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Song of the month - December 2021

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Opinion Piece

Why did Astroworld go so wrong?

Astro world went wrong for a number of reported reasons. Firstly due to the lack of security, training, communication, responsibility and crowd control. This was the first live show since the pandemic. There were reports of the entrances being crashed by fans prior to the incidents happening, there had been numerous deaths in the past due to festivals organised by Livenation and there was Travis Scott encouraging his fans to cause controversy and ruin. Not to mention, his family and friends watched ahead into the crowd so stuck behind ego’s, they didn’t even realise people were screaming for help and dying beneath them. Travis shortly paused the show a few times but why he continued to perform afterwards when there were reportedly bodies on the floor is one that’s chilling. Many bloggers believe this is some sort of satanic ritual and not just bloggers but fans have spoken out on how demonic this was and how the energy frequency was too high. This has to be the biggest lawsuit we have ever seen within the live music industry. Billions and billions of dollars lost and victims lost over safety issues at a concert to see a few people. Drake was an artist that also performed at Astroworld and as well as himself, Apple Music and The police department have all been tied into this billion dollar investigation and lawsuit to be filed by the victims families. The lawyers associated to the case say this has been the biggest lawsuit they have ever seen with over 200 people filing against Astro world, Live nation and Apple Music. Many Users of Spotify called to even ban Travis Scott’s music saying that when they hear his music, they feel sick and one DJ said he played Travis Scott at SZA’s show and the song was boo’d until he changed the song. Attendees of the show called it something out of a horror film and even started questioning his art work and if what had happened is tied to something more sinister & spiritual. There were people running on stage trying to get the camera man’s attention. There were people screaming “help” and “I can’t breathe”. There were people trying to get out, trying to find the exit, but instead we’re cut off from their friends and found ourselves alone amongst thousands of raging people. An 8 year old boy was the youngest of victims and many people speculate that this is what pushed Travis Scott to put out an apology video. Myself and others believe that this apology was fake and not sincere due to his calm demeanour and the hiding of his face. On top of this he was seen partying afterwards as well as Drake who was seen at a strip club a few hours after this happened. Travis Scott offered to pay for the funeral of the 9 year old boy but the family declined this respectfully. Many articles blame this on crowd surging. I believe it’s something more sinister. Travis Scott was aware of what was happening around him and did nothing about it. He encouraged his fans to surge that night and at previous events. Travis is just as responsible as the people who were working for HIM that night. Everyone at the show has been refunded and many artists like Megan The Stallion have cancelled their shows out of respect for the victims.

Rest in power to all the victims lost during this concert just by listening and supporting there favourite music 💙

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ALBUM REVIEW

Baby Keem - The Melodic Blue

Who is Baby Keem?

Baby Keem is a 21 year old rapper, cousins to Kendrick Lamar. The creative artist dropped his long awaited studio album, The Melodic Blue. The 16 track project features from Kendrick Lamar on “range brothers”, previously released “family ties” and even Travis Scott featuring on the track “Durag activity” & his single “cocoa” featuring Don Toliver. Keem also appeared on Kanye West’s Donda giving him extreme publicity. He has worked with the likes of Beyonce. His album has an interesting layout, with Keem sitting on a plank of wood in the middle of nowhere and each song title starting with a lower case instantly gives me lowkey, chill, peaceful vibes. Baby Keem’s album gives me unique, psychedelic and trippy sounds. It’s the type of music that makes you listen. Not vibe, but listen. It makes you listen and feel what he is saying. The beats are random at times and abrupt, giving the rapping a more powerful stance and more of a voice. The art work and theme is so simple it draws more attention to the content, the music, the lyrics and the meaning. He mixed trap, with hard core bass, beats and melody’s. My favourite song on the album is “Durag Activity.” The flow is simplistic, it’s catchy and it’s relevant to the black, urban hip hop scene today. Baby Keem’s voice can come across as lifeless, but we quickly learn that this is his style. His lyrics are what captivates you with lyrics. Travis Scott adds in the auto tune giving it more of a modern and popular feel to it. Although it’s not complex, the basic instrumental is saved by the drums. With 98% of users rating this album highly, it’s safe to say this will go down as one of hip hop’s youngest class A albums released this year.

