ConGraTuLaTions KeyShia!

322,000 Copies $OLD!

I predicted Keyshia would push 250,000 Units of her Third, Studio LP. However, with her built in Fan Base, stemming from the Ultra Success of her first, two, studio compilations, alongside her Number One Rated, BET Reality Series, Keyshia has Trumpeted Industry Expectations.

Selling an estimated 40,000 MORE UNITS than her 2007 LP, Just Like You, Keyshia Cole claims the Number Two Spot on Billboards Top 200 Album Charts; to be released Publicly, Tomorrow; a la, Xmas Day.

My FAVORITE Tracks from Keyshia's New Album, A DIFFERENT ME, still include, BRAND NEW, OH OH YEA YEA, YOU COMPLETE ME, MAKE ME OVER and WHERE THIS LOVE COULD END UP.

BRITNEY has sold an additional 196,000 Copies of Circus bringing her 3 week Sales Total to 905,000 Units Pushed in the United States, as BeYonce has sold an additional 195,000 Copies of I AM...SASHA FIERCE.

Poor Brandy. She doesnt even RANK this Week. In Our Hearts, we KNEW it was going to be a MAJOR FLOP!

...and as BIG of a Fan as I am of Christina Aguilera's, she NEED NOT EVEN BOTHER releasing that Futuristic Nonsense she's been Reporting. CIARA and KERI HILSON Need NOT Bother either.

Mainstream, Im ONLY anticipating JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE'S 3rd, Solo LP in 2009.

Brandy's Album Review: HUMAN

Im Perfectly HUMAN

Im An ANGEL In DISGUISE...

[$ELLS To The Heavens Above!]

As its been four years since I was last infected by the heart-wrenching odes of Love Lost and Emotional Healing that comprised Brandy's 2004 Fan-Favorite, AFRODISIAC, One of My All-Time FAVORITE R&B songstress' is BACK on the Music Scene.

HONESTLY, I have not been giving Brandy's fifth studio LP, HUMAN, the personal time and attention that it deserves. The fact that the lead single, RIGHT HERE [Departed], didnt pleasure my principle listening ear, I began to doubt the solidarity of the album's direction. As some of my Friends and fellow Music Lovers have employed me to truly dig into the essence of Brandy's latest compilation, I have spent the past three hours listening to every track, repeatedly.

Now signed to Epic Records and standing on the dawn of a new day void of legal issues and her brother's Sex Video Antics, Brandy has delivered an album that illuminates the signature, Airy-Soul sound that has framed her fourteen year career in the music industry.

Produced primarily by mega-producer and industry friend, Rodney 'DarkChild' Jerkins, collectively, Human is an album filled with PowerBallad's that echo the emotional sensibilities of Brandy's trials, tribulations and triumphs of womanhood. She polishes each track with a rich, honey-coated prowess that is indicative of the albums that have made her a household name. The majority of Brandy's songs on this compilation are complete with a dynamic blend of addilibs and piano chords which illustrate a trance of authenticity. While many may argue that the mid-tempo tracks lack a sense of contemporary rarity, I am impressed with Brandy's ability to showcase her vocal afflictions. While Afrodisiac was drenched in PowerBeats that often times drowned Brandy's voice, Human is saturated in a richer illustration of Brandy's ability to use her voice as an instrument.

Clearly, A CAPELLA stands supreme as one of this years most innovative and electrifying songs to polish an R&B or POP album. Brandy negates the cliche' of studio infused rhythms, and uses her voice as the template for the song's creation. Its a masterpiece of artistic creation. On the album's title track, HUMAN, produced by none other than Toby Gad, Brandy's lyrics pay homage to the raw vulnerability and strength that creates our physical and emotional existence. Toby Gad is the producer who is responsible for a LOT of the European Hits made famous by one of my FAVORITE artists of ALL-TIME; Esthero.

As Brandy also worked alongside producers, Kara DioGuardi, Chad Roper, Midi Mafia and Dapo Torimiro, its her BONUS TRACKS, 2nd THOUGH and DRUM LIFE, which truly sell Brandy as a veteran Ingenue of the Music Industry. She presents her airy, infectious voice amongst the background of an array of Infectious Hand Claps and Electric, Snazzy Keyboards on quite a few of her stand-out singles. WARM IT UP WITH LOVE, 1ST & LOVE, TORN DOWN and THE DEFINITION, rise as records that will further define Brandy's, HUMAN compilation as a catalogue of innovative, keynote indications; baring her longevity. What Brandy is able to do vocally and melodically, with the endings of such tracks that include, FALL ft. Natasha Bedingfield, as well as PIANO MAN and SHATTERED HEART, is a pulse of flow and silent promise, amongst other female vocalists who rely heavily on Big Notes and Distinct Runs.

Though HUMAN is Not, by far, my favorite Brandy album, it does posess the quintessential elements of Brandy's Style, Poise and Musical Decorum.

Im NOT expecting the album to sell millions of units. Im also not expecting the album to deliver any Top 10 Hits during its run. However, I do expect that the album will allow her Fans and the Listening Public to Respect and Honor her ability to paint a lyrical portrait of Truth and humbled Vulnerability. I am IN-LOVE with A CAPELLA, and hail it as the Essence of Brandy's Musical Growth.

