About
Beats, Rhymes & Life is the spot where you can get the hottest and latest in music along with G. Valentino Ball’s razor sharp & humorous analysis of urban and pop culture.
Named after an album by one of G’s favorite groups A Tribe Called Quest, Beats, Rhymes & Life sums up the content of the blog. There’s a million blogs out there with a million different perspectives. You can now add his twisted Ghetto Nerd view to the pot.
What will you find? A variety of things will be on deck. Rants about pop culture along with a random collection of things hot infused with the attitude that can only be described as Boston. From the profound to the profane you will get it all. And be assured that your feedback is always welcome.
According to G., “Music is an interactive experience. You need to feel it in an environment with other people so you can get the full impact. That love of music is what drives my love of nightclubs and the club experience. That and the scantily clad women and copious amounts of alcohol. HAHA.”
G. Valentino Ball is a Boston based freelance writer. His work has appeared in the Boston Globe, the Boston, Philly and New York editions of The Metro, Boston.com, Downtimeonline.net, Examiner.com and Thatsmajor.info . The former Editor In Chief of Downtimeonline.net also works an A&R for Pollymore Music Group. In addition he has a decade of experience in music retail. When he isn’t writing for his life to get out of his day job, he’s enjoying his first love, music.










