.:NEW YEAR, NO FEARS!:.

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SONG TITLE SAYS IT ALL!

.:U KNOW WUT I CAME 2 DO:.

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AFTER BEING DOWN AND OUT FOR OVER A WEEK, I AM READY TO PARTY IN THE NEW YEAR. THIS SONG WILL NO DOUBT GET MY ASS MOVIN'!

.:HIS NAME IS...:.

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HERE IS YET ANOTHER GOOD TUNE FROM HIS FORTHCOMING DEBUT ALBUM.

.:NO DOUBT:.

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NO THIS IS NOT A COVER OF THE NO DOUBT CLASSIC, BUT NO DOUBT A COOL R&B BALLAD FROM THE UP & COMING SONG WRITING DUO.

.:I FEEL GOOD:.

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I AM FINALLY OUT OF BED AND FEELING BETTER! THANKS FOR ALL THE ENCOURAGEMENT. NOW BELOW YOU WILL SEE THAT I DID SOME CATCHING UP. HOPE YOU GUYS ENJOY. ALSO, I WANT TO WELCOME ELENA TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR STAY, YOU ARE IN GREAT COMPANY!

.:HEY PAULA:.

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I ALMOST FORGOT ABOUT THIS CHICK. HERE IS A NEW JOINT FROM THE TEXAS PRINCESS.

.:STYLIN' FREE SUNDAY:.

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.:SATURDAY NITE FEEVAH POSTS:.

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.:FLASHBACK POST:.

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.:DOWNLOAD:.
BEFORE FERGIE FOUND  CARERR RESURRECTION WITH THE BLACK EYED PEAS, THE MOST SUCCESSFUL STORY FROM THE KIND INCORPORATED ALUMNI WAS THE SUPER TALENT LATINA MARTIKA. AFTER SCHOOL SCORING A NUMBER ONE POP HIT WITH TOY SOLDIERS, THE SECOND SINGLE FROM HER DEBUT ALBUM, SHE RETURNED TO THE TOP 10 A YEAR LATER WITH THE PRINCE PENNED AND PRODUCED LOVE THY WILL BE DONE. THIS SONG IS ONE OF THE BEST SYNTH-POP SONGS OFF THE 90'S. TOO BAD THAT HER SUCCESS WILL STOP HERE BUT IT IS A GREAT WAY TO GO OUT.

.:STILL WAITIN':.

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.:TWIN BEATZ REMIX:.
THANKS FOR ALL OF THE GET WELL WISHES. I AM STILL UNDER THE WEATHER BUT I AM FEELING MUCH BETTER THAN I HAVE IN THE PAST WEEK. I WILL TRY TO UPDATE THE BLOG WHEN I CAN BUT THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING PATIENT.

.:STILL TRYIN':.

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.:STILL BEAUTIFUL:.

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.:STRAIGHT TO THE SKY:.

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.:GOIN' MAD:.

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.:HAPPY HOLIDAYS:.

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WISHING ALL OF THE NEIGHBORS AND VISITORS A JOYFUL AND PEACEFUL HOLIDAY!

.:UNDER THE WEATHER:.

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HEY FOLKS! SORRY FOR THE LACK OF UPDATES BUT I HAVE BEEN AND STILL AM A LITTLE UNDER THE WEATHER. I AM HOPING TO MAKE A QUICK RECOVERY, SO UNTIL THEN, PLEASE BE PATIENT AS UPDATES MAY BE A LITTLE SLOW. THANK YOU! :-)

.:A GOOD ONE:.

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ANOTHER GOOD ONE FROM A GOOD ONE. 

.:I'M FEELIN' THIS ONE:.

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WHY HASN'T RADIO CAUGHT ON TO THIS DUDE?

.:SWEET TOOTH:.

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HERE IS A TRACK SHE RECORDED BEFORE SHE BECAME THE REIGNING QUEEN OF POP.

.:A NEW ONE:.

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.:BRAND NEW [BONUS TRACK]:.
THANKS TO BOOGZ FOR THIS ONE.

.:A LIL HARDER:.

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.:MEANS SO MUCH:.

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I WASN'T A BIG FAN OF THIS SONG WAS IT WAS FIRST RELEASED, BUT THIS VERSION HAS ME LOVING THE HELL OUT OF THIS SONG!

.:STYLIN' FREE SUNDAY:.

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.:BREATHING LIFE:.

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TOO BAD THAT THIS ALBUM GOT LOST IN THE MIX, BUT HOPEFULLY THEY WILL RELEASE THIS SONG AS A SINGLE. IT IS A SHO-FIRE HIT.

.:SATURDAY NITE FEEVAH:.

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.:YOU CAN BE MY...:.

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.:IT ALL FALLS DOWN:.

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.:THE OPPOSITE SEX:.

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HERE IS THE B-SIDE OF HER CURRENT SINGLE. 

.:FLASHBACK FRIDAY:.

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IN THE LATE 80'S AND FOR MOST OF THE 1990'S, BABYFACE RULED THE RADIO AIRWAVES. HE WAS PARTICULARLY KNOWN FOR WRITING AND PRODUCING SOME THE MOST POPULAR BALLADS OF ALL TIME - BOYZ II MEN END OF THE ROAD, KARYN WHITE SUPER WOMAN AND MADONNA'S TAKE A BOW. WHILE THIS SONG BY PEBBLES DID NOT REACH THE SUCCESS OF IT'S PEERS, IT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST R&B HITS OF 1990. THIS SONG HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN HEART. MY LATE BROTHER LOVED THIS SONG AND THOUGHT PEBBLES WAS JUST THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING TO GRACE THIS PLANET. THE SONG IS JUST AS BEAUTIFUL.

.:URBAN SHAKIN':.

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.:ONLY HURTS THE FIRST TIME...:.

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FINALLY! HERE IS THE NEW SINGLE FROM THE AUSTRALIAN POP SINGER. THIS SONG DOES NOT DISAPPOINT.

.:ANOTHER SHOT:.

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.:TOO HARD?:.

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NO COMMENT. I WILL LOVE TO HEAR FEEDBACK FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

.:EMPIRE STRIKES BACK:.

