Singing

While many know Rihanna by her harmonious R&B ballads and her tasteful fashion statements, what many don’t know about the multifaceted pop artist is her nationality and background. Born in Barbados, her father is Barbadian and her mother is Guyanese. […]

Jennifer Lopez is a singer/actress that is now one of the most well-known names around the world for her great music and has left a very large impact. Latina women rarely saw themselves displayed in pop culture and when Jennifer […]

In Part 1, we looked at the origins of rapper and hip hop artist Logic. In this part, we look at how his music has evolved. Hip hop artist Logic has made many changes throughout his music and brought in […]

BACKGROUND Sir Robert Bryson Hall II, also known as the Logic the rapper, is a Maryland, U.S.A. native from the suburbs of the West Deer Park neighborhood in Gaithersburg. He attended Gaithersburg High School. Half African-American and Caucasian, Logic came […]

For songwriter and lyricist Kim Hairston, working in the music industry isn’t something that’s been a lifelong career. In fact, the 61-year-old only began writing lyrics professionally about eight years ago. Before that, she had (and still owns) her own […]

One of my personal favorites is Jennifer Lopez. Like Lopez (aka JLo) said in her song “On The Floor” featuring Pitbull, “let me introduce you” to a culturally fluid celebrity. Lopez’s parents were born in Puerto Rico but moved to […]

Rage Against the Machine frontman Zack De La Rocha is no stranger to combatting injustice and oppression. Using his massive platform and colossal success, he has created a culture of acceptance for migrants from all walks of life.

K-pop, or Korean pop, is on plenty of radars today. However, K-pop is not a new fad — the genre has existed for around 30 years, with BTS being the biggest and most recent example. Surprisingly, K-pop spawned from the […]