Michael Hickey/Getty Images. Joseph Okpako/WireImage The search for the ever-elusive “bop” is difficult. Playlists and streaming-service recommendations can only do so much. They often leave a lingering question: Are these songs really good, or are they just new? Enter Bop Shop, a hand-picked selection of songs from the MTV News team. This weekly collection doesn’t discriminate by genre and can include anything — it’s a snapshot of what’s on our minds and what sounds good. And all February long, in honor of Black History Month, we shine the spotlight on Black musicians making art that feels vital to this moment. Get ready: The Bop Shop is now open for business. Dawn Richard: “Bussifame” Little can prepare you for the force that is “Bussifame,” a space-funk celebration from Dawn Richard. In the song’s video, which she directed herself, Richard embodies her persona as King Creole, an “assassin of stereotypes, a Black girl from the South at a crossroads in her artistic career,” according to a… Click below to read the full story from MTV News
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