Editorial credit: Jaguar PS / Shutterstock.com DESCRIPTION: Debut projects generate a certain amount of excitement. The joy of finding an artist just as they start to find themselves allows fans to grow with that artist or out grow them as time progresses. For a little over a decade fans have grown with Miguel from this…… read more »
Editorial Photo Credit: John Gomez A shocking report from ‘New York Magazine,’ has called out three leaders of Black Lives Matter: Patrisse Cullors, Alicia Garza and Melina Abdullah, after a recorded a video from last summer shows the women sitting outside an undisclosed mansion in California. The women were recording a YouTube video to mark the first anniversary of George…… read more »
Editorial credit: Parisa Michelle / Shutterstock.com DESCRIPTION: This project from Jhene Aiko served as my introduction to her and honestly is the best possible way to begin listening to her catalog. In the 9 years since the release of this project Jhene has proved that all of the immense potential shown on this album was…… read more »
Editorial Photo Credit: Michael A Walker Jr Rapper Tory Lanez whose legal name is Daystar Peterson, has pleaded not guilty in the high profile case dating back to July 2020. Yesterday, (Tuesday, April 5) he appeared in court wearing a black tuxedo jacket over a black turtleneck and was accompanied by his father and several…… read more »
Editorial credit: Sterling Munksgard / Shutterstock.com DESCRIPTION: In honor of Dreamville, I decided to take a look back at my introduction to J.Cole’s music his 2010 mixtape “Friday Night Lights”. This is truly an outstanding project from a concept standpoint. Cole thrives in the underdog role and his unconventional route to becoming the star we…… read more »
Photo credit: Randy Miramontez / Shutterstock.com DESCRIPTION: Looking back nearly 10 years after the release of “Dreamchasers 2” this projects stands as a true testament to the blog/mixtape era of hip hop. Many of the artist who feature on this project were in the beginning stages of their careers and everyone of them sound desperate…… read more »
PHOTO CREDIT: RCA DESCRIPTION: Hearing Maxo Kream for the first time comes with an energy that is hard to describe. His music is able to capture what feels like a chase scene infused with dark lyrics about his life and what he has seen but all the way through there is absolutely no way you…… read more »
Editorial credit: s_bukley / Shutterstock.com DESCRIPTION: There are very few artist whose debut works feel intimate and personal and are able to find main-stream success. With the release of “Food & Liquor” Chicago native, Lupe Fiasco walked tightrope balancing infectious beats and song arrangements with his once in a generation lyricism to create a project…… read more »
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Editorial Photo Credit: Kathy Hutchins [Will Smith], Denis Makarenko [Chris Rock] Shortly after Will Smith shocked America by physically assaulting Chris Rock during this year’s Academy Awards, he won his very first Oscar for Best Actor. His performance as the father of Venus and Serena Williams in the film, ‘King Richard,’ – officially made him an…… read more »
Slade the Supreme Slade the Supreme is a Kinston, NC native that prides himself on providing a genre he describes as Southern Soulful Hip-Hop with soulful samples, live instrumentation, and 808 heavy trap drums inspired by his Georgia upbringing. He’s a rapper, writer, and producer that aims to be the best at whatever he does, and…… read more »