I’ll be honest. I never got fully on the Kesha train. No, not even in college when “Tik Tok” was a thing. I danced to it because it made people dance, but I wasn’t fully sold. Even with that in mind, I’ve always known that she was capable of delivering something powerful. There have been […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @ImDonNeil – Right Now
Don Neil returns to SOTBMusic with a bouncy track that’s still gritty, if that makes sense. If it doesn’t, just listen to the track and vibe with the energy Don presents. Said energy is a mix of desperation and aspiration, possibly because of his standing as a millennial who’s trying to figure it all out […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @ebhoniogarro – Mood Ring
Toronto native Ebhoni reminds me of my kids’ mother’s teen sister. That’s not a slight. Both are in their mid-teens, both have powerful voices that still have a lot of pop sensibility to them. Both still have that teen image in that they’re not being “too grown,” but still have maturity to them musically. So, […]
Read moreWIRTB Review: @LupeFiasco – Lasers
As a Lupe fan, I feel that, for the most part, he can do no wrong musically. Just about everyone of his songs has a message (even the super poppy ones and the turn-up ones, as seen on DROGAS Light). On top of that, he’s managed to become and remain popular without doing a complete […]
Read moreRetro SOTBMusic Review: Prince – For You
Before I begin, please note that this is still only my opinion. And while this is, technically, a WIRTB (like my review of Around the World in a Day), I still am in the thought school that believes that Prince has never released a “bad” album. But, in 1978, Prince shook up the world with […]
Read moreNew (To Me) SOTBMusic: @EdSheeran – "Shape of You"
Now, those who know me know that I’m not just a hip-hop and R&B head. Some of my favorite songs fall into neither of those (somewhat archaic in definition) genres. Because of that, in 2017, I swear I’m going to post more genres outside of hip-hop and R&B. So, one of the first tracks that […]
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