this is the official weekend of rise and grind. 4 finals in two days, and working during the holidays ain't no pinic either. at least people are in the *holiday spirit*
whatever you are doing this weekend, studying, shopping, relaxing, have a good one :D
MAC released the campaign for Lady Gaga and Cyndi Lauper as the new spokespeople for the MAC AIDS Fund....ooooooh la la. Past spokespeople include Dita Von Teese, Lil Kim, Mary J Blige, Elton John, Pamela Anderson..and so on. Cyndi Lauper looks kind of fabulous no? Both of them do.
yeahyeahyeah mondays are painful...especially with finals right around the way....but they are a little bit easier to get through with music mondays :)
let me introduce what i have been listening to ever since i downloaded this goodnes....
a cool stick!
this up and coming band is out of baltimore...and it's definitely a FRESH new sound. it's hip-hop minus the same beats you hear on the radio, instead adding in some more instruments..sort of like the roots and asher roth had a baby.
anywhoo...they're EP is available to download FO FREE....and of course you can get it HHERRREEEEE. what's better than good, free music?
anyways so i downloaded it and it is definitely for someone who likes indie music, which isn't me but i happened to dig up a few good songs out of the 27.
major lazer.
major lazer ft santigold- hold the line
i saw this video somewhere not too long ago and the first thing that came to my head was (WTF?) but then i was like (!!!) this song is catchy, and anything with my lady santigold in it i automatically like.
this happened to be on the nylon playlist which made me more curious to find out who major lazer was...
Major Lazer is a fictional animated character,[1] who (according to press releases) fought as a Jamaican commando and lost his arm in a secret zombie war in 1984.[2] He fights vampires and various monsters, parties hard, and has a rocket-powered hoverboard.
????????????????? so interesting.
all his videos are so freaking tripppy. these songs are definitely up my alley though. WHAT DO U THINK?
honestly, i am going to be controversial and say rihanna just basically threw chris brown under the bus. i of course do not condone domestic violence or any violence for that matter.
i have heard on the down low that rihanna was the crazy bitch who was abusing chris brown and asking for this to happen, even though no matter what two wrongs don't make a right.
but at the same she kind of has to play the victim, PR wise...
i think their publicists are having conflicts. she tells the whole story while he refuses to..
i played this in my store and when it came on people looked scared at first cause they didn't know what transformer sound was...just chris breezy ladies, nothing to be scared of...
chris brown ft swizz beatz & lil wayne-transform ya
hmm check out this "talent" show in australia where these white guys with painted black faces call themselves the "jackson jive"....
i don't think this is funny at all and they were definitely making bafoons out of the jackson 5! i respect every country has their own humor and culture but damn...
harry connick jr definitely did the right thing and he was probably a lot more pissed off than he seemed.
i was so AMPED for the "fame kills" tour, starring kanye west & lady gaga..
i bought tickets for it the day it got canceled! such a weird timing since there has been talk of this tour for so long AND the presale started a week earlier, no?
which could lead to the speculation that the tour was canceled due to sucky ticket sales, which some news sources are saying...but for two superstars to produce such horrible ticket sales where they would CANCEL it even before ticket sales weren't available to the general public? rare.
^^^^^lady gaga said to billboard magazine it was a mutual agreement, and she will be going on tour in the same city's around the same time she was supposed to be on tour with kanye. and also she gives 50 a piece of mind in response to calling the fame kill's tour "the gay tour". 50 knows better than that!
only time will tell, but i AM glad for kanye to have some time off after that whole fiasco.
it's important to inform yourself and be confident in the decisions you make, ESPECIALLY when it comes to things going on in this country!
the swine flu vaccine is now being REQUIRED for children 6 months and older in New Jersey! i think this is ridiculous and something that the government should NOT be involved in..especially when flu vaccines are a bit controversial.
personally, i have never received any sort of flu shot in my life, and i fortunately have never got the flu.
my friend posted a vlog about the swine flu vaccine, and makes some good points. it's important to RESEARCH.
i give this song a THUMBS UP. and the video is dope to go with it!
it's not anything groundbreaking, but i think this goes with the song perfectly. at the end of the day a music video is visual stimulation for a song, bringing it to life..which was achieved in this video.
great styling..i love the long ponytails
consequence (ft john legend & kanye west)- whatever you want
ok i'm back!!!! I AM BACKKKKK! i'm really committed this time baby i swear i am ! lady danger is BACK and better than before ! PLEASE BELIEVE
...lets get into it.
what really happened when i was gone anyway? kanye shitted on taylor swift's life, lil mama tried to shit on jay-z's life....and CUDI released his new album! along with the bp3 wahwahwahhh....
