I'm slow in posting this bad boy... I know that it's been out a while and so has the video. But you all need to see the video for Jamie Foxx's She Got Her Own featuring Fabolous and Ne-Yo. I like the reply that these three put together for Ne-Yo's Miss Independent, which was fire in itself. But this song is just smooth and low key. Many would argue that it doesn't take off and climax, but thats what I like about it. Almost like one of the old skool east coast hip hop joints, the beat is just there to carry the lyrics, so concentrate on them. Lyrics are tight, even in Fab's verse. Jamie always knows what to say when it comes to ladies, and Ne-Yo is the Babyface of this generation... Lyrics are his forte. Anyways, check the plethora of cameo's in this video... And go cop the album Intuition... Jamie put out a good one!
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Best... Ever!
Ya'all could be wondering what I'm talking about with the title of this post... It's the concert that I went to in the weekend. So Wellington got another good gig, Alicia Keys and Jordin Sparks. I knew this was going to be good, but I didn't know how good.
Jordin Sparks has never been my favourite artist... Cause a lot of these american idol contestants aren't. But the girl can sing... And has charisma as well. Every song she sung she hit the notes and got deserved applause. Her song One Step At A Time (of which I really like the breakdown), had the whole crowd singing and dancing. My favourite part of her set though was her rendition of Michael Jackson's PYT. But when she sung No-Air, with no Chris Brown... She had the crowd in the palm of her hand.
But Alicia, when she took the stage... She took it all. She walks out to Go Ahead and that is exactly what she did. The set was amazing... She had songs in there from all of her albums. One of my favourite parts was her rendition of Tender Love. A song which most of the crowd knew nothing about. But there were so many favourites to follow. I loved how she went from new hit to old hit and in between. Like I'll Never See You Again got to me, as the song is beautiful, lyrics are clean and well written. The melody goes well with the song, and the sample from Prince's Purple Rain just add's to the epic nature of the track. So to hear her play that live was a highlight for me.
She finished her set with Fallin', which put her on the map as a musician. And encored with the massive hit of last year No One. Then came out to a second encore of If I Ain't Got You. I really can't explain how it was to be there. I do like Alicia Keys, and I think she is really talented. But to see it in the flesh brings it to another level. She sounds like her CD's, which is touch these days with all the production after the track is recorded. And with the in concert camera close ups of her fingers tickling the ivories, there is no doubt that the girl can play!
Best concert I've been to so far... Good opening act, followed by a great headlining act who had a good band, awesome back up singers and played a decent set. Amazing and talented. Oh and the girl don't look too bad either... ha ha ha.
Jordin Sparks has never been my favourite artist... Cause a lot of these american idol contestants aren't. But the girl can sing... And has charisma as well. Every song she sung she hit the notes and got deserved applause. Her song One Step At A Time (of which I really like the breakdown), had the whole crowd singing and dancing. My favourite part of her set though was her rendition of Michael Jackson's PYT. But when she sung No-Air, with no Chris Brown... She had the crowd in the palm of her hand.
But Alicia, when she took the stage... She took it all. She walks out to Go Ahead and that is exactly what she did. The set was amazing... She had songs in there from all of her albums. One of my favourite parts was her rendition of Tender Love. A song which most of the crowd knew nothing about. But there were so many favourites to follow. I loved how she went from new hit to old hit and in between. Like I'll Never See You Again got to me, as the song is beautiful, lyrics are clean and well written. The melody goes well with the song, and the sample from Prince's Purple Rain just add's to the epic nature of the track. So to hear her play that live was a highlight for me.
She finished her set with Fallin', which put her on the map as a musician. And encored with the massive hit of last year No One. Then came out to a second encore of If I Ain't Got You. I really can't explain how it was to be there. I do like Alicia Keys, and I think she is really talented. But to see it in the flesh brings it to another level. She sounds like her CD's, which is touch these days with all the production after the track is recorded. And with the in concert camera close ups of her fingers tickling the ivories, there is no doubt that the girl can play!
Best concert I've been to so far... Good opening act, followed by a great headlining act who had a good band, awesome back up singers and played a decent set. Amazing and talented. Oh and the girl don't look too bad either... ha ha ha.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Chris Is Grown?
I've mentioned this song briefly in a previous post... It's Chris Brown with Glow In The Dark. This song is slower than I'm used to from Chris. He gets to show off a voice that is getting stronger. I personally have never thought that his voice was his strong point, but his performance package more than makes up for that. But as he gets older I think that he is starting to get control of his voice... Almost like he's finished puberty... ha ha.
He does get grown with the lyrics on this track... He sings about all stuff that grown folks love... He doesn't mess around, his lyrics are quite literal. Listen to it and tell me you don't feel what I'm saying...
Graffiti looks like it's going to be a good album.
He does get grown with the lyrics on this track... He sings about all stuff that grown folks love... He doesn't mess around, his lyrics are quite literal. Listen to it and tell me you don't feel what I'm saying...
Graffiti looks like it's going to be a good album.
The Coldplay of Hip Hop
Kanye has a new video for his song Heartless. The video is directed by Hype Williams... And just like Hype does, he's taken hip hop videos to a new place. The animation that he's debuted on this video could be his new direction. It's really only a matter of time before every other hip hop star and video producer has jumped on this style.
