There's not much that I love in life more than the voice of Lalah Hathaway. Its richness, depth and ability to soar is matchless. Her voice makes me smile. Widely. Her newest project, Where It All Begins, is said to be her biggest and best album, featuring songs that will ...
The Buzz For Lalah’s New Project ‘Begins’ Right Now
Published Tuesday, October 4, 2011 By Will. Under Music Tags: donny hathaway, epk, jr., keith crouch, lalah hathaway, lee hutson, new album, rahsaan patterson, video, where it all begins
There's not much that I love in life more than the voice of Lalah Hathaway. Its richness, depth and ability to soar is matchless. Her voice makes me smile. Widely. Her newest project, Where It All Begins, is said to be her biggest and best album, featuring songs that will ...
A Birmingham Morning
Published Wednesday, September 21, 2011 By Will. Under Dawson's Ink Presents..., NY to LA Tags: addie mae collins, alabama, birmingham, carole robertson, cynthia wesley, denise mcnair, four little girls, jasmine mans, jr., martin luther king, montgomery, road trip, roger abernathy, rosa parks, sixteenth street baptist church
This was my first time to the city with so much history. The one they called Magic City back before everything turned tragic in the 1950s and 60s. My first time on Birmingham soil. I had to go. After working for a civil service organization for so many years, I ...
How Terrence Howard Could Literally Shake A ‘Tails’ Feather
Published Saturday, July 30, 2011 By Will. Under Film Tags: andre royo, anthony b. jordan, anthony hemingway, cuba gooding, Film, george lucas, jr., ne-yo, red tails, terrence howard, trailer, video
I don't recall where I was when I first heard that George Lucas would be writing and producing Red Tails, a film about the Tuskegee Airmen, but I knew I couldn't wait for it to hit theaters. I do recall that it was years ago, and the fact that Ne-Yo ...
When Will Smith’s ‘Two’ Was ‘Just’ What We Needed
Published Sunday, June 19, 2011 By Will. Under In Tribute, Music Tags: bill withers, father, grover washington, jr., love, son, special, trey smith, video, will smith
Fine. I'll be the one to admit it. I've always liked Will Smith's raps. They were never pretentious (in a bad way, anyway), or boring. Sure they bored on corny, but that, in fact, was their appeal. From the lesser known "I'm Looking For The One To Be With Me" ...
Sunday Stanzas: 20 Things ‘I Know’ Are True
Published Sunday, June 12, 2011 By Will. Under 'I Know' Tags: adele, brussel sprouts, dwyane wade, ella fitzgerald, jessie j., johnnie wilder, jr., lebron james, men of a certain age, recess, tevin campbell, the king of queens
Tevin Campbell's twelve year old voice is greater than most artist's voices in their prime.
Brussel sprouts were invented specifically to punish children for doing bad in school.
Being alive during Ella Fitzgerald's prime would've inspired me to be a songwriter, just so I could hear her sing my words.
The King of ...
#31in31: Cheryl Lynn ‘Shake It Up Tonight’
Published Wednesday, May 18, 2011 By Will. Under Dawson's Ink Presents..., Music Tags: cheryl lynn, dawson's ink presents, disco, jr., Music, ray parker, video
It was just after the disco era when this song was released, but believe me when I tell you that Cheryl Lynn's ode to the party life, "Shake It Up Tonight," owed everything to the genre. That's probably why I love the Ray Parker, Jr.-produced song so much--because it's all ...
