Arin Ray on His New Album ‘Platinum Fire,’ Starting Out on ‘X Factor’ & Working With YG Bianca Alysse March 20, 2018 Featured R&B singer-songwriter Arin Ray evolved from his bright-eyed, teenage X Factor ambitions to raspy melodies of manhood on his debut album, Platinum Fire, out now. Alongside rapper DRAM, streams mounted...
Filmmaker Sacha Jenkins Talks New Documentary ‘Word Is Bond’ & Why The Bronx Deserves Its Credit in Hip-Hop Bianca Alysse March 2, 2018 CREATIVELY DRIVEN, Featured, Film 1 Comment Veteran music journalist and hip-hop curator Sacha Jenkins grew among the culture and has vibrantly narrated its poetics for three decades. As an author, producer, magazine founder, and filmmaker,...
Kendrick Lamar’s 20 Best Mainstream Songs: Critic’s Picks Bianca Alysse March 2, 2018 CREATIVELY DRIVEN, Featured, Music 1 Comment Kendrick Lamar's transcendent lyricism has him holding the torch as the leader of the new generation in hip-hop. The TDE rapper's certified double-platinum fourth album DAMN. postured itself at No. 1 on...
Grammys 2018: 10 Voices Who Should Have Been Nominated For ‘Best New Artist’ Bianca Alysse February 6, 2018 CREATIVELY DRIVEN, Featured, Music 1 Comment The ever-so-complicated Recording Academy’s Best New Artist Grammy category possesses the craftiest of parameters within any given category. As the digital age continues to unlock countless doors for...
Interview: Remy Ma & Papoose Talk ‘A Merry Mackie Holiday’ Special, Raising Their Blended Family & More Bianca Alysse February 6, 2018 CREATIVELY DRIVEN, Featured, Music 1 Comment VH1 is celebrating this year’s holiday season with an upcoming one-hour special, ‘Remy& Papoose: A Merry Mackie Holiday.’ The leading New York emcees are taking a break from ‘Love &...
Eminem’s Top 9 Collaborations With Female Artists: Beyoncé, Rihanna, P!nk and More (Critic’s Picks) Bianca Alysse February 1, 2018 CREATIVELY DRIVEN, Featured, Music 1 Comment Like him or not, Eminem is beyond blessed with the gift of gab. Whether using his voice seemingly as a voice for chaos or speaking out for the greater good, the MC's lyrics have been placed under a...
Passion, Pain & Demon Slayin’ Tour: Kid Cudi Makes Triumphant Return at NYC’s Summerstage Bianca Alysse January 31, 2018 CREATIVELY DRIVEN, Featured On an eerily balmy Friday night (Oct. 6), a mile-long line stretched within New York's Central Park for Mr. Solo Dolo’s one-man show. Kid Cudi’s Wicked Awesome Records cult thronged through the concert...
Fat Joe Urges Puerto Rico to ‘Keep Their Faith in God’ Amid Recent Hurricanes Bianca Alysse January 31, 2018 CREATIVELY DRIVEN, Featured, Lifestyle, Music Puerto Rican survivors are in dire need of assistance after facing the wrath of two historic tropical storms, Irma and Maria. In the wake of Hurricane Irma's massive destruction, much of the Caribbean...
Ricky Martin Goes “All In” With Guests Christina Aguilera & Maluma Bianca Alysse September 15, 2017 CREATIVELY DRIVEN, Featured, Music 2 Comments Golden strobes flashed through the pitch black Park Theater as the words “Ricky Martin” began gleaming from above. Soon, the Latin pop sensation dropped down on floating platform with a spirit engorged in...
All I Have: Jennifer Lopez is Sin City’s Phenomenon Bianca Alysse September 12, 2017 CREATIVELY DRIVEN, Featured, Music 7 Comments Unlike the barely-there showgirls and past-their-prime pop stars preceding her, this Las Vegas headliner sashays through unparalleled choreography, extravagant wardrobe changes, bilingual poetics, and...