“I’m a classic rock kid that fell in love with Hip-Hop.” There was a time that Jared Evan was considered a high priority artist by Jimmy Iovine, signed to Interscope Records via Polow Da Don’s Zone 4 imprint in 2009. After a mountain of money was poured into his development, some moderate success, a mixtape, [...]
May 15, 2013
Will 'ill Will' Lavin
Features, Hip Hop, Interviews, Music, Soul/R&B/Alt
Taking it back to the days of afros and bell-bottoms, Terri Walker and Nicole Wray are Lady – a singing duo soaked in so much soul that not even a Spongebob Squarepants: Motown Edition could compete. Offering up copious amounts of unfiltered vintage soul sounds, their musical teaming is one welcomed with open arms. Having [...]
May 11, 2013
Will 'ill Will' Lavin
Interviews, Music, Soul/R&B/Alt
Soul Culture sits down with Mississippi rapper Big K.R.I.T for our ongoing #OKNotToBeOK mental health campaign, as he speaks on music as therapy, loneliness, depression and finally making the decision to be happy. [...]
It’s an amazing thing that I found music, man…” Following on from Ne-Yo’s talk on the therapeutic power of music, chart-topping British rapper Wretch 32 sits down with SoulCulture and reveals how he uses music as a portal to express himself, for our #OKNotToBeOk mental health campaign. [...]
“The therapeutic power of music is the reason that I do music in the first place,” R&B star Ne-Yo tells SoulCulture as we launch OK NOT TO BE OK – a campaign to raise and spread awareness and support for the mental health of our generation. [...]
Talking exclusively with SoulCulture in London, Dru Hill frontman Sisqo has announced that his long-awaited third solo album will drop this coming spring/summer. [...]
March 29, 2013
Will 'ill Will' Lavin
Interviews, Music, Music News, Soul/R&B/Alt
Independence is something highly celebrated by many in the music industry today. While independent labels have been around for years and years, it wasn’t until the decline in music sales that indie labels then became the best way to get your music heard. In hip-hop, labels such as Amalgam Digital and Koch, now known as [...]
March 12, 2013
Will 'ill Will' Lavin
Hip Hop, Interviews, Music
While it was Akon who famously sang, “I’m locked up/ They won’t let me out,” his miniature stint in the pen is nothing in comparison to many other sentences handed out in the hip-hop community. With bigger incarcerations coming in the form of Chi-Ali, who has just come home after a 12-year bid for manslaughter; [...]
March 12, 2013
Will 'ill Will' Lavin
Hip Hop, Interviews, Music
Childhood stardom is not the easiest thing to deal with. The combination of unorthodox working hours, constant travel itineraries, and also the lack of connection with others of the same age, can all prove too much for those not built for an industry absorbed in high demand. While the likes of Miley Cyrus and Justin [...]
November 21, 2012
Will 'ill Will' Lavin
Features, Interviews, Music, Soul/R&B/Alt
On his recent trip to London ahead of the release of hisnew album, R.E.D., Arkansas born Grammy winning R&B star Ne-Yo sat down with SoulCulture TV to discuss his views on bringing soul and substance to Dance music, his appreciation for Country music and storytelling, and experiencing unconditional love in a new way through fatherhood. [...]