Summer Walker and her Atlanta based label LVRN has released a video for a new R&B single called CPR.The track has a late night mood and confessional lyrics as the Lacey Duke directed visuals showcase a night with Summer and her lover. Continue reading
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10/10/18 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: French Montana ft. Drake – No Stylist
No Stylist is a song by French Montana featuring Drake. The song samples Long Red by American rock band Mountain which has been sampled in many other hip hop songs like Barry Bonds by Kanye West featuring Lil Wayne. This song is featured on the No Stylist EP released on September 20, 2018. Continue reading
10/7/18 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY (MOTHER RUTLEDGE PICKS): The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi – Leaning On The Everlasting Arms
The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi was a post-war gospel quartet. With lead singer Archie Brownlee, their single “Our Father” reached number ten on the Billboard R&B charts in early 1951. It was one of the first gospel records to do so. Continue reading
10/4/18 O&A NYC DIVA ALERT! THROWBACK THURSDAY ENCORE PERFORMANCE: Tina Turner- What Love Got To Do With It- 1985 Grammy Awards Show
Tina Turner taught the world how to walk in high heel shoes. At the 1985 Grammy Awards telecast Turner performed What’s Love Got To Do With It and made one of the biggest comeback in music history. Continue reading
10/1/18 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY INDEPENDENCE DAY TRIBUTE: Fela Kuti & Africa 70 – Pansa Pansa Berlin 1978
One of the few pro-shot concerts of legendary musician Fela Kuti with his band Africa 70, playing for the jazz festival in Berlin, 1978. Fela was a social activist and leader who fought for freedom and justice in Nigeria. He died in 1997. Continue reading
9/26/18 O&A NYC FILM/DANCE: Frenel
Frenel Morris (a Miliner/Father) Terence Nance (Director) Chanelle Aponte Pearson (Producer) Shawn Peters (Photography) Storyboard P. & Daphe Lee (Dancers) Nelson Mandela Nance (aka Norvis Junior) (Editor). Continue reading
9/26/18 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: Lil’ Kim, Foxy Brown, Da Brat, Total – No One Else (Bad Boy Remix)
No One Else is by Total from their 1996 debut album. The track was a collaboration between the group’s record label owner Sean “Puffy” Combs, now infamous member of the Trackmaster Jean-Claude Olivier and Terri and Monica vocalist/writer Terri Robinson. It featured a rap verse from Da Brat, a sample from the track South Bronx by KRS-One. Continue reading
9/25/18 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Janet Jackson – That’s the Way Love Goes
That’s the Way Love Goes is by pop artist Janet Jackson. The song was released in April 20, 1993 as the lead single from the Janet album. Continue reading
9/23/18 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: CeCe Winans- Alabaster Box (Live)
Alabaster Box is the 1999 album by award winning gospel artist CeCe Winans. This was the first album on Winans’ own label, Wellspring Gospel (later renamed Puresprings Gospel). Winans described the album as an “experimental” album for the label before any new artists were signed. Continue reading
9/21/18 O&A NYC SHALL WE DANCE FRIDAY: Paula Abdul- Straight Up (Late Late Show 2018)
Paula Abdul presented a show stopping version of her signature hit, Straight Up, on Wednesday’s Late Late Show, adding ensemble choreography and subtle electronic elements to the 1988 single. Continue reading