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DESPITE NOT SCORING A MAJOR HIT, HER NEW ALBUM IS SLATED TO SELL CLOSE TO 350,000 COPIES. NOT BAD.

.:PREMATURE BIRTH:.

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TURNS OUT THAT PRE-ORDERING FROM AMAZON HAS ITS PERKS. HOW YOU ASK? WELL AMAZON SENT 500 PEOPLE WHO PRE-ORDERED THIS RAPPER'S LONG DELAYED ALBUM, AN ALBUM THAT WASN'T SCHEDULE FOR RELEASE UNTIL FEBRUARY 2010. THIS MIX-UP IS A TREAT FOR THE LUCKY 500 BUT A DISASTER FOR THE RAPPER. MAYBE HE CAN CHANGE THE ALBUM TITLE TO PREMATURE BIRTH. TOO SOON? LOL

.:SO YOU THINK...:.

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SO THE PRINCESS OF THE BRONX PERFORMED HER LATEST SINGLE ON FOX'S SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE. WHICH IS IRONIC BECAUSE AFTER SEEING THE PERFORMANCE, THAT WAS THE QUESTION I WAS ASKING MYSELF. YES, I KNOW THAT SHE HAS NEVER HAD THE STYLE THAT JANET POSSESSES AND THE TECHNIQUE THAT PAULA ONCE MASTERED, BUT SHE KINDA JUST DEFLATES DURING "LIVE" PERFORMANCES. I DID PREFER THIS PERFORMANCE OVER THE HER RECENT PERFORMANCES OF THE SONG. WITH ALL THAT SAID, I AM ROOTING FOR HER. MAYBE THE NEXT PERFORMANCE, WHICH WILL BE ON DICK CLARK'S ROCKIN' NEW YEAR EVE SHOW, WILL TOP THIS ONE.

.:REVOLUTION QUEEN:.

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TODAY WE REMEMBER SYLVESTER. WE CELEBRATE HIS LIFE, ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND THE COURAGE HE DEMONSTRATED AS A PERSON OF COLOR, A GAY MALE AND AS A PERSON LIVING WITH AIDS. HE ONCE SAID "SOMETIMES PEOPLE MAKE US FEEL STRANGE. BUT THOSE FOLKS, THEY'LL JUST HAVE TO CATCH UP." TWENTY ONE YEARS AFTER HIS DEATH, THOSE WORDS STILL RING TRUE. SO HERE'S TO YOU, OUR QUEEN. YOU WERE MORE THAN DISCO. YOU WERE REVOLUTION SINGING AND FOR YOU I HAVE WRITTEN A POEM:
.:My Body Strong:.

I wish I was there with you
Dancing until my eyes burned
Making me see visions of a sexy Jesus
I wish I was there witnessing gospel
Watching you give service
As your followers, parishioners watched you in awe
Trying to recognize that one thing in you
That made being a brown man in heels
So damn fuckin’ sexy and cool
Especially in an 8 inch rhinestone shoe.
I wish I was there with you
There by your side
Ready to testify that feelin’ might real
Is revolutionary in stiletto heels.

I wish I was there
Walking outside the line
At a time when insanity was contagious
When speaking the queen’s English
Meant you were listening to a great speaker
A prophet.
I hear you say to me
You are star, everybody is one

No one like you now
And there will be no one after
You gotz to be alien
Out of this damn world
Such an “X” factor
Accented with the perfect touch
Of Max Factor
You light me
And shine me
With your sequence
Your shimmy
I become intense with hunger
And unapologetic selfishness
Screaming “Give me more!”

I wish you were here
To see us bare witness
To all these bits and pieces that survive in us
Because of you
Living proof
Trust is joy
And joy is truth and only someone like you
Could have bound our harsh realities
Into glorious tunes
That send us running to the center of floor
Kicking our legs up high
Wailing our voices until strained
Dancing soaked, sweat
Wet from liberation,
My eyes full of bass
My body strong with rhythm
My hands full with my face
And my legs full with your spirit
My spirit full of affirmation
That is when I know you are here
Keepin’ it mighty real.
copyright 2009

.:JUMPIN' HARD:.

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I ALREADY LIKED THIS SONG, NOW I LOVE IT!

.:TRUE SOLDIER:.

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.:JUST ILLEGAL:.

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I AM THINKING OF FILING A LAWSUIT AGAINST AMERICAN RADIO. THE WAY THEY HAVE TREATED THIS SONG IS A DAMN SIN AND SHOULD BE ILLEGAL. C'MON RADIO - PLAY THIS!

.:PERFECT STRANGER:.

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THANKS TO MESSY FOR SHARING THIS SUPER CATCHY TUNE. I SOMEHOW MISSED THIS TUNE WHEN IT HIT THE NET A YEAR AGO BUT THANKS TO MESSY, THIS SONG IS NO LONGER A STRANGER TO ME. :-)

.:RING, RING IT THE FIRST LADY:.

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.:STILL STRONG:.

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SISTAS ARE DOIN' IT FOR THEMSELVES. CHECK OUT THIS BONUS TRACK FROM HER ALBUM THAT IS SET TO BE RELEASED NEXT TUESDAY.

.:TO THE MAX:.

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HERE IS MIX OF THIRD SINGLE FEATURING ONE THE GREATEST MCS OF ALL TIME.

.:THE ORIGINAL:.

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HERE THE VIDEO OF THE ORIGINAL AND SUPERIOR MIX.

.:GOOD VIBES:.

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THANKS TO BOOGZ FOR THIS JOINT. IT HAS A GREAT VIBE.

.:STILL MAJOR:.

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HERE IS ANOTHER TREAT FOR THE MATEO FANS. WHAT IS CRAZY IS THAT HE STILL NOT SIGNED TO MAJOR LABEL.

.:16 AGAIN:.

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I POSTED THEIR MIXTAPE LAST WEEK AND IT INCLUDED THIS SEXY TUNE. HERE IS THE HQ FULL VERSION OF THE TUNE.

.:ANOTHER NIGHT:.

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KINDA LATE ON THIS JOINT BUT HEY, SOME SONGS NEED TIME TO GROW ON ME.

