Lil’ Wayne Lyric Controversy
Imagine sitting down at your computer, during Black History Month, and hearing the latest Lil’ Wayne remix of Future’s “Karate Chop”. Imagine you’re a family member of Emmitt Till, a 14yr. old black boy who was beat to death in 1955 for whistling with a white woman. Now imagine you hear this lyric: “Beat that [...]
Riddim Watch: “Gyal Season”
The Gyal Season Riddim is solely dedicated to women in all cultures and it was produced especially to celebrate Jamaica’s 50th anniversary of independence. All of the artists on this riddim complete the sound and feel of the riddim. Produced by Bambino Musik and Jus Bus, It was released this past January, 2013. This is [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: Curren$y
Jetlife captain Curren$y new mixtape has landed! A New Jack City inspired mixtape, Curren$y has released New Jet City. A highly anticipated new release from the N.O. native, who have spent every wednesday in his city promoting Jet Lounge, a weekly Curren$y show. This new mixtape continues to bring that high-flying feeling with great features [...]
Grammy Awards Urban Recap
The 55th Annual Grammy Awards took place last Sunday, February 10th, and – to put it lightly – there was a lot going on in the industry. If you didn’t tune into music’s biggest night, however, there’s no need to worry; we have got you covered with a chronological summary of what you missed in [...]
African American Heritage Month
February is African American Heritage Month and WERS AT NIGHT is honoring one artist or one song every day this month that helped contribute to social consciousness, political responsibility, or civil rights. At WERS, we believe that these songs are always bigger than just entertainment; music can be used to drive a movement or even [...]
Mariami Releases New Single
Georgian songstress and Emerson College alum Mariami begins the new year with a brand new song titled “I Cry.” The song is inspired by 90’s Hip-Hop. More specifically a Bad Boy records track “Can’t You See” performed by Total and Biggie which sampled the James Brown classic “Big Payback”. She puts her own spin on [...]
Riddims Watch: Bar Bounce
Markus Myrie, the son of the Buju Banton has released the ambitious Bar Bounce riddim. This riddim is high energy and explosive. The beat will have dancing so fast your feet might fall off. If you’re up for a challenge this riddim is the right one for you. The only criticism is that at times [...]
“The Re-Up” by Nicki Minaj
When Nicki Minaj released her sophomore album Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded last April, she was met with mixed reviews, the bulk of the criticism being attributed to the album’s second half, which was almost exclusively devoted to the Pop and Dance genres. Unbeknownst to all, Minaj had another trick up her sleeve – on the [...]
Riddims Watch: The Dog Bite
The Dog Bite Riddim includes Sean Paul, Konshens, Vital, T.O.K, Tifa & Spice, Tiana, Chico & voicemail, Natel, Sanjay, and JR Daine creating a rhythmic dancehall release you cannot miss! Conroy Forte selected powerful artists to produce this mixtape, resulting in a guarantee to get the ladies moving on the dance floor! They all intertwine into a hardcore rhythmic beat. [...]
Mixtape Mayhem: Soul Tape 2
Fabulous celebrated Thanksgiving by releasing the new installment to the Soul Tape series. Soul Tape 2 features heavy soul samples and many guest appearances from J. Cole, Pusha T, Cassie, Joe Budden, Trey Songz, Teyana Taylor, Wale, and Troy Ave. Fab wasn’t dropped a full length album since 2009 and this mixtape should hold fans [...]
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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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