Tag: miguel
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Talib Kweli – Prisoner Of Conscious | Album Review
Two years since his previous effort Gutter Rainbows hit stores, Brooklyn rhymer Talib Kweli drops off his fifth solo album Prisoner of Conscious. With an array of featured guests, a magnitude of rhythmically responsive instrumental backdrops and more subject matters than a book of short stories, the 15 track lyrical get down is a tempo…
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Miguel – Kaleidoscope Dream | Album Review
Being that he’s one of the few true visionaries left in today’s over saturated music industry, it’s fair to say [cliche’s aside] that Miguel is a breath of fresh air as far as R&B mainstays are concerned. Not one to follow trends, he sets his own rules. While chart-chasing R&B seems to be heading more…
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Miguel live at HMV Forum, London | Review & Photos
On Monday night, US R&B star Miguel took to the stage at North London’s Kentish Town Forum much to the delight of the mostly female capacity crowd. Before he emerged, a strong lineup of homegrown supporting acts all had their own chances to shine, warming up the crowd with performances of varying quality. The queue…
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Wale – Ambition | Album Review
Far more often than not, it’s the packaging and marketing of an artist that inevitably determines how well received they are by the public. For every braggadocious rapper flooding the airwaves with chart hits, there are equally as many talented individuals who Hip Hop seemingly doesn’t care for. This arguably was the case for the…
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Jhene Aiko returns with Sailing Souls mixtape | Review + Free Download
“Shortly before I conceived my daughter, I stepped back into the field and took a meeting with a label head . In this meeting, I was innocently told, to ‘sell’ myself when walking into these meetings. “That’s when I decided I would ‘sail’ myself rather than sell myself.” If Jhene Aiko is a name you…
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Miguel – All I Want Is You | Album Review
Having written for the likes of Usher, Asher Roth, Mary J. Blige and Musiq Soulchild, Miguel – government name Miguel Jontel Pimentel – delivered his debut solo album late last year featuring production from Fisticuffs, Salaam Remi and Dre & Vidal. The 25 year old singer/songwriter of African American and Mexican mixed descent quickly made…