As the weeks of school are winding down, and the stress is growing its good to know that there are hard new mix-tapes and albums to help us pull through. Though they came out last week, and oh how I missed writing to you guys over the Thanksgiving break, these two artists are just too good to skip over. Yes yes, I’m talking about Fab and French Montana! Fabolous’ The Soul Tape 2 overall was a dope piece by our New York native rapper. Features from J. Cole, Wale, Trey Songz and Joe Budden help the mixtape bang, my favorites are “Louis Vuitton”, “Beauty” and “Diced Pineapples”. French Montana’s Mac & Cheese 3 got a few mixed views from some STJ students, some saying it banged from beginning to end, others saying they can only handle French on a feature. Personally, I thought it went pretty hard, especially with his long list of features from artist like Ross to Mac Miller, the mixtape was definitely diverse. Even though I think Mac & Cheese 2 was a better mix, you have to give it to French for pulling out a great piece of work after months of delays.
All semester long I’ve brought to you the talent of our favorite mainstream and underground artist, but never a local STJ Student; until now. Ashley Germain is the beautifully talented singer songwriter of the Class of 2015, with a voice that chills. The first time I heard Ashley sing was a Friday evening in Century Hall a few of weeks ago while a couple of friends and I were all in a heated conversation about the music industry. When we all calmed down a bit we asked Ashley to sing us a song that she wrote, and when she did her voice silenced the whole room. Her soulful full-bodied voice could hit all ranges, she went from hitting the highest of high notes to the sweet low notes of a painful love song. Ashley is a force to be reckoned with. Her moving voice is truly one of a kind, and her humble spirit will make you love her instantly. While talking to her about music you can see its her passion, she loves to perform anything heartfelt by artists like Adele, Christina Aguilera or Amy Winehouse. When I asked her what her biggest career aspiration was she replied, “I just want a lot of people to appreciate my music, if anything. I also want to win one Grammy Award, just one. Not to say that’s where my success ends, but that’s one of my goals right now.” Well I think its achievable for her and so many more artists here, I believe the talent at St. John’s has no limits.
Ashley is currently working on her first major project, which will be available in December, keep a look out on her Youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/
Alicia Keys – Girl On Fire
Tyga – 187
The Soul Tape 2 – Fabolous
Mac & Cheese 3 – French Montana
What’s on my Replay
Lay Up – Meek Mill ft Jay Z, Rick Ross, Trey Songz
Absolute Assassin – Ab Soul
AK47- The Dream
W.T.F.I.M.L. – Chris Brown
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