Time for my top seven tracks dominating my iPod as of lately.
Looks like it’s a lot of R&B tunes lately…
Okay, the song has definitely grown on me (I’ve bumped it in the car a couple of times). It is different, unexpected and the beat is definitely what makes it good. Now, this video? I don’t know why, but it does little for me. Nicki Minaj looks amazing in it (her ass amazes me) but the video itself has too much wasted potential. I’ve never really been a Hype Williams fan (with the exception of a couple of vids) and I feel that the essence of the track was lost with the video. Oh, wells I’m sure it will perform well either way.
“..I’ve been poppin my collar”
I needed something like this today with the massive winds we had here in DC, smh.
Fellas, would you rock this?
[ Image Via Jak & Jil ]
Its been a while since I did post on my boo Trey. Here are some shots from his latest spread with Complex Magazine. I’m digging the threads.
Here are some promo shots for Christina Aguilera‘s forthcoming album Bionic. The official first single “Not Myself Tonight” has leaked today as well, and it’s giving me 2010 ”Dirty“.
[ Christina Aguilera - Not Myself Tonight ]
Kelis has taken her recent Avatar/tribal obsession to her music videos. Here is the official video for her first single “Acapella” off of her upcoming album. Visually, the video is absolutely stunning. Some may be confused by it, but it’s Kelis. She was one of the first to do it like this–remember that.
P.S.
The baby feet at the end actually scared me though, haha.
Though it finds itself as one of my least favorite tracks amongst a pool of standouts on the new Raymond Vs. Raymond album, “OMG” has marked its territory in the best music video category. From the cinematography, to the background dancing and special effects it’s a certified winner. I was pleasantly surprised by the clip because a lot of music videos these days lack much creativity. Usher’s management is really going in with this project, and I’m hype. Make sure to get your copy of Raymond Vs. Raymond, it’s a banger from start to finish.
[Witty line telling you how this is my favorite youtube video ever.]
[Another witty line on how great this blog is.]
[My initials.]
nah, fuck that. I’m really putting my initials.
2008′s Here I Stand was a departure for R&B superstar Usher. Filled with ballads and adult contemporary tracks, the album showed a more mature Usher as he dealt with relationships, marriage, fatherhood, and life. It was a hard album for his fans to swallow, a great one, yet it didn’t do well. Two years later, Usher is determined to prove that he still has the charm of arguably his greatest release yet, 2004′s Confessions.
Enter Raymond V. Raymond
Similar to his previous albums, Raymond V. Raymond is a vaguely autobiographical disc that showcases Usher’s familiar confidance-boosted demeanor in it’s tracks. The lead single “Papers” is one of the biographical tracks as it deals with his recent divorce. In songs like “Guilty” featuring T.I., and “Foolin’ Around”, the story-telling continues as he explains (in true Usher fashion) infidelities and relationship problems. The majority of the remaining tracks on the album have Usher attempting to regain his title as the oversexed batchelor and heart throb of R&B. With tracks like “So Many Girls” and “Hey Daddy” the statement is clear: Usher wants you to know he is back.
The album’s standout tracks are what make the disc a solid effort. The fun and sexual tale of “Little Freak” featuring it-girl rapper Nicki Minaj, the energetic “Pro Lover,” and Bangladesh produced “She Don’t Know” all keep the album fun and the 31-year old singer current. The laid back “Okay” and amazing slow jam “Mars Vs. Venus” also standout. One of the albums defining tracks, “There Goes My Baby,” has Usher proudly boasting about a lover through soothing falsettos and that Usher confidence we all are accustomed to.
Although the disc is great, there are a couple of mishaps such as the will.i.am produced “OMG” and “More”. The album tries to resemble the biographical nature of Confessions but as a whole falls short of the 2004 disc. Raymond V. Raymond serves as Usher’s 6th studio album and definitely shows that he stills has the charm, but sadly it can’t topple Confessions, which steadily proves to be Usher’s masterpiece.
The album releases tomorrow March 30th
“There Goes My Baby”
“Pro Lover”
“Mars vs. Venus”
“Okay”
“She Don’t Know”
“Guilty”
The Multicolor Jacket, courtesy of 33 year old Wurtemburg, Germany native designer, Bernhard Wilhelm.
Personally, I really — oddly, like the piece. I’m not quite sure why, but whatever the reason I feel it would correlate with this quote from upscale online retailer, Ok-ni:
Each collection is an experiment involving the question of how I can manage to juggle good and bad taste, or rather what people perceive as bad taste in our society. What I love about fashion is that it is all about overcoming that threshold of embarrassment. There are always some pieces that let you act something out
Let this – fashion – be what it is.
Available HERE
Roguish. Kansas City Slang.
Dat bag right dere bruh!… Dats ROGUISH!!
Nautical accessories, courtesy of Rogues Gallery.
Available HERE
Just remember to tell ‘em who put you on.
Christian Louboutin‘s videos for his shoe collections always crack me up. This one is no different.
Here’s the video to the “My Chick Bad (Remix” featuring Diamond, Trina, and Eve.
Here’s an amazing Harper’s Bazaar Magazine cover featuring Demi Moore.
and we all know Zoë Saldana is my baby mama, so check her out on the cover of Nylon
Cj..Brilliant comedian, actress, and screenplay writer Tina Fey for Esquire Magazine, looking….slightly banging.
Hmmm…
Here’s a look into the Spring catalogue of Barney’s
Cj..Here’s the cover of Christina Aguilera‘s next studio album Bionic.
I was a big fan of hers during her Stripped era, hopefully she can bring that same soul/passion to her next record.
She looks like Glenn Close in this shot. Kinda cool though.
It does little for me….but enjoy.
Felicia…this one’s for you.
Promotional pictures of the upcoming covers/features of Trey Songz and Jeezy (the Young has been killed).
Trey is really trying to milk this “sex symbol” thing huh?
Cj..
Aaron
