3/28/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: Tech N9ne Feat. Problem & Darrein Safron – Get Off Me

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Tech N9ne revisits The Storm album to provide some visuals for his song Get Off Me featuring Problem and Darrein Safron. Tech and company look nice in the new video. Continue reading

3/27/17 O&A NYC SONG OF THE DAY: Love Unlimited- Walkin’ In The Rain With The One I Love

Walkin’ in the Rain with the One I Love, is the R&B single created by singer/producer Barry White in 1972 for the soul trio Love Unlimited, a studio group . Continue reading

3/25/17 O&A NYC CELEBRATING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH- THEATRE: Josephine Baker- The Women Who Conquered Europe

Josephine Baker, the American-born French actress, dancer and singer had an undeniable attraction and charisma that quickly earned her names such as Creole Goddess, Bronze Venus and Black Pearl.

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3/24/17 O&A NYC CELEBRATING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH- MUSIC: Bobbi Humphrey- Jazz Trailblazer

Jazz trailblazer and icon Bobbi Humphrey sat down with O&A NYC Editor-In-Chief Walter Rutledge to discuss her storybook career prior to her March 25th performances of Bobbi Humphrey’s Homemade Jam in Harlem at Ginny’s Supper Club- Red Rooster.   Continue reading

3/24/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: Gorillaz – Saturnz Barz (Spirit House) 360

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Gorillaz return with an announcement of their new album, Humanz. They have now shared a new song and its accompanying short film. The track Saturnz Barz features Popcaan. In the video, directed by Jamie Hewlett, Gorillaz enter a haunted house.  Continue reading

3/23/17 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY CELEBRATING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: Bobbi Humphrey- Harlem River Drive

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Harlem River Drive appeared on renowned jazz flutist Bobbi Humphrey’s third studio album entitled Blacks and Blues released on the Blue Note label in 1973. Continue reading

3/23/17 O&A NYC CELEBRATING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH- DANCE: Katherine Dunham and Dancers in Casbah (Presenting Eartha Kitt)

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In 1948, Dunham and her company appeared in the Hollywood movie Casbah, with Tony Martin, Yvonne de Carlo, and Peter Lorre. The film was the cinematic debut of Eartha Kitt. Continue reading

3/21/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: Janet Jackson Feat. J. Cole – No Sleeep

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr

 

No Sleeep is a song by  Janet Jackson released as the lead single for her eleventh studio album Unbreakable. Continue reading

3/20/17 O&A NYC HOLLYWOOD MONDAY CELEBRATING WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH: The Wiz- Mable King, Diana Ross and Lena Horne

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The Wiz, the 1978 urbanized retelling of L. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, and a big screen version of the Tony Award winning Broadway musical The Wiz produced in collaboration between Motown Productions and Universal Pictures. Continue reading

3/19/17 O&A NYC Gospel Sunday- Celebrating Women’s History Month: Dottie Peoples

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Dottie Peoples has been a star in the gospel music industry for more than 30 years, since she was nine years old. Called the Songbird of the South by Atlanta WAOK radio announcer Brother Esmond Patterson, Peoples won the top four honors at the 1995 Stellar Awards with her album, On Time God. Continue reading