.:STYLIN' FREE SUNDAY:.

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.:KEY TO THE CITY:.

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HER ALBUM HAS GROWN ON ME. HERE IS ANOTHER BONUS TRACK FOR YOU A.K. FANS.

.:NOT BAD:.

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THIS SONG WOULD HAVE NO DOUBT REACHED THE TOP OF THE HOT 100 HAD BAD ROMANCE NOT DOMINATED THE AIRWAVES. BUT I AM SURE THAT SHE IS NOT COMPLAINING.

.:ONLY 16:.

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THIS IS MY FAVE TUNE FROM THE THEM. I LOVE THE THROWBACK 80'S POP SOUND. IT SO WORKS AND THE HOOK IS SO CATCHY THAT IS A SIN. SUPER SPECIAL THANKS FOR DC420 FOR HOOKIN' US UP.

.:LAST BUT NOT LEAST:.

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.:SATURDAY NITE FEEVAH:.

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I AM LOVING THIS SONG AND I AM LOVING THIS MIX. IN OTHER NEWS, I WANNA WELCOME ORAUIS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD!

.:KAT IN THE CLUB:.

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THE DOMINICAN PRINCESS RETURNS WITH A NEW JOINT OFF OF HER EVER-SO DELAYED SOPHOMORE ALBUM.

.:FLASHBACK FRIDAY:.

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BEFORE TONIGHT, I HAD NOT LISTENED TO THE SONG IN AGES AND SHAME ON ME. THIS SONG IS AS SLAMMIN' AS IT WAS WHEN IT WAS RELEASED IN 1994 (15 FREAKIN' YEARS AGO!). I REMEMBER DANCING MY TEENAGE AS OFF AT WOODY'S (COOL NAME, HUH?), A LOCAL GAY CLUB THAT HAD UNDERAGE NIGHTS. I'D STEP UP ON THE PILLARS AND JUMP, SHOUT AND SHAKE UNTIL IT LIKE I WAS BEARING WITNESS TO LIBATIONS. YES, THIS SONG IS STILL OVAH!

.:LOOKING SEXY:.

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AM I THE ONLY ONE WHO THINKS HE IS HOT?

.:OH MY DARLING:.

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HERE ARE TWO TRACKS FOR THE PIANO PLAYING DARLING. 

.:INTO THE NIGHT:.

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HERE IS ANOTHER TUNE & VIDEO COURTESY OF MY BOY MARLON.

.:COVER LADY:.

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SLOW DAY IN MUSIC SO I WAS SURFING THE NET (BECAUSE I LACK A SOCIAL LIFE) AND I RAN INTO THIS AMAZING COVER OF THE FIRST LADY'S BAD ROMANCE. CHECK IT OUT AND THEN TELL YOU DO NOT WANT A FULL VERSION OF THIS?

.:STILL RUNNIN':.

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THIS TRACK WHICH IS PRODUCED BY THE RUNNERS DOES NOT APPEAR ON THE OFFICIAL TRACK LISTING FOR HER FORTHCOMING ALBUM SO IT MAY BE A LEFT OVER TRACK. NOT BAD.

.:NEXT TO MC:.

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HERE IS A GREAT BALLAD FROM MY FAVORITE ARTIST NEXT TO MISS MARIAH. I POSTED THE DEMO VERSION OF THIS TUNE ABOUT A YEAR AGO (HOW TIME DOES FLY), BUT HERE IS THE FINAL VERSION THAT APPEARS ON HIS JAPAN RELEASED DEBUT ALBUM.

.:SPECIAL DELIVERY:.

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HERE YA GO DANILE! THIS IS ONE MY FAVE TRACKS FROM THEIR DEBUT ALBUM.

.:I'M READY:.

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YO MARLON, I THINK YOU GON LIKE THIS SONG.

.:PLUG THE LEAK:.

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WOW. I AM SPEECHLESS. YET ANOTHER TUNE OF HERS HAS LEAKED. I WONDER IF ALL THESE LEAKS WILL CAUSE HER ALBUM TO BE PUSHED BACK FROM IT'S RELEASE DATE? GUESS WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE. UNTIL THEN HERE IS LEAK #400. I ALSO INCLUDED A BONUS REMIX OF HER CURRENT SINGLE.

.:SAVE THE DIVA, SAVE THE WORLD:.

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THIS HAS BEEN A TOUGH YEAR FOR DIVAS. RIHANNA'S MUCH ANTICIPATED AND OVER-HYPED ALBUM WAS MET WITH A LUKEWARM RECEPTION. MARIAH'S ALBUM IS STILL WAITING TO BET MET. WHITNEY WAS LEFT WAITING FOR A GRAMMY NOD. ALICIA, WHO IS USUALLY THE DARLING OF RADIO, HAS STRUGGLED TO GET HER CURRENT SINGLES OFF THE GROUND. (EVEN THE SUPER AND AMAZINGLY GREAT TRY SLEEPING WITH A BROKEN HEART IS STRUGGLING). LEONA AND SHAKIRA, WHO'S RECENT ALBUMS FAILED EVEN MAKE CRACK THE TOP 10. NOW WITH ALL THAT SAID, AND I HAVE MUCH MORE STAY, LET'S REVIEW TWO NEW VIDEOS. 

AHH WHAT DO SAY? HELL, WHERE DO I BEGIN? IT IS PROBABLY SAFE TO SAY THAT THIS ALBUM IS DEAD. IT IS A KNOWN FACT THAT DEF JAM KNOWS AND/OR DOES VERY LITTLE TO PROMOTE THEIR ARTISTS. HOWEVER, THIS MESS IS NOT ENTIRELY THEIR FAULT. SINCE MARRYING HER MUCH YOUNGER AND SUPER ADORABLE HUBBY, SHE HASN'T QUITE PROMOTED HER PROJECTS AS SHE ONCE WAS. I CAN NOT ENTIRELY BLAME HER BUT YOU GET ME, RIGHT? NOW TO THE VIDEO, IT IS "INTERESTING". THAT NOW BRINGS US TO TWO "INTERESTING" VIDEOS BACK-TO-BACK FROM THIS ALBUM. (WE ALL KNOW THE DEBACLE NOW KNOWN AS I WANT TO KNOW WHAT LOVE IS.) YES, I KNOW MARIAH IS NOT PARTICULARLY KNOWN FOR GREAT AND INNOVATIVE VIDEOS BUT THIS JUST MAY CEMENT THAT VERY FACT. THIS VIDEO LACKS DEPTH OF ANY KIND WHICH IS SAD BECUASE THE SONG PACKS AN EMOTIONAL PUNCH. I HOPE THIS VIDEO (AND I AM HOPING HARD) DOES SOMETHING FOR THE SINGLE AS IT HAS CONTINUED TO STALL AT THE LOWER 70'S ON THE R&B CHART. I LOVE HER THOUGH. OH HOW I LOVE THIS WOMAN...NO MATTER WHAT!

