Sequoia Holmes on Black Alternative Culture, Paramore and The Emo Era
The ‘Black People Love Paramore’ creator joins Donwill for a conversation about pop punk nostalgia, Disney Channel, Nickelodeon and the evolving relationship between rap, rock and alternative music.
Sequoia Holmes — culture critic, SiriusXM host and creator of Black People Love Paramore podcast — joins Donwill for a conversation about Black alternative culture, pop punk nostalgia and the intersections between rap, rock and internet culture.
On this week’s episode of The Almanac of Rap, Holmes reflects on growing up as a Black Paramore fan during the emo era and why artists like Paramore, Fall Out Boy, Coldplay and Panic! at the Disco resonated with Black listeners despite often being excluded from mainstream conversations about Black music culture.
The conversation also explores the evolution of alternative music, the decline of rock bands in the streaming era, and how artists like Rico Nasty, Tierra Whack, Lil Uzi Vert and Teezo Touchdown continue blurring the lines between rap, punk, pop and internet culture.
Holmes breaks down:
Why Black audiences connected deeply with Paramore.
The influence of Nickelodeon and Disney Channel on a generation of music fans.
Miley Cyrus’ rap era and how it holds up years later.
How alternative hip-hop continues reshaping genre boundaries
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