Kevin Ross

Kevin Ross is a 24 year-old Washington, DC native singer who's on the come up.  I chose him because he gives off a mature gentleman vibe, not the sexed up, disrespectful male perfumer that we have been forced to deal with over the years.  He is a trained vocalist and performer, as well as a recent graduate of Berklee College of Music, with a degree in songwriting.  He has been compared to legends like Stevie Wonder and Donny Hathaway, which is definitely a fair comparison.

 He now lives in Atlanta, works as a songwriter, and has a publishing deal with Kon Live.  Kevin has worked with artists like Jaime Foxx, Usher and Akon, and was named "Best New Artist" by AOL Music.      He has also won the award for "Best Male Artist" at the 2009 DMV Entertainment Music Awards.  Take a look at the video for his single "So Incredible" below.

Contact info:
www.twitter.com/krossmusic

Purple St. James (Yazarah)

Yazarah is an eclectic singer/songwriter with her own production company who, in my opinion, can't be placed into a genre.  Her sound is a mix between Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Solange, En Vogue and a few other people put together in this melting pot.  Classically trained, Yazarah (born Dana Nicole Williams), sang backup for Erykah Badu on her Mama's Gun tour.  She decided to leave the tour in 2001 to work on her own career.  Since that time, she has performed with artists including Raheem Devaughn, Floetry, Rahsaan Paterson, Goapele and Chaka Kahn.

Every track that I have heard from the Washington, DC native has a good feel to it.  There is a song for every mood, every person.  Her voice is different from what you are used to hearing on the radio, and that's a great thing.  She can best be described as a breath of fresh air for any music scene.  Check out her video for "Love Come Save The Day" below or click here.  There is also a video version of this song, however, I felt that she would make more of an impact with the acoustic version.  Enjoy!

Contact info:

"Hawk" Burns
347.451.9112