Ashnikko’s DemiDevil mixtape is her planting her glass platforms into the pop scene. The mixtape is another of Ashnikko’s female empowerment gifts to young women, complete with features from prominent female artists like Princess Nokia, Grimes and Kelis. While DemiDevil is a pop album, there are rap, trap and nu-metal influences. One of the lead… Continue reading Ashnikko’s DemiDevil was “Good While it Lasted”
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Rock ‘n’ roll ain’t noise pollution
Musician Neil Young, most known for playing bands like Buffalo Springfield and Crosby, Stills and Nash, said it best: “Rock ‘n’ roll can never die.” Rock ‘n’ roll is a gift from God that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s from musical styles such as gospel, jump… Continue reading Rock ‘n’ roll ain’t noise pollution
‘REMember’ Mac Miller
American rapper and producer Mac Miller died on Friday, Sept. 7, at the age of 26. The official cause of death has yet to be released due to additional testing, but his body has been released. Miller released his first album, Blue Slide Park, in November 2012. It was the first independently-distributed debut album to top the… Continue reading ‘REMember’ Mac Miller
The Carters are back and everything is LOVE
Once again, Beyoncé has done it, but this time with the aid of her husband. Yes, Beyoncé and Jay-Z Carter have released a surprise joint album titled Everything is Love. The album was released on Jun. 16, 2018 on Jay-Z’s music streaming platform, Tidal. As usual for the hip-hop superstars, the release of the album created… Continue reading The Carters are back and everything is LOVE
What music says about individual generations
An individual’s preference in music can give clues on which generation they came from. Every decade seemingly has a style of music that defines it. The 60’s saw the rise of the Beatles, widely regarded as the best rock band to ever exist. The 70’s, the decade associated with the resistance movement of the hippies,… Continue reading What music says about individual generations
Drake, ‘God’s Plan’ for Miami
Aubrey Drake Graham, better known as “Drake” to listeners, recently gave away almost $1 million while filming the music video for “God’s Plan.” Drake’s new hit song, which has been No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 list for more than three weeks now, has made a lasting impression with fans for more reasons than… Continue reading Drake, ‘God’s Plan’ for Miami