19
Sep
13
Sep
Soultrain.com feature Q&A with Mela Machinko
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...
From the Archives – Amalgamation Summer 2010
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...
30
Aug
A$AP Rocky Cover Feature with Amalgamation Magazine
This is my Amalgamation Magazine cover feature with A$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...
29
Aug
Goodie Mob at House of Blues on Sunset (Aug. 28 2013)
I was invited to Goodie Mob's reunion tour stop at Hollywood's House of Blues yesterday and it was pretty interesting seeing all the old "Golden Age" era Hip-Hop heads there. Actually, I was there more to see the opening act Drop City Yatch Club whose...
26
Aug
My first Soultrain.com feature
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...
21
Aug
Raheem DeVaughn
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...