Geoff Westen’s album, “Music For My Friends”, thumps onto the scene like a dropped box of heavy disco balls – all shiny potential energy and the slight threat of chaos. It aims for that classic pop song euphoria, the kind designed to rattle car speakers and fuel late-night dance floors, an "aural assault" as Westen puts it. And it does pulse with energy, a...

Pretti Emage, who calls herself the "Princess of Hip-Hop," is quickly becoming a prominent figure in the world of rap music. She was given the name Zayah Nicole Riley at birth and is originally from Tampa, Florida. She has rapidly established a reputation for herself thanks to her adaptable style, which fuses hip-hop and R&B in a fluid manner. She began her career as a part...