NOW IN CONTRAST TO MC, MJB APPEARS TO BE ABLE TO BE ON A BEACH WITH CLOTHES ON. THAT IS A GOOD THING, FOR ME AT LEAST. I AM NOT SURE THAT I AM READY TO SEE THE QUEEN OF HIP HOP AND R&B FLOCK AROUND IN A BATHING SUIT. I AM STILL TRYING TO GET USED TO THIS HAIRCUT. WHILE IT IS CLASSY, IT AGES HER A BIT. NOW TO THE VIDEO. IT OBVIOUSLY DOES THE SONG JUSTICE WHICH IS SURE TO HELP THE SONG MOVE UP THE CHARTS. SHE NEEDS THIS ONE TO IGNITE BUZZ AROUND HER FORTHCOMING ALBUM ESPECIALLY AFTER THE FIRST SINGLE THE ONE UNDERPERFORMED. I AM STILL BAFFLED AS TO WHY THE ONE, A SLAMMIN' TRACK THAT FEATURED DRAKE, THE HOTTEST RAPPER IN THE GAME FAILED TO TAKE OFF. I AM BEGINNING TO THINK THAT RECESSION MAY COST US MUCH MORE THAN JOBS AND HOMES, IT MAY COST US OUR DIVAS! SO SAY IT WITH ME PEOPLE "SAVE THE DIVA, SAVE THE WORLD!"

.:STILL LOOKIN':.

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OPRAH GAVE HER NOT ONE, BUT TWO FULL HOURS. ARISTA MOVED UP THE ALBUM RELEASE DATE BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED THAT HER "COMEBACK" WOULD SWEEP AWARDS SEASON. TURNS OUT THAT THEY WERE THE ONLY ONES WHO BELIEVED THE HYPE. WHILE THE ALBUM HAS GONE PLATINUM, NO SMALL FEET FOR AN ALBUM WITHOUT A SINGLE HIT SONG, IT HAS FAILED TO CONVINCE FOLKS THAT MUSIC IS WHERE HER HEART IS. THE GRAMMY'S DEFINITELY DID NOT FEEL THAT WAY AS THEY DID NOT GIVE HER A SINGLE NOMINATION. THEY COULD HAVE GIVEN HER A SYMPHATHY NOD, ESPECIALLY AS THE GRAMMY'S CONTINUE TO DECREASE IN VALUE FASTER THAN THE AMERICAN DOLLAR. WITH ALL THAT SAID, HERE IS YET ANOTHER DANCE MIX OF THE TITLE TRACK. NOT BAD, BUT NOT GREAT. 

.:PERFECTLY TALENTED:.

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DEF JAM TEENAGE PHENOM HAS JUST RELEASED A PROMO SINGLE TO CREATE SOME BUZZ AROUND HER SOPHOMORE ALBUM. I AM STILL AT A LOST AS TO HOW HER DEBUT ALBUM FAILED TO GARNER A SINGLE HIT SONG. MY INSTINCT IS TO BLAME DEF JAM AND THE CRAPPY PROMO THEY PROVIDED THE SUPER TALENTED 18 YEAR OLD PIANIST AND SINGER, BUT I THINK RADIO JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO FIT HER. MAYBE SHE WILL HAVE BETTER LUCK IN THE FUTURE AS SHE IS DEFINITELY AN ARTIST TO WATCH. CHECK OUT THIS PIANO LACED TUNE THAT WHILE GARNER BUZZ FROM AC RADIO, I AM INTERESTED IN SEEING IF POP AND R&B RADIO WILL GIVE IT A SHOT. 

.:DO YOU REMEMBER:.

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Y'ALL REMEMBER HER, RIGHT? LONG BEFORE SHE WAS KNOWN AS JUST DIDDY'S GIRLFRIEND, SHE WAS A SINGER...UH I MEAN, RECORDING ARTIST...UH I MEAN, RECORDING PERSON. WHATEVER IT WAS THAT SHE WAS, I LIKED HER. OF COURSE IT SEEMS LIKE A DECADE AGO SINCE SHE SCORED WITH HER NOW CLOSE CLASSIC ME & U, BUT SHE HAS NOT GIVEN UP ON WORKING ON HER EVER-DELAYED SOPHOMORE ALBUM. I AM SURE THAT SHE IS NOT PLEASED THAT SIX SONGS OF HERS HAVE LEAKED TODAY. I AM NOT POSTING ALL OF THEM AS MANY OF THEM ARE QUITE FRANKLY TRASH, BUT I AM POSTING THIS HERE JOINT. YEAH, SHE IS VOCALLY LIMITED BY SHE SHINES IN THIS MID TEMPO BREEZY TRACK. CHECK IT OUT. THERE JUST MAY BE A SPACE FOR HER IN TODAY'S POP SCENE. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS?

.:A LIL MORE FREEDOM:.

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HERE ARE TWO BONUS TRACKS FROM THIS EDITION OF HER ALBUM. THANKS TO BMF FOR THESE TWO JOINTS.

.:LADY T:.

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I THINK WE MAY ALL HAVE THE COMPLETE ALBUM. TWO MORE TUNES HAVE LEAKED. ONE CAN ASSUME THAT THESE ARE JUST THE LEFT OVER TRACKS, IF SO THEN THE TRACKS THAT ARE SLATED FOR THE ALBUM MUST BE AMAZING. THE FIRST SONG MISS TONI IS HER BEST BABY MAKING SONG IN YEARS AND THE SECOND IS A GREAT CLASSIC TONI BALLAD.

