Tag: Music Review

Childish Gambino Preps For A Hot ‘Summer’

These days, you have to be living under a rock to not know who Childish Gambino is. Whether it’s from his Grammy Award winning single, “Redbone” from the album, Awaken, My Love! or his appearance as an actor (under his real name, Donald Glover) in Solo, or his hit show, Atlanta, his presence is everywhere. […]

Ciara Gets Saucy On ‘Level Up’

“All this sauce so yummy,” Ciara sings on her new single, “Level Up”. She’s back with plenty of that sauce on the new track from her upcoming seventh studio album. This will be her first studio album in three years. Rumors are flying that the uptempo dance record is a reference to her upgrading her […]

Mary J. Blige Finds Her Only Love Again

Mary J. Blige has recently had some of the biggest moments of her career. She released her critically acclaimed studio album, Strength of A Woman. The album served as a diary of sorts, detailing her raw feelings regarding her divorce from Kendu Isaacs. Then, she co headlined the King and Queen of Hearts Tour with […]

Iggy Azalea: No Kream In Tokyo

Iggy Azalea owned the summer of 2014. Her Clueless inspired music video for “Fancy” was an instant fan favorite that revisited one of the most vibrant eras of the 90s. The song quickly reached the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart. She had the endorsement of T.I., one of rap’s most respected […]

Ro James Blows Some Hot ‘Smoke’

Ro James’s debut studio LP, ELDORADO, was one of my favorite R&B albums of 2016. His raspy (and at times falsetto) tenor is kin to the early days of Prince. I have been waiting on him to drop some new music. This year, he decided to break his nearly two year studio silence. Ro James’s […]

Jessie J: A New R.O.S.E. On The Horizon

I’ve always been a fan of Jessie J’s voice. She’s sultry, sexy and boisterous, without being too over the top. I kept waiting for her and her ex boyfriend, Luke James, to do some songs together. However, she has since moved on from that relationship. What happened? The singer has stated that she felt Luke […]

Luke James Returns With ‘These Arms’

Luke James returned with new music this weekend. Although it’s been nearly four years since the release of his self titled debut album, he has been keeping himself quite busy. He has released two EPs in the last year, Move Me and Spellbound. He also starred as Johnny Gill in the critically acclaimed New Edition […]

What Ever Happened To Ye?

Eight days ago, Kanye West was finalizing the cover art artwork for Pusha T’s Daytona album. Now, we all know that $85,000 “cover art” to basically be an old photo of Whitney Houston’s bathroom, with drug paraphernalia sprawled across the counter. Want to know how much he spent for the Ye cover art? Not a […]

Whitney Houston Lives On In Daytona?

Pusha T has returned with his new album, Daytona. The album’s original title was King Push. It’s no surprise that Kanye West’s imprint is all over this album, since Pusha T is with G.O.O.D. Music. First of all, let’s not minimize the potential Midas touch of having Kanye West handle your whole album. Common’s BE […]

25 Reasons Why Janet Is Still The G.O.A.T.

On May 18, 1993, Janet Jackson released her most commercially successful album to date, janet. That was 25 years ago, which is an eternity in the ever changing music business. However, Janet has defied all of the odds over the years. Plus, the 25th anniversary of her biggest album couldn’t have arrived at a better […]