THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW

Rihanna – Cold Case Love (full) – listen
Another track from Rihanna’s fourth studio album leaks in the form of “Cold Case Love.” The new track, featured on her forthcoming effort, Rated R, was produced by a production team that works closely with Justin Timberlake, with who Rihanna worked with in the past, called The Y’s. Rated R hits stores November 23rd.

Mariah Carey – 100 Percent (full) – listen
Check out this new track from Mariah Carey from the Precious original motion picture soundtrack. In standard Mariah fair and fashion, the song is produced by none other than Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox. Not only does Mariah have a feature on the soundtrack for Precious, she also has a support role in the movie, which is in theaters now.


Usher – She Don’t Know (full) – listen
More material is leaking from Usher’s forthcoming album, Raymond vs. Raymond, which is supposed to drop December 8th. The latest track is “She Don’t Know,” produced by Bangladesh and written by Sean Garrett. It’s interesting, because the production has a lot more live instrumentation than I’m used to from Bangladesh, while the drum patterns still remain his signature sound in the song. It’s also clearly Sean Garrett’s pen that got this song together.

Wale – Center of Attention (full) – listen
Wale released his debut album, Attention: Deficit earlier this week. Here’s a track that didn’t make the original release of the album, but is a bonus track from the album. “Center of Attention,” produced by J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, is pretty much a point-of-view track on fame, where Wale pretty much makes commentary about how celebrity-obsessed our culture has gotten.

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108 Responses to THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW

  1. No Shade

    Rihanna isn’t in France salvaging her image. She is doing promotion like every other artist does when they have a new CD coming out. Only the closed minded American haters have a problem with nudity or the way she dresses. People overseas adore Rihanna. We aren’t uptight like Americans. She has worldwide appeal so she makes her money even if Americans are doing tacky things like stealing her songs from limewire and other sites like that. Smh.

  2. DJ DAVE

    Hot song Robyn. This will be definitely another chart topper for her! Congrats!

  3. PeaceLover

    I use to look up to Oprah so much, but it seemed like the bigger she got the more fraudulent she became. I mean seriously, the reason why she is helping Rihanna promote her album, is because she feels sorry for her. And the nerve of her to accept BeBe Winans with open arms, but putting a rope around Chris Browns neck. I see she hurried up, and announced he wasn’t coming on the show how two-faced of her goodness….

    Anyways, the only songs I find appealing is Mariah’s(That women can make any song sound beautiful with her voice), and Wale’s. That dude has the potential to make a mark in the industry. I’m really rooting for him….

    The songs on Rihanna album aren’t good what so ever. I felt with her working with Ne-yo(Ya’ll know he got skills with the pen and paper), and The Dream, because he makes hot tracks, I thought this album would be her best but it wasn’t.

    And I love Usher, but I don’t like this. It sounds unfinished. But that song “Papers” is my joint. I can keep that on repeat all day long. Try again Ush….

  4. Afrokween2

    Wow..I really like the RiRi song…sorry u cant deny that this song is one of her best and u will hear here everywhere just accept it..note i am no real RiRi fan jus pick my battles..

  5. Caroline

    Rihanna’s song is banginnnnn. It delivers way more than the Wait Your Turn and Russian Roulette do. & Usher’s new stuff is falling short. It sounds like B-side tracks that would have come off Chris Brown’s last album. & 100% is a mediocre ballad. On first listen I wasn’t drawn in. Kind of a cheap shot especially for someone like Mariah Carey. & Wale- this guy’s headed in a good direction. I love his sound

  6. Danger

    Im guessing most of you are Beyonce fans…. keep listening to those kiddy jingles

  7. A&E girl

    Brian, I believe Timberlake is part of the Y’s… i could be wrong but his name is always credited in every song they produce.

    Rihanna should’ve done more uptempo records for this album. Her ballads just don’t cut it because she can’t sing. Good to see some people like it tho.

    Usher…*sigh* i use to be such a fan. He’s too recollect and start over. I can this song growing on me tho.. sorta.