.:HE'S GOT IT:.

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WHEN YOU GOT IT, YOU GOT IT AND THIS BOY'S GOT IT! BUT Y'ALL ALREADY KNEW THAT.

.:WRAP ME UP:.

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MOST OF YOU KNOW THAT I JUST ADORE THIS HERE GROUP AND AM WAITING WITH BAITED BREATH FOR THE RELEASE THEIR DEBUT ALBUM. I POSTED THEIR MIXTAPE A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND OUR NEIGHBOR DC420 RE-EDITED ON THE TRACKS. BLANKET IS A PRINCE-ESQUE ROMP OF BALLAD AND YOU CAN NOW HERE WITHOUT ALL OF THE SHOUTS. THANK YOU DC - YOU'RE TOO GOOD TO ME!

.:TOO LOVELY:.

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SPECIAL THANKS TO BOOGZ FOR THIS ALBUM. YES, HIS ALBUM HAS HIT THE NET AND IT WAS WORTH THE WAIT. WHILE HE REALLY DIDN'T CHART INTO NEW WATERS, HE DEFINITELY KNOWS HOW TO MAKE THE FAMILIAR FEEL NEW. I HAD SOME TROUBLE DECIDING WHICH TUNE TO POST BUT I CHOSE THIS ONE BECAUSE IT IS ABSOLUTELY LOVELY. AND I LOVE ME A LOVELY TUNE. JUST MAKES ME FEEL SEXY. ON ANOTHER NOTE, HE AND HIS WIFE ARE A HOT ASS COUPLE, DON'T YOU THINK?

.:TIMELESS:.

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FINALLY! THIS BAND, YES IT IS A BAND, RETURNS TO THE SCENE TO LET EVERYONE KNOW HOW IT'S DONE. THIS BAND, LED BY THE LEAD SINGER OF THE SAME NAME ARE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC LEGENDS. AND THIS SINGLE IS PROOF THAT REAL MUSIC IS TIMELESS. EXPECT THIS SONG AND ACCOMPANYING ALBUM TO FLY OFF THE SHELVES (OR ITUNES). DOWNLOAD THIS SONG AND MAKE YOUR IPOD A LITTLE MORE HAPPY THAN IT WAS YESTERDAY.

.:SHE'S A TROOPER:.

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ACCORDING TO MEDIABASE.COM SHE IS THE 22ND MOST PLAYED ARTIST OF THE PAST DECADE. CRAZY HUH? ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU THINK THAT NOW SHE CAN'T A RADIO STATION TO ADD A SONG OF HERS. WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DECADE MAKES. WELL JENNY ISN'T LETTIN' THAT LITTLE SNAG STOP HER FROM RECLAIMING WHATEVER IT IS SHE HAD. SHE'S A TROOPER AND I LOVE ME A COMEBACK STORY OR AT LEAST AN ATTEMPT TO COMEBACK STORY. SHE SHOULDN'T BE TOO UPSET AS DIVAS LIKE ALICIA, TONI AND MC ARE ALL STRUGGLING TO SET RADIO ON FIRE WITH THEIR CURRENT SINGLES.

.:THE GREATEST INVENTION:.

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WHEN I FIRST HEARD THIS TUNE I THOUGHT TO MYSELF "HOW COCKY IS HE?" THEN I SAW THE VIDEO. NEED I SAY MORE? FOR THE REMIX HE HAS ENLISTED SOME UNNECESSARY HELP FROM USHER (HE URKS ME) AND MISS KERI "I WILL SING ON ANY TRACK" HILSON (STILL LOVE HER THOUGH). THE ORIGINAL STILL RULES BUT THEN REMIX SHOULD KEEP THIS SONG ALIVE AT RADIO. MAYBE EVEN LONG ENOUGH TO EARN HIM HIS FIRST TOP 10 POP SINGLE.

.:# 2000:.

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I HAVE REACHED A MILESTONE. THIS IS MY 2000TH POST. WHO KNEW THAT WHEN I STARTED THIS BLOG, I'D HAVE TIME TO MAKE 2000 POSTS? WELL, I KNEW BECAUSE I HAVE WAY TOO MUCH DAMN TIME ON MY HANDS. BUT IT IS MY TIME AND MY HANDS SO I LOVE THEM BOTH. AND I LOVE BOTH OF THESE SONGS AS WELL. I AM A BIT CONCERNED THAT HER WHOLE ALBUM MIGHT HAVE LEAKED. BUT I AM SURE THAT SHE WILL STILL BE ABLE TP PUSH UNITS EVEN WITH THE GROSS LACK OF PROMOTION OF HER LAST TWO EFFORTS, THEY BOTH STILL MANAGED TO GO GOLD. 

.:CHEEK TO CHEEK:.

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SHOUT TO MARLON FOR PUTTIN' ME ON TO THIS TOO GOOD OF A CHEEKY TUNE. I SAW THE VIDEO WHEN MARLON POSTED IT ON HIS FACEBOOK AND I HAVE BEEN HOOKED EVER SINCE. DO YOURSELVES A FAVOR AND CHECK OUT THIS BROOKLYN DOMINICANA. 

El Tigeraso

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.:WHAT'S HER NAME?:.

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HERE IS A CATCHY TUNE FROM THE FORMER STAR SEARCH KIDS WINNER.

.:MEMOIRS OF A DISCO QUEEN:.

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IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED, WELL SORTA THAT HER REMIX ALBUM WILL BE RELEASED IN FEBRUARY. HERE IS A COOL FAN-MADE DANCE MIX OF ONE MY FAVE TUNES OFF THE ALBUM TO HOLD YOU OVER.

.:STYLIN' FREE SUNDAY:.

