Mixtape Mayhem: M.O.T.Y.
Christopher Porter, now known as C-PO, was born in New Jersey. His new mixtape, M.O.T.Y., stands for Mixtape Of The Year and was realeased in late June. His mixtape has fourteen tracks, features guests Mr. Marathon and Jo Jo Pellegrino, and already has over 38,000 downloads on datpiff.com. C-PO got his start in the summer of 2007 [...]
Riddims Watch: Beautiful Beyond
The Beautiful Beyond Riddim is a new riddim to come out on Sartout Records, featuring Claudius England on vocals. Using the bouncy and highly melodic beat as his backdrop, England is able to spin a soulful love song that would appeal to not only a reggae audience, but a R&B one as well. While keeping [...]
Matisyahu at the House of Blues
Matthew Paul Miller, known to the world as Matisyahu, was in Boston on Tuesday night with fresh songs off his new album and an entirely new look to go with it. This past winter, he told his fans through his website, “I am reclaiming myself. Trusting my goodness and my divine mission.” He shaved his [...]
Timeless Tuesday: The Ecstatic T-Shirt
Timeless Tuesday is a snapshot of a moment in Hip-Hop history. We take this time to highlight moments or events that were unique or huge for hip-hop culture. This week’s Timeless Tuesday focuses on the mighty Mos Def. Mos Def is a hip-hop legend that now goes by the name Yasiin Bey. For the sake [...]
On the Verge: ALO
California natives ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra) took some time off from ruling the west to join us here on the east coast in the WERS studio. Over their ten year span, the funky, jammy, poppy, rocky band have released eight studio albums, the latest four under Jack Johnson’s Bushfire Records. Their music features a great [...]
This or That: “I Can Understand It”
Bobby Womack – “I Can Understand It” VS New Birth – “I Can Understand It” I love the New Birth version of this song, it’s so soulful and raw. You could hear the passion in the lead singer’s voice. It’s a lot more upbeat than the original song with Bobby Womack. You can’t help [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: The Transition
YONAS, an emerging New York rapper, transcends into the rap game with a unique sound and lyrical style. The Transition, released on June 25th, is a futuristic rap sounding mixtape that shines light on YONAS lyrical talents. An interesting blend of club banging, soft singing, and lyrical music ringing, The Transition solidifies YONAS’ artistic style. [...]
Where Are They Now: Faith Evans
Faith Evans was born Faith Renee Evans in Lakeland, Florida on June 10, 1973. Her mother was a professional singer and her father was a musician as well. She was raised by her mother; her father left before she was even born. When Faith was born, her mother was just nineteen and decided to return [...]
“Professor @ Large” by Large Professor
Hip-Hop legend Large Professor recently released his newest album, Professor @ Large. This album is his newest since his 2009′s The LP. Also known as Large Pro or Xtra P, Large Professor is a New York hip-hop record producer and MC. He also helped founded the influential underground hip-hop group Main Source, which helped propel frequent [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: Royalty
As the nation celebrated its birthday, Childish Gambino took the opportunity to release his latest project Royalty. Royalty is his first project since he released his debut album Camp last November. After listening to Royalty a few times, it is obvious to see that Gambino has been working on his craft. He has improved in [...]
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Serenata de Amor Brings Cape Verde to Emerson
Serenata de Amor, a musical theater project spearheaded by visual media arts associate professor Claire Andrade-Watkins, was brought to Emerson this past year. The project is a tribute to the morna of Cape Verde and Brava set in the 1940s. Andrade-Watkins worked with a team of faculty and staff members from Emerson to bring Serenata [...]
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The XX / Grizzly Bear
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