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EPISODE · Mar 23, 2026 · 28 MIN

This Ain't Texas: Country Music is a Historically Black Artform

from Getting Deep with a PhD and a JD · host Nicki Lee

Although there are many black artists currently creating and performing country music, leave it to Beyonce to make it a topic of discussion. Nicki and Kimmie dig deep into the roots of country music and its start from slaves from West Africa and their use of the banjo.

Although there are many black artists currently creating and performing country music, leave it to Beyonce to make it a topic of discussion. Nicki and Kimmie dig deep into the roots of country music and its start from slaves from West Africa and their use of the banjo.

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Although there are many black artists currently creating and performing country music, leave it to Beyonce to make it a topic of discussion. Nicki and Kimmie dig deep into the roots of country music and its start from slaves from West Africa and...

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