Estelle drops off two new videos for her latest single Fall In Love, which features her mentor and label-head John Legend on one mix of the track and NY-rapper Nas on the other. Fall In Love is a smooth and breezy groove, not too hard and not too easy. It definitely spells another hit for the London-born singer.  The video follows Estelle as she catches the eye of an admiring onlooker. Personally I prefer the Nas-featured version of the track, he offers enough contrast while still balancing her soft sound on the track. Estelle is currently prepping the release of her new album All of Me, due out later this year.

Be sure to check all our footage of Estelle from the 2010 Essence Music Festival:

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I’m actually kinda diggin the direction of this sound from Estelle – but I wish she could’ve expanded on it more. It just seems to be lacking something. I like how Fall In Love shifts focus to her vocals but even with a heavy hitter like Nas on the track it’s not an instant favorite, but I think it’ll grow on me. Sonically, it’s very reminiscent of American Boy in its composition, just with a slower tempo. Fall In Love is the new single from Estelle’s forthcoming album All Of Me. Most recently, Estelle was nominated for Best International Act on the upcoming BET Awards and she’ll be performing at this year’s Essence Music Festival. Check it out… what ya think? Read the rest of this entry »

I’m kinda likin’ this joint! I respect both Nas and John Legend as masters at their art forms, but together this is a great song. It’s set to appear on Khaled’s new Victory album, which will have guest appearances from Usher, Rick Ross, Soulja Boy and Busta Rhymes among others. I’mma go ahead and stamp this joint APPROVED, what say you? Read the rest of this entry »

You may recall us putting you on to the original version a while back. Here’s the remix featuring Nas, Jadakiss, Rick Ross, and former Badboy whiteboy Kain. Amerie’s Love & War album is scheduled to release August 11th via Def Jam. Props to Sav.

DOWNLOAD: Amerie – Why R U (Remix) (Feat. Nas, Jadakiss, Kain & Rick Ross)

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The people need someone to believe in, so in God’s Son we trust

Mack: People will have a hard time admitting it but Nas is the best active rapper in the game right now
Mello: oh yea
Mack: and people won’t like some of his music because it’s the truth…
Mello: I saw the comment that someone left and I agree
Mack: yeah, Sane
Mello: he’s the only one that aint out here wanting to make it rain
Mack: he’s better than Weezy, and he’s always been 10 levels above 50 cent
Mello: he’s a real lyricist and I love this album
Mack: and he has something to say… this whole album is a history lesson and a wake up call all rolled into one. Hero was the perfect lead single; lyrically it just gives way to everything else on the album… it’s a story of his own rise and maturity. He put in a nice catchy hook to grab the attentions of the masses and say “Hey look over here!” then when you get the album, he inundates you with the truth
Mello: exactly
Mack: Sly Fox is definitely gonna turn some heads… he’s takin on the major media outlets
Mello: which is why I love it
Mack: and Fried Chicken is some real talk!! Busta’s like “I’mma eat some shit until what I’m eatin kills me. And I choose to do that. Why? Because that’s just what niggas do…”
Mello: exactly… I love it!
Mack: I’m pretty sure he won’t do as well as Weezy in sales, but as far as the quality of music, Nas has got it by a long shot. So let Weezy have the Billboard awards… Nas deserves the Grammy!
Mello: yea, wit this album, its a public service announcement: “Niggas exist in all nationalities!” That’s a classic line. We Make the World Go Round wit Chris Brown is a nice piece
Mack: yeah, another lil somethin to attract the younger listeners… make them sit down and listen
Mello: “in america you’ll never be free, middle fingers up, fuck the police”
Mack: I really believe this dude is hip hop’s hero… he’s a teacher… and hip-hop is his classroom
Mello:the fundamentals of hip-hop have been resurrected with this album. As I stated in my is hip hop dead post it didn’t die, its been put in a time capsule 2 be resurrected
Mack: and the good thing is, it speaks to EVERYONE… a lot of people would listen on the surface and think he’s pro-black but he’s pro-American, pro-earth, pro-Obama, pro-equality.
Mello: “Wake up America…its not what you think it is”
Mack: He uses his music wisely too. There’s a lot of emotion in some of the tracks that Nas can’t convey in his voice so he lets the music do it for him. Like the anger you can tell he feels in Sly Fox… the guitar on the track does justice to convey how he feels
Mack: or the sadness he feels for the ignorance of our whole country on America; the strings, the background singer… everything around him conveys his emotion while he delivers the message
Mello: we welcome the rebirth of hip-hop
Mack: it’s a REAL album… Nas has a lot to say
Mello: and sad 2 say..becuz of folks’ ignorance they won’t listen. He will capture @ least ONE persons attention… he definately caught mine
Mack: “No matter what the CD called I’m unbeatable y’all” Let’s GO ESCO!!!

Here’s the new video for Hero from Nas’ new album: Untitled. I think this is a hot song, and Keri Hilson blazes the hook. We’ve got a review of Untitled comin up soon so stay tuned… for now, do you think Nas is hip-hop’s hero? Do you feel he’s a hero in the black community? Listen to the track and weigh in…