5/25/17 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY MEMORIAL DAY Tribute: Whitney Houston- Star Spangled Banner

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Whitney Houston’s rendition of the Star Spangled Banner before the 1991 Super Bowl XXV in Tampa ranks among the most memorable of all-time. Houston’s talent and worldwide popularity due to the release of the film The Bodyguard buoyed the nation patriotism just after the onset of the Persian Gulf War. Released as a single (and re-released after the September 11th terrorist attacks) Houston donated all proceeds to charity. Continue reading

5/23/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: John Legend – Surefire

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

John Roger Stephens born December 28, 1978, known professionally as John Legend is an amazing r&b artist, songwriter and actor. Continue reading

5/10/17 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: Travis Scott – Goosebumps ft. Kendrick Lamar

Goosebumps, by  hip hop recording artist Travis Scott serves as the third single from his second studio album Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight. Continue reading

5/8/16 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: Meek Mill – Litty Feat. Tory Lanez)

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Meek Mill continues his hot streak by dropping a video for the track Litty featuring Tory Lanez off his most recent album, DC4. The visuals of the video play out like something straight out of a heist video. Continue reading

5/7/17 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Nancy Wilson Live at Carnegie Hall (1987)

Nancy Wilson performs eight songs by herself and two songs with Carl Anderson at Carnegie Hall on June 25, 1987. Continue reading

5/3/17 O&A NYC WITH WALESTYLEZ HIPHOP WEDNESDAY: A$AP Ferg – East Coast ft. Remy Ma

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

 

ASAP Ferg released a new single titled East Coast featuring Remy Ma, which will appear on his forthcoming project Still Striving. The Harlem native has returned with a brand new music video for the song.

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5/1/17 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Diana Ross – Muscles

Muscles (1982)  written and produced by Michael Jackson, and performed by Diana Ross. 

The single’s erotic music video featured Ross in bed dreaming of muscular men. In one scene she is shown floating through the air over a landscape which turns out to be a man’s musclebound body. The video features a young Gil Birmingham (The Twilight Saga film series) in one of his first-ever media appearances.

Diana Ross – Muscles

4/30/17 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Sarah Vaughan – Someone to watch over me (1978)

The Divine One Sarah Vaughan sing the George and Ira Gershwin classic Someone to Watch Over Me.   Continue reading