John Legend: Evolver
October 29, 2008 by The Gentleman · 3 Comments
John Legend: Evolver
May I throw an ‘R’ before that album title, sir?
John Legend’s new album Evolver is what I like to refer to as mainstream soul. In fact, John Legend in general defines mainstream soul. He draws upon all that greatness that could make an artist iconic, but for some reason it never quite manifests into new greatness. Read more
Jazmine Sullivan: Fearless
October 22, 2008 by The Gentleman · Leave a Comment
A review of the debut album from Jazmine Sullivan…
I know you be asking yourself who Jazmine Sullivan is right now, but let’s just say you should get familiar with her. Finally releasing her debut album “Fearless” on J Records, Jazmine stands up and reminds us what mainstream R&B could be right now. Read more
The Gentleman’s Playlist
October 4, 2008 by The Gentleman · Leave a Comment
“F#@k what you heard!”
Often asked what i’m listening to when not performing or all too eager to share when listening, I, The Gentleman, have compiled a list of tracks that I hope you (all) have heard or will go find. Read more
Giving up on Musiq…
September 9, 2008 by The Gentleman · 1 Comment
“Don’t front. You know you loooove it.” Not quite, homey.
As if soul wasn’t already an underground genre, now Musiq is trying “Radio”. I expected this one day, but thought there would be a few more singles signaling the inevitable end between then and now. Nope, Musiq dove head first into the mainstream. Can he swim though? Read more
Isaac Hayes found dead at age 65
August 10, 2008 by The Reverend · Leave a Comment
Never can say goodbye…
Musician and actor Isaac Hayes’ wife called police to their Memphis home after discovering him unconscious. Taken to a hospital, he was pronounced dead at 2:08 PM (EST). The cause of death is not immediately known, but family members believe it was a medical condition. Hayes was hospitalized for exhaustion in January 2006 and reportedly suffered a stroke that year. Read more
Are you ready for the new D’Angelo?
August 10, 2008 by The Gentleman · 1 Comment
“This is my MTV diary. You think you know…”
So my boy texted me the other day asking if I read the Spin Magazine article on D’Angelo. “Of course (I haven’t)” I replied. Thus, priority one was finding this article. Supposedly folks were scouring the internet for this article but to no avail, complaining that it was nowhere to be found and being pulled down from sites. Meanwhile, the Gent found Spin Magazine’s free digital version and read the article at his leisure. Read more
Artist Spotlight: Blu
July 22, 2008 by The Shaman · Leave a Comment
Some artists are hip. Some artists like to hop. Certain selected go pop; others stay grounded, yet the music never stops. Okay so I can’t rap, but I also can’t dunk from the free throw line. So all you speculators out there claiming that hip-hop is dead clearly have not heard of an up & coming artist by the name of…wait let me rephrase myself….by the color of Blu. Read more
Wale - “The Artistic Integrity”
June 25, 2008 by The Gentleman · Leave a Comment
Props to Wale for breakin’ in the game.
I say “breaking” because that is the prerequisite for reaching the masses nowadays. Hope the rest of his work is on par with this here. What I’ve heard so far I’m cool with though. Peep the video. Read more
Unacceptable
June 20, 2008 by The Celebrity · 4 Comments
R. Kelly was acquitted on June 13 of all charges in his six-year legal battle accusing him of engaging in sexual acts with an underage female. Apparently, the jury ultimately made their decision based on the feelings that the prosecution did not prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. Surprisingly, the infamous videotape showing what is widely believed to be R. Kelly with the clearly underage female was not enough to convince the jury. This was furthered by both the accused and said victim denying it was them in the tape despite both parties having family members testify that it was in fact them. Read more
Lil’ Wayne Sells One Million
June 18, 2008 by The Gentleman · 1 Comment
Um… congrats?
Your favorite raspy rapper has gone platinum in one week. Selling one million copies since its June 10 release “The Carter III”, Wayne’s sixth album, gives him the best debut so far this year. The last album to sell one million in its debut week was “The Massacre” by 50 Cent. No album in 2006 broke 800,000 copies sold in its first week out. Kanye West’s 2007 effort “Graduation” was a mere 50,000 shy of the platinum mark selling 957,000 in its first week despite the competition from Curtis (no pun intended). Read more
