If you have a passion for it, you can earn a living from it. Growing up in the 13th Ward of Uptown New Orleans wasn’t easy for Melissa Odum. Her parents were addicted to drugs which led to her being adopted by her grandparents. She attended Walter L. Cohen where she learned a lot about […] More
Tyrann Mathieu is a New Orleans native from the 7th Ward who always had dreams of making it to the big leagues. I would watch him play kickball at Osborne Elementary school and could tell he would be a star one day. Tyrann’s story isn’t your average sport’s tale. This is a story filled with […] More
Little is known about the relationship between Mannie Fresh and Dee-1. The New Orleans duo has been putting in work for years. Sadly no one really knows how they linked up in the first place. We were able to record a session with Mannie Fresh and Dee-1 where they explained how they first linked up. […] More
Kari Cojoe is a young entrepreneur from New Orleans with a very inspiring story. She went from selling clothes from her online boutique out of her trunk to becoming a multimillionaire fashion executive. Kari sat down with us for an interview where she touched on everything from her upbringing to how she managed to make […] More
Ever since Trenitty passed away the committee has been relatively silent. That was until this afternoon when “Pressure” a music video by Lil Soulja Slim, Trenitty, and Willa surfaced. This is very refreshing to see. I honestly did not think that we would see another video featuring the late great Trenitty. The video was filmed […] More
Did you know that the son of Soulja Slim attended Jackson State University? Lil Soulja Slim has created quite the name for himself throughout the years. He has been taking his music and business ventures very seriously while building a beautiful family. In part 2 of our sit down with Lil Soulja Slim we discussed […] More
NewtralGroundz congratulates NOLA Grammy Winners and nominees Only one New Orleans artist took home a Grammy on Sunday at the 2020 Grammy’s Award Show, St. Augustine High School graduate, PJ Morton. Morton is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Since 2012, Morton has been one of the keyboardists, alongside Jesse Carmichael, for the […] More
It’s not easy to step out on your career to do what you really love. However; KvngDavid, of 7th ward New Orleans, did just that. At the age of only eight years old he used writing as a form of therapy. Those writings became useful as he would follow in the footsteps of his older […] More
Kobe Bryant and his daughter were among five people killed in a helicopter crash Legendary NBA player Kobe Bryant has died in a California helicopter crash, reports said Sunday. Kobe Bryant, 41, and his daughter Gianna Maria Onore, 13, were two of five people who were tragically killed when Bryant’s private helicopter crashed. The […] More
Director, Edward Buckles tells his story on his directing of a Kevin Gates music video So the million dollar question is, how did Director Edward Buckles get the opportunity to direct a Kevin Gates film and include so much of NOLA’s culture in it. “Directed by E.Buckles” is a very common visual in the city […] More