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 […]
5 For 5: Five Fave Albums From The Last Five Years | @kennyfresh1025 @refresherpoint @trackstarz
There’s an old adage that says, “Time flies when you’re having fun,” and that’s what the past five years have been like. I have been blessed with the privilege and opportunity to write for Trackstarz since 2015. I love Christian Hip Hop and have been listening since 2001 and I’m pleased to be able to […]
One Way to Stay Sane During Remote Work & Quarantine | @intercession4ag @trackstarz
Many of us are working from home, taking care of kids or elders, running businesses among other things during quarantine and it seems like our responsibilities have increased. All of our responsibilities have meshed together and in that, we can easily forget to get our proper rest. We have to purpose to get the necessary […]