The Tall Black Guy

DJ Michael Ealey ask me if I heard of the Tall Black Guy. I said no but the name is cool. When I listened to his “Mix #1” and “Mix #2” I was hooked and became an instant fan. I like the groove. You can hear Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” laugh in it. The artist he has rapping on it, is spitting serious knowledge about the Motor City. His “Mix #2” is also amazing, it’s so smooth.

Terrel Wallace (aka Tall Black Guy) hails from Detroit, Michigan. His music is Jazz, Hip Hop, Funk, Neo-Soul and Motown all mixed into one beautiful sound. Tall Black Guy’s mixes and music transcends several categories in music. It doesn’t matter if you listen to Hip Hop, Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Neo-Soul, Funk, Trap and Dub you hear all of it in his music. I have to say, I can groove to his music all day, playing in the background. If you never heard of Tall Black Guy check him out on Streetwise Radio, I guarantee you will become a fan. Streetwise Radio brings you the latest and greatest artist known and unknown for your listening pleasure. You can listen to Streetwise Radio on iTunes, MyGen365, Pandora, Live365 and Athena365.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKoJ9J8ufm8

Les Twins

DJ Michael Ealey of Streetwise Radio is playing Les Twins music on the Big Hop. If you’re not familiar with Les Twins, they are 24 year old they identical twin brothers from Sarcelles, France. Laurent and Larry Bourgeois talents, include dancing, choreography, and modeling. The Bourgeois brothers are amazing. Their nicknames are, "Lil Beast" and "Ca Blaze" it fits them. The way they dance and move on stage is phenomenal. The brother’s inspiration comes from the late great Michael Jackson and you can see it in some of their moves. They are self-taught dancers. They became well known in the United States after they performed in San Diego at the 2010 World of Dance tour. It was posted on YouTube, it went viral surpassing over 6 million views in less than a year. They also won the Hip-hop New Style division, of the international street dance competition in 2011. These two brothers have been featured dancers for Beyoncé Knowles and Missy Elliott. If you like Trap music you will like their music. They take a beat and a little sample bit of a song repeat it, make music and dance to it. Check out Les Twins on Streetwise Radio. You can also listen to Streetwise Radio on iTunes, MyGen365, Athena365, Live365, Pandora and Gilroy Radio.

LM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Twins https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqI1neaYvTs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQgsW7M4oqE

http://www.lestwinsworld.com/lestwins-playlist/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDu3283IWhM

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trap_(music_genre)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpSWBFVDxzc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOhPI5Zhb20