Watch The Trailer For Netflix’s Nina Simone Documentary

Nina Simone died in 2003, but her voice continues to echo into the present. There are dozens of examples of contemporary songs that sample Simone’s music, most notably when Kanye West excerpted Simone’s version of “Strange Fruit” in the haunting, pitch-shifted sample heard on Yeezus highlight “Blood On The Leaves.” Kanye’s choice to include that […]

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