ALBUMS RELEASED TODAY...
Playaz Circle - Flight 360: The Takeoff .... don't care.
Mariah Carey - Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel .... i do care, im a sucker for her corny ass.
GhostFace Killah - The Wizard Of Poetry: The Emerald City ... kind of care.
Marques Houston - Mr. Houston ... who? jk, don't care really.
ugh every new kid cudi snippet/song is CRACK! i can't deal with kid cudi, i really can't.. he's bringing hip hop to a new level!!!! i don't know about you guys but for me this is the most anticipated album of the year HANDS DOWN
so i'm going to some really freakin good ass mofoin shows this month..which include -DJ AM @ atlantic city -Virgin Freefest w Blink 182, Weezer, Girl Talk, The Bravery, TBS, Wale, etc in maryland -N.E.R.D & Asher Roth @ Governer's Island
epic ish!
so to celebrate, i'll be posting some random videos starting with this one...
UNFORTUNATELY i will not see these two geniuses TOGETHER, but i will be seeing them at diff times...
so here they are, DJ AM and Travis Barker jamming it out
jamie foxx ft the dream, kanye & drake- digital girl
for such a star studded song...this videos kind of corny. but the video version of this song is muy bueno.
jay-z ft rihanna & kanye west- run this town
another let down. i hate to be all negative but DAMN. this is jay-z's single off the blueprint 3 ? what is this commerical corny bullshit? this song is not epic in any sort of way...what a LETDOWN.
where are the epic moments in hip hop recently ? they aren't coming from jay-z. i can appreciate D.O.A and i can take Run This Town for what it is, but Jay-Z isn't living up to his standards...think about it...
i'm having way too much fun this summer, but i can't forget about the people!
lets get it in...
r kelly ft keri hilson- number one
for r kelly being such a creeper i've definitely had this song bumpinnn in my rollerskate. and i love keri hilson, she has an edge to her that makes her way different than any other female r&b/pop singer out there...shes definitely not going anywhere.
what the hell goes on in this video? i actually like this song...but this video killed it! no offense but i don't want to see your fat ass shopping and on vacation rick ross.
on a more positive note...
fabolous drops his album loso's way today so throw that in the bagg =)
fabolous ft keri hilson- everything, everyday, everywhere
kanye teamed up with fuse to present a live performance straight from chicago for his kanye west foundation...i knew i was gonna miss it but thank god for the internet (and lady danger) cause you can watch the whole thing right up there ^^^^^ it's a little off with the audio and video, sowwie
so chris brown finally apologized to the public for his actions...honestly i love chris brown and i think he is just a young boy who is under a lot of pressure...nobody knows what chris brown and rihanna's relationship was like except for them, chris brown deserves a second chance for sure.
01. Signs Intro 02. Do It Now 03. Juice (Produced by Boi 1nda) 04. The Winner (produced by Tha Bizness) 05. Slow It Down 06. Something 07. Stunt On You 08. Belly 09. The One (Feat. Mary J. Blige) 10. Digital Girl (Remix) (Feat. Jamie Foxx, Kanye West & The-Dream) 11. Invented Sex (Feat. Trey Songz) 12. Successful (Feat. Trey Songz) 13. Unstoppable (Feat. Lil Wayne & Santogold) 14. Im Going In (Feat. Lil Wayne & Young Jeezy) 15. Take You Down 16. Best I Ever Had (Feat. Ma$e) 17. Thank Me Later Outro
this is one of my favorite's from beyonce's latest album but honestly lets be real...
how many videos can sasha fierce get away with, with her dancing with that tranny & girl? it's getting so old and i'm starting to feel like beyonce has such a big egoooo (but she loves her big ego lol) because her performances are just all about HER. no storyline, no nathang. don't get me wrong the imagery is cool in this video but enough is enough. STOP IT! tehe
good morning...not much really as been going on in the news except diddy's white party ::yawn::...but i really do like this shoot christina millan and her fiance the dream did for vibe's final issue....they look hot.
