Kylie is back after being gone for awhile. This is the new single "2 Hearts" from her upcoming album "X". This is very different from her older stuff, more rock and less dance. It's not as upbeat as I would like for a first single back. She obviously looks as stunning as she usually does, but the video is kinda boring. Maybe you'll feel differently.
Kylie Minogue - 2 Hearts (mp3)
This was a pretty cool performance by Snoop Dogg from a few days back at the VH1 Hip-Hop Honors.
There is this presumeably new artist named Little Bit. Her song "No Angel" is getting some serious hype. It has a smooth beat that goes quite nicely with her singing. However, of the three songs that I can find by her, my favourte is "Love". It's my song of the moment where I just keep replaying it. It's a Stargate production and written by Ne-Yo, so think along the line of "Because of You", "Sexy Love", "Irreplaceable" and "How Do I Breathe". I need to find more info on her, but here are the three songs.
Little Bit - Love (mp3)
Little Bit - No Angel (mp3)
Little Bit - Forget About Me (mp3)
From his new album "American Gangster", Jay-Z's new single "Blue Magic" featuring Pharrell. It's pretty cool song, video is alright. I also included another track from the album "Roc Boys" below.
Jay-Z - Blue Magic (ft. Pharrell) (mp3)
Jay-Z - Roc Boys (And The Winner Is...) (mp3)
Finally, the album that has been pushed back and back. Mario's "Go!" is leaked! The album is what you expect from Mario. No big surprise here. A lot of the tracks were leaked for a while now, so I've had a listen to most of the songs already. Some of the songs I like are "Kryptonite", "How do I Breathe" and "Do Right". I've included tracks that aren't on the retail version of the album as "left over" tracks.
Mario - Go! (rar)
Mario - Go! Leftover Tracks (rar)
Password: L4T
1. Go
2. Crying Out for Me
3. Kryptonite (ft. Rich Boy)
4. Why
5. How Do I Breathe
6. No Definition
7. What Is It Gonna Be
8. Lay in My Bed
9. Right and a Wrong Way
10. Do Right (ft. Akon)
11. Ghetto Love
12. Let Me Watch (ft. Juelz Santana)
Leftover Tracks
13. Music For Love
14. Skippin
15. Who I Am
16. Who (ft. Tyrese)
17. I Want To Kiss You
18. Jump Off
19. This Is For
20. My Love (ft. Usher)
21. How Do I Breathe (Cornaboyz Remix)
22. How Do I Breathe (Fabolous Remix)
23. How Do I Breathe (Cassidy Remix)
Another boy band! This sounds exactly as expected because it is produced by Polow Da Don. I-15 is pretty brand new. They were on "Soulja Girl" with Soulja Boy. The group does a good job making both songs sound good though. I really enjoy the chorus. It has a nice groove to it.
I-15 - Lost In Love (ft. Polow Da Don) (mp3)
Oh no, are boy bands back in style? First, OneRepublic, now another boy band! NLT (Not Like Them) is considered to be a "Pop-R&B" band, which I guess is the new genre that these bands go by seeing that R&B influenced music are dominating the charts. Here is the thing. The producer behind the band's first album is....TIMBALAND. Wow, this was not a surprised because the songs does have Timbo's touch to it. However, I think that NLT is a direct rival to OneRepublic (think Backstreet Boys vs. Nsync). On that note, BSB are also back. Wow, the whole boy band thing is back in style. Anyways, here is the second single "She Said, I Said" from NLT.
*Note: One of the kid looks like Enrique. LOL.
NLT - She Said, I Said (mp3)
he self-titled debut album by the pop-R&B band OneRepublic. They have been extremely popular on MySpace, consistently being the #1 band on there. The band boasts Timbaland as their producer, who made a remix of their song "Apoligize" into a massive hit. Their album is supposed to release sometime this fall, but it is leaked here at L4T. I'm also including the video for "Apologize" in HQ here.
OneRepublic - OneRepublic (rar)
Password: L4T
1. Mercy
2. Apologize
3. Stop & Stare
4. Tyrant
5. Sleep
6. Goodbye Apathy
7. All We Are
8. Someone to Save You
9. Dreamin out Loud
10. Too Easy
11. Prodigal
Third single from Lumidee's "Unexpected" is "Feel Like Makin' Love" featuring Shaggy. She really isn't that bad of an artist, but just can't seem to get up the charts. There is always somethign missing to her songs...
Lumidee - Feel Like Makin' Love (ft. Shaggy) (mp3)
The first video release from Lupe Fiasco's new album "The Cool" is called "Dumb It Down". Lyrically, the song is attractive. However, the song sounds way too much like a Pharrell production, even the video reminds me of something that Pharrell does. However, the first single for "The Cool" is actually a song called "Superstar", which is high on my playlist now. It makes for a much better first single than "Dumb It Down". There is also another joint from Lupe called "Can You Let Me Know". I have included the songs below the video.
Lupe Fiasco - Dumb It Down (ft. Gemini) (mp3)
Lupe Fiasco - Superstar (ft. Matthew Santos) (mp3)
Lupe Fiasco - Can You Let Me Know (ft. Sarah Green & Verbal) (mp3)
Alicia Keys performed what is very likely her 2nd single for the new album "Superwoman" at the Clinton Global Initiative's. I have included the audio rip of the song below the video. I like this song, too.
Alicia Keys - Superwoman (Live) (mp3)
Andy Samberg does it again, another SNL Digital Short with a hilarously catchy song. The first time around was with "Dick In A Box" with Justin Timberlake. This time he recruited Adam Levine from Maroon 5 for a song called "I Ran", making fun of Iranian President Mahmoud for stating that "there are no homosexuals in Iran". I don't think he will win an Emmy for this one, but still entertaining. Props to seasoned regular of SNL, Fred Armisen, for playing the President of Iran.
*Note: The song references Jake Gyllenhaal as a hairy version of the President.
*Update: I added the mp3 rip of the song, in case you want to add it to your playlist. LOL.
Andy Samberg & Adam Levine - I Ran (SNL Skit) (mp3)
Soulja Boy's "Crank Dat" was pretty hot, now he is following up with a 2nd single called "Soulja Girl" featuring R&B group, I-15. The jam has a Rich Boy's "Good Things" feel to it. Not too bad.
Soulja Boy - Soulja Girl (ft. I-15) (mp3)
Sorry for lack of updates. Been pretty busy with school and job interviews. Also, I didn't mind seeing Jade Raymond as the first entry on my blog for a bit. Anyways, here comes the updates.
I've already posted the Ja Rule "Body" video, but here are some uncut versions that are a bit more explicit. There are three versions with some overlapping shots. Here they are:
Version 1
Version 2
Version 3
