My first time hearing about 3BM was through my friend Jasminum McMullen. If memory serves me correctly, it was at her album release party.  She was sharing some of her influences on the spoken word scene.  She mentioned how grateful she was for the influences of Moe Mentum Garrett and Odyssey.  I’ve been covering the […]

Do you remember those days when you kicked it at your friends house ,kicked your shoes off, talked and enjoyed each other’s company? That is exactly how I would describe Drgnflyy’s event Loft ~Sound.  A major component of hosting an event is setting the proper atmosphere and this was executed perfectly! I felt like I […]

They always say that the way you start your day determines how you will navigate through it. If that’s true then everyone needs to start their day with songs like OMG. This is a BIG song, you know one of those songs that get’s your adrenaline pumping and makes you want to hop ,jump and […]

Off the top of your head give me a positive attribute about a man. Were you able to rattle it off or did you have to say give me a minute? Often times we place people in one general bag. I’m sure that you have heard statements like “all men are dogs”, ” all men […]

It’s Men’s Fashion Week in Chicago and Jeffery Hawkins and his brand Llewellyn took center stage. It was pouring down raining in Chicago so you would have thought that it would have placed a damper on the big day but it didn’t. The house was packed to see the new collection.  Moroccan Twilight was a […]

Everyone has a story but not everyone is willing to open Pandora’s box to share theirs.  On June 21st, I had the privilege of attending Bits & Pieces” a project by “Ollie Hood Raised Woods.” I’m familiar with Ollie through various poetry  sets that I have seen him perform at mainly Penned Productions and At […]

There hasn’t been a visual that International Maverick created that I was not pleased with.  His flow is always on point, the videos always fit the music and I like his introspective style. He may currently be in the land of  sun but the Windy City is definitely laying their claim to him.

You know Openyonated.com loves local talent. Check out Precise’s new video “Take Our Time” (Right Away) It’s soothing to the ears, love the arrangement and it gives some positive attention to the Windy City. We look forward to hearing more from him!