An authentic and honest podcast that provides listeners with three varying perspectives. Solomon’s Soul is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. As much as we may wish for podcasts and microphones to leave us sometimes, they are here to stay. Fortunately, hosts like […]
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Leon Thomas almost reached his breaking point, waiting for his moment. Now the light is shining through dusk. Transitioning from one form of entertainment to another can be daunting for even the most talented of people. For vocalist, instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer Leon Thomas II, it isn’t challenging as it’s necessary and refreshing. In the […]
Jay-Z’s rank in the South may always be up for debate, but these three New York rappers will forever be in good standing. Year after year, Jay-Z’s name gets dragged back into the mainstream conversation of relevance. When Future’s verse on Real Boston Richey’s Bullseye 2 dropped, social media immediately began touting the power of […]
Antics aside, Troy Ave knows how to make music. To say that Troy’s been the topic of discussion this summer would be an understatement. Ever since the verdict from his highly covered case with podcast host Tax Stone hit the internet this month, non-stop videos of Troy’s interviews have circulated all over. Regardless of where […]
Three things to consider when looking at the controversy surrounding rapper Sukihana. “To me, the black woman is our essential mother, the blacker she is the more us she is and to see the hatred that is turned on her is enough to make me despair, almost entirely, of our future as a people..” Alice […]
Rapper Ransom’s “They Live” song examines two of societies’ black sheep and humanizes them. It’s weird to think it, but there was a time when rap educated its listeners and we didn’t have to document it as if it was a rarity. Here we are though. With that said, Ransom’s new song, “They Live” off […]
20 Years Ago, St. Louis Rapper Chingy Won Big and Changed His Life. Years Later He’s Still Embedded in our Minds. Solomon’s Soul is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Classic music stands the test of time, capturing the pulse of the people, […]
Ras Kass Set the Standard for Rap Lyricism. Years Later He Still Bears the Brunt of the Art Form’s Weight. It’s popular nowadays for rappers to liken themselves to artists especially Pablo Picasso and more recently Jean Michele Basquiat, but there are few if any who would be honest enough to equate their musical impact […]
The Malcolm X Men Mega blend takes the leader’s words and gives us a new perspective. Right in time for the celebration of America’s two hundred forty-seventh independence day anniversary, the rap duo known as Malcolm X-Men released their newest mega blend, The Malcolm X Blend. Concise and compact, the thirteen-minute project takes the best […]
Miami rapper Spliffy Doe Has Spent the Last Ten Years Building His Brand. Great artists don’t always have prior lives before music, but when they do, they can bring those stories and experiences with them to enrich their sound and the lives of their listeners. Miami, Florida artist Spliffy Doe has had several lives in […]
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