Melanie Fiona had me from the first note. It takes a lot to hook me that early on, but for me, she has “it.” “It,” referring to the combination of the voice and the application of said voice. There’s soul, there’s style, there’s technique. There’s talent. I still remember that […]
Deliberated on by our team of writers, we’ve ranked the top albums of 2018 that we loved. If you’re familiar with the way we review songs/albums, then you know that “97” is our top score. We love every album on this list, ranked them according to how much, and weighed in with a few […]
At 4:15 P.M. today, J. Cole tweeted a surprise announcement: “No Phones, No Cameras, No Bags, No Press Lists, No Guess Lists” with a place and a time – Gramercy Theatre, NYC, 6 P.M. I had just walked out of work, and immediately set my GPS to the Gramercy. No […]
We’re sure everyone can agree that 2016 was not kind to many of our musical legends. However, we hope that everyone can also agree that 2016 did in fact bring us some great music. Whether your thing is Hip-Hop, R&B, Pop, or something else, the music world delivered several albums […]
2016 year saw the return of heavy hitting Pop icons, like Britney and Beyoncé, those who had been away far too long, like JoJo and Solange, and the new generation of hitmakers, such as The Weeknd, Bruno Mars and Rihanna. Of course, there wasn’t a shortage of worthy fresh talent either, such as ZAYN, […]
Andrew- Working J. Cole & Cole World: The Sideline Story One of the most exciting things about being part of a record label in college, was watching new artists actually break. We represented a major market as college students, and a big part of our job was to participate in […]
Announced just a few short weeks ago, J. Cole’s third album, 2014 Forest Hills Drive is now upon us. Cole earns his third #1 album on the Billboard 200 this week with it’s debut, selling 354,000 copies without any singles and minimal promotion. However, quite literally, 2014 Forest Hills Drive finds J. […]
This is the fourth and final week of the Songs About Divorce playlist series. Hopefully, you have been able to learn something new about some of popular music’s biggest names and the experiences they have gone through. Of course, these celebrities have also been through emotional life events like divorces […]
For this week’s Journey to Freedom challenge, Michelle Williams challenges us to “celebrate a mindful moment of self-love.” Self-love, Michelle says, is an essential precursor to being able to obtain romantic love. After all, if you don’t love yourself… how can you expect someone else to love you? This is […]
In the wake of the horrible tragedy that is swirling in Ferguson, MO, J. Cole responds to the death of Michael Brown and the riots in Ferguson with this track “Be Free.” Unfortunately, Brown isn’t the only young man who has been killed by law enforcement for no apparent reason. […]
