All posts tagged jessica bennett

Poet, author, educator, critic and political activist are just a few of the titles carried by LeRoi Jones, better known to the world as Amiri Baraka.  The Newark,

It’s a sad truth, but many of our favorite artists of yesteryear aren’t exactly at the top of their game vocally.  Honestly, we can’t even be upset about

Hearing the name Ester Dean, you probably think to yourself “hmm, that sounds familiar, but not really.”  That actually makes sense, since she’s famous, but

They come and they go.  Unfortunately, some of our favorite artists from the 90s have fallen by the wayside.  Talented MCs are never heard of again, songbirds share

The debate has been had before, but with an increase in Christian rappers and hip-hop influenced gospel artists, is it possible that the two genres are getting a

There’s no doubt that the music purchasing landscape has changed drastically over the last few decades.  While today’s cover art is still important, the download culture of today’s

R&B star Tank recently release a superb mixtape to the masses entitled Diary of a Mad Man.   One of the stand out tracks, “Underrated,” explains Tank’s frustrations with

To say Beyoncé is a superstar is an understatement.  While she definitely has her haters who feel she is over rated, she is clearly loved by the masses--so

Kanye West and Jay-Z just dropped one of the most highly anticipated albums of the year with Watch The Throne, and on the first official single, “Otis”, Jigga