Mr Drew and Miss Lou present your regular dose of left-field commentary on the big issues of the day in the urban music world. Contact us: info@musictoourears.com
Miss Lou and Mr Drew review the past few weeks of a summer spent outside watching live music. They look back on a triumphant show for Donell Jones and Ginuwine before hitting the festival scene...First up is the Diaspora Calling! event, headlined by Lauryn Hill and featuring Wyclef and Erykah Badu. Then a soul fan's dream lineup on Day 2 of The Roots festival sees them take in artists including…
Mr Drew and Miss Lou catch up with afro house DJ/producer/songwriter N:Fostell for this special episode. The man formerly known as DJ Naughty discusses his funky house roots, his partnership with DJ Makten and the story behind the ICU Coco Jones remake going viral. Also, he has his say on the Krept criticism and Usher’s concert controversy, and plays “choose it or lose it” with some classic…
Miss Lou and Mr Drew countdown their favourite actors turned singers. Who are the greatest ever to make the leap from the screen to the charts. Does Zendaya top Ariana Grande? Who did it better: Eddie Murphy or Jamie Foxx?
Miss Lou and Mr Drew look back at one of the best R&B albums of all times - Bobby Brown’s Don’t Be Cruel is now 35 years and sounding as good as ever. Also there's a look at the latest from Jay-Z's concert dates, which are coming to London this September, on Beyonce's birthday.
Miss Lou and Mr Drew return from watching Bruno Mars in Paris whilst battling with major Bad Bunny FOMO. They also look at who holds the moral high ground in the India.Arie vs Yung Miami online clash over the hit of the summer, before looking back at Clive Davis legacy. Meanwhile Lauryn Hill collects her flowers at a sensational B.E.T. awards show and there’s time to reminisce on the 00s as B2K…
With World Cup fever taking over, Miss Lou and Mr Drew run the rule over the World Cup anthems from the official album. Plus, following Dame Dash’s awful diss record against Cam’ron and Jay-Z, is it time for him to quit the game? Also thoughts on the social media ban for under . *We’ve had to cut the audio from the clips of the World Cup anthem videos due to copyright rules* 00:00 World Cup Fever…
Mr Drew rides solo to deliver a tribute to MOBO founder and British black music legend, Kanya King who passed away on 3 June following a battle with colon cancer. There’s a look back at Kanya’s legacy, how she’s impacted the scene through her work and what's next for MOBO following her passing. Support the pod by giving us a follow. Credits: Clip at the beginning of the episode is courtesy of MOBO…
Mr Drew and Miss Lou are joined by Death Row Records soul supremo, Charlie B Real - a man whose life has been an absolute movie! He talks coming up in the game and dishes out plenty of career and industry anecdotes including rejecting a contract with Dr Dre at 11, working with Missy Elliott, Aaliyah and Whitney and the influence of his later father. He also breaks down the experience of working on…
Mr Drew and Miss Lou battle the heat to discuss some of the greatest formerly ‘big, fat, and heavy’ artists who went on to lose a ton of weight. This is off the back of Jazmine Sullivan wowing the crowd as she showed out on stage at an Ari Lennox concert. Apologies: We experienced audio challenges with this one. We hope you're still able to enjoy the pod and we’ll absolutely be back to our regular…
Miss Lou and Mr Drew get to unpacking Drake’s surprise triple album release: Iceman, Habibti and Maid of Honour. The OVO overlord is dominating the charts, the headlines and the music debates - so what are thoughts on the features, the music and the marketing behind the release? And with three artists taking inspiration from the Thriller album sleeve including Chris Brown the guys rate who did it…
