Yung Reno isn’t your typical New York rapper. The Queens-bred artist, born Nicholas Hamilton, manages to incorporate party, gritty and socially conscious themes into one sound. The ability could in part be a result of the diversity that surrounds the very confident young man who set off for Washington, D.C. back in 2007 to attend …
J Rand is one of Interscope’s (PoeBoy/Geffen) newest multifaceted artists. Not only does he sing and rap, but–often compared to Justin Timberlake–he dances and acts too. After tackling a 10-year hurdle to get to the point of his career in which it stands now, the “Up Against the Wall” singer, also known as The Heartbreak Kid, …
Dionna Smoot, 24, a young Washington D.C. native currently establishing a career in Los Angeles, has always had a strong and edgy passion for fashion. Her outlook and inspiration for fashion is unique and comes from places we tend to overlook the most such as lyrical content. The inspiration behind her kickass clothing line, which …
Somewhere in the capital of the Peach State stands an up-and-coming R&B singer who is in the process of accelerating his music career. This Chi-town bred crooner goes by the name of Siergio. And confident that he has what it takes to circle back to and tastefully modernize that mid-1900s rhythm and blues that’s been incorporated …
After spending a month in New Jersey for her stretch with a musical called “Once On This Island” at the Paper Mill Playhouse, former American Idol star Syesha Mercado might be gearing up to move out of her California home and drive (yes, drive!) across country to relocate to New York City. If you don’t …
Demetria Lucas, author of A Belle in Brooklyn: The Go-to Girl for Advice on Living Your Best Single Life, stopped by Philly’s Power 99/WDAS FM to discuss reality TV with me earlier this month during her visit to the city for the 2012 Blogging While Brown Conference. We talked about VIBE magazine’s controversial June/July “Sexy …
Forever Living, Forever Young (F.L.F.Y.) is a budding clothing line with unconventional designs coming from a city-born, country-living young man “just trying to make it.” “The original name of my line was Forever Living Young, but I found out that name was already trademarked,” Brandon Ashe, creator of F.L.F.Y. said. “So I changed it to Forever …
Some people get into rap for fame, while others like North Philly’s I-Know Brasco use it to tell a story. Influenced by the raw and witty wordplay of rappers like Jada Kiss, Joe Budden, DMX, Jay Z and other artists alike, 26-year-old James Thornton raps with emotion. He welcomes the feedback of those who aren’t …
B.o.B. shut the University of Maryland College Park down on May 4th, headlining the school’s 29th annual Art Attack concert, just three days after releasing his sophomore album, Strange Clouds. Hundreds of students gathered up in Byrd Stadium to see the Decatur-bred rapper, who was also joined by The Dean’s List and U-Md.’s own Harmonic Blue. He …
This article was published on vibe.com. VIBE caught up with Bun B, Redman, Schooly D and Joell Ortiz on Thursday (Aug. 25) at the Red Bull EmSee 2011 battle series at the Trocodero Theatre in Philly, the third stop of the eight-city tour. The invitation-only event provides some of the best freestylers in the country an opportunity to compete for a chance to record …
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