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Friday, July 11, 2008



♫ Nelly feat. Usher - Long Night (full) - listen
With Usher’s album doing the electric slide down the charts (no, I’m kidding), I’m glad he’s getting himself out there and getting on some tracks. What I’m really glad to see is that Usher’s brother, James Lackey, who has a publishing deal with EMI, is still getting placements since Lloyd’s “Get It, Shawty!” I actually dig this song, and I think it could have been an interesting addition to Usher’s album, without Nelly, of course. Honestly, Nelly is my least favorite part of the song.
♫ Raven-Symoné - Love Me or Leave Me (full) - listen
Check out Raven’s new single, “Love Me or Leave Me,” from her latest album. I actually gave Raven’s album, and it really wasn’t the Disney-inspired album that I thought it would be. Raven really did her thing on this new project. And even though I can’t say that it was something that I would listen to a constant basis, I definitely respect what she did. “Love Me or Leave Me” is produced by Oak of the Knightwritaz. It’s a pretty cool song.
♫ Tank - Poppin’ (full) - listen
I think that out of all the males in the R&B game, I respect Tank the most. Vocally, he is great, and he is an amazing songwriter and producer. He’s been responsible for a lot of great songs on other people’s albums that you just wouldn’t guess. I’m hoping that “Poppin’” is new material, but it feels like some leftover music from Sex, Love & Pain, Tank’s last release, which dropped in 2007. We’ll see though.
♫ i15 - Beatin’ Like A Drum (full) - listen
You may remember a while back, we did a post on i15, Polow Da Don’s boy group, on his label, Zone 4, Inc. It’s been a long time coming for these guys, considering they dropped their first single, “Lost In Love,” which was not a bad song at all, sometime last year. “Beatin’ Like A Drum” is a cool track for the guys. I just hope they can get their album out sometime soon. I dig Tricky’s production on this song, though.








137 Comments
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1.
Hawtness
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
I love that Nelly and Usher.
Tank always make beautiful songs.
2.
Moni
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Nelly and Usher song is hot!!! The beat is nice too. Usher little brother is doing his thing.
3.
Kia
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Nelly is a freak…..I love it! lol
Oh yeah….get it Raven, nice song.
I like Tank song too.
I didn’t listen to the last one.
4.
CJ
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
That Nelly and Usher is kinda hot.
Tank now that my dude.
5.
So Good
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Raven trying to step out that Disney box. lol I ani’t mad at you girl, do you thing.
I like that Nelly and Usher. I think Nelly sound good on it.
Tank and that other group is kinda hot too.
6.
Shorty
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
I LOVES ME SOME NELLY & TANK!!!!
7.
DAME(I JUST HAVE ONE THING TO SAY)
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Nelly and Usher is hot I need some long nights with Nelly lol sorry Ashanti
I was feeling Tank until Shawty Lo came in wtf
8.
Shurri
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
yea that song with usher and nelly is kool…but i think it would be way better WITHOUT nelly in it…
9.
Queenzy9`
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
I ACTUALLY LIKIN RAVEN’S SONG!!! WHOOODEEEDOOOO!!
10.
vanity6
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
B! u don’t like Nelly i see, lol
11.
Beyunka
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
To be honest I’m actually feeling all these songs, everybody did they thing can’t be mad at that. Although I have to admit I am feeling Raven’s and Nelly’s songs the most.
12.
nitayagurl
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
i like the Tank song…..i wasn’t expecting Shawty Loto be in the song…it just seem like he came out nowhere and started rappin’…lol
13.
UNIQUE
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
love raven
14.
Stuey Rock
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Yea thats all good and all but do yall know who Stuey Rock is?
15.
MRSJONES3
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Well i’m at work so i only listened to one song. Raven did her thing. I never expected something like that from her. Good work!
16.
babyboy
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
I CAN’T BELIEVE I’M GONNA SEE THIS, BUT I LOOOOOVVVVVVVEEE THE RAVEN SONG… WOW…
17.
DAME(I JUST HAVE ONE THING TO SAY)
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Okay after reading everybody comments about the Raven song I listened to it thumbs up!!!!! She sounds mature get it Raven
18.
junior
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
usher and nelly song is coo, 115 i dont know the dudes can sing but what the fuck they singing about tho lol
19.