i've been listening to soo much lauryn hill lately...THE TRUTHH
wow...500 posts! what the hell have i been blogging about lol....i love delivering the news to the peoples, i don't blog as much as i used to but ladyD is going nowheres.
anyways...so i got tickets to virgin freefest...fo free! a lot of people are having trouble getting them now, they deff aren't free anymore...sowwie.
anyways anyways anyways...exciting videos that definitely are just as epic as my 501st post.
heres an album "preview" to LUPE's "The L.A.S.E.R Manifesto"...i am anticipating this album soo much, i haven't been keeping up with lupe as much as i would like to and i dont even know what L.A.S.E.R stands for so if someone could fill me in that'd be muy bueno
and here's ANOTHER album preview for KID CUDI and his album "Man On The Moon: The End Of The Day"....i cannot WAIT to see Kid CuDi's album out in stores, and i most DEFINITELY CANT WAIT TO HEAR THIS!!
so breezy got a pretty good deal for his circumstances.. -5 years probation -180 days of labor service -1 year of attending a domestic abuse program
but here's the part that is not gonna happen -chris brown is ordered to have no contact with rihanna (and rihanna is ordered to not contact him) for the duration of his probation...5 years. that's not going to happen LOL
i like this track...i think pharrell makes it though...i can see this on the radio. its nothing that is making me smile...but it's good. supposedly this is the official single off of their upcoming album that is to be released this fall...
i kind of left at a good time during hip-hop (well actually i could have left anytime this year and it would have been a good time...) cause news is DEAD. something needs to happen!
but the one thing that really got me excited that i heard while i was overseas is that...
kanye west & lady gaga, on tour, TOGETHER! not only are they going on tour together, they are PERFORMING together! woooww...can you handle it?!
this is definitely one of those things i would drop $$$ for...its history, legendary!
kanye recently posted this on his blog, its Lady GaGa performing a cover of heartless and she talks a little bit about the tour at the end.
helloo new york! i had an amazing time in europe, the most amazingly time ever...it was my first time overseas and i was so lucky and blessed to have this opportunity to take this awesome trip, i really worked hard for it.
this trip just ignited my hunger to travel...hopefully i'll get to go somewhere just as interesting as amsterdam, berlin, prague and rome....i really wanna go to coachella next year though! we shall see...
i've been so sick and jet lagged but it was so so worth it...and wow the weather sucks over here! wtf is going on?.....take me back :).
DJ AM & Travis Barker released FIX YOUR FACE VOL.2 recently, which is their set from Coachella this year.
Lately I've been a little bit down when it comes to music especially hip-hop, I feel like its going through a slump, and I've been listening to different genres to switch it up. Also if you kids remember this is around the time last year when The Carter III was released...I was kind of hoping for the same musical excitement to happen lol, the kind where I am playing these tracks none stop. And then THIS happened. This mixtape is amazing, it takes you on a journey through every genre of music and Travis is obviously soo sick with the drums. I give this mixtape a YYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSS, I've been playing this for EVERYBODY.
I've definitely been playing this song and it's definitely a good first single for Wale...but it makes me think...if Lady Gaga wasn't on this track would it be on the radio like it has been? I don't know if Wale is a strong enough artist to carry on a successful debut album. I mean I do like him especially on that Kid Cudi song "Look up at the stars" but I just don't know. Hopefully he will prove me wrong :).
finally they released this video! i've seen snippets and such and i really don't understand why they didn't release this video. lets think about what videos kanye released with college dropout...ok workout plan?! this video is so so much better. i love when the lights in the store turn into the spaceship haha.
and i don't understand what goes on with GLC. he's really the only artist on g.o.o.d music who hasn't really released a single or anything. hmmmm.....
i never really loved Lady Gaga...but this video is just IIILLLL she really does have some raw talent, DEFINITELY one of the best pop videos i have seen!! everything is just perfect!
i have this thing for ludacris. i used to have a "crush" on him when i was thirteen, i used to have his picture taped onto my desk at school (smh)...but the problem is i still have a huge crush on him. i was talking to one of my friends about luda and the way he talks about women & sex is unreal. splash waterfalls? whats your fantasy? uhh...yes. so the point of this is that i heard him on the "shes fine" remix and he just killls it. ludacris is way underrated, hes been around for too long and always always has great albums. I LOVE YOU LUDAAAA
here is a special on 20/20 from 1981 on hip-hop music...even if you don't listen to hip-hop i think this is a spoonful of interesting information, the history of hip-hop/rap is so interesting to me
every website/blogger/person will be discussing this but just when things couldn't get more $sSscandal0ussSs with rihanna, it just got taken to a whole nother level with these naked pictures.....now the question is who leaked them...whatever its another naked body...who have we not seen naked....
