6/7/16 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Deniece Williams- Free

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Deniece Williams, Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and record producer who achieved success in the 1970s and 1980s. Williams is known for hits such as “Free” (1976), “Silly” (1981), “Let’s Hear It for the Boy” (1984), “It’s Gonna Take a Miracle” (1982), and for her duets with Johnny Mathis. Continue reading

7/5/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez Song Of The Day: Kanye West – Famous

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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Famous, a song by Hip hop artist Kanye West serves as the first single from his seventh studio album The Life of Pablo. The song features vocals from singer Rihanna and background vocals from fellow hip hop artist Swizz Beatz. And caused the usually West media hype due to a controversial photo. Continue reading

7/5/16 O&A NYC DANCE: A Conversation With Abdiel Jacobsen- A Walk In Our Heels

By Walter Rutledge

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A Walk In Our Heels began as a dare by one of Abdiel Jacobsen’s private ballroom students. Jacobsen acquired a pair of high heels took up the challenge starting a blog called A Walk In My Heels (awalkinmyheels.com). The blog documented his travels throughout New York City as a man wearing high heels for over a year. This experiment became the catalyst of his choreography A Walk In Our Heels, one of the works performed during the 40th anniversary of the Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center on June 22, 2016. Continue reading

7/1/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: Rihanna Is a Scary ‘Star Trek’ Character in the Cosmic Video for “Sledgehammer”

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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Sledgehammer is a song recorded by Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on June 27, 2016 as the lead single from upcoming Star Trek Beyond motion picture soundtrack.The song was written by Sia Furler and Jesse Shatkin. A music video for the song was released on June30,2016, and shows Rihanna performing magical acts on a foriegn planet.

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6/29/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: Gorillaz – Feel Good Inc.

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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Feel Good Inc. is a song by British virtual band Gorillaz. The song features De La Soul. The lyrical themes of the song revolve around isolation and escapism.The song was the lead single from the band’s second studio album Demon Days on May 9, 2005.

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6/21/16 O&ANYC WITH WaleStylez-Song Of The Day:Bryson Tiller Don’t

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

 

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Don’t is the debut single by American singer Bryson Tiller. It was released on May 20, 2015, as the first single for his debut studio album Trapsoul. The song was produced by Dope Boi Beatz. Lyrically, at the start of the second verse, the song samples Shake It Off by Mariah Carey. This song peaked at number 13 on the US Billboard 100, where it became Tiller’s first top 40 hit and his highest charting single to date.

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6/22/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: Rotimi – Lotto ft 50 Cent

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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Olurotimi Akinosho better known by his stage name, Rotimi, is a singer-songwriter, actor and model. He’s best known for his roles as Darius Morrison on the Starz Network’s Boss, and Dre on Power. Rotimi is also the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of FrontRoSeat Productions. Continue reading

6/20/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: Bounty Killer Featuring Barrington Levy – Living Dangerously

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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Bounty Killer (born Rodney Price; 12 June 1972; Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay. Allmusic describes him as having been “one of the most aggressive dancehall stars of the ’90s, a street-tough rude boy with an unrepentant flair for gun talk.” He is the founder of a dancehall collective known as The Alliance with deejay Mavado.

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