5/7/24 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Doja Cat – Acknowledge Me (From The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon)

Live performance by Doja Cat performing Acknowledge Me (From The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon). Continue reading

5/6/24 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Willow Smith – Pain For Fun ft. St. Vincent

Willow Smith has released six solo studio albums, one collaborative studio album, four extended plays, 19 singles (including four as a featured artist), two promotional singles and ten music videos. Continue reading

5/5/24 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY Pt. 2: Sounds Of Blackness – I Believe

I Believe is a song by ensemble Sounds of Blackness was produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. It was written by the duo along with: Marvin R. Pierce, Ralph Middlebrooks, Eugene Marshall Jones, Clarence Satchell, Gregory Allen Webster and Walter Junie Morrison.The song was released in 1994 as the first single from the group’s third album, Africa to America; The Journey of the Drum (1994). Continue reading

5/5/24 O&A NYC GOSPEL SUNDAY: Tasha Cobbs Leonards – Gracefully Broken

Natasha Tameika Cobbs Leonard is a gospel artist. She released the extended play Gracefully Broken from her Heart Passion Pursuit album. Continue reading

5/2/24 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: I Wish It Would Rain – The Temptations (1967)

I Wish It Would Rain is by The Temptations for the Motown label and produced by Norman Whitfield. The lyrics of this mournful song about a heartbroken man whose woman had just left him were penned by Motown staff writer Roger Penzabene. Continue reading

5/1/24 O&A NYC WALESTYLEZ HIP HOP WEDNESDAY: ¥$, Ye, Ty Dolla $ign – TALKING ft. North West (Directed By North West)

Arriving as the project’s newest music video is TALKING which also marks North West‘s directorial debut.North, who also leads the Ye and  Ty Dolla $ign track lyrically, also stars in the “TALKING” video. Continue reading

4/30/24 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Coi Leray – Can’t Come Back

Coi Leray may have just released her namesake album last year but the hip-hop star is showing no signs of slowing down. She’s now dropped her first single of 2024, Can’t Come Back, along with an official music video that pays tribute to an iconic Janet Jackson visual. Continue reading

4/28/24 O&A NYC SUNDAY GOSPEL: Mahailia Jackson – He Got The Whole World In His Hand

Mahalia Jackson was a gospel artist, widely considered one of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century.With a career spanning 40 years, Jackson was integral to the development and spread of gospel blues in black churches throughout the U.S. Continue reading

4/25/24 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Aaliyah -Try Again

Aaliyah Dana Haughton  has been credited with helping to redefine contemporary R&B, pop and hip hop  earning her the nicknames the  Princess of R&B and Queen of Urban Pop. Continue reading

4/18/24 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: John Legend – All Of Me

All of Me is a John Legend song from his fourth studio album Love In The Future. It is dedicated to Legend’s wife Chrissy Teigen. All of Me first aired on American mainstream urban radio as the album’s third single on August 12, 2013. Continue reading