New Music: K Michelle, G FrSH, David O and Debrah Rose [VIDEOS]

                       K-Michelle - Something About The Night

                                  Davido - Owo Ni Koko

                                    Debrah Rose - Roses

                      G FrSH Feat Sonny Reeves - Darlin

Review: Urban Revolution Live - Tony Supreme, Ojerime, PBGR, Oscar #WorldPeace and Miraa May

Urban Revolution is an online medium for entertainment they recently held an event called Urban Revolution Live which was held at Alley Cat Bar and Club. 
The night consisted of some of the UK's biggest emerging talent including PBGR, Miraa May, Tony Supreme, Oscar #WorldPeace, Ojerime, Malick IV and Hydrd. 

Unfortunately I didn't get to see all of the acts performances but I did catch majority of the show. I really did enjoy all of the acts they all had something different to offer the audience which shows a promising rise in the UK's urban music scene.

Tony Supreme is a spoken word artist, he touched upon subjects to do with life, lust, love and everything in between. 

The subtleness of in his words is what was able to captivate the audience, he didn't need to go in to full detail. He was able to use the correct wording to paint a picture of what he was saying.  After the performance Tony Supreme gave us a bit of background in to his journey into spoken word. I liked the fact that Urban Revolution gave each artist the chance to give a profile about themselves. I think this helps in understanding the inspiration behind the vision the artist has. To my surprise when Tony Supreme was talking about his vision and background, he spoke about the fact that he also does motivational speaker. I had a listen to his SoundCloud and subscribed because he speaks so well on life's journeys Tony Supreme's SoundCloud

Following on from Tony Supreme was Ojerime I throughly enjoyed her performance. Judging on appearance I didn’t think she would have such a powerful voice, due to her being quite small. Her voice is amazing, she holds her notes so well and knows how to control her sound. She performed a few covers and music she had written which I loved. A friend of mine said that she reminded them of the late Princess of RnB Aaliyah. She appears small and a little shy although she has such a beautiful and powerful voice. 

When PBGR graced the stage I was excited, they offer the crowd a different vibe when their on stage. They brought on Mo, Mike Bagz and Miraa May to perform some of the songs taken of their album The Black Market. During their performance I often heard people speak highly of their album and performance. I think my favourite part of their performance was when they performed SMW with Mike Bagz.

Oscar #WorldPeace is definitely an artist that offers you a performance different from the norm. He arrived on stage in an orange prison jumpsuit with what looked like bandages wrapped around him. I was in complete shock, he was the only performer to wear a costume firstly and secondly his lyrical content was quite angered. However I actually enjoyed it his performance, because it was so different he kept my interest. 

Last but not least Miss Miraa May stole the show, I loved her performance not because she has an amazing voice but she has character. Whilst performing she gave an introduction to each song and we were able to see her personality. She spoke about her guitar, musical direction and life. It was nice to see personality and charisma in a performance. We also got to meet her alter ego Mizla May, who raps and will clash anybody.

Overall this was a great night at Urban Revolution Live, not only did they have great talent they had networking opportunities. Whether your an artist or just a fan of music Urban Revolution Live will be a night you'll enjoy!

New Music: Beyonce - 7/11

Beyonce releases new music, her song 7/11 is something we are not used to seeing from Beyonce, however it conveys it's message. It's a song that gets you ready to go out and party. 

One To Watch: Irish Rapper Rejjie Snow by Victor (Guest Writer)

Ever heard of heard of Rejjie Snow guys? No? Then you better get listening. Rejjie Snow (Alex Anyaegbunam), is an Irish rapper from Dublin. I know what you are thinking what does Ireland have to offer in terms of rapping,well you my friend are in for a treat. 

This discovery came about after an hour of searching online for some talented underground rappers, who: one didn’t come from London and two whose name was not associated with ‘young’ in some way.If that’s not news enough, a rapper …….from Dublin, he is also signed to Elton John, yes I said Elton John .Yes the same Elton with the shades, who always seems to be accompanied by his piano. 

After giving his music a listen I call him the Rejjie the ‘Irish Tyler' * Tyler the creator that is * This is because just like Tyler he adopts a somewhat dark tonality to a lot of his music, along with the recurring spooky voice that they both infuse into their rhymes. 
The first visual, which caught my eye was his video for ‘Lost in Empathy ‘which seems to centre on the persecution of Albinos in Tanzania.

