Vanilla is Black - Mezcal

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Released April 26, 2024 via Def Jam Recordings, 'Mezcal' is the debut single from Vanilla is Black — a trio composed of Chuck Inglish (co-founder of The Cool Kids), Kevin Roosevelt, and Kenneth Wright. The group occupies a culturally significant intersection: blog-era hip-hop veterans recalibrating toward feel-good R&B and funk in an industry dominated by streaming metrics. Their sound has been described as having…

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Vanilla is Black represents a 2024 crystallization of the neo-soul and feel-good R&B revival, where artists with roots in the 2000s blog-rap era (The Cool Kids, Chuck Inglish) pivot toward genre-fluid, groove-forward music under a major label (Def Jam) while retaining indie sensibilities. 'Mezcal'…