Making the Band 4 returned for season 3 last night. The most exciting development of the night was the return of Lauri Ann. I didn’t expect that she would be returning to the show in episode 1, but really it was the smartest move by Diddy. Frankly Day 26is just not that interesting to watch [...]
Kanye West and T-Pain have a new song called “Go Hard” (I refuse to say it’s DJ Khaled’s song simply because of his annoying yell over the track). Anyway…this is a catchy song that has that club banger anthem type feel to it. I see Kanye has no intention of dropping the voice effect yet, [...]
Monica is back with a very personal song called “Still Standing” featuring Ludacris. Normally I would roll my eyes at someone releasing the cliche “I’m still here” type of song, BUT this is one of the few times where it doesn’t sound trite or whiny. I’m glad she choose a R&B/Dirty South/Almost Rock production for [...]
Bobby Valentino has a new song called “Beep Beep” featuring Yung Joc. Yes I know that some (or many) would consider Bobby V corny, but I can’t help it I still love his music. His songs are always so catchy, most of his songs have a more positive lyrical content (translation: every song isn’t about [...]
Estelle, one of our fav UK imports has a new video for her song “Pretty Please”.The video is pretty simple but it still has a lot of nice elements. First I’m digging the whole retro thing…at first I thought they were going for a whole Ike and Tina thing with the look and the player [...]
Solange has a new video for her song “Sandcastle Disco”. She sticks with the retro look/theme and adds some really cute animation to her video to bring the song to life. I like this video and the song is light and fun like her other single “I Decided”; but I just wish that she came [...]
Joe has a new song called “Why Just Be Friends”. Joe shows off his vocal range for this track much more than he has in the past and he sounds great. I’m really feeling the vibe of this. The beat has a slower Michael Jackson “Rock With You” vibe…which is kinda hot. Whenever Joe comes [...]
Musiq Soulchild is switching up his style with his new video “Radio”. I know Musiq’s fans will bemoan that this song is not neo-soul, but I still dig it and you can’t deny that it is catchy as hell. When I was at the Essence Festival I saw two 50 something year old Black women [...]
Santogold has a new video for her song “Lights Out”. There is something about her that reminds me of Napoleon Dynamite…the retro 80s rock sound, the color scheme, the patterns, her geekiness…just everything. That’s not a bad thing though…at least she is in her own lane. This ain’t for everybody, but I think the alternative/indie [...]
I haven’t done a throwback post in a while, so today I’m posting two of my favorite songs/videos from D’Angelo. First up is “Lady” which is easily one of my top favorite songs. The entire “Brown Sugar” album was classic, but this joint stands out as one of the hottest. I love the groove of [...]
