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This Month's Blue Light Music Artist Spotlight...

Chance The Rapper

    Born Chancelor Bennett, but better known by his stage name Chance The Rapper, this new and engaging hip hop artist hails from Chicago, Illinois. In 2013, he began to gain recognition following the release of his first two mix tapes. But before he got his claim to fame with Acid Rap and 10 Day plan, he was in a hip hop duo at his high school, the noted Jones College Prep High School.

Blue Light Music Spotlight

This Month's Blue Light Music Artist Spotlight...

Childish Gambino

     You may know him as Donald Glover, the witty comedian who bring life to shows such as Community, but the music world is quickly getting to know another side of this NBC funny man. And that side is Childish Gambino. 

     Born Donald McKinley Glover on September, 25, 1983,  he began his venture into the "business" as a writer for the The Daily Show  and 30 Rock, before venturing on screen to the NBC-Universal Show Community. But as he stacked up in his acting career, Gambino was hard at work in 2008 producing mix tapes such as Sic Boy and kept the music coming with Poindexter, I Am Just A Rapper and I Am Just A Rapper 2. While underground music lovers were hot on his trail, Gambino become mainstream with his remix of the popular Kanye West song "All Of The Lights" which he entitles Break (ATOL). After that, the same Childish Gambino was heard all around the US, and he was given praise for her third work Culdesac  and the EP Be Alone. Recently, Gambino has gotten hype for his newest album Camp which is slowly but surely becoming one of my favorite album, just as Childish Gambino is becoming one of my favorite rappers. Check out his website (childishgambino.blogspot.com) and get a taste of Gambino for yourself.     

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This Month's Artist...

The Weekend

Abel Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), better known by his stage name The Weeknd is an Ethiopian Canadian singer, who has quickly made a name for himself in a little under a year. A fan of Prince and R. Kelly, The Weekend's name first leaked in late 2010, though the identity of the individual behind the project was initially unknown. The Weekend released his first mixtape, House of Balloons, on 21 March 201, which is a part of a trilogy which includes Thursday, released on 18 August 2011, and Echos of Silence, to be released in the autumn. Most recently recognized for his feature of Drake's Crew Love, The Weekend is slowing but surely becoming a force to be reckoned with in the musical world.  

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This Month's Artist....

J. Cole  

  

          Jermaine Lamarr Cole (born January 28, 1985), better known by his stage name J. Cole, is an American rapper and producer. In 2009 he was the first artist signed to Jay-Z's label Roc Nation. His debut album titled Cole World: The Sideline Story was released on September 27, 2011.

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This Week's Blue Light Artist....

Frank Ocean

            Christopher Francis Ocean, born Christopher Breaux on October 29, 1987 and better known by his stage name Frank Ocean, is an American singer-songwriter from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is a member of OFWGKTA. Some of his most notable songs include; Novacane, Rocket Love, Strawberry Swing, and Thinking About You, as well as being featured on Tyler The Creator's song She, from the album Goblin. 

                                                                                                        Under The Headphones,

                                                                                                                      Letters To Cuba.

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