Monthly Archives: February 2009

♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫

♫ T-Pain feat. Lil’ Wayne – Snap Your Fingaz (full) – listen
Lil’ Wayne plans on releasing his full rock album, The Rebirth on April 7th, but that hasn’t stopped him from continuing with his rap roots. He just finished up his I Am Music tour with T-Pain, with whom he is supposed to be doing a joint album with. Ever since T-Pain’s first single, “Can’t Believe It,” it seems as though the two have been inseparable on tracks – to the point where they began calling themselves T-Wayne. I’m not mad at it though. I like the slow groove of this new track.

♫ Rich Boy – Hataz (full) – listen
Although I thoroughly enjoyed Rich Boy’s debut album, I haven’t really been too impressed with any of the new material that’s dropped from him. I guess in comparison to the productions on his first album, these new tracks sound somewhat “cheap.” The last album was so immaculately produced by Polow that it just seems a little disappointing to hear him rapping over these mediocre productions.

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UPDATE: CHRIS CANCELS APPEARANCES – MORE CHARGES FILED? / T.I. REACHES OUT / RIHANNA’S FAM SPEAKS – CANCELS SHOW & BDAY PARTY

Chris Brown is still in Los Angeles awaiting his upcoming court date and police are now telling media sources that additional charges may be filed against him when the case is presented to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office.

The 19-year-old has also canceled his scheduled appearances during All-Star Weekend.

He had been tapped to introduce the players with Shaquille O’Neal before tip-off at Phoenix’s US Airways Center.

The basketball fan had also been planning to play Friday in the annual All-Star Celebrity Game, part of the weekend-long festivities.

As reported, Chris was charged with one count felony criminal threats against Rihanna on Sunday and is expected to attend court on March 5th. Chris has hired popular defense attorney, Mark Geragos to represent him.

T.I. SPOKE TO CHRIS ON MONDAY

In an interview with Carson Daly, T.I. said he spoke to Chris Brown on Monday.

T.I. maintained that he is unaware of what exactly happened during the Sunday incident, however, T.I. said people should refrain from judging Brown:

“Yeah, I spoke to him today. He cool, you know. I guess he a little concerned about the situation, but he’s still the same Chris. I told him this too shall pass.

Hey man, you people gotta remember, we celebrities and we entertainers but we still human. All of us…Don’t expect us not to make mistakes ‘cause we will.”

T.I., who has his own set of legal woes, is going to be doing a year in prison for pleading guilty to US federal weapons charges. He expected to go into custody next month.

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MUSIC NEWS: MARIO SPEAKS ON “EMERGENCY ROOM” LEAK / J. HOLIDAY REVEALS ALBUM COVER / JIMMY JAM CONFIRMS WORKING W/ JANET

R&B singer Mario exclusively spoke to Concrete Loop about the recent leak of one of his demo tracks, “Emergency Room.”

The song is titled as featuring Rihanna but Mario wanted to clear the air:

“This was a rough cut that I was working on and wanted to present it to Rihanna and her record label. Those aren’t Rihanna’s vocals on the song at all.

The record was far from done. I’m still proud of the record but want to make sure that the truth is out there.”

Initially, Mario’s reps confirmed to Concrete Loop that it was Rihanna’s vocals & stated:

“It’s a demo record, not Mario’s official single and it was not supposed to be leaked at all and we are wondering who leaked it.”

Mario has been working hard on his upcoming album release, tentatively titled, And Then There Was Me and is expected to drop it later on this year.

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NEWS BIT: BLACK HISTORY MONTH AD CAUSES A STIR

Acme Markets’ recent Black History Month circular has sparked quite the debate. The company has run the advertisement for seven years and says there has never been an issue before, but the ad is now being called racist.

Products advertised include corn bread, collard greens and grape soda. The Delaware chapter of the NAACP says more than 100 people have complained that the products perpetuate stereotypes: “It’s racist, it’s insensitive, it’s not culturally correct. Don’t assume that to celebrate Black History Month that we must have corn bread. Whoever put this ad together thought it’d be a good joke,” said Delaware NAACP President Cecil C. Wilson who demands Acme run a full-page apology in “all of Delaware’s newspapers”.

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