April 2018 - Music
Album of the Month - Sum of My Music by Jussie Smollett
Steeped in soulful R&B, pop and hip-hop, and seasoned beautifully with Jussie's soaring vocals, Sum Of My Music represents a body of work he has been preparing for his entire life. Known around the world as one of the stars of the television cultural phenomenon, Empire, for his role as the tortured son, Jamal Lyon, a singer muddled in and by his family's drama surrounding their music empire, Jussie Smollett quite literally took every moment away from the set and his many acting roles to concentrate on his first love; music.
The first song from the upcoming album was released this January, the song "Freedom." The accompanying video is a beautiful visual that is an unapologetic celebration of love. Jussie explains, "I wanted to show love in its most honest and pure form. A couple doing what every couple does…just living their lives. It's a song about complete bliss, not the fantasy or some false sense of security, but love in its most honest and pure form. Whether it's love for your partner, your family, your people or yourself, when Love is true, there's a feeling that you can literally fly. That's what I want for myself and every creature on this planet. To me that's true Freedom." The video stars award winning actress Tika Sumpter (Southside With You, Ride Along) and Tony and Grammy award winner, Cynthia Erivo (The Color Purple). My personal favourites are Staycation and Smile, so for Jussie Smollett it is matching his heart with his music to produce a body of work that is unmistakably him. My rating 9/10.
Steeped in soulful R&B, pop and hip-hop, and seasoned beautifully with Jussie's soaring vocals, Sum Of My Music represents a body of work he has been preparing for his entire life. Known around the world as one of the stars of the television cultural phenomenon, Empire, for his role as the tortured son, Jamal Lyon, a singer muddled in and by his family's drama surrounding their music empire, Jussie Smollett quite literally took every moment away from the set and his many acting roles to concentrate on his first love; music.
The first song from the upcoming album was released this January, the song "Freedom." The accompanying video is a beautiful visual that is an unapologetic celebration of love. Jussie explains, "I wanted to show love in its most honest and pure form. A couple doing what every couple does…just living their lives. It's a song about complete bliss, not the fantasy or some false sense of security, but love in its most honest and pure form. Whether it's love for your partner, your family, your people or yourself, when Love is true, there's a feeling that you can literally fly. That's what I want for myself and every creature on this planet. To me that's true Freedom." The video stars award winning actress Tika Sumpter (Southside With You, Ride Along) and Tony and Grammy award winner, Cynthia Erivo (The Color Purple). My personal favourites are Staycation and Smile, so for Jussie Smollett it is matching his heart with his music to produce a body of work that is unmistakably him. My rating 9/10.
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