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Get Ready, Leon Thomas Is Making Waves + New Single “Favorite”

Leon Thomas is a renaissance man. He kicked off an impressive career at 10 years old as Young Simba on the Broadway production of The Lion King. He then went on to star on Nickelodeon’s Victorious and probably should have won an Emmy for this banger. More recently Thomas featured on Issa Rae‘s outstanding show Insecure, appeared in Detroit, and […]

Beck Shows Pop What It Can Be With New Album ‘Colors’

Culture chameleon Beck’s latest project, Colors, dropped Friday, October 13th and serves as yet another 180° on the legend’s musical roadmap. Beck finally garnered the national attention he has long deserved following his Grammy win for album of the year with 2014’s alt-folk Morning Phase. Many musical mainstays (Kanye West included) were confused and critical […]

J. Worra Hits House Music Home Run On “Downtown Diva” EP

The rest of the world is about to find out what those from Chicago and LA already know: J. Worra is the real deal. Early in her career, while residing in Chicago, she won competitions to play at the Windy City’s two largest dance music festivals, Spring Awakening and Wavefront. She followed up by completing […]

How EarthGang Is Going From Riches To Rags With Their New EP

Underground hip-hop duo EarthGang has finally emerged from the indie circuit with their recent signing to J-Cole’s Dreamville label. Composed of emcees Johnny Venus and Doctur Dot, the group formed in 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia, releasing their first EP, The Better Party, in 2010. Their first release on the new label, an EP entitled Rags, […]

[REVIEW] Bryson Tiller Drops Lackluster Sophomore Album, True to Self

[5.3/10] Bryson Tiller‘s latest album, his sophomore release, True to Self, was surrounded with anticipation, and for good reason: Tiller, a Louisville native, exploded onto the scene with his 2014 Soundcloud drop, “Don’t”, which peaked at 13th on the Billboard Hot 100 and would ultimately serve as the premier single on his first studio album, […]