On January 12th 2014 itsmarcelj.com was born. Knowing that I’ve maintained a blog for 12 months and finally figured out a system to post consistently feels great. The inspiration behind starting this blog was to introduce music lovers to new music whether it be something you can hear on the radio or an artist that… Read More My 100th Post on itsmarcelj.com !
Now I like a Thanksgiving break as much as the next sleep deprived, procrastinating college student but it causes some problems. Being in the comforts of my hometown, I have no WiFi so checking out new music is mostly out of the question. Yesterday Jordin Sparks released a mixtape called #ByeFelicia. Are you kidding me?… Read More Jordin Sparks releases a mixtape called #ByeFelicia
Sunday evening I decided to watch this year’s American Music Awards or AMAs because who spells things out anymore? Every year it seems like the buzz and advertising for these shows get bigger but the hype never matches the awards that are always end up being seen by millions. This year’s AMAs had some solid… Read More 5 Seconds of Summer, the group you can’t honestly say you like…yet
While females seem to be running the music industry with artists like Taylor Swift and Beyonce selling over a million copies of their albums during their first weeks of being. Or even seeing new artists like Lorde curating a soundtrack for one of the biggest movies released this year, it’s crazy knowing there are only two… Read More 2015 will be the year of Tink
Two new songs from Beyonce’s Self Titled Platinum Edition album were leaked over the past few days. “Ring Off” and “7/11” are two very diverse tracks; one a semi-ratchet club banger and the other a mid-tempo feel good track about finding your freedom. With numerous rumors flooding around about Beyonce’s daddy Matthew Knowles infidelity and… Read More Beyonce turns up on “7/11” and creates a breezy ode to finding happiness on “Ring Off”
It seems like “variety” is the theme of Nicki Minaj’s third album “The Pink Print”. With a release date of December 15th and a slew of singles (Pills n’ Potion, Anaconda, Only) there is a lot of anticipation from fans and haters that are waiting for their chance to trash it. The bar is definitely set… Read More Nicki Minaj ditches the Anaconda for a personal moment on “Bed of Lies” featuring Skylar Grey
The leader of the Wolfpack Kingdom, MSFTS associate and wearer of red bandanas and grills has been making waves over the past couple of years. Pia Mia began her music career like most artists of this era: youtube. With the help of some popular covers, the Guatemalan goddess gained 164,456 YouTube subscribers and 15,935,469 total video… Read More Get Into Pia Mia’s new Nic Nac produced track “FWU”
Jaden Smith’s rap skills are getting better with each release and if my last post didn’t convince you his second album “Cool Tape Vol. 2” will make you a believer. Last night Smith released his body of work through his new app called “The Jaden Experience” on the app store. Sadly I jumped off the… Read More Experience Jaden Smith’s “Cool Tape Vol 2.” on new app “Jaden Experience”
It seems like the DJ Mustard reign won’t be letting up anytime soon with the release of Omarion’s latest single “Post To Be”. Featuring a Chaka Demus & Pliers‘ “Murder She Wrote” sample and a DJ Mustard beat that doesn’t sound recycled “Post To Be” is sounding like a hit. Brown sounds solid and I love… Read More Omarion enlists DJ Mustard, Jhene Aiko & Chris Brown for club-ready banger “Post To Be”
Over the last few years I’ve really become interested in learning about music beyond the artist. While artist play an essential role singing, rapping or performing a song; the writers and producers really help bring the vision to life. This is where Henry Steinway or better known as RL Grime comes in. RL Grime is… Read More RL Grime and Big Sean create insane banger “Kingpin”
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