 Suffice to say this MC isn’t going to be rapping about blunts and waking up in a new Bugatti. He gives a more diverse array of topics, which is one the reasons I focused on him. In an interview with ‘Noisey’ magazine he openly admits to wearing fake Gucci shoes saying “I can’t afford the real shit yet, so why lie” if only I had that same mentality in year 9(lol) but is this honest, blunt demeanour which he seems to evoke was a primary reason for me being able to connect with his music.  

I would advise you all to give’ Rejovich’ a listen, that’s his debut EP. The opening track ‘Loveleen’ starts with a loop of ‘Money, Bitches, Hoes, Greed, Pussy, Lord knows’. This would be a starter kit for rappers in regards to topics to focus on. I really enjoy what he does with this song because instead of  stereotypical gangster rap, associated with these type of topics he takes a different approach. Intricate wordplay and conceptual metaphors Rejjie does well in giving us a better insight into him as a character. 

I for one cannot wait to see what he has up his sleeve next. 

Album Review: Teyana Taylor - VII

Def Jam artist Teyana Taylor recently released her album VII, It's an RnB album in all essences. The album has features from Chris Brown, Pusha T, Fabolous and Yo Gotti but each artist compliments the song well. 

I have been following Teyana Taylor's career for many years, from when she first appeared on MTV's Sweet Sixteen. Teyana Taylor in my opinion is an artist who is highly under rated, when Teyana first came out with songs like "Google Me" she excited us. Although I wasn't a great fan of the song, she had confidence and brought a new energy to female rap music. 

This subtle confidence is still something that is evident in Teyana's music, in this album she talks about relationships, love, lust and everything in between. Her tones and diction on the songs allows you to hear how in control she is of her voice.

I have a few songs on the album that I like, but my favourites would be Just Different, Broken Hearted Girl, Put Your Love On and Maybe. 

Just Different is the first song on the album, it's smooth sounding RnB, music you can chill out and relax to. It's a great song to introduce us to this body of work, it sets the pace for the album. 

Broken Hearted Girl is one of my favourites simply because of the Fabolous feature. He brings a dynamic energy to the song, witty lines and references to hashtags which just add a bit of intensity. 

Put Your Love On, the beat alone made me want to stand up and dance. A slightly more up tempo song with a sound that reminds me of an exotic island. Put Your Love On makes you want to sway from side to side, enjoy and get lost in the music.

Maybe, out of all my favourites on the album Maybe is my all time favourite. The catchy chorus and the features from Yo Gotti and Pusha T make it even greater. Maybe the racy yet creative video also helps in making it my favourite.

My only critique is that I wish we could have heard more range from Teyana, a lot of the songs were very slow. Teyana Taylor's journey to making this album has taken 7 years, it would have been nice to hear something that represented the journey her sound has been through. Besides from that I really enjoyed VII and hope to see more creative videos off the album.

New Music - Sneakbo, Nicki Minaj, Drake, Future and Lil Wayne

  Future - Monster

P Reign feat. Drake & Future - DnF

Nicki Minaj - Only (Audio) ft. Drake, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown

SNEAKBO FEAT KREPT & KONAN - RIGHT HERE

New Music : October Round Up

Teyana Taylor Feat Chris Brown - Do not disturb

Davido Feat Dj Arafat - Naughty

Saeon - Awada Erekere 

                                      

                                       

Meek Mill Feat Lil Boosie - Fuck you mean?

The UK Mavin Concert [Review]

The Mavin's were in town this past week and they definitely gave us 'doro mega superstar' performances. For those that don't know who the Mavin's are, its a record label started by Nigerian producer Don Jazzy who has worked with the likes of Jay Z, Kanye West and D'banj. Don Jazzy then added Dr Sid, Tiwa Savage and D'Prince to his label which is what Mavin consisted of up until early this year. Don Jazzy then went on to sign Di'Ja, Korede Bello and Reekado Banks.

I throughly enjoyed the concert, prior to the Mavin's performance they had a few UK acts open up for them including Mazi Chukz and LTEE and Tilla. 

Tiwa Savage was the first act to grace the stage from the Mavin camp. She had everyone on their toes performing some of her biggest hits including 'Kele Kele', 'Love Me' x 3 as well as her latest single 'My Darlin'. Tiwa Savage knows how to get the crowd hyped up, I often found myself dancing and singing from the top of my lungs to her songs. 

