Sam Kurtzman News Today

As 2023 comes to a sudden close, we’re taking a look back at some of the best albums the year had to offer. Several of our staff members took the...

Autumn has finally arrived. The beginning of the school year is about a month behind us now, so it feels as if summer locked its door a while ago, but here we meet the true end. As homework began to pile up and red leaves started to hit the ground, members of the Impact wrote...

On the morning of Sept. 18, 1970, rock legend Jimi Hendrix was found unresponsive in his girlfriend Monika Dannemann’s apartment. He was rushed to the hospital immediately upon discovery, where he was pronounced dead at 12:45 p.m. Post-mortem examination led to the conclusion that he had choked on his own vomit and asphyxiated during the...

On the morning of Sept. 18, 1970, rock legend Jimi Hendrix was found unresponsive in his girlfriend Monika Dannemann’s apartment. He was rushed to the hospital immediately upon discovery, where he was pronounced dead at 12:45 p.m. Post-mortem examination led to the conclusion that he had choked on his own vomit and asphyxiated during the...

Operations Manager/Host of The Vibe

While I have not made my formal introduction on the mic yet, I am Sam Kurtzman, the new host of The Vibe, Impact’s resident hip-hop and R&B specialty show. In addition to celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, we have had quite the summer in terms of releases. Here are a few that are worth...

While I have not made my formal introduction on the mic yet, I am Sam Kurtzman, the new host of The Vibe, Impact’s resident hip-hop and R&B specialty show. In addition to celebrating the 50th anniversary of hip-hop, we have had quite the summer in terms of releases. Here are a few that are worth...

This February, in an attempt to bond with my friend and co-worker Sam Kurtzman, I took on the task of listening to a Future album nearly every single day of the month. So, taking 22 days out of the month to listen to 22 albums, I dedicated my listening time to analyzing and growing my...

Last month, I took it upon myself to become acquainted with the catalog of the legendary Atlanta rapper Future. As an avid hip-hop listener, I was already acquainted with a number of his albums and even more of his feature appearances and singles. In fact, one of the very first songs that started me on...

Operations Manager