Hip-Hop For Change will be hosting the fifth annual Environmental Justice Summit on Thursday, May 20th. The entire event will live stream via zoom and Facebook starting at 2PM PST.
In addition to the panel discussions and keynote speeches, there will also be live performances by Black Thought (from The Roots), M1 (from Dead Prez), Sa-Roc, Eastshore Highway and others.
On June 25th The Roots‘ major label debut, “Do You Want More,” will get the deluxe vinyl reissue treatment. It will be re-released in a limited 4LP set. The package comes complete with a booklet featuring never-before-seen photos and stories, all curated by Questlove.
On Saturday, May 29th, author Pete Kennedy will launch his book, When a Man Loves, with a special event at the Miramar Regional Park in Miramar, Florida. It will be hosted by Commissioner Maxwell B. Chambers and will feature guest speaker international recording artist Agent Sasco.
When a Man Loves is a captivating story about a young Jamaican man navigating the world without much-needed guidance. For additional information about the book and for tickets to the launch click here.
In November of last year, afro-pop artist Tekno released the single Enjoy via the Universal Music label. Much like most of his other records, it became an instant hit, so much so that it triggered a remix. The new version is done with South African musical duo Mafikizolo.
Both the song and video were shared at the beginning of May, and the video has already racked up well over half a million views on YouTube. Click here or on the image above to watch the clip and remember to like, comment and share.
The 36th Annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, which will take place on Saturday, October 30, 2021 at 8 p.m. ET at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, will see its most diverse list of inductees in the history of the organization. This year’s inductees are:
Performer Category:
Tina Turner
Carole King
The Go-Go’s
JAY-Z
Foo Fighters
Todd Rundgren
Early Influence Award:
Kraftwerk
Charley Patton
Gil Scott-Heron
Musical Excellence Award:
LL Cool J
Billy Preston
Randy Rhoads
Ahmet Ertegun Award:
Clarence Avant
The live show will simulcast on SiriusXM’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Radio channel 310; and the full Induction Ceremony will air at a later date on HBO and stream on HBO Max.
After taking a very long hiatus from music, up-and-coming Ghanaian reggae artist, Tradition Man Wolo, returns to the industry with a brand new single.
His new release, titled This Feeling, is a song he began working on years ago but abandoned it when he stepped away from the industry. It was finally completed in the first quarter of 2021 and was officially published on all music platforms on Wednesday, May 12th.
This Feeling is a somewhat humorous, laid-back reggae track, that was inspired by young love and the innocence of the courtship process that accompanies a budding love affair. The beat was done by Robert Assan at his studio in Denmark, while the vocals were recorded at Tradition Man‘s home studio in Renton, Washington. Six time Grammy award winner James ‘Bonzai’ Caruso, who is based in Las Vegas, is credited for the mixing and mastering.
When asked what he would like people to take away from the song, Tradition Man Wolo said the following: “I want people to takeaway the playfulness, innocence and fun of the events that inspired the song.”
Romain Virgo‘s latest video is for his song Stronger, which is on Bebble Rock Music’s Victory Rock Riddim, released in early April. The visuals were uploaded to Virgo‘s channel a few days ago and it has already racked up well over a hundred thousand views.
If you have not yet seen the clip, click here or on the image above to check it out and remember to like, comment and share.
