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Monday, March 24, 2008



Brandy - Honey (full) - listen
Here’s a new track from Brandy entitled “Honey.” I think it’s really a cute song, but it seems like something that was just recorded in order to let fans know that Brandy is working on new material. It seems like just a taste of the sound that she’ll be touching on this time around. I am always impressed by Brandy’s vocal arrangements and her adlibs, so I think that’s what I’m most looking forward to on this new project. I’m excited.
Big Boi feat. Andre 3000 & Raekwon - Royal Lush (full) - listen
You would have though that over the past year, the guys from OutKast would have had a new album out, or at least would have had solo material out, because of all the remixes and cameos they had. But it seems as though they’ve chosen to release now. Well, at least, Big Boi anyways. When I first heard the song, I was under the impression that it was an OutKast song, but informants let me know that the new song, “Royal Lush,” is from Big Boi’s project. I actually am loving it. I’m eager to see what both Andre and Big are going to do this time around. Another double release?
Donnie J. feat. Diddy - Take You There (full) - listen
On this past season of Making the Band 4, Bad Boy struggled with finding a sound for their new solo artist, Donnie. I think he felt slighted during the entire recording process on the show. The girls of Danity Kane’s album was released last week and is expected to debut at #1 this week, while the boys from Day 26 will release their debut album tomorrow. Donnie’s release status, however, is “coming soon.” Word is the album will drop in August, with multiple productions from Seven - who has worked closely with Ashanti in the past. FutureSex/LoveSounds 2008, anyone?
Joe Budden - Touch & Go (full) - listen
I remember all the hype surrounding Joe Budden back in highschool when he released his debut album. I honestly thought that we’d heard the last of him on that last effort. “Touch & Go” is the new single. If you ask me, the track, produced by The Klassix, sounds like the lame cousin of Timbaland and Keri Hilson’s “The Way I Are.” But I guess it’s cool that Joe is moving towards this club sound. Joe’s sophomore LP, Padded Room, which will drop on June 24th, 2008 on Amalgam Digital.






103 Comments
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76.
chooky
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 /
love the outkast joint!
77.
Thalia
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 /
Brandy’s track has nothing to do with her album. It is not come-back material
because it’s just an unreleased, unfinished track. It’s old too. Ya’ll know Bran comes correct ALWAYS. Just wait…….
78.
TT
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 /
BRANDY ID WACK AND SO IS HER SONG.
79.
TT
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 /
BRANDY IS WACK AND SO IS HER SONG.
80.
TT
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 /
BRANDY IS NOT, HAS NEVER BEEN, AND WILL NEVER BE QUEEN OF R&B…..SHE ‘S JUST WACK PERIOD….AND SHE DOES NOT HAVE AN INCREDIBLE SINGING VOICE… PLEASE HER VOICE IS PASSABLE JUST LIKE ASHANTI, JUST LIKE CIARA, JUST LIKE CASSIE, JUST LIKE JANET…. YES JANET (SHE CANT SING) STILL LUV HER THOUGH.
ANYWAY…. NOT FEELING HER TRACK
81.
Me
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 /
I have always been a Brandy fan but this song…how about being more socially responsible? Does social responsibility have a place in music? Ask the late Marvin Gaye or Tupac…of course it does. “If you don’t have money you cant have my honey?” WTF? Black women are being stereotyped as gold digging hood rats and we feed right into the ish with songs like this—while the REAL gold digging broads like K. Kardash– snatch up negroes. (Yes you can have money and be a gold-digger at the same time–e.g., Jackie O) This song is horrible on multiple levels and I wish Brandy new better. That is the best you can sing about right now? The best you (or whoever wrote it) can come up with? Why are standards SO LOW nowadays? It is worse when you’ve been off the scene for awhile then come back with this. I am reminded of Ja Rule’s comeback song: Ya Body. GARBAGE.
And for the record, STOP FRONTING. Sistahs would be dating non-Black men in record numbers if we really cared about money. Instead we are loving broke brothers (cause the majority of our brothers are broke) proudly. I know I’m loving mine as money don’t make the man.
82.
BRANDY IS THE QUEEN OF R&B
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 /
Brandy’s Honey is off the chains do you hear those harmonies do u hear those layering do you hear I think not.. And as far as those hating ass cunts they need to take they shitty bottom and go purchase Afrodisiac and see what real R&B music is.. Brandy is gonna shit on all these no talent FLOPS this year best believe it… BRANDY IN 08 is I COMMING FOR U HOES…. Now with all of that said enjoy the rest HONEY!!!!!
83.
kk
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 /
Luvn Brady’s new single, bout time sista…..
84.
kk
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 /
N Donnie does sounds a bit like Prince/Justin combination lol
85.
SweetThang729
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 /
Out of all I’m most looking forward to Donnie’s album I just like him. As much as media tries to gas his head up he won’t let them and I appreciate that…
86.
Ne'
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 /
Brandy always makes any song the shit, she just has that voice that never disappoints. However I HATE THE LYRICS. her voice is crazy though, I love it.
The beat on royal flush is bananas…this is real music right here, they put there foot in this shit…DOPE!!!! i NEEEEEED THIS JOINT! I had my eyes close while listening though. ” unfortunate that if you come fortunate…the streets consider you lame.” ANDRE’S VERSE GOES SOOOO HARD. 3000 OUT
there will never be another justin timberwolf…whatever I hate it when people try to compare others…smh people on this blog are famous for it.
Donnie is donnie I think its a good song but not a banger the beat dont BANG like I hoped it would. I love the sound of the song though. Its funky!
