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On Sunday, May 24th Wilbur James “Jimmy” Cobb passed away at 91 from lung cancer at his home in Manhattan. He was a great American Jazz drummer and part of Miles Davis’ First Great Sextet. Born on January 20, 1929, he was the band’s last surviving member. In his notable career, he played on on […]
Over the weekend, a “new” song by American funk, jazz, and soul composer and producer Roy Ayers and his band titled “Reaching the Highest Pleasure” was released via online streaming services. Ayers and his band originally recorded the track during a June 1977 Virgin Ubiquity studio recording session. Ayers is best known for pioneering jazz-funk […]
Lil Wayne is Single Again! Wayne and fiancée model La’Tecia Thomas have broken up, according to WDKX’s Own Flo Anthony on the WDKX Wake-Up Club. How do we know? Social Media posts, or lack their of. Thomas, an Australian model. Has not been flashing her engagement ring. No her card or necklace that was given […]
If you’re not familiar with the name @chazbruce0 , I urge you to ‘Get Familiar’, like DJ Grand Imperial would always say! Chaz has been an extremely bright light in entertaining people in the Monroe County area for years. The guy dances, teaches, sings, plays instruments, does comedy and just has been an all around people […]
Keri Hilson is back on the music scene and she is on the AfroBeat wave with a new album slated to drop this year! Miss Keri Baby has been on hiatus since her 2010 album “No Boys Allowed”, which gave us the mega hit “Pretty Girl Rock”. During Saturday’s IG Verzus battle between Ludacris and Nelly, […]
Some time this summer, The United States Library of Congress will launch a new tool that provides free-to-use, public domain audio samples from over 100 years of music that have been saved in its archives. The samples will include hip-hop ones that artists haven’t been able to previously access at all or with ease. Brian […]
The Broadway musical about Michael Jackson’s life called “MJ” (previously titled “Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough”), that was supposed to start on July 6, has been postponed until March 2021. It will debut with preview performances at the Neil Simon Theatre. Written by 55-year-old American playwright and Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage and directed […]
We interviewed the genre bending band via ZOOM to talk about their new single with Megan thee Stallion, quarantine life, and more! Check out the interview below! Can’t wait to see more from this band!
Lana Del Rey has received much criticism after a lengthy rant she posted to her Instagram account on Thursday, which seemed to target Black female artists. The singer wrote, “Now that Doja Cat, Ariana [Grande], Camila [Cabello], Cardi B, Kehlani, and Nicki Minaj and Beyoncé have had number ones with songs about being sexy, wearing […]
This week Nicki Minaj and Doja Cat, along with Megan Thee Stallion and Beyonce have made billboard history. For the first time ever, the first two positions in the Billboard chart have been held by female rap artists. Shockingly, ‘Say So’ is the first Minaj single to ever reach the number 1 Billboard spot. It […]