B13 Peer Review

Kanye West  continues to take his Sunday Service show  on the road . During the latest iteration, West delivered a monologue where he accused record labels of contractually prohibiting artists from saying the name of Jesus. On Sunday (Feb. 2) Yeezy and the Sunday Service Choir performed at Bayfront Park in Miami in conjunction with the VOUS Church. In the middle of the gospel extravaganza, which was attended by celebrities like Fat Joe, N.O.R.E., Quavo and more, West addressed the crowd. First he talked about the successes of his recent albums  Jesus Is King  and  Jesus Is Born  before going on a tangent about the evils of the industry. "God using us to show off, to show God is better than the Devil," he said. "The Devil took all the producers, the musicians, the designers. He moved us all out to Hollywood, moved us all out to New York. Chasing gold statues. Literally signing a contract and selling our souls. They got contracts out there that say, ...

Music superstars Beyoncé and Jay-Z are gaining widespread attention after footage emerged on Sunday night showing the couple sitting during the national anthem while attending the Super Bowl in Miami. In footage  first posted  by TMZ that has been picked up by a  number   of   outlets , the couple could be seen sitting with their oldest daughter in the stands as Demi Lovato sang “The Star Spangled Banner” ahead of the kickoff. Dame Dash: "Everybody Knows Jay-Z Ain't Sh*t" The video garnered immediate reaction across social media with some calling the move "despicable" while others defended the couple. Conservative Fox Nation host  Tomi Lahren  said the couple should “try another country” and called the move “despicable” while calling Jay-Z a “former crack dealer.” “Beyoncé & Jay-Z (former crack dealer)sit for the national anthem because apparently the United States of America has oppressed them with mi...

B-13 Peer Review: Every now and again we like to present an under appreciated artist and bring them to the forefront to give them the spot light that they so deserve. It seems others are watching because once we present them they go viral. Patti LaBelle  (born  Patricia Louise Holte ; May 24, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman. LaBelle began her career in the early  1960s  as lead singer and front woman of the vocal group,  Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles . Following the group's name change to Labelle in the  early 1970s , they released the iconic  disco  song " Lady Marmalade " and the group later became the first  African-American  vocal group to land the cover of  Rolling Stone  magazine. LaBelle is commonly identified as the  "Godmother of Soul" . 6,931,189 views After the group split in 1976, LaBelle began a successful solo career, starting with her critic...

Dr Dre thinks Hip Hop in 2019 is "quantity over quality".  Picture: PA Hip Hop icon Dr Dre revealed his thoughts about the current state of rap in a new interview. Whether you're listening to his work with NWA, his classic rap album 'The Chronic' or his production work with  Eminem  and so many more, it's undeniable that  Dr Dre  is one of Hip Hop's gems. The scene in 2019 is quite a different landscape from the one which Dre first entered back in the 1980s and in a new interview he's shared his thoughts on how the current roster of rappers shape up Speaking to Beats1 recently, Dre was joined by Jimmy Iovine, who appears alongside him in the hit documentary 'The Defiant Ones'as the pair celebrated the 20 year anniversary of Dre's legendary second solo studio album '2001'. According to the hit-making producer, he feels the last couple of decades have changed rapper's view on the Hip Hop scene and he claims ther...