Dang it, Bobby: Bobby V’s “Slow Down”

Hello, and welcome to “Dang it, Bobby!” an ongoing series I’m starting where I take the lyrics to a song and examine them with my own words.  This is done after the long processes of beating my head against a wall, crying in the sink, sobbing in front of a mirror and, of course, eating […]

album review: Luke James – Self Titled

*This review is for the standard version. Being selected to open for Beyonce’s Mrs. Carter Show World Tour is as big a cosign as it gets, but anyone can name drop.  The artist still has to deliver musically and when Luke James released as earnest a single as it gets in 2013’s “I.O.U.”, he showed […]

album review: Elora Jade – Fearless

As an upcoming artist, looking to build credibility in the music industry, Elora Jade and her intentions to capture and hypnotize the ears of many is evident on Fearless from the onset.  “Successful” stems from the mind of a young individual, lost in the world and constantly in search of true purpose.  Accompanied by fellow […]

album review: Chris Brown – X

*This is a review of the standard edition. Legal woes and album delays aside, Chris Brown has managed to maintain strong interest in his sixth studio album, X, thanks to a brilliant lead single in “Fine China”.  With the album finally hitting stores, it comes as a surprise that “China” is nowhere to be found […]

Track Review: The Isley Brothers’ “Contagious”

In my review for Kem’s latest album, I praised plenty but shunned the appearance of Ronald Isley.  Ronald Isley, for the few of you that don’t know him, is likely the reason you exist, depending on how old you are, but at 70 plus years old he himself is still making some questionable music, questionable […]

album review: Young Jeezy – Seen It All [The Autobiography]

*This is a review of the standard edition. Five albums deep in the rap game, Young Jeezy’s act is skating on thin ice.  His once consistent, fiery motivational raps are losing the impact they once left.  Jeezy is a voice for the streets, first and foremost, and his music has consistently represented that.  No record […]

Album Review: @musicbyKem “Promise to Love” (Deluxe edition)

All change is not growth, as all movement is not forward. — Ellen Glasgow R&B is a very, VERY tricky genre in black music.  The younger singers tend to swim comfortably in the twin lakes of love and sex, where older singers tend to wade in the waters of love and relationships.  All three territories […]

Editorial: Restaurant Jukeboxes and Other Fine Necessities

The other day I was fortunate enough to catch Sin City: A Dame to Kill For with a good buddy of mine.  It was okay.  Afterwards we went to get wings.  The two options that immediately presented themselves were Buffalo Wild Wings and Hooters, and ultimately we picked the latter.  We go in, we sit […]