We sat down with Jahaziel at Flavor Fest 2011 to talk about his struggle with pornography in the past, working with The Ambassador, Da’ T.R.U.T.H. and ultimately signing with Xist Music, as well as his upcoming projects including Forerunnaz.
Sean C. Johnson was recently a guest on the Survival of the Artist Podcast where he opened up about his 15-year-career. The singer and occasional rapper, began his career while spending much of his twenties in the Air Force. Since then he’s gone on to be fully independent and even gets gigs in London every year. “London is my biggest market,” he explained, as he broke into detail about how he wound up across the pond. He also broke down his biggest successes and regrets. Listen to Sean C. Johnson Now:
Datin talks about his label Menace Movement, Stefan Otto’s launch, upcoming projects, and escaping to write. He also says CHH Ain’t Dead compilation album is coming. Listen to Datin Below:
OnBeatMusic appeared on season two of the Survival of the Artist Podcast. On it, he opened up about suicide and depression, how he became the producer he is today, and what he’s got coming. Of note, he revealed for the first time that he has a producer collective coming called THE FELLAS. It’s made up of some hot up and coming producers with OB kind of mentoring them. This interview is filled with gems and info about OB’s come up. Listen to OnBeatMusic Below:
Speech Thomas is a legend in hip-hop. He is the head of classic hip-hop band Arrested Development who’s smash single “Tennesee” was rocking clubs and radio back in 1992. They were even chosen to pen a track for Spike Lee film ‘Malcolm X’. We had a chance to chat with the long-time artist, and here’s what he had to say. What do you think the key to your longevity has been? Passion. That’s really the key and being willing to fail a lot. Arrested Development just came off a European tour where you did 25 dates in 30 days. How […]
Rapzilla caught up with Jered Sanders in Queens at the GOM tour. The emcee was asked about an Instagram post he made comparing his God Over Money labelmates to the lyrical masterminds of Slaughterhouse. So, we asked him about it! Sanders also spoke about new music and all the other stuff he has going on. Listen to Jered Sanders Below:
On August 23, Andy Mineo released a musical-podcast hybrid called Work in Progress. The project is unlike any released by the artist before, compiling several unreleased tracks into a single release with a podcast series used to create additional conversation. Whereas Mineo’s earlier releases accounted for a single season, Work in Progress gives listeners a more complete display of Mineo’s artistic evolution. Whether it be the fear of aging, a celebration of marriage, or musical experimentation, the album is a thematic feast and might be Mineo’s most powerful project yet. Perhaps the most crucial element of Work in Progress is […]
NF recently sat down for a conversation with Ill Will at NME.com this week. Being someone who tends to be pretty vulnerable on the mic, NF found some space here in front of a camera to be real. Considering himself to be a quite negative person and preparing for the worst, NF says he finds it thrilling that he outsold Chance The Rapper’s debut album ‘The Big Day’ in the first week of sales with his new album The Search. Nate also shares how his perception changes the older he gets. He looks back on the song How Could You Leave Us […]
Kirk Franklin, DeVon Franklin, and Holly Carter are teaming up to make a gospel music drama called ‘Kingdom Business’ on major network NBC. DeVon Franklin had a lot to say on the manner when he took to Instagram. View this post on Instagram 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 Can’t wait for y’all to see this!!! EXCLUSIVE: NBC has put in development Kingdom Business, a gospel music industry drama produced by DeVon Franklin’s Franklin Entertainment, Holly Carter’s Relevé Entertainment, Kirk Franklin and Fo Yo Soul Entertainment, Michael Van Dyck’s Inspired Entertainment and Universal TV, a division of NBCUniversal Content Studios. Written by John Sakmar and […]
Thomas Iannucci has just dropped his new project, Kuleana. It was executive produced by J. Crum, Kuleana sees Iannucci return to his roots, both thematically and sonically. “‘Kuleana’ is a return to form for me,” said Iannucci in a statement. “I get to rap on the boom-bap, Golden Era beats that made me fall in love with Hip Hop in the first place, and I get to rap about Hawaii, my home. It’s been refreshing for me to get back to the basics of music and not worry about the awards, keeping up with social media or appearances, any of […]
“Lion or Lamb” by 2.0 is a song about expressing the challenges of a life modeled after Christ. “Many times when people encounter “Christians” the expectation is for them to be docile creatures and for the most part it is true. But there are a few times where the “Son of Man” expressed a more aggressive side letting followers know that some things are just worth fighting for. The focus though is to have enough discipline to let God tell you when to fight versus your emotions.” Listen to 2.0 Below: Stream here.
Keto Matthew is an artist, songwriter out of South Florida. Growing up Keto’s diet mainly consisted of a healthy balance of Truth and Music. “Relapse” is a story of what happens when a good relationship ends for no other reason than simply “it’s not working out…” “Nowadays everybody wants to use the pain of a breakup to drag somebody else down. To a degree I understand that…but what happens when no one is in the wrong? The pastor reminds us to pray and seek God, but I don’t believe that means we get to ignore the pain we feel at the […]
Jered Sanders dropped the “All In” music video featuring George.Rose. The track is from his upcoming album. Listen to Jered Sanders Below: Buy or stream here.
