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Monday, October 17, 2011
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Music: Tribute to an Angel
In her precious 22 years, Aaliyah achieved more than many do in several lifetimes...
The music industry truly lost an angel 10 years ago. A decade later and her legacy has yet to fade, I strongly agree with others that if she were still alive many artists wouldn't be as successful. Her music captured the very essence of what her listeners were feeling right down to the baseline. It wasn't just about the lyrics or the fact that her vocals were unchallenged, the music said so much under each word...you could and still can listen to instrumentals and feel were she was coming from. [sighs] I always wonder were she'd be now, who would she collab with? Lil Wayne, Drake, J. Cole, which either of them I think would have been epic. There's no doubt she'd surpass anyone's expectations, where she was before she left us was only the beginning. I guess I'll just continue to listen to my old school music, they never have or will make them like Aaliyah. Salute.
Celebrities Pay Tribute to Aaliyah
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Music: Today in Music History
Ocober 13, 1979
Micheal Jackson's "Don't Stop Til' You Get Enough" off the Off The Wall album, topped the charts and stayed there for a week."Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" was Jackson's first single to peak at number one on the United States Billboards Hot 100 chart in seven years, and his first number one song on the soul singles chart. The song charted within the top ten on worldwide charts, a few months after the release, the song was certified gold, and eventually certified platinum.
Micheal Jackson's "Don't Stop Til' You Get Enough" off the Off The Wall album, topped the charts and stayed there for a week."Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" was Jackson's first single to peak at number one on the United States Billboards Hot 100 chart in seven years, and his first number one song on the soul singles chart. The song charted within the top ten on worldwide charts, a few months after the release, the song was certified gold, and eventually certified platinum.Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Music: Ri Ri Releases "Talk That Talk" Album Cover
The new cover art for Talk That Talk, Rihanna's sixth LP album, has been released and my has Rihanna evolved over the years. Some people love the edge the artist has put on, others disapprove of her actions, and find it to be a negative connotation to her image (shrugs)...after all this time you'll either love her or hate her.The album is set to drop on November 21, 2011 and with her recent single We Found Love, I wonder what the tone of the album will be...mmm.
Love or Hate?
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Music: J.Cole "Cole World: The Sideline Story"
After two years of anticipation, J. Cole releases his debut album Cole World: The Sideline Story. Can the Roc Nation signee’s offering live up to expectations?
Yes, in all of the obvious ways, what J. Cole has been achieving in the more than two years since he signed with Roc Nation and dropped his acclaimed mixtape, The Warm Up, certainly is amazing: rocking stages domestically and abroad; gaining legions of fans and feeding them free, purchase-quality music; shining as a featured guest next to the likes of Jay-Z, Kanye West, Talib Kweli and more; and simply having the ability to make a living doing what you love.
But it’s these same factors that have positioned J. Cole’s major label debut, Cole World: The Sideline Story, in an uphill battle against expectations.
Thanks to a number of factors (most glaringly, the Internet, and all it has spawned) the current moment of hip-hop music consumption is unparalleled—a fact particularly relevant to artists’ debut albums. Sure, everyone from N.W.A. to Nas to Kanye West created anticipation for their soon-to-be-classic debuts, but the blanket of expectations now flaps more expansively for those anointed as “next” by excited fans and critics, on the heels of album-esque mixtapes, the national tours that they trigger, and rampant release date delays.
The last two tapes that the Fayetteville, North Carolina native has dropped (The Warm Up and Friday Night Lights) have been deemed great by some and even classic by others. And this, in many ways—the heightened, if ridiculous, expectations—prove the leading detriment to a very strong debut album from J. Cole. Cole World: The Sideline Story is possibly better than either of the two lauded mixtapes for which he’s become known. Yet, it was looked upon to be much more—that Cole would take a leap, not a step—and it’s not quite that.
Preconceptions aside, the album is able to put a check mark in each of the boxes next to the laundry list of abilities that have thrust Cole into a discussion as a possible torch-bearer for a generation.
There’s the piano-backed “Intro,” presenting the same kind of solemn yet inspiring opening with which he’s begun his last two projects. “Dollar and a Dream III” is vintage Cole, spitting for nearly five minutes about highs and lows, dreams and reality. He does so over a looming, slow-building beat that has a few distinct sections, each sounding developed but derived from the previous one. Here, on the first full track, we get a taste of Cole’s growth as a producer that continues to reveal itself over the 16-track project’s entirety.
Was the height of the bar set for J. Cole unjust?
No. On the contrary, it’s complimentary and deserved. It wouldn’t be placed there if it weren’t something he was capable of reaching. On Cole World: The Sideline Story he taps it a few times, and shows he’s on his way to fully grasping it.
(via xxlmag)
Yes, in all of the obvious ways, what J. Cole has been achieving in the more than two years since he signed with Roc Nation and dropped his acclaimed mixtape, The Warm Up, certainly is amazing: rocking stages domestically and abroad; gaining legions of fans and feeding them free, purchase-quality music; shining as a featured guest next to the likes of Jay-Z, Kanye West, Talib Kweli and more; and simply having the ability to make a living doing what you love.
But it’s these same factors that have positioned J. Cole’s major label debut, Cole World: The Sideline Story, in an uphill battle against expectations.
Thanks to a number of factors (most glaringly, the Internet, and all it has spawned) the current moment of hip-hop music consumption is unparalleled—a fact particularly relevant to artists’ debut albums. Sure, everyone from N.W.A. to Nas to Kanye West created anticipation for their soon-to-be-classic debuts, but the blanket of expectations now flaps more expansively for those anointed as “next” by excited fans and critics, on the heels of album-esque mixtapes, the national tours that they trigger, and rampant release date delays.
The last two tapes that the Fayetteville, North Carolina native has dropped (The Warm Up and Friday Night Lights) have been deemed great by some and even classic by others. And this, in many ways—the heightened, if ridiculous, expectations—prove the leading detriment to a very strong debut album from J. Cole. Cole World: The Sideline Story is possibly better than either of the two lauded mixtapes for which he’s become known. Yet, it was looked upon to be much more—that Cole would take a leap, not a step—and it’s not quite that.
Preconceptions aside, the album is able to put a check mark in each of the boxes next to the laundry list of abilities that have thrust Cole into a discussion as a possible torch-bearer for a generation.
There’s the piano-backed “Intro,” presenting the same kind of solemn yet inspiring opening with which he’s begun his last two projects. “Dollar and a Dream III” is vintage Cole, spitting for nearly five minutes about highs and lows, dreams and reality. He does so over a looming, slow-building beat that has a few distinct sections, each sounding developed but derived from the previous one. Here, on the first full track, we get a taste of Cole’s growth as a producer that continues to reveal itself over the 16-track project’s entirety.
Was the height of the bar set for J. Cole unjust?
No. On the contrary, it’s complimentary and deserved. It wouldn’t be placed there if it weren’t something he was capable of reaching. On Cole World: The Sideline Story he taps it a few times, and shows he’s on his way to fully grasping it.
(via xxlmag)
Music: Drake's "Take Care" Release Date Pushed Back
Canadian rapper Drake has been forced to delay the release of his anticipated album Take Care to create time to clear samples.
The rapper said that the new date is now November 15, and he opted to delay the release rather than remove the songs in question.
Drake also said that the Club Paradise tour to accompany Take Care would be delayed to make concessions for students on winter break. New tour dates will be released shortly.
(via allhiphop)
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