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In the song “Hashem Melech 2.0,“ Gad Elbaz and Nissim rap and sing together around the original version of a song called “Hashem Melech,” which means “God is king.” This video is set in New York City, U.S.A., which has […]

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 […]

The three members of Explosión Negra combine native Colombian sounds like cumbia and buyerengue with modern elements like hip hop, dancehall, reggae, raggamurfy, etc. Nominated for a Grammy Award in the Best Tropical Fusion Album category in 2016, band members […]

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 […]