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About Okayplayer

Okayplayer is a division of AREYA MEDIA Inc.

Originally launched in 1999, Okayplayer is the original progressive music site and maintains its position as the premier digital destination for music and culture connoisseurs worldwide.

Okayplayer delivers a full spectrum of groundbreaking coverage that serves as a gateway to multi-faceted cultures and communities. Well established as the gold standard in music media, Okayplayer utilizes its influential voice to define and create the cutting edge content that chronicles sound, culture, film, arts, politics, and more.

Okayplayer was first created and launched by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Angela “Stress” Nissel in 1998 out of their respective bedrooms in West Philadelphia. The website’s official anniversary is February 23, 1999, the same day The Roots released their fourth studio album Things Fall Apart.

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CONTENT

Geo Hagan

Head of Newsletters + Special Projects, Okayplayer

Peter A. Berry

Editorial Director, Okayplayer

Robby Seabrook III

Staff Writer

Joseph Turuseta

Social Media Director

AUDIENCE + GROWTH

Hassan Spruill

Audience Development Manager

OPERATIONS

Armelle Crump

VP of Operations

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Okayplayer is the innovative, artistic and progressive voice of black culture through the amplification of music, art, film and politics.

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OkayAfrica quite simply represents Africa’s New Wave; with more than half the population in many African nations under 25, the bright continent is currently undergoing an explosion of vibrant new music, fashion, art, and political expression. OkayAfrica is the multi-faceted hub capturing the spirit of this unprecedented boom in youth culture, focusing on emerging and progressive artists, blending traditional aesthetics with a futurist lifestyle.
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