New Music:Solange

This is a new track from Solanges forthcoming album and once again I'm digging it. I've yet to hear anything from it that I haven't liked so far. Its shaping up to be a great record look out for a review of it when it drops in August. 'I told you so' is a little different to 'I decided' Solange is trying to get her 'sang' on lol and it works although it gets a little screechy towards the end.
I like her lyrics too. Overall a solid effort. What do you think?

Listen to 'I Told You So'

Glastonbury 2008

I'm not really big on Glastonbury I've never been or paid much attention to it before but I tuned in to some of this years coverage for two reasons 1. Amy Winehouse and 2. Jay-Z.
Now we've been quiet about Amy over here at NEVERXMIND! because we wanted to focus on her music and not her 'troubled' personal life. She performed an hour long set including 'rehab' 'tears dry on their own' etc and started off confidently but as the set progressed and she drank more she got more erratic. She seemed to ramble between songs and at one point lashed out at a fan while she was singing in the crowd. The fan apparently tried to touch her boobs so a word of warning don't mess with Amy. She also performed at Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday party and seemed ok. I mean she wasn't spectaular or anything but it was good to see her out and about looking healthier than she has in a long while despite being diagnosed with emphysema. Though I don't think Amy is back to her best just yet it seems she is on her way. Jay-z was a contoversial choice of headliner this year with many including Noel Gallagher saying Hip-Hop doesn't belong at Glastonbury. Jay-Z gave all the haters the middle finger by coming on stage performing Oasis' wonderwall. He proved he is quite the showman performing '99 problems' 'Show me what you got' and the crowd pleaser Big Pimpin' plus many others. He also recieved a fantastic response from the crowd silencing his critics-and was that Sasha I saw dancing around in the background?

In the words of Keri, "GET IT GIRL!"

Keri is blowin up right now so I thought I'd post a little something on her. These are pics from a photoshoot shot exclusively for MTV. Her look is fierce, her and Rihanna have got me wanting to cut my hair! lol.

Shes on everything right now, from Chris Brown's "Superhuman" song to Nas' "Hero". But Keri, we're still waiting for your album!


Peep the video. This is my song right now.

Thanx 'Ye!

I was peepin Kanye's blog and he's featured a tune produced by A-Track (someone I've never heard of before but glad I know now!!) with Lupe Fiasco on there. I think it's a promo for Nike, and yeah that may seem cheesy but the beat is real good and I'm liking Lupe's flow. If you don't like it you need to clean out that earwax! Haha.. just messing. It's like a classical blend (I can hear a violin in there somewhere..) mixed with a modern sound.

Oh, and in a couple of weeks, me and Karma get the pleasure to witness the sickness aka Lupe Fiasco lol. We're seeing him in concert.

Anyways check out Kanye's blog www.kanyeuniversecity.com, he has interesting stuff on there, including his point of view on Soulja Boy and Ice T's "beef" lol. And yes.. Karma I know your gonna hate me for publicising 'Ye but yes I am a stan, and I'm gonna convert you too!

UH OH... here it goes..

Everyone knows how it goes down with these couples in the spotlight either completely denying their relationship or just refusing to respond to speculation. Yes Chris breezy and Rhi are together. Well on an American TV show Chris Brown was asked what his mom thinks of Rihanna, he said “Yeah yeah, she’s real cool. They’re both light skin with green eyes, so…!”.

Now people have being going mad over this comment on other blogs and I was just thinking is there reason to or is it just an innocent comment? It depends really, how you see these kinda things. He's probably just pointing out that his mom and Rihanna have things in common, but as someone in the public eye, and being a black person himself he should be aware of what he says and how it will be interpreted. We all know the whole light skin/dark skin is a sensitive issue among black people (perhaps asians too..) so the comment could be seen as totally irrelevant to what was asked and a bit odd.

Nevertheless, Rhi and Chris still make a cute couple and word of advice to Chris- be extra careful of what you say in public! And peeps, feel free to post a comment on this, I'm interested to know what other people think of this.

Weekly Throwback

This week's throwback was inspired by Alicia Keys AWESOME performance at the BET awards this week. SWV, En vogue AND TLC on one stage? OMG! It got me thinking about other girl groups that she could've added to the mix like Xscape for example. They were killing it for a time back in the day, they could all sing and they had great songs. Kandi and T.I's baby mamma Tiny were my favourite members. This is 'MY Little Secret'released in 1998 taken from their third album 'Traces Of My Lipstick' enjoy

New Music: Algebra

Check out this new song from Atlanta native Algebra. I'm definitely feeling this one 'run and hide' is taken from her first album 'purpose'make sure you support her if you like the song drop by her myspace and show some love. There are way too many talented artists out there who aren't getting the respect they deserve. Teedra Moses anyone?

Listen to 'Run and Hide

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LovexHate: Sorry Karma just had to hijack ya post! On point with this one. I've loved it from the get go, heard it quite a few months ago and I still continue to listen to it. My tuuune! People you should most definitely listen to her other tracks "What Happened" and "Happy After".

Weekly Throwback

For this weeks throwback I'm keeping it mellow this was just a nice track to chill to back in the day. This was at a time when Brandy could do no wrong really times have changed since then. I couldn't decide between this 'Almost Doesn't Count' which is probably my favourite Brandy track ever.
But I went for 'Sittin' Up In My Room' coz its more of a throwback if you know what I mean... I do. This was from the 'Waiting To Exhale' soundtrack great film and a great song enjoy.



