Whats Buzzing in the Streets – Page 40

A Man of Purpose: Mariano Martinez

In a freshly new spring season where things bloom and blossom under the powerful rays of the sun, it gives a new meaning to life. A new meaning to life comes from manifestation and being powerful enough to make ones presence felt, understood, and respected. Speaking of such, we all know a person whose presence is always felt through their character and what they do. One particular person whose such a powerful and positive influence on others through what they do is a man whose an incredible and talented dancer. He lends his magical moves to others that brings everyone together for a day of fun and excitement while wearing his own brand. How original and fresh is that?? It’s very fresh and original indeed. A man whose the perfect example of this powerful presence and manifestation is Mariano Martinez, an incredible and talented dancer with a vision and a knack for being an inspiration and a beacon of light through dance. Born on May 18th in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn to both Central American parents, growing up, Martinez was an introverted child who was full of life. His full of life personality and spirit came from dancing in the Himalayas in Astro Park. His main influences as a dancer is Michael Jackson. Over the years, Beyoncé, Aaliyah, Usher, Ne-Yo, Missy Elliott, also have inspired his dancing as well as the works of Maya Angelou, Tyler Perry, and Bill Cosby. Dancing is his calling. It started as a spiritual calling from within. For him, it’s the “listening” aspect of what he does is why he loves it. This sparked a knack for using his dancing to motivate and listen more clearly to close friends and family. After joining peer mediation in high school, he got a job as a Listener at NYCYouthLine and year later, reached his way up to Senior Listener/Supervisor, which fell right in line with his undergrad field of study in Psychology. Later on in college, he joined a club called Rising Stars where he got to fully show his talents and help him grow creatively. Starting off as a member eventually led him to be a choreographer, model, model trainer, and then President of the Rising Stars club which is where he learned to do majority of what he does today. With no regrets, Martinez recalls slacking and procrastinating and only wishes to go as hard as he does today. It’s those memories that gives him the ambitious and drive to go harder than he once did. Years from now, Martinez sees himself franchising companies and continuing to encourage the youth and families all over the world. More accomplishments under his belt like seeing his brand, J Dove Productions, his teachings, and himself as a household name. His overall message through what he does is for others to reach their full potential because everyone is born with a purpose. No truer words have been spoken and of course by a person whose indeed a perfect example of manifestation and truthfully fulfilling your purpose. You can keep up with Mariano’s social media handles on Facebook as MarianoJDove & Instagram @mariano_i_am.

Written by Jalen Hemphill

Janet Jackson

Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actress. Known for sonically innovative, socially conscious, and sexually provocative records, elaborate stage shows, and high-profile television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 30 years.

The youngest child of the Jackson family, she began her career with the variety television series The Jacksons in 1976 and went on to appear in other television shows throughout the 1970s and early 1980s, including Good Times and Fame. After signing a recording contract with A&M Records in 1982, she became a pop icon following the release of her third studio album Control (1986). Her collaborations with record producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis incorporated elements of rhythm and blues, funk, disco, rap, and industrial beats, which led to crossover success in popular music. In addition to recognition for the innovation in her records, choreography, music videos, and prominence on radio airplay and MTV, she was acknowledged as a role model for her socially conscious lyrics.

In 1991 Jackson signed the first of two record-breaking multimillion-dollar contracts with Virgin Records, establishing her as one of the highest paid artists in the industry. Her debut album under the label, Janet (1993), saw her develop a public image as a sex symbol as she began to explore sexuality in her work. That same year, she appeared in her first starring film role in Poetic Justice; she has continued to act in feature films. By the end of the 1990s, she was the second most successful recording artist of the decade. The release of her seventh studio album All for You (2001) coincided with a celebration of her impact on popular music as the inaugural MTV Icon. After parting ways with Virgin she released her tenth studio album, Discipline (2008), her first and only album with Island Records. In 2015 she partnered with BMG Rights Management to launch her own record label, Rhythm Nation, and released her eleventh studio album Unbreakable the same year.

