Ray J and Chris Brown: Burn My Name
Ray J and Chris Brown Burn My Name (916% Entertainment) When I finally get a chance to settle in from life’s daily hustle, especially being from The Big Apple, and read the list of music reviews I’m always More...
SZA: Ctrl
SZA Ctrl (Top Dog Entertainment/ RCA Records) I hate to start off this review bragging, but I have a confession. I’m convinced, I have to be the second coming of Quincy Jones or Sean Combs. Why am I tooting my More...
Talib Kweli and Styles P: The Seven
Talib Kweli and Styles P The Seven (Javotti Media/ 3D) I’ve had a personal experience with Talib Kweli, so I’m probably subconsciously biased. He’s also a fellow Brooklyn native. That makes me super biased More...
Mary J. Blige: Strength of a Woman
Mary J. Blige Strength of a Woman (Capitol Records) There’s no other way to put it, Mary J. Blige is an R&B Icon. Her career started at Uptown Records as a backup singer in 1989 to the release of What’s the More...
Jidenna: The Chief
Jidenna The Chief (Wondaland Records/Epic) Jidenna shouldn’t only be a name, but a description of a style. Jidenna, who grew up partially in Nigeria to a mother who worked as an accountant and a father who was More...
Keke Wyatt: Keke Covers
Keke Wyatt Keke Covers (Aratek Entertainment) Reality television, since it’s creation, has been a bittersweet phenomenon. It was (at least to me) supposed to bring awareness to the not-so-famous people who were More...
Migos: C U L T U R E
Migos C U L T U R E (self-released) The supergroup Migos has been creating music for quite some time. They formed in 2009 and just didn’t stop. They actually started making music in the 7th grade. After several More...
Zane Smith: Black
Zane Smith Black (Smith Mincey Productions) This album Black is a depiction of Zane Smith’s thoughts while going through a depression. I read this while researching, trying to get a feel for his music. Listening More...
Cashmere Cat: Wild Love
Cashmere Cat Wild Love (self-released) I try to stay abreast of current music; I keep an eye on the Billboard charts and the indie movement as well. But sometimes one slips through the cracks. Cashmere Cat, I must More...
Emeli Sandé: Long Live the Angels
Emeli Sandé Long Live the Angels (Capitol) Emeli! The thought of her brings a smile to my face. We’ve come a long way from “Next To Me,” a song I still love to this very day. That song was released in 2012. More...