this song is MY SHIIIIIT this song is all over the place...what chaa know about cookies with some appleJUIIIIIICCCCEEEE?! but one thing i gotta say is...was camron's budget like $100? this vid quality is no bueno
how many times have i sung that song to myself? "spaceship" is one of my fav tracks off of college dropout.
well there is a music video for it that never got released...supposedly kanye didn't approve of the finish product. tsk tsk. all we have are pictures...maybe one day we will see.
see the whole article and pictures thanks to fake shore drive HERE.
amber rose is really something un-human. she is RIDICULOUS! AMAZING! perez hilton said she is "jessica rabbit in real life" YES. kanye looks grrreat too.
happy tuesday? lol semester is wrapping up and my favoriteee season is rolling up...SUMMER! and we're in my 2nd favorite season...SPRRRING! so lets spring into this old school-ness
i hate to be a hater...but dayummmm...epic fails that have me smh..
lil kim ft charlie wilson &t-pain 1. lil kim shows no emotion in this video due to frozen face 2. i thought t-pain got injured on the set of this video? apparently not, cause hes not in it, his cartoon self is. fail
second fail... ok i am a serious lover of fashion but RIHANNA! WHY?! i dont even know what to say.
im sooooo into this songgg. heard this a few weeks back, funkmaster flex literally played this song for 20 minutes...drilled it into my dome....perfect song for driving top down in the summmmer !
they are making so man remixes of "boom boom pow"...everyone from benny benassi to gucci mane lol. its such a great song that can be disected and make so many more songs...like this one i really like...even though i don't like gucci mane or 50 cent lol
i've been busy in between presentations/finals and also battling swine flu (just kidding, not funny lol) but no really swine flu is no joke and shiz is getting to new york! run for cover peoples and scrub a dub dub on those paws
i must run to class, but im gonna throw you a throwback...i was in my car driving my lil broseph (hey broseph :) ) and this 14 year old has a better taste in music than most people i know...hes pretty awesome.
anyways, he hooked up his ipod to my car and threw this song on...
sorry i haven't been posting on this lovely blog i here have...but shiz is getting down to the nitty gritty and i have been doing nothing but work work and work.
but i had to take out a few minutes to share some good music with ya'llll......
uffie. this girl is freakin on some shit! i don't even know what kind of music this is, but its mad interesting. and i just wiki'd on her and got THIS (even more interesting)
"Anna-Catherine Hartley was born in Miami but moved to Hong Kong when she was four years old due to her father's work. [2] Her family once intended to spend a year sailing but a typhoon struck and the family had to abandon ship in the Philippines. Hartley later lived in Fort Lauderdale and Miami, but at age 15 relocated to Paris with her father; greatly preferring the French lifestyle, and she has lived there since. Hartley originally studied fashion in Paris and attended the International School of Paris on the famous Rue de Passy, but when the music offer came along, she dropped out of school because it was "a once in a lifetime opportunity" and signed with Ed Banger Records in early 2006.[2]"
anyways, she has collab'd with Justice, which most of you know. these songs would be considered "old" but to me they're *NEW*........anywayzzZz....heres some goodness from this interesting lady.
"Thinkin' my heart don't got nothing to do with my penis He got a mind of his own and he just be seeing shit And I don't wanna cheat but I don't be saying shit I try to jack off he ask me who is you playin' wit? But I know he love you he told me you was his favorite"
yes yes yes children today is the day! burn one down...
and that new asher roth is available today! "asleep in the bread aisle"
how did this day come about? supposedly a group of high school kids in california would meet after school at 4:20 (the time they got out of detention) and used "420" as a code around their parents and what not.
what are my favorite "420" songs? hmm its a toss up...
i'm ADDICTED to you. im in freakin love with you. i think about you all the time, and i get anxious when i don't hear from you. i like when you're around ALL the time, when i'm showering, in the car, even when i'm with my friends. even though sometimes you make me sadder than i already am, you can make me happy as hell. i love starting my day with you, and i love ending it with you. i can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you........................
music.