Having sold over 100 million records, Jackson is one of the best-selling artists in the history of contemporary music. She has amassed an extensive catalog, with singles such as “Nasty”, “Rhythm Nation”, “That’s the Way Love Goes”, “Together Again” and “All for You”; she holds the record for the most consecutive top 10 hits on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart by a female artist with 18. In 2016, Billboard placed her number seven on its list of the Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists, and in 2010 ranked her fifth among the “Top 50 R&B/Hip-Hop Artists of the Past 25 Years”. In December 2016, the magazine named her the second most successful dance club artist of all-time. One of the world’s most awarded artists, her longevity, records and achievements reflect her influence in shaping and redefining the scope of popular music. She has been cited as an inspiration among numerous performers.

Written by Dianne Washington

Stevie Wonder

This date marks the birth of Stevie Wonder in 1950. He is an African American singer and songwriter, who had his first success on the Motown label at age 13.

He was born Steveland Morris in Saginaw, MI. Blind since infancy, Wonder began playing the piano at the age of 4 and was a proficient singer and instrumentalist by the age of 13, when his first hit, “Fingertips Part 2” in 1963, was released by Motown, at which time he was given his professional name. He produced the albums “Signed, Sealed and Delivered” (1970) and “Where I’m Coming From” (1971), the latter written entirely by Wonder and his wife, Syreeta Wright.

On the album “Music of the Mind” (1972) he used modern recording technology to allow him to play most of the instrumental accompaniments. Wonder experimented with synthesizers and was one of the first musicians to make extensive use of electronic music in Black American song. A multi-instrumentalist, Wonder plays the piano, synthesizer, talk box, harmonica, congas, drums, bongos, bass guitar, organ, melodica, and clarinet. “Talking Book” (1972), an album on which he played all the instruments and sang all the vocal parts, contained the hit singles “You Are the Sunshine of My Life,” and “Superstition,” and he won several Grammy Awards for “Talking Book” and his next album, “Innervisions “in 1973.

The same year he survived a near-fatal automobile accident. More Grammy Awards followed for the albums “Songs in the Key of Life” (1976), which contains the hit song “Sir Duke,” a celebratory tribute to American jazz composer Duke Ellington; and “In Square Circle” (1985). Wonder’s other albums include “Looking Back” (1977); “Hotter than July” (1980); “Characters” (1987); “Jungle Fever” (1991); the sound track to a motion picture by American director Spike Lee; and “Conversation Peace” (1995). In 1996 Wonder won three more Grammy Awards: for best male rhythm-and-blues vocalist, best song, and for lifetime achievement.

Wonder has also been active in such social causes as the anti-apartheid movement, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, and the Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation. An advocate of Black civil rights, Wonder spearheaded the effort to institute a national holiday in honor of the birthday of clergyman and civil rights activist Martin Luther King, Jr.

A prominent figure in popular music during the latter half of the 20th century, Wonder has recorded more than 30 U.S. top ten hits and won 25 Grammy Awards (the most ever won by a solo artist) as well as a Lifetime Achievement Award. He has also won an Academy Award for Best Song, and been inducted into both the Rock and Roll and Songwriters halls of fame. He has also been awarded the Polar Music Prize. American music magazine Rolling Stone named him the ninth greatest singer of all time. In June 2009 he became the fourth artist to receive the Montreal Jazz Festival Spirit Award.[80]

He has had ten U.S. number-one hits on the pop charts as well as 20 R&B number one hits, and has sold over 100 million records, 19.5 million of which are albums; he is one of the top 60 best-selling music artists with combined sales of singles and albums. Wonder has recorded several critically acclaimed albums and hit singles, and writes and produces songs for many of his label mates and outside artists as well. Wonder plays the piano, synthesizer, harmonica, congas, drums, bongos, organ, melodica and Clavinet. In his childhood, he was best known for his harmonica work, but today he is better known for his keyboard skills and vocal ability. Wonder was the first Motown artist and second African-American musician to win an Academy Award for Best Original Song, which he won for his 1984 hit single “I Just Called to Say I Love You” from the movie The Woman in Red.

Wonder’s “classic period” is generally agreed to be between 1972 and 1977. Some observers see in 1971’s Where I’m Coming From certain indications of the beginning of the classic period, such as its new funky keyboard style which Wonder used throughout the classic period. Some determine Wonder’s first “classic” album to be 1972’s Music of My Mind, on which he attained personal control of production, and on which he programmed a series of songs integrated with one another to make a concept album.[84] Others skip over early 1972 and determine the beginning of the classic period to be Talking Book in late 1972, the album in which Wonder “hit his stride”.

