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Major labels are taking note of R&B singer Ashlee and the viral success of her independent single “Alone With You.” Building steady momentum, the music video directed by Ronald Reid is quickly approaching 2 million streams on YouTube while the audio has surpassed a combined 9 million plays on the video-sharing website.
Artist, educator and father, Substantial serves the cultural and his community in and outside of the booth. He took out some time to share his thoughts on artistic responsibility and his future goals.
Grammy-award winner Tasha Catour is a self-taught producer, singer/songwriter, and businesswoman whose credits include Future, Tinashe, and Keke Palmer. After overcoming adversities, Catour has become a big advocate for female empowerment. As you were growing up in Atlanta, what kind of sounds inspired you or made you want to create your own? I would say…
Today, singer-songwriter Nikki Jean delivers her Rhymesayers Entertainment debut project, Beautiful Prison, along with another music video. The St. Paul, MN native first earned notable acclaim for her contributions to Lupe Fiasco’s Grammy-nominated album, The Cool, and touring with Kanye West. Nikki Jean’s new, seven-track effort includes the singles “Pink Lemonade,” “Mr Clean” (feat. Lupe…
Shortly after sitting down with the Joe Budden Podcast, Nicki Minaj announces her retirement. The guys reflect on her career and predicts whats next for Nicki (13:55). They also discuss Lloyd Banks (36:30), importance of the ending and beginning of rap verses (62:20), Kevin Hart’s car accident recap (70:25), Joe follows Gary Vee (91:34), Michael…
OVO Sound has released a new soundtrack titled Top Boy – A Selection of Music Inspired by the Series in conjunction with the Season 3 premiere of the popular U.K. based show on Netflix. The album features 17 tracks of new and original music from some of the most important artists in the U.K. including…
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today it has renewed for a fifth season Ava DuVernay’s critically acclaimed drama series “Queen Sugar” to air in 2020. Produced by Warner Horizon Scripted Television, “Queen Sugar” has been lauded for its powerful portrayal of an African-American family in the Deep South and for DuVernay’s initiative since the series’ inception to…
Watch as Salaam Remi & Terrace Martin take you through a tour a queens from a dope lens. They tour stops at the Tribe Called Quest Mural, the Jam Master Jay Mural, and Salaam’s childhood home on Linden and Springfield Blvd. Salaam tells Terrace how he never had to leave his block for the action,…