Amerigo Gazaway Reunites "Black America Again" Collaborators Common & Stevie Wonder On "The Sixth Superstition" from A Common Wonder (Soul Mates Project)

"Stevie Wonder's early use of synthesizers, drum machines, and samplers, in a lot of ways, paved the way for Hip-Hop and sampling. Part of my motivation for this project was to highlight those contributions," Nashville-based producer Amerigo Gazaway proclaimed within a recent press release. Gazaway is, of course, the genre-bending producer and remixer behind critically-acclaimed mash-up albums—are people still calling them "mash-ups?"—such as Yasiin Gaye: The Departure and The Return (Yasiin Bey FKA Mos Def & Marvin Gaye,) Fela Soul (Fela Kuti & De La Soul,) B.B. & The Underground Kingz: The Trill Is Gone (B.B. King & UGK,) Bizarre Tribe: A Quest to The Pharcyde, and more like-minded projects. It would appear as though Amerigo Gazaway is likely referring to Stevie Wonder's beloved and world-renown string of seven "classic period" albums released between 1970-76, which Rolling Stone readily admits "pioneered stylistic approaches that helped to determine the shape of Pop music for the next decade." RS's 2003-compiled 500 Greatest Albums of All Time countdown included four of Wonder's seven 70's albums with three cracking the Top 90. Late Registration-era Kanye had this to say back in 2005: "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?"

Common, formerly Common Sense, is the timeless alias of "Conscious" rapper-actor and Soulquarian Lonnie Lynn, Jr. who in addition to be a critically-acclaimed rapper and positive role model, has appeared alongside fellow thespians within films such as Smokin' Aces, American Gangster, Terminator Salvation, Selma, Suicide Squad, and was notoriously cast as Green Lantern in DC Comics' since-abandoned 2009 film Justice League: Mortal. For his proper album-length follow-up to 2015's B.B. & The Underground Kingz: The Trill Is Gone, Amerigo Gazaway has decided to painstakingly mash-up and sonically juxtapose Common's "The 6th Sense" from Like Water for Chocolate and Stevie Wonder's timeless Motown single "Superstition" from Talking Book as cleverly-titled "The Sixth Superstition." "Amerigo brings his imagined recording session to life with a slew of uncovered resources (including multi-track instrument stems, interview audio, and documentary soundbites.) Re-orchestrating deconstructed samples, the producer inter-weaves Common's vivid wordplay and Wonder's passionate vocals for a project that blurs the line between a "mash-up" and a modern day "duets" album," taking stylistic cues from Common & Stevie Wonder's "Black America Again" from Lonnie Lynn's 2016 Karriem Riggins-produced album. Though a proper release date has yet to be confirmed, it appear as though Amerigo Gazaway is currently assembling an album-length collaboration, fittingly titled A Common Wonder, displayed within the project's "official teaser" video; I have a feeling this one's gonna be a doozy and I seriously can't wait to hear what Amerigo Gazaway & The Soul Mates have cooked up this go-'round!

[W]reckless, Topless American Youth: Lana del Rey - "Born 2 Die" (Britney Spears Birthday 30)

Lana del Rey [Lizzy Grant] effectively became 2011's "It Girl" with the release of her phenomenal debut single, "Video Games" (Stranger) . Like many struggling singer-songwriters, Grant has been signed, dropped, and significantly changed her public image since bursting onto the scene (2009). With that said, it can be assumed that Lana del Rey has collected just as many "haters" as she has avid supporters. To be perfectly honest, the only other artist I can think of that made this much commotion... garnered so much wide-spread buzz/hate and critical acclaim -- right out of the gates -- with just one track is Britney Spears . And maybe in this post- Mike musical era, that's the true synthesis of Pop Culture: Britney Lynn Spears . After months of repeated teasing and speculation, Lana del Rey 's major label debut, Born 2 Die will [finally] be released this coming Jan. 30-31, 2012. Pitchfork reports that it will feature "Off to The Ra

"Let Me Shine for You:" Lindsay Lohan for Playboy (Winter 2011-12 Leak)

Lindsay Lohan essentially embodies exactly "What NOT to Do In Hollywood :" Fame, fortune, success... sex, drugs & Rock "N" Roll . Within a fairly short period of time, Lohan somehow managed to obtain a plentiful helping of POWER @ a very young age. This gradual rise-downfall was captured on film; Between 1998-2010, she portrayed a wide array of roles across the silver screen in movies including: Mean Girls, Bobby , Herbie Fully Loaded , Georgia Rule, Machete , and Freaky Friday . Between rapid-paced film shoots, Lindsay Lohan also found time to record 2 Pop Rock albums for Casablanca , Speak (2004) and A Litter More Personal-Raw (2005). Needless to say, Lindsay Lohan has gotten roped up in a lot of troubles and woes with the law over the last 3-5 years... a vicious cycle of drugs, arrest, court, rehab, "daddy issues," jail time [Repeat]. That's the pure basics of it - But Google that shit for additional info, if necessary. Towards the end of

All-around Breakdown: Sean Martin Discusses Debut Instrumental EP Introducing The Magician As No More Magic (Residual Effects)

Sean Martin is a multi-versed musician, producer, and tattooer hailing from Connecticut. As a guitarist, song-writer, and/or producer he has worked with a variety of well-known artists including Hatebreed, Cold Cave, Wear Your Wounds, Umbra Vitae, Twitching Tongues, Cage, Kid Cudi, House of Blow, Head Automatica, XO Skeletons, Jet Fueled Horses, Handsome Boy Modeling School, and more. His versatility and flexibility within music allows him to blur the lines in-between the confines of Hardcore, Electronic, Metal, and Hip-Hop. Martin is, also, a skilled tattooer at Brass City Tattoo located in Oakville, Connecticut promoting the traditional approach to the craft. Founded by Martin himself between 2020-22, No More Magic combines ominous melodies with downtempo beats to create a dizzying dream-like atmosphere. Paying homage to the golden era of Hip-Hop while forging ahead down its own dark road. For fans of Portishead, Massive Attack, and DJ Shadow. No More Magic's Introducing The

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