His classic 1970s albums were very influential on the music world: the 1983 Rolling Stone Record Guide said they “pioneered stylistic approaches that helped to determine the shape of pop music for the next decade”; Rolling Stone’s 2003 list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time included four of the five albums, with three in the top 90; and in 2005, Kanye West said of his own work, “I’m not trying to compete with what’s out there now. I’m really trying to compete with Innervisions and Songs in the Key of Life. It sounds musically blasphemous to say something like that, but why not set that as your bar?”

Written by Dianne Washington

Good Reads: DUPPY: Ya Reap What’Cha Sow

For all the bookworms and literature heads out there, at a time like this where people are quarantined indoors for all hours throughout a day, why not grab a good book to read and get into a good tale or two. For 5 years, since it’s release, word on the streets is that this book tells a really good tale about a man named D’wayne “Baby Al” Carter whose moving on with his life. After a life of tragedy and violence, things swarm up and pop up into his life as he tries his hardest to stay focused on a clear future and a good life. There’s someone or something lurking around him that’s constantly on his back, following him, poppin’ up in his life. Is this his way of facing the truth?? Is this his only way to pay his debt back to society?? He’s finally drug free after dealing with the death of his grandfather, he has a new apartment on the west side of the Bronx, a new job with the Transit Authority, a relationship kept on the down low with a sexy woman named Nicole, whose his counselor, his tight friendship with Patrick Livingston that’s better and stronger than ever, and most of all his leftover insurance money handed to him from the death of his grandfather. Even with all of these great things happening to him, there’s still that thing that keeps coming back to show up over and over again. A sign from the past. Something still needs to be resolved. Can’t run or hide forever. As the famous saying goes, what goes around, comes around! Do unto others as they do unto you, because the conscience can kill! A recent killer story that will have you at the edge of your seat and keep you entertained, written by the wordsmith himself Mr. Ronald Haynie. A veteran of the United States Regular Army & US Army Reserve and former student of Marymount Manhattan College with a major in English with a minor in Theatre Arts. Haynie is the first to perform the “I Have a Dream” speech, famously known by the late great Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Spanish by memory completely. This particular novel is his first ever published novel. Check this one out!

Written by Jalen Hemphill

It’s Sho-Time!: The Life & Times of Karine “Sho-Time” Thornton

A full time entertainer, businessman, and a man with the plan. One of the most hardest working men in show business today. The man who makes things happen and the man with the golden touch to give someone their own spotlight while still shining in his own. His name is Karine “Sho-Time” Thornton, the name, face, and voice of Sho-Time TV. The man you’ll see at the events always busy moving around. The ones who are never still are the ones who are making the most moves. Power moves. Things need to be done and things need to be on top of their game and he is definitely on top. Only reaching to the top further and further. Born on June 5th, in the Bronx, NY at Bronx Lebanon Hospital. A true Gemini. Smart, psychic, a genius, talented, driven, hardworking, the list goes on. Growing up, he has a really great upbringing, living with both parents in the home. His eagerness for success started when he was inspired by some of the world’s greatest Hip hop artists this world’s ever seen. His ear for Hip hop started in 1997 when he was influenced by Jay-Z, The LOX, and Eminem. His mother was also a big instrument in his intellect by keeping in books and watching a lot of documentaries. Sociology and Social Science is what inspired him to get a bachelor’s degree in Social Science. As a late bloomer, his late interest in Hip hop led him into the world of Smack DVD’s. A series that showcased battle rap tournaments. It was then when he had a vision and told his friend Tron about starting Sho-Time TV and becoming a successful media sensation. True to his word, Thornton finally met Smack, Loaded Lux, and plenty of other celebrities up until the point where he no longer had to introduce himself. Already making a name for himself, Thornton knew that this was going to be big for him but in order to be big, you have to go through some things first. Figuring out your lane and getting to it means making some mistakes and slipping along the way and not realizing them until afterwards. Although he has a knack for helping others, he does regret putting others in position of power of their own destiny even when they wasted his time and haven’t taken themselves seriously and putting their careers before his own. We all tend to get our moment of truth when things go left and out of our control. To grab control of his situation, Thornton understood that he needed to himself before others and only work with others who are worthy of the time and energy. With his platform now as big as it is, there’s no stopping this man. Years from now, he says he can see himself with plenty of more successful years, owning multiple homes, cars, financial stability and wealth, traveling the world, and building his empire, adding on to what he has already accomplished so far. They don’t call him “Sho-Time” for nothing. The man behind the cameras, the man on the phones, the man with a pen and paper, the he’s the man with the plan… MAN!

