Justin Timberlake and T. I. have teamed up again for “If I”. This is kinda hot…I’m not really feeling JT’s voice on the track because it sounds just a tad bit out of his range. I’m loving the old school funk influence on the production…I’m pretty sure there is a sample in there but I [...]
N.E.R.D. has a new video for their song “Sooner or Later”. This video is a little unexpected…for once they actually put out something with a plot. There is something unfortunately appropriate about using the stock market turmoil as the visual representation of the song. Due to the very real economic crisis our country is in [...]
J. Holiday has a new song called “Wrong Lover” featuring Rick Ross. The song is about how a woman J was talking to chose another man over him but he still wants her back. That’s an interesting slight twist on the usual “I want to take you from your man” song…but my first reaction is [...]
Kanye West brought the house down this weekend on Saturday Night Live. He performed “Heartless” and “Pinocchio Story” in one segment and man…he did an excellent job. I’ve never seen anyone actually take a SNL performance so seriously and transform the stage. Whether you love or hate the new direction Kanye West or think he [...]
Travis Barker (my fav rocker) put his own bad a$$ spin on Jay-Z’s“Jockin Jay-Z”. The original version of the song is already one of my fav club bangers right now…but Travis rocking it out makes it that much hotter. I’m loving it…it’s great that Travis recovered so quickly from the tragic airplane crash that took [...]
Snoop Dogg has a new Christmas song called “Xmas” featuring J. Black. Well…it’s more like J. Black featuring Snoop Dogg, but if I put that nobody would want to listen to it. Jim Jones and company should take some notes from Snoop on how you make a Christmas song. The production is nice blend of [...]
India Arie has a new song called “Chocolate High” featuring Musiq Soulchild. In the first 10 seconds I hated the production, but it grew on me after India started singing. Still…I think if the production was a little bit more subtle and smoother this could have been one of those classic romantic slow grooves. I don’t know if [...]
Juelz Santana has a new video for his song “Jingle Bellz” featuring Starr from the “Jim Jones & Skull Gang Present A Tribute To Bad Santa Starring Mike Epps” album. Yes it is as bad as it sounds. I love Christmas music, so I figured I would give the song a chance since good Christmas [...]
Common has a remix for his song “Punch Drunk Love” featuring Pharrell. For the Remix the production is a little slower and smoother…but the lyrics (with the exception of the hook) are pretty much the same. Pharrell doesn’t contribute much to song…just a few ad-libs but no verse…which makes this remix seem a little pointless [...]
Ryan Leslie has a new video for his song “How It Was Supposed to Be”. I see Ryan is trying to inject some life and energy into his image…but the music and his demeanor aren’t enough to disguise his laid back vocals. I like the song, but the video does nothing for me because he doesn’t [...]