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NOW I HAVE POSTED MANY FREESTYLE SONGS IN THE PAST. IT IS ONE OF THE MUSIC GENRES THAT IS MOST CLOSE TO MY HEART. THIS SONG IS CREDITED FOR MY CEMENTING MY LOVE OF THE GENRE. I REMEMBER CLEARLY THE FIRST TIME I HEARD THIS SONG. IT WAS 1994 AND I WAS ON MY WAY TO SEE THE LION KING. I WAS LISTENING TO THE RADIO WHEN Q102 PREMIERED THIS SONG. I WAS BLOWN AWAY. I REMEMBER SAYING "WOW, THIS IS SO SWEET SENSATION." I SEARCHED EVERY RECORD STORE (REMEMBER THOSE?). I SEARCHED TOWER RECORDS, SAM GOODY, COCONUT, AND STRAWBERRIES AND COULD NOT FIND IT. A MONTH LATER I EVENTUALLY FOUND AND BOUGHT HER DEBUT ALBUM LOVELY, WHICH BY THE WAY IS ONE OF THE BEST DANCE ALBUMS OF THE 1990'S. THAT ALBUM PROVED TO ME THAT A FREESTYLE ARTIST COULD BE A GREAT DANCE ARTIST. THAT ALBUM MADE ME A HUGE FAN OF MISS JOCELYN AND IT WAS ALL BECAUSE OF THIS SONG. THIS SONG IS ONE OF THE BEST FREESTYLE SONGS OF ALL TIME. 

.:TRUE RIDAH:.

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.:A GIFT FOR YOU:.

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HERE IS A HOLIDAY GIFT FROM THE HOTTEST FEMALE TRIO ON THE SCENE. WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR "SMF". LOL

.:SECOND CHANCES:.

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SO AFTER GIVING THE TONI BRAXTON SONG A SECOND TRY, I DECIDED I SHOULD DO THE SAME FOR A COUPLE OF OTHER ARTIST. WHEN HER ALBUM LEAKED MONTHS AGO, I SORTA GAVE IT A LISTEN BUT NOTHING CAUGHT MY EAR, SO I NEVER POSTED ANYTHING FROM HER. THAT WAS UNTIL NOW. HER ALBUM IS ACTUALLY QUITE GOOD. AND THIS HERE SONG IS MY FAVE. IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY, GIVE HER ALBUM A LISTEN.

.:SATURDAY NITE FEEVAH:.

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.:THE VIXEN:.

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MUCH LIKE SOME OF YOU I AM STILL PATIENTLY WAITING FOR THE FULL HQ VERSION OF HER BANGA ZIPPER. UNTIL THEN HERE IS ANOTHER SORTA OKAY TUNE CUBAN VIXEN.

.:I GET SO EMOTIONAL:.

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HERE IS A NEW TUNE FROM THE SINGER WHO MAKES ME EMOTIONAL.

.:FLASHBACK FRIDAY:.

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NOW ANYONE WHO REMEMBERS THIS SONG, PLEASE COMMENT TO LET ME KNOW THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. IN THE 80'S I WAS A HUGE FAN OF FIVE STAR. SO NATURALLY, WHEN THIS SONG WAS RELEASE IN 1991, I WAS IMMEDIATELY IN LOVE WITH IT. EVEN NOW, THE MELODY OF THIS TUNE RIVALS MUCH OF WHAT IS ON RADIO NOW. DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ABOUT THE VIDEO, THEIR HAIR AND CARTAH (GAY TERM FOR FACIAL STRUCTURE). DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND CHECK BOTH THE SONG AND VIDEO OUT. 

.:GOING THE DISTANCE:.

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WELL HER MUCH ANTICIPATED ALBUM HAS LEAKED AND WELL IT LEAKED. I GAVE IT A LISTEN AND I MUST SAY THAT I WAS PRETTY UNDERWHELMED. IT WILL BE INTERESTING TO SEE HOW IT IS RECEIVED BY THE PUBLIC ESPECIALLY SINCE IT FIRST TWO SINGLES HAVE STRUGGLED TO SET GARNER MAJOR AIRPLAY. ANYWHO, I AM FEELING THIS HERE TUNE.

.:CATCH IT:.

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.:A LIL CHASER:.

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I KNOW THAT I AM GOING TO GET A LOT OF FLACK FOR POSTING ANOTHER SONG OF HIS. AS I HAVE STATED SEVERAL TIMES, I DO NOT APPROVE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OF ANY KIND. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE IS WORTH REDEMPTION OR AT THE VERY LEAST A SECOND CHANCE. THIS IS NOT TO SAY THAT HE IS OFF THE HOOK, BUT CONTINUING TO DAMN HIM TO HELL ALSO SERVES NO PURPOSE. NOW WITH THAT SAID, PLEASE KNOW THAT I POST SONGS THAT I LIKE WITH THE HOPE THAT OTHERS WILL ENJOY IT. IT IS ALSO MY HOPE THAT PEOPLE FEEL SAFE VISITING THE SITE SO I WANT TO STATE THAT IT IS NOT LOST UPON ME THAT SOME OF US HAVE BEEN DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY AFFECTED BY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. IN ADDITION, SOME US HAVE ALSO HAVE BEEN IN POSITION WHERE WE NEEDED, DESERVED OR ASKED FOR A SECOND CHANCE. THAT IS WHAT I HAVE GIVEN CHRIS, OR AT LEAST HIS MUSIC. I ALSO WELCOME ANY FEEDBACK, COMMENTS OR THOUGHTS. SO WITH THAT SAID, I LOVE THIS SONG!

.:ON YOUR SIDE:.

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.:TWO SONGZ:.

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I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT HAPPENED BUT IT DID. SHE HAS BECOME THE FEMALE VERSION OF NE-YO. HOW YOU ASK? BECAUSE JUST ABOUT EVERY OTHER A DAY A NEW SONG/DEMO OF HERS LEAKS. DON'T GET ME WRONG, I AM NOT COMPLAINING. I JUST REALLY WANT HER TO PUT OUT A FOLLOW-UP TO HER MUCH UNDER-RATED ALBUM HUMAN.

.:THE FLAME:.

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AFTER BEING DELAYED MORE TIMES THAN DR. DRE'S NEW ALBUM, HE IS READY TO RELEASE HIS MUCH ANTICIPATED ROCK TINGED ALBUM. HERE IS THE SECOND/LEAD SINGLE. I AM FEELIN' THE 80'S POP FLARE AND THIS SINGLE IS SURE TO RE-SPARK THE FLAME.

