Just Blaze: The Beat Master
There is nothing like hearing “Just Blazzzzze” over a hard-hitting beat that makes you want to smile and feel the music. No matter where you are, when you hear that signature phrase you know you’re in […]
View ArticleTinashe: Shedding the Good Girl Image
Singer and songwriter Tinashe is truly a master of her craft reinventing herself through growth and maturity, not only in image and content, but also how she wants to be portrayed, lyrically, on her...
View ArticlePhonte: Grown Man Sh*t
The rap industry is full of rappers talking about a lot irrelevant stuff. Lyrically, no one is speaking to the reality of life, just the fantasy. Realistically, many of the rappers today are old enough...
View ArticleReignwolf: Born to Rock
Throughout life many of us come across individuals who are not what they claim to be. Friends who turn into foes, false prophets, artists and even the Milli Vanilli’s of the music industry. But the...
View ArticleSebastian Mikael: Sweden’s Gift to R&B
Two thoughts come to mind when I see musician Sebastian Mikael. The first is contradiction. The second is the late pop star icon Michael Jackson. The unique and insightful singer works first and...
View ArticleLydia Loveless: A Spitfire Songstress
Music is like comfort food for the soul. If you’re troubled music can help to soothe your mind. If the heart is happy and full of the love that fuels it, music speaks to that joy. […]
View ArticleChance the Rapper: Going Green
Let’s think about green. Not green as in drug use or the actual color green but green as in young, as in unseasoned. Green as in fresh to the game. Some people look at this term […]
View ArticleA Day To Remember: Breaking Labels
There are bands that meld genres. Though this wasn’t as common years and years ago, more and more bands are finding their homes within the limits of two, three or even four different genres. On the […]
View ArticleSkrillex: King of EDM
Dubstep, Grammys, Coachella, oh my! All these things have one person in common and that is none other than Sonny John Moore, also known as Skrillex. Former band member and lead singer of the punk-rock...
View ArticleSampha: The Soulful Mystery
Towards the end of 2013, Rap Superstar Producer Drake appeared on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon to promote his new album “Nothing Was The Same.” He also performed his never before heard track “Too...
View ArticleAdam Levine: Lucky Strike
Destiny is defined in the dictionary as a predetermined course of events for someone’s future, and it is often believed to be by a higher power. For some people, their destiny is to fulfill great...
View ArticleA$AP Rocky: Dope Rhymes
He’s told you about his ‘F—cking Problems’. On any giving day he’s dripping with ‘Purple Swag’ and the term ‘Goldie’ isn’t a song about his French braided locks. If you know anything about rap, you...
View ArticleAlcest: True to the Music
France is known for fashion…good culture…the Eiffel Tower…croissants, – I could go on all day. But one of the hidden gems of France is the alternative band Alcest. Led by Frontman, Niege, Alcest is...
View ArticleDisclosure: Latching onto the Scene
A few years ago, Guy and Howard Lawrence of the English, electronic-pop duo, Disclosure, were uploading singles to MySpace. Four years later, they strode down the red carpet at the Staples Center in...
View ArticleSZA: TDE’s First Lady
Hipster R&B and neo-soul is stepping up to the mic with newcomer SZA. Her music is fresh, her sound is jazzy but her tresses are definitely a showstopper. However, its more to her than just her […]
View ArticleDoe B: He Lives On
Several musicians have died tragically at the peak of their careers – Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Tupac Shakur, the Notorious B.I.G. -and the list goes. Sadly, for the late Rapper Doe B, his life was...
View ArticleB.Traits: Beating to Her Own Drum
The source of the feel-good vibes we jam to by the pool on a hot summer day, or the beats we laughingly sway to all night long in stilettos and sundresses while sipping a martini have […]
View ArticleVic Mensa: Freshman Phenomenon
Chicago has been on the rise in hip-hop lately with a mass influx of rappers. The wide variety here is fairly new, which is what the Chicago hip-hop scene hasn’t always been accustomed to. In the […]
View ArticleAvery Sunshine: The Blues Can Have Sunshine Too
Her talent is obvious as soon as a soulful note omits from her mouth and her fingers charismatically press down on the keys of her piano as if they were a canvas. She doesn’t just perform. […]
View ArticleTokio Hotel: Global Punks
Hairspray, make-up and rocker boy attire, German accents and emotional lyrics. These traits may sound similar to any old rock band (a German one that is), but they also depict the look and musical...
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