Following on from Tiwa Savage was Dr Sid, the Baby Torando singer knows how to put on a performance and give a great show. When Dr Sid performed one of my favourite Afrobeats songs 'Surulere' with Don Jazzy I was so happy. It was full of energy and great stage presence. He came out in a black robe, danced and hyped up the crowd. In my opinion it was one of the best performances of the night. 

Dr Sid then introduced Korede Bello who some are describing as the Justin Bieber of Africa. His soft melodies and charming charisma had females in the audience screaming his name and swaying from side to side as he sang.

Di'Ja and Reekado Banks also gave a really great performance, I was unaware that Reekado could dance so well. He was up and down the stage free styling some moves as well as dancing in time with his back up dancers.

Don Jazzy performed alongside all of the Mavin members, the crowd including myself screamed every time he came out. Every song Don Jazzy has featured on with a member of his Mavin crew has been a great hit including one of his latest song Adaobi. 

To close the show the Mavin's performed their biggest collective hit Dorobucci, the concert was really good. It hit it's peak during Dr Sid performance. I think they've shown that the Mavin's are here to make a great impact in not just African music but music in general. 

Westfield Music Cube Preview Party

Westfield's are launching a new concept called Music Cube. Music Cube is about changing the way we hear music and enjoy music. The cube is a soundproof box that has an artist performing in it, the only way to hear the artist is through Sennheiser headphones.

I throughly enjoyed my Music Cube experience. On arrival I was greeted and offered some champagne. After walking around a bit taking pictures I was greeted by a representative from Sennheiser. She was really friendly and invited me to try out their recently launched Urbantie headphones. At first glance I thought they looked nice but were very big however when I put them on they weren't big at all. I just needed to adjust the sides a bit to fit my headshape. Once on I began to love them, very soft and comfortable on the ears. Intially they were connected to an Ipod so I pressed play and listened, the heaphones were good but the music on the Ipod wasn't to my taste, so I couldn't get the full experience. I asked the Sennheiser rep if I could connect it to my phone which is an Andriod phone. Once connected to my phone and playing my music I had a better experience with the  headphones. I put the volume on full blast and zoned out! The only downside to the Urbantie headphones is that their specfic to brands for example if you have an Andriod device you buy the Urbantie headphone for Andriod. As well as this I wasn't a fan of the colour, but was told they come in multiple colours and sizes so that isn't really a negative.

Following on from that I went on to take some 'Ear love' selfies in Sennheiser selfie booth which was fun.

By now the Music Cube experience was in full swing. We were given Sennheisser  headphones to enjoy the performance by headline act Professor Green. I still find it amazing how Westfield's came up with concept, the headphones were not connected to the cube at all yet you could still hear the performances clearly with perfect sound.

Music Cube will be at both Westfield's over the next two weeks with nummerous acts performaning. I would advise everyone to head to the nearest Westfield's and enjoy the experience.

New Music: Lola Godheld, Bobby Shmurda and Teyana Taylor

                  Lola Godheld - Crazy Black Woman 

                                       Bobby Shmurda - Bobby Bitch 

                                               Teyana Taylor - Business 

Concert Diaries: Pharrell William's 'Dear Girl' Tour

Last Thursday I had the pleasure of attending Pharrell's 'Dear Girl' tour at The O2 Arena and I had an amazing time.

I think this was my favourite concerts of this year, not only did Pharell perform songs off his latest album 'G I R L' , but also some of his songs with N.E.R.D. 

A lot of people think that Pharrell is a new artist which he mentioned whilst on stage, however true Hip Hop/Pharell fans know that his career has spun over 10 years. 
One of my all time favourite Pharrell songs would be 'I just wanna love you' which he featured on in 2009. When he performed the chorus the levels of my excitement went through the roof. Although it was clear that a lot of the crowd weren't aware of what the song was, they jumped and shared in the excitement. This could be due to Pharrell's band and dancers who were very lively and energetic. It was almost as if the band and dancers were giving you a show also.

                                               Jay Z Feat Pharrell - I just wanna love you

During the interval Pharell's dancers 'The BAES' performed with backing music of songs that Pharell had featured/produced including Drop Like Its Hot by Snoop Dog, Blurred Lines By Robin Thicke and Can I Have It Like That? Feat Gwen Stafani.

Another highlight from the show was when Pharrell performed 'Frontin', I enjoyed this performance because Frontin is the song that solidified my interest Pharell's music. He performed it exactly the way he sang it when it was released it in 2003, high energy but smooth and controlled.

