Ari Gold takes fans for a ride

MadonnaTribe friend Ari Gold, the boy from the Bronx who has turned himself into a successful pop/R&B singer and a rising music star, is now turning the music scene on its head, rewriting the rules, and trailblazing a storm of political pop.

With music that is as catchy as it is controversial, Ari has not only been out from the beginning of his career, but he also never shied away from making music that comes from his unique perspective as an openly gay man, something unprecedented in R&B/Pop music.

On October 2nd, with the release of his third studio album, Transport Systems, Ari embarked on the most ambitious and exciting chapter of his career to date.

Transport Systems is about movement and progression, transportation and transformation. Beneath infectious grooves, thick harmonies and melodic hooks, the album boasts topics ranging from the down low phenomenon (“Mr. Mistress”), gender identity (“Transport Me”), gay relationships (“Good Relationship”), spirituality and forgiveness (“I Can Forgive You,”), crystal meth addiction (“Feeding The Fire”) and human rights (“Human”).

For the first single, the horn driven, earth wind and fire-esque retro house jam “Where The Music Takes You,” Ari collaborated with Grammy Award Winning Producer Joe Hogue (of >HitPlay) and VH1’s “Born To Diva” Sasha Allen to express the eternal theme of “To thine own self you can be true.”

Sexy, smart and soulful, the buzz has already begun that Transport Systems is a breakthrough album for this groundbreaking artist.

A few months ago Ari discussed with the Tribe how people like Madonna had an influence on his life and on the world in which we live in, in an exclusive interview that you can check out again by clicking HERE.