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Songs In the Key of Life 22: "Made Up My Mind"

Songs In the Key of Life 22: “Made Up My Mind”

Religious hypocrisy is a touchy subject, but June is unafraid to discuss it in the latest Songs in the Key of Life column.

Songs In The Key of Life 21: "A Song For Mama"

Songs In The Key of Life 21: “A Song For Mama”

June pays tribute to a very special person in the latest edition of Songs in the Key of Life.

Songs In The Key Of Life 20: "Champagne Life"

Songs In The Key Of Life 20: “Champagne Life”

June celebrates life in this week’s Songs in the Key of Life column, with a little help from Ne-Yo.

Songs in the Key of Life 19: "The Sound of Silence"

Songs in the Key of Life 19: “The Sound of Silence”

June looks over the devastation that followed Hurricane Sandy by choosing a classic from one of the acts most closely identified with New York City.

Who The Hell Is...Fred The Godson?

Who The Hell Is…Fred The Godson?

Check out Bronx-raised MC Fred The Godson. Is he the next big thing?

Songs In The Key of Life 18: "Cry"

Songs In The Key of Life 18: “Cry”

It’s okay to cry. Right?

Songs in the Key of Life 17: "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"

Songs in the Key of Life 17: “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”

You can’t go wrong with Dr. Nina Simone. Listen to one of her biggest hits while June preaches about being misunderstood in this week’s Songs in the Key of Life column.

Songs in the Key of Life 16: "Superman"

Songs in the Key of Life 16: “Superman”

What would you do if you could save mankind but weren’t sure how to save yourself?

Songs in the Key of Life 15: "I Came To Win"

Songs in the Key of Life 15: “I Came To Win”

Come hard or don’t come at all.

Songs in the Key of Life 14: "Street Dreams"

Songs in the Key of Life 14: “Street Dreams”

Statistically I should be dead or in prison so either I’m a ghost writer, this is a letter from an upstate correctional facility, or I’ve beaten the odds thus far. There’s  always a chance that I might be speaking too soon but why use up brain matter on something that has not presented itself.The environment I grew up in wasn’t all roses but it doesn’t really reflect the person I am today. Oh trust that I am street smart; I’m […]

Songs in the Key of Life 13: "I Can Only Be Me"

Songs in the Key of Life 13: “I Can Only Be Me”

How can I not select a Stevie Wonder song? After all, this column is named after one of his best selling albums… As I look back on my life I can’t help but to laugh. It’s funny how we make attempts at certain things in hopes that it will bring us great success. I had my share of experiments that went nowhere fast. I was just telling a friend the other day how I feel like Ralph Kramden from the […]

Songs in the Key of Life 12: "Me & Mrs. Jones"

Songs in the Key of Life 12: “Me & Mrs. Jones”

A lesson on keeping up with the joneses-from someone who now knows better. Welcome to our latest Songs in the Key of Life column.