Tag: Past interviews


  • RESPECT.ย had the opportunity to sit down with a very talented artist out of Dubai by the name of Fadl. We also had the pleasure to premiere his new video “New Age” ย that is featured on his first U.S. released project, Out Of The Box. The project features some heavy hitters in the industry: Atlanta-based artist,…

  • Louis Yorkย is a Grammy-nominated production/songwriting duo that consists of Chuck Harmony and Claude Kelly. They have been featured in an assortment of different platforms such as FADER, Billboard, BET, and The LA Times. ย They have also worked with the likes of Celine Dion, Janet Jackson, Rihanna, Bruno Mars, MJB, Brittany Spears, Jazmine Sullivan, Tori Kelly…

  • RESPECT.ย had the opportunity to catch up with emerging artist OnCueย out of the NYC.ย OnCue spoke candidly aboutย his upcoming project, You Knew All Along,ย the message he is trying to get across through his music, who influenced him as an artist and more. Read the interview below! RESPECT.:ย When did you decide to pursue a career as an artist?…

  • Looking at his roots and upbringing, it is no wonder that Eric Bellinger has become an R&B sensation. A Los Angeles native and grandson of Jackson 5 hit songwriter Bobby Day, Bellinger has been involved with music his entire life. His love for music drove his decision to turn down a football scholarship at USC…

  •   Mista Cain is a scrapper. The Baton Rouge native– born Samuel Nichols—ย has lived his lifetime attempting to overcome the odds, from dropping out of middle school and starting to hustle to get his rap career off the ground, only to have his freedom cut short after he was incorrectly accused of a murder and…

  • As a musician,ย he released his project #Focusss, hosted by Young, California’s DJ Carisma and featuring fellow musicians Problem and Kurupt. His latest single, “Put It In Reverse” featuring Bay Area legend E-40, is being played in clubs and radio stations across the nation and has been labeled a hit by AllHipHop.com. As an actor, he…

  • Ashley Love-Mills (@Real_AshleyLove)ย plays the lead character “Valarie” on Tyler Perry‘s “Too Close To Home.” ย Which airs on ย Wednesday’s at 10 pm on the TLC Network. ย Ashley was actually hand picked by Tyler Perry for this role after she auditions for him. ย In addition, she is the 2013 winner of The North Carolina Miss Beauty Pageantย as…

  • Nitara “Songstress” Reaves has written songs and performed for over 20 years. As a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, Nitara got her start at the age of 5, learning Broadway and show tunes at Ms. Donna’s School of Dance. From 8 until today, Nitara has been the leader in more than 20 praise and worship…

  • ย Photo Credit: ATT Performing Arts Grammy Awardโ€“winning saxophonist Kenny G was born Kenneth Bruce Gorelick on June 5, 1956, in Seattle, Washington. The son of Jewish parents, Kenny G grew up in Seattle’s Seward Park neighborhood, in the center of the city’s Jewish community. He took an early interest in music and began playing the…

  •   Photo Credit: theseattlelesbian.com The Hype Magazine had the opportunity for an in-depth and candid interview with one of the best basketball players to ever pick up a basketball male or female. That player being global icon, Lauren Jackson now if you ask her, she will tell you that โ€œ She had a great career,…