With Kanye West’s latest cancelled concert [click to read], as well as his recent no-show at the BET Hip Hop Awards [click to read], fans speculated on whether the Chicago producer/rapper was emotionally torn following the backlash from the MTV Video Music Awards incident [click to read].
Speaking to MTV, Queens emcee and label mate Consequence [click to read] explained that people shouldn’t be worried about Mr. West’s state of mind. “He’s in a good place [right now],” he stated. Assuring that the label that ‘Ye built has no animosity toward MTV, Cons added, “At the end of the day, MTV has been a great outlet for G.O.O.D. Music as a company. Regardless of whatever [else] goes on, there’s a great respect there, a great admiration for what the outlet is.”
In other news, a group of seasoned musicians whose collective careers have performed with famed artists like Bob Marley, B. B. King, and Jeffrey Osborne have combined to release their first album together.
Tone 7, which consists of lead vocalist Tony “The Tone” Jackson, drummer Thomas Mason, keyboardist Will Hammond, bassist Stephen Smith, and guitarists Bobby Cobb and Neil Stallings will be releasing Tonality on November 3.
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While the Bay-area collective stylistically emphasizes neo-soul, blues, and R&B, Jackson states his childhood parallels that of Boyz In The Hood as he grew up in South Central Los Angeles. With that experience in mind, the groups lead singer gives their music a raw edge not typical in a neo-soul atmosphere.
