Jadakiss: Tribute To Ignatius “Icepick” Jackson
When the rapping concludes toward the end of the first song on Ignatius, “Pearly Gates,” Jadakiss begins speaking. “Icepick Jay...
Miranda Lambert: On Her Seventh Solo Album
In the middle of writing her seventh album Wildcard, Miranda Lambert hit pause. “I took the first long stretch I’ve...
A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie – Artist 2.0 “It’s Straight Street”
According to A Boogie wit da Hoodie, 2018’s Hoodie SZN album—which broke the naming convention of 2016’s Artist, 2017’s The...
Eminem – Music To Be Murdered By – Not For The Squeamish
If you were hoping that an Eminem album released in 2020 would be less offensive, violent, or controversial, this album...
Alicia Olatuja A Singer With A Strong And Luscious Tone
Once you have listened to acclaimed vocalist, composer and arranger Alicia Olatuja you won’t soon forget her. Praised in the...
I teach and play gospel music and I think Kanye’s Jesus is King is a remarkable gospel album
Kanye West’s Jesus is King will probably not rate among many traditional gospel followers. Kanye is one of the world’s...
The Late Mac Miller – Inside The Making Of Circles With Jon Brion
The first time that Mac Miller and Jon Brion formally met, Miller was already hard at work on what would...
Bad Boys Know How To Party
Promotion for the first two iterations of the Bad Boys movie series, 1995’s Bad Boys and 2003’s Bad Boys II,...
Sheku Kanneh-Mason Greatest Concerto Challenges ‘Elgar’
The Young Musician takes on one of the greatest concerto challenges facing any cellist: the Elgar. And he makes quite...
Moneybagg Yo – The MC Is Coming For His Props
Though “time served” most commonly refers to the experience of incarceration, in the case of Moneybagg Yo it means almost...