Author: <span>I'Yanna</span>

“My Soul is a Witness for the Lord” Arizona Dranes

Arizona Dranes was a blind African and Mexican American gospel music artist who is said to have been born sometime between 1889 or 1894 in Greensvile, Texas. Dranes attended the Institute for Deaf, Dumb and Blind Colored Youths located in Austin Texas which it is said that she received her …

Don’t Mess Wit Texas – Lil’ Keke

Lil’ Keke, whose legal name is Marcus Lakee Edwards was born in 1976 in Houston, Texas. Keke started rapping in the early 90s and was the pupil of his friend and fellow rap innovator, DJ Screw. Lil’ Keke has been widely recognized for his influence on street music and the underground rap/ …