THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

50 Cent, Jay-Z & Diddy - I Get Money (Forbes Remix) (full) - listen
So remember these three topped Forbes’ ‘Hip-Hop Cash King’ list this year? Yeah, well they made a song about it. There’s not much to be said about it, except that Jay-Z and Diddy are on it. Other than that, it’s the typical “I Get Money” remix. I guess it’s cool that they just got on a track to talk about how much money they have. I mean, I love when people throw their money in my face. Either way, the song knocks. 50 and Jay’s verses are my favorite.

Q. Amey - Catching Feelings (full) - listen
Honestly, I don’t understand why Q. Amey hasn’t taken off yet. “Forever Girl” came out two summers ago, and now it seems as he’s not releasing any new material as a single. I know he’s been in the studio, writing for other people, but I’m very much so fond of his voice. There really aren’t any new, young talented males out right now, and I think he can definitely fill that void. “Catching Feelings” is produced by the homie Bryan-Michael Cox, I love when he does stuff like this. The song is uptempo but it’s still very mellow. I just love the feel of the track. There’s no reason that this boy isn’t out.

Gwen Stefani feat. Damian Marley - Now That You’ve Got It (full) - listen
Angel posted Gwen’s new video over the weekend, so I thought I’d just post the follow-up radio edit. This song comes from Gwen’s latest album, The Sweet Escape, which was released late last year. It’s Gwen’s fourth single from the album, and it’s produced by Swizz Beats. She added Damian Marley on to the track, and Swizzy switches up the production a bit. This was actually one of my favorite tracks from the album.

3LW - It’s Not All About Me (full) - listen
New 3LW? I could have sworn they’d just decided no more 3LW and they were just going to be the Cheetah Girls! No, I’m joking - but they are making great money over at Disney. Even though this sounds really old school, I wouldn’t be surprised if they were coming out with some new stuff. It was rumored a while ago that they were going to release a new album. Remember that single “Feelin’ You?” There was no album to follow, and there were also some tracks recorded with Rich Harrison. So maybe “It’s Not All About Me” is from a batch of new material.