Leon Bridges' sophomore album is arguably my favorite. It's absolutely impossible to pick a single favorite track, thus, I find myself listing seven of the 10. If you're curious... Bet Ain't Worth the Hand Bad Bad News Shy Beyond Forgive You If It Feels Good (Then It Must Be) You Don't Know Throughout Good Thing, …
Electronic Communications Taught Me…
Today is the last day of my summer Electronic Communications course. I've enjoyed taking this course and am glad I decided to take it during the summer semester. I have learned a lot more in this course than I thought I would. Never did I ever think I would be able to build a website, …
The 20/20 Experience – 2 of 2
Former *NSYNC band member, and current love of my life, Justin Timberlake, will release his his fourth solo studio album, "The 20/20 Experience - 2 of 2" on September 30 of this year. The 32-year-old actor and singer/songwriter left the band to pursue a solo career in 2002 and has been incredibly successful on his …
Nothing Was the Same
Drake Aubrey Graham is a 26-year-old recording artist from Canada. He records under the mononym Drake and signed to Young Money Entertainment in 2009. In early 2009, Drake released his third mixtape, "So Far Gone," for free download. "So Far Gone" produced two hit singles, "Best I Ever Had" and "Successful," which proved Drake to …
Self Made Vol. 3
Record label imprint Maybach Music Group was founded by rap artist Rick Ross. 37-year-old Ross founded the label in 2009. "Self Made Vol. 3" will be the third compilation album by Maybach Music Group. The first two, "Self Made Vol. 1" and "Self Made Vol. 2," were both featured at No. 1 on US Billboard's Rap …
Rich Gang
The collaboration of hip-hop record labels Cash Money Records and Young Money Entertainment joins as Young Money Cash Money Billionaires (YMCMB) to deliver "Rich Gang," an album by YMCMB & Friends. Young Money Cash Money Billionaires consists of artists such as Birdman, Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj, DJ Khaled, Ace Hood, Tyga, Jay Sean, Mack …
X
American singer Chris Brown, came onto the hip-hop scene with his hit single, "Run It!" in 2005 when the artist was only 16 years old. Now, eight years later, 24-year-old Brown has released a total of five studio albums with his sixth, "X", anticipated later this summer. Brown used his smooth vocals and dance moves, that …
Black Flag
Colson Baker, aka Machine Gun Kelly (MGK) is a 23-year-old rapper from Cleveland, Ohio. Of course, "Machine Gun Kelly" is a name that brings some questions. "I got the name Machine Gun Kelly because of my rapid-fire delivery when I was 15 and started doing shows," Kelly said. Kelly's mother left their family when Kelly …
The Gifted
Wale (pronounced "wah-lay") is an American rapper from the District of Columbia. The 28-year-old hip-hop/rap artist was born to Nigerian immigrants and spent the majority of his youth in Maryland. Since 2009, Wale has released 3 solo studio albums. His most recent, "The Gifted," was released June 24 of this year. In a track-by-track interview …
Magna Carta… Holy Grail
Hip-hop legend and Brooklyn, N.Y. native, Shawn Knowles-Carter, better known as Jay-Z, entered the music scene in 1996 with his debut album, "Reasonable Doubt," which the rapper released under his own record label, Roc-A-Fella Records. Since 1996, the 43-year-old has released 11 more studio albums, founded a clothing brand, and married singer Beyoncé, with whom he …