For those Common fans who will be in Dallas Oct 12th, he will be hosting an event at FIG (Fashion Industry Gallery). Only RSVPs will be allowed in, so e-mail me at music4cast@gmail.com if you're interested...
Affion Crockett - Hunt Chris Brown (Run This Town Parody)
Affion aka (the next best Jay-Z) has done it again... Check out his (Run This Town) parody. Shout outs to Cheri for submitting this one to me.
This is your boy Lyric! After serving a ten year jail sentence for a club shooting in 1999, rapper Shyne is a free man. It does not seem like it has been ten years. The infamous night at the club in 1999 changed the lives of everyone involve; Jenifer Lopez left Puffy (Sean "P. Diddy" Combs name at the time), Puffy faced jailed time, and the rap game lost another upcoming artist to the penal system before he was able to truly shine. Check out this interview where he talks about his imprisonment and the way he feels about P. Diddy, or whatever he calls himself these days.
The rapper called Shyne is also known as 21 year-old Jamal Barrow of Brooklyn, New York. Born to the Prime Minister of Belize (Dean Barrow), Shyne has denied acknowlodging him as his father. His father has publicly stated that Shyne was "unwanted".
Keep your ears to the street on this one, I think that this Shyne and P. Diddy situation is one to watch!
Justin Bieber, the 15 years young Canadian smooth-talker, released a new single on iTunes today. It's called "One Less Lonely Girl." You may have heard his song all over radio "One Time." That's one addictive song.
Click here to buy or just click the picture. :) Fan his Facebook Page. & check out his "The Making of" video
The kid is adorable.. AND talented. Listen to his cover when he was younger of "Someday at Christmas" by Stevie Wonder.. probably my all-time favorite not from my day Christmas song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0t8w-0GO8Q Beautiful. legit. :D
I don't know if you heard about the beating of Chicago teen Derrion Albert or not but this is something I have to make known if you have not heard of it. Thursday, September 24th, Derrion Albert was caught in the middle of a gang fight outside of Fenger High School, the same school my mother attended when she was young. Some reports say that he was targeted because he resisted joining a gang and some say he was only trying to help a friend who was also in the fight. No matter what the reason, the fact still remains that he is now dead. The facts also say that he had nothing to do with the fight...he was walking to the bus stop... on his way home. Albert was not involved in any gangs, didn't sell drugs, and he never started trouble with anyone. Derrion Albert was in fact a junior and an honor roll student at Fenger High School. He loved school and was well on his way to college. I watched the video of this gang fight and could not believe my eyes as I watched teenagers, some holding large wooden boards as a weapon, beat each other senseless. I also watched as they hit Derrion Albert in the head and knocked him unconcious. As he was still on the ground (not fighting) he was punched in the face. He regained conciousness and I watched as he was beaten even more. It broke my heart to see this young man literally on the ground, not retaliating, only holding his hand up to signify he had enough and to STOP hitting him. Albert's signal was ignored as I watched him get hit with yet ANOTHER wooden board. He stopped moving...he was motionless on the ground. That wasn't enough for the attackers though. They continued to punch, kick, and stomp him while he laid there...motionless. One person can even be seen JUMPING on his head! You couldn't imagine how angry and sad I was to see people in my hometown, acting this way. On one hand, I feel we are moving forward in this nation with Obama in office and on the other hand...I see this. I wouldn't even know how to begin to describe what his family may be feeling after this. This is what we are? This is what we have become? This is what a teen should have to endure while walking home from SCHOOL? A place where more of our youth NEED to be? Our youth can't even be safe going to school now?! Something is definitely not right.
So far there have been three suspects charged in the brutal killing. More are being investigated. Even after the pain is evident after a memorial was erected in the spot he was beaten in...someone burned the memorial down! I am disgusted, angry, hurt, and confused. How can a person continue to beat another human being while they are motionless on the ground?
This brutal beating caught the attention of many nationwide, including rapper, David Banner. When I heard this song, which is his response to this awful killing, I had to stop and think, "WOW...we really got alot of work to do, but HOW?". No one wants to listen these days. Our youth acts as if they do not care or have a heart it's like they WANT to kill eachother. They WANT to drop out of school! They WANT to show the world that they don't care about themselves or their future. Will we soon just get tired of ourselves and just give up? Will there even be an "us" left?
For those that didn't know, Mark Curry (not Mr. Cooper) was formerly signed to Bad Boy records. Most of you have heard of him from "Bad Boy 4 Life". He has written a new book called "Dancing With The Devil". This interview talks more about Mark Curry & his dealings with Biggie, Mase, Puff and even Clive Davis...
At 17, Kierra Gray had already written several songs and has sung back up vocals on five commercial albums. She has traveled nationally with a well known Christian ministry under the direction of Dr. Chuck D. Pierce.
Her inspiration comes from artists such as Israel Houghton, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Khan, CeCe Winans and Whitney Houston. In 2007, she won the GMA (Gospel Music Awards) Gospel/Urban/Hip Hop award for the writing of “Magnificent High.” Kierra is currently working on her first independent album.
