Monthly Archives: July 2007

New Music Tuesday: July 31st

Run, don’t walk, to your local record store and pick up a copy of Common’s Finding Forever (released today). This is THE album of the year so far so make sure to read my review and don’t miss out on this masterpiece. Keith Murray is dropping his latest effort today as well and […]

Producer’s Spotlight: Kanye West

A friend of mine recently told me, “Help me appreciate Kanye West.” He said that with the “fits” he hears of Kanye making in the news, he finds it hard to appreciate his music. Sometimes it can be a little hard to listen to the music when your voice is what’s heard in […]

Jay-Z On The Move Again?

Jay-Z may be trying to jump ship from Island Def Jam.
A source very close to the hip-hop mogul confirms he is in negotiations to jump to rival Columbia.
Other insiders say the arrival of Jermaine Dupri as president of the Island Urban music division in February is the reason.
“There isn’t room for two kings at one […]

New Music Tuesday: July 24th

There’s some good stuff been released today. Prince’s new CD is finally out here in the States. See my full album review. And for you rock-head’s we got a new CD from Sum 41 and a greatest hits CD from Garbage. Latin crooner, Marc Anthony, also is releasing a CD of […]

Review: Finding Forever

Ladies & Gentlemen, REAL HIP HOP IS BACK! Common’s new CD Finding Forever was waiting for me when I got home from work today and I must say, putting on the headphones and listening to this CD is like breathing a breath of fresh air! Simply breathtaking, Common is the answer to “where […]

New Music Tuesday: July 17th

Wow, another blah week for new music releases. Where’s all the new hip hop and R&B music?!? Anyway, the new Yellowcard is finally out and here are a couple more notable CDs that may be worth a listen.
Update: I totally missed this! Only because it was originally released in Europe last […]

New 50 Cent Album Delayed Again

The album cover for 50 Cent’s upcoming CD is perfection; art imitating life. On the cover, 50 looks very worried and he should be! Originally slated for a June release, 50 Cent’s new album Curtis, was pushed back to Sept 4 back in May. Well, now 50’s record company has decided again […]

Producer’s Spotlight: DJ Premier

Producer’s Spotlight is a new feature here on the blog. Let me give you a little background. As a lover of music and part-time DJ, I’ve always loved putting together mixtapes (or a collection, if you will) of songs by a favorite artist (sort of a greatest hits), new music of the current […]

Hip Hop, My Long Lost Love

People have been saying for years now that “Hip Hop is Dead”. In the early 90’s, purists complained that the West Coast’s overt “gangstarism” was destroying the culture from the inside out. Half a decade later, the Diddy-led commercialism of hip hop was pegged as the cause for its sure enough downfall. And again, […]

Review: Planet Earth

Planet Earth is Prince’s 24th officially released studio album. I just got a hold of an advanced copy yesterday and as a long time Prince fan, I am very well pleased. I didn’t even know about this album’s release until I started doing research for my Top 12 Most Anticipated Album of the […]

New Music Tuesday: July 10th

Not much being released today, but it seems like today is the day for reunions in the music scene. 3 new CDs out today from bands that we have not heard from in a long time.