To close the show he performed his biggest hit to date, Happy, the song that automatically makes you smile. As he performed confetti flew in the air and his last words were along the lines of love life and be happy.

All in all I would rate the show very highly, great energy and great music. Pharrell showed the growth he's had in his career. Over the past decade Pharrell has brought out great hits and its nice to see him finally getting the credit he deserves.

New Music: Tamar Braxton Feat Future, Jaden Smith, Keyshia Cole Feat Future, G Unit & Keyshia Cole

This week has seen the release of new music and videos that we really like, check them out below.

Tamar Braxton Featuring Future - Let Me Know 

Jaden Smith - Fast 

                 Keyshia Cole Feat. Future - Love letter

G Unit - Changes 

                    Keyshia Cole - Believer 

Westfield launches the Music Cube - MNEK First Announced Act

Westfield is contributing in the change of music consumption with their latest idea Westfield Music Cube. Music Cube will feature at Westfield White City(24-26th October) and Westfield Stratford City (31st October - 2nd November)

Westfield Music Cube offers musicians and fans the chance to enjoy music in a way which has never been done before. Imagine your favourite artist or band performing live in a sound proof glass cube and the only way to listen to the performance is through Senheiser Urbanite headphones.

Grammy-nominated British singer-songwriter and record producer MNEK is the first act to be announced for Westfield’s Music Cube. With an artist like MNEK already announced as a confirmed act we can expect a soulful and energetic performance. MNEK has written and produced number 1 hits for several artist including X-Factor's Little Mix. MNEK will perform at Music Cube on Saturday 25 October at 7pm at Westfield White City.  

                          MNEK - In Your Clouds

Across the two weekends you can expect a great range in emerging and breakthrough A-list talent. There will also be continued performances on the Westfield Presents stages. Westfield Presents is another great platform that Westfield has at their White City Shopping Centre, giving emerging talent a stage to perform. Performers at Westfield Presents have gone on to perform at Wembley Arena.

I think that Music Cube and Westfields Presents are great ways for talent to get themselves out there in the public eye. Even if your not a musician and a fan of great music and entertainment Westfield Music Cube is something you'll enjoy. 

                               

Tickets will be available from midday on Monday 13 October at:

http://uk.westfield.com/london/musiccube for Westfield London

http://uk.westfield.com/stratfordcity/musiccube for Westfield Stratford City

Art Meets Music: Koby Martin, Marco Polo, Samuel King & More Creativity

This edition of Art Meets Music was better than the last in my opinion, not to discredit previous shows, but I throughly enjoyed this edition. A lot of talented artist were displaying their work, the artist included Wizzy Wow, Koby Martin, Marco Polo, Mathew Vieira and The Illestrator. 

I particular liked Koby Martin one of his pieces caught my attention,the canvas showed a newborn baby floating with an Astronaut. I liked this picture because it was unusual it made me think hard, what could the idea behind it be. My thoughts lead me to think it was about mankind and destruction. Babies represent purity and new life whereas an Astronaut represents planets, rockets and to some degree missiles. Other than attempting to decode the painting I think the talent behind the art is incredible, the detail and colouring shows passion. 

Koby Martin

Koby Martin

Another artist that caught my attention was Marco Polo, his work is quite different from Koby Martin. Marco Polo's work is more relaxed, what you see is what you get. The pictures convey a message to you straight away. The art speaks to you through its caption, speech bubbles and the identifiable person Marco Polo decided to paint.

Marco Polo

Maro Poo

As well as art on display there were talented musicians and poets, a young man named Samuel King graced the microphone with hard hitting spoken word. His poem 'Being a Gentleman',really intrigued me he spoke about the qualities of a man. He spoke about how in todays society these values of a man have become lost.


Art Meets Music provides a platform for the talented within the Art and Music sector to inform, showcase and empower lovers of creativity. 

Entry to Art Meets Music is free - watch out for more of their shows.

18-21st September 2014: Vodafone London Fashion Weekend - Fydoor Golan

Following on from the festivities of London Fashion Week I attended Vodafone London Fashion Weekend which was from the 18th-21st September. 

I wanted to attend all the days but was unable to, there were a lot of great designers this year showcasing their new collections. However I was so pleased by what I did see on day 2(19th) two words - Fydoor Golan.