  8. CrackIsWack

    I mean, musically, this is the best song I’ve heard from Rihanna so far but it still sounds subpar. Would this whore stop singing about death and love and how hard she is? I’m so over these tirrrrrred ass metaphors. Sounds like a 5th grader wrote her songs.

  9. A&E girl

    correction,
    he needs to recollect*

  10. TINY

    Can we all say TRASH!!!
    I honestly believe that she will never be able to top “GOOD GIRL GONE BAD”
    the same way MICHAEL JACKSON was never able to top “‘THRILLER”
    This new shit is a little too dark for me!! I WILL NOT BE PURCHASING “RATED R”
    BEST BUY WILL NOT SEE ME COME NOV 23

  11. Me Damnit!

    Well, this is probabaly the best ‘leak’ that I have heard from Rated R. I can actually listen to it without wanting to gauge out my ears! Her vocals aren’t exactly on point, but the lyrics are dope! I haven’t heard anything else that makes me wanna purchase the album though! Tha album preview I heard yesturday was atrocious! This album will not live up the all the hype or sucess as GGGB! Sorry Rih stans!

    Usher needs to hand up the towel if he is gonna keep releasing bootleg album fillers that sound like some ish he would have passed on years ago! I am really disappointed in him come lately! He really is handing over his title to CB! His album might have to get oushed back!

    MiMi: I love ya ma, but you don’t have it anymore!

    Wale: Who cares?!

  12. maison martin margiela

    Riri runs this blog. Haters its all ri all the time. You dumb pieces of sh*t don’t know that its already a wrap!!!!! The wait is over. November 23rd, buy, buy, buy!!!

  13. maison martin margiela

    How the hell you tell what a songsounds like from a 30 snnipet. You liars were’nt buying anyway. You folks are a nonfactor. Song is the hotness. Haters fall back. I’m buying 10 copies on Nov 23rd.

  14. Go_Hard

    Cold Case Love—Beautiful song…Go RiRi!

    Will definitely be buying this album!

  15. Sanya

    I love the Rihanna song, very good and Mariah’s song is good too

  16. TJACK25

    #73… Can I borrow one of your 10 copies so I can burn it?

  17. Sanya

    I might just have to go get RiRi’s album. I like the previews I’ve heard and Cold Case Love is EPIC.

  18. Shay

    I hope Usher comes better than that the song is alright though. Cold Case Love is a good song, I think her album is gonna be hot .

    Mariah’s song sort of sounds like the old Mariah which is what I like

  19. Kearx

    Rihanna-Not Feelin This Song… Heard Some of her songs on Rated R..I only like about 4 of her songs the rest is iight

    Mariah- Okay

    Usher-Okay

    Wale-iight

  20. Mo

    okay I just listened to Cold Case Love because everybody has said it was really good and the song is really good, it’s probably one of the best on the album. This song should definitely be a single.

  21. Kris

    I don’t let my feelings for an artist cloud my judgement.

    So with that said, I love Rihanna’s song, the lyrics are very deep. I had my reservations about getting this album but after listening to the leaked songs I might get it on Black Friday, she has some good songs on there.

  22. #1SC

    LOL @these dumb ass stans

    “imma but 10 copies”
    wtf? lol

  23. #1SC

    *buy

    use that money to see a therapist instead lol

  24. Mike4Eva

    Mariah = beautiful song
    Rihanna= beautiful song

    didn’t care for the rest

  25. Mya

    OMG I HEARD RIHANNA’S ALBUM WTF IS THAT??? HER HAS LEAKED ALL OVER WEB AND NO ONE IS FEELING IT.

    I LOVE THIS GAME

    WHAT EMOTIONS??? SHE CAN’T SING LOL!!!

    BEY/GAGA ARE KILLING IT SORRY LOL

  26. Mya

    TO BAD RIHANNA CAN’T SING HER ALBUM IS WACK!!!

