Tag: music
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Paying homage vs Stealing: The Elvis Presley story
So, a few days ago I noticed that HBO Max started streaming the new Elvis biopic featuring Austin Butler as Elvis, Tom Hanks as Colonel Tom Parker and directed and produced by Baz Luhrman. I had originally wanted to see this movie in theaters but never got around to it, so I was definitely excited…
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Surviving R. Kelly
Ok, so here is an update on my thoughts on the whole R. Kelly situation. First, for those who don’t know let me catch you up. So last weekend the tv network Lifetime aired a docuseries featuring over 50 people discussing their interactions with R. Kelly. Most of them were women who had been teenagers…
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Separating art and life
So this is something that I’ve always thought about. Can we possibly celebrate an artist’s talent and forget about his crimes? One of the most talented musicians to ever do it is R. Kelly. People may not like him because of the crimes he’s committed or the allegations of him messing with young girls, but…
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Tejano music star, Selena, gets own Netflix series
‘Til this day the movie Selena is one of my favorite movies. I remember the very first time I watched it was in my Spanish class in high school, and I fell in love. Not only with the movie but with the kind of person that Selena was. Selena tells the story of the Mexican-American…
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Tattoos: bad life decision or artistic expression?
To answer my own question I have to go with the latter. I see tattoos as a form of expression. I’m aware that this can be a generational thing at times or maybe it’s just a personal preference because both of my parents have tattoos and when I see well done tattoos I don’t see…
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Is real hip hop making a comeback?
For years, hip hop has gone down hill. Personally, I believe out of all of the genres it has become the worst amongst pop, rock, country, and everything else but has 2018 seen the rise of what hip hop used to be? Back in the 90s and early 2000s names like Ice Cube and Eminem…
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Champion music
“I got the eye of the tiger, a fighter Dancing through the fire ‘Cause I am a champion, and you’re gonna hear me roar.”~Katy Perry (Roar) “I was lightning before the thunder.”~Imagine Dragons (Thunder) “I’m coming out I want the world to know Got to let it show I’m coming out I want the world…
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Eminem-Kamikaze (the bomb that came out of nowhere)
Now listening to this new album, Kamikaze, it is reminiscent of the old Eminem but I also believe it’s still the mature Eminem, but he’s gone back to his roots. Even looking at the cover of the album you can tell that he’s paying homage to the Beastie Boys first album License to Ill, and…
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The Best of 2018 so far: Drake
I don’t care what anyone says but I will say that this year Drake has been on top of his game with his songs and music videos. His three big songs/music videos has been “God’s Plan,” “Nice for What,” and “I’m Upset.” The first two are downloaded on my phone amd listen to them on a…
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Women empowerment in music
For years music has always has had a way of highlighting social issues in society. Nothing has changed and music remains the same. Of course music evolves but it’s function as a platform for social and political issues remains relevant. So far this year there have been two songs that have spoken to the #metoo…
ArtTalk with Sway 