The Butter Liner Notes: Grand Opening, Grand Closing
"I don’t think you can ever retire from art. You either do it or you don’t. And if you can’t do it here, you do it elsewhere."
mensah demary
The Butter 
The Butter Liner Notes: Missing Afropunk
mensah demary's latest Liner Notes column for The Butter.
Music Liner Notes: Drake, Dre, and French Music
mensah demary's latest Liner Notes column for The Butter.
Music Liner Notes: Waiting for Frank Ocean
mensah demary writes about waiting for Frank Ocean's new album in his latest Liner Notes column for The Butter.
Family Liner Notes: The Bridge: On Music and Memory
The Butter's mensah demary on how music often serves as a bridge to his memories, his brothers, and past versions of himself.
The Butter Liner Notes: A Departure
In his Liner Notes column for The Butter, mensah demary considers marriage equality, the eulogy for Rev. Pinckney, and the brave actions of Bree Newsome.
The Butter Liner Notes: Erykah Badu’s Mama’s Gun
mensah demary considers Erykah Badu's 'Mama's Gun' in the latest edition of his Liner Notes column for The Butter.
Music Liner Notes: Alice Coltrane’s Journey in Satchidananda
mensah demary writes about Alice Coltrane in his 'Liner Notes' column for The Butter.
The Butter Liner Notes: On Sound & Color by Alabama Shakes
mensah demary reflects on Alabama Shakes' album 'Sound and Color' in his latest Liner Notes column for The Butter.
Movies Liner Notes: A Case for Soundtracks: Interstellar
mensah demary reflects on the strengths of the 'Interstellar' soundtrack in this week's Liner Notes column for The Butter.
Family Liner Notes: Undun
mensah demary writes about family and Undun, The Roots' tenth album, in his latest Liner Notes column for The Butter.
The Butter Liner Notes: Traveling Music
mensah demary's latest Liner Notes column for The Butter.
The Butter Liner Notes: “To Pimp a Butterfly”
mensah demary considers Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp a Butterfly" in his Liner Notes column for The Butter.
Music Liner Notes: The Light: On Common’s Like Water for Chocolate
mensah demary reflects on love, loss, and Common's 2000 album 'Like Water for Chocolate' in his latest Liner Notes column for The Butter.
The Butter Liner Notes: If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late
In his Liner Notes column for The Butter, mensah demary writes about Drake's 'If You're Reading This It's Too Late.'
