3/27/18 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Teyana Taylor – Maybe ft. Pusha T, Yo Gotti

Maybe is by pop artist Teyana Taylor’s major label debut album,VII. The track features guest verses by Hip Hop artist Pusha T and Yo Gotti. Continue reading

3/25/18 O&A NYC THEATRE REVIEW: Chicago- Valerie Simpson Takes No Prisoners As Matron “Mama” Morton

By Walter Rutledge

Songwriter, recording artist, entrepreneur, and restauranteur Valerie Simpson can now add Broadway thespian to her impressive list of accomplishments. On March 12, 2018 Simpson made her Broadway debut as Matron “Mama” Morton in Broadway’s longest running musical Chicago. For her six-week run (through April 22) Simpson is flanked by a talented cast of Broadway veterans including: Amra- Faye Wright as the Vaudeville villainess Velma Kelly, Bianca Marroquin– the murderous ingénue Roxie Hart and Chaz Lamar Shepard as brash barrister Billy Flynn. Continue reading

3/14/18 O&A NYC WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: Mya ft. Jadakiss – The Best Of Me

The Best of Me by recording artist  Mya Harrison. This was Mya’s first single from her second studio album Fear of Flying and feature Hip Hop artist Jadakiss. The song was written and composed by Mya Harrison along with Teron Beal, Jimmy Cozier, Swizz Beatz and Mashonda Tifrere. Continue reading

2/25/18 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Black Violin – Broward Center For The Performing Arts (1/25/2018)

Black Violin, the hip hop duo from South Florida comprising two classically-trained string instrumentalists, Kevin Sylvester and Wilner Baptiste, who go by the stage names Kev Marcus and Wil B, respectively. Continue reading

2/24/18 O&A NYC ITS SATURDAY- ANYTHING GOES: Black Violin with The Original Harlem Globetrotters

Black Violin with The Original Harlem Globetrotters performing the team’s signature song the Sweet Georgia Brown. Continue reading

2/22/18 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Oleta Adams- Get Here (Live)


Oleta Adams scored her biggest hit to date with her Grammy nominated cover of Brenda Russell’s Get Here from the Circle of One album.   Continue reading

2/15/18 O&A NYC BLACK HISTORY MONTH THROWBACK THURSDAY: Sam Cooke – A Change Is Gonna Come

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A Change Is Gonna Come is a song by Sam Cooke, released on December 22, 1964 by RCA Victor. Though only a modest hit for Cooke in comparison with his previous singles, “A Change Is Gonna Come” became an anthem for the American Civil Rights Movement. The song is widely considered Cooke’s best composition and has been voted among the best songs ever released by various publications. In 2007, the song was selected for preservation in the Library of Congress, with the National Recording Registry deeming the song “culturally, historically, or aesthetically important.” Continue reading

2/10/18 O&A NYC ITS SATURDAY ANYTHING GOES- CELEBRATING BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Naomi Campbell Supermodel

naomi-campbell-makeup Naomi Elaine Campbell, an English-born model, of African Jamaican descent and Chinese Jamaican ancestry through her paternal grandmother, who carried the family name Ming. Recruited at the age of 15, she established herself among the top three most recognizable and in-demand models of the late 1980s and the 1990s, and she was one of six models of her generation declared supermodels by the fashion world. Continue reading

2/1/18 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: En Vogue – Rocket

Rocket by R&B female group En Vogue. It was written by NeYo for their seventh studio album Electric Cafe, while production was handled by Curtis “Sauce” Wilson. Continue reading

1/30/18 O&A NYC DANCE: Storyboard P: Motion Picture Wave at Breakin Convention 2012

Storyboard P makes his performing debut in the UK at Breakin’ Convention at Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London. This Bessie Award winning artist showcases his unique style of movement, he has named Mutant. Continue reading