Wednesday January 06th 2010, 8:58 am
Filed under: music
Found some Wi-Fi over in England, and got to download some new music that I missed over the last month. Let’s get it.
So everybody’s been saying Usher can never top Confessions. I won’t count him out, but that was an incredible album. It probably sparked a second baby boom to be all the way real. So far, this new project of his sounds like it’ll be a lot more playful and freaky than any of his past work. I’m sure after that heavily-publicized breakup, he’s very much single and ready to mingle. Whatever. I could care less about that stuff. If the joint rocks, it rocks. Jam it and be the judge.
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This track is pretty smooth, and Nicki crushes her verse, but the real reason it stands out to me is because of Polow Da Don’s production work.
I’m almost certain nobody else caught this clever flip of a sample. The self-proclaimed “King of the White Girls” took a classic cut from Stevie Wonder’s Innervisions (1973. A certified classic album in my book. I used to run around my house blasting this so loud in the living room that one time, a glass broke. I put that on everything.) and flipped it. If you go to 1:11 in the song, you’ll hear the same melody they use in the chorus, except chopped up a little bit. It repeats and repeats throughout the song during the bridge/hook. It’s incredible, and I’m surprised I even caught the sample use.
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Monday October 05th 2009, 2:56 pm
Filed under: music
Oh boy. I’m no gossip column or anything, but this new song “Papers”(like, divorce papers) has Usher airing out his dirty laundry. The R&B superstar will address the end of his marriage on the first offering from his new album, set to debut Monday. It was penned by Sean Garrett, that big guy in that Mario video whose voice doesn’t match his body. He’s great though, no shots. I’m just saying, the man’s voice doesn’t match his body at all. I hope the new album is epic. Remember how Confessions had people in a frenzy? I need that Usher again, cuz the last album didn’t do a damn thing for me.
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Tuesday July 14th 2009, 5:11 pm
Filed under: music
u-s, h-e-r, r-a, y-m, o-n-d & skateboard p (along w/ chad hugo on the boards, officially making the production a beat by the neptunes) link up to make some more jams. the song is meh to me, but skateboard p is like a shoe-in on this blog. if he’s doing it, i’m putting it up. beleeee dat.
a more powerful usher / neptunes collabo is the leaked track that never made it on anybody’s album, called “flash”. it does more for me than this joint above, but you be your own judge.
Thursday October 23rd 2008, 6:15 am
Filed under: audio/video, music
no, you’re not being deceived or anything. usher and young barry on a track together. kind of. this track leaked some time ago, but it didn’t have barack’s speeches on there. shout out to my homie moe over @ making the mogul for this joint.
this joint sucks. a lot. i shouldn’t have even posted that. don’t tell me about politics usher, tell me about some other stuff. you didn’t even write those lyrics. i don’t believe it coming from your mouth. damn.
and LOL. that’s not usher’s wife, either. pic via Nicole Bitchie.
LASTLY! since we’re on that politics as usual stuff, don’t forget: ABSENTEE, ABSENTEE, ABSENTEE! a reader through me this info:
For the Presidential General Election on November 4, 2008
Absentee Ballots must be received by the local board of elections by 8:00 p.m. on election day; or
Mailed on or before election day, bearing a postmark verifying that fact, and received from the postal service or private mail carrier by 10:00 a.m. on November 14, 2008.
You may request an absentee ballot by completing the Absentee Ballot Application
Submit a request by mail or by fax: You may request an absentee ballot for the 2008 Presidential General Election by mail or by fax as long as the request is received by:
4:30 p.m. on October 28, 2008, if the application is mailed; or
11:59 p.m. on October 28, 2008, if the application is faxed.
After the deadline, a Late Application for Absentee Ballot must be completed in person at the board of elections.
that’s how i feel. completely. it’s dark, you never seen him/her before outside this environment, and honestly, unless you all have mutual friends, and you know the person is sane, you could get rocked unknowingly after a few drinks. like paris did.
wowzers. that’s kinda how these girls feel, too. i found this joint on DC fab:
that’s how i feel. thanks, fab empire. these homies let you know what’s good in all the crucial cities, young. check them out in the blogroll…i hit all the events they blog about and i don’t even know who they are.
![usher nicki minaj lil freak Usher Lil Freak [feat. Nicki Minaj] + Why I Think Its Interesting.](http://DCtoBC.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/usher-nicki-minaj-lil-freak.jpg "Usher. Nicki Minaj. Polow Da Don. DCtoBC.com.")