You know Moesha was too sick as well Mo to da E to da! lol

Usher Is Moving Mountains

here is Ushers continuation from love in this club, according to usher his whole album tells a story from when he was younger up until now dat he had grown into a grown man, so u kno wat dat means u gotta either download the album but if u wanna support him then buy the album,lol, which eva it doesnt matta, but dis song is a nice powerful heart pouring song, it grows on u everytime u hear it, mek sure u all listen and watch , video is very visual

Usher - Moving Mountains (New)
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Oprah Creates Her Own Church

Its been going on now since 2006 and i recently took da time sit down and relli see if wat i was hearin was da truth, and dis video dat i saw on youtube confirmed everything that people has been sayin about oprah. I dont understand why when people get money they think they got the power to do anything they want, which i really dont care what they do but when it has to do with trying to deny our father god in any way or form den u kno it aint right, maybe she thinks what she is duin is right but she realli needs to wake up and realise dat god is the way the truth and life and there is nothing else beyond this. watch this video and lemme kno wat yall think about it, lemme kno if u think dis is right, is Oprah the "Anti-Christ"

WHEN I GROW UP

(Now i got a confession,hahahaha)lol, since we all saw da pussycat dolls perform live on the MTV movie awards, we all been waitin on der offical video for their catchy song "When i grow up video" for a while now and i can finally tell yall dat it has been worth the wait. The video is original, da song is catchy (as usual), dis video kinda reminds me of one of janet jackson's videos "doesn't matter", but i av to giv dem all props for dis vid, dis video is funky and its gon be a big hit i can already see it at da No.1 spot.
enjoy all, here is -Pussycat Dolls "When i grow up"

RAZAH

wassup all, its been a while but the one and only DIVA is bak to let u all kno about da new talent (razah) dat was signed unto jay-z's defjam record label. This song is a must hear for all, it kinda reminds u of the old skool RnB songs, simple heart felt lyrics with a good catchy chorus, hope yall enjoy, cuz dats wat i been listening to lately. sit back relax and enjoy.

Weekly Throwback

I've randomly seen Jamelia around town and I'm thinking shouldn't you be in the studio or something. But then I remember she got dropped. She did have some good songs like 'superstar' and 'see it in a boys eyes' but claims that she was the U.K.'s answer to Beyonce were laughable.
I can't knock her too much though- she is from Birmingham and its her big day tomorrow. She's getting married to footballer Darren Byfield who knew? To celebrate here's her debut single 'money'featuring Beenie Man released in 2000 taken from her debut album 'Drama' Enjoy!

New Music: Ciara

Check out this new song from Ciara, Supernatural this is rumoured to be the first single from her third album 'Fantasy ride' which is going to be three-discs with each one having a different theme. This seems like album filler to me not really single-worthy it doesn't really go anywhere I prefer Ciara on uptempo songs like 'get up' than these slower ones. I don't think her voice is strong enough to pull them off. This songs is by no means bad its just no promise! What do you think?

Listen to 'supernatural'

Track of the moment- Part 2

In light of Lovehate's recent post I've decided to share my favourite song at the moment. Now this song is BIG 'Mr Carter' by Lil Wayne featuring Hova himself Jay-z. If you haven't worked it out both of them go by the name 'Mr Carter' hence the tracks title. I'm loving lil wayne's lyrics on this one and the way Jay seems to come out of nowhere then is gone again lol this has gotta be one of the hottest collabos out at the minute gotta love Lil Weezy. His new album 'Tha Carter III' is due out on 16th June.

Listen to 'Mr Carter'

New vids

I don't know if this will be a regular feature or not it depends on whether i can be bothered or if one of the other girls wants to continue with it.
Peep the vid for solange's new single 'I decided' im loving this video, the colours, the concept and the overall vibe. I think it compliments the song very well. Solanges album SoL-Angel & the Hadley Street Dreams is out in August. Judging by this and other music I've heard I reckon Solange will be successful in her solo career.
Btw check out the freemasons remix of the single its big!

Track Of The Moment

This song is on constant replay on my iPod right now. The lyrics, the production, the flow are crazy mad! These are the type of the tunes I can just vibe to, with the perfect production from 9th Wonder. The artist is a female rapper by the name Jean Grae, track titled "Love Thirst". Well this song quenches my musical addiction.. lol how geeky am I!

Ashanti- The Declaration

Looks like Ashanti has returned with the same brilliance that she showed in her first album that was self-titled "Ashanti". Since then she has released two other albums, with "The Declaration" being her 3rd effort. She is known for her lyrical ability and great voice and this is a solid album, and in my opinion destined for success. She manages to create a different sound for herself while still maintaining the same style that her fans love (this time round she has a range of different producers other than The Inc).

There is a perfect balance between chilled ballads and party tracks. Ones that I recommend you should definitely give a listen are "You're Gonna Miss" with it's funky production (lol..) and a similar reason for "So Over You" produced by Darkchild. Oh and also "In These Streets" and the simplicity of "Good Good". I'm certainly not feeling "Shine" though, the song is boring and cheesey!

Pussycat dolls vs Girlicious

I had to post this in relation to Diva's last post. Ye I know both girlicious and the pussycat dolls were created by the same person but girlicious just suck they come across as a cheap karaoke version to me. I don't see them giving any girl group around today a run for their money.
Check out this performance of the pussycats' comeback single 'When I grow up' at the MTV movie awards. This is how its done!! A hot performance but Nicole schitzu's voice just annoys the hell outta me. Why you wailing like that its reallly not that serious. To the chick in the yellow trousers wots her name again?? anyway that leg thing was cool the first few times you did it now its kinda old. I aint hating its not like I can do it but you know maybe switch it up a little and do something different. I rate this 8/10