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.

DOWNLOAD: Usher – Lil Freak [feat. Nicki Minaj]

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.

DOWNLOAD: Stevie Wonder – Living For The City

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.

DOWNLOAD: Usher – Papers

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.

DOWNLOAD: Usher – Certified [feat. Pharrell]

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.

DOWNLOAD: Usher – Flash [feat. Pharrell]

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.

DL: usher feat. barack obama – hush

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

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.

any superstar with employed umbrella holders deserves a spot on the blog.

snatched from my man noah.

yeah, that’s right. we have the man with the longest beard in the NBA, too. the same guy who called lebron james “overrated” and consequently had homeboy jay-z and the roc boys throwing verbal punches his way.

let’s see what deshawn stevenson has been up to in the off season.

who is the other guy? and do any of them know the words? couldn’t they have done some major editing?

[props: iGoon, via AIM]

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.