8/3/16 O&A NYC WILDIN OUT WEDNESDAY: Millie Jackson- Phuck U Symphony

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Phuck U Symphony is one of the best-known tracks on Millie Jackson’s 1892 live album, Live And Outrageous. Jackson continues to include it in her live shows to this day. Continue reading

8/1/16 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Rihanna – Goodnight Gotham (Bonus Track)

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Goodnight Gotham, Rihanna’s newest  music video is one of the shortest (and sweetest) of her career. Shot on the fly in Dec. 2014, the minute-long clip begins with the singer exiting a promotional shoot for the LP in Paris’ Trocadéro Square as she admits she’s about to do “the craziest thing” she’s ever done: run (in slow-mo) toward a pack of fans, who hoist her high into the night sky as the Eiffel Tower frames looms overhead.  Continue reading

7/30/16 O&A NYC IT’S SATURDAY- ANYTHING GOES: Ca-Rio-Ca Sunga Co. at Art Hearts Fashion Miami Swim Week 2016

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Ca-Rio-Ca Sunga Co. brought true Brazilian flavor to the runway at Art Hearts Fashion Miami Swim Week 2016. The Los An Designer’s powerful collection, opened and closed their segment with special performances of traditional Brazilian dance and martial arts movement. Continue reading

7/29/16 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Mikhail Baryshnikov In Twyla Tharp’s One For My Baby

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Mikhail Baryshnikov pays tribute to one of his idols, Maya Plisketskaya at the American-Soviet Cultural Exchange Festival: Hommage A Plisetskaya (1988). He performs Twyla Tharp’s One For My Baby sung by Frank Sinatra written by Johnny Mercer & Harold Arlen. Continue reading

7/28/16 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Kurtis Blow – The Breaks

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The Breaks, the critically acclaimed 1980 hit single by Kurtis Blow from his self-titled debut album, was the first certified gold rap song for Hip Hop, and the second certified gold 12 inch single in the history of music. Continue reading

7/27/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez’s Hip Hop Wednesday:Kendrick Lamar – Alright

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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Alright, by rapper Kendrick Lamar, from his third album To Pimp a Butterfly is a festive song about hope. It features uncredited vocals from the song’s co-producer Pharrell Williams during the chorus and was released to radio stations as the album’s fourth single on June 30, 2015. Continue reading

7/19/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY:Alessia Cara – Scares To Your Beautiful

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

 

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Scares To Your Beautiful is a song by Alessia Cara and is set to be featured on her upcoming debut album Know-It-All.

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7/19/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez Pastry Treats:Oreo Choco Chip Just Announced a Dangerously Delicious New Chocolate Chip Flavor

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

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This year Oreo released new creme-filled cupcakes, as they are now following up that particular feature of deliciousness by launching creme-filled chocolate chip cookies. The tasty treat is jam packed with chocolate chips, even found in the mouth-watering creme filling.

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