JeRonelle reflects on his journey of relocating to Los Angeles with this heartfelt ballad, full of stirring Gospel-tinged vocals and emotional storytelling. This track brings to mind, for me, moving from Baltimore to PG County to attend UMD. While my move wasn’t as long as JeRonelle’s, the sentiment still is there. Because of that, I […]
Read moreHow Chuck Brown Made Me Appreciate Go-Go
I was born and raised in Baltimore. I was also raised, musically, in a bubble. As eclectic as my mom was, musically, there were some genres she didn’t rock with in the house too much. Because of this, even with its somewhat funk roots, I saw go-go as “pots and pans” music because of its […]
Read moreNew SOTBMusic: @imvesta – How Singers Cry
Vesta reminds me of some eclectic mix between a Solange and Aaliyah. She’s got soul, definitely. She hits on some heavy lover topics on her How Singers Cry project, that’s for certain. However, her voice also has the capabilities to switch up between just straight soul and that still soulful Pop&B you often got from […]
Read moreNew (To Me) SOTBMusic: @partynextdoor x @BrunoMars – That’s What I Like (Remix)
I know this one is kind of old, but the official audio just dropped. So, with that in mind, I’m posting it. It’s a slick track, that’s for sure. While it definitely gives new life to the original and is one of the better remixes Bruno dropped (I’m looking at you, Gucci), I still can’t […]
Read moreNew (To Me) SOTBMusic: @HeyDynamite_ – Little Mermaid
I’m a bit late on this one, but daveology.’s Little Mermaid is a project that…well, it gets “it.” You know what “it” is: that undefinable term that makes great music that much better. daveology. definitely shows maturity past his early twenties and spits some realness that you’d expect from an older man. The production on […]
Read moreSOTBMusic: Prince’s Sign ‘O’ The Times
Today is the 30th anniversary of one of Prince’s most-iconic albums. Now, I’m not going to get up here and make a big hullabaloo about the CD. I mean, you all know that I’m going to say that it holds up and is still a classic, fuck your feelings, and so on. It’s a great […]
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