Fydoor Golan, the name originates from a mix of the two designers names Fydoor Podgorny and Golan Frydman. Fydoor and Golan have different cultural and fashion backgrounds, but both met whilst in London. Combined they have worked for Alexander McQueen, Issy Miyake, Richard Nicoll and Raf Simons.

Judging by their collection the fashion houses they've worked for are of no surprise. In their collection which is based around sportswear and luxury womenswear I could notice influences from Raf Simons and Alexander McQueen. One of the pieces in their collection is a FG Hologram Sweatshirt, instantly I began to think about Raf Simmons footwear. 

Matching up one of their Hologram FG sweatshirts with a pair Raf Simons Holographic Space Sneakers could be a match made in heaven. Aside from the FG Sweatshirts I did really like their collection, the models embodied the tailored sports wear look fabulously.

FG Iridescent Hologram Sweatshirt

Raf Simons Holographic Space Sneakers

       Below are some pictures I took of the collection 

To conclude I had a great day out at VLFW, there was lots to do - shopping, pictures, talks by industry people (fashion, make-up and hair) of course catwalks.

To VDFW, See you again next year!

The Black Market - Who Is PBGR?

Without sounding bias I think PBGR's album 'The Black Market' is one of the best albums to come out this year in UK HipHop. The album was released on August 31st and since it's release it has received great feedback. Feedback not just from friends and fans, but other UK Hip Hop artist including Mr Bigz and Ghetts.

The album has something to offer everybody regardless of your musical background. You have up tempo songs which you can enjoy whilst at a club. As well as mellow songs which you can enjoy whilst at home.

I have listened to the album many times and still can't decide what my favourite song is. I can say that I love SMW, Cross The Line and the interlude for Second Chance. Each song tell us a story, its an opening to the duos thoughts and feeling on women, relationships,society and the music industry.

PBGR  is made up of Crunch and Swarve,their talent compliments each other well. The duo are both from East London and met whist in university. Before forming and becoming PBGR, Crunch and Swarve had always been involved in music. 

PBGR are just one arm of Play Broke Nation, Play Broke Nation is the label PBGR come under. After attending 'The Black Market' cinema album launch I saw that Play Broke Nation have a lot to offer the music and lifestyle world.

If your a fan of Uk Hip hop you'll love The Black Market,the album is available for download from their website http://www.pbgr.co.uk/ . 

One To Watch: Debrah Rose - Superwoman

Up until about 2 weeks ago Debrah Rose was not an artist I was familiar with. I was at an event with a friend and she introduced me to Debrah's music and I'm very glad she did.

Her debut single Superwoman is a song that really strikes on the emotions individuals face when in relationships. It talks about drawing on the strength of a woman and loving her, allowing her to be your Superwoman.  The chorus had me singing and dancing ' S on my chest, I'm coming to save you. S on my chest, give me your heart'. Superwoman really shows Debrah's diverse vocal range.  Her sound which she describes as Afrosoul reminded me of a sound which is infused with a bit of Brandy, Lauryn Hill and Mary J Blige. 

I was lucky enough to recently meet Debrah and she told me a bit about her future career plans and what we can expect from her for the rest of this year. From the sounds of it she will be contributing a lot to UK Afrobeats.

                               Debrah Rose - Superwoman 

...And We're Back

For about 2 weeks I haven't been posting any new music, reviews, event details or Youtube videos due to the fact that I've been working hard and developing the blog.

A few things in the pipeline include a new website! Yes as of November the blog will be no more. The website will be more informative, detailed and more reflective of BloTV.

For now I back to blogging and I've been up to a lot.

                               BloTV 

New Music: Teyana Taylor, Nicki Minaj & Jeezy

Some of your favourite celebrities have dropped the visuals to their latest songs. Teyana Taylor, Nicki Minaj and Jeezy. 

Nicki Minaj released the visuals to her highly anticipated song Anaconda and broke a Vevo record with 19.6 Million views in 24 hours. Go Nicki!

         Teyana Taylor Ft Pusha T & Yo Gotti - Maybe

Nicki Minaj - Anaconda 

Jeezy Ft Future - No Tears 

New Music: J Cole, Dj Khaled, Usher, Rick Ross & French Montana

Your favourite musicians have dropped visuals to their new music 

BloTV Choices

 Chris Brown Feat Usher & Rick ross - Good Kisser

Dj Khaled Feat Chris Brown, Future, Jermiah, August Alsina

J Cole - Be Free

French Montana - Don't Panic