Author: Ahmed Kajee

Prince's fight for music right and ownership
A hand holding a tub of popcorn in the foreground, with empty red seats and a blurry cinema screen in the background inside a movie theater.
A split yellow and white background with Classic Countdown written above a black circle featuring 1993. The word Countdown, from the Classic Countdown series, has its o, u, n letters in red, yellow, and black.
A graphic with the words Classic Countdown in a white box and BACKSTORY in bold white letters on a red diagonal banner over a split blue and white background, featuring Yazoo as the highlighted artist.
A graphic split into turquoise and white halves with Classic Countdown in bold black text above a large black circle displaying 1982 in white, while the o’s in Classic Countdown are highlighted in red and yellow.
A Classic Countdown graphic features a green and white split background, bold black text reading Classic Countdown, and a large black circle with 1990 in white. The "o" in Countdown stands out in yellow and red.
Classic Countdown is written in bold black text above a large black circle containing 1976 in white, with a red and white split background—evoking the spirit of iconic mixtapes from the era.
Prince's fight for music right and ownership
Graphic with a red and white split background. At the top, text reads Classic Countdown in black, red, and yellow letters. Below, a black circle shows the year 1998 in white—highlighting global shifts from that pivotal year.
A graphic with the words Classic Countdown in a white box on a yellow and white background, hinting at stories of infrastructure collapse, and BACKSTORY in bold white letters on a red diagonal banner across the bottom.