Virginia. So here’s Weekend Frequency, a weekly, reader-curated playlist built for the city, by the city. Weekend Frequency is part revival and part continuation of our RVA Mag Weekend Playlists which we curated...

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