VIDEO: K’NAAN – “WAVIN’ FLAG”

Check out this inspirational video from singer/rapper/poet K’Naan entitled “Wavin’ Flag” off of his latest album, Troubadour.

The song was recently chosen as the official song for the FIFA World Cup 2010 over Akon’s “Beautiful”. Shot by popular video director Nabil, the vid even features a short cameo from Reggae star Damien Marley.

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SPOTTED: GABBY SIDIBE IN NYC + UPDATES ON HER NEW PROJECTS

After a week of being ridiculed by the media, (including Howard Stern and Jamie Foxx), actress Gabourey Sidibe was spotted out and about in NYC. She hit up the Victorinox store then went to eat at the Baltazar restaurant with what looked like to be her father.

In related news, Gabby will be co-starring in the new Showtime series, The Big C, which is scheduled to premiere this fall. She will also co-star with Zoe Kravitz in the upcoming indie movie, “Yelling to the Sky”.

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SPOTTED: SOLANGE LEAVING CHANEL IN BEVERLY HILLS

Solange was spotted getting her shop on in Beverly Hills over the weekend. The singer was seen leaving the Chanel store and some other boutiques.

Solo recently released a new track entitled “Under Construction”, make sure to check it out. According to her, the new album is on its way.

( Photo: Prime Optimus / MeetTheFamous.com )
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THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW

Jagged Edge – Still My Girl (full) – listen
Jagged Edge has been working on their new album, The Remedy, which is supposed to drop sometime this summer. “Still My Girl” is apparently from those sessions. I actually like this song, it sounds different from a lot of the material they have recorded over the years. The track has a different sound, which makes the boys sing a little differently than how I’m used to hearing them.

Lloyd feat. Mystikal – Set Me Free (full) – listen
Check out new music from close Concrete Loop friend and supporter, Lloyd. “Set Me Free” must be from the batch of new material that Lloyd has been working on for his new album. It’s been rumored that Lloyd will release his new album via Young Money, considering all the work that he has done with them for the past couple of years. The track was produced by Bangladesh. It’s a little different sound from him, he is usually very drum heavy, but the horn sample is an interesting twist.

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