I adore her and her voice is magical to me. It’s so hard to believe she is only 22 years old. From Adele’s sophomore album, “21″ which has recently broken so many records on the charts, watch “Someone Like You”.
Archive | September, 2011
New Video: Ledisi “So Into You”
29 SepI just love her…check out the latest video from Ledisi’s “Pieces of Me” album. Watch here…
New Video: Musiq “Yes”
19 SepHe is such a conscious artist, always figuring out ways to keep positivity and awareness in his music. Watch Musiq Soulchild’s latest video “Yes”. Musiq Soulchild became an Ambassador for Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation, Circle of Promise, a movement designed to engage minority women worldwide in the fight against breast cancer.
New Video: Jennifer Lopez “Papi”
19 SepThis is a cute video from J. Lo’s latest album “Love?”…Watch here.
Album Review: Lenny Kravitz “Black and White America”
1 Sep
Artist: Lenny Kravitz
Album: Black and White America
Released on: August 30, 2011
Rock legend Lenny Kravitz released his debut album “Let Love Rule” over twenty years ago and now he is finally back with his ninth studio offering entitled “Black and White America”. Kravitz is a multi-instrumentalist and his musical style ranges from alternative rock to soul to psychedelic. Some of Kravitz’s idols that shaped his sound include Marvin Gaye, Miles Davis, Fela Kuti, Bill Withers, Bob Marley and John Lennon. Kravitz states “Black and White America” came about after he watched a documentary based on the racism in the United States after President Barack Obama took office. Also, Kravitz drew ideas from his own experiences growing up as the product of an interracial marriage. All lyrics on the album were written by Kravitz.
The album begins with the 70s inspired title track “Black and White America” and I love the musicality, as well as Kravitz’s vocals. The track is really reminiscent of the Motown era. With the lyrics, Kravitz touched on the struggle his parents had to face, dealing with much criticism for being in an interracial union. “Come On Get It” is a guitar-driven rock song with percussion elements and I loved the song melodically. “In The Black” is classic Lenny, bold and very funky. “Liquid Jesus” is really soulful and I love the simplicity. “Rock Star” is an alternative track where it seems Lenny wanted to have fun, nothing too serious and technically this track can be classified as vintage Kravitz also. 
With “Boongie Drop” Kravitz is joined by Jay-Z and I loved his tonality on the track. This is another enjoyable track, although die-hard fans may not gravitate towards it because it’s a little left of what Kravitz normally does. “Stand” has great lyrics, it’s an inspirational song and I loved the stacked harmonies in the background. On “Superlove” I was reminded of why I love Kravitz so much. The track is groovy and his vocals are sensual, I can’t stop playing this song, it is my favorite track of the album. “Everything” was accompanied by guitar strumming and power vocals…another track I fell in love with. With “I Can’t Be Without You” Kravitz gives a sexy quality, but I would prefer to hear it acoustically. I believe if the song were stripped, his voice would be quite orgasmic.
Listen Below…
