All posts by Andrew
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Playlist: The Best of Celine Dion… and Beyond!
Another day, another Aries birthday! As if the last week hasn’t been exciting enough with the birthdays of Aretha Franklin, Diana Ross, and Mariah Carey,...
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Playlist: Aretha Franklin’s Deep Cuts
Aretha Franklin: The Queen Turns 75 In celebration of Aretha Franklin’s 75th birthday, I dug into her catalog for some deep cuts. Everyone knows “Respect“, “Think”,...
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97 Words: Tinashe’s “Flame” Is Destined To Ingnite The Pop Charts
Apparently once you go pop, you just can’t stop. Tinashe’s first solo offering since appearing on Britney Spears’ unforgettable “Slumber Party” takes direct aim at...
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Top 5: Melanie Fiona’s “The MF Life”
From the moment I heard Melanie Fiona’s Zombies-sampling debut single “Give It To Me Right“, I became hooked. Between the impeccable sample use of “Time Of...
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Remy Ma unleashes “SHEther,” unapologetic, nearly 7-minute Nicki Minaj diss
I am on vacation in the Azores, but this could not wait. Twitter exploded Saturday afternoon after Remy Ma unleashed a seething Nicki Minaj diss,...
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The 1975 cover Sade’s “By Your Side”: 97 Words
Taking on music royalty is always a tricky thing. Taking on Sade however, is a whole different story. British band The 1975 are up to...
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Album Review: Fat Joe & Remy Ma are absent for most of Plata O Plomo
All The Way Up When I found out that Fat Joe & Remy Ma were reuniting for an entire album, I was beyond ecstatic. Here...
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Aretha Franklin’s “Respect”: Still T-C-B After 50 Years
24-year old Aretha Franklin walked into Atlantic Recording Studios on February 14, 1967. In her pocket, she held a new arrangement of Otis Redding’s 1965...
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97 Words: Faith Evans, Notorious BIG, & Snoop Dogg “When We Party”
The Return of Bad Boy’s First Couple In one of the first offerings from the much-anticipated The King & I, Faith Evans recruits the one and...
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Song Review: John Legend & Ariana Grande’s “Beauty and The Beast”
Leave Celine Alone. Why? Just why? If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. This isn’t even playing over the end credits like the original did....