.:ISN'T SHE LOVELY:.

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AT FIRST LISTEN MY INITIAL RESPONSE TO THE SONG WAS TO SAY IT WAS A SNOOZER. BUT SOMEONE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD GOT ME TO GIVE THE SONG A PROPER LISTEN AND I AM CHANGING MY INITIAL REVIEW OF THE SONG. THIS SONG IS BEAUTIFUL. THE VULNERABILITY AND RESTRAINT IN HER VOICE BRINGS HOME THE MESSAGE OF THE TUNE. SO IF YOU WERE LIKE ME, GIVE THE SONG ANOTHER LISTEN, YOU MAKE FIND YOURSELF CHANGING YOUR MIND, LIKE I.

.:MEN ARE FROM MARZ:.

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HERE IS A COOL FROM A CUTE NEW ARTIST.

.:TRUE COLORS:.

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SO TODAY IS PRETTY MUCH A SLOW DAY IN MUSIC AND JUST AS WELL AS IT IS WORLD AIDS DAY/A DAY WITHOUT ART. ANYWAY, I WAS SURFING THROUGH THE ITUNES STORE (YEAH, I SOMETIMES ACTUALLY PURCHASE MUSIC) AND I CAME ACROSS HER ALBUM. I LISTENED AND WAS PLEASANTLY SURPRISED. THERE WERE A COUPLE OF TUNES THAT I ACTUALLY LIKED. SO I DID WHAT EVERY PERSON DOES NOWADAYS, I SEARCHED THE NET FOR A LINK TO DL THE ALBUM. WITH THAT SAID, LISTEN THE SONG. SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS.

.:THE SUM OF IT ALL:.

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SO IT HAS FINALLY HIT THE WEB AND I AM LIKING IT. I AM SURE THAT SOME READERS WOULD RATHER HAVE ME NOT POST ANY OF HIS MUSIC AND IT NOT HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHERE THEY ARE COMING FROM. HOWEVER, AS A HUMAN BEING, AN IMPERFECT HUMAN BEING, I HAVE COME TO LEARN THAT WE ARE NOT JUST THE SUM OF OUR MISTAKES. WE ARE MUCH MORE. SO WITH THAT SAID I LIKE HIS ALBUM AND I LIKE THIS SONG. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, LET'S WELCOME BLAKINK69 TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD!

.:WORLD AIDS DAY:.

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SENDING LIGHT & STRENGTH TO THOSE WHO ARE LIVING WITH HIV/AIDS.

.:MAKE IT RIGHT:.

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HERE IS A COOL DANCE/POP NUMBER WRITTEN BY THE ONE & ONLY LIL EDDIE.

.:WORTH MEETING:.

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THIS SONGS APPEARS ON TIMBO'S NEW ALBUM BUT AFTER ONE LISTEN YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHY I GAVE HER TOP BILLING. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN THE LEAD SINGLE FROM HER FORTHCOMING SOPHOMORE ALBUM.

.:WATCH ME WALK IT OUT:.

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CALL IT PITTY BUT SINCE HER AMA PERFORMANCE I HAVE WARMED UP TO THIS SONG. TRICKY RECENTLY SATED THAT IT WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN FOR BRANDY BUT AFTER HER DEPARTURE FROM EPIC RECORDS IT WAS GIVEN TO JENNY FROM THE BLOCK.

.:SPECIAL:.

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I GAVE HER TOP BILLING ON THIS SONG AS SHE SHINES COMPLETELY ON THIS JOINT.

.:CHRIS CROSS:.

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SAY WHAT YOU WILL ABOUT THIS DUDE, HE KNOWS HOW TO CREATE SOME CATCHY STUFF. HERE IS THE SHOUTLESS VERSION OF ANOTHER HOT TUNE FROM HIS FORTHCOMING ALBUM.

.:SLOW MOVING TRAIN:.

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I THINK I MAY ACTUALLY LIKE THIS SONG AFTER HEARING THIS MIX. ALTHOUGH I CAN STILL DO WITHOUT HIS BRIEF RAP. UGH, HIS VOICE JUST URKS ME. BUT THE GIRLS HOLD THIS JOINT DOWN.

.:JOTROL:.

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WELL HIS AT ONCE ANTICIPATED ALBUM HAS LEAKED AND IT IS WHAT WE PRETTY MUCH EXPECTED. WITH THAT SAID, HERE IS MY FAVE TUNE OFF THE COLLECTION BECAUSE JOJO JUST MAKES ANY SONG A GREAT SONG. DAMN I LOVE HER!

.:SHE KILLS:.

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WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN YOU TAKE A LIL LADY GAGA AND SOME OF CURRENT RIHANNA? WELL YOU GET NATALIA KILLS. CHECK OUT HER SONG AND VIDEO AND LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. SHOUT OUT TO PROPHET FOR PUTTIN' ME ON THIS TRACK. ANOTHER SHOUT OUT GOES TO MARIO V., THE BLOG'S NEW NEIGHBOR. WELCOME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD!

.:STYLIN' FREE SUNDAY:.

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AHH THE MEMORIES THIS SONG BRINGS. I BOUGHT THIS CD SINGLE IN 1999 SIMPLY BECAUSE IT WAS JUST 99 CENTS. I HAD NOT YET HEARD THE SONG AND WAS CURIOUS AND REALLY DIDN'T EXPECT MUCH. HOWEVER, WHEN I HEARD THE TRACK I WAS DIGGIN' IT AND LIKED THE SLOW-THEN-GO-INTO-BREAKBEAT THING IT HAD GOING ON. I BOUGHT HIS DEBUT ALBUM EXPECTING MORE OF THE SAME BUT WAS DISAPPOINTED. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A TUNE ON THERE I LIKED THAT WAS WRITTEN BY THEN UNKNOWN ROBIN THICKE. 

.:A SPECIAL POST:.

