::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

  1K Phew and Lecrae recently released their third single and video, "MOVE," from their new collaborative album, "No Church In A While." The album features 10 tracks including: “Wildin” “Ready Or Not,” “Move,” “One Call,” “What We Gon Do,” “Amen,” “Blockhead,” “Born Sinner” “Save Us,” and “No Church In A While.” .Let this run through your ear buds when you work out. The bass on track #4, "One Call" is smokin' and a favorite of The Slice. The "Move" single is a fan favorite track from the album according to the press release. The video directed by Jerrell Green & Caleb Seales was filmed in Atlanta, GA and finds 1K Phew and Lecrae recreating the drill sergeant scene inspired by the 1995 film, Major Payne, starring Damon Wayans and Karyn Parsons. 1K Phew whipping the Unashamed Army into shape and Lecrae puts them through the drills! Watch the "MOVE" video below. "No Church In A While"

  NEW MUSIC VIDEO FOR “WHEN I PRAY,” IS OUT TODAY   (Nashville, TN) – Chart-topping artist DOE releases a brand new single “When I Pray,” available now. Released by Jonathan McReynolds’ Life Room Label in partnership with RCA Inspiration , the three-time GRAMMY ® nominated artist/songwriter/producer has written an uplifting ballad on “When I Pray,” the first of more new music to come in 2022.    DOE also released the official music video for “When I Pray,” which had a broadcast premiere airing on the BET Gospel, BET Soul, and BET Her channels, as well as on BET.com. She is performing live in Chicago at the Chicago Bulls’ January 14th evening game vs. the Golden State Warriors, singing the national anthem.       Recently celebrating a #1 hit for her single “Brighter,” which topped Billboard’s Gospel Airplay Chart, DOE continues to deliver inspiration to others, and advocate for self-care and spiritual renewal in the new year, with her l...

Usually when Nick Cannon is behind a mic he is hosting or rapping. Recently he connected vocally with  Grammy winning star Kierra Sheard.  Multi-talented Nick Cannon has joined the fray of mainstream artists doing gospel music with his take on the Fred Hammond classic "No Weapon" featuring Sheard.  Released on Good Friday, "No Weapon" is a follow-up to the artists March release of "Ghetto Blues" which focuses on the homeless population in Los Angeles.  The Wildin' Out creator  is singing and playing the keys, displaying hidden skills on the track. Cannon announced the collaboration by tweeting the hook of the song and shouting out Kierra. "Good Friday! No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper. Thanks to @KierraSheard [for] coming through and blessing us all with an Ncredible Session!" . A video of the pairing has a peaceful white aesthetic with  a small choir offering supporting vocals. The message of the song is based on the sc...

There’s no one like me because God only made one me and I’m comfortable doing me,” confesses award-winning singer, songwriter and producer Isaac Carree. “So I embrace whatever comes with that!” Carree has been converting listeners to believers ever since he launched his career over 25 years ago with his earnest and unique artistry that has landed him at #1 on Gospel Billboard Charts and Gospel radio multiple times. After taking a six-year pause from his solo recording career, Carree is back with his highly anticipated recording,  No Risk… No Reward , set for release this Fall on Shanachie Entertainment. Taking risks is something the Atlanta based Renaissance man is well acquainted with. His motto is “Why not?!” He explains, “I’m intentional about everything I do. Sometimes I do things even if I am afraid, but I do it! WHY NOT?!” It is this spirit that led the singer to step away from the recording scene to allow himself the opportunity to explore various creative avenues...

NASHVILLE, TN (September 20, 2019) – RCA Inspiration launches the first new collection of music from Melvin Crispell, III – who won Season 9 of BET’s “Sunday Best” this year – with the release of the EP album Prologue III . Following his win and receiving a recording contract with RCA Inspiration, Melvin Crispell, III’s Prologue III is now available, featuring the lead single “Not the End of Your Story,” as well as three newly-recorded songs “Without You,” “My Favorite Gift” featuring his fellow “Sunday Best” finalist Joshua Copeland, and “He Can.” “Without You” is also being released to Gospel radio as his latest single.       Crispell first introduced his new journey on stage in the new song “Not the End of Your Story,” which was penned by multi-GRAMMY ® nominated hit maker Makeba Riddick-Woods (Rihanna, Beyoncé, Tamar Braxton, Koryn Hawthorne) and six-time GRAMMY ® winning dynamo producer/songwriter Aaron Lindsey (Israel Houghton, Ma...

buzzz worthy. . . By Mona Austin At the National Policy Institute meeting held in the Reagan Builiding in Washington, DC on November 19, supporters of the #AltRight group were videotaped raising the Nazi salute. Richard Spencer, head of the Institute yelled from the podium,"Hail Trump! Hail our people! Hail victory!" Spencer condemned the media for being biased against Donald J. Trump, but boasted the media has given their movement a "boost." The focus of the group appears to be to return to a time when Whites are the dominant racial group again. He said, " America was, until this past generation, a white country, designed for ourselves and our posterity. It is our creation, it is our inheritance, and it belongs to us." This video is a disturbing example of normalizing White Nationalism as it has gone mainstream. This group is not hiding behind masks like the KKK, but proudly proclaiming their supremacy in the nation's capitol and allowi...

buzzz worthy. . . On September 3, 1936, New York City welcomed home America's Olympic athletes from the 1936 games in Berlin with a festive ticker tape parade. Those athletes included Jesse Owens - who won 4 gold medals  in one day  -- and 17 other black Americans who competed for their country.  This weekend, go behind this compelling, never before seen story by ordering  "Olympic Pride, American Prejudice" on Xfinity Streampix -- available until  September 4 .

buzzz worthy. . . Your browser does not support iframes. EXCLUSIVE PREMIERE ON RADIO ONE & INTERACTIVE ONE  KICKS OFF WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10TH  June 10, 2015 (New York, NY) - Erica Campbell  unveiled the  video for 'I LUH GOD' today. Directed by Dale "Rage" Resteghini the HD video and features Erica looking sensational in eclectic styles that match the hip and fun feel of 'I LUH GOD.'   The entertaining and charming video along with the hot track gets everyone on their feet and joining in on the catchy hook 'I luh God'! Surprise guest appearances include sister, Tina Campbell and producer LaShawn 'Big Shizz' Daniels .  Campbell also continues her HELP 2.0 Tour with several dates added in June and July including dates in Philadelphia, Richmond, Houston, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Brooklyn NY (BAM R&B Festival) and more.

buzzz worthy. . . Dewayne Woods Award winning recording artist DeWayne Woods is spreading the word about his rousing new radio single,  “Never Be The Same,” his first radio single in three years. The song reunites Woods with Maroon 5’s P.J. Morton who composed and produced Wood’s 2007 breakthrough radio smash, “Let Go.” Woods has released a lyric video for “Never Be The Same” that is now on You Tube.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5sfBsT6EHc&feature=youtu.be  and the Mp3 is available on iTunes at  http://smarturl.it/gyifl4 . The song anchors Woods’ forthcoming third solo CD that’s expected to release in late 2014 via his Soul Therapy Music Group (Central South Distribution). Woods has already tapped the legendary R&B band Mint Condition (of “What Kind of Man Would I Be?” and “Breakin’ My Heart” fame), Gerald Haddon (who produced Isaac Carree’s #1 hit “In The Middle”) and Houston-ba...