By Edrea Davis – Will Smith’s return to music with Based on a True Story has sparked a range of reactions, but the most revealing part of the discourse isn’t even about the album—it’s about who’s reviewing it and how. Many mainstream writers seem to come at Smith’s work with a tone that’s lowkey dismissive—instead […]
Hip Hop Phenom, Rahccy, Knocks Down Musical Walls with “Miss Jill on 108th”
Los Angeles, CA – Imagine if Lauryn Hill, Meshell Ndegeocello and Angie Stone were all harmonizing together on one song. You would have Ndegeochello’s bottomless, balmy bass, Hill’s wicked, spitfire lyricism and Angie Stone’s lusciously seductive tonality. What if however, one tiny, unassuming woman could stand alone and deliver all that fervor with a frequency […]