SoulTrain.com Kadija Kamara
Influenced by a plethora of music genres locally and abroad, British alternative soul singer-songwriter Kadija Kamara cites everyone from The Beatles to Stevie Wonder as artists she admires. “I think good music is just good music written from the heart,” Kamara adds. “If you are...
SoulTrain.com – Profile: Veronica Domingues
Only three years into her professional career, Toronto-based singer/songwriter Veronica Domingues has already created a considerable buzz. Already dubbed by SoulBounce.com as a potential heir to the “Latin Soul throne,” Domingues’ inventive genre blending can be traced to her unique upbringing. “My parents came from...
SoulTrain.com Profile: Andy Mineo
“Me and my DJ recently finished in Antigua and he was like, ‘I can’t believe rap got us here.’ We’re on the beach and I was like, ‘Rap serving God got us here,’ explains Reach Records MC Andy Mineo. When SoulTrain.com got ahold of the New...
Soultrain.com Q&A – Pharoahe Monch
It’s clear that Pharoahe Monch has seen every side of the music industry since his time as one half of Organized Konfusion almost two decades ago. As a solo artist, his legacy is cemented as being one the greatest MCs to ever touch the microphone....
Soultrain.com Profile: C-Po
New Jersey native and vibrant rapper/producer Christopher Porter, or C-Po for short, has been making much noise since making a hilarious parody of Sean Kingston’s “Beautiful Girls” entitled “Homicidal” several years ago. Since then, he’s gone on to release projects including debut album Music Impossible in 2009...
Soultrain.com Q&A: Open Mike Eagle
Open Mike Eagle has been a fixture of underground Los Angeles for quite some time. A member of locally iconic and long-running collective Project Blowed, the Chicago native is the area’s champion of cerebral “art rap” that’s equally engrossing and flat out hilarious. That knack...
Soultrain.com Profile: Frenchie
Brick Squad (and its Brick Squad Monopoly subsidiary) have surely seen better days. It’s been tough for the Atlanta-based home to popular artists Gucci Mane and Waka Flocka. The once seemingly invincible empire began to crack last year following internal feuds and cringe-worthy tweets from...
Soultrain.com Profile: Derek Minor
“I don’t consider myself a Christian rapper; I consider myself a Christian that raps about what he knows.”
Soultrain.com Profile: J-Doe
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...