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  In 2024, MUTT became the song that introduced a lot of people to Leon Thomas III. For many listeners, it felt like a breakthrough moment. But the truth is… Leon Thomas had been building toward this moment for years. Long before the awards, the recognition, and the headlines, Leon had already been everywhere—from Broadway stages… to Nickelodeon television screens… to behind-the-scenes studio sessions helping shape some of the biggest records in modern R&B. While most people remembered him as Andre from Victorious, Leon was quietly becoming one of the music industry’s most respected creative minds. And now, after years of working in the background, he’s finally getting the recognition he deserves. So how did we get here? Well… without further ado…This is **The Rise of Leon Thomas**. The Rise of Leon Thomas: From Nickelodeon to Grammy Winner Leon George Thomas III was born on August 1, 1993, in Brooklyn. From an early age, music and performance were already a huge part of hi...

  Don’t You Want Me was one of the most important records of all time. It gave the 80s an innovative sound as it introduced the synth era of 80s music. Behind this era was a band was the Human League. Formed in Sherfield, UK the band nearly ended before really taking off. But they ultimately became global superstars. So, let’s all work as a waitress at a cocktail bar. The Human League: The Band that SURVIVE a breakup Philip Oakey was born on October 2, 1955. His father worked as a general post office sales man and because of this his family moved frequently. They eventually settle in Sherfield, UK. He attended King Edward VII School in Sheffield. But he dropped out and took a number of odd jobs. In 1977, he decided to try his hand in music. He first bought himself a saxophone but decided to ditch the effort in giving himself lessons. We’ll circle back with Philip later on, but for now let’s meet Martyn Ware & Ian Marsh. Both men worked as computer operators and with Ware ...

  When people ask who was the greatest girl group of all time: Spice Girls, The Supremes, TLC are names that often get thrown around. But in the 80s, there was a girl group that had a run full of hits. The group name was Expose. They were known for pushing the freestyle sound to the mainstream but over the years, often overlooked as one of the greats and they deserve their flowers. Today on jgtv, we are going to go through the journey of Expose, the most Overlook Girl Group of All Time. Exposé: The Most Overlooked Group of All Time Finding a starting point for this video is kind of tricky. But let’s start off with a question what is freestyle. Not talking about what rappers do on the top of their heads but freestyle, the genre. It was genre that blends early hip hop, R&B, dance pop and Latin rhythms.   Latin freestyle was one of the first mainstream U.S. genres where Latino artists found success without singing in Spanish. The genre was specifically big in two places N...

  Girls Trip Movie Recap We start the movie by meeting a group of women known as the Flossy Posse. We start off with Sasha (Queen Latifah), a journalist and blogger. Then there is Dina (Tiffany Haddish breakout), she viewed as the ghetto black girl trope but she’s a free spirit woman who plays by her own rules. Lisa (Jada Pinkett Smith), is viewed as the responsible one a mother and nurse and divorcee. Finally, there’s Ryan Pierce (Regina Hall) an author and mogul who sells marriage and love with her husband, played by Luke Cage. But over the years, the women drifts apart as most friends do. One day, her agent informs Ryan that the Essence Festival wants her to be a keynote speaker for their event (all expenses paid), which she accepts as she believes it will get the Flossy Posse back together. Back with the other women, Sasha is struggling and facing eviction as her blogging not pulling in the views they should (just like this channel). Dina, at her place of employment, crashe...