Thursday, September 9, 2010

Archive for the ‘Singles Review’ Category

NEW: Alicia Keys – Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart

Posted by Mack On October - 29 - 2009
This is a bit of a different sound for Ms. Keys, but I definitely like it. It has less of the unplugged feel, and more of a futuristic, heavy production feel – kinda like an 808. Yeah, that’s because the producer of this track did a lot of work on Kanye’s 808′s N’ Heartbreaks. Ms. Keys new album, The Element of Freedom has been pushed back two weeks to December 15, so make sure you cop that!

NEW SINGLE from Chris Brown – I Can Transform Ya

Posted by Mack On September - 29 - 2009

Yessss! Chris Breezy is BACK with the first single from his new album Graffiti. Swizz Beatz on the production, Weezy on the feature, this joint has a nice beat, but I think it’ll take some time for me to love this like some of his other work that was instant smashes (Wall to Wall, With U, etc.) It just doesn’t WOW me like I thought it would. This joint is pretty slick though!

Audio: Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne – I Can Transform Ya

NEW Britney Spears – 3

Posted by Mack On September - 29 - 2009

Yes, the name of the song is 3. It’s the new single from Britney’s The Singles Collection compilation disc, which will include 17 of her biggest hits! I’m actually kinda diggin this song, a surprise since I absolutely HATED the Circus album. What do u think?

Audio: Britney Spears – 3

Omarion ft. Gucci Mane – I Get It In

Posted by Mack On September - 25 - 2009

If this song sounds familiar to ya, it’s because it is. We gave you this track already, but Lil Wayne was on it (click here to listen). Since then, Omarion has split from Young Money and split Wayne from the track, replacing him with… Gucci Mane? BURR! This is reportedly the first single from Omarion’s 3rd solo album Ollusion (how creative…) due out November 24th. That’ll be pushed back, there’s no way he wants to compete with Diddy AND Mary J. Blige. He’s not B2K anymore, remember?And yes, that damn ‘BURR’ sound is equally as annoying as OJ Da Juiceman’s ‘AYE’. I just can’t fathom… never mind. Here’s the song…

Audio: Omarion ft. Gucci Mane – I Get It In

Yesssssssss!!! Real R&B is BACK!! Brian McKnight is prepping the release of album #11 (damn, I actually own ALL of them!), entitled Evolution of A Man. The first single, What I’ve Been Waiting For has all the elements that made us love Brian McKnight through the nearly two decades of his career. Evolution of A Man is set to hit stores on October 13, I’m betting on another classic…

Audio: Brian McKnight – What I’ve Been Waiting For

I expected her to comeback with a ballad, but definitely something much more powerful. This isn’t a bad single, but it doesn’t carry the type of strength that I expected from THE VOICE that powered R&B music for years. I Didn’t Know My Own Strength is the first single from Whitney’s new album, entitled I Look to You, set to hit shelves on September 1st. This single will generate SOME buzz, but she MUST come stronger…

The Dream – Hit It On The Road

Posted by Mack On June - 24 - 2009

Ehhh… I’m not really feelin this joint. It’s a slightly different
sound for The Dream, but not better. On the one hand, at least we don’t
hear the repetitive “ella ella” and “eh eh”. On the flipside, this
sounds like a cross between the ignorant lyricism of Soulja Boy or the
Ying Yang Twins, and the rap-sing style of Trey Songz or Ciara (no diss
to either). The beat is pretty hot, but that’s about all I can really
get with on this song. I presume this is a preview track from his next
album Love King, coming in 2010.

R. Kelly feat. Keri Hilson – Number 1 Sex

Posted by Mack On June - 24 - 2009


“You are now rockin’ with the best, I’ll make you forget about the rest…”

R. Kelly has and probably will always make great slow jams and bedroom bangers. On Number 1 Sex, Kellz teams up with Miss Keri Hilson to deliver another sexy bedroom banger. Auto-tune aside, R. Kelly put it down on the vocals and so does Keri. It’s been rumored that R. Kelly is working on his next album, by my count this will be number 9 for him. Hopefully it will be a return to his glory days, because in recent years, Kellz seems to have been losing his touch for making solid albums.

Rihanna – Te Amo

Posted by Mack On June - 21 - 2009

Rihanna’s Latin-tinged Te Amo has that rhythmic dance feel to it, accented by a sensual Spanish guitar. The lyrics speak of another female, so it’s hard to determine if this is a track Rihanna is referencing for another artist or if it’s for her next project. Download the track using the link below.

Chris Brown – Smash

Posted by Mack On June - 21 - 2009

This version is unfinished, but could appear on C. Breezy’s forthcoming Graffiti album. Not really a new sound for Chris Brown, and I think he’s testing the waters with the auto-tune use on this one, although he’s not new to the use of the voice augmentation tool. However, Chris is one of the few guys in the game that can actually deliver some good vocals, so auto-tune is really not necessary for him. Smash is okay for me, I think he’s getting a little more brash in his lyrics, but this isn’t anything spectacular… no pun intended.

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