Robert Glasper’s album of Miles Davis covers performed by various artists was just released. Everything’s Beautiful has guest appearances from Erykah Badu, Illa J, Phonte and more. The album has come out during the current run of Don Cheadle’s film portrayal of Davis in Miles Ahead. Glasper also scoredContinue Reading
Robert Glasper and Erykah Badu give their interpretation of Miles Davis’s “Maiysha (So Long)” from the Everything’s Beautiful tribute album to the late trumpeter. Glasper’s various covers of songs by Davis comes out next week, not long after Don Cheadle’s Miles Ahead biopic which is in theaters right now. RelatedContinue Reading
[youtube id=”ZwJIiDKOJns”] Robert Glasper’s Everything’s Beautiful is his rearranging of select songs from Miles Davis’ catalog with a bunch of contemporary artists including Phonte, Erykah Badu and Illa J. “Ghetto Walkin’” features Bilal on vocals and comes with an animated video of someone walking through urban streets at night. Everything’s BeautifulContinue Reading
Will Don Cheadle receive an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of Miles Davis in Miles Ahead? Why weren’t equipment issues solved so that The Roots and Bilal could perform for the David Bowie tribute at Carnegie Hall? https://www.instagram.com/p/BDXVKiWD-MZ/?taken-by=lalahhathaway Did Lala Hathaway really disrespect the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity byContinue Reading