All posts by angie writes

I know I’m not the only one with trouble resting. I’m not sleeping at night. I take naps, mostly. I see the postings on social networking at all hours in different time zones where people display their tosses and turns. We’re blurting out different levels of stress, we’re trying to figure out why we are [...]

Jesse Boykins III and MeLo-X are about forward movement; the singer/songwriter and rapper/producer make every song a journey. Collaborating together previously on solo projects, the two have joined forces to present Zulu Guru, a rumbling, floating, passionate trip inside the mind of a man, the space-age blues of romance and the complication of life’s issues. [...]

Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Aaron Camper has released hot visuals for his lead single “Madness” for Bassic Black Entertainment. [...]

Early on lauded as one of the most popular artists in her genre and still one of the most celebrated and emulated, Brandy returns triumphantly with her sixth studio album Two Eleven, to once again stand in the lane she carved into R&B music. [...]

Vivian Green loves love. And she’s happy about it. The Philly singer/songwriter, most known for her melancholy hits “Emotional Rollercoaster” and “Gotta Go, Gotta Leave,” releases her fourth album (her second for eOne Music), The Green Room, bubbling with the upside of relationships. [...]

Sterling Simms is for grown folks; adults only. The Philadelphia born R&B singer’s latest mixtape, Mary & Molly, is the soundtrack to the fast lane. Offering up a startling, wide-eyed peek into the steamy and sometimes scary world of fame, Mary & Molly feels like a sex-crazed haze, a raunchy emotional stupor fueled by the [...]

After a stint with Def Jam (which garnered a Jay-Z collaboration), Philly singer/songwriter Sterling Simms recently signed on with RCA records and has been releasing tunes to prep for his return. [...]

Leela James is in your face. Her vocals feel like they have you gripped by the collar, much like her greatest inspiration, iconic soul titan Etta James (from whom Leela adopted her stage surname). So it only makes sense that her fourth album (second for Shanachie Records), Loving You More… In the Spirit of Etta [...]

BJ the Chicago Kid is a soul slinger. Packing an intensity that hits you hard and gets all over you, he keeps you coming back for more of that feeling. Born Bryan Sledge, BJ sings, writes and arranges with the best of them. Having worked with everyone from Mary J. Blige and Toni Braxton to [...]

Celebrated jazz singer Gregory Porter has released the video for his slow-burning hit, “Be Good.” Directed by filmmaker Pierre Bennu, the whimsical video is shot on location in Baltimore, MD creating an urban fantasy land. [...]