Drake Drops New Posthumous Aaliyah Single, "Enough Said"; Talk of New Posthumous Album Intensifies

Earlier this afternoon, the blogosphere was a flutter over the release of new music featuring the soulful sounds of the late, great Aaliyah, who passed away nearly eleven years ago in a plane crash.  Posthumous releases are usually released for one of two reasons; blatant greed on the part of a money hungry record label, or as a means to honor and pay homage to a truly talented artist.  In the case of rapper/singer/songwriter Drake's new song, "Enough Said," I am choosing to believe it's the latter.

Read more »

The X Factor's Misha B to Release MASSIVE Debut Single, 'Home Run, July 15th

20 year old singer/songwriter Misha B releases her official debut single, "Home Run" July 15th via Relentless Records/Sony. Produced by rising UK producer MNEK (The Saturdays, Diana Vickers, Parade) "Home Run" features a righteous blend of genres including, R&B, reggae and drum and bass, proving that Misha B hasn't lost that special something that carried her through last season of The X Factor.

Read more »

'The Voice of Baltimore,' Rye Rye Drops New Mixtape; Debut Album Out May 15th

Baltimore Maryland's own hip-hop princess Rye Rye releases her debut album, Go! Pop! Bang! this Tuesday, May 15th via N.E.E.T./Interscope Records, featuring hits like the Robyn-assisted "Never Will Be Mine," and Vengaboys-sampling "Boom Boom."  To celebrate the album's impending release, Rye Rye is giving fans a delicious taste of what's to come, with the release of a new mixtape, which you can check out BELOW.

Read more »

Hot Video Alert: Monica & Brandy - It All Belongs To Me

R&B sensations Monica & Brandy have paired up for a new duet, "It All Belongs To Me," making it their first collaboration since "The Boy Is Mine" 14 years ago. The girls released the single, penned and produced by Rico Love, Earl Hood and Eric Goudy II, on February 10th 2012.  The Chris Robinson-directed video premiered on VH1 March 5th, borrowing elements from female-centric girl power films like Thelma & Louise and Waiting To Exhale.  In other words, Monica and Brandy are two women scorned, driven to exact revenge on the man that did them wrong.  

While the video for "It All Belongs To Me" (BELOW) features some pretty powerful imagery (including the two stars looking absolutely fierce), the song is lacking something for me.  I don't know about you, but there's just something not kosher about incorporating pop culture references like Facebook and MacBooks into a song.  When you include imagery into a video that's one thing - that's product placement, but when you infuse those references into the lyrical framework of the song, that dilutes it all down to dribble for me.  You just fixate on those references and the songwriter's intent is clouded. That was my experience anyway.

Read more »