Exclusive: GSimone talks new holiday music and the importance of Hip-Hop 50

GSimone stands as one of the most prolific executives in the music industry. Throughout her career, she’s worked with legendary acts such Fat Joe, Kid Capri, Channel Live, Mad Lion, and her husband KRS-One.& GSimone, who also does a motivational segment on Praise 102.5, recently added some holiday cheer with her new songs “Best Time of the Year” and “All I Want.” With the holiday songs, she’s teamed up with the legendary saxophonist J. Henry from New Orleans with production by Enrico “Rico” Wolf. GSimone recently spoke with ADW about her new music and the importance of Hip-Hop 50. What inspired you to create holiday cheer with these two new songs? I’ve had the songs for a while and every holiday I’ve tried to find time to get the songs mixed. I got to the point where I couldn’t find the files, so we kind of went in and fix the files we had. I wanted to put them out this year. It’s a special year with 50 years of hip-hop, which is very celebratory this year. We’re celebrating that and I just wanted to put out some more love for the holidays., When people get an opportunity to listen,...