Iwatched history unfold at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) on Friday (Sept. 19), and let’s just say trap music never looked more regal. Grand Marnier and multi-platinum rapper, Future , transformed BAM’s historic Howard Gilman Opera House into a stage where Hip-Hop, ballet, and high fashion collided in celebration of his 2015 album Dirty Sprite 2 .

DS2 Remixed: The Ballet was curated to perfection as a one-night-only spectacle reimagining Future’s triple-platinum album, through the lens of Emmy Award-winner Ebony Williams ’ choreography and LaQuan Smith ’s couture designs. As a Black woman who’s never stepped foot in a ballet recital — or could hardly name more than one Black ballerina beyond Misty Copeland — I felt emotional watching a stage filled with world-class B

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