As for the song... In fact the whole new album, Kanye is the Coldplay of hip hop. I know that most of the beats are fire, but it's still really emotional. And each song sounds like Chris Martin could easily sing it. The lyrics just add to the melancholy of the album.
I do think that there are a couple of good songs on the album... Heartless is one of them. Amazing is another... And Jeezy kills it on that track. I like Heartless because of the flow that Kanye almost emits from behind the auto tuner. It's almost like he's rapping... Almost...
As for the song... In fact the whole new album, Kanye is the Coldplay of hip hop. I know that most of the beats are fire, but it's still really emotional. And each song sounds like Chris Martin could easily sing it. The lyrics just add to the melancholy of the album.
I do think that there are a couple of good songs on the album... Heartless is one of them. Amazing is another... And Jeezy kills it on that track. I like Heartless because of the flow that Kanye almost emits from behind the auto tuner. It's almost like he's rapping... Almost...
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Just Like Who????
So Jamie Foxx is getting some more press from me... And as a matter of fact... So is TI. Cause TI is on Jamie Foxx's new track Just Like Me. Which is a playa's anthem... Listen to the lyrics and you'll see what I mean. Jamie's smooth voice and TI's smooth flow go well together on this track. And now that they've released a video for it... You can watch it. The video is pretty funny... But then again Jamie came up as a comedian right?
Glow In The Dark
No... Not the new Chris Brown joint... Although I do like that song... But the Glow In The Dark Tour. Kanye hit my town last night... And as predicted the auto tuner was in full force. Kanye was who he is... Self proclaimed 'hip hop's finest'. The concert was crowded with underagers similar to the Chris Brown/Rihanna concert a few weeks back. But there wasn't so much pop feel to it. I enjoyed the way that Kanye performed his old songs... Well all the songs off his first three albums. They were good... Favourites would have been the intensity of Jesus Walks, his swagger on Gold Digger and dedication of Through The Wire. One of the highlights for me was Yeezey spitting his verse from Swagger Like Us. His flow with the auto tune was cool, although the bounce over that track is fire from the get go. But then there was a little disappointment when it came to Kanye getting his sing on. He hasn't got the strongest voice, but insisted that we listen to the Kanye/Auto tuner collaborations for way too long. One of them went for about twenty minutes. Although I'm not entirely feeling the new Kanye sound... I did enjoy the start of the final encore. Predictably it was Love Lockdown. The drums in that song are straight fire. So that was cool... But then he sung for way too long. Kanye's set was cool... His songs were dope, he performed well and the lighting was amazing. And as expected he looked fresh... Jordan 5's are always a winner, although I expected the hyped Nike Yeezey's to be on his feet. And the jacket he finsished his set with was one that I need to get my hands on. If he didn't go on for way too long with the auto tuner... Then it would've been one of the best concerts I've been to.
That is because there was a saving light... Nas performed with him. And honestly... This is without a doubt the best hip hop performance I've ever seen! He was reported to be doing fifty songs in fifty minutes. He did not do this... ha ha. Instead he bought a band and a dj who actually mixed. The added factor of the band was cool. The extra kick on the drums was nice. He didn't have anyone backing him up... Just Nas on the mic. Looking like Nas does in his fresh white tee with a beater underneath and signature half aviator sunglasses. He proceeded to perform a plethora of Nas joints... All of which had the purists in the crowd going crazy! I'm a bit disappointed that there were so many people there that had no real idea who he is and what Illmatic did to the game. It was cool to hear a couple of songs of his Untitled album... He opened with the title track. But his delivery for each of songs was amazing. A true lyricist and undeniable performer. His words were crisp and on point. I did like how he got the crowd, of which many were 10 when Illmatic dropped, yelling "Braveheart... Braveheart." He looked like he truly enjoyed Wellington. I know that Kanye proclaimed himself to be hip hop's finest... Although I think he only performed after hip hop's finest. And if thats too big of a call for you... They both work for hip hop's finest. Which brings me to my next point... The only thing that could have made Nas' performance better was if he had dropped Ether. That was the only one of his classic's that he didn't drop. But as he said on Hip Hop is Dead "the kid went Def".
That is because there was a saving light... Nas performed with him. And honestly... This is without a doubt the best hip hop performance I've ever seen! He was reported to be doing fifty songs in fifty minutes. He did not do this... ha ha. Instead he bought a band and a dj who actually mixed. The added factor of the band was cool. The extra kick on the drums was nice. He didn't have anyone backing him up... Just Nas on the mic. Looking like Nas does in his fresh white tee with a beater underneath and signature half aviator sunglasses. He proceeded to perform a plethora of Nas joints... All of which had the purists in the crowd going crazy! I'm a bit disappointed that there were so many people there that had no real idea who he is and what Illmatic did to the game. It was cool to hear a couple of songs of his Untitled album... He opened with the title track. But his delivery for each of songs was amazing. A true lyricist and undeniable performer. His words were crisp and on point. I did like how he got the crowd, of which many were 10 when Illmatic dropped, yelling "Braveheart... Braveheart." He looked like he truly enjoyed Wellington. I know that Kanye proclaimed himself to be hip hop's finest... Although I think he only performed after hip hop's finest. And if thats too big of a call for you... They both work for hip hop's finest. Which brings me to my next point... The only thing that could have made Nas' performance better was if he had dropped Ether. That was the only one of his classic's that he didn't drop. But as he said on Hip Hop is Dead "the kid went Def".
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