Written by Jalen Hemphill

Uptown’s Kickin’ It: The Life & Times of André Harrell

A visionary, an icon, the man with the ear for talent that was a soundtrack to the lives of the ghetto. The man who gave the world some of the greatest talent we’ve ever seen and heard. One half of a rap group that was popular during the mid to late 80’s and then a CEO of a company and chairman of a label that gave birth to the world’s greatest entertainers in both Hip hop and R&B history. An uptown native, born in Harlem, raised in The Bronx, Andre Harrell was the man who gave us so many great gifts to music. Including himself when he joined forces with a high school friend to create the Hip hop duo Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. André and his friend Alonzo Brown, together were a duo that was the beginning of what was to come next in the legacy of André Harrell. With three singles like “Genius Rap”, “Fast Life” and the infamous “AM/PM”, André had other plans; much bigger plans for the future. After dropping out of Lehman College studying communications and business management, André went to work for a local radio station. The year was 1983 when André met Russell Simmons. He worked for Def Jam as vice president and general manager until he founded his own label. Uptown Records. The perfect name for an uptown native from the streets of New York. The label was started in 1986. From there, he found and hired Sean “Puffy” Combs, who we all know today as Diddy. After officially securing a distribution deal with MCA Records, “Uptown’s Kickin’ It”, a compilation album that featured acts like Heavy D & The Boyz & Marley Marl, was released. Heavy D & The Boyz and Al B. Sure! were the labels first acts. Their debut projects “Livin’ Large” and “In Effect Mode” we’re huge successes for the label and for the acts themselves, stamping Uptown Records as the new hottest label to hit the streets. Birthing a new generation of artists that’ll change the look and sound of music forever. Creating new pioneers to come along and set the trends for years of music to come. Then comes Guy, Father MC, Jodeci, and The Queen of Hip Hop Soul herself, Mary J. Blige. Mary’s demo tape with her own rendition of Anita Baker’s “Caught Up In The Rapture” landed on the desk of André Harrell, forcing him to go visit the future Queen of Hip Hop Soul himself at her home to see her in her element and from there the rest is history. Starting off singing background for Father MC and then releasing her debut album, “What’s The 411?” in July 1992, which crowned Mary the new Queen of this new movement in R&B and Hip hop music, along with Jodeci’s “Forever My Lady.” Now gone were the New Jack Swing days and now in comes the birth of Hip Hop Soul. A new sound that combined the gritty, rough and tough attitude and sounds of the streets in Hip hop and the smooth harmonies and melodies of R&B. This sound not only changed the game but it reinvented both Hip hop and R&B and open doors for a plethora of artists to follow with the same blueprint and sound in their work too. Christopher Williams, Monifah, Horace Brown, and Soul For Real were all other acts that were on the label as well. Uptown Records was on an all time high for about 10 years but the glory days came to an end when Diddy was fired, forcing him to create the Bad Boy label, contractual disputes came in and André left Uptown in 1995 to become the CEO of Motown Records, leaving the late great Heavy D to be in charge until 1997 and the label was then taken in and absorbed by Universal in 1999. It is absolutely unfortunate and shocking to hear the news of the passing of this man but we all celebrate the vision of this man and what he has brought to the music world. André Harrell was a man that brought talent who had the full package: attitude, swag, style, and with a personality that was real. Something that perfectly represented the streets and not just being pretty. His artists reminded you that you can be hard and have it rough and still be a diamond, still be a superstar. There’s a lot of hard work that comes with the territory of being a superstar but it’s much harder to not work on your talent and still staying in the hood not reaching your potential. André Harrell has definitely exceeded his expectations and potential, making him one of the most important faces in the music industry of all time. We love you and we salute you! Thank you André for giving us true talent and amazing music. May you rest in peace. This is the life and times of André Harrell.