  27. nick

    ANybody buying this is suicidal and very unhappy! AND # 2 said it perfectly u young ones have no substance

  28. gigi

    Fall back rihaters…..Cold Case Love is a top 10 hit. Rihanna will be the artist of the century. LOL
    ***********************************************************************************************

    you are indeed the dumbest stan on CL…rihanna and ‘artist of the century’ should never be put in the same sentence…wow, a lot of these stans are extremely and totally F-O-O-L-I-S-H!
    and this post is not only bout her but hell naw, her stans flood it with their worshipping then claim she runs CL…lol, stfu….

    *dead* @ ‘imma buy 10 copies’
    so pathetic…..i’m not suprised though..that’s the MAIN reason gggb did well, her idiotic stans bought several copies….shameless mofos

    Mariah and Wale’s songs are ths bizzness!

  29. gigi

    btw LMFAO @ #2
    couldn’t have said it better!
    absolute rubbish is what her album is!

  30. mari

    @Gigi why you catching feelings over rihanna’s stans backing their girl, what’s it to you? We get it you don’t like it, so why are you concerned about what she or her fans are doing. Hop off and go tell it to someone who really cares, because as you know. Rihanna’s fans are gonna ride for her no matter what you think. Your opinion does not matter. F-o-o-l-i-s-h hater!!

  31. gigi

    Hop off and go tell it to someone who really cares
    ****************************************************************************

    LOL, aww boo,you mad huh?
    looks like the someone who cares is YOU and obviously my opinions mattered cause you replied me
    the only reason i adressed her stans is because of how you always turn every post into something rihanna-related
    this post is a perfect example, there are 4 artists yet it’s only the rihanna stans commenting severally acting like this is her fansite
    we get it, you like her…now move the f*ck on and stop crying cause i don’t worship her like you do…..

  32. a4amazn

    rihanna joint is hot. love it.

  33. mari

    @Gigi whatever to be a hater, you’re surely trolling around rihanna’s post. Well no need to attack us, if we are commenting on our artist song. We are not stopping the other fans from repping their artist. How is that our problem. There is one song up there that Rihanna is on, and we are commenting on it. How is it your problem though, since you don’t like her and all? We get it you don’t like her so why don’t you move the f*ck on and stop hanging on like a lost puppy.

  34. I LOVE THIS GAME

    LOVE LOVE RIH —WATCH HER IMPACT on Domestic Violence 20/20 TONIGHT .

    LOVE LOVE RIH —WATCH HER IMPACT on Domestic Violence 20/20 TONIGHT .

    LOVE LOVE RIH —WATCH HER IMPACT on Domestic Violence 20/20 TONIGHT .

    LOVE LOVE RIH —WATCH HER IMPACT on Domestic Violence 20/20 TONIGHT .

    LOVE LOVE RIH —WATCH HER IMPACT on Domestic Violence 20/20 TONIGHT .

    LOVE LOVE RIH —WATCH HER IMPACT on Domestic Violence 20/20 TONIGHT .

    LOVE LOVE RIH —WATCH HER IMPACT on Domestic Violence 20/20 TONIGHT .

    LOVE LOVE RIH —WATCH HER IMPACT on Domestic Violence 20/20 TONIGHT .

    @ All The ASSLICKERS EAT UR HEART OUT ,,,,FOR THE THIRD TIME ,,,,20/20 ABC is doing a special THAT HONOR RIH’S IMPACT on Domestic Violence .

    SO please, ASSLICKER BRING PEN AND PAPER ,and take NOTE’s

  35. IN LOVE WITH LETOYA LUCKETT

    ACK! Where is the originality? Wale? Does Kanye West ghost-write for him? ???????

