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My Name Is D-Bless
BY PHONZ L. THOMAS The last great wave of rappers heard mainstream from the Bronx, New York came out last decade. Since then, the borough has had a dry spell of Hip Hop talent. This year, it looks like the Bronx rap scene may be revived thanks to Demetrius Ramón Lathon, better known by his stage [...] Continue »
H. Wood City Is Coming to a City Near...
BY TARA ALEXANDER H. Wood City was raised in an otherwise hindering environment and learned how to use it to his advantage. He says that he dealt with everyday life lessons by treating it as artwork that inspired his creativity. The elders would question him as a young boy: “What do you know about music? You are still wet [...] Continue »
Sylver Karatz: Introducing Ms....
BY DEV GILLESPIE Who got next? A question all of the music fans are asking now that we are beginning to see music take a transformation welcoming “freshman” artist underground and mainstream. The answer is simple. Sylver Karatz is next to take the crown as a female entertainer swagging her way to the top! While everyone [...] Continue »
RAYVON’S WAY
BY RITA FOSTER Rayvon is a Barbados born reggae singer. He was born Bruce Alexander Michael Brewster and is best known for his collaborative work with recording artist, Shaggy. He helped create the multiplatinum hit “Angel” and a very successful version of the Mungo Jerry song “In the Summer Time”. Together the two Brooklyn boys from [...] Continue »
Chillin’ On The Q Side with
BY PHONZ L. THOMAS When most people think of Quddus, they automatically remember his years spent as a VJ on MTV’s “Total Request Live” music countdown. “When I first got my job as a VJ there I didn’t even realize how much my life would change ‘cause I grew up in Canada and hadn’t really been [...] Continue »
DJ Head Debiase: How the Tables Turn
BY DEV GILLESPIE We are at a time in life where technology is booming! Every year there has been new and easier ways to recieve news, messages, and most importantly music. DJ Head Debiase of the Aphilliates Music Group has been an active DJ long enough to see and experience the tables turning in the music industry from [...] Continue »
Soulfully, Me…He’s Got A...
BY TARA ALEXANDER Growing up in Memphis, Tennessee; Ian Wharton who goes by the stage name “Soulfully, Me” has seen a lot of negative things around him. Needless to say, it didn’t take his spirits or his voice away. Being a younger sibling of music he had no idea that this would someday become a reality [...] Continue »
Talib-Kweli: Lyrics Stick To Yo Rib
BY DEV GILLESPIE Talib Kweli serves all the real music lovers with authentic lyrics and truths through his music that stick with you, but if it’s too raw it might go over your head! As an artist if you don’t “LOVE,MUSIC” and believe in what you do then we won’t either and Talib Kweli is one [...] Continue »
