United States Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor once said, “The Latina in me is an ember that blazes forever.” And what a fire hers is. This week's Needle Drop Record comes from a Latina artist who burns just as brightly.

Conductor Leonard Slatkin once said, "In some ways, I believe music is the more convincing communicator of ideas than words." I'm Kelly McCartney and this week's Needle Drop Record absolutely needs no words.

Nina Simone once said, “Jazz is not just music, it's a way of life, it's a way of being, a way of thinking.” And more than one person has said the same about hip-hop which is surely one of the primary reasons they go so well together.