Blue: Depth, Stability, Wisdom, Faith…
The #MonthlyMix for July is here! The Monthly Mix series features the best songs to be released within the past month! July’s edition features music from the likes of Nicki Minaj, Wale, Estelle, Perfume Genius, Ed Sheeran, Chris Brown, Mali Music, and more! Continue reading
As up-and-coming saxophonist Zach Ambroise prepares to release his debut project New Beginnings tomorrow, he drops this fresh new cut Forever Kind Of Love. Continue reading
“Now I know how my father felt, that dark day when he realized that
black power didn’t keep the lights on.”
A lot has changed in Chicago since Lonnie Lynn, Jr. asked us to borrow a dollar. Continue reading
“I started making music so I could help put everyone at ease. Each Sunday that I came into this building… I realized music could make you cry, make you dance, or even change your life.”
-Mali Music (from his official website)
The feeling of finally arriving is a powerful moment for any artist. While the events following that moment cannot be predicted, that small period of time becomes memorable after the realization of all of that artist’s hard work up until that point. For Kortney Jamaal Pollard, better known by his stage name Mali Music, that moment is now. Continue reading
Royalty: “People of royal blood or status”.
To those of us on the outside looking in, it seems as though Mr. Nash’s thoughts have been increasingly worldly as of late. Gaining notoriety in the early 2000’s for his innovative songwriting, it’s safe to say The-Dream has firmly left his mark on music and has his sights set on tagging up much more. Continue reading
“I’ll do my own thing now, and get respect after.”
-Ed Sheeran, ‘Take It Back’
There is something to be said about being the guy that tries something that most consider to be “left-field”. Continue reading
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