2/17/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: Solange – Cranes In The Sky

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Cranes in the Sky is a song by Solange. Released on October 5, 2016 by Saint Records and Columbia Records, it is the first single from Solange’s third album, A Seat at the Table. The song was written by Raphael Saadiq and Solange, and produced by Sir Dylan along with Raphael Saadiq and Solange. Continue reading

2/14/17 O&A WITH WaleStylez VALENTINES DAY SPECIAL: Quincy Jones, Barry White, James Ingram, Al B. Sure, El Debarge – The Secret Garden

O&A NYC and WaleStylez wish you all a special Valentine’s Day. Continue reading

1/30/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: Blood Orange – Better Than Me

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Freetown Sound by Dev Hynes is the third album recording as Blood Orange. It was released on June 28,2016. Freetown Sound takes its name from Freetown, Sierra Leone, where Hynes’ father was born. The album features Carly Rae Jepsen, Zuri Marley, Debbie Harry, Nelly Furtado, writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, slam poet Ashlee Haze, and others. Continue reading

1/26/17 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Johnny Gill – Rub You the Right Way

Rub You the Right Way by Johnny Gill is the first single from the artist’s debut album under Motown Records, the hit song spent one week in May 1990 at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100. Continue reading

1/23/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: Beyoncé – Formation

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Formation by singer Beyoncé for her sixth studio album Lemonade (2016) written by Khalif Brown, Jordan Frost, Asheton Hogan, Mike Will Made It and Beyoncé. Continue reading

1/22/17 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Prince / Miles Davis Concert 12-31-87


Prince and Miles Davis perform on New Years Eve 1987 at Paisley Park.  Continue reading

1/19/17 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Toni Braxton Un-Break My Heart

Un-Break My Heart, the second single performed by Toni Braxton, from her second studio album, Secrets (1996). The ballad won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1997.

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1/17/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: Tinashe – Company

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Company is a song recorded by American singer Tinashe for Nightride. The single was released by RCA Records on September 16, 2016. The song was written and produced by American R&B producer The-Dream. The song follows her previous single Superlove, released on July 15, 2016. Continue reading

1/12/17 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Someday We’ll All Be Free- Take 6 and Lalah Hathaway and Bonus track: Donny Hathaway ( Rare Live version)


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Someday We’ll All Be Free performed by the Grammy Award winning all-male a cappella Take 6 and Lalah Hathaway. Her father Donny Hathaway originally  wrote and performed the song. O&A NYC has also include a rare live version performed by Donny Hathaway.  Continue reading

1/10/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF TH DAY: Erykah Badu – Window Seat

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Window Seat by Erykah Badu is the lead single from her album New Amerykah Part 2. Produced by Erykah Badu and James Poyser the song is low-tempo ballad with lyrics that concern escapism and longing for a lover. The music video for Window Seat features Badu walking the streets Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas slowly stripping to the nude, before being shot by an unseen assassin.

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