Femi and the Foundation
@femiandfoundation.bsky.social
Washington D.C. Based Hip-Hop, Funk, Soul, and Rock & Roll
peak performance
November 27, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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November 25, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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Yes, we've lost some of my favorite musicians this year. Top of my head Roberta Flack, Garth Hudson, Roy Ayers, Sly, Jimmy Cliff, Brian Wilson, D'Angelo, Jack DeJohnette. I'm sure more I'm forgetting. People whose art has profoundly moved me.
November 25, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Yes, we've lost some of my favorite musicians this year. Top of my head Roberta Flack, Garth Hudson, Roy Ayers, Sly, Jimmy Cliff, Brian Wilson, D'Angelo, Jack DeJohnette. I'm sure more I'm forgetting. People whose art has profoundly moved me.
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thankful every day that i’m on the same planet at the same time as stevie
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
thankful every day that i’m on the same planet at the same time as stevie
too many of these recently. really got to appreciate the great while they are with us
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae singer, actor and cultural icon, dies aged 81
Star of The Harder They Come had hits including You Can Get It If You Really Want and I Can See Clearly Now
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November 25, 2025 at 3:06 AM
too many of these recently. really got to appreciate the great while they are with us
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November 21, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Kendrick on Nosestalgia is one that I think of all the time. His number play is insane.
November 17, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Kendrick on Nosestalgia is one that I think of all the time. His number play is insane.
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old but it is always the first to mind:
Pharoahe Monch on "Bring It On" from Organized Konfusion
Pharoahe Monch on "Bring It On" from Organized Konfusion
November 19, 2025 at 11:40 AM
old but it is always the first to mind:
Pharoahe Monch on "Bring It On" from Organized Konfusion
Pharoahe Monch on "Bring It On" from Organized Konfusion
plenty of top ten list convos about artists but don't see as many about verses. which 16s would make your top ten list? some that come to mind:
Inspectah Deck on "Triumph"
Jadakiss on "Milestone" by Smoke DZA
Holocaust on "Holocaust (Silkworm)" RZA
Vinnie Paz on "Blood Runs Cold" Jedi Mind Tricks
Inspectah Deck on "Triumph"
Jadakiss on "Milestone" by Smoke DZA
Holocaust on "Holocaust (Silkworm)" RZA
Vinnie Paz on "Blood Runs Cold" Jedi Mind Tricks
November 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
plenty of top ten list convos about artists but don't see as many about verses. which 16s would make your top ten list? some that come to mind:
Inspectah Deck on "Triumph"
Jadakiss on "Milestone" by Smoke DZA
Holocaust on "Holocaust (Silkworm)" RZA
Vinnie Paz on "Blood Runs Cold" Jedi Mind Tricks
Inspectah Deck on "Triumph"
Jadakiss on "Milestone" by Smoke DZA
Holocaust on "Holocaust (Silkworm)" RZA
Vinnie Paz on "Blood Runs Cold" Jedi Mind Tricks
what's the present day equivalent of Dizzy Gillespie having a feature on Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium?
November 14, 2025 at 5:57 PM
what's the present day equivalent of Dizzy Gillespie having a feature on Stevie Wonder's Original Musiquarium?
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“Great things start in little rooms” André 3000
lots of snark about Andre 3000's jazz flute era but it's like Herbie Hancock's robot voice lectures: when you've given this much to music you get to do what you want. that's just the rules
OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
November 9, 2025 at 1:58 PM
“Great things start in little rooms” André 3000
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I am on the side of supporting the jazz flute era. Outkast earned that spot in the Hall Of Fame and Andre 3000 proved that he can do anything musically that he wants to do.
November 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I am on the side of supporting the jazz flute era. Outkast earned that spot in the Hall Of Fame and Andre 3000 proved that he can do anything musically that he wants to do.
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I actually really like New Blue Sun. But 1) I like jazz and 2) though I didn’t agree with his assessment that he was too old to rap, going from rap legend to flute is just so unique, how could I not give it an earnest shot
lots of snark about Andre 3000's jazz flute era but it's like Herbie Hancock's robot voice lectures: when you've given this much to music you get to do what you want. that's just the rules
OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
November 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
I actually really like New Blue Sun. But 1) I like jazz and 2) though I didn’t agree with his assessment that he was too old to rap, going from rap legend to flute is just so unique, how could I not give it an earnest shot
lots of snark about Andre 3000's jazz flute era but it's like Herbie Hancock's robot voice lectures: when you've given this much to music you get to do what you want. that's just the rules
OutKast is inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame:
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
“We started in a little room. Great things start in little rooms”
November 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
lots of snark about Andre 3000's jazz flute era but it's like Herbie Hancock's robot voice lectures: when you've given this much to music you get to do what you want. that's just the rules
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see y'all at Adams Morgan Porchfest! new music, new roster...
