“Segregation, determination, demonstration, intergration, aggravation,humilation, obligation to our nation.” The Temptations’ 1970’s hit, “Ball of Confusion,” although released in the 70s, aptly describes of the world today. The contentious election cycle aside, issues like police brutality, racial profiling, and foreign/domestic terrorism keep people buzzing about what should happen next, and that’s Alicia Keys brings forth… Continue reading Alicia Keys’ “Here,” CD Preview & Review Link
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Standards, Struggle Love and A Woman’s Worth
The first time I heard Alicia Keys, I was with my mother. She’s not half the music fan that her daughter turned out to be, but that didn’t keep Mama from getting wind of Keys’ first single, “Fallin,’” and playing it every. chance. she. got. In fact, she played it so often and so incessantly… Continue reading Standards, Struggle Love and A Woman’s Worth
#TBT Tribute: Professor Prince Drops “Musicology” Lessons at Dallas’ AAC (2004)
Picture it: June, 2004. An e-mail I just barely missed asked me a life-changing question and granted me one of the luckiest breaks I’d ever received as a new journalist and freelance contributor at The Dallas Morning News: “Lorrie, ______ isn’t feeling well, do you think you could cover the #Prince show tonight?” WHUUUUUUUUUUUT?!? Is… Continue reading #TBT Tribute: Professor Prince Drops “Musicology” Lessons at Dallas’ AAC (2004)
Know Your Role, Earn Your Worth: Chivalry’s Place In Modern Relationships
“You will lose if you choose to refuse to put her first/she will and she can find a man who knows her worth.” Alicia Keys, “A Woman’s Worth” OK, I guess I’m going to need someone to break it down for me in a way that I can understand: when did manners,common courtesy and minimal… Continue reading Know Your Role, Earn Your Worth: Chivalry’s Place In Modern Relationships
Alicia Keys’ “Girl On Fire” ST Review & Preview Link
Thanks to those estrogen-fueled anthems, a soaring soprano and that around-the-way attractiveness and accessibility, Alicia Keys has firmly entrenched herself as a force to be reckoned with as far as longevity and artistic flair. For three consecutive releases, the native New Yorker resisted the temptation to sex it up and dumb it down, churning out… Continue reading Alicia Keys’ “Girl On Fire” ST Review & Preview Link