Hey family! ITS HUMP DAY!!!!!And also the middle of the week so thankful that Friday will be here in 2 days! While waiting for this special day my ladies are repping on a whole level! Talented reggae artist from Love & Hip Hop Atlanta, Spice, dropped a video explaining being treated differently by people due to the color of her skin. Its basically the light skinned versus dark skinned issue. Then, my friend in my head, Cardi B, FINALLY dropped a single that I must say will be another banger *insert dj khalid voice* ANOTHER ONE!! LOL Lastly, my Miami queen Trina dropped a hot single letting all y’all know that she is still the Baddest Bitch! Comment your thoughts below!!
If you are from the Midwest then you know that yesterday was a holiday that is dedicated to the special men in your life titled “Sweetest Day”. That’s when all us ladies go all out for that special man to show our appreciation & gratitude of having that man in our life!
King Styleon dropped a video yesterday titled “The Sweetest Day Flaws & All” basically expressing his feelings to the woman he loves. Overall, a great video and I am starting to find myself looking forward to future projects from King Styleon. A Cleveland, Ohio native whose lyrics have meaning as well as a feel good charm to it that I know y’all will truly enjoy!! Check the video out below & comment!!!
This week in music was short & sweet just like the releases that came out week! I almost forgot to add 4 other albums on to the list for new releases, even an unexpected release from one of my favorites, Amerie!!!! So,even though I was late posting these albums,I still had to check them out prior to reporting them! While I love to be you guys music guide but I am a consumer too LOL Here’s the list of new releases for this week:
MY FIRST TIME LISTENING TO THIS ARTIST & I WAS NOT LET DOWN! YOU CAN TELL THAT HE IS NEW BUT WITH TIME WILL GET BETTER! OVERALL DECENT PROJECT WITH HARD BEATS!
CLEVELAND ARTIST TO WHOM I GOT TO MEET A MONTH AGO & ENJOYED HIS PERFORMANCE. WHICH LED TO ME BEING VERY EXCITED TO HEAR MORE! THIS ALBUM IS NICE…ONLY 1 SONG THAT I SKIPPED!
OF COURSE ANYTHING FUTURE MAKES ALWAYS GETS ME TURNT! I WAS ALSO EXCITED TO HEAR MORE OF JUICEWRLD TOO WHICH ACTUALLY MADE A NICE BALANCED SOUND WITH FUTURE…MAYBE THESE 2 WILL CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER…GREAT PROJECT.
8. AMERIE – 4AM
MY GIRL FINALLY RELEASED AN ALBUM AFTER ALL THESE YEARS AND IT SOUNDS GOOD TOO!!
Well…I can not say that I am not heavily surprised that on the same day Ella Mai is out doing press interviews promoting her self titled debut album, Jacquees, decides to drop his 3rd installment of the Quemix.
I swear I told yall about a year ago that R&B is not dead! With new music from Ella Mai, Usher and today with Jacquees gives me so much more hope that there is more to look out for. Speaking on Jacquees, since he is the reason for the season for this post today, he released a third installment to his Quemix series. This is a short mixtape, basically a teaser, only 30 minutes of him singing over used beats, but changing them up to fit his style. With a few artist features including Trey Songz & Wale, providing this mixtape with the energy I wished we could have received from Jacquees full length album “4275” that was released earlier this year. Check out the mixtape below and leave your comments!!!
Over the weekend I had the chance to check out some new music videos from 2 of my favorite artists: T.I. and Plies. Certified King of the South, T.I. just dropped his 10th album entitled “Dime Trap”. While hot single Wraithe with a hot feature by Meek Millz keeps climbing the Billboard charts, T.I. has now dropped the video to The Weekend featuring Young Thug and Swizz Beatz. Check it out below:
On Thursday, Plies made an Instagram video promoting that a new video featuring Kevin Gates was going to drop on Friday titled All The Above. I assumed that this song was going to be about a love interest due to ALL the flowers I seen in Plies background as if he got a boo to be giving them out to! He must’ve forgotten that I been his “Shawty” since 2007 *TUH* LOL I thought this was going to be a weird collab, but actually it is not! Check it out below:
On Sunday during one of 216 The Beat’s Hit Or Miss Show #team216thebeatcleveland got the chance to be introduced to the featured artist of the day, Maniac Blac. What’s funny is, his name had me thinking he was going to be rapping about some gangsta shit! Actually, I feel like you can take some knowledge from his music. For example, the video to the single Luv Is A Feeling featuring J Ride & Dj Krucial is about a man who is so involved with the street life that even after his woman tells him how he seems to choose the streets over her, but unfortunately does not thinks about it until he is taking his last dying breath. I know…DEEP..right?? Sadly to say that is the biography of a lot of hood rich friends & family we love. Check the video out below & make sure to comment!!!
