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The Next Queen of Rap: Could It B?
"These is red bottoms, these is bloody shoes." Any Cardi B fan knows that if she had a hook to one of her most popular songs, that would be it. Although the Cardi B song "Bodak Yellow" doesn't really have a hook, it has still taken over the Billboard charts with its funky and choppy rhythms and bad ass lyrics. "Look I don't dance now. I make money moves..." Referring back to her stripper days when she was friendly with the pole, Cardi lets her competition know that those days are over and that bitches can fuck with her if they want to.
By Kimm Smith8 years ago in Beat
I Don't Know How but They Found Me
I Don't Know How But They Found Me is an obscure, 80s-inspired two man band which is, in my opinion, incredibly underrated. The two members, Dallon Weekes and Ryan Seaman, were originally in band together called The Brobecks along with other members until their split in 2009. After that, Dallon and Ryan went their separate ways until finally coming together again.
By Lucy Kiely8 years ago in Beat
Top 10 Most Underrated Breaking Benjamin Songs
If you listen to hard rock and you've never heard of Breaking Benjamin, what have you been doing with your life? These guys have been producing head-banging beats since 2001. This is a list of ten songs recorded and released by Breaking Benjamin that, in my opinion, are under-appreciated.
By Rachel Alexandra8 years ago in Beat
Catharsis in Clown Makeup
I was laying in bed one afternoon, casually scrolling through YouTube on my phone. This was an activity I enjoyed frequently, especially during my junior year. I tend to stay on the home page, scanning to see if YouTube had recommended any quality entertainment to me. Once again, a video of a clown performing on America’s Got Talent (AGT) showed up. This hadn’t been the first time I’d seen it; the video often appeared in my feed, only for me to purposefully ignore the odd looking performance piece. For whatever reason, I eventually gave in and clicked on the video’s thumbnail.
By Tyler Jacobs8 years ago in Beat
The 'List: Heavy Metal
Hello, one and all. So, here it is. The first official heavy metal 'list compiled by me and by good friend Calvin (Quaker Oates) Cherry. This one was a bit long to compile on account that we both love the genre and wanted to come up with the absolute perfect 'list. Yes, we here at... I'm not sure what we call ourselves; except Hall & Oates 0.2? We want to give you the best balls-out metal experience! Anyways, on to the 'list, but first, a history lesson.
By Carlos Gonzalez8 years ago in Beat
Allow Us to Introduce Ourselves...
When we first began our journey, we were in our small corner office in Young Avenue Sound, found in the trendy and historic, art infused community of Cooper Young. Our booking agency, Virtuosity Memphis, was still in its infancy, and we had a growing roster of talented clients. We were struggling with exposure and door gig offers, and almost weekly we had a meeting asking whether we should cut our losses and let it all go. Something told us that we were on to something. We didn’t have years of experience in the music industry, unlike many of our competitors, but that could very well be our advantage. We hadn’t been in the industry long enough to be changed by it. We had fresh perspectives, big dreams and a love for music that was always there.
By Virtuosity's NewVMusic 8 years ago in Beat
New Music Video, 'Brand New Shoes,' by Singer Josh Pfeiffer Goes Viral in Classic Boy-Meets-Girl Plot
The New Year is looking pretty good for singer Josh Pfeiffer. Less than a month after dropping his latest single, “Brand New Shoes,” the music video has managed to rack up more than a million views on YouTube alone. You gotta admit this is quite an impressive feat for a singer who has managed to stay relatively low key and out of the limelight.
By Nikki Gaskins Campbell8 years ago in Beat
8 Obvious Music Sellouts of Today's Generation
Throughout musical history, musicians have been known to cause controversy and create a buzz about important opinions they hold regarding society and the way of life that humans partake in without remorse. They dressed in leather and fishnets, sang about revivals and revoking freedoms, pushed the boundaries of acceptable and unacceptable and set about on a vision to change the world. And as the universe continues to evolve and music opinions begins to take a back seat to the ever-so-impressionable greenback, we see artists who set out to make a world statement become a version of themselves that, while catapulting them to fame and fortune, rejects their initial purpose and vision of musical freedom. Can they be saved? Some, perhaps. But most have gone so far down the rabbit hole that they've become the norm in terms of how society now views the person they are, and it is always the most obvious that seem to slip right past our periphery. So, in honor of our favorites from today's era, here are my top eight musical sellouts of our generation.
By Delilah Jayde8 years ago in Beat
The 'List: Billy Joel
Hello, one and all. My 2018 New Year's resolution is to make these 'lists more fun and challenging, and as promised; new genres explored, more decades explored as well as years in the rock era from every decade: 50s all the way to 10s. But, every now and again, with my good buddy Calvin (I'm Hall, he's Oates) Cherry, we will indeed profile many of our favorite singers, songwriters, artists and groups. So, with great fanfare and a tickle of the ivories, our first new year artist profile 'list highlights the career of one William Martin Joel, a.k.a. Billy Joel, a.k.a. The Piano Man.
By Carlos Gonzalez8 years ago in Beat