I will always have a soft spot in my heart for joe. He has been through the wire for real. His style is so ill. I love this joint though. His flow is so SERIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wrote so much cause my opinon counts….
87.
Ne'
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 /
omg
they put their**
88.
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Tuesday, March 25, 2008 /
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89.
The Original Chocolate Dyme
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 /
STAR
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 /
@UNORIGINAL CHOCLATE DIME!!
HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT TEEDRA MOSES IS AN ASHANTI WANNABE??
YOU ARE TALKING SO WRECKLESS….KEEP TEEDRA OUT OF YOUR MOUTH…
…YOU CANT BE SERIOUS….TEEDRA HAS WRITTEN FOR A VOLUME OF ARTIST IN THE MUSIC INDUSTRY, YOU NEED TO DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE YOU MAKE BASE CLAIMS SUCH AS THIS, MY GOODNESS!
TEEDRA PLEASE CONTINUE TO DO YOU, YOUR REAL FANS KNOW YOU HAVE A CREDIBLE VOICE AND YOU ARE NOT ALL HYPE AND NO SHOW, LIKE ASHANTI PLEASE….. SHE CANT EVEN GET ON YOUR LEVEL!
ANYWAYS PLEASE!
——
You need to seriously fall back becuz I said that Ashanti was a wannabe Teedra Moses meaning that Ashanti copies Teedra’s singing style. I love me some Teedra, OK? Learn to read boo boo before you talk RECKLESS!
90.
blackpepper
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 /
brandy is the best period…. this song maybe mediocre. but trust and believe when it is time for brandy to come out she will do it RIGHT… Successful album or not brandy’s coming out is always FIRE!!!!!
91.
Lori
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 /
I’m excited about Brandy and Big Boi! Donnie and Joe Budden…not so much.
92.
JB
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 /
It is so funny to read what people have to say about Brandy. Brandy fans have to remember that everyone is not going to be feeling her. People that do not like Brandy have to remember that she has fans. Whatever the case, it don’t matter. It is just someone’s opinion, stop getting mad. Brandy is not the Queen of R&B, however, Brandy does have a great voice and she can do things with it that most people in the game cannot do. Especially Ashanti, and Ciara. BUT THAT IS JUST MY OPINION. But I must admit, even though she sounds good in the song, I am not feeling what she is saying. I feel like if you gonna put it out, be about it. And the money and HONEY thing got me in the “I DONT KNOW STAGE”. But I am glad that she put something out to let her fans know that she is working on something new and hopefully she will be able to deliever something fresh and new, because I am tired of everyone coming out with the same sound and no talent. Everyone had good to ok material, I would not say that any song posted today was garbage, they all were decent.
93.
PMel8701s
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 /
All i have to say is…SING IT B…
Brandys#1Fan_Mel
94.
Kiko
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 /
The title is Royal Flush
95.
tha future
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 /
everybody sounds good, by the way check out G-Unit New Video: http://djtriumph.blogspot.com
96.
ummmm
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 /
someone stole a brittany and danjahands unreleased song and through donnie and diddy on it…sad!
97.
Richaay
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 /
Only going to give Brandy’s a chance. sorry..
98.
Richy
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 /
love the Donnie song!
99.
COME ON!!
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 /
Diddy is smart as hell and he know that Donnie is going to be his meal ticket. Watch out, I think Donnie will be a star more than Justin because Justin has some very selfish ways (Janet Jackson) and Donnie is humble. Donnie….I can’t wait for your CD to come out, I’m kidda pissed with Diddy, I don’t want to wait unti August. If it’s August then he needs a video so that no one will forget him. Oh yea bought both Danity Kane and Day 26. I like DK but Day 26 CD is a hit.
100.
latte
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 /
o my gosh i can’t stop playing that big boi track Andres bit saved the whole song hes killing it DAMN!!!
101.
C-Mo
Wednesday, March 26, 2008 /
I’m a fan of Brandy so I’ll control my words & say that this new song is pretty damn terrible. It can’t be that hard to find a good song for her, cmon! Ray J can’t sing a lick, doesn’t have a major deal and still manages to find & cut better records than big sis in these past two efforts. Get it together, Mo’
102.
jpeezy
Thursday, March 27, 2008 /
ok, imma be honest brandy song is ok , i think donny is wack and people arent really paying attention to the music , the just paying attention to a white dude that sings black music and he just so happened to be on mtv every monday and thats why people are liking the song…lets be honest if it came from a new artist that u never seen or heard u wouldnt buy his album,,,,,4 real. joe buddens on the other hand suprised me ….yeah it migh sound a little but like his older single and busta rhymesish BUT that song is hot , and if thats not the hottest song of the summer then hip hop is truly dead.
103.
True
Saturday, March 29, 2008 /
I am really feeling Brandy’s song. I think that it is a feel good record and it would sound great in the club. I am happy that it probably won’t be on the album though because Bran can do even better than this. She has more depth to her than “if you got no money, you can get no honey from me”. But, truth be told, if it were some other female singing this song, folks would be all over it.
I am honestly beginning to think that people tend to hate on Brandy because she is the only female in the R&B game that has had the celebrity status that now goes to another female whose name starts with a “B” that shall remain nameless. Therefore she remains a threat. Musically, Brandy is a force to be reckoned with and that is the truth.
Brandy makes “timeless” music. If she were to release any of her previous albums right now they would still sound fresh and new because Brandy is so ahead of her time. If you listen to the songs from Full Moon you will see that they sound very similar to today’s pop catalog and it was released 6 years ago!
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