It is some great music that was released this week, even some VERY anticipated albums that was released today! What’s funny is this week I noticed that it was 4 RnB album releases….I told you guys that RnB is slowly coming back!! Anywho…here are my choices of new releases to check out in you free time:
**I HAD STOPPED LISTENING TO YOUNG BUCK FOR AWHILE NOW DUE TO UNKNOWN REASONS BUT AFTER LISTENING TO THIS PROJECT…WOW…YOUNG BUCK STILL SPITTING FLAME…ITS DEFINITELY A MUST HEAR**
12. JUNE & SHOWBANGA – ALL THE WAY
**ANOTHER GREAT LA ARTIST FOR WHICH THIS MIXTAPE IS NOT NEW BUT I SEE THAT HE RE RELEASED IT. OVERALL ITS A NICE MIXTAPE WITH DECENT FEATURES & GREAT LYRICS**
A-MINUS is a positive hip-hop artist from Akron, Ohio who is creating his own lane by starting a movement through community outreach in an effort to change the negative mindset of youth. He is also the founder of A NEW WAY PROJECT which is an afterschool program that teaches youth positivity through creative writing and performing arts. He is a recent graduate of the United Way Neighborhood Leadership Institute class of 2016. His trademarked brand “ALIEN NATION” serves as a clothing line and an independent record label that specializes in developing young talent. The company’s motto is “DARE 2 BE DIFFERENT”. A-MINUS has performed at various venues/schools throughout northeast Ohio.
Catch A-Minus On The Throne on The Elite Radio Show with Ms. Cream of the Crop.
Mashonda, Swizz Beatz ex-wife, was a featured guest on New York’s Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club talking about her new book “Blend”.
I was able to catch this great interview with Mashonda, who is promoting her new book “Blend”, which is about co-parenting with Swizz Beatz & adding his current wife, Alicia Keys, into this blended family to make the kids happy. I swear this is a subject that I feel as if everybody has went through or knows someone who has.
I feel as if Mashonda has came a LONG way since the days of freshly breaking up with Swizz Beatz. There was so much being put out by Mashonda to the blogs! Her specifically calling Alicia a homewrecker & blaming Swizz for leaving her broke. Now in the year of 2018, Mashonda has finally gotten over her past & is moving forward to assist in providing a lovable family situation for Kasseem.
I have not read the book “Blend” yet, but I do plan to. I want to read the part Mashonda stated how Swizz was unable to attend parent teacher conferences, and Alicia offered herself to go in his place. Like, WOW! I do not know any stepmother aka mommy #2 who has stepped up like that! Mashonda mentioned how after that specific situation, she had no choice but to take Alicia serious & to allow her to be a role model as well as a mother to Kasseem too!
“The key to making this partnership to work was letting all the hurt & disappointments go of my relationship not working” stated Mashonda. Trust that if she did not let the past go, that favorite term of “bitter babymomma” would’ve been the talk of the town and the blogs. Which is sad, for who actually plans to raise a baby on their own? I know I did not.
I give so much kudos to Mashonda & Swizz Beatz for turning their whole relationship around for the sake of Kasseem, and I give kudos to Alicia for being that supportive wife & stepmother which helped Mashonda to view her in a way that allowed her to move on from her past.
Make sure to go to your local Barnes & Noble store to buy a copy or download the audio version from Audible.com !
Hey guys! I swear this week has been one hell of an overwhelming WEEK!!!! The plus is that it’s the weekend & now I can rejoice & be happy in it! LOL We have some nice music releases today even though I thought Ella Mai & Quavo projects were going to drop today, but I was wrong! Quavo and Ella Mai’s projects will both be released next Friday the 12th so stay tuned!!
Here’s my picks of new albums I know you will enjoy:
Hey party people!!! We are back for another week of NEW MUSIC FRIDAYS!!!! Today is a really special due to Lil Wayne FINALLY released the “Carter V” yayyyyyyyy!!!!!! Plus, Logic’s new album which I can tell you is HOT is out today too! I thought Kanye’s album was coming out today, but it will be out Saturday and I see Quavo didn’t release his album either, maybe due to the hype of The Carter V. Check out these other dope ass releases I picked out:
I deserve this! I deserve peace of mind! I’ve held on for too long to things that didn’t even belong to me! Letting go is healthy! It’s still a process! It’s real! THANK YOU #NYLA you are my EVERYTHING & MORE! https://t.co/K5di6lulJ5
Oh it’s OUT OUT!!!!💜💜💜💜💜 “Life After Love PART 2” is avail now on all streaming and music platforms 🎶 my new EP. the sequel to part 1 I want you to hear it today I’m excited! pic.twitter.com/YE1xOXJKIU
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