Traffic Tunes: Still A Girl - Keri Hilson

I just used Shazam to discover Still A Girl by Keri Hilson. http://shz.am/t52687057

Aspiring New Artist: James Lion - So Different

Hey Yall,

I was digging through my timeline on twitter and I saw that Chrisette Michele RT'ed a fellow tweeter (@TheJamesLion) asking her to check out his music. I'm always on the look out for new music, preferably by new artist, so I headed on over to youtube for a listen. I have to confess, I was a little leery, because I'm sent music all the time that I usually end up shutting it down after 10 or 15 seconds, but this was on another level and I'm digging it, so much so, that I decided to share it on Heavy Rotation.

A little background on the James Lion, he is a 21, inspiring artist from St. Louis, with dreams of making it in the industry. Not only is he a singer/rapper but he also writes and produces. His developing talents can be seen in tracks like "So Different" which is defiantly "alternative hip-hop", at least to me it is. Lyrics that are straight to the point and a steady high hat, simple piano chord and synthesized bass and guitar cords, all work together in pulling the track through from beginning to end.

I can see where his sound and artistry, if developed correctly, will be compared to a mixture of Bob Marley, Kanye, Will.i.am, Kid-Cudi, Wyclef, Wale and Frank Ocean, but yet So Different. If he stick to his own style and uses his creativity to drive his work, I don't think the industry will be able to pigeon-holed him, but becoming the artist that he so wishes to me.


Check out his channel on Yoututbe and more tracks from his Reverbnation page.

Smooches!

New Video: V V Brown - Children ft. Chiddy Bang

Hey yall,

Here is the completed video for VV Brown's new politically driven single "Children" featuring Chiddy Bang off her sophomore album "Lollipops", due out early next year.