Music
EDGE Drama: Dr. Dre Gives $35 Million...
Not that this is anything new but an uber successful African American celebrity has decided to make an enormous monetary donation to an institution with less than 25% of people who look like them. Dr. Dre is making news after he gave $35 million–and 10% of his net worth according to Forbes–to USC, leaving many to question why he didn’t give… Continue »
EDGE Music: Kanye West Performs...
Kanye West seems to be all about making revolutionary statements (whether hypocritical or not) with his new music these days and his recent stint on Saturday Night Live is no exception. Wonder why you haven’t heard much about Mr. West’s visit to SNL? Well it could be because he performed two very intense tracks, ‘New Slaves’, that he debuted in… Continue »
EDGE New Music: Beyonce ‘Grown...
Well Mrs. Knowles- Carter is putting those pregnancy rumors to rest by releasing the full version of the track that’s been floating around the internet for months now. ‘Grown Woman’ has infectious African rhythms and Bey’s southern drawl dripping all over it. We’re hoping that Beyonce takes it to the motherland for this one and Blue Ivy Carter is shown… Continue »
EDGE Music: Billboard Music Awards...
Last night Twitter was on fire with the opinions of spectators as the Billboard Music Awards 2013 took off live from Las Vegas. Some of the biggest names in music took to the stage and of course there were a few performances that everyone was looking forward to. First up, Chris Brown’s first live performance of “Fine China” had… Continue »
EDGE Inspiration: Kanye West Debuts...
Last night Kanye West once again cemented himself as one of the premiere marketing geniuses in the music industry when he decided to project the visuals for his track ‘New Slaves’ in 66 locations over 6 countries. The track is an in your face middle finger to White America…and there really is no nice way to say it. Kanye seems… Continue »
EDGE New Music: Solange ft. Kendrick...
Sol-Angel is slaying the scene wherever she goes whether it’s DJing at MBFW, looking FABULOUS at the Met Gala or dropping amazing funky music for the soundtrack of our summers. She’s now teamed with the hottest MC in the game, Kendrick Lamar, for a remix to her track ‘Looks Good With Trouble’ and we’re ALL ABOUT IT! Solange ft. Kendrick… Continue »
EDGE New Music: F. Stokes ‘Shaka...
It’s no secret that we rock with F. Stokes here at EDGE. Since first hearing his baked goods album, we’ve been all about the Chicago born and bred rapper. Today F. Stokes brings us yet another track to play over and over again with the help of producer, Paper Tiger. my tribe unified like Shaka Zulu Yeaaahhhhh. Love the passion behind every… Continue »
EDGE New Music: Kelly Rowland Airs All...
Kelly Rowland has really come into her own over the years and it seems like we had no idea how much she was hiding inside. We love when artists come to a place in their creativity where they have no choice but to be transparent. when you make pain look this good it never wears out. Whoa. Kudos to… Continue »
