Okay, just look at these guys and tell me you aren’t at least a little curious about what they sound like. You may notice the name Sa-Ra from the Kanye West mixtape posted by AJ yesterday.
A few weeks ago, my brother came to visit me. We were talking about music and he mentioned a pair of albums he’d recently purchased. The first was Gym Class Heroes, a name I recognized. The second was Sa-Ra. What? Who’s Sa-Ra and why should I care? I didn’t get a chance to listen to the album that day, but before my brother left town, I made sure to burn a copy for myself.
When I finally got around to listening to it, I was taken a bit off guard.
Continue reading ‘Sa-Ra, The Hollywood Recordings’
If anyone knows me well at all, they’ll be able to tell you that my favorite artist/producer is Pharrell, I respect that brother’s creative musical talents. Anyways, his solo album, although high on my list for playability, pretty much flopped and was tagged by Entertainment Weekly as one of the worst albums of 2006. Pharrell’s solo project, as one would reasonably assume, was hyped because of the power of the Neptunes’ production put in the hands of its frontman seemed to be a formula for success. We all know that sometimes its easier to help others than help yourself though, and it seems as if this was the problem with Pharrell’s LP. Continue reading ‘Pharrell Is Out Of His Mind’
I wasn’t always proud of my African-American heritage. When I was a kid, I didn’t want to be black. I wasn’t ashamed of my color. I didn’t know about racism. All I knew was that I didn’t want to be “black”. Seeing how I am black, you can see how this was a bit of an issue…
Wait, let’s start at the beginning…
Continue reading ‘Tweezy, the Early Years: Racial Identity’
Jay-Z is putting alot into this chick, her 3rd album in less than two years, check the album for yourselves, she’s progressed further away from that boombastic, reggae nonsense.
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AJ
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