The False Expectation of Marriage for Being a Good Girl: Thoughts on Erica Campbell’s Recent Comments | @intercession4ag @trackstarz
I understand where Erica Campbell is coming from as she encourages singles to shift their thinking from loose sexual character to that of purity in preparation for marriage. There has to be a mature mindset to take on marriage especially if we will do so successfully, but it could easily be derived from her statement […]
How Much is Too Much When Dressing Modestly Plus Chicme Review|@intercession4ag @trackstarz
How many of us have seen someone who is a devote woman of God wearing something and asked ourselves if it was too much? What about when we wear that new dress which we weren’t aware had so much cleavage, but we decided to wear it anyway thinking it isn’t that bad? These are both […]
Vulnerability as a Doorway to Relationships & Living Fully: | @intercession4ag @trackstarz
Vulnerability is exposing ourselves to the possibility of being hurt. Vulnerability, according to Chip Dodd, is the doorway to living fully in relationships. He used as an example a child who naturally expresses each of their emotions acknowledging when they feel happy, sad, scared, and other emotions. Chip also bought out the point that we […]
The Sin of Unbelief |@intercession4ag @trackstarz
The sin of unbelief is something that will keep us in cycles of sin simply because we don’t believe God is good. We don’t believe in the gospel fully and we don’t believe we are enough to receive God’s goodness. I was reminded of this when viewing a film this past week about Hosea. The […]
What CHH Can Learn From The WWE | @chrispyakakon @trackstarz
This may seem like a weird comparison but stick with me. WWE may have a stereotype as ‘fake’ but that’s as misconstrued as CHH being corny. In that regards, consider what our sub-genre can learn from the squared circle. First, what is WWE? WWE stands for World Wrestling Entertainment (keyword: Entertainment). It is the global […]
5 For 5: Top Five Album Reviews | @kennyfresh1025 @refresherpoint @trackstarz
In this installment, we’ll discuss arguably my largest contribution to the Trackstarz website: album reviews. In 2016, I was doing a lot of writing, but I felt something was missing. I started writing album reviews because I loved listening to albums more than once and picking out certain things I had missed from a previous […]
Ladies: Your Voice is Important! | @intercession4ag @trackstarz
Last year I had a conversation with my therapist about the difference in being assertive and aggressive. We as Black women often get the bill for the latter. We’re often looked at as aggressive due to the color of our skin rather than how we present ourselves. We’re often looked at as rough, rugged, loud, […]
5 For 5: Top 5 Interviews | @kennyfresh1025 @refresherpoint @trackstarz
The second installment of “5 For 5” focuses around interviews. During my time with Trackstarz, I’ve been blessed to conduct a few interviews, and listed below are the top five I’ve done over the past few years. These are in chronological order not in order of importance, although, my personal favorite is the last one. […]
Thoughts on Black is King | @intercession4ag @trackstarz
Recently, Beyonce dropped a video album, “Black is King.” Before it even came out videos were popping up on YouTube accusing her of comparing Black people being kings to Jesus Christ being the king due to Kanye West’s album. Other accusations went out as well. I watched the film this past Sunday and it did […]
Why Physical Music Can Never Disappear | @iamkrum @kennyfresh1025 @trackstarz
No doubt about it, we are in the age of streaming and it doesn’t seem like it will come to an end anytime soon. Like all good things, streaming will probably end at some point in time. I came across an interesting tweet from emcee and producer Krum, “Someday all this music we stream is […]