Funky & Fresh Floridian stepping into this blogging phenomenon! "Off The Tracks" will introduce new and cultivating styles of dress and music. Rooting from North Carolina, or “Cakalaki” for the southerners out there...to planting seeds in Miami. I've been exposed to many different ways to perceive life and hoping to bring a new dynamic into your world. Name? Micheal...pronounced Me'shelle, my background is in Political Science and I have a passion for giving to others in need. Volunteering has been a rewarding hobby and learning experience. Future dreams and aspirations are not those by traditional standards: happiness, peace, and positivity I hope to spread in some form or fashion. My motto, “Spread Positivity & Be Positive!”

Off The Tracks: JOY JONES

Listening carefully to this week’s artist lyrics, definitely teaches you a lesson from history to self perception. Joy Jones is one creative and intelligent woman who uses her voice as an instrument to paint canvases of colorful notes which delivers a meaningful message. Given her education background, Anthropology, you can understand why her music is [...]

Off The Tracks: NTJAM ROSIE

This week’s artist reminds me of  a sunny Sunday with a glass of lemonade in hand…Ntjam Rosie definitely creates a serene mood, with her amazing vocals. When I heard Morning Glow, I definitely had to familiarize myself with more of her music. Her most released album “Elle” is an jazz infused album with accents of [...]

Off The Tracks: AZEALIA BANKS

So this week’s artist is very slick with the tongue and her vocals are on point! Her lyrics are crazy and over dance beats it creates the perfect club scene.  Full lips, brown skin, and school girl appearance, she cuts with her explicit lyrics. I introduce to you, Azealia Banks. Hailing from New York, Miss [...]

Off The Tracks: YAHZARAH

Yahzarah, Miss Purple St. James or Dana Nicole Williams… is complete fiyah! Voice with so much power and conviction, she demands attention! Influences ranging from Prince to Stevie Wonder, you can see that she can only produce colorful and high-spirited music. Past work includes singing background for Erykah Badu, as well as collaborations with Foreign [...]

Off The Track: FOREIGN EXCHANGE

Foreign Exchange offers elements of musical pleasure…this is a group that deserves a listen. Consisting of two members,  Phonte and Nicolay, they have been able to deliver a sound that’s unique to today’s music industry. Phonte, former member of the North Carolina based group Little Brother, has a persona of a “real” brother who connects [...]

Off the Tracks: ELLE VARNER

  I’ve had the pleasure of witnessing this amazing talent this week in New Orleans. Appearing on the stage in these graphic tights, leather jacket, and in a pair of spectacles, this artist blew away the stage. Whom may I speak of? ELLE VARNER, voice of angel and personality of a beast. Hailing from Los [...]

Off The Tracks: CHRISTIAN SCOTT

This week’s feature is pretty well known, just really love his music and wanted to shed light on his talents. Christian Scott is a trumpeter and composer who is from New Orleans, the music mecca, and is taking the jazz community by storm. He introduced his “whisper technique”, which creates the emotion in his music [...]

Off the Tracks: ESTHERO

Off the Tracks is taking it back to Esthero, a musical revolutionist. Esthero has been off the scene for quite some time now and will be returning pretty soon.  So in honor of her return, I thought I would do a post on her to show my appreciation for her music career thus far. Some [...]

Off the Tracks: NIA ANDREWS

LA based singer, Nia Andrews, delivers a truly soulful and organic sound. With the variations of pitch levels in her voice, she creates that “instrumental essence”. She vibes with the instrumentals in every song she performs, which contributes to that raw sound. With her previous experience as a background singer, she really knows how to [...]

Off the Tracks: NNEKA

Nneka has a voice of inspiration. Considering today’s political and economic issues, inspiration is needed to assist society in  seeing past the present into the future. Conscious singers and lyricists are in high demand. Nneka contributes to this  “conscious” notion for forward movement. Nneka’s home is Nigeria as well as Germany,  an important component to [...]