The Roots drummer Questlove is sharing some of his favorite albums, songs and movies in this little bit from the Jimmy Kimmel called What's in My Bag? His music collection is very impeccable. This is GOOD music at its best!
Pharrell Williams new summer home is my year round muse. This Miami pop art mansion is Pharrell's mind wrapped into a couple of acres. This is how my dream home would look if I was sitting on millions!
With the recent emergence of of the BET Awards I have honestly forgotten about the Soul Train Awards. But as we all know Soul Train is where it all began. This years Soul Train Awards was very refreshing. Despite the absence of many A level artist, I was happy to see many of the B listers.
In todays music industry, to ever be considered a legend, one of the criteria is that you document a legendary performance. Michael Jackson's Motown Live 25, Prince 1985 AMA performance, Celine Dion at the 1996 Olympics, Jay-Z's MTV Unplugged, and many more are all performances that almost serve as the cherry on top of a flavorful career.
Sunday Night R&B's most scrutinized (well deserved might I add), prolific, and most recognized artist of the past 20 years finally had the opportunity to imprint his legendary status by giving a performance of a lifetime. R. Kelly surprised the world by even showing up, and while there gave fans a blast from the past singing a medley from his numerous hits young and old. He climaxed with his new and yet bold single "When a Woman Loves." I can't lie and pretend that this is one of my favorite songs, however, I must admit that the the guy is singing the hell out of it. The guy stood flat footed and out sang any guy in the game right now with an old school melody and it was a genuine soulful performance. The performance drew emotion whether you like the song or not. He capped it off with a celebratory reprise to the song and even danced and played the piano.
Regardless the flaws of us as human beings, our talents and abilities have the power to change the world. I am glad to have lived through his career to see it evolve.
Change is good! Therefore, change has come. Not only as it pertains to the face of the NBA as we know it, but as highlights the morals and pride of professional athletes in sports. For two years, teams along with the hopes of thousands of fans, have placed the pressure of LeBron joining their team. Tonight James has made history as he chose The Miami Heat as his next destination. Our hats go off to the professionalism shown by Wade, Bosh and James setting aside egos, financial gain, and personal gain and pushing towards a greater cause.
Though, many will celebrate,the City of Cleveland, will long despise James decision. Many despise the glamorous style in releasing his decision. I don't think that we should diminish the fact that James only agreed to broadcast his decision, if all proceeds benefited The Boys and Girls Club of America. This again, further shows the classiness of one LeBron James. Now, he just has to win!
The director of "The Passion of the Christ" may need to be cleansed with holy water. Mel Gibson was caught on tape again making racial slurs and profane remarks to his ex-wife. As a fan of Mel Gibson, I am not offended by his use of the N-word as much as I don't approve of the context of use. He suggested N***ers would rape his ex-wife. Sorry Mr. Gibson don't hold Blacks liable for your outrageous behavior. The way you cursed her out should have been considered rape. Click on the photo to read more about Mel Gibson's latest tyraid.
This week was the release of singer/superwriter The-Dream's, "Love King." It took me a few days to digest the album because my initial listens didn't offer me any worth while sensations. But after 3 days, I removed all of my expectations and listened to the album for what it was.
"Love King" caught my attention from the self titled single that proclaimed his dominance over the female gender. One thing that I can appreciate about Dream is that he does not saturate his albums with colabs. He truly gives his listeners a peek inside of his brain and his personal life through self confession. He continues a saga created on his first album about a fling he addresses as Nikki, which seems to be coming to a head. I guess fans have to keep following this story which is only told on his records.
Despite Dreams commercial success he contributes a simplistic relevance to R&B. Suggested listens are: Yamaha, Nikki,Panties To the Side, Love King. Grade B Check out the video Trilogy below hot shit!
