I originally wrote and shared this review of Prince‘s ‘HITNRUN: Phase Two’ on my Tumblr page when the album dropped in December 2015. You can still read the piece here, but I decided it deserved a spot on my official website to celebrate the 10th anniversary of what would be his final studio album. Enjoy! […]
The announcement in early 2024 that Purple Rain, Prince‘s breakout film, would be adapted for the stage created a frenzy of conversation and controversy. Co-stars from the original film, former band members, and diehard Prince fans (or, as he affectionately referred to us, “fams”) all had something to say. We flooded the former bird app […]
14 October 2025. A quiet, slow-moving rainy morning in Los Angeles. I’m sitting on the same couch as I was on another quiet, slow-moving morning in Oakland, 21 April 2016. This feels like that. The disbelief. The dread. The heartache for someone I never knew in real life, but whose music lifted and shaped and […]
Happy #NewMusicMonday! “Brand New Thing (Epic Soul Mix)” produced by Eric Parker and Eric Parker II is now available on all platforms! Find it here on your favorite streaming service. Add “Brand New Thing (Epic Soul Mix)” to your playlists, share it with friends, send it to your work bestie, blast it while you’re waiting […]
“Brand New Thing (Epic Soul Mix) is on its way to streaming, arriving 9/29/25! I’ll admit I’m a little biased, but I believe this song has the power to inspire and empower people all across the globe. That’s where you come in. I need you to help make “Brand New Thing (Epic Soul Mix)” a […]
When I released my single “Brand New Thing” back in December 2024, it marked a milestone of sorts: Fifteen years after writing the song on the heels of my sister’s death in 2009, it was finally out in the world as a deeply personal account of the grief, trauma, and devastation of that life-changing event […]
Over the past few years I, like so many other Black women in particular, have begun to embrace the notion of living a “soft life.” While social media posts and tropes suggest that this is yet another first-world, 21st century trend that prioritizes material luxury over substance, what it’s come to represent is a shift […]
Happy July, folks! So. 2025 has so far proven to be quite a year. It’s impossible to ignore the upheaval, distress, and gross displays of cruelty and disregard for others at home and abroad. I think it’s fair to say we’re all trying to hold on to whatever pieces of hope we can grasp, preserve […]
A few weeks ago when my brilliant and immensely talented cousin Maritri invited me to join her and guest Kori Withers for Singer-Songwriter Night at The Stowaway in DTLA, I immediately said yes! She asked if I wanted to do a cover or an original and of course it was the perfect opportunity to sing “Brand […]
2025 is a very special year. First of all, I turned 50 on March 29! So, there’s that. But also, it’s a year that some pretty important music turns 40. Specifically, Prince‘s Around the World in a Day, Sheila E.’s Romance 1600, and The Family‘s self-titled debut all hit the big 4-0 this year. In […]
