Lupe Fiasco Nothing new? Music has always been at the base of all protests and political movements. True! However, the world political landscape is creating an abundance of material for talk show panels, media outlets, and rappers. Remember Chuck D of Public Enemy called hip hop “the CNN of the ghetto”. Hip Hop is notRead More
Author: Edward Reid
One More Poised for Greatness!
Emeli Sande’ Musicians make it to the top of the industry from a variety of backgrounds. Some come from affluent families and others from poverty. Some come from very stable households while others from single parent families or even foster homes. Whatever the case we usually hear their experiences played out in their music. DiversityRead More
Saxophone Colossus
Sonny Rollins Keep doing your best! Practice your craft and continue to learn. If you stay focused you have a chance to be very good, and maybe even great. Such words of encouragement are usually spoken to young musicians in order to inspire them to continue hard work. Practice is the toughest part of musicianshipRead More
Another Road to Hip Hop
Aubrey “Drake” Graham To quote Oscar Wilde, “There is only one thing worse than being talked about and that is NOT being talked about.” Another way to put it is “No publicity is bad publicity.” Such would seem to be the case earlier this week when a brawl broke out in a New York nightclubRead More
The Sound Rebound!
Soundgarden I think I’m like most people out there who have a comfort zone within our work. I am aware of my personal comfort zone when it comes to writing about music. For a certainty I find it much easier to write about R & B or Hip Hop musicians. When I need to writeRead More
A Legend In Our Time
John Legend Many of you may know that I am not really a fan of reality television, especially musical contests. At one time, I was a regular viewer of American Idol but eventually did not find it entertaining and used my time in other ways. Since my abandonment of AI, more music reality shows haveRead More
A Real Family Affair
The 1980’s! The decade seemed to be a simpler time in the musical world. The music video was established as a needed promotional tool. Record companies were still releasing large musical groups actually playing and recording instrumentally. And there were still family acts actively recording and performing like DeBarge, The Jacksons and The Jets. ThereRead More