The wigga Barbie Kim Zolciak of Bravo's smash reality show Real Housewives of Atlanta has reached a new high in tawdry publicity. We all knew the wig-toting celebutante couldn't hold a note between those buoys she calls breasts. But that's what auto-tune if for, right? Despite the lame chorus, this track wouldn't see the light of day on MTV 4's Deep Dish House.
As part of a week tribute to the late Aaliyah, here are Out of the Blue - a acapella group from Duke University performing an excellent cover of "Are You That Somebody."
Wipe that smile off your face. You ain't been Punk'd. Allegedly Omarion has been dropped from Young Money a week after signing with the yet-to-produce-any-album label.
This time on "C'mon Son" : Nas - Kelis = 55k; Bobby Brown can't pay attention yet alone child support; Bow Wow signs to YM; and, speaking of dogs, Vick got picked.
I remained reluctant to become a groupie of the entire Rock Band/Guitar Hero movement. It just wasn't my thing, you feel me. But this right here...this ish right here negus, I can dig it. This could be a possible Christmas gift, the first toy I've gotten since the original Xbox.
Here's the video for hip-hop/pop culture specialist, artist, and free spirit, Amanda Diva's, "Neon" from her album Spandex, Rhymes, & Soul. I'm diggin the retro In Living Color treatment. Be sure to subscribe to her YouTube channel for episodes of DivaSpeakTV and Diva Diva Yall.
Heard this @ Mixtape Maestro. Imagine is the Song of the Year had been produced by the likes of The Dream. Something you can rock too. Click above for link.
I had never seen this performance before, but it sums up my sentiments of Cassie 100%. Diddy must have promised The Talented Mr. Leslie keys to the city to co-sign this trick.
Watching the idiot box when I came across Lil' Jon & the Eastside Boyz's "What U Gon' Do." It seems like for-e-ver since Crunk capitalized on Easy Bake rhymes and bombastic southern funk. I was a middle schooler when Jonathon Smith unleashed "What!?!?" & "Okay!!!" in our music veracular, and as a youngin' I became addicted. I rode the crunkmobile all the way to high school right up until lyrical competance became a significant part of hip-hop again. Nontheless Crunk will always hold a special part in hip-hop history......and *tear* in my heart. So here are my top five favorite Crunk hits.
Let's Go - Trick Daddy ft. Twista & Lil' Jon - Between the "Crazy Train" sample and the inescapable ad-libs from Mr. Smith, this was a definite banger. The year it came out our high school band would tease us with the first 16 bars, and then go into the rest of Ozzy's original headbanger.
Knuck If U Buck - Crime Mob -
"I'm that ghetto, pistol-holding nigga on your damn street"
Some Cut - Trillville ft. Cutty - Damn. My dad even bumped this crunksexycool song. I wasn't sure what cut was then, but i do know. LMAO Dude's voice on the chorus was too cool. Sounded like a 70s pimp.
Wait (the Whisper Song) - The Ying Yang Twins - How do I explain this one? I first heard this on our church bus on a local trip to WalMart. Don't ask.
U and Dat - E-40 ft. T-Pain - Monumental moment where Crunk paired with its west coast cousin Hyphy for clubtastic results. I was obsessed with this track for awhile.
Honorable mentions:
Damn - Youngbloodz
Freek-a-leek - Petey Pablo
Neva Eva - Trillville
Get Low - Lil Jon & the Eastside Boyz ft. Ying Yang Twins
The Changing Faces of gospel drop a remix to their banger featuring .....wait for it....MALICE of Clipse. Dude gets his 'Jesus Walks.' Personally as a Christian I appreciate Mary Mary's boldness to extend a hand to a secular artist. And I respect Malice's respect for the G.O.D. Shout to Mixtape Maestro. Click above for link.
September 13th is the set date to see who gets the coveted Moonmen this year. But by the looks of the nominations (& the host) I won't be tuning in at all. Eminem and Kanye rank the most nominations with four each, including nods for Video of the Year with "We Made You" and "Love Lockdown." Really!?!?! I've seen a 1/4 of Em's video since its debut, and West had much better videos and singles with "Heartless" and "Welcome to Heartbreak." The only vid worthy of this title is Bey's "Single Ladies" which should win. There hadn't been a video that exciting in pop culture since Soulja Boy's "Crank That."
Other dishonorable mentions:
Best Choreography nominees include PCD's taudry remake of Slumdog's "Jai Ho;" and, Kristina DeBarge for "Goodbye." WTF. This will go to Mrs. Carter as well.
Best Male Video gathers 2/4 of the Rap Pack ("D.O.A." & "Live Your Life"), Mr. West and Marshall, and finally Ne-Yo for "Miss Independent." No "Pretty Wings" or even "Blame It?" I don't understand. Or maybe I'm not suppose to.
If I ran the VMAs, it'd look a little something like this:
Video of the Year
Mims "Move (If U Wanna)" - He may not have the lyrical prowess of Em or West, but the video was a staple of this year. Very different.
Kanye West "Heartless" - The most rap-like track off of 808s & Heartbreak, West animated his broken heart into a Dear Jane letter to his ex.
Beyonce "Single Ladies" - WINNER. Everybody from Justin Timberlake to Joe Jonas impersonated the video of the year.
Lady Gaga "Beautiful Dirty Rich" My favorite video from our gen's Madonna.
Maxwell "Pretty Wings" - Eight years out of the game, and one single covets you a #1 debut. Did this even get MTV airplay? He'd also be nominated for Best Male Video.
Other thoughts: Lady GaGa should get Best New Artist unless Drake wheels in with a steal. Britney Spears shouldn't anything because of the goof of last year winning VOTY. P-UH-LEASE.
Just when one officially ManTan-ed BET, they weasel back into the fold. I was finishing my daily fix of the Mowry's when I caught a glimpse of BET's newest endeavor - The Heat. It's nothing innovative since its simply what they're suppose to do - provide viewers with music videos - but it's surprisingly refreshing. In the boggle of reality tv and 106's slim effort to remain relevant, The Heat did something only Sirius radio, Vh1 Soul, and those Music Choice channels were capable of - giving me great music music from then and now. I was floored when the first video of the hour segment was none other than 1990s mega hit "Hold On' by En Vogue - in all its retro glory. Plus the interactiveness of Twitter to request certain videos and answer the question of the day is a step forward. Now if we can just get to the other 23 hours of programming.
Decided to make a blend of some of my favorite songs this summer. The first of two and hopefully of an eventual series for each month...when I get a chance to sit down and mix.
Bare with me. I discovered Auburn about two years ago on her Myspace page. It was right around the time some chick's lip gloss was poppin and everyone wanted to Crank some inanimate object. She's portrayed herself as a singer/songwriter/rapper and leader of the dorks or some other. What kept me was her material. The teenager sang and spit stuff teenagers would listen too. She doesn't use sex to get her message across, and isn't tryin to be hood. Like what Lil' Mama would and could have been if she wasn't Lil' Mama. Reminds me of kinder times of the 90s with artist like Tevin, The Boys, and Raven Symone's short stint. Nineties music had a sense of consciousness and fun at the same time. She released an album, Same Girl, to little fan fare but I enjoyed it. Luckily I came across a sorta mixtape of some of her material as she prepares for her album release. Here are some of my favorite tracks. Shout to RMB Music Blog.
Move - She kinda takes a swipe @ that girl from the planet Harlem over Mims' hit.
Famous - Ode to her fresh swag and sneaker fetish. Catchy.
Real Choppers - Beat. Goes. Hard. PBP Something to blast through your speakers.
My Hood - A declaration to the current state of her Minneapolis hood. This was a released single which had a video to match:
sidebar: There's a tight remix of "My Hood" on top of Blige's "My Life" floating around somewhere.
She's currently working on her next album. I'm looking forward to it. Something for the next generation that doesn't involve a bar, a club, or a drank.
Just when I already purchased a steep 120, they go and upgrade.
Just when one officially ManTan-ed BET, they weasel back into the fold. I was finishing my daily fix of the Mowry's when I caught a glimpse of BET's newest endeavor - The Heat. It's nothing innovative since its simply what they're suppose to do - provide viewers with music videos - but it's surprisingly refreshing. In the boggle of reality tv and 106's slim effort to remain relevant, The Heat did something only Sirius radio, Vh1 Soul, and those Music Choice channels were capable of - giving me great music music from then and now. I was floored when the first video of the hour segment was none other than 1990s mega hit "Hold On' by En Vogue - in all its retro glory. Plus the interactiveness of Twitter to request certain videos and answer the question of the day is a step forward. Now if we can just get to the other 23 hours of programming.
MORE LIKE VEGGIE BURGER! Both of yall for the sake of urban culture, let it the kucf go!
Bare with me. I discovered Auburn about two years ago on her Myspace page. It was right around the time some chick's lip gloss was poppin and everyone wanted to Crank some inanimate object. She's portrayed herself as a singer/songwriter/rapper and leader of the dorks or some other. What kept me was her material. The teenager sang and spit stuff teenagers would listen too. She doesn't use sex to get her message across, and isn't tryin to be hood. Like what Lil' Mama would and could have been if she wasn't Lil' Mama. Reminds me of kinder times of the 90s with artist like Tevin, The Boys, and Raven Symone's short stint. Nineties music had a sense of consciousness and fun at the same time. She released an album, Same Girl, to little fan fare but I enjoyed it. Luckily I came across a sorta mixtape of some of her material as she prepares for her album release. Here are some of my favorite tracks. Shout to RMB Music Blog.
