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La Roux in Philly


Eighties throwback group La Roux performs at Philly’s Trocadero on July 29.

‘Thank Me Later’ giveaway

Drake, hip-hop’s next big thing, at PSU. Photo by Leon Laing.

Today marks the release of perhaps the biggest album of the year—Thank Me Later by Drake. In honor of today, vigoronline.com, Music Man and Midtown Soul will give away two TML CDs. To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment in this post.  We’ll announce the winners soon. Continue reading ‘‘Thank Me Later’ giveaway’

Glimpse relaunches site

Photo of local sneaker collector Matt Stayton by Glimpse.

Glimpse, a Harrisburg-based design company, relaunched its website recently. Check out the company’s stories including one about a local sneaker collector. We co-sign this site.

Philly block party


Villa and 100.3 The Beat are currently holding a block party jam at 1231 N. Broad St. in Philly. The free show runs until 5 p.m. The artists include Gyptian, Serani, Cali Swag District, John Blu and Gilbert Forte.

‘Fan of a Fan’ videos

Fan of a Fan: Chris Brown and fan. Photo by Leon Laing.

Chris Brown and Tyga (of Young Money Entertainment) collaborated for a solid mixtape titled Fan of a Fan. Peep the recent videos from that mixtape: “Deuces” and “No Bullsh*t.”

Extension of a woman

Lalah performs in Harrisburg on June 5. Photo by Leon Laing.

Songstress Lalah Hathaway may be working on a new album, but she took time out to perform at Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center on June 5. “I’m trying to have something ready to go in August,” the Chi-Town native said about her album during a phone interview with vigoronline.com. Continue reading ‘Extension of a woman’

Dexter Kendrick’s ‘Hope’


Dexter Kendrick, who formed the songwriting group Polarity with Lei Row, said he wants his music to be current yet timeless like a soul classic. I’d say he’s going to attain that goal. Continue reading ‘Dexter Kendrick’s ‘Hope’’

The champ was here

In the photo, from left to right: LeRon McCoy, Jadakiss and LeSean “Shady” McCoy shoot the breeze. On May 15, Jada visited a Harrisburg-based party promoted by Shady and Dream Catcher Entertainment. Jada just dropped The Champ is H3re mixtape. On this latest mixtape, he collaborates with DJ Drama and DJ Green Lantern. Photo above taken from Dream Catcher’s archives.

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Local CD releases this week


Last year, Nino Marron and his V.S.O.P. collective opened up for the Lil Wayne (see video above) and Trey Songz/Fab concerts. Now the local rapper, who exudes swag, will release his Gold Bottlez: The Rose Mixtape on May 28th. Continue reading ‘Local CD releases this week’


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