Wednesday, April 22, 2009 |
♫ Ciara - Like A Surgeon (full) - listen
Here’s a new track from Ciara’s new album, Fantasy Ride. With all the material that leaked, it seems they’ve been able to get keep some under wraps before it’s release date on May 5th. “Like A Surgeon” was a track written by none other than The Dream and although this is a great song for Ciara, it definitely gives me an Aaliyah vibe.
♫ Lil’ Wayne feat. Kevin Rudolph - Spit (full) - listen
This track has a more rock influence than Lil’ Wayne’s other rap songs, but seems a lot less rock than the material that he recorded for The Rebirth, which was originally supposed to drop this month, but has been moved to a June 16th release date. From what I’ve heard, they’re just fine-tuning some things to make the album just right. However, I do not think the Kevin Rudolph-assisted “Spit (In Your Face)” will be making the cut. I’m glad too, because I think that Wayne has some more convincing “rock” material to put out on this album.
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Friday, April 17, 2009 |
♫ Teairra Mari feat. Kanye West - Diamonds (full) - listen
Teairra Mari is still leaking material from her upcoming album, and this new material features none other than Kanye West. I’m wondering, did he get on this song because of Teairra’s previous affiliation with Roc-A-Fella? Seriously, I’m not mad at Teairra. She sounds good, she’s looking good and she is really grinding it out to get this album out. This song slightly reminds me of Ciara’s track, “Click Flash” from the Sex & the City soundtrack. I’m rooting for Teairra this time around.
♫ Mario - Lonely Girls Club (full) - listen
More Mario material is leaking and I’m not even mad. The track “Lonely Girls Club” was produced by Tricky Stewart and was demo’d by Ne-Yo. For some reason, I was immediately drawn to the title of the track. I like songs with interesting titles, and so I was instantly intrigued. It sounds like a Ne-Yo, and even though I like the track, I am still really stumped on what direction Mario is taking this new album. We’ll see.
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Tuesday, April 14, 2009 |
♫ Cassie feat. The Dream - Keep On Lovin’ Me (full) - listen
Although Cassie garnered plenty attention for herself over the weekend by shaving one side of her head off, some of us have not neglected the fact that she has an album coming out and that she actually has new music coming out. The latest of the material to leak is The Dream-assisted “Keep On Lovin’ Me,” which isn’t a half bad pop record. Although, I’m not quite sure how it will fit in with the flow of the album, considering the sound on Cassie’s current single, “Must Be Love.”
♫ R. City - Rockin’ My Body (full) - listen
I absolutely love these guys. I love their writing - I get really hooked onto their songs. “Rockin’ My Body” is no different. Even though it feels slightly like Chris Brown’s “Forever,” I think it’s a really good record for them. I’m hoping that their new single with Swizz Beats helps them move forward with the process of releasing their album via Akon’s Konvict music, because these guys are talented writers.
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Monday, April 13, 2009 |
♫ Chrisette Michele - Notebook (full) - listen
Chrisette Michele has been on the promo trail with her first single, “Epiphany,” but it seems as though they are gearing up to release her second single, “Notebook,” from her sophomore set, Epiphany, which is set to hit stores May 5th. I actually really dig this song a lot more than the initial single. It’s interesting to hear Chrisette sing like this as well. She has sort of stepped away from that original jazz vocal that popularized her on rappers’ hooks.
♫ Monica - Once In A Lifetime (full) - listen
Here’s the final CD quality version of the new Monica song we posted a couple of weeks ago. If this is indeed the new single, I’m not mad at it. I just hope that the rest of the material on the new record will pan out, because Monica really needs to come strong and solid this time around. I feel like a lot of her fans were very disappointed with the last record, The Makings of Me. So this is her chance to redeem herself.
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Wednesday, April 8, 2009 |
♫ Brandy - Love Me the Most (full) - listen
Here’s a new track that was leaked from Brandy’s Human sessions. It’s supposedly produced by Bryan-Michael Cox, who was initially supposed to be executive produce Brandy’s latest effort. The song is similar to the last cut on Brandy’s album, “Fall.” In any event, I always think that Brandy’s voice sounds amazing on any track that she touches, but I’m not sure whether or not it fit in with the overall feel of the album. Brandy, however, is already in the studio working on new material with Tricky Stewart. Should be interesting.
♫ Teairra Mari - Deja Vu (full) - [removed]
Teairra Mari is still on the promo trail for her sophomore album. I was hoping that she would be getting a little more promo with her new songs, but it seems as though it’s not taking off as quickly as I had hope. I’m not sure what’s going on with her project, At That Point, but new music is leaking. “Deja Vu” is not the best of the new material, but it’s produced by The Movement and still carries that pop/R&B sound that Teairra has been going for this go ’round.
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Monday, April 6, 2009 |
♫ Kid Cudi feat. Kanye West & Common - I Poke Her Face (full) - listen
Kid Cudi gets on top of Lady GaGa’s acoustic version of her #1 Billboard hit, “Poker Face” with Kanye West and Common, which I originally loved when I heard it. I can appreciate the new version, it’s very interesting and I like the way the sampled Lady GaGa’s vocal. I guess my question is: will this make Kid Cudi’s album? Last I heard, he still had people submitting tracks. Cudi needs to strike while the iron is hot!
♫ Mario - Come Back to Me (full) - listen
I’ve always been a fan of Dre & Vidal’s productions, so I’m glad to hear Mario working with them. Their songs are always so smooth, they have such a laid back sound, even with their upbeat tracks. “Come Back to Me” is from Mario’s latest recording sessions. I’m hoping that Dre & Vidal have contributed more to the album, I think they have a really great sound.
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Wednesday, April 1, 2009 |
♫ Mario feat. Gucci Mane & Sean Garrett - Break Up (full) - listen
I’m a little confused about Mario’s project. From the sounds on the last updates he gave us, he said he was going to scale down the amount of producers that he’s working with on the new album, but it seems as though there are a lot of producers he’s working with this time around. The new song, “Break Up” is produced by Bangladesh, and is written by Sean Garrett. I’m not mad at the song, it’s just that something sounds a tad unfinished about it.
♫ Ciara - Kiss My Swag (full) - listen
Ciara’s Fantasy Ride finally has a solid release date of May 5th and it seems as though it finally has developed a definite sound too. Judging from this Darkchild production and the current single, “Love Sex Magic,” Ciara is going for a more pop/dance album, which isn’t surprising. There’s a lot of synths and electronic elements on a lot of the newer material that’s leaked. Although I’m pretty tired of the word “swag,” I can’t say that this song bothers me. Great dance track.
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