When The Beat Drops Series on YouTube

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I just wanted to let you guys know about my new YouTube series that I recently started this past weekend. It is called When The Beat Drops (the same as this blog), and it is basically the video version of this blog. I will be doing weekly videos where I discuss the top five latest news topics in music within that week.The first video was released this past Saturday and I talked about all things ranging from the VMA's up to the anticipated release of Luke James' debut album. Some things I may write about here on this very blog, and some things I may wait to talk about in the video. Therefore, don't forget to tune into my YouTube channel for new videos every week. 

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RHOA's Porsha Williams Performs "Flatline" at Tom Joyner's Family Reunion

This past weekend Tom Joyner's annual Family Reunion went down in Orlando, Florida. With many performances lined up, Porsha Williams happened to be among the many "artist" set to perform. Other performers that touched the stage throughout the weekend included Yolanda Adams, Babyface, Syleena Johnson and more. Reality star Porsha Williams performed her single"Flatline", which was released earlier this year following the season finale of Real Housewives of Atlanta. Although she looked great during her performance, I need you guys to determine whether or not she did a great job performance wise.

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2014 Made In America Concert Series

This past weekend the Made In America concert series made it's return to Philadelphia for the third year in a row, and it's debut in the Los Angeles area. There were tons of performers who hit the stage for the two day concert series, and there were also plenty of your favorite celebs that were spotted taking in the experience. Some of the performers for this years lineup included Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams, J Cole, Iggy Azalea, YG, Rita Ora and many many more artists. The head honcho of the concert series, Jay- Z, was spotted cozied up next to his wife Beyonce in LA. Now that Made In America has come and gone, I guess it's pretty safe to say summer is officially coming to an end.

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2014 Video Music Awards Performance Recap

This post is about two days overdue, but I need to give my opinion on this year's VMA's. Like last year's VMA's I have to admit that there were pretty much a few dull moments in the show until the end of the show. However, this year the award show was all about Beyonce of course. Before I can even speak on her performance, I do have to acknowledge some of the great performers that came before the big finale. 

The award show opened up with Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj and Jessie J performing "Bang Bang". Before the trio performed their collaboration, Nicki and Ariana both performed tracks from their upcoming projects. 

Another great performance from that night was Sam Smith. He performed his song "Stay With Me", and definitely displayed why simplicity is sometimes the best route to go. I must admit I do not know much about Sam Smith, but I did hear nothing but amazing things. After his live performance I was blown away and had to purchase his album. Needless to say, you guys can expect a new Artist Spotlight post coming soon. 

Other than Beyonce, I have to say those were my favorite performances from the night. I was fortunate enough to attend both the Mrs. Carter Show and the On The Run Tour so there were some numbers that I did see. However, Queen Bey performed her entire self-titled album and literally brought tears to my eyes. Everything that she does musically and performance wise is such as inspiration to many. What made everything more special was watching Jay-Z and Blue Ivy present her with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.

Check out my favorite performances below: 

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Chris Brown Making A Strong Comeback

The year is not quite over yet, but 2014 has been yet another year where Chris Brown has faced some of the lowest points within his life. One of those key points would have to be attending rehab and then spending over a month in jail. Nonetheless, when it comes to making a strong comeback Mr. Brown definitely knows how to do so. Then again should we even consider this a comeback? All while going through his legal issues Chris was very much relevant musically as he had singles such as "Loyal", "Show Me" and "Main Chick" on our local radio stations.

Right after his performance at this years BET Awards he released his latest single "New Flame" featuring Usher and Rick Ross. Recently the official music video for the single was released and it looks like he definitely has yet to miss a beat. Aside from his new video, Chris revealed the new official release date for his new project X after previous failed attempts to release the album. With his album releasing on September 16th and his upcoming tour with Trey Songz, things are definitely looking up for Chris Brown and I couldn't be more happier for him.

Check out the music video for "New Flame" below:

Summertime Music

The summer is not quite over yet, but the end is pretty much near. If there is anything that takes you back to any summer experience it would have to be the music that was out around that time. This summer there were a few songs that were constantly played on my local radio stations that has definitely made this past summer memorable.

Check out some of my favorites below:

Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne & Tyga "Loyal"

This track has been out way before the summer officially began, but it's popularity definitely grew throughout the summer. Chris Brown even performed this track at this years BET Awards, as it was his first comeback performance after being released from jail. The track is expected to appear on his upcoming album X, which has been given a new release date of September 16th. 

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Artist Spotlight: Brianna Perry

This post is way long overdue, months ago I had the idea of doing a post on Brianna Perry as I thought of new artist to feature for this here blog. Now that her new show Sisterhood of Hip Hop will soon debut on Oxygen, now just seems to be the perfect time then ever.

I first heard of Brianna Perry as few years back on 106 & Park when Terrence and Rocsi were still hosts on the show. The music video for her single "Fly Kicks" was the new joint of the day and it was her rap delivery that attracted me to her artistry. For quite some years now there has been talks of the lack of female presents in rap music. When it came to naming artist and nominating the best female rappers at award shows the only female that seemed to be representing was Nicki Minaj.

However, after seeing Brianna on 106 & Park, I checked out some of her music and even more of her videos on worldstar. The Miami native has been in the music game for quite some time, in fact she first stepped into the recording booth before the age of 10. Being from Miami she has been surrounded by many of the big name artists from the area, such as Trina and Trick Daddy. She even attracted the attention of Missy Elliot and spent some time under her wing as she developed into the artist that she is today.

In the past few years she has released a total of 6 mixtapes with Symphony No. 9: The B Collection being the last mixtape. Now we'll get to see her on our television screens along with four other up and coming female rappers on Oxygen's new show Sisterhood of Hip Hop.

If there is one thing that stands out to me when it comes to Brianna, it is the fact that after all of these years within the music industry she has managed to remain up to par with her education. She recently graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in Business. This just goes to show it is possible to balance both education and career and still come out on top with both.

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