'C'est La Vie': Jerard Rice Pushes Hip-Hop Boundaries with Raw Introspection Jerard Rice, who goes by the name Rice, keeps changing hip-hop with his unique style and great music. Rice is a well-known name in hip-hop circles all over the world for his ability to combine catchy lyrics with catchy beats. His newest hit, "C'est La Vie," shows how good he is at writing songs that people...

Adam Brice's "Never Is Too Late" landed on my desk – or, rather, materialized in my digital ether – and I've been wrestling with its echoes ever since. It's a curious beast, this album. Part rock anthem, part campfire confessional, with a splash of country twang that somehow doesn't feel out of place, which has themes running circles like wild horses, settling down around...