Dave East is among one of the best and most respected new generation of emcees to emerge over the last decade-plus. As evidenced from his most recent project, The Final Call. A collaboration album with Ransom ...

Two of Chicago’s top emcees and lyricist’s to emerge within the last decade-plus, Vic Mensa and Mick Jenkins are back showing why they are two of their generations best with their just released new single,...

The Clipse are getting ready to release their very highly-anticipated fourth album, Let God Sort Em Out… in the next two and a half weeks on July 11th. Having already released lead single, Ace Trumpets, ...

Beautifully joyful, intimate and fun.  That is how Jessie Reyez’s sold-out show at the Salt Shed on Sunday night (June15) of Father’s Day for the Chicago s...

Yesterday, Friday the 13th was not only Friday the 13th, but my birthday as well.  Over the past several weeks till probably about a week or so ago I was still deciding what I wanted to do ...

Avenoir is one of R&B/Soul’s most exciting new artists to emerge over the past several years. Fusing live instrumentation with his cinematically soulful unique honey-drenched vocals that have a touch of...

India Shawn is among my favorite artists and has easily some of the most beautifully soulful mesmerizing honey-drenched vocals of not only any R&B/Soul artist, but artists in all of music to emerge over th...

Elijah Blake continues to show why he is among mine and so many others favorite artists with his just released new single, Work It Out. A very fun, upbeat and groovy new record. That shows Blake’s very great...

Jenevieve is one of R&B/Soul’s more talented upcoming singer and songwriters. Her just released hypnotically dreamy new single, Head Over Heels. That samples Tom Browne’s classic record, Charisma. T...

Photo courtesy of Ravinia Festival Transcendentally beautiful and pridefully magnificent.  That is how you can best describe Grace Jones and Ja...