  36. Tiff.Will [TIFFANY.WILLIAMS]

    Rihanna:
    I read a few comments before listening and I got to tell you..some of you are either stans for life or straight up musically challenged! Rihanna’s song is not good at all. Mediocre on its best day. There is nothing to it. The beat comes in at like 3/4 of the song! She will never sell releasing suicidal calls, ballads, and straight dung heap trash-like music. The broad already has like 5 different genres on this album..such a fail. Don’t hype sh*t up when you know it is not worthy of the praise..SMH
    Rihanna knows damn well she will not be performing this live..LMAO

    Usher:
    Usher..BABY..NO NO NO NO! It’s official you are over forever. No hope left in this
    man..such a disappointment. SMH

    Mariah:
    The broad has lost more than half her voice. It’s so sad. But the song is pretty..ONE thumb up MIMI.

    Wale:
    I’m feeling it..

  37. recordtop

    these rihanna stans r the most annoying pieces of sh!t on the face of this earth

    they r living in a very delusional world so let them b
    its actually quite funny if u ask me :)

  38. Carlyle

    Rihanna’s album will be one I play when I’m feeling a lil emotional. Kinda like Amy Winehouse Back to Black. Looking forward! Haters fall back…fa’real.

  39. Carlyle

    @66: You hit the nail on the head

  40. Toot

    Say what you will, but “cold case love” is a good song. Russian Roulette has grown on me. But, as soon as I heard “cold case,” I knew it was on. I love this song. I hope it’s a single. Hell, it should’ve been the first single. Rihanna has some heat on this CD. I’m not a big fan of artists who “reinvent” themselves w/ this “sing-rapping” gymmick. It’s ok, but I expect pop from Rihanna. Big stuff. Like Umbrella. And, Cold Case might be “Rated R’s” umbrella. Also, “Te Amo” is a great song. Plus, I saw the Russian Roulette video — kudos.

  41. DAFINESTGRL

    I LIKE MARIAH’S SONG!

    I DONT KNOW ABOUT THE REST OF THESE SONGS

  42. DAFINESTGRL

    OH YEA AND I LOVE WALE’S SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    HIS WHOLE ALBUM IS GREAT FROM START TO FINISH AND I REALLY DONT LISTEN TO RAP CUZ I FEEL LIKE IT HAS FALLEN OFF IN TERMS OF GOOD ARTIST BUT HE IS TRULY SOME ONE I CAN PUT IN THE CATEGORY OF HIP HOP AND NOT RAP………

    HE IS REPPIN DC HARD AND GREAT! n i’m not from dc, used to live there 4 a min tho. lol

    HIS ALBUM IS SOOOOO LOVELY!!!!
    GO CHECK IT OUT ON MYSPACE!!!!!

  43. Teach

    “The whole thing is too dark and depressing!” Um, hello…with all the press it received, did you NOT See the situation she was in? Of course this album is going to be dark! When someone is an artist, they express their feelings through their craft. I was never a Rihanna fan, and I like this album. This is the most sincere work I’ve ever heard from her. This is the only time I’ve personally heard her sing with some feeling. There’s a lot of emotion behind it.

    Some artists best work comes from a tough situation. Look at Mary J Blige’s ‘My Life’ album. Probably her best album to date. Is it depressing? Hell yeah. Is it good? Hell yeah. If Chris brown wants to write mushy love songs about her still, let her go ahead and write some REAL songs about what happened. I think this album was a creative work for herself, to let it out. You can’t be mad at her for it.

  44. jay

    COLD CASE LOVE IS HOT! RATED R IS GONNA BE HOT! =)

  45. FallBackHaters

    Actually feeling that Wale track.

    Usher. I so loved Papers and now this? I ain’t feeling it bro.

    Rihanna- Nah not feeling this, but maybe it’s a grower like Russian Roulette.

    And Mariah’s tune is cool, I digg the chrous.

  46. revo

    am so sorry 4 rihanna she was once a beautiful girl……….now shes something else.Lord have mercy on her……….shes just getting worse from image to music….its is the suckest album ive heard so far…….photographs is great but the album cover alone freaks

  47. Deann Dmere

    Wale is decent actually. Had never listened to any of his material
    Mariah=Blah
    Usher and Rhianna has been removed. But i’m sure i can check them out on youtube..

  48. Nina

    She need’s a new style!

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