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Celebrate the King of Pop   Got To Be There  Solo debut album released Jan. 24 1972  As the first song to debut on Michael's solo album titled Got To Be There, the single became an immediate success. An instant classic Go To Be There is one of my favorite young Michael Jackson song that still warms people hearts today.  Rock With You  Album Off The Wall released Aug. 10 1979 During the disco era if you can't tell by the outfit, "Rock with You," is a smooth sounding song that critics praised. Alongside many classics off of the iconic album Off The Wall , "Rock with You" was named one of the biggest singles in 1980, according to billboard.   Human Nature   Album Thriller released November 30, 1982 Hands down the best album of probably the decade, Thriller solidified Micheal as the King of Pop. I really would put every song on Thriller on this list, but I chose "Human Nature." The song has been sampled multipl...

Instead of performing his controversial single "Famous," Kanye West decided to make yet another bold or some might say weird statement by premiering "Fade." The song concludes The Life of Pablo relaying a message of hopelessness and confusion that he's suffering. As for the video, Teyana Taylor performs an abstract dance to the song, alongside the intimacy between her and Cavilers player Iman Shumpert. Her sexy display made her the center of attention, but the random weird animals is what people like myself are confused about. Do you get it?  

Toronto rapper Tory Lanez released his debut album I Told You last Friday, August 19. The album instantly went viral, as expected to with the lead single being "Say It" that took over the radio. Receiving mixed reviews from the critics, but glory from most of the audience, I Told You proved that Tory Lanez has officially made a name for himself as artist. However with a name comes a critique, and after thoroughly listening to the album, I did enjoy it, but their are 2 major flaws in the album that takes away from the art of the songs. TOO MANY SKITS! I understand that skits are used in albums in order to tell a story, but having a skit after every song is highly unnecessary. Ultimately the major point of being an artist is creating great music and having an audience to enjoy the music. How can I enjoy and appreciate the sound if after every song the music stops and doesn't flow into the next song? Tory Lanez needs to understand the concept of an interlude and inc...

After a four year hiatus from releasing any solo music Frank Ocean finally surprises us with his highly anticipated sophomore album Blonde, which was originally titled Boys Don't Cry. You know how they say all great things take time? Well if you're anything like me who specifically signed up to Apple Music for Frank Ocean's sophomore debut, you're already in love with Blonde. Great things are not done overnight and Blonde proves that with every song being completely in sync with one another, there's not a single song on the album that's out of tune or out of place. Frank Ocean perfected the dynamics of his artistic vocals and the soulful harmony in his music. The multi genre feeling that the instruments provides throughout each beat instantly grabs the audience attention. Incorporating several genres like Jazz, Blues, Rock, and Hip Hop to portray his life story and also others, especially at such a critical time. Involving his struggles with his sexuality and o...

If I could hand Seth Rogen two Oscars for Sausage Party I would personally give him them for best comedy and best overall written story line. This animated adult comedy gets extremely direct when discussing controversial sensitive topics like sexuality, religion, race and cultural background. If you have strong belief in any kind of organized religion than you shouldn't watch the movie, because there's a 90% chance that you'll get offended. Sausage Party mocks the intelligence of people by using animation to interpret our current society. Each item in the grocery store represents a different race and ethic group which are separated by their location, beliefs, and cultural back grounds. The only unity shared among the different items are their idea of God and the organized religion. Although the items share separate but similar ideas regarding the Gods they all still believe in a "Great Beyond." The "Great Beyond" is a form of an after life, that on...

The rap duo Rae Sremmurd released their sophomore album SremmLife 2 on August 12. Once again duo teamed up with super producer Mike Will for more than half of the project in attempts to recreate the success of their debut album SremmLife . Leading with the singles " By Chance " and "Look Alive," Sremmurd has established their sound and fun insight on life and rap culture that  is dominating the industry. Although the songs on SremmLife 2 haven't made the same impact as the first album, this is a solid follow up album that satisfies their fans. SremmLife 2 depicts what I call the "limbo" stages of the fun turn up session. In the limbo phase  everyone are already completely turnt and gone, it's like you're still at the party but your head is spinning and everything is moving in slow motion. This album grows on you with each listen and " Look Alive " makes you want to fly . After a few delays of SremmLife 2 the highly anticipated ...

Women are often categorized as emotional, weak, flirtatious, intelligent, and attractive. Although the 21st century has proved how strong and powerful women are in today's day in age. Hilary Clinton as candidate for U.S. Presidency alone as shown us how far women has come in world.  Throughout history women have fought for equality, recently I spoke to a woman in her early 90's who shared with that most women during her youth didn't have a single bill in their name. Now, unfortunately the numbers of single mom households have more than doubled. No, broken homes are nothing to be proud of, but this simply shows the strength of a woman. As a women the challenges we face to become successful are endless. When placed in important positions, a woman has to work twice as hard as a man, in order to receive respect and the correct accolades. We have to prove that we're a force to be reckoned with and not an easy push over. If we're not stern or aggressive we're inst...

The art of free styling was introduced to us at the beginning of rap history. In fact the terminology "rap" was used because of the speed of the conversation or speaking quickly of a subject, hence the phrase "rap it up." The old cats would say "let me rap to you right quick." Hip Hop turned that same "right quick" conversation into a 2-4 minute song. Free styling can come in any form of art, whether you're dancing or painting.  The beauty of freestyling is that there are no restrictions. So in the case of a hip hop freestyling nothing is off limits, you can miss a rhyme, get off topic, miss a beat and nowadays even sing and it'll still be considered a freestyle. However being able to remain on beat while carrying the flow with words that rhymes that make sense are components that makes great freestyler. Having the ability to display your creativity with confidence is what makes a great artist.  Once upon a time not so long ago...