The Latest Crave: TaNeal

I had the pleasure of meeting TaNeal at the International Soul Music Summit that took place in August. If you are in the mood for some raw rhythm and blues with gangster girl flow  - check out Westerville, Ohio's own TaNeal.

A new artist with a brand new track for every overplayed rap song about needing a dime; you can leave the change behind because TaNeal is way more than currency. Witty pop flavored rap lyrics, with hints of Baduizm in the vocals- Currency is a combination of old school R&B and Hip-Hop in response to new school slang. No more currency - women are way more than dimes.

Now or Neva has a Maxwell feel and starts out with TaNeal showing off her pretty soprano over smooth rhythm and blues. A song about the need to break free and be yourself. Worth a listen especially if you are in the mood for a soulful tun turned blue.

L2L is where TaNeal will make you learn to love her and get on the dance floor. This track is a fistpumpumping dance groove and features a rap solo by R.Y.A.N. with the Drawing Board Experience.

TaNeal's raw talent and street sass has gained her significant buzz giving her the opportunity to open for major R&B acts such as Day 26 and Shirley Murdock. Currently working on a new demo for her next album for hip-hop soul fans and if this next one is anything like the L2L or Now or Neva with tighter production, TaNeal will be on the fast track to being one of the hottest in hip hop soul with her forthcoming project.

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The Latest Crave: Aligned Archetype - Kellee Maize Album Review

A small town girl from central PA just like me- you know I had to review this album!!!!

Kellee is not just a rapper - she is an entrepreneur and a visionary. Running an all female company, Nakturnal Inc., this events and promotions company is taking the Pittsburgh music scene by storm. I popped in Kellee's newest album Aligned Archetype and was launched into the future of music. Kellee's lyrical expressions represent where music is heading... art reflecting life lyrics, hard hitting beats, hypnotic hooks, and infectious verses that get stuck in your head and subliminally become soundtracks to everyday life.

With 21 Tracks, from Open Minded to Dedication Kellee asks, "How can she combine her energies to help create real change?" She aligns all parts of herself to find the answer and it is through a combination of her energies, emotions and expressions that she finds her future as a refreshing force of feminism in hip hop and pop music.

Mothership- "word to the mothership, yea we're on some other shit and now is not the time for this." This song is probably my favorite after Struggle AKA White Girl Socialist. With socially conscious lyrics this song deals with female sexual exploitation, and the power women have to elevate their statuses in society. A meaningful tune with a funky techno beat, this song is certainly a hit.


Futuristic feminist rock rap with hints of electronica and bubblegum pop, this is the perfect album for girls getting ready to paint the town red, feminists looking for music that speaks to their life experiences, dreamers seeking inspiration, and hip hop heads everywhere.

What Kellee's music says to me... this album embraces all parts of Kellee - honoring her her past, focusing on her future, and taking all the blessings life has to offer.

She’s is an incredible fire in the rap world, and will soon be internationally known on the microphone as that killer white girl rapper who will eat you alive with lyrics and truths. On a mission change the global opinion of women rappers and on female artists everywhere; Kellee  isn’t afraid to show who she really is through her music, her energy, and her aligned archetypes.

Check out Kellee's newest vid - Goddette. Then go join her facebook page and buy her cd!

The Latest Crave: Jimmy Riggs Live - Sunday Night @ Oldfeild's on High

Funk filled the bar with a sweet eclectic groove, the lights and drums perfectly infused, the vocals like poetry express the rhythm pouring out all over the lead guitar.

Sunday night. The last night to kick back with the funknastyiest band in the bus at Oldfield's on high.

Jimmy Riggs and The Projectile Style of Funk Nasty Freshness played their last stint at Oldfield's on high - a north campus gem now under new ownership and name (Kobo).

New fans and loyal groupies got a chance to hear two new songs from the band- both exclusively funky and definitely a credit to their talent as not just a jam band but a solid musical force with that special ability to relentlessly entertain a wide range of audiences.

The jam sound of Jimmy Riggs entices the ears with liberal integrations of hip-hop, kinky reggae and soulganic funk, and after a few riffs from Ben and Ryan you'll be on your feet shaking it to the nasty with a projectile style of funk TASTIC freshness!

My Favorite Song: Jimmy Never Texts
Songs you need on your ipod/iphone/crackberry/driod: Louisiana Chicken Flip, Jimmy Never Texts, and The Funk Nasty Freshness.

Place To Be Tonight:

 SKULLYS!!

 

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WHY?  Best Hip-hop/Soul Groove band in Columbus- MOJOFLO Party @ Skully's Tonight

If you dont know... They Bring the Funk, You Bring Yo Self.

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FREE CDS AT THE DOOR... YAY!!!!!!