I Rate HUMAN, 3 Stars out of 5.

I Think Im being Honest and Fair.

Britney PREMIERES at Number ONE/ALBUM $ales: [BeYonce-Kanye-Brandy & KeyShia Cole]

505,000 Units $OLD!

I am extremely HAPPY and PROUD to announce that Britney Spears reigns SUPREME on the Billboard 200; as her Sixth, Studio LP, CIRCUS, will PREMIERE in the Number One Spot Tomorrow.
Britney has sold an ASTONISHING 505,000 Copies of the Highly Anticipated project, during a period in time where Beyonce, nor Kanye were able to crack that Half-a-Million barrier.
This accomplishment makes Britney Spears the ONLY artist in Nielsen SoundScan History to have FOUR albums debut with units sold at 500,000 copies or More in its FIRST week.

Accordingly, Britney scores her FIRST Top 10 DEBUT as the album's title-track, CIRCUS, premiere's in the number THREE position. The CIRCUS single is also the Number One track amongst HOT DIGITAL Songs; garnering a wopping 212,000 downloads.

This is the FIRST time in Britney's recording history that she simulataneously has TWO tracks in the TOP 10 Charts of The Billboard 100.

This Week, BEYONCE has sold an additional 153,000 Copies of her, 'I AM SASHA FIERCE' LP. Placing in the Number THREE position of the Billboard 200, this brings BeYonce's three week Sales total to 885,000 Copies SOLD here in the United States.

KANYE WEST reigns in the Number FOUR position of the Billboard 200. Kanye has sold an additional 142,000 Copies of his '808 & HEARTBREAKS' LP; bringing his two week total to 592,000 Copies SOLD here in the United States.

Now...We AWAIT...First Week Sales Numbers from BRANDY and KEYSHIA COLE. Everyone is telling Me that Brandy's album is SIN.Sational. As a Long-Term Fan, I have not been AMAZED by the few tracks that I have heard. HOWEVER, as MANY of you, along with Syrai, has employed me to take a LONG, Uninterrupted Listen, I WILL give her 'HUMAN' project, the TIME and ATTENTION that it truly DESERVES.

I PREDICT that BRANDY will push 100,000 Units in her first week, as KEYSHIA COLE is sure to push 250,000 Units during her most promising, Xmas Shopping Week release.
Keyshia's benefit is that she has a solidified, built-in, Fan Base. Im LOVING this Competition.

Keyshia Cole's OFFICIAL Track-Listing

A DIFFERENT ME

A Different Me [INTRO]
Make Me Over
Please Dont Stop
Erotic
You Complete Me
No Other ft. Amina Harris
Oh-Oh. Yeah-Yeah. ft. NAS
Playa Cardz Right ft. 2PAC
Brand New
Trust ft. Monica
Thought You Should Know
This Is Us
Where This Love Could End Up
Beautiful Music
A Different Me [OUTRO]

Some people are saying that it's too SOON for Keyshia to release her 3rd, Studio LP; hence the fact that HEAVEN SENT, the 4th and final Single from JUST LIKE YOU, is still ravaging radio airwaves. However, as far as Im concerned, this is a PERFECT time for Keyshia to present material that's indicative of her growth and maturation as a Woman and R&B Artist.

For those of you who are frequent, Daily visitors HERE, you already know that I am eagerly awaiting this compilation from Miss. Keyshia Cole.

US WEEKLY MAGAZINE

Keyshia recently shot a photospread for a recent, up coming edition of the Infamous, US WEEKLY magazine. Rarely, do our R&B Ravens receive Featured Posts in US WEEKLY. This is, indeed, a Great Opportunity for cross over Exposure. I only WISH Keyshia would have her Tatooes Covered when she's adorning Gowns and Classy Dresses.

[BeYonce's Album Review] That's Why She's Beautiful

Commentary & Critique

by

Xem VanAdams

As I vowed to myself that I would NOT participate in the I AM...BEYONCE/I AM...SASHA FIERCE

'Media Blitz', I am compelled to review this third, solo, studio LP from our reigning Songstress of R&B.

Over the past month, we have been saturated in the essence of Beyonce's lead singles, SINGLE LADIES, as well as, IF I WERE A BOY. Both tracks have Re-Introduced Beyonce to the POP Music Scene, as a woman who takes full advantage of her Sensuality, Dance Training and Cross Culture-Market Appeal. She has PROVEN that it doesnt take as much TALENT as it does Intelligent MARKETING SCHEMES, to garner an overload of public and industry attention. Beyonce Knowles has once again, FOOLED a Fan-Following into proclaiming her as the Quintessential 'ICON' of our generation; NEVERMIND the FACT that FIFTY PERCENT of her songs are painted with lyrics that are more suitable for the albums she released when she was living her tender, poignant, teenage years. HOWEVER, through a juxtaposition of Dual MEDIA Personalities and a plethora of Cross-Genre sounds, Beyonce HAS, INDEED, comprised a Two-Disc LP that is WORTHY of Critical and Commercial Recognition.

Initially