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A Southern California Anthem |“Everybody Loves the Sunshine” by Roy Ayers Ubiquity

Legendary vibraphone player and one of the most sampled artists in history, jazz musician Roy Ayers along with his band, Roy Ayers Ubitquity, released Everybody Loves the Sunshine through Polydor Records in 1976. It was his 14th studio album, and it peaked at number 51 on the Billboard 200 chart. The track “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” has been a southern California anthem since its release and is one of the most sampled songs of all time, especially in hip-hop. The list of artists who have bor
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Who is Doc D? | “Planetory Destruction” by Doc D feat. Big Lenbo

New artist Doctor Destruction premiered his debut album, Planetory Destruction on the music streaming app, Datpiff. Doctor Destruction, also known as Doc D, is a masked artist/character that recently signed to BobbyBoy Records, a record label founded by retired rap artist Logic. The album release was announced by Logic himself on his Twitter and premiered on his Twitch stream on his birthday, Jan. 22. While the true identity of Doc D is unknown, many longtime Logic fans speculate that Doc D is
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A Passionate Metaphor | “Sides of Me” by Masego

Masego, the genre-bending singer and musician, is known for his unique style and being the main architect of a new genre of music called trap house jazz. It exists at the intersection of R&B, hip-hop, soul, jazz and dance music. Masego released his Studying Abroad EP on Nov. 13. In a Zoom interview with BET.com, he provided a song-by-song breakdown of the whole EP where he explains that its inspiration is from past experiences and emotions. “This wasn’t so much about writing about the present
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Holiday Collaboration | “Ghetto Christmas” by Love Renaissance

Love Renaissance is an American record label that is currently distributed through Interscope Records. LVRN is celebrating the season with its first-ever holiday album. Home for the Holidays arrived Monday, Nov. 16 and features appearances from the label’s all-star roster including Summer Walker, 6LACK, Westside Boogie, and Shelley (formerly known as DRAM). The nine-track set features renditions of Christmas classics such as “This Christmas” and “The Christmas Song” along with three skits headli
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A Superstar Duo | “Outta Time” – Bryson Tiller Feat. Drake

If you’re into R&B music, you probably have heard about the release of Bryson Tiller’s third studio album titled A N N I V E R S A R Y on Oct. 3. This album was released three years after the release of Tiller’s sophomore album True to Self. The album consists of ten songs and one of those songs is an all-star collaboration between Tiller and one of the biggest names in music, Drake. The song is called “Outta Time.” The two have teased collaboration for quite some time but have never created an
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Misunderstood Queen | “Too Much To Say” By Queen Naija

Queen Naija is a young and talented music artist from Ypsilanti, MI. Prior to the music, she was a contestant on “American Idol” before earning her initial fame through YouTube as one-half of “Chris and Queen” alongside her then-husband, Chris Sails. Unfortunately, the relationship ended, but Queen Naija moved on with her music career. Over the past few weeks, she has been releasing music videos leading up to the release of her debut album, missunderstood, which released on Oct.30. It features