On Thursday, October 20th, hip-hop legend KRS-One will perform at one of Philly’s long standing live music venues: Underground Arts. The club – in operation for ten plus years – is located at 1200 Callowhill Street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The twenty-one and older concert will begin at 8pm local time; and there is an entrance fee of $35 USD. Click here for tickets.
Alabama A&M University’s homecoming week kicks off this Saturday, September 24, and will run until October 1st. It will feature a clash between the Alabama A&M University Bulldogs and Bethune Cookman Wildcats; with a number of events and activities all week long.
On the schedule – for Friday, September 30th – is the Alumni Day Party with Lyfe Jennings and Vivian Green. It will be held at the Quad, starting at 4pm. This is a free concert.
Two weeks ago Nigerian singer Joeboy shared the music video for his latest single, Contour. The clip, shot in Ghana by director Awudu “Babs Direction” Musa, finds the singer in character as a jilted lover driven to desperate measures after discovering his partner’s infidelity.
Contour, which was released on August 19 , reunites Joeboy with Tempoe, the producer of his runaway hit Sip (Alcohol) as well as CKay’s Love Nwantiti, which featured Joeboy on its official remix.
Click here or on the image above to check out the official video for Contour, and remember to like, comment and share.
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The official video for Best Friend – one of Louie Culture‘s standout singles released in recent years – can now be viewed on YouTube. It was uploaded to the veteran sing-jay’s vevo channel last week Thursday (on September 15). The song comes to us courtesy of Dunrich Muzik.
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The highly anticipated new album from Teflon, the Young King, is now out on all music platforms. It was released on September 16 via AC Muzyk LLC and Teflon‘s own Yard A Love Records.
The project – titled Tears Of Joy – has a total of twelve tracks and no collaborative features. And while the lyrics, which is steeped in spirituality, accentuates Teflon‘s Rastafarian believes and way of life, the actual music (rhythms/beats) are predominantly reggae.
Kungo (track #1) and In A Ghetto (track #5) have both been given visuals. The video for Kungo was uploaded to Teflon‘s vevo on September 6th, while In A Ghetto was shared last week, on the 16th.
Singer-songwriter Vashawn Mitchell will be doing a live recording concert at the end of October (on the 31st) at Sound Board, MotorCity Casino Hotel – 2901 Grand River Avenue – in Detroit, Michigan.
He will be supported by fellow artists JeKalyn Carr, Donnie McClurkin and Kelontae Gavin; all of whom will be performing live. Tickets, which start at $22.50 USD, are available via ticketmaster.
Richie Stephens has just shared another single from the new album Reverse the Curse, which was released at the end of August (26). The song is titled Born Blessed and it features super producer and vocalist Goodboy Elliot, who hails from The Gambia, and fast-rising U.S.A based Jamaican artist Mario Cheef, who is also a producer.
Together the three men, along with BoomRich Productions,Essential Musik and Pot of Gold Production – the imprints responsible for the creation of the song – are making waves across continents. The way in which people are gravitating to this new single is truly mind blowing; and with the official video now out, it is anticipated that it will expand to an even wider audience.
That said, Born Blessed – the inspirational afrobeat tune – is on track to join other successful songs from the album: Valley (the lead single released in January) and Reverse the Curse (the title track released in June). The video for Valley currently has approximately 1.2 million views on YouTube; while Reverse the Curse – the song – has over 2 million. This latest video, Born Blessed, which was uploaded only a few days ago is already sitting at over 200 thousand views.
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