♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫

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♫ Rihanna – Sexuality (snippet) – listen
Check out this snippet of new material from Rihanna, who, while still promoting Good Girl Gone Bad: Reloaded (she’s releasing a video for “Rehab,” the Timbaland-produced track and collaboration with Justin Timberlake), is in the recording process for her fourth studio album. Given the articles and interviews that Rihanna has had recently, this doesn’t really line up with the direction that she was talking about. But we’ll see.

♫ Fefe Dobson – Pepper Spray (full) – listen
I’m happy that Fefe Dobson is still doing her thing. “Pepper Spray” is new material from her, and she’s been rumored to be releasing a new album at the top of 2009. I’m glad too, considering that her sophomore album, Sunday Love was never released. I’ve been fan of Fefe’s for quite some time, and “Pepper Spray” is a little different direction than what I’m used to for her. It’s more ska inspired than her earlier material.

♫ Akon feat. Keyshia Cole – Work It Out (full) – listen
I really like Keyshia Cole on this hook. That’s really the only part I was checking for. Apparently, this was originally slated to be on the singles from Akon’s next album, Freedom, due out November 25th. I’m not sure how radio-friendly or catchy the song is. I think that Akon had some better songs in the pot to choose from, which is why this song got scrapped for single selection, but I actually really like how Keyshia sounds.

♫ Bobby Valentino – 3 Is the New 2 (full) – listen
Upon first seeing the title of this song, I had a feeling that it was going to be about exactly what I thought it was about. Didn’t Bobby V. see that it didn’t work for Ray Lavender with “My Girl Got A Girlfriend?” It’s so funny that people glamorize this in songs, as if it happens in the average person’s real life. I’m a little disappointed. I hope this isn’t what Bobby comes with for this new album he’s about to drop.

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132 Responses to ♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫

  1. bulls***

    not feeling anyof em

  2. Lolita

    Tx for a new post. SMDH!

  3. bulls***

    oh and i was first!! :]

  4. *****Dame (gearing up for Bee season)

    Rihanna song sounds to much like Prince too me so I can’t get with it.

    Fe Fe not feeling it

    Akon I am not really a fan but Keyshian does sound great

  5. kay rose

    that rihanna song sounds like something Prince would do.
    …..but it’s not working cause the song sounds awful.

    the rest of them are decent.
    nothing special.

  6. KSH

    Rihanna’s song sounds kinda like Prince’s “Controversy” – nice track, but only b/c I LOVE Prince.

    KeyCole does sound very good. But the song is ewwwww.

    No no Bobby!

    No no Fefe!

  7. jjj

    That FeFe Dobson song is WACK!!!!!!!!!!!!! What the f*ck?? I started listening to it…then I had to stop it. GARBAGE.

    Although it is not finished; Rihanna’s song is interesting…it is catchy and something I can dance to.

    I love Akon’s voice; quite frankly I thought he sounded better than Keisha Cole on this track. Akon kinda saved it. It is a tipical ghetto song (why am I not surprised?).

    Bobby…I am not feeling this at all…I liked him better in his collaboration with Lil Wayne “Mrs. Officer”.

  8. Nicky

    Love Love Love that RiRi song. Not feeling anyone else…
    I smell another hit for Rihanna. Do your thing RiRi.

  9. bored

    Studio artist (Rihanna) should stop trying to sing songs period. The people said you look like Prince not sounded like Prince…

    Always trying to sing songs she cant pull off live, people are tired of lip syncers and she is the main one.

    The rest, what ever…

  10. bored

    I forgot this, that song sounds like it would require a lot of movement while performing it? Can you imagine Rihanna actually trying to sing and dance at the same time, she would kill her self.

  11. Staying Anon

    Rih Rih, Prince called and the 80s were on call waiting…. they want this swag back. Word to all artists, don’t jock it if you can’t do it better. This song is a mess.

  12. ☆ Lola A♏ ★

    Sexuality :neutral:

    Pepper Spray :neutral:

    Work It Out :)

    3 is the new 2 :roll:

  13. Laughin @ you suckaz like HAhaHA!!

    Rihanna Negative

    Fefe Negative(but you get a pass cause you’ve been MIA for awhile)

    Akon and Keysh Positive

    Bobby V Negative(whats goin on, his albums are serious WTF is this)

  14. d

    IF YOU LIFE PARTNER DOES NOT CHOREOGRAPH A FEMALE ARTIST LIKE FERRY HILSON OR B DA JACKER, BRIAN WILL SHO THE ARTIST NO LOVE

    RIHANNA IS THE GREATEST FEMALE ARTIST OF THE DECADE

    BOW

  15. KAYLA

    Ri ri =club banger…

  16. Whatchusay?

    I agree! RiRi does sound Prince-ish. @ 7, I was thinking the same song.