LuvsIt
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Okay Raven! I see you! That song is hot!
The Usher and Tank song are tight too.
20.
SHANNONNNON
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO RAVEN! ! ! ! YEAH..TATS A GOOD SONG…I CAN RELATE..LOOL.!
21.
Marla
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Nelly is wild…..I like that! Big ups to Ashanti!!! lol
I think the rest are hot too.
22.
drake
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Raven;s song is poppin.
Its very mature like someone said. Its definitly not a song someone from Disney would do but It is radio friendly and I can imagine someone havin that ringtone
23.
Smoothcriminal
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Gotta given it to Raven she surprised me. That`s a good track with a nice flow; her vocals aren`t bad either. She definitely stepped outside the box on this one and it was a good step.
The Tank so has his natural smoothness and it`s also a good track.
The i15 track I`m not feeling. It`s not grown folks music, just more of the let me get the booty and I`ll ride you in my drop top. A song for teenagers not grown folks.. I stopped listening at about the 50 sec. mark; not my cup od tea.
I didn`t listen to the Usher and Nelly track because I`m not a Nelly fan. He kind of annoys me.
24.
Monica
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
I like rave’s song!! feeling her lyrics yo!!!! lamo. I’m suprise I came in with a negative thoughts but the song is actually good. I want to hear more! smooches….
25.
NUDARKAQUA
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
I JUST LIKE TO LOOK AT NELLY…THAT’S IT!
26.
ThatGirlLinda
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Oh Snap that Raven song is nice although the whole song didn’t play.. Not interested in the rest..
27.
★☆KINGRON★☆
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
I LOVE THE NELLY AND USHER SONG IT SOUNDS SO GOOD THAT ACTUALLY COULD BE A GREAT SINGLE…I WAS EVEN IMPRESSED WITH R/S EVEN THO I HATE HER PERSONALITY…I WAS SURPRISED BY THE TANK SONG IT SOUND GOOD ALSO…BUT I DIDN’T LIKE I49…IT WASN’T CATCHY
28.
88andup
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
That raven joint is kinda nice. lol yall remember her rap videos from the early-mid 90s ? Straight comedy
29.
bman
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
erver since nelly got with ashanti, his career has gone down hill!!! dirrty can you take a hint
30.
TheRealist
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Ok, from now on the word “really” should be banned from being posted in every music review.
I’m not feeling any of those tracks, though Raven’s does have some potential.
31.
let's not lie
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
please none of this is getting on my ipod.
32.
msblknasty1
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
nelly is looking like a bitch .. i used to be crazy about him not any more he is using them steroids to much …..raven sounds cute .. the rest eh eh eh
33.
Jo Jo
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Nelly and Usher song is hot!! I’m impress.
Raven song is cool. Far from Disney. lol
Big ups to Tank.
These dudes pretty cool too.
34.
Jessica
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
I like all the songs..
35.
Uristocrat
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
the nelly and usher song is not that hot… its kind of annoying actually…
http://www.uristocrat.com/Dispatch/
36.
Miss P
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Havent listened yet,But from what Im reading ,I can’t wait to hear Nelly.Thats my baby.I also see Raven is steppin gout of her Disney shadow.U go girl.Bout time.U 22 now.Not Olivia.
37.
M-SAW
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
DAT RAV3N S0NG iZ…. DA SHiT! SUPA H0T! SC0RCHiN!
i LUV DA B3AT…
WASNT WAT i WAS EXP3CTiN @ ALL!
38.
mia loves some nelly
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Nelly On Top. Oh Yeah, Im Talking About His Music.
39.
SASSY ME!
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
OMG! RAVEN GIRL YOU HAVE REALLY SHOCKED ME WITH THE SINGLE! I MUST ADMIT YOU DID YOUR THING GIRLFRIEND :). KUDOS TO THE GUYS THAT WROTE AND PRODUCED THAT FOR HER. I CAN ACTUALLY START LISTENING TO YOU NOW IF YOU KEEP COMING WITH THAT FIRE! GO HEAD CHICA!
OKAY…IS IT ME OR DO IT SEEMS AS IF NELLY IS SCREEEEEAMING IN THAT SONG. I WAS ONLY LISTENING TO IT FOR 5 MINS. AND I ALREADY HAVE AN HEADACHE. THANKS A LOT NELLY, THANKS ALOT…
40.
