Sy Smith’s ambient soul owes itself to the singer’s background of chorale study, avid listening of modern music and gigs supporting the likes of Whitney Houston, Brandy, Usher, Macy Gray, Eric Benet, Ginuwine and Meshell Ndegeocello. East Coast roots in New York and Washington D.C. exposed Ms. Smith to everything from go-go to rock in her family’s home and the melange of acts playing in the city. The Syberspace Social is the first album of her unfettered trippy funk to make it to print. read more
There are vocalists, musicians, and all sorts of interpreters that have beautiful expressions that can be found anywhere. But there are only a handful of those that are innately gifted and anointed of God that combine all those elements that breeds a powerful result and William Murphy is one of them. William has a voice that’s sheer and strong as well as gut-wrenching that leaves you spell bound.
With the current release ‘All Day’, Mr. Murphy is sure to be one of those artists you look forward to hearing from in the future. Known for his mega hit “Praise is what I do”, has become a standard and will be a score for one of the biggest praise and worship tunes ever written. There’s not a ministry that hasn’t incorporated this particular song in their services, which was originally recorded about 4 or 5 yrs ago by The Shekinah Glory ministry, who, by the way, are enjoying a new level of success themselves in the gospel music community. Today, Mr. Murphy pastors the Dream Center church of Atlanta, GA. Mr. Murphy is the husband of one wife and the father of four children; William IV, Paul Christian, David Benjamin, and Keilah Lauren.
Now finally after years of hard work and perseverance comes the William Murphy project. A powerful offering from this young brother who, by the way, isn’t just an artist, but a minister, which becomes clear as you listen. Mr. Murphy puts a new twist on the Holland Davis penned “Let It Rise”, a current hit that’s getting major spins. There are a lot of songs on here that will surely bless you like ‘Created to worship‘, which he beautifully segue ways into the hit ‘Praise Is What I Do’. Then there are other tunes that are power packed like the opening ‘So Good’ and a heart felt piece called ‘Be Strong‘ where William is joined by his beloved father Bishop Murphy Sr. All Day is sure to be an album to listen to for years to come.
Police are seeking to question the duo behind the hit single “Chicken Noodle Soup” after a shooting at a Halloween party in Harlem on Friday (Oct. 27) left a 13-year-old girl clinging to life. Authorities believe DJ Webstar and Young B may have witnessed the shooting of Mozena Jones, an honor student who was shot after the Halloween party at the Lehman Village Houses. More than 100 teens were present at the function, where the group allegedly performed the hit single “Chicken Noodle Soup.” After the party, which ended around 11:45 pm, numerous teens congregated near E. 106th street. Jones stayed behind to help organizers of the party clean up, but as she was leaving shortly after midnight, a gunman drove by in a vehicle and shot into the crowd. The 13-year-old was struck in the torso. The shot damaged several of Jones’ vital organs, including her lungs, liver, spleen and colon. She was rushed to Harlem Hospital where surgeons operated on her several times in an attempt to save her life.
Today marks the fourth anniversary of the death of legendary Run-DMC DJ, Jam Master Jay. Jay, born Jason Mizell, was gunned down in his Queens, NY recording studio on Oct. 30, 2002. AllHipHop.com has interviewed two central figures in the saga. Today (Oct. 30), Curtis Scoon, who was accused of committing the murder, speaks and boldly proclaims his innocence. “None of the eyewitnesses at the scene identified me to the police, otherwise I would have been arrested that night or as soon as they saw me,” Scoon told AllHipHop.com. “I am not sure how or why I was implicated.” Tomorrow, Jay’s best friend Randy Allen breaks a lengthy silence and talks about the day Jay was murdered, the layout of the studio and allegations that he was involved in the murder.
Nasir Jones has a message: Something is terribly wrong with the state
of hip-hop today.
One of the greatest MCs to ever pick up a microphone, Nas has watched
as his beloved hip-hop has gone from its innocent days of B-Boy battles
and lyrical sport to today’s fake-thug posturing and commercial
excesses, and he’s got something to say about it. Throughout his storied
career - which began with 1994’s classic Illmatic and has spanned the last
decade with over 12 million albums sold - Nas has been more than just
the genre’s foremost lyricist and thinker. He has become a statesman,
some would argue hip-hop’s “conscience.” read more
Rapper 50 Cent won a victory in a Miami Court yesterday (Oct. 27) when a judge threw out a copyright infringement lawsuit that accused the rapper of stealing the chorus to his hit single, “In Da Club.” Attorney Richard C. Wolfe filed the 27-page lawsuit in January on behalf of attorney Joseph Weinberger and Lil’ Joe Wein Music Company. The lawsuit claimed the chorus “Go Shorty, it’s you’re birthday…” from 50 Cent’s “In DA Club” was lifted from Luther “Luke” Campbell’s song “It’s Your Birthday.” U.S. District Judge Paul C. Huck ruled that the chorus was a “common, unoriginal, and noncopyrightable element of the song” and therefore cannot be protected. “We are pleased by the clarity brought by US District Judge Paul C. Huck by proclaiming what 50 and his team always knew was a frivolous and money grubbing attempt by the Lil’ Joe Wein Music Company,” 50 Cent’s manager Chris Lighty told AllHipHop.com.
Award-winning group Avalon has re-launched its Web site and posted a
series of podcasts that discuss every track on the quartet’s new album,
Faith: A Hymns Collection. ChristianMusicToday.com takes note of the
project’s “stunning vocals” and calls the worshipful disc “Avalon at
its best.” (more…)
Following the success of his 2004 gold-selling Arriving album and the
new See The Morning set that debuted at #1 last month, worship artist Chris Tomlin will see the re-issue of his first two studio efforts as a combined two-disc, budget priced set entitled The Early Years on November 21 via sixstepsrecords. (more…)
As the December 26 release date for Switchfoot’s new studio album, Oh!
Gravity. draws near, the band is planning free sneak preview listening
parties in several cities where the band is set to appear in concert. (more…)
Bad Boy artists 8 Ball & MJG celebrated the launch of their new respective labels 8 Ways Entertainment and MJG Muzik on Wednesday (Oct. 25) in their hometown of Memphis, Tenn. The first release from 8 Ways will be the Navarre distributed compilation titled Light up the Bomb, which features rappers signed to the new imprint, while MJG will release Da Volunteers’ debut effort What’s Yo Favorite Color via MJG Muzik, which is distributed by Select-O-Hits. “We both have our separate situations because we both have different projects we are working on,” 8 Ball told AllHipHop.com. “But its all love. Some of MJG’s artists are featured on my compilation and some of mine are on his project. We are businessmen.” In related news, 8 Ball & MJG are gearing up for their silver screen debut in a self-produced as-yet-untitled comedy that starts filming next year. “It’s like Cheech & Chong’s Up in Smoke, ” MJG revealed. “It’s us in a lot of ways…In the movie, we’re always getting into something because we’re high. We’re definitely some ’stoners.’”
Sy Smith’s ambient soul owes itself to the singer’s background of chorale study, avid listening of modern music and gigs supporting the likes of Whitney Houston, Brandy, Usher, Macy Gray, Eric Benet, Ginuwine and Meshell Ndegeocello. East Coast roots in New York and Washington D.C. exposed Ms. Smith to everything from go-go to rock in her family’s home and the melange of acts playing in the city. The Syberspace Social is the first album of her unfettered trippy funk to make it to print.
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