The 2011 American Music Awards In Performances
Drake – Headlines Last night, there was an awards show on ABC. You may not have known that if you were a sports junkie and decided on watching Vince Young (!) lead the Eagles to a win over the Giants on Sunday Night Football or watch the LA Galaxy beat the Houston Dynamo (boo) in [...]
Mary J. Blige – Love A Woman (f. Beyonce’)
When the tracklist for Mary J. Blige’s sequel to arguably her best album ever was first released, numerous eyebrows were raised when a track featuring Beyonce’ was noted. The woman with the most distinctive voice of ’90s RnB, collaborating with the woman who has all but run this pop’n’B sh*t thus far into 21st century, together [...]
Video: Mary J. Blige – 25/8
Mary’s My Life II…. The Journey Continues (Act I) is due November 21st and it’s lead single gets a Diane Martel visual to boot. Highlighting both her pains (see the scar on her face) as well as her triumphs, the upbeat track finds Mary in multiple lights as well as alongside militaristic dance crews and [...]
Mary J. Blige – Mr. Wrong (f. Drake)
Premiered earlier on the Angie Martinez Show (HOT 97), Mary J. and Drake build off of their collaboration from “The One” to give My Life II…The Journey Continues (Act I) a similar feel to it. MJB’s next album drops November 21st. DOWNLOAD: Mary J. Blige – Mr. Wrong (f. Drake) | Mediafire
VH1 Goes Behind The Music w/ Mary J. Blige
Ah yes, Mary J. Blige. Around the way girl turned tortured diva with the penchant to stream out ballads of heartbreak that would make Jesus weep. Since the resurrgence of Behind The Music, VH1 has opened up the doors on a lot of untold stories (for those who weren’t diehard fans at least) and touching [...]
Review: DJ Khaled – We The Best Forever
In a way, DJ Khaled is rap’s version of a general manager, and a loud one at that. While he’s compiled four albums rife with enough radio material to last a few days, the only thing to take away from them is that they’re mostly the same: huge posse cuts with the homogenous mix of [...]
Beyonce Added To List of BET Award Performers
Looks like the BET Awards will have a little extra oomph to it as Beyonce has been announced as a performer for the telecast set to air live on June 26th, two days before the singer’s album 4 hits shelves. Also joining B on the stage will be Rick Ross, DJ Khaled, Ace Hood, Kelly [...]
The-Dream Announces New Album: The Love IV
Speak of Freedom: From Nicki Minaj Beef to Def Jam, Fixing What Went Wrong in 2010
New year, same ol’ Brando dishing out some truths via the good folks at Refined Hype. You can click on the link here to read the column OR just click the more button below to read.
Mixtape: Mick Boogie x Dime Magazine – 93′ Til Infinity
If you loved NBA Jam as a kid (I damn sure did) & mid 90s hip-hop especially from 1993, then you’re going to absolutely enjoy this latest mixtape from Mick Boogie and the good folks over at Dime Magazine. Twenty seven tracks from the likes of Grand Puba, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Nas, Black [...]
