Amerie feat. Lil’ Wayne – Heard ‘Em All (Remix) (full) – listen
In an attempt to give Amerie’s Def Jam debut, In Love & War the push it needs, they’ve added Lil’ Wayne to the Eric Hudson-produced, Sean Garrett-penned “Heard ‘Em All.” Admittedly, the song has grown on me a lot from the first listen. I think it’s because of the setting, this song definitely knocks in the club. Although Amerie’s album has been pushed back a couple of times, it is scheduled to release November 3rd, and a video for “Heard ‘Em All” is in the works. No word on whether or not Wayne will be involved.
Cassie – Can You Feel Me (full) – REMOVED
Another of many tracks recorded for Cassie’s sophomore album, tentatively titled Electro Love has leaked. No wonder on production credits, but it’s definitely in the same vein of the other pop/dance records that Cassie has recorded for the new album. Currently, they are promoting the single “Let’s Get Crazy,” featuring Akon and a video is said to bein the works.
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♫ Toni Braxton – Not A Chance (full) – listen
More material seems to be leaking from this upcoming Toni Braxton project. I am super excited about it, because I have always loved Toni and I am definitely digging all the new material that’s leaked from her. I hope that this is shaping up to be a good project, considering how slept on 2005′s Libra was. “Not A Chance” was produced by The Underdogs and actually sides like it could have appeared on her last album. I’m hoping some more solid information about the album surfaces soon.
♫ Lloyd – Do the Damn Thing (full) – listen
Lloyd released his latest album, Lessons In Love last year, but I’m hoping the leaking of this song means that Lloyd is gearing up for a new album. “Do the Damn Thing” is some new material that recently surfaced. It’s produced by J. Lack, Usher’s younger brother, who produced Lloyd’s hit single, “Get It Shawty!” from Street Love, as well as some other cuts of Lloyd’s. Perhaps we can get some insight soon to what he’s working on.
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♫ 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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♫ 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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