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off. Nor did I bring up the death of Aaliyah. R. Kelly has endured much during his climb to and some would say decent from the top of the Pop and R&B Charts but I know some of his best is yet to come. Erick Bellringers Trap Soul is the latest of albums to have R.Kelly on the list of Producers and is setting a new trend or maybe a blend of 90’s R. Kelly with todays “Trap”. What I know for certain is R. Kelly is a very talented Producer, Writer, and Artist who has hits and classics that date back…

“Here comes those eyes… There goes my ability to breath. Those legs are walking her to me! Tell me I ain’t dreaming… Here comes that smile…,” drifted the words of the song lazily through the air from the wimpy speakers of my battered phone, prompting me to perk up and tune in to the playful music of Chris Rice. The upbeat, yet somehow still quite mellow tune, was incredibly catchy. Musically the song was interesting; it was full of groovy pauses and a soothing, pulsing rhythmic guitar that gave…

Sammy’s first albums were Starring Sammy Davis Jr. and Sammy Davis Jr. Sings Just for Lovers, both released in 1955 (Bio.com). These albums led to headlining performances in Las Vegas and New York, which then resulted in several television appearances (Bio.com). Sammy was one of the few stars, African American or white, to receive…

It's Friday night, I've worked all week. What better way to unwind or should I say treat myself, than to head over to Angel's Rock Bar in Baltimore, MD to check out hometown legends Silvertung on the first night of their headlining North American Tour " Hit The Pavement". Oh wait, did I say unwind? Well I meant to say wound up. But not before supporting act VIA took to the stage with their gritty vocals and down & dirty lyrics. Who would have known they drove 26 hours straight from Minneapolis,…

Edwin H. Kramer was born on April 19, 1942, in Cape Town, South Africa. Eddie is a recording producer and engineer. Eddie Kramer has collaborated with several artists now in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Eddie has worked closely with artists like; The Beatles, David Bowie, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, The Kinks, Kiss, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones and Carlos Santana. Kramer has engineered and/or produced records for other well-known artists in various genres. They include Anthrax, Joe…

“The future was wide open” a quote about a boy named Ed in Tom Petty's poem “Into The Great Wide Open”. In the poem the man named Ed completes high school, moves to hollywood, gets a tattoo, a job, and a girlfriend. Tom Petty's narrative phony uses a shifting tone. In an unrealistic fashion it tells the story of the life of a rockstar. In the poem, Ed tries to make it big in the music industry. In the story Ed graduates high school. He then moves to hollywood california. Ed gets a tattoo in…

On June 30th, 2017 JAY-Z released the music video for his song The Story of O.J. on Tidal as a soft of teaser trailer to his latest album 4:44. In lieu of shooting a traditional music video, JAY-Z opted instead to create an animated video that employs a style that calls back to flagrantly racist portrayals of African Americans in classic animated short films such as All This and Rabbit Stew and Hittin' the Trail for Hallelujah Land. After its release, the music video was met with both universal…

Sir Robert Bryson Hall II goes by his rap name Logic, is a Baltimore Maryland rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. Logic been in the rapper industry since 2010, which he put out numerous of hip-hop music. The song 44 Bars is one of my favorite song by logic because he talked about pain and determination. The subject of 44 Bars is very moving because logic takes the listeners into a rapper mindset and which the fame can be overwhelming trying to maintain a normal life. In 44 Bars logic…

Your song “Pretty Hurts” is quite significant with “Flawless” being on the same album. “Pretty Hurts” discussed all of society’s beauty standards. Your music video used clips to show the negative effects of beauty pageants and the expectations on how women should look. Your character that you represented showed a woman that is struggling with her body image and the pressure she is under to look a certain way. Your character portrays the pressure of what society expects from us. The pressure…

The best event of my summer was when I went to a Taylor Swift concert with my sister. The Taylor Swift concert was the highlight of my summer because we had amazing seats, it was in Chicago, and her music is great. First, my seats were amazing. I sat in the fourth row. Sitting close to the stage was one of the best parts because we had a better view. Taylor Swift walked out on a platform into the crowd. We could almost touch her hand when she reached out to the fans. Sitting close to the stage…