A Soul Sistah's Life offers the candid view of current events from an urban and southern perspective. Whether there are every day issues, pop culture explosions, or new Soul,R&B, Hip Hop music, Yaya gives it straight with no chaser.
What happens when you put some of the illest songwriters, composers,rappers and producers in the game in a jar and mix it all up? You end up with this incredible mixture of a hint of alternative urban soul sounds and the collective of artists that make up Cocaine 80's. Consisting of some of music's elite, the group founded in 2011 includes producer No I.D, rapper Common, singer/songwriter Jhene Aiko, singer/songwriter James Fauntleroy, producer/composer Kevin Randolph, singer/songwriter Makeba Riddick, composer/engineer Rob Kinelski,and composer/instrumentalist Steve Wyreman just to name a few.
Cocaine 80's have released 4 critically acclaimed full length projects without much fan fare proving that the love of producing quality urban music is their priority over adoration. The group has worked with and featured many artists such as Nas, Frank Ocean, and Rihanna. Despite the star power and their apparent sought after talent, Cocaine 80's has not caught on in the urban radio markets that currently are dominated by Atlanta based hip hop, heavy synths and trap beats. Eccentric and alternative urban music has yet to find its place among popular music with the exception of The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar, and once upon a time Frank Ocean. Hopefully the talented group will amass the following I think they are worthy of. Check out one of their latest and most popular singles below and be sure to let A Soul Sistah's Lifewhat you think!
Welcome back to A Soul Sistah's Life! Most importantly thank you for not abandoning me despite my being M.I.A for a while. I was fortunate enough to have a two week vacation and enjoyed every nanosecond that I was disconnected. If you are new to my blog or just briefly passing through, I would sincerely like to say Happy 2015 and hope that we can all make each day, moment, and second count. Another year on the calendar is in the books and I must admittedly announce that I failed to accomplish many of the goals I set. 2014 really seemed to zoom by way to quickly, leaving me feeling like I wasted a lot of invaluable time. Though making resolutions are not my thing, I have written a checklist of things that I would like to spend time on this year. Don't worry, there will be no boring list of things that you probably could care less about but hopefully through this blog we can share our growth, failures, and joys together. In retrospect I think that the world and in particular the United States dealt with a lot of our skeletons in 2014. Race relations and mistrust of authority figures were at the forefront of heated conversations due to the deaths of multiple unarmed black men and boys. I was tremendously enthralled and captivated by last years events due in part to being the mother of a black son but also because I found myself thrust into taking action to assist in combating some of the ills our communities face. I attended marches and community meetings, helped plane events, and became a much more informed consumer. It really felt like for the first time I was awake and on the front line of the battle like the many generations of oppressed groups before me. While the deaths of Eric Garner, Michael Brown, and Tamir Rice are nothing new to many of us in the black community, it was amazing to see people of varying colors, ages, races, and ethnic backgrounds come together for a greater good. Hopefully 2015 will have a much better social climate but truly only God knows. Stay tuned to A Soul Sistah's Life this year for more news and general ideas or topics that I pray will be informative and uplift spirits. Once again, Happy New Year and thank you! -Yaya D.