October 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
see y'all at Adams Morgan Porchfest! new music, new roster...
see yall tomorrow at Porchfest!
Halloween costume contests (with prizes ranging from $2,000 to hotel stays), bar crawls, pumpkin carving, karaoke and events dominate our calendar, but we also recommend:
• Dia de los Muertos
• AdMo PorchFest
• DC Zinefest
• DC Print Fest
Gift link: wapo.st/433WDyq
• Dia de los Muertos
• AdMo PorchFest
• DC Zinefest
• DC Print Fest
Gift link: wapo.st/433WDyq
The 45 best things to do in D.C. this weekend and next week
Halloween parties and costume contests fill this week’s agenda, but don’t overlook Adams Morgan PorchFest, D.C. Zinefest or the Double Exposure Film Festival.
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November 1, 2025 at 12:16 AM
see yall tomorrow at Porchfest!
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"Aretha covered his song and now it's hers" is an acceptable obituary in my opinion.
October 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
"Aretha covered his song and now it's hers" is an acceptable obituary in my opinion.
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I wish I knew who said it, but someone said it must have been tough to be a musician in the 60s. You never knew when Aretha was gonna cover your song, and now it's hers; nothing you can do about it.
October 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I wish I knew who said it, but someone said it must have been tough to be a musician in the 60s. You never knew when Aretha was gonna cover your song, and now it's hers; nothing you can do about it.
hard to top Aretha Franklin's cover of "Respect"
Locked in an endless conversation about cover songs this weekend and yet I crave more — so, what’s your favorite cover song?
October 26, 2025 at 7:03 PM
hard to top Aretha Franklin's cover of "Respect"
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we're prepping for Adams Morgan Porchfest next weekend (and maybe learning about bats...). see y'all there
What are you doing this weekend? 🦇 👻 🎃
Get into the spooky spirit with Halloween adventures for all ages — a witchy dance party at @blackcatdc.bsky.social, a lesson about bats at @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social, a fundraiser show for @girlsrockdc.bsky.social, and more
Get into the spooky spirit with Halloween adventures for all ages — a witchy dance party at @blackcatdc.bsky.social, a lesson about bats at @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social, a fundraiser show for @girlsrockdc.bsky.social, and more
13 things to do around D.C. this weekend
Get into the spooky spirit this weekend with horror films, witchy dance parties, and Halloween adventures for all ages.
51st.news
October 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
we're prepping for Adams Morgan Porchfest next weekend (and maybe learning about bats...). see y'all there
we're prepping for Adams Morgan Porchfest next weekend (and maybe learning about bats...). see y'all there
What are you doing this weekend? 🦇 👻 🎃
Get into the spooky spirit with Halloween adventures for all ages — a witchy dance party at @blackcatdc.bsky.social, a lesson about bats at @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social, a fundraiser show for @girlsrockdc.bsky.social, and more
Get into the spooky spirit with Halloween adventures for all ages — a witchy dance party at @blackcatdc.bsky.social, a lesson about bats at @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social, a fundraiser show for @girlsrockdc.bsky.social, and more
13 things to do around D.C. this weekend
Get into the spooky spirit this weekend with horror films, witchy dance parties, and Halloween adventures for all ages.
51st.news
October 24, 2025 at 10:48 AM
we're prepping for Adams Morgan Porchfest next weekend (and maybe learning about bats...). see y'all there
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My band Ekko Astral is releasing our first song in a year — “horseglue” — this Wednesday on @topshelfrecords.com.
It is a deeply personal call for moral courage aimed directly at the beltway media elite.
Share this widely & brace yrselves, this is the hardest song we’ve ever dropped. 📰 🩸
It is a deeply personal call for moral courage aimed directly at the beltway media elite.
Share this widely & brace yrselves, this is the hardest song we’ve ever dropped. 📰 🩸
“horseglue” by Ekko Astral out October 22, 2025 on Topshelf Records. IF IT BLEEDS IT LEADS
YouTube video by Ekko Astral
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October 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
My band Ekko Astral is releasing our first song in a year — “horseglue” — this Wednesday on @topshelfrecords.com.
It is a deeply personal call for moral courage aimed directly at the beltway media elite.
Share this widely & brace yrselves, this is the hardest song we’ve ever dropped. 📰 🩸
It is a deeply personal call for moral courage aimed directly at the beltway media elite.
Share this widely & brace yrselves, this is the hardest song we’ve ever dropped. 📰 🩸
see y'all at Adams Morgan Porchfest! new music, new roster...
October 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
see y'all at Adams Morgan Porchfest! new music, new roster...