Rapper Hunit Stackz has done something that even this somewhat “jaded” music writer has never thought of before. He has taken his love of hip-hop music and mixed it together with state of the art anime to produce the Saiyan Music Regime, something that he is the CEO of with producer and co-founder Ace Boogie. After being in the industry for a decade, with some pretty great accolades, Hunit Stackz has just released his most artistic effort yet called “The Black Saiyan Saga”, which he promotes as the first ever DBZ rap album. [Read more…] about Rapper Hunit Stackz Brilliantly Blends Hip-Hop & Anime Together
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Billboard Hot 100 Music Festival is Back at Jones Beach!
The Billboard Hot 100 Music Festival returns for another year of some of the biggest artists taking the stage for a two day spectacular out in Long Island at the beautiful Jones Beach. Who is expected to attend this year’s event? The festival will have music ranging with everything from pop to EDM, rap to rock, and everything in between. [Read more…] about Billboard Hot 100 Music Festival is Back at Jones Beach!
India.Arie on “Songversations”, Oprah and Changes in Her Career
India.Arie has had quite the remarkable career since her debut over sixteen years ago with her first studio album “Acoustic Soul”. The four time Grammy Award winner has since released six more music projects, the most recent one called “Songversations: Medicine”, which is the follow up to her critically acclaimed Songversations album back in 2013. She has taken her recordings with her latest EP out of the studio and brought them to places that are a bit unlikely for an artist do to, which includes a cruise to Alaska and a prominent college in Boston, just to name a few. [Read more…] about India.Arie on “Songversations”, Oprah and Changes in Her Career
Busta Rhymes & Angie Martinez Hit the Crystal Pepsi Throwback Tour
The 90’s seem to be in full swing in 2017 as there has been so much in the entertainment field that is celebrating the amazing decade that was. Pepsi has brought themselves into the mix where they celebrated the first stop on their Crystal Pepsi Throwback Tour right outside Yankee Stadium at Billy’s Sports Bar. Radio legend Angie Martinez played host to the event where music superstar Busta Rhymes took the stage and performed some of his biggest hits. [Read more…] about Busta Rhymes & Angie Martinez Hit the Crystal Pepsi Throwback Tour
Panorama Festival 2017: A Joyous Overview
For the second annual Panorama Festival, the Randalls Island-based three-day musical festival brought to us by the Coachella promoters Goldenvoice, the results were remarkably positive and propulsive all weekend. Sticking with the areas that made last year’s Panorama such a success for concert goers (excellent space management, minimal set over-lap, wide-spread appeal with artist selection), this sophomore year was just as enjoyable and well thought-out as last year’s, and may have even presented some wiser decisions regarding scheduling. [Read more…] about Panorama Festival 2017: A Joyous Overview
New York Native Raffaela Scores Big in Movies, Music & More
Maybe I’m a little biased, but Long Island has produced some pretty amazing talent in the history of the world of entertainment. Everyone from LL Cool J, Billy Joel and Mariah Carey were born and raised in the island of long, and as time goes by we find there are new stars to pluck out of obscurity and turn into the next big thing. Singer and actress Raffaela, who hales from Smithtown, could just be that with a new movie that is sure to be huge as well as a budding singing career that will have her one worded name on everyone’s lips. [Read more…] about New York Native Raffaela Scores Big in Movies, Music & More
Antigone Rising Brings BeachFest Back to New York in September!
Here’s a fun word: concert. Here’s another fun word: free. Here’s a fun and great saying: for a great cause. Combine all three and you get the 4th Annual BeachFest, kicking off on Saturday, September 16th out on Long Island at the Sea Cliff Beach Pavilion. All-female country rockers Antigone Rising will be headlining this wonderful event which will bring awareness and raise money for a fantastic organization that they are part of. Girl power indeed! [Read more…] about Antigone Rising Brings BeachFest Back to New York in September!
Former “Real World” Star Davis Mallory Gets “Loud” on New Album
Davis Mallory has had an interesting decade since we first saw him on The Real World: Denver which aired a decade ago. After becoming known nationwide for not only that show but his subsequent appearances on The Challenge, Davis has done a complete 180 and made music the focus of his career. He has spent the past four years writing and developing music that has now been put together on a remarkable first effort called “Loud”, which is available for purchase today. [Read more…] about Former “Real World” Star Davis Mallory Gets “Loud” on New Album
Brooklyn’s Tatiana Eva-Marie on Being Jazz’s Lady Luck
Those that feel that Jazz is a dead genre in Brooklyn’s music scene clearly haven’t looked hard enough. In fact, all one needs to do is pop their head into The Keep, an eclectic bar/salon on the Ridgewood/Bushwick border, and they might find themselves encompassing an aura that isn’t felt too often in the information age. As retrospective as a speakeasy while also possessing the social exuberance of a dive bar, The Keep holds a regular impromptu jazz jam session every Wednesday night, and one of the event’s most frequent regulars happens to be one of the most recognizable millennials working in the jazz scene today. [Read more…] about Brooklyn’s Tatiana Eva-Marie on Being Jazz’s Lady Luck
Winning Play$ Event Highlights Black Women, Feminism and More!
Winning Play$: Black Women, Feminism, & Empowerment took place this past Monday night at The Paley Center for Media. Winning Play$, which is run by Award-winning Financial Journalist & Author Stacey Tisdale, brought together an array of phenomenal women from all different backgrounds who came together for a fantastic panel that discussed everything from financial literacy, feminism, the strength of black women, and so much more that made for quite the delightful evening. [Read more…] about Winning Play$ Event Highlights Black Women, Feminism and More!