All posts by Vincent
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#ImStillWithHer: An open letter to Hillary Clinton
Dear Secretary Hillary Rodham Clinton, First and foremost, thank you for always being so resilient. You have fought for human rights and equality throughout your entire life,...
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Mad Love, from 13 to 26: The story of JoJo and I
Twelve years ago, in February of 2004, Joanna “JoJo” Levesque made her debut at the tender age of 13 singing one of 2004’s most fiesty...
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How Lupe Fiasco kicked down barriers and pushed expectations with Food & Liquor
The year was 2006. Turn on hip-hop radio and you would hear songs like: Yung Joc’s “It’s Going Down,” Lil Jon’s “Snap Yo Fingers,” Dem Franchise...
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Happy 10th B’Day: Celebrating Beyoncé’s sophomore album
9.4.06. Ten years ago, Beyoncé still had a lot to prove. Hot off the heels of her debut solo album, Dangerously In Love, the pressure was...
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Michelle Williams stuns in The Muny’s AIDA
Regret. Sad, pitiful regret. That’s what I feel right now. As a huge fan of Michelle Williams’, I was planning to go to St. Louis...
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If you’re voting for Donald Trump, then no, we can’t be friends.
Dear “friends,” If you’re voting for Donald Trump, then, no we can’t be friends. I don’t mean I am going to end our friendship, nor...
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JoJo says “Fuck Apologies,” but it’s no break-up song; it’s an anthemic statement of freedom.
On the surface, JoJo’s new single “Fuck Apologies.” may seem like yet another sassy, angsty break-up song but if you listen a little more closely...
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Where I was when Kelly Rowland declared ‘Here I Am,’ 5 years ago – a fan’s retelling
July 26, 2011. Five years ago today, Kelly Rowland released her third album, Here I Am – a proclamation of freedom and artistic rebirth that...
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Spotlight: “Pray You Catch Me (The 1997 Mix)” by AlanMichael
So, back in April, two days after Lemonade dropped, I wrote a tweet comparing the iconic sixth albums of Mariah, Janet and Beyoncé — Butterfly, The Velvet Rope, and Lemonade. Since...
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97 Words: ‘Aaliyah’ defined an artist and a summer, 15 years ago
July 7, 2001. Snakes. That’s my first memory of Aaliyah’s self-titled third album, lead off by “We Need a Resolution” with its sensual, snake-filled video....
