Skyy West opens up about being in a toxic love on "Down"
At some point in most of our lives, the phrase "I hate you because I love you" moves from the part of the brain that squirrels away "deep" song lyrics…
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Marvin Twiggs
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Marvin is a music writer focused on sound, substance, and everything soul music related. He covers hip-hop, R&B, soul, and genre-defiant pop—often with a spotlight on rising independent talent. Rooted in the South but writing with a global ear, his reviews lean into the details. He’s got a soft spot for music that lingers and a bias toward artists who bring more to the table than just a beat and a hook.
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Singer Sevana basks in the glow of sunkissed island sounds via a new EP and video
Sevana, a singer who hails from Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica, has a sweetly charged voice that beams through the collection of blithe-to-bittersweet themes making up her six-track EP, Be Somebody. Marrying sleek…
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STORRY and Thurz connect and reflect on the single "Worth"
In many respects, staying young, fresh-faced, and new is ideal in the entertainment industry. Admittedly, a number of entertainers have found success without having to represent themselves as being forever…
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Casey Veggies and Rockie Fresh reconnect with their "Fresh Veggies 2" tape
Longtime cohorts Casey Veggies and Rockie Fresh feed off of one another's energy on the full-on flex mode album Fresh Veggies 2 – the follow up to their 2013 mixtape Fresh…
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Taylor Narain works introspective magic on her "Sick Sad World" EP
Singer Taylor Narain melts away into a cloud-woven bit of magic on her EP Sick Sad World —a set that demonstrates the young twenty-somethings' taste for pairing self-analyzing lyricism with…
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Art Auré renews the spirit with her tender offering "Keep On" [Video]
Emerging singer-songwriter Art Auré pours her heart and wisdom into her new single “Keep On” – a poignantly tendered, acoustic-soul piece that is meant to encourage listeners during these affecting…
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Yamin Semali's "Phantom Feeling" is a soulful hip-hop LP straight from the heart of ATL
Rapper Yamin Semali connects with DMV-based producer Dublohskytzo (pronounced “double-oh-skit-zo”) to deliver his latest full-length project, the Phantom Feeling album. Together, the duo masterfully balances both the poignant and the…
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Dynas holds fast to memories and the struggle on the single "Hands Up"
If you’re like me, then the times in which we live really have you questioning Gil Scott Heron’s proclamation that “The revolution will not be televised”. It seems lately that…
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Busty and the Bass pack a lot of funk & soul into a small package with their 'Out of Love' EP
Alternately funky and deeply felt, the recently dropped Out of Love EP from the Canadian-bred nu-soul outfit Busty and the Bass captures a satisfying morsel of the band's free-spirited sound and…
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Mai Moxi taps Charles Hamilton for her self-affirming single "B.A.D."
Sometimes you have to be your own biggest fan. What some see as vanity, others will view as a survival tactic that is absolutely necessary to make it in a…
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Miki Rose cuts straight to the chase on "Back To Complicated"
On last year's Nomad Diaries, vol 1 EP, sultry-voiced singer Miki Rose outfitted the alluring neo-soul set with songs that readily enveloped its listeners in warm vocals and lush-yet-wonderfully-woozy arrangements. Overarching…
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Young Lit Hippy views the truth with superhuman clarity on the single "Superman"
Sometimes the old adages still apply. In particular, the saying that “you can’t judge a book by its cover” continues to resonant through the centuries. I was recently reminded of…
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