MS ROCHELLE
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Nelly & Usher collabo—thumbs down. The beat is hot, but I’m not impressed by the lyrics or delivery of Nelly and Usher. They sound like they’re having a yelling competition.
Raven Symone- for some reason I could picture this song being on Brandy’s Full Moon album. Raven still sounds like a kid, but the song is ok. She shows potential.
Tank- I’ve loved me some Tank every since “Maybe I deserve”, but what in the elbow grease happened to TGT? Anywho, I love Tank’s voice not the song so much.
i15- hmm never heard of them. Are they named after an interstate highway? This is too juvenile for me. If I heard shawty one more time I was going to scream.
41.
hollywood here i come...
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
im really surprised raven song is actually pretty hot
42.
Mrs. Not Me
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
I purchased Raven’s album for my 11 year old daughter, and I think it’s a fantasitc album!
43.
Nod Ya Head
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
On that last song…one of the dudes sound like JOE.
44.
E=MC²
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
RAVEN! love her.. her album is hot.. i like that song but she shoulda released Stupid or What R U Gonna Do… but itz still hot.. much luck Raven
Nelly - always have liked his music.. i like this one 2
Tank - i like his voice and songwriting ablity but i cant get into his songs… but i wish him much success
45.
Miiami
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
The song by Raven is okay, but I still can’t really “respect” her as a singer, after seeing her on Disney channel, and other roles as an actress.
Don’t really like the Nelly ft. Usher.
Um, Tank, I feel like this could’ve been better. Didn’t expect it to be about Poppin Bottles! But it’s not horrible. It just wouldn’t be on my top 100 list. Sorry, and is that how shawty lo always rap?
I liked i-15 with Lost in Love, now Beatin Like a Drum, I don’t like as much. I prefered the heavy guitars on Lost in Love and i thought that’s what made them unique in the “R&B” world, I guess that’s why others like London on One 2 Many followed suit. But this song…..focus’ on a booty beatin like a drum, cmon.
46.
Greg_Arious
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Are yall ninjas on summer vacation or something?? I cant deal with this 2 ro 3 posts a day nonsense.
47.
Jamaican Yute
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Am feeling you Greg this some bull crap, Angel dont yall know we live for Concreteloop why u guys frontin, post some more please. As for those joints i really do believe Raven can sing and this the best song usher done put out since let it burn.
48.
divainva
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Nelly is sexy but I hate his voice , he screams too much . ugh . Not feeling the Usher song .
Raven has a pretty voice , she’’s a sweetie . The song is okay for the tweens- teenagers .
Tank’s song is okay . Sounds good ,the hook needs to be changed though .
49.
Marquies
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Raven’s album is fire, I got it the day it came out, ppl like to sleep on her but this is her hottest non-disney album ever! you can listen to every song from start to finish just skip over double dutch bus
50.
D A R I U S the songwriter
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
I like “Beatin’ Like A Drum”. I think the guys of i15 sound great and their voices blend really well together. Unfortunately, it’s somethin’ a little off about their presence as artist. Like, in their video, “Lost In Love” they looked really ‘amateur’, and just a little ackward in general. I think they may need some more artist development but, their music is on point. Raven? Ummm, I liked what I heard on her album for the most part, especially the CLUTCH penned song, “Keep a Friend” which I feel should have been up as a single choice. “Love me or leave me” is okay, yeah..okay. Tank constantly delivers, and I’m definitely feelin’ “Poppin”.
51.
D A R I U S the songwriter
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Umm, I just listened to “Long Night”. Nelly sounds so silly. I’m sorry, the ‘yell-singing’ that Nelly he’s been doin’ really needs a rest. He just sounds dumb, on this song at least. Usher, well, he doesn’t sound too bad. I just don’t understand Nelly’s place on the song. That whole energy Nelly brings worked on “Party People”. I really dug that song. But, DEFINITELY NOT on this song.
Whew, poor Nelly.
52.
Hope
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
I was honesty surprise by Raven voice in her song. Nice…
Lovin Tank and feelin i15
Nelly was iight
53.
Mrs. Not Me
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
“Respect her as a singer”??? WTF?? Because she’s not shaking her ass all over MTV with her boobs hanging out?
Shes’s one of a few decent Black woman who isn’t selling sex to sell albums, and some of you guys have the nerve to complain! GTFOH!!!!
54.
Wild Hope
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Damn Raven got it in this track! She can really singg
55.
tjack25
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Tank never lets me down!
56.
Milito
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
i prefer Kat Deluna’s - Love Me Or Leave Me,
over this one.
57.
tjack25
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
“Obama!”- (A Milli Remix)
http://www.livesteez.com/videos/watch/jTsAB1s
LOL..
58.
Kevy*Kevy*Kelvin
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
This is J- Lack Track man!!! its J Lack not Lackey
59.
luvs2speakhermind
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
I’m glad I wasn’t the only one that saw through Nelly’s crazy voice on the track. To me, he ruins the whole song. The beat is hot and Usher sounds great, but it should’ve been Usher’s track!
Raven, I was surprised at how okay her album turned out to be. She sounds better when she sings in a high, sweeter voice. When she trieds to sing low and soulful, she sounds like someone trying to sing. I’m not a fan of her, but I do give her props.
60.
yes
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
ravens song was cute
61.
lilblackfan
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
raven symone’s track reminds me of danity kane ft. ashanti, but i downloaded it:D
62.
John
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
I love Nelly BUT that half-singing/half-rappin crap is outdated. that crap worked back in the early 2000s but now he sounds corny doing that. Instead of doing his signature singing, he needs to start talk-rapping like every other rapper because his singing is really making him look corny
63.
yorizzo
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
MAN THAT RAVEN SONG IS HOTT, I LIKED IT WICH SUPRISED ME, SO I WENT TO YOUBUTE AND HEARD EVERY SONG OF HER ALBUM AND THEY ARE HOTT, YALL SHOULD DO THE SAME JUST DONT LISTEN TO IN THE PICTURES AND DOUBLE DUTCH BUS.
64.
LARRINA
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
YEAH I DID THE SAME THING WENT TO YOUTUBE AND HEARD THE WHOLE ALBUM AND IS DEFENETLY HOTT!!! AND UNEXPECTED.
65.
heyyy
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
tanks song is SO smooth and sexy…talking about sometimes we find ourselves doing shit we dont really wanna do when we get out of a relationship….up in the club smiling pretending to have fun when we know we want to be in the bed snuggled up with our boo
66.
Focused1
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Raven-I am plesantly surprised. The song is real cool, and her vocals sound great.
Tank-The track is fire! I immediately liked it when I heard it.
Nelly and Usher-Doesn’t sound bad. I like it a little bit.
I can’t hear that i15 joint for some reason. It’s always freexing up when I try to play it. Oh well…
I think this is the first time I’ve liked most of the songs in the New Music Review post. lol
67.
Niobe
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Tank reminds me of Joe. Now where in the damn hell has he been at?
68.
Focused1
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
@67 Joe just released an album last year. Check it out if you haven’t already. I don’t think the album is his best compared to the others before it, but it’s decent. Brian posted a new song form him last week and I think he said that Joe is preparing for a new album. I can’t wait. Joe is so consistent. I’m pretty sure it’ll be good or decent at worst.
69.
SnootyPooty
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Go Tank!!! Thats nice
70.
I Got Hoes
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
I Love Tanks Song I See It Being Played On The Radio For The Summer…
I Dont Like The Other Songs
71.
Alfonzo Coholic
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
@ 46 & 47, don’t complain if you’re not black.
72.
bruck_out
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
get em raven that song is hot
tank always comes through
i95 or what ever that shyt was wack
nelly and usher was mmmm i cant decide
73.
KRAYZEE
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
i LOVE I15 and i love them for the fact that they don’t sing about the whole booty shaking thing but … here we go. Hopefully this isn’t how it’s gonna be because those are my boys. I’ve been following them through their career for the past 7 years and they have never let me down. I’m really digging the beat on this though but as far as the concept goes, i don’t know i’m not sold. Lost In Love was a really good track that set them seperate from the others. Much success to them. They got so much talent I just don’t want to see them go down the path of all that generic bull that’s on rotation now.
74.
tjack25
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
oh and Angel I know you like to keep it CL positive and all…BUT
can we please put Young Berg’s lame a** on BLAST for his comments during an interview about black women??
http://www.zshare.net/audio/15008722572a0749/
75.
tjack25
Friday, July 11, 2008 /
Correction***
I know you like to keep CL positive
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