Fantastic! That’s the best word I could find to describe the feeling now that I have reached 100 commentaries. When I reflect on how I started with Weekly Music Commentary, I had no clue this day would come. Let me rephrase that statement: I didn’t really think about a day when I reached 100 entries.Read More
Author: Edward Reid
Moving to the next chapter
Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins “Where there is no struggle, there is no strength” – Oprah Winfrey When I read the above quote, I just thought this was one of the truest statements spoken. The struggle and difficult times, although unpleasant at the time, build our character and mold us into the persons we will eventually become.Read More
Making a long career longer
Tamia Like so many people in the world today, I wear many hats. For many of us either our jobs contain various roles, or some of us just have two or more jobs. Economic concerns have changed our view of work and our next generation will most likely continue this multi-employment trend and more. AnotherRead More
Why Not?
Lira It is an honor to have so many friends around the world. Among them are many persons who live on the continent of Africa. There is such a wealth of music, art, culture and history it makes African sociology very interesting. Over the years, I have really enjoyed the music of South Africa. ThinkingRead More
Will History Repeat Itself?
Bridgit Mendler I would like everyone to take a moment and look at the names on the list below and tell me what they all have in common. Here we go…… Demi Lovato Britney Spears Justin Timberlake Selena Gomez Raven Symone Miley Cyrus Christina Aguilera Jesse McCartney. What do you think? Are they all youngRead More
A Look into Hip Hop’s Future
Elle Varner Since I started Weekly Music Commentary I have developed a method of creating an article. Normally, when I hear of an artist making current news, immediately I start to listen to their music. Not just one song, but usually I listen to an album or several albums of songs, in order to getRead More
Mikkey Halsted, You’re Next!
If you have been a follower of the Weekly Music Commentary for several months, you most likely know that I was born and raised on the south side of Chicago. For sure Chicago gets a great deal of negative attention because of the high murder and crime rate, but still I will forever considerRead More