2/217 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: Chris Brown ft. Justin Bieber – Next To You

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Next to You is a song by pop artist Chris Brown, included as a track on his fourth studio album, F.A.M.E., released on March 18, 2011. The song features Canadian singer Justin Bieber. Continue reading

2/27/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez BLACK HISTORY MONTH SONG OF THE DAY: Sade – The Sweetest Taboo

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

The Sweetest Taboo by Sade is taken from her second album Promise (1985).  While the song peaked at #31 on the UK Singles Chart, it fared considerably better in the United States, where it reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1986, remaining in the Top 40 for 13 weeks. Continue reading

2/23/17 O&A NYC WITH THROWBACK THURSDAY SONG OF DAY: Barry White – Practice What You Preach

Practice What You Preach, the number-one R&B single by singer Barry White from his 1994 album The Icon Is Love. The hit song spent three weeks at number-one on the R&B chart and reached 18 on the pop chart.The 1994 single also won a Soul Train Music Award for Best R&B/Soul Song of the Year. Continue reading

2/14/17 O&A WITH WaleStylez VALENTINES DAY SPECIAL: Quincy Jones, Barry White, James Ingram, Al B. Sure, El Debarge – The Secret Garden

O&A NYC and WaleStylez wish you all a special Valentine’s Day. Continue reading

1/30/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: Blood Orange – Better Than Me

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Freetown Sound by Dev Hynes is the third album recording as Blood Orange. It was released on June 28,2016. Freetown Sound takes its name from Freetown, Sierra Leone, where Hynes’ father was born. The album features Carly Rae Jepsen, Zuri Marley, Debbie Harry, Nelly Furtado, writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, slam poet Ashlee Haze, and others. Continue reading

1/26/17 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Johnny Gill – Rub You the Right Way

Rub You the Right Way by Johnny Gill is the first single from the artist’s debut album under Motown Records, the hit song spent one week in May 1990 at number-one on the Billboard Hot 100. Continue reading

1/23/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: Beyoncé – Formation

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Formation by singer Beyoncé for her sixth studio album Lemonade (2016) written by Khalif Brown, Jordan Frost, Asheton Hogan, Mike Will Made It and Beyoncé. Continue reading

1/22/17 O&A NYC SUNDAY AFTERNOON JAZZ CONCERT: Prince / Miles Davis Concert 12-31-87


Prince and Miles Davis perform on New Years Eve 1987 at Paisley Park.  Continue reading

1/19/17 O&A NYC THROWBACK THURSDAY: Toni Braxton Un-Break My Heart

Un-Break My Heart, the second single performed by Toni Braxton, from her second studio album, Secrets (1996). The ballad won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance in 1997.

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1/17/17 O&A NYC WITH WaleStylez SONG OF THE DAY: Tinashe – Company

By Adewale Adekanbi Jr.

Company is a song recorded by American singer Tinashe for Nightride. The single was released by RCA Records on September 16, 2016. The song was written and produced by American R&B producer The-Dream. The song follows her previous single Superlove, released on July 15, 2016. Continue reading