Posts Tagged ‘Albums & Mixtapes’
Rising artist BJ The Chicago Kid releases D’Angelo-inspired EP
Slowly but surely, BJ The Chicago Kid has earned a reputation as one of the next great soul singers to put his stamp on the music industry. Thanks to a star making spot on Dr. Dre’s hit album Compton, the profile of the artist born Bryan James Sledge has been raised like never before. With all eyes…
Read MoreTasha Cobbs tops gospel charts with latest release, ‘One Place Live’
Grammy award-winning gospel singer Tasha Cobbs has another chart-topping album on her hands as her latest release, One Place Live, recently debuted at number one on Billboard’s Gospel and Christian/Gospel Albums charts. The feat marks Cobbs’ second consecutive number one album. Her major label debut offering, Grace, has resided in the top 10 on the Billboard Gospel…
Read MoreJill Scott tops the Billboard 200 with latest album, ‘Woman’
Congratulations are in order for Philly soulstress Jill Scott. The “Back Together” singer’s latest album, Woman, will debut at number one on the August 15th Billboard Top 200 chart. This marks Scott’s second consecutive album to enter the charts in the top spot as her previous album, 2011’s The Light of the Sun, bowed at number…
Read MoreDr. Dre announces new album: ‘Compton (A Soundtrack by Dr. Dre)’
Fans will finally getting a long awaited new album by Dr. Dre, but it won’t be the album they were expecting. During a radio interview in promotion of the upcoming N.W.A. biopic, Straight Outta Compton, the legendary artist and producer dropped the bombshell that he has officially scrapped plans for his heavily anticipated album, Detox,…
Read MoreKaren Clark-Sheard hits the road in support of new album, ‘Destined To Win’
Grammy award winning gospel legend Karen Clark-Sheard is back with a new album and she’s hitting the road to make sure she connects with fans and touches them personally. Last week, Sheard released her sixth solo effort, and second on her own Karew Records, entitled Destined To Win. The heavily anticipated album is being lauded by…
Read MoreMiguel releases cover art and track list for his highly anticipated new album
The wait is over for Miguel fans. Fans of the “Adorn” singer were able to breathe a sigh of relief as the R&B star recently released the cover art and track listing for the highly anticipated follow-up to his Grammy-nominated 2012 album, Kaleidoscope Dream. The new album, titled Wildheart, will feature collaborations with legendary west…
Read MoreChance The Rapper drops new project featuring Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu and more
Fans who have been patiently waiting for Chance The Rapper to drop new material finally have a reason to rejoice as the Chicago born emcee recently dropped his first project since his widely acclaimed 2013 mixtape, Acid Rap. In a collaborative effort with bubbling Chicago group, Donnie Trumpet & The Social Experiment, Chance put together what can…
Read MoreChicago rapper Landon Battles drops new project, ‘Black Gold’
Touching upon such diverse topics as black culture and what it means to America, his beloved hometown, and even family structure, Chicago-based rapper Landon Battles proves on his new project, Black Gold, that he firmly believes in infusing his music with a message. Songs such as “Fathers Day,” “Gang Related,” and “Holy Hallelujah” showcase the young emcee’s…
Read MoreMixtape Mondays: Curren$y’s ‘More Saturday Night Car Tunes’
Indie favorite Curren$y returns with a follow up to his popular Saturday Night Car Tunes mixtape. Much like its predecessor, More Saturday Night Car Tunes is one big cruise music session. As he says on the intro “This’ll get you where you gotta go. This’ll get you to work. This’ll get you to the…
Read MoreMixtape Mondays: Big K.R.I.T. ‘See Me On Top 4’
“NOW they wanna hear a country n—- rap/ 5 albums in and they swear a country n—- snapped/ Thought they wanted gold, thought they wanted shine, thought they wanted radio/ B—- make up your mind!” From the sounds of his new mixtape See Me On Top 4, Big K.R.I.T. is feeling a tad underappreciated, and rightfully…
Read MoreMixtape Mondays: Jabari ESC ‘Super F—— Decent’
Hailing from the eastside of Chicago’s South Side (yes, that’s a thing), Jabari ESC is back with a new mixtape called Super F—–n Decent and he’s out to play no games. From the “Decent” intro (“We know we’re better than you. We don’t give a f— if you know it or not.”) to the closing…
Read MoreMixtape Mondays: Jay Elle Music ‘Notorious J.A.Y.’
If ever there was a musical formula that you can always count on, it would be the marriage of R&B vocals over hip-hop beats. On her latest offering, The Notorious J.A.Y., Brooklyn singer Jay Elle utilizes that marriage, but takes it a step further by paying homage to fellow Brooklynite Notorious B.I.G., by singing over some of his most popular songs. In fact,…
Read MoreMixtape Mondays: Lil Bibby ‘Free Crack 2’
Undoubtedly one of, if not the hottest artists in Chicago at the moment, Lil Bibby strikes with perfect timing to drop the follow up to his popular Free Crack mixtape. Since being name to XXL magazine’s fresh famed freshmen class in 2013 and receiving a huge co-star from Drake, it seems all eyes have been…
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