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21 Sep

 ‘King Of Soca’ Shares 40-Yr Music Journey Of Machel

 ‘King Of Soca’ Shares 40-Yr Music Journey Of Machel
I still remember the sound of the truck horns, the signature fast-paced tempos and pumping bass. It was Labor Day in 1997, and “Big Truck” by Machel Montano and Xtatik was blasting through the speakers as I stood near the corner of Brooklyn’s Utica Avenue and Eastern Parkway. I used to be nine years old and it was the primary time my parents brought me “on de parkway” for The West Indian Day parade. I heard the lyrics “Run, if yah cyah keep yah must run, when de driver blow de truck horn, run, everybody follow de song badang, badang, badang, bang….Hold on to de big truck!” At the identical time, I saw 1000's of masqueraders jumping and waving...
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21 Sep

ESSENCE Fest After Dark Music Series Returns With Performances

ESSENCE Fest After Dark Music Series Returns With Performances
Photo by Chris Mitchell ESSENCE After Dark™ MUSIC returned in-person at Republic NOLA and kicked off World Night with whining waists and shaking hips. Hailing from Lagos, Nigeria, singer, songwriter and producer Pheelz opened with a performance of his latest single “Finesse” and hyped the group with a call and response, “We Outside!” In a while within the evening, which was sponsored by Coca-Cola, HoodCelebrityy noted how comfortable she was to be among the many artists performing as ESSENCE Fest returned live to Latest Orleans. Her unforgettable performance included a serenade of the women, where she told one woman, “Yo! I like your energy. I feel you’re my latest best friend tonight.” “That’s what I’m about: women empowerment,” she shared in an interview...
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16 Sep

Latest Music This Week: Doechii, Drake, The Weeknd And

Latest Music This Week: Doechii, Drake, The Weeknd And
This week, Drake shared the visual for “Sticky,” off of his recently released Truthfully, Nevermind album, Doechii drops her latest EP she / her / Black B*tch, which features Rico Nasty and SZA, Katranada and Anderson .Paak release the video for “Twin Flame,” and Brent Faiyaz gives us “Villain’s Theme.” Our list of latest releases also includes music from Mr. Eazi, Melii, Larry June, Reason, T-Pain, and more....
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