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THIS SUPER TALENTED DUDE IS OFFICIALLY THE MOST REQUESTED ARTIST ON THIS BLOG. AFTER LISTENING TO THIS TUNE, YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHY. RELEASED OVER A YEAR AGO ON MYSPACE RECORDS, THIS SONG STILL SOUNDS FRESH AND IS FURTHER PROOF WHY THIS DUDE NEEDS TO BE HEARD BY ALL.

.:OUT OF THE DARK:.

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I AM STILL TRYING TO WARM UP TO THIS SONG. THIS REMIX MAY JUST MAY HELP.

.:GIVIN' IT TO ME:.

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SO WHAT THIS SONG SOUNDS LIKE A LEFT OVER FROM NELLY FURTADO'S LOOSE ALBUM, I STILL LOVE IT. I HAVE BEEN PLAYIN' THIS SONG NON-STOP SINCE HER AMA PERFORMANCE AND THIS REMIX WILL NO DOUBT CONTINUE TO KEEP THIS SONG IN STRONG ROTATION ON MY IPOD.

.:SHOULD HAVE BEEN:.

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I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS SONG. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE FIRST SINGLE. IT IS MUCH MORE RADIO FRIENDLY THAN FOR YOUR ENTERTAINMENT. IT IS TIME TO CEASE THE DISCUSSION AROUND THE "CONTROVERSY" AND GET BACK TO WHAT THE MUSIC.

.:IS IT OR IS IT NOT:.

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THIS SONGS SOUNDS LIKE A LIL EDDIE PENNED TUNE. IT WOULDN'T BE A FAR FETCHED NOTION AS LIL EDDIE WRITE THIS DUDE'S DEBUT SINGLE OH YEAH.

.:ONE SONG, TWO BABES:.

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HERE IS A BONUS TRACK FROM HIS NEW ALBUM AND IT FEATURES THE FORMER SUGABABES MEMBER. IF THIS SONG IS ANY HINT OF WHAT HER SOLO ALBUM WILL SOUND LIKE, THEN MISS KEISHA JUST BE THE BREAKOUT STAR. OH YEAH, JAY DOESN'T BAD ON THIS SONG EITHER. 

.:ITZ MY BIRTHDAY!:.

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YES MY DARLINGS, I AM OFFICIALLY 33 TODAY, WHICH IN MY BOOK IS THE AGE OF GROWN & SEXY! THE PIC ABOVE IS FROM THE SURPRISE PARTY MY FAMILY THREW FOR ME LAST WEEK. I AM NOT AN EASY PERSON TO SURPRISE BUT I DEFINITELY HAD NO IDEA. I HAD SPENT THE DAY SPEAKING AT AN HIV ADVOCACY EVENT (WHICH EXPLAINED WHY I WAS ALREADY DRESSED UP) SO I WAS PRETTY TIRED WHEN I GOT HOME, BUT I REJUVENATED AS SOON AS I SAW WHAT MY BEAUTIFUL FAMILY HAD DONE FOR ME. I PARTIED AND I AM STILL RECOVERING. SO TODAY WILL BE A SIMPLE DINNER WITH MY SON AND PARTNER. SO UPDATES MAY BE SLOW TODAY. WITH THAT SAID, I WILL BE BACK LATER! LOVE Y'ALLZ!

.:SATURDAY NITE FEEVAH:.

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.:FLASHBACK FRIDAY:.

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WHEN THIS SONG HIT U.S. RADIO IN THE SUMMER OF 1996, I HATED IT! SO MUCH SO THAT I TOLD EVERYONE WHO HAD EARS. I HATED IT FOR TWO REASONS, THE FIRST BECAUSE IT WAS A EURO SONG AND I JUST COULD NOT GET INTO SUCH FAST PACED MUSIC. TEH SECOND REASON WHO I HATED THIS SONG WAS BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS TOO DAMN REPETITIVE. HOWEVER, TWO MONTHS LATER I WOULD EAT MY WORDS. I BOUGHT THE SINGLE SIMPLY BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET THE DAMN TUNE OUT OF MY HEAD, BUT I STILL HATED IT. A WEEK LATER I COULD NOT STOP PLAYING IT. THIS IS NOW ONE OF MY FAVE TUNES OF THE 90'S. I SAW HER PERFORM A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AT PHILLY GAY PRIDE AND SHE WAS ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE. HERE'S TO THOSE SONGS THAT MAKE US LOVE THEM. GOTTA LOVE 'EM I SAY.

.:STAYING TRUE TO HERSELF:.

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IT WAS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME THAT TONI WOULD DABBLE IN THE POP/DANCE SOUND THAT IS CURRENTLY DOMINATING RADIO. AND WHILE SHE COULD HAVE RECORDED A GENERIC TUNE, SHE HAS RECORDED A MID-TEMPO POP/DANCE SONG THAT DOES NOT STRAY TOO FAR FROM WHERE TONI NEEDS TO BE. THIS SONG IS A GREAT. SHE HAS ONCE AGAIN PROVED THAT SHE CAN CURRENT AND RELEVANT AND STILL REMAIN HER CLASSIC AND CLASSY SELF. AND WHAT I MEAN Y CLASSY IS THE "KISSING ON TREY SONGZ DURING A PERFORMANCE IN FRONT OF YOUR HUSBAND, TWO DAYS BEFORE YOU LEAVE HIM" KINDA CLASSY. MY KIND OF CLASSY. :-)

.:FIRE CRACKER!:.

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PROBABLY THE MOST INTERESTING AND EXCITING CONTESTANT OF AMERICAN IDOL SEASON 8 (NEXT TO GLAMBERT), THIS LATINA FIRE CRACKER'S ALBUM HAS FINALLY HIT THE NET. AND IT IS A COOL AND FRESH PIECE OF WORK. I HAD A HARD TIME PICKING A SONG TO POST, BUT I CHOSE THIS ONE. HOPE YOU LIKE.

.:MORE THAN WORDS:.

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HERE IS THE FOLLOW-UP VIDEO TO HER RECORD BREAKING DEBUT SOLO SINGLE FIGHT FOR LOVE. I AM LIKING THIS VIDEO AND MISS CHERYL CONTINUES TO SILENCE HER CRITICS. WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE VIDEO?