About Brandon TNT West

Good Saturday morning from sunny Cali. Fresh from the Super bowl, next stop is music’s most well-known awards show. The Los Angeles Lakers are performing on their annual “Grammy tour” so you know that means The Grammys are on at The Staples Center this Sunday. Now, say what you want, but the Grammy Awards, as […]

Happy Super Bowl XLV weekend. It’s the unofficial American holiday this weekend where man, woman, child, friend and foe sit side by side for an entire Sunday enjoying football. The Grammy’s are fast approaching, as is The Oscars and NBA All Star weekend. 2K12 is already a month old!  This week the world lost one […]

The Legend they call John has been popping up in new music all over the online world lately. R&B fans would agree it sounds so refreshing to hear his voice again. This week at a screening for the new movie Think Like A Man, I got to peep another new John Legend track that obviously could be one […]

Good to see Jennifer Hudson back to making great music. It’s been a tough, tough road for one of the Windy City’s brightest superstars these past five years. Rest assured though that her career will continue to blossom because when Jennifer turns into J Hud, not too many can rival her powerful yet graceful voice. With that […]

It was a great week in this game we call life. Let’s not even mention the fact that it was warm enough in NYC to BBQ some salmon out back. The Roll Tide nation got themselves another college football title. Speaking of football, this Tim Tebow phenomenon hit a fever pitch when the Bronco’s beat […]

Happy New Year to you and yours. 2K11 was a year to remember. It seemed liked the whole world revolted in protest against the establishment. Meanwhile the economy is in shambles. People are growing restless, especially the young. Getting a job in America these days is like trying to lose 100 pounds in 3 days. […]

Merry Christmas to you and yours! At this point in the year most artist have dropped their albums for 2011 but a few are already gearing up for 2K12. The Far East Movement went to the Midwest and linked up with Kid Cudi and Chip Tha Ripper for a new track called “Ride 4 U.” […]

New music from John Legend is starting to surface, so you know an album is on the horizon. “Chasing Your Love” is a new record from Legend you must pay attention to. Need some music to set the mood right for the Misses? Fellas, need to clean up a mess with your woman? This is the one you […]

What a year for Wiz Khalifa. This time a year ago Wiz was riding high on the newfound success of his smash hit ‘Black and Yellow’. A year later Wiz is getting ready to high, literally, again. He has a new movie Mac and Devin Go To High School in which he co-stars with Snoop Dogg. In celebration of […]

Nothing but good hip-hop music this week. Ain’t nothin’ to it but to do it so let’s get into it.Nicki Minaj is on her grind getting checks in every hemisphere this globe has to offer. She re-vamped into her alter ego Roman this week and unleashed “Roman in Moscow” on any and all haters ‘who wanna come […]

Happy Thanksgiving music lovers, globalgrind muggers and Black Friday early shopping parking lot huggers. Instead of Wal-Mart, why not just search ITunes and Amazon for those early ear treats that are guaranteed to keep that head moving while waiting on that endless line at the cash registar. Thanksgiving week is traditionally a quickie with only […]

We’re getting closer and closer to Mary J Blige‘s next album. If you needed any proof, this week’s release of “Love A Woman” was all the proof you need. It features the production of hit maker/songwriter and artist Sean Garrett. But it’s the collaboration with fellow R&B superpower Beyonce that truly sets the record a part as the […]