1/15/14/ O&A Music- Song Of The Day: Fabolous- Young OG

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Fabolous is trying to grab and hold your attention with some new music. Young OG is the track and he just flows effortlessly. Fabolous is definitely one of those names that will rarely hold disappointment, so let’s all hope that this new album is a banger.

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1/15/15 O&A Throwback Thursday: Amy Winehouse

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Amy Jade Winehouse was an English singer and songwriter known for her deep vocals and her eclectic mix of musical genres, including soul, rhythm and blues, jazz and reggae. Winehouse’s 2003 debut album, Frank, was a critical success in the UK and was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Her 2006 follow-up album, Back to Black, led to five 2008 Grammy Awards, tying the then record for the most wins by a female artist in a single night, and made her the first British female to win five Grammys, including three of the general field “Big Four” awards: Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year.  Continue reading

1/12/15 O&A Music: Childish Gambino – Sober

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Childish Gambino’s video for Sober, one of the best tracks from his great STN MTN/Kauai mixtape, is equally bizarre. In it, an inebriated Childish Gambino dances like a fool in a take-out restaurant while relentlessly trying to hit on a woman waiting for her food. Continue reading

1/11/15 O&A Gospel Sunday: Andraé Crouch

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Andraé Crouch died on Thursday, January 8, 2015 after being admitted to the hospital last weekend following a heart attack. The Grammy-winning gospel singer, songwriter and choir director graced songs by Michael Jackson and Madonna and movies such as The Lion King. Continue reading

1/10/14 O&A DIVA ALERT! Lady Gaga- Telephone Featuring Beyonce

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1/10/14 O&A Its Saturday- Anything Goes: Gaga By Gaultier- A Documentary

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Gaga by Gaultier is an interview between Lady Gaga and fashion designer, Jean Paul Gaultier, that was filmed at the House of Gaultier in Paris, France, on May 10, 2011. Before the night, Gaga traveled to France from the UK. She went to the House of Gaultier where Jean Paul Gaultier and his team work on his design. He did a visit of the building before doing the interview. Later on, the two did a photoshoot with Slam. It was produced by Dak Tirak Productions and delves into Gaga’s fashion choices, music, and personal life. The interview was released on June 13, 2011. Continue reading

1/8/15 O&A Throwback Thursday: Usher – You Make Me Wanna and My Way

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Usher Terry Raymond IV is a singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor. He rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one hit. Continue reading

1/1/15 O&A Throwback Thursday: Herbie Hancock

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Herbert Jeffrey “Herbie” Hancock is a pianist, keyboardist, bandleader and composer. As part of Miles Davis’s Second Great Quintet, Hancock helped to redefine the role of a jazz rhythm section and was one of the primary architects of the “post-bop” sound. He was one of the first jazz musicians to embrace synthesizers and funk music. Hancock received fourteen Grammy Awards, five MTV Awards, and is the recipient of the 2013 Kennedy Center Honors.  Continue reading

12/28/14 O&A Gospel Sunday: Richard Smallwood

GOSPEL SUNDAY

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Richard Smallwood is the Black Brahms of Gospel music. His lush orchestrations and choral arrangements are the hallmarks of his signature sound. An accomplished pianist, composer, arranger, vocalist and choral conductor Smallwood graduated cum laude from Howard University with degrees in both vocal performance and piano, and  graduate work in the field of ethnomusicology. He finished his Masters degree in Divinity from Howard University in 2004 and was inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2006. 
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12/25/14 O&A Throwback Thursday R&B Christmas Finale- Boyz II Men, Chris Brown, Luther Vandross and Patti LaBelle

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We decided to give you once last dose of Christmas Throwbacks R&B style featuring Boyz II Men, Chris Brown, Luther Vandross and Patti LaBelle
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