Page 33 - Love of Music St. Louis Magazine

St. Louis Music with a Message

Thi’sl
Artists have historically been the prophets and mouthpieces
of society, calling out injustice and leading the conversa-
tion. While the debate over the opioid crisis rages, St.
Louis hip hop artist Thi’sl has been especially candid about
the evils of the drug that has ruined or taken the lives of
his loved ones. “I Hate You (Crack)” is a heartfelt dismiss-
al of the life of a hustler, the drug of choice and havoc it
wreaks. “Yeah you brought the money/But with it came
the pain/Yeah you made it sunny/But then it brought the
rain/I came to set ‘em free/ Man I’m through with makin’
slaves/And I don’t care how many of the rappers sing
you praise/I hate you.” With honesty and integrity, Thi’sl
proves that character outweighs bravado.
Photo credit iamthisl.com and rapzilla.com

MiKayla Gunn
The entertainment industry is a notoriously cutthroat and
difficult to navigate profession that demands strength, deter-
mination and thick skin to succeed in. MiKayla Gunn is a
St. Louis country artist, songwriter, actress and model who
juggles all her entertainment ventures with grace. Anywhere
Gunn goes she thanks those that contribute to her successes,
calling them “some of the most talented…in the industry.”
Her successes are broad and varied, holding five cast cred-
its on IMDb.com, various modeling shoots and having held
titles such as Miss St. Louis County Teen USA, Miss O’Fallon
Teen USA and Miss St. Charles County Teen USA. Gunn’s
message to all who reach for their dreams: “Stay optimis-
tic, keep your head up and let the light shine through you
because you are amazing and can do anything you set your
mind to!”
Photo credit Facebook

Story Continued From Page 24
And the forthcoming Close Enough for Love with Os- He is currently working with two of pop music’s most no-
car-winning film composer and songwriter Johnny Mandel. table producers on the creation of their memoirs; Granata
is also writing The Ultimate Sinatra Listening Guide: the
Granata has contributed to and supervised the creation definitive “go-to” guide on the music of Frank Sinatra.
of dozens of CD projects including four Grammy-nom- Publication information to be announced.
inated packages at RCA Victor, Columbia, Capitol/
EMI and Warner-Reprise Records. Notable recording In addition to his creative endeavors, Chuck served as
projects include Frank Sinatra in Hollywood (Reprise/6 a career police officer in New Jersey (1989-2012) and
CDs); A Voice in Time and A Voice on Air Columbia was a seven-year member of the Livingston, NJ Board of
Legacy/4 CDs each. Chuck is the producer and oc- Education. He and his wife Barbara are the parents of
casional co-host of Nancy Sinatra’s weekly Nancy for two daughters.
Frank show on Sirius-XM radio channel 71 Siriusly
Sinatra.

www.LoveofMusicMagazine.com | 31