Mar 23, 2011
In preparation for the release of his new album MusiqInTheMagiq, Musiq has begun a series of Webisodes and delivers the first one below. In the video, Musiq speaks on the expansion of his sound and venturing into other styles and types of music. He also gives the lowdown on a few soulful tracks from the album including Do We Have To and Medicine. Of the latter...
Mar 16, 2011
The kids are on the rise and Lil Niqo is stepping up to take his place. He might be only 11-yrs old, but he’s already inked a major label deal and is setting up to take over the game with his catchy new single ‘OK Then‘. Lil Niqo was discovered by Kevin Wales, C.E.O/Founder of WorldWide Entertainment who, in turn, formed a joint venture...
Mar 15, 2011
A few years ago, Youtube was inundated with the Swag Surfin dance craze, an era of music born on the south side of Atlanta and made popular by hip hop trio -F.L.Y (Fast Life Youngstaz). From coast to coast fans created Youtube videos celebrating the dance craze and clubs everywhere used this electrifying jam to bring even more life to their parties. Now, Myko...
Feb 11, 2011
Hometown: Atlanta/Decatur, GA Who: Unless you’ve been hiding under a huge rock this year (as in boulder-size), you should know his name. B.O.B. burst on to the music scene with three top-10 singles from his debut album “The Adventures of Bobby Ray” (click here to read the album review). Teaming up with Bruno Mars, he released his now 2x platinum first...
Jan 6, 2011
Last summer at the 2010 Essence Music Festival, Melanie Fiona broke the news with Sound-Savvy about her sophomore album entitled The MF Life. That album, which is set to be released in July is said to be a balance of all of her experiences as she discusses in this video introduction. “Each experience that I’m going through right now on this MF Life...
Oct 5, 2010
Most of us already know the story of The Foreign Exchange — the duo of Phonte and Nicolay, who met through the notorious message boards of OkayPlayer and began trading beats and vocals over the Internet. What resulted was the atmospheric Connected, released in 2004, which found the North Carolina emcee attacking the breezy soundtrack with a confident,...
Sep 28, 2010
“Bajan beauty with sophisticated swag”, that’s the best way to describe Shontelle as she goes from ballad girl to dancefloor diva on her new album “No Gravity” which is in stores now (listen here)! Sound-Savvy caught up with the Barbados-born songstress to discuss her new album, and what the journey has been like prepping the new...
Aug 2, 2010
Artist: Slum Village Album: Villa Manifesto Release Date: 07.27.10 For emcee T3, Villa Manifesto is Slum Village’s last stand, the last chapter in the book of a group that has experienced a lifetime of tremendous highs and heart wrenching lows. The Motor City collective has long been touted as a fearless act that captivated listeners with its win-win...
Jul 27, 2010
The homie Bei Maejor is preppin the release of his upcoming EP uʍop ǝpısdn (Upside Down) which features his new song Gamez. Keri Hilson is featured on the hook, and the song is actually pretty cool. Bei Maejor has been in the game for a minute writing and producing for many artists, a feat that has already garnered him Grammy recognition, now he’s...
Jul 12, 2010
If there’s one thing you can say with certainty about Andre Harrell: he MAKES STARS. Just look at the careers of Mary J. Blige and Diddy for example: they’re at the top of their careers right now after being molded and forged by Mr. Harrell and now, he’s on a mission to do it again. Signing a major distribution deal with Atlantic Records,...