Archive for March, 2009
New Music from Monica – Once In A Lifetime
Video: Young Jeezy – Don’t Do It
Cinematically, this is probably Jeezy’s best video, shouts to Gabriel Hart. The black-and-white edit on this video adds to the somber nature of the song and really makes the whole video memorable. Don’t Do It is one of the hottest joints from Jeezy’s latest The Recession which hit stores last September.
Nas, Jay-Z, Jeezy, then Pac though? How significant was that?
Video: Twista – Wetter (Get It Wet Pt. 2)
The fastest rapper alive is back and, in a style that only Twista can deliver, he slows it down just for the ladies. Wetter (Get it Wet Pt 2) is the first single from Category F5, his eighth album. I’m diggin the sexiness in this video, lots of hot ladies and lots of Nuvo. Twista has a history of putting out sexy jams like this for the ladies; one of my favorites is Freaky Thangs from Ludacris’ Word of Mouf album which also features Jagged Edge. Category F5 is set for release on June 16th and is rumored to feature guest appearances from Busta Rhymes, T-Pain, Lil Wayne and Justin Timberlake among others. Check out the latest video from the Chi-town speed demon…
New Music: Rick Ross feat. Nas – The Usual Suspects
Teairra Mari ft. Nicki Minaj – Automatic
Q-Tip ft. Kanye West and Consequence – We Fight, We Love (Remix)
Charles Hamilton – Catch My Balls
Monday’s Motivation Muzik: Mary J. Blige – No More Drama
“No more pain, no more pain, no drama… No more in my life…”
I think Mary was on to something with this one… in fact, I’m sure of it. This song hits home for me, especially recently, I’ve learned another lesson. New Edition had a song called Can You Stand The Rain? I counter that with this question: can you stand the sunshine? See, it’s one thing to have friends who have your back when you’re going through the storms of life and things aren’t so good. But what happens when you decide to make life better for yourself? When the storms of sadness are washed away and success showers down, how many umbrellas can you count? Quite simply, everybody doesn’t want to see you succeed. I made a vow to myself that I would no longer allow the dead weight of other people’s negativity to hold me down and prevent me from flying high. For that reason, I offer you Mary J. Blige’s No More Drama as this week’s Motivation Muzik. Sometimes the easiest thing to do in a hard situation is LET IT GO…
New Keri Hilson – Hey Girl
Now THIS song succeeds where Cassie’s Let’s Get Crazy fails!! This is how I’d like my girl to party: “Patron, Tequila I’m drunk off margaritas“. Fresh off the release of her debut album In A Perfect World, Keri Hilson’s Hey Girl is an unreleased cut from the album, that I’m hoping will show up as a bonus track or an addition in a re-release. This song proves once again that, if nothing else, Ms. Keri can sure as hell rock a party!
Kid Cudi – Day N’ Nite
Kid Cudi reminds me of that kid in the back of the class… the one with a world of creativity locked inside his mind but no one took the time to understand. With Day N’ Nite, he recorded two videos for the two versions of the song. The first is the original, stronger on the hip-hop tip which weaves animation in and out of real life scenes to bring the song’s metaphors to life.
The second, which is the version I prefer, is more hip-hop/electronica and is a remix done by an Italian DJ in Europe by the name of Crookers. The video is pretty amusing too, I enjoy his more humorous side.
I’m assuming the original version will make it on to his debut album entitled Man On The Moon: The Guardians, from Kanye’s GOOD imprint, but I’d really like to hear the UK mix as a bonus track. Moreover, I’d love to hear Kid Cudi and Janelle Monae do a collab, that would be epic!! Which video do you prefer?