Written by Jalen Hemphill

The Revival: The 30th Anniversary

On this day 30 years ago, there was an R&B trio from Oakland, California who gave us some of the greatest music in R&B history. Consisting of two brothers and a cousin, these men provided our bedrooms and cookouts with a soundtrack that timeless. Something we can dance to and something we lay under our lovers with and enjoy the night away in love. Raphael Saadiq, D’wayne Wiggins, & Timothy Riley aka Tony! Toni! Toné!, released their sophomore album “The Revival.” The follow up to their debut album 2 years prior, their new album was a huge step up from their debut. It’s the album with their most recognized hits that we all know and love. Singles like “The Blues”, “Whatever You Want” and the most famous two “It Never Rains (In Southern California)” & the danceable track “Feels Good”, the perfect title for a song that makes you feel exactly like that when you hear it. The album charted for exactly 64 weeks on the Billboard Top Pop Albums, peaking at the #34 spot on the chart. “Feels Good” went certified gold, selling 500,000 copies and topped the R&B chart for two weeks and reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 selling over 1 million copies. “It Never Rains (In Southern California)” became a #1 R&B hit and went #34 on the Hot 100. The album was certified platinum by RIAA for selling one million copies in the U.S. alone in ‘91 and in ‘92, it sold another million according to Nielsen SoundScan. This album was the groups “breakout” album, topping the debut and pushing these men to another level, gaining them the utmost respect in R&B music and history. Sorta like the R&B version of A Tribe Called Quest, the group had that same youthfulness and hip hop/jazzy touch but with a swing in their hips and a golden touch and voices that had you dancing and wanting to make love in the next moment. They are indeed soulful but didn’t touch on traditional R&B standards and instead used their body work for more social commentary and political statements as well. With so many elements and sounds from this album, these gentlemen, without a doubt, left a mark in the New Jack Swing movement and in R&B forever.

Written by Jalen Hemphill

Remembering Chris Lighty

A well known, respected, loved, and dearly missed man in Hip hop. The man whose responsible for the careers of Nas, Ja Rule, Mobb Deep, LL Cool J, Missy Elliott, Uncle Murda, Mariah Carey, and Sean “Diddy” Combs, he was the co-founder of an entertainment company and record label called Violator. Violator helped pushed start a lot of careers in both Hip hop & R&B. Born and raised in The Bronx, New York, Chris Lighty’s career started when he carried crates of vinyl records for Kool DJ Red Alert and later on worked for Russell Simmons which then led to his work as a co-founder of Violator in the early 90’s. Also working for Def Jam, Jive and Loud Records and being the chief executive of the Brand Asset Group, Chris made history with having the largest brand endorsement deal in Hip hop in 2004. Unfortunately, Chris’ life ended on August 30th, 2012 due to what they suspect was a suicide attempt, in his home. The shocking and sad news was another loss for Hip hop but his legacy continues on for we celebrate and remember Chris for his major contributions in Hip hop. Happy Birthday and may you rest in peace.

Written by Jalen Hemphill

It’s Sho-Time!: The Man With The Plan!

An all around entertainer and businessman. One of today’s hardest working men in show business. From rapper to battle rap show host to media man bringing you over 10 years of your favorite celebrity content. Mr. Karrine “Sho-Time” Thornton. The man with the golden touch that can help shine a light on some of the world’s greatest entertainment while shining in his own light with just his mic, a camera, and his strength and confidence. The man with the masterplan. The man you’ll see randomly on the side on set somewhere with a phone on his ear and a pen and paper in his hand. All work and no play. The man who knows the way and the ultimate goal which makes him the man in full control. His “alright, it’s show time now!” mentality is fittingly perfect for his nickname. Simply Sho-Time. The red carpet treatment kinda guy for up and coming stars with a chance to shine with his vision and guidance to help get to the next level. A man you never underestimate. He’s the man with the plan…. Man!

