One of the most fascinating aspects of Lady Gaga’s ascension to the pop stratosphere is how formerly unknown New York rock-club singer Stefani Germanotta seems to have known all along that this was her destiny.
The RZA, Res, Blu Cantrell and City High braved the rain Tuesday in Harlem to kick off MTV’s VMA Music week with a free concert in Riverbank State Park. With the rain sputtering then picking back up, Res, who has just replaced Alicia Keys on the Maxwell tour, opened things up. Backed up by a live band, the 23-year-old Philadelphia native sang a few selections from her current LP, Ice King, as well as a soulful cover of Jimi Hendrix’s “If 6 Was 9.” Using just a DAT, Blu Cantrell performed a short one-two punch set of the dramatic ballad… Read more »
