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The Assassination of John Lennon
On the evening of December 8th 1980, English musician John Lennon, formerly of the Beatles, was shot and fatally wounded in the archway of The Dakota, his residence in New York City. His killer was Mark David Chapman, an American Beatles fan who was incensed by Lennon's lavish lifestyle and his comment that the Beatles were "more popular than Jesus". Chapman said he was inspired by the fictional character Holden Caulfield from J. D. Salinger's novel The Catcher in the Rye, a "phony-killer" who despises hypocrisy.
By Lawrence Lease4 years ago in Beat
Hottest out West
#3 Kendrick Lamar (Compton California) The Heart Part 5- Kendrick Lamar Kendrick Lamar has been on the hip hop Scene for awhile now. Staying pretty quiet and out of the spot light since his last album “ DAMN” dropped in April of 2017. He is back with his new album “Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers” making a lot of headlines was the music video to the song “ The Heart Part 5”, Kendrick throughout the entire video changes his face with other stars faces with him showcaseing Kayne West, OJ Simpson, Kendrick also showcased Los Angeles Legends the late Kobe Bryant and the late Nipsey Hussle both who are beloved icons in the Los Angeles area an area where Kendrick grew up. This was a very power gesture of Kendrick being the huge artist he is to keep Kobe and Nipsey alive is great to see. The world lost Kobe Bryant to a helicopter crash on January 26, 2020 longside his daughter and 7 others. And Nipsey Hussle was gunned down in South Los Angeles at his Marthon Clothing store on March 31, 2019. With his alleged shooter Eric Holder still waits trial for the Murder and a few more charges related to the incident. Holder was a childhood friend of Nipseys and was a knowing Rollin’ 60 Crip gang member the same organization that the Late rapper was apart of.
By Alec Ball4 years ago in Beat
Why I Completely Changed My Sound and Look - Simi
Nigerian singer Simi is one of the most beloved and most popular singers in the country. As a musician, she has blessed us with such hits as Joromi, Tiff, Jamb Question, Smile For Me, Duduke, and more.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Beat
Learning About Loonasik
In 2021 , I went to a show in Louisville Kentucky. I had heard one of Loonasik’s earlier projects but never had saw him perform. That changed in November of 2021. I heard Loonasik announced and watched him come on stage. During his set, I noticed his energy was live and his lyrics were dark at times but he did it in a way to keep everyone hype. It was really something to see him perform and feed the morale before the show that ended with Ouija Macc.
By LaBree Johnson4 years ago in Beat
About Dr. Dre
Andre Romelle Young (born February 18, 1965, [2] [3] [4] Compton, California, USA), better known as Dr. Dre, is a rapper, songwriter, audio engineer, record producer, entrepreneur and American actor. He is the founder and owner of Aftermath Entertainment and co-founder of Death Row Records. Throughout his career, he has produced many albums in partnership with Snoop Dogg, Eminem, 50 Cent and Nate Dogg.
By Stefan Rares Baluta4 years ago in Beat
Why I Made Sure Rema Wasn't on 'Overloading' - Don Jazzy
MAVIN Records is unarguably one of the biggest, most popular, and most successful record labels in Nigeria. Don Jazzy is renowned for finding hitmakers, recruiting them, and then turning them into some of the biggest Afrobeats artistes in the world.
By Jide Okonjo4 years ago in Beat
John Mayer and other overrated white guys
I was 16 years old in the spring of 2002. It was a rough time to be alive, with 9/11 blindsiding us during my sophomore year of high school. But more importantly for the topic of this post, it was a rough time to be a girl. After the mid-90s rise of Lilith Fair, feminist 'zines, and Sassy magazine, our cultural gatekeepers at places like Rolling Stone decided they'd had enough of this feminist crap. What we needed right now was Britney Spears on the cover of aforementioned magazine in her underwear clutching a stuffed animal, in a nod to "pedophilia chic" - one of the grossest cultural trends of the early 2000s. In any event, truly talented singer-songwriters like Fiona Apple were out. Smug white guys with guitars and pretentious NPR voices were ascendant.
By Ashley Herzog4 years ago in Beat
The Tale of Grand Theft Parsons
A Brief Introduction These are my own observations on the story behind the excellent offbeat film “Grand Theft Parsons” by David Caffrey and Jeremy Drysdale which was released to the world in 2003. I found the film both touching and funny and we will start with a little background to this story.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 4 years ago in Beat
Harry’s Home and the Age of the Lover
Anyone alive and conscious in the past 20 years may have noticed many distinct shifts in popular music. We moved out of 90s grunge and the last waves of what wanted to live up to 80s rock glory into truly diverse pop music. R&B swept the charts at the same time as pop ballads and bubbly melodies.
By E.A. Forster4 years ago in Beat
Leah Harris Unloads "Shine"
R&B/Soul singer-songwriter, pianist, and entrepreneur Leah Harris debuts her new single, "Shine." Leah wrote this song with inspiration from the unique creative journeys undertaken by artists and entrepreneurs. This track was recorded in Nashville and produced by Sal Oliveri, best known for his work on GRAMMY-nominated tracks by P!nk and Chris Stapleton.
By Meikhel Philogene4 years ago in Beat
Dear Taylor. Top Story - May 2022.
Dear Taylor, It’s been eight weeks since you’ve passed. It took me eight weeks to finally write this. I’ve spent so many days pondering over whether or not this would be worth it; whether or not people would care to read this. I came to the decision today that I needed to do this for me. To release every thought that’s built up in these eight weeks. I never thought the death of someone I never met would impact me this much, but here we are.
By Ace Ari4 years ago in Beat
Vangelis is no longer among us
This morning I received the sad news about Vangelis passing. Due to a difference is time zones, I got the message around 4am and it was near 8am when I saw it. Since I was 12 years-old I began to collect his records. To all the people I hanged out with it was odd, how can a kid that listens to Kiss or Poison can be so enthralled by this slow building tunes that keeps going and going in this (according to them) shapeless boring meander.
By Giovanni Profeta4 years ago in Beat