Written by Jalen Hemphill

The Introduction of Jalen Hemphill: A New Generation B-Boy

In a day and age where catering to and honoring the original elements that make up Hip hop culture altogether, isn’t so much popular amongst the newer generation where “turning up” is the main focus and priority of today’s standards in music, there’s always that one person lurking just around the corner to usher in something that can change the game forever. When you put R&B/Soul music into the equation, it just takes things to a whole ‘nother level. Speaking of Hip hop, we all know the South Bronx is the birthplace. The original home of the DJ’s, b-boys, & MC’s. The DJ/b-boy & MC combination is the catalyst for the sound, movement, & most importantly the fashion in Hip hop. The only involvement that R&B and Soul music had in Hip hop were the samples, loops, & breaks but no singing whatsoever is coming out of the DJ’s, b-boys or the MC’s mouths but that too will be changed forever because of one person and one person only. For over 40 years in Hip hop, we heard, watched, & seen MC’s use R&B for hooks and samples, we seen DJ’s spin vinyl records using R&B, and we only see b-boys breaking and dancing but never before have we ever heard or seen a b-boy singing. Today, in 2020, lurking in the streets and on social media platforms is a young man from the South Bronx aka the birthplace, whose a perfect combination of both b-boy and R&B singer while still catering to the original elements that makes up Hip hop culture. He’s not exactly a carbon copy of what you see in the 70’s, 80’s, & 90’s but he is still that same exact vibe when you see and hear him. He’s doing it his own way and using it to continue to push Hip hop forward in a way that pays homage and respects to the originals and the pioneers who helped created this. He’s sporting a colorful high top fade with a brightly colored headband tied around his head with a hair pick with a Black fist sticking out on the back, or a fresh classic Kangol, rocking a gold ankh & crown chain, clear Cazal glasses, a supersized nose ring, a “DOPE” ring, a “JAY-DOGGZ” name ring, and a bunch of gold wedding band rings on his fingers rocking a jean jacket with the official graffiti art on it, a pair of blue jeans with the bleach stains and marks all over them with a pair of either classic shell toe fat laced Adidas & Pumas, or a pair of Timbaland boots or Nike Air Force Ones with more graffiti art all over them, carrying a black radio boombox, and a smooth R&B voice with a range and soul captivating sound that’s hard to ignore. His colorful Pro-Black, classic Hip hop image and soulful R&B vocals together are a threat to the new usual standards of popular mainstream music today. He’s a “walking monument.” A reinventing current version of a classic. Nicknamed “The R&B-Boy” because of his convincing yet innovative style combination of 70’s soul, 80’s b-boy, & 90’s R&B. He’s half b-boy and half soul man. He reinvents what it is to be a b-boy in this generation. His name is Jalen “Jay-Doggz” Hemphill. A dope singer/songwriter, MC, DJ, dancer, actor, blogger, & Hip hop fashion model whose slowly but surely building his reputation and stamp in the Hip hop community. A peaceful, sensual, calming yet in your face, colorful, ambitious, no nonsense attitude and somewhat serious but fun personality kinda guy who intends on changing the game. Traditionally in Hip hop, b-boy’s DO NOT SING! This young man is gonna erase that for sure, making him a new pioneer in both Hip hop culture and R&B music altogether. Already with 4 hot singles & 2 movies he starred in under his belt, making him a face and a talent to reckon with, he is also currently working on his first official project set to release on the Urbaan House Records independent label titled “The Life of An Old Soul, Vol. 1: The Hip Hop Soul EP.” Comes with a side A and B like a cassette tape. A simple marketing and branding plan but dope way of honoring and paying homage to old school hip hop. It’s a body of work that will perfectly capture a story about a young man’s journey throughout life and his views on the world. A new upcoming voice for a generation of “old souls” who felt “out of place”, “lame”, & ostracized by the crowd for not being with the “in crowd” group of kids growing up in the harsh realities of the ghetto. He also is that son, nephew, & brother that a lot of people don’t have and wish to have. We all know a Black family with a Jalen in it. He is that for the Hip hop community. Definitely the story of a diamond in the rough, making his way only to the top. Hip hoppin’ it and don’t stop. Wanna get to know this new generation b-boy yourself, follow his Facebook page Jalen “Jay-Doggz” Hemphill, follow him on both of his Instagram accounts @hiphopsoul_jalen & @hiphopsoul___jalen (3 underscores), follow him on Audiomack at Jalen “Jay-Doggz” Hemphill to hear some music, and subscribe to his YouTube Channel with the same name.