Better than Lady Gaga?!

Sooooo at the beginning of the summer, this hott dance song was leaked called Silly Boy that supposedly featured Lady Gaga and RiRi. Everyone was up in arms about how the song was a diss-track against Chris Brown because of lyrics like "you had a good girl but you didn't know how to treat her" and "silly boy get out my face don't you like how regret tastes", etc. However, Kanye's blog mentioned that Rihanna and Lady Gaga contacted him saying they weren't the singers on the track. Just who is the mystery singer?! : Eva Simons. She's a true rockstar. Period. I think she would give Gaga a hard 'run for her money' if she had the chance. Dare I say she's better than Lady Gaga! Whachu think!?

Mixtape Heaven

So Mick Boogie is doin HUGE things! I mean have you seen his press kit? *sigh* What a great Resume! Anyways, you seriously need to get up on him and his ish. I have 3 mixtapes of his in my possession that he made for his store (Motivation) so while checking the Moto blog, I decided to check out some more of his site and more of his mixtapes and simply fell in love.

His joints with Peter Bjorn & John and Adele will definitely get spins on my iPod... if one could actually get spins on anything other than a cd or record player of course (LOL)

-ReLiving Thing-

PB&J have that new genre-bending sound that I love so much. So when Mick mixed 13 of their songs with verses by some of my favorite hip hop artists (Talib, Big Sean, Wale, Rhymefest), I couldn't resist!

-1988-

Adele's smooth-ass voice and the golden era of hip hop (for me: the 80s) are two of my favorite things in music! So when Mick decided to put them together giving Adele's hit tracks an '88 rap feel, magic is created.

Every time good music is made, a music-loving angel gets their wings haha! So I guess Mick Boogie could be considered one of the 'fly'est!? ... you be the judge ;p

(8/10) THE NEW HATE - AZIZ

LMAO I'm not so sure how I feel about the new song "Haters" by Ye and Jay-Z yet, but I am sure how I feel about Aziz! Love him! Hahah this man is HIGH-larious. I saw him in the movie Funny People this summer... and somewhere on TV too, I just can't remember where. But yea yall should definitely check this out. It's Aziz commenting on the track while its playin in the background. So... two for one! Comedy ANNNNDDDDD Hip Hop! Perfect. Check it: ;p

kanYe West : Blog : THE NEW HATE - AZIZ

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(5/10) Celeb Run-ins... shambles

So... I'm really bad at meeting celebs, but I have seen a whole lot of people during my stay in NY! Here is my list of celeb sightings, run-ins, and encounters (in order of appearance of course). :)

1. Jeffrey Tambor aka the dad from The Hangover

Story: soooo I saw this guy just walking back from work near Broadway and did a double take! He's been in a lotta movies, but most recently, the Hangover.

2. Rachel Dratch from SNL

Story: I saw this SNL cast member walking down 10th street on my way back to my NYU dorm. She's actually not as frumpy in person LOL she looked kinda normal!

3. Alex Wolff of the Naked Brothers Band on Nickelodeon

Story: I saw this young Nickelodeon actor/musician at the same place as Rachel Dratch (close to 10th and 5th) walking with an old man. I was walkin with the homie J Regalado and kept sayin "is that the kid from the Naked Brothers Band?" ha! He was talkin about his career believe it or not and on our way back from eating we saw him and the old man again!

4. Theophilus London

Story: So anyone who I know, who loves music has probably heard me utter the words 'You know Theophilus London? You should def check him out!' I've seen this guy twice in Manhattan and once in BK. Love his music! (This is a pic from the Diesel: U Music Tour)

5. Russell Simmons

Story: I saw this hip hop mogul on my way back from snaggin my Diesel Music tour tickets where I would ultimately see Kanye West and take a terrible pic of him lol. I literally said "Oh wow. Russel... Hi!" and he gave me the nod with a look in his eye like 'please litlle negress... don't cause a scene i got bizness to take care of' ha! He was on his phone steppin out of a nice ass car!

6. Kanye West

Story: soooo I was soooo excited that the special guest at the Diesel Tour was Kanye West! Ye is one of my favorites so I started to back up out of fear when he came off stage and then when I realized how close we were I started running towards him and his bodyguard says "NO!" and points to me. So I try and take a picture... ugh. So a camera on zoom and an open bar are a bad mix for celeb sightings I guess.

7. Kelis and her baby

Story: On my way to pick up promo checks for work, I saw a newly-divorced Kelis and her newborn! Good luck on the settlement with Nas! Get that mon(t)ey gurl!!

8. T-Weed from "I love New York"

Story: So we're havin a nice ass time at Hotel on Rivington and I turn around to see this negro T-Weed! Then I tell my friend Roberto and he goes "Yo T-Weed" so we proceeded to take pics with him! ha!

(3/10) Expanding your Music Vocabulary

So my second post is about: Expanding your Music Vocab (LOL sorry about the dramatiks)... but I truly believe that constantly expanding what we listen to is good for the soul. Get out of your Rap/Pop/R&B mode and branch out!

So, here are some of my favorite musicians I have recently discovered within the last year. These artists are truly amazing to me! They are different, they take chances, and have unique sounds. They're undefined!... and I've always felt that the best music is undefined. Try them on for size:

Theophilus London- A rapper like you've never heard before. The fact that Theo samples tracks is the only traditional thing about his stance as a rapper... but don't expect to have heard the originals. I've seen this guy more than a few times and he blows me away. Download This Charming Mixtape and prepare to be hooked.

Website: http://theophiluslondon.wordpress.com/

Be's Pick: "TNT"

Janelle Monae- Imagine if you had a blender and you added the following: a little Erykah Badu, a little Prince, a lot of Andre 3000, and just a pinch of Lauryn Hill then poured Count Bassie on top... You would get something like Jane (recipe subjective of course). An eclectic sound with a little old and a little new. Her live performances are unforgettable as well.

Website: http://www.jmonae.com/

Be's Pick(s): "Lettin' Go" and "You Are My Everything"

Santigold- aka SantOgold is one of my new favorites as well! For those of you who don't know, she's sort of like a black MIA with the swag of Brooklyn, NY behind her. You may have heard her sampled by Drake and Weezy in "Unstoppable" or on "Brooklyn We Go Hard (Remix) with Jay Z, Lil Kim, etc. Love this gurl's music. So creative and innovative!

Website: http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17316664/artist_to_watch_santogold

Be's Pick: Shove It

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Also, look up MGMT, Passion Pit,

and Heart's Revolution

if you got some time on your hands.

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*On side: Heart's Revolution and Passion Pit (respectively). Pics taken by moi at the Diesel Music Tour