AZEALIA BANKS

Azealia Banks is a 20 year old rapper from Harlem that i heard for the first time in my Rhetoric class today. She was named coolest person of 2011 by NME. I wouldn't say she is the coolest person, but i do have to say that this foul-mouthed rapper is a pretty cool chick. Her song 212 -which is about oral sex-caught my attention in class with its electro-rap beat and all i could imagine was myself dancing to her song in the club while singing along to her nasty lyrics (which i really don't mind) "i guess that cunt gettin' eaten". All i have to say is she definitely has me listening to her and i immediately went and downloaded the song. It also doesn't hurt that she has a very soulful singing voice.



Azealia Banks

I would like some Love After War

Robin Thicke unveiled the cover for his new album titled Love After War earlier this month. He recently released the songs "i'm an animal", "Love after war" and "Pretty lil' heart" featuring Lil' Wayne which is the only collaboration on the album. This is exciting because Robin Thicke and Lil' Wayne have collaborated before on one of my favorite Lil' Wayne songs "shooter". This album reminds me of an old school r'n'b album and i just love that concept. "I'm an animal" sounds like something out of the Motown era and "Pretty lil' thing" with Lil' Wayne is a sultry slow and sexy song. The newly released video for Love after war featured Robin Thicke's wife, actress Paula Patton which i thought was cute.

Love after war


Pretty lil' heart featuring Lil' Wayne

MISUNDERSTOOD!!!

Let me introduce you to Misunderstood, a South East London based Pop/R'n'B vocal duo. Their names are Jeffrey and Stephan and this group is very dear to my heart because Jeff is actually one of my close friends. Let me tell you right now that these boys are very talented and will definitely go on to do great things. Not only are they exceptional singers, they are also talented dancers which makes them the ultimate duo in my opinion. Break your neck is their first official single and i think it is just a little taste of what Misunderstood has to offer. This is a little snippet of their song Break your neck


Here is a link to the full song BREAK YOUR NECK!
. Listen to it, download it and share it!

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Lotus Flower Bomb

First off, i think Wale is very underrated and should have way more recognition than he has right now. I think he is a lyrical genius and if you do not have the Ambition album, you need to go out and get it. My favorite song off the album is Lotus flower bomb feat Miguel. I just find it to be such a sexy song and Miguel's soothing vocals make it even sexier. The concept of the video was straight to the point and not overwhelming.
Here is the video for Lotus flower bomb

Shake it out

Dog days are over singer Florence Welch's first single off her sophomore album Ceremonials is absolutely fantastic. I love! love! love! this song and her second album is definitely an awesome one. Jillian Mapes from Billboard.com describes it best when she says "gothic, Celtic, bluesy, danceable rock: Sounds like a mess, yet quite the opposite -- due in part to Welch's hurtling vocals, some of the most bewitching in both the rock and pop worlds right now". The chorus of this song shows off her goth side when she says "it's hard to dance with the devil on your back, so shake him off". True that! Anyways, here is the video for shake it out.

Throw it up!!!

I don't have to say much but this is another single off Yelawolf's album radioactive. It features Memphis pioneer Gangsta Boo and of course the boss himself Eminem. This song represents the South and we all know how Yelawolf is all about his roots. I love the song but then again, i love anything by Yelawolf so...

Yelawolf f. Gangsta Boo & Eminem, "Throw It Up" by The FADER

Oh H-town how you haunt me ;)

I was in my rhetoric class today (the class i need this blog for) and Int'l players anthem by UGK was played by my instructor. Sadly we only listened to it till the first part of Pimp C's rap but that was enough to remind me of one of my favorite Z-RO songs, Top Notch. By the way Z-RO is a rapper from Houston that i have a love-hate relationship with. I am not a huge fan of his but once in a while he gets my approval and he got me with the song Top notch. I think it's because the hook uses my favorite quote by Pimp C -"Top notch hoes get the most not the lesser, trash like to f**k for forty dollars in the club". For those of you who don't know, this quote is from the song Int'l Players anthem.

Z-ro - Crack - 09 - Top Notch

Yelawolf Album Release Date!!!

Finally!! After pushing back the release date for his album Radioactive, from October 25th in order to put extra finishing touches to it, Yelawolf has finally set a date. The album is set to be released by GHET-O-VISION ENTERTAINMENT/SHADY RECORDS/DGC/INTERSCOPE on November 21st 2011. I am so excited and i feel like i have been waiting for this day to come for what seems like a lifetime. Nevertheless, i am very excited for him and i hope the album does very well. In the meantime, here is the second single off the album called Let's Roll feat. Kid Rock. It is more mellow than the first one and has a little country feel to it and i think it works very well.