Lifeology 101
Winston Warrior knows that the record industry often eats its young. Warrior was a member of a male vocal group Lo’Profile, which released a couple of records and toured with some of the biggest R&B and hip-hop acts of the 1990s. The group appeared to be poised to headed for stardom. However, Lo’Profile never became […]
Billie-Eve (2012)
Quoting the chorus one of Broadway’s greatest empowering songs, “You gotta have heart/ Miles and miles of heart.” The German-born singer/songwriter/musician Ayo (AKA Joy Olasunmibo Ogunmakin) strongly relates to those potent words of wisdom from the musical Damn Yankees. Her attractive musical pictures are articulate and honest, thoroughly adorned with simplicity that relies on live […]
Urban Xpressionz
The artist who goes by the moniker PVibez can best be described as a music geek. He performs live, but would much rather spend his time in the studio where he mixes his alchemy and comes up with projects such as Urban Xpressionz, his latest. Ask him what musical styles count as influences and he’ll […]
Worth It
Sarah Makonnen, the artist who goes by the stage name Sarah MK, is a woman of many talents. She claims writing and arranger credits on eight of the nine song on her new recording, Worth It. The Canadian also takes a citation as executive producer. Sarah MK sings and spits a few rhymes on Worth […]
Thankful (Reissue)
Before she was known as an Unforgettable jazz diva and took to starring in duet standards with her famous Pops, Nat King Cole, Natalie Cole was a bonafide, gut-bucket soul singer. When she was first introduced as a singer in her own right in 1975 with Inseparable, one heard the jazz influences of her father […]
My Purpose
It should not be surprising that gospel singer Genita Pugh is a traditionalist. After all, she is a pastor in her hometown of Laurel, Miss. But in addition to a traditional approach to music, Rev. Pugh possesses an incredibly rich vocal instrument that flavors all of her work, including her latest recording, My Purpose. The […]
Born II Live
Tim Terry decided to test the old saying that you can’t go home again when he returned to Memphis after spending time in California. When a musician departs a music mecca such as Memphis, he has to have a pretty good reason. Terry says that he left because Memphis wasn’t exactly open to his brand […]
The Movie
Betty Wright is without a doubt one of the realest soul singers to ever hit the radio. With Lyn Collins’ ideologies and a contagious Mavis Staples’ fire, Betty Wright solidified her artistry using an “in-your-face” bravado with raw Stax soul on “Clean-Up Woman” and sexy slow jams like the 1978 two-part ballad “Tonight is the […]
So Real
Yolanda Rabun is a throwback artist of sorts. She strives to have her music heard by the masses on a global level, but unlike a number of artists today, she’s willing to put in the hard work required to make it happen. And as you may have guessed, the Atlanta native is no newbie to […]
Love After War
Writing songs since his teenage years, earning a record deal at 16 and flexing that skill with multiple performers (Mya, Brandy, Marc Anthony, Christina Aguilera) sharpened Robin Thicke’s instincts as a vocalist, musician and producer. Camera-ready good looks and well-connected lineage aside (both parents being entertainers), his affinity for smoothly-crafted urbanized pop was undeniable, and although 2003’s Beautiful World put Mr. Thicke on the map, it was 2006’s The Evolution […]
