Soultrain.com Profile: Derek Minor
“I don’t consider myself a Christian rapper; I consider myself a Christian that raps about what he knows.”
“I don’t consider myself a Christian rapper; I consider myself a Christian that raps about what he knows.”
Since the early days of hip-hop, one of the genre’s biggest criticisms is its musical validity. Is sampling just lazy copying? Does Fruityloops usage make one any less of a musician? Or should listeners just rely on a song’s enjoyability? This is what makes Terrace...
Frank Ocean, Ne-Yo, Keri Hilson and The Dream all had successful careers in songwriting before taking further steps to become acclaimed solo artists within their own rights. Looking to make that transition from behind the scenes to the ears of listeners is Los Angeles’ own...
I've been a fan of Brooklyn's Mela Machinko since hearing her dope vocal pipes on Pharoahe Monch's "Push" single from his Desire album. She's funny, witty and has the talent to back it up. SoulTrain.com: Years ago, you were promoting it as a street album/mixtape. Where did the decision...
2010 was quite an interesting year for me. It was almost a year and a half since finishing my undergraduate studies at Southern University and life was hell. Wasn't in my career, worked four incredibly crappy jobs (yes I count those bi-weekly plasma donations to...
This is my Amalgamation Magazine cover feature with A$AP Rocky. Below is the inspiration I used for the opening quote. "In keeping with his eccentric approach to music making, Rocky has even found an unusual way to get his music to the masses. Mid-August had the...
And it's with Ratchet R&B King Teeflii ": I just feel like I brought a rougher edge to the game. I just felt like certain people who were singing sound like girls and I want to sound like a man when I sing. You don’t have...
So a post I did on Raheem DeVaughn's "Ridiculous" single from his upcoming A Place Called Love Land was put up on SoulCulture and I started to remember why this dude is so awesome. Let's start with how dope The Love and War MasterPeace was about three years...
An old 2010 interview I did on the fly with Big Sean. " I realized it just comes from thirsty people wanting to have exclusives on their Web sites and what not, while disregarding how hard an artist worked to do the song. I’ve been taking...