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QUEEN B HAS ARRIVED 🍯🐝🐝👑👑👑

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LIVE REVIEW

Beyonce’s Glastonbury was one of the Best Performances of all time

Beyonce has always been my favourite artist growing up. But that’s not why I am writing this today. I am giving you my absolute best and greatest opinion on the world's greatest female entertainer of our generation. Not only was she the first woman to headline the Glastonbury main pyramid stage, but she was the first woman of colour to perform and headline the pyramid stage. She opened the end of the show with her most famous single yet “Crazy in Love” with her husband in the audience and a colourful pink and orange display of fireworks & lighting to match her gold attire and hair. Her voice was so powerful, viewers at home felt like they were there! She gave the most magical, influential and memorable performance of her career and in history. She sang every note on time, on point and with pure accuracy. Her breath control, walking in heels and remaining eye contact was immaculate. She even came down to the front row to sing into people's hearts. Everyone was in tears and everyone was in absolute gaze. Although this was over 10 years ago, it still has to be one of the best performances anybody could watch. Entertaining, edgy, captivating, no wardrobe malfunctions and even when Beyonce was out of breath, she sounded GREAT! At times I found it to be quite emotional how inspiring she was, there were so many times we were watching this and you cannot help to think, what a remarkable woman and how blessed I am to have witnessed this. 99% of viewers gave this 5 stars. It’s not something you can watch once, it never gets old, it goes down as just one of the best.

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NEW ARTIST PROFILE

MILA GXG

An influential, aspiring, intellectual Afro-fusion artist bringing the UK with fresh, raw and real talent.

@naijaboymila

An interview with MILA GXG

1). What age did you start making music and why?

From a young age Mila was always interested in instruments. From age 3 he asked his dad for a trumpet. When he was in year 3, there was a music producer close to his sister and he asked if he could record. When he eventually went into a studio at 15 in Manchester where he recorded his first song.

2). How did you get into afrobeats? How does your culture come into it?

Mila was born in Ireland with his parents heritage being nigerian. He has lived all over the world from Korea and currently resides in England. He started listening to high-life music and that's how he got into afrobeats.

3). Who inspires and influences your music?

Young Thug, Burna Boy, Fela Kuti and Lil Wayne.

4). Who inspires your fashion and brand? Where do you get your brand from?

Trap Music. Green is Mila’s brand colour. Green means life and energy.

5). What was your first ever song?

Mila started becoming more aware of his abilities when he went on a trip and started freestyling. He was getting good feedback. He made a song about a girl he met and uploaded to sound cloud where he got 4,000 streams.

6). When is your first ep/album?

December to January. He has released music under different names previously.

7). How are you able to balance doing uni, juggling a music career and hustling?

Mila switched up in 2019 in terms of what he wanted to do. It takes perseverance and commitment.

8). Why did you decide to study a degree at music school?

Mila moved to the UK to do football but this didn’t work well. He ended up going to college to do accounting. He also did performing arts. He attended university to study accounting where he was unhappy. He then decided to follow his music dreams.

9). What are your long term musical goals?

10 years from now Mila would like a Grammy as well as building a school in nigeria.

10). Where does your name come from and what does it mean?

Mila’s name comes from his family’s ancestry of worshippers. His surname Fagbomila is nigerian.

11). What kind of things do you talk about in your music and why?

Life, experiences, meditation, psychedelics, women and relationships.

12). What is your favourite track you've released?

They all have different meanings.

13). What music have you got up & coming that you're working on at the moment?

Mila has completed 1 EP. He’s working on two more EP’s, a novelty for next year and working with a producer called screamer.

Mila GXG is a committed, dedicated and passionate artist who enjoys sharing his culture through his music and expresses diversity, power & passion through his love for music. Capturing hearts for life with his vibe and soulful lyrics.

https://linktr.ee/Milagxg