Thursday, June 20, 2013
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Narbui Selah
I Am Living
Math
I my opinion there is not
enough conscious poet-rappers in the music world. All the major
record labels won’t give any political conscious artist or any
artist with something real to say a record deal. As long as artists
keep conforming to what the record labels want and selling out
nothing will change. Well Narbui Selah happens to not be a sellout.
She is a vocalist and spoken word artist. Her raps have you thinking
about what’s really going on in this crazy world. Narbui released
her independent debut album “I Am Living Math” in 2010. She hits
it out of the park on her debut album. It’s a mix of hip hop,
spoken word and passionate singing. This amazing artist is from
Trenton, NJ but lives in Brooklyn, New York. I don’t know what it
is about East Coast artist I think they are the best. That’s just
my opinion. I like the way Narbui Selah uses metaphors. She has
toured with and recorded with some heavy hitters such as Mos Def,
Sista Soulja, Lauryn Hill, Big Pun, Poor Righteous Teachers, Mums and
Sac-Roc. My favorite songs from “I Am Living Math” album are “U
Already Know”, “What Am I Doing Here (featuring Sa-Roc)”,
“Birdie”, “I’m Gone” and “Hookless”. Tune into
Streetwise Radio and listen to songs from this amazing talent. You
can also listen to Streetwise Radio on MyGern365, Athena365, Live365,
Pandora and iTunes.
LM
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Trap Music
Trap
Music is another style of music that originated in the South in the
early 2000's it is a mixture of hip-hop and crunk music. The sound of
Trap Music is categorized as sub-bass, crisp snares, scratching,
heavy use of 808s, layered synths, repeated samples, and sped up
hi-hats. Yes, Trap Music has all of that and it’s very high energy.
Trap music gained mainstream exposure in 2003 when T.I.'s “Trap
Muzik” and Young Jeezy's ‘Let's Get It: Thug Motivation 101”
came out with their albums. Trap music went back underground for a
while but when Waka Flocka Flame, Rick Ross and Gucci Mane released
their albums in 2010, trap music experienced a renewed success. The
two albums at the 2013 Grammy Awards nominated for
Best Rap Album were 2 Chainz' debut ‘Based on a T.R.U.
Story” and Rick Ross' God Forgives, I Don't”. Young Jeezy's song
"I Do" was nominated for Best Rap Performance. DJ’s today
are integrating Trap Music in their work and it is current dance
music in the clubs. I like the sound of Trap Music. I know that I
probably could not dance to it. This is definitely music for the
young or the young at heart.
LM
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Marz Lovejoy
When I first heard Marz
Lovejoy’s song "DOLO" on Streetwise Radio, I thought what
a beautiful song with a message. I knew I had to find out about this
talented artist. Marz Lovejoy is a multi-talented artist and actor. She debuted in the 2012 movie L.U.V. staring Common. I saw
the movie she did a good job. Marz also acted in the KFC
and Hometown Buffet national commercials. She was also a model for
Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, GAP and Abercrombie. This gifted young
lady who was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota but was raised in Los
Angeles and San Diego is also smart. She used social media to expose
her singing and rapper skills. Marz caught the attention of producer,
Polyester the Saint and that’s when her music career took off. Her
debuted album “This Little Light Of Mine” released in 2010 on
iTunes made it to the top 200 list. Marz’s
rhymes are clever and thoughtful her flows are silky smooth. It is so
refreshing to hear someone with a flair for music. Some of my
favorite tunes from Marz are “Love Bullet Gun”, "DOLO",
“Pinch Me” and “Just Go: Picasso Blue”. Watch out for Marz
Lovejoy, she is going to blow up. Tune into Streetwise Radio and
listen to songs from Marz Lovejoy. You can also listen to Streetwise
Radio on iTunes, Pandora, Live365, Athena365 and MyGen365.
LM
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Hip Hop/Rapper Murs a True Storyteller
I don’t
know why a hip hop/rapper like Murs is not as popular as some of
these so called rappers who wins all the music awards. He is a true
storyteller. His name is an acronym he made up which means, "Making
the Universe Recognize and Submit" or "Making Underground
Raw Shit." Yes he is doing just that. He is an artist who is
rapping about what’s happening around him. I must say his raps are
dope. From his debut album in 1997 “F'Real” to his latest album
in 2012 “Yumiko: Curse of the Merch Girl”, Murs has narrated what
he has to say. This alternative hip hop/rapper from Mid-City, Los
Angeles California has been around since 1996. Murs has been linked
with, Living Legends, 3 Melancholy Gypsys, Felt, The Invincibles, 9th
Wonder, Machina Muerte. Some of my favorites songs are "Remember
2 Forget", “Badman”, “The Break Up”, “Yesterday &
Today”, “God's Work”, “Everything”and “First Love”.
Murs is underrated and it’s a shame. But thats why internet radio
is hot. You can listen to songs from Murs on Streetwise Radio. Listen
to Streetwise Radio on MyGen365, Athena365, Live365, Pandora and
iTunes.
LM
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Brother Ali
DJ Michael Ealey said he
is playing Brother Ali on the Big Hop. Who is Brother Ali? He is a
hip hop artist from Minneapolis, Minnesota. I really like him, his
rhymes definitely has a positive message. OMG! Brother Ali is
rapping about what’s going on in the world. His song “Mourning in
America” touches a sensitive topic, but he is telling the truth. I
can’t believe I’ve never heard of him. Brother Ali has a whole
lot of soul. Brother Ali is white albino. When he was a child he
experienced cruelty and exclusion from his white classmates because
of his albinism. He said he felt "most at home amongst African
Americans." It is a good thing that the African Americans
community took Brother Ali in because who knows we probably would not
have this amazing, fantastic talent. Some of the songs I really like
are “Mourning in America”, “Only Life I Know”, “Take Me
Home”, “Truth is” and “Uncle Sam Goddamn”. Tune into
Streetwise Radio and listen to songs from Brother Ali. You can also
listen to Brother Ali on iTunes, Pandora, Athen365, Live365 and
MyGen365.
LM
Saturday, March 9, 2013
Ryan Leslie
There are a
lot of hip hop and rap artists out there that are positive and underrated. Ryan
Leslie happens to be one of them. My son introduced me to him a couple of years
ago. I enjoy his music because no matter whether he’s singing or rapping, he has a
message in his lyrics that you can relate too. Born in Washington, D.C. and
raised in Stockton California Ryan Leslie is multi-talented and intelligent. He
received a 1600 on his SAT score and graduated from Harvard at the age of 19.
Ryan Leslie sings, raps, write songs, produces records, arranges music, plays
the guitar, bass, keyboards, drums and trumpet. Ryan’s debuted in 2007 with his
single "Diamond Girl" and he just keeps put out fantastic music. Ryan
Leslie has been doing his thing since the age 14. He was tutoring kids and
traveling as a musical ambassador. Ryan Leslie is the whole package, it amazes
me how underrated he is. Some of my favorite songs are "Diamond
Girl", "Addiction", “Pleaze Pleaze Pleaze”, "How It Was
Supposed to Be", “Glory” and "Maybachs and Diamonds". Tune into
Streetwise Radio and listening to Ryan Leslie songs. Also listen to Streetwise
Radio on iTunes, Pandora, Athena365, Live365 and MyGen365.
LM
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