    FeFe – Started the song and Stopped it as quickly as I started it.

    Akon – I just HATE his voice. I didn’t even WANT to listen to the song.

    Bobby V. – Basic.

  17. Brandon

    I hope this Rihanna songs credits Prince’s Controversy cuz if that song was never made, Rihanna’s wouldn’t have been. Can u say KNOCK OFF!!!

  18. Brandon

    Oh, and something about Bobby Valentino’s song sounds just like the remix to Slow Down on his first cd.

  19. Chris

    stop biting prince you lazy uncreative writer/producers and artists!!! get your own balls to do something that is your own!!!

    i am so tired of everyone taking directly from prince’s catalog this is disgusting and super wack! you dont deserve to ever ever ever be where you are for stealing and imitating and your karma will come when real artists return!

    this is making me vomit how wack this is!

    i feel so sorry for prince to see a talentless, lazy, no instrument playing generation sifting through his legend to steal.

    you should all be ashamed of yourselves and quit. you are destroying and desecrating something sacred.

  20. VirgoDoll

    I’m not really a Rihanna fan (musically) but I kinda like this song. Didn’t bother to listen to the others.

  21. aliceinoz

    oh that reminds me of morris day!

    umm, #15, decade?

    i like everything but the chorus of fefe, it loses me… lol

    i dont know about anyone else, but im tired of 80 and 60s from everyone… what about a new sound.. seems like this decade is just everyone remaking the past music and fashion. If you listen to past music, every decade the fashion, the music was fresh and different from the previous.

  22. Katherine

    It seems like Rihana is trying waayyy too hard, she’s trying to have that “Minneapolis sound” that Prince and Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis do and it’s just not working for her at all, lets hope this was a joke of some sort

  23. Mrs Jones

    Sexuality is mos def on some Prince ‘Controversy’. I heard it after the very first line. I don’t like it at first listen

  24. *****Dame (gearing up for Bee season)

    d
    Tuesday, October 14, 2008 /
    IF YOU LIFE PARTNER DOES NOT CHOREOGRAPH A FEMALE ARTIST LIKE FERRY HILSON OR B DA JACKER, BRIAN WILL SHO THE ARTIST NO LOVE

    RIHANNA IS THE GREATEST FEMALE ARTIST OF THE DECADE

    BOW

    **************************************************************************************************

    Are you high? I am going to bash Rihanna but their are waaaaayyyyy better artist than her

    Bee
    Alicia
    Jill Scott
    Mariah
    Ms. Badu
    shall I go on

    I respect your opinon but you are wayyy off

  25. Hey Rihanna ((((NEXT))))

    Rihanna song is just wrong. Compared to Beyonce’s new songs AND video’s Rihanna has alot of work to do. Rihanna should NEVER and I REPEAT, NEVER be compared to Beyonce. Beyonce is on a whole different and forever will be, Rihanna should take note, and just maybe she might get somewhere if she sit back for awhile and get the f* off Chris Brown’s D*ck!

    Thats all..

    =]

    Oh and tianna I see it didnt take long for Angel and Brian to push your article out the way!!! Im glad you came with the video before Brian did, for once you get some big time credit!!! Im sure Im not the only who see how as soon as you post something up, here comes their post and down goes yours!! smh.

    Ok, now thats really all I have to say!

    Take care!!!

  26. jimboree

    I actually like Rhianna and Akon song.

    BUT Fefe….. I don’t know.

  27. Jaida

    That Rihanna shit is a MESS. All the heavy hitters (Britney, X-Tina, & Bee) are coming back on the scene soon so her little 15 minutes of fame is about to be UP. She has a hell of a lot to prove and “Sexuality” is not it. SMH She needs to stop eating fast food, following Chris around, and windowshopping, and get her ass in the studio and pray she can maintain the little bit of relevence she has or just quit and learn a trade. This is some sad shit.

  28. fiyahgirl

    rhianna’s is okaaaaaaaaay…not rushing to play this one tho
    fefe is unique i like,i like.

  29. fiyahgirl

    pleaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase save the britney spears cheer-her video sucks to noooooooo end staright garbage. she cannot dance nor sing!!!!

  30. umm...

    @ # 10 rihanna actually sings live alot … she doesnt really lip sync 2 much … and sometimes she sounds horrible at it inturn alot of ppl say she cant sing but imo she sounds really good live at her concerts

  31. Diva

    I love how everyone is about to bring out an album this season. We are about to see who really sells records when they have competition.

  32. KiKi

    Rih-ALien shit sounds horrible why DOES SHE HAVE TO SWAGGER JACK EVERYONE … This sounds exactly like PRINCE… HER delusional stans will defend all her wack-ass music !!!!!!!…. she needs to hang it up … BEY IS BACK

  33. Dior

    Rihanna think she Prince now..damn shame!
    I’m glad Fe Fe’s back…the last song she came out wit was hot..Don’t Go (girls and boys)..flyness

  34. helloo

    RIHANNA sounds so bad… I GUESS NO ONE TOLD HER BEYONCE HAS GOT THIS SHIT ON SMASH.. lol… shes alrite though.. cant knock the hustle.. lol

  35. Guess???

    I like that rihanna is trying something different from what is out right now. but, it does have the Morris Day and the Time feel to it. This is just a snippet and who knows if it will make her album.

    Did not like Fefe’s song. Sounds forced to me.

  36. kay rose

    lmao @ 11.
    very true.

  37. VIXEN

    I’m lovin the FeFe song for some reason. it’s the type of song that you have to see a visual to.
    I’m glad she’s coming back… TAKE UR LOOK BACK!!! Rihanna needs to at least try to be original. the thing i know about Rihanna is that she steals the sound from other artists on her own damn label. This new song is a bite out of the Electric Red sound. Who is another label mate group. Rihanna is easily influenced and needs to learn to CREATE! It’s bad enough that people have mistaken you for prince…and now your fully jacking the sound. so sad.

    Rihanna is losing focus.. take the time to think… create… record… leak on the internet… get the feedback… release.

  38. Sade'

    I like the akon and keysha song!! keysha is that chick!!!!

    rihanna is TERRIBLE! love her style but NO TALENT WHATSOEVA!!!! GET IT TOGETHER!

  39. Anartist

    Feeling the Fefe Dobson track, was hoping for better from valentino… it was average. Didn’t like Rihannas tune.

  40. Creamy Peach

    Rihanna song sounds like a George Clinton/Prince like song. However, I can jam too it. It’s so so 80s

  41. Lala

    dont like any of them … NEXT

  42. MS ROCHELLE

    Bobby—stop it, seriously. I thought the numbers were a reference to his height 3’2″. lol, thats mean, I’m sorry. He needs to have a reunion with Mista b/c this ish is so lame.

    Akon know he loves sayong “oohh oohh”. Keyshia sounds ok, but this song is blah. Seriously, “do your thing and work it out”, wth is up with that lyric?

    Fefe’s song started off ok, but then it became too repetitive. I hope she can get back on the path to success, b/c she was the girl to watch before Rhianna stepped on the scene.

    Why is Rhianna talking and not singing on the track???? This child doesn’t sing and I’m going to need her to realize Prince is still alive and making his music. He needs no copycats. This is GABBAGE!!!!

  43. PEEPLPAYATTENSHUN

    I THINK ALL THESE ARTIST NEED TO COME AGAIN, EXCEPT AKON & KEYSHIA…I DIDN’T LISTEN TO IT

  44. Butterflybaby

    I love Fefe, and like the track. I cant believe how badly she was treated by Def Jam, the music business is a biatch. Pepper spray is more of an album filler, not a “single” song.

    Although Rihanna has not got a great voice, I did see her live at a concert and she surprised me with both the singing and dancing. She was actually quite good, but this was back during her last album- during the SOS days.

    And why does Beyonce have to be mentioned in every post, since when does she define the standard of an artist. She is a decent singer and dancer, but she’s no Tina Turner or Mariah, so I still don’t get what the hype is all about. Both Bey and Rihanna need to learn to take breaks, its a bad idea for Rihanna to release a new album in a few months, people will get sick of her.

  45. UM...I GUESS

    hafta hear more of rihanna til i can say whether i like it or not

    loooove the fefe!! always been a fan and happy that shes back!!

    funny that her and rihanna are both on this post considering how much riri bit her style… lol, but it coo. i dig them both :)

    everything else… ill pass

  46. WUTEVERUSAY

    Rihanna ‘s song had too much of a JT feel to it. Very Future Sex/ Love Sounds. Not hot. IT def wont make the album. I like the Fefe Dobson joint. It reminds me why I liked her from the beginning.

  47. MrRihannaFenty

    Everybody on here hating on Rihanna. Rihanna has 6 #1 singles under her belt and another one on the way with “Rehab”. People should get used to her being the next big thing because she is actually bringing the hit. What some of you fail to realize it that music lovers love when new artist do a remake of an older hit song or do a version of an older song. Why get mad when Rihanna does a song that sounds like a Prince song? Beyonce’s “Be With You” was a remake. Lil Wayne does remakes and uses the same lyrics in every song he makes. Singers bite other singers/rappers music. T.I. has a song called “Swagga Like Us” which uses M.I.As “Paper Planes” song which is major swagga jacking because both songs are currently charting. Thats who yall should be mad at, but instead yall support him in everything that he does and keep making him #1. Rihanna has accomplished so much in a matter of 2 years. 2x platinum album which has sold 6.2 million world wide, 4 #1 singles from that one album alone, and another one on the way, plus she has a #1 single with T.i. Rihanna is BANK and Def Jam knows it.

  48. KEYSTAR.

    Can Rihanna give Vanity 6 their song back?

  49. Put A Ring On It

    LMAO@ Rihanna being the greatest artist of our decade. First lets remember that it took her 3 albums to even get where she is today (a fashion icon at most). Now I really do like Riri, but she can’t hit a note to save her life.

    Now on to the reviews

    *Riri……It’s gonna have to grow on me…and I’m sure it will. But as for now..NOPE

    *Fefe…. Pepper Spray. Different title ( i needed somethin positive to say)

    *Akon and Keyshia……. Keyshia is a cute girl. (again I’m tryin to be positive).

    *Boddy V….. That dude can kinda hold a tune. Not feelin the song.

  50. tia

    #17 omg his voice sickens me also…i just cant stand akon,but keysh is great so i game it a listen…and what do you kno…keysh part was the only part i liked lol

    the rest i didnt give a chance…although i love bobby and still bang his first album i just couldnt do it…get back with dtp boy!!

  51. Enigma

    I wasn’t on CL when Diddy dropped “Last Night” but was people going hard at him for sounding like Prince? For the young pop group they might not be familar with Prince’s song so all this comparing Ri ri to him is going straight over their heads. When MJB first came out all her shit was a remake or remix of other people sounds but she can do beacause she can sing… I just find it disturbing when all 4 songs are pretty much disliked by most or just boring but ri ri is the only person recieving the extra hate

  52. Harlem Mami

    I’ve never liked Akon but after going through that T-Pain mess the last year I am begging him to come back. The song kind of sucks though.

    Fefe’s song is HOT. She is so authentic and true to herself. You always get the sense that he music she puts out is something she loves to do and not a song that was given to her to sing. She shits all over Rihanna.

    Rihanna’s song is completely wack. The beat is hot as usual but the singing (or lack there o) is horrible as usual. Oh and for those of you talking about swagger jacking titles didn’t Beyonce have a song called Sexuality a few years ago? Yeah I thought so. And that one actually sounds HOT! here’s the link for the sad uninformed.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTSj6dGSvwk

  53. Harlem Mami

    Because, ENIGMA, if you’re going to jack a legend’s style then at least do it some justice. And stop trying to pass it off as something new and cool that nobody has ever done, as Rihanna often likes to do.

  54. portypotty

    fefe is the only song i liked love it loved the vibe…riri the trademark swagger jacker song was ok too- n bobby i thought u was all about loven not fuckin smh im a big fan of urr albums but this song n that beep beep shit is a wack direction

  55. BrutallyHonest143

    Ri Ri has 5 #1′s not 6. Get that right. And the song is aight. Nothing memorable. I wonder if she’ll ever have a hit that does as well as Umbrella? With the artists that are releasing albums at this time, she’s gonna need a song with the success of Umbrella to stay relevant.

  56. Kai

    @MRRIHANNAFENTY

    The Only Reason Rihanna had so many no.1′s is because she had no competition at the time…trust this girl has about 3mins left. She better milk them minutes cause this aint AT&T…There’s no rollovers!!!! LMFAO!!!! I Crack my self up…but Ahem! Seriously tho.

  57. mike

    i love everything rihanna makes

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