'04 | This is de-di-ca-ted to the lover

Sick throwback jam off the Barbershop 2 Soundtrack 'Dre kills it and Sleepy's voice is too cool.

411 | Orlando upsets the universe

I called it. MVP. Coach of the Year. Going home. Final-less. And he just walks off the court, without any acknowledgment to the Magic. Childish.

P School | Love's Train

Classic slow jam from the brothers of Con Funk Shun. I saw them in concert my freshman year; and no school rocks like old school.

G101.3 | Tin roof...rusted

One of my favorites from The B-52's.

8709 | Classic

Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814 wasn't just an album; it was a movement. Ms. Jackson took her new found Control on our ears and crafted a concept album like no other. Under the production of NJS kings Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Jackson balanced the album perfectly between danceable R&B tracks (Miss You Much, Alright) and conscious songs alike (Rhythm Nation, The Knowledge). While some would have shied away from an album boasting topics such as illiteracy, racism, and poverty, Jackson pursued the project in full force. And practically every track is good, from "The Pledge" to "Miss You Much." Learn something while doing the running man. Bonus: In rare fashion, before Beyonce's B'Day labor, Jackson produced a catalog of videos to coincide with both her knowledge-heavy tracks as well as the regulars singles.

Tracklist

1. Interlude: Pledge
2. Rhythm Nation
3. Interlude: T.V.
4. State of the World
5. Interlude: Race
6. The Knowledge
7. Interlude: Let's Dance
8. Miss You Much
9. Interlude: Come Back
10. Love Will Never Do (Without You)
11. Livin' In A World (They Didn't Make)
12. Alright
13. Interlude: Hey Baby
14. Escapade
15. Interlude: No Acid
16. Black Cat
17. Lonely
18. Come Back to Me
19. Someday is Tonight
20. Interlude: Livin....In Complete Darkness

'01 | Ooh Oooooooh

It's Saturday. Begin your time off the 9-5 with Mr. Chris Bridges.

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SICK | Preview of Wale's "Chillin'"

And if you don't know, get familiar. Back to the Feature - Mixtape pending Attention Deficit - Debut LP soon THANK YOU HHPRnB Stop

411 | Like there was any doubt

Kobe and the Lakers finished the deal in Denver (on the road Orlando) to proceed to a 30th franchise NBA finals. Another championship would be the team's fifteenth. And by the look of things, I'd say they will covet that trophy. Unless fate falls in Cleveland's favor. Details

SOS | This is for you, and you, and definitely you

Montell was a g. Single from This Is How We Do It.

New New | You're A Jerk

I know, I know. Not another tween dance craze. This time The New Boyz from the Bay strike as a lesser Pack with "You're a Jerk." Accompany the song is a new dance, jerking, which incorporates galloping backwards in place and bouncing up and down. I'm not sure I can pull it off in the club, but the chorus and beat are addicting. (I've been practicing since early spring.) Damn. These jerks got me geeked up.

'02 | Should I give you some....

3LW's sophomore album, A Girl Can Mack, spawned two singles: the Diddy-assisted banger "I Do (Wanna Get Close To You)" ft. Loon, and the bubbly Pendagrass-sampled "Neva Get Enuf" ft. Lil' Wayne. Unfortunately the group Destiny Child-ed, losing Naturi Naughton prior to the album release. If, however, fate hadn't dealt these cards, and the three ladies wanted a third single, "Good Girl" would be it. The song is a sensual mid tepmo ballad, telling of a girl's decision to take her relationship to the next level. It's sexy yet classy , tetering in En Vogue territory of vocal ability and style. Adrienne Bailon beasts as the lead. Enjoy.

411 | Orlando vs. Cleveland Game 5

UPDATE | They'll get 'em in Orlando. As a lover of the arts I'm a sucker for irony. Whether it coincidental or intentional there is something Shakesperean about life's little way of saying "F you." The one day you forget your umbrella, it rains. You wear a sweater because it's always cold at the office; and, now the thermostat reads 73 degrees. The entire populace believes the robots are a great help, while the lone objector is defined as a lunatic . Don't worry. I'm not lonely, just alone. I've never been a Magic or Cavs fan (Let's face it - who were Cavs fans until now) but, I love an underdog. And as much as a LeBron-less finale would be disappointing, it'd so be worh it. Bonus points for the Nuggets to dismantle the Lake Show, but I see that as highly unlikely. (I'm a lunatic, not suicidal.)

New New | Walking on a budget

Via 2dopeboyz

Ye's puttin in work, only this time it's with Def Jam's radio killa's awesome "Walking on the Moon." I've been bumping this for quite sometime now, and am a lil' disappointed with the visuals. The song carries so much energy and pizazz; I find the video a recession-affected reinterpretation of the Jacksons' "Scream" and an amateur Star Wars-inspired porno. Sounds harsh but it looks like they shot this is in a day. The Dream put more glitz in his ode to some hips and the remix. Even something al a "Sensual Seduction" to feed off the 80s sound would have been more creative. Or maybe it would have looked like a 70s skin flick. But I digress.

SOS | When i get you alone x wanna luv u girl

SOSx2:

Many may not remember Thicke's only single from Cherry Blue Skies way back when. Some may not even recognize the now blue eye soul champion as Robin Thicke either (just loose the lochs). Nonetheless, this song was great. The 5th's sample gives it a life great for a summer day. The second is probably more familiar as it was the first single off of The Evolution of Robin Thicke. Hype is a beast.

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411 | Scripp's National Spelling Bee

Remember that extra studious student in 6th grade, the one that knew more than the teacher. The one with his head in a book and usually socially awkward. Well that kid is on national TV, and your sitting at home reading this. It's that time of year again for the brightest nerds in the nation to compete in one of the most intense competitions to date. I never even entered in my school's Bee, yet alone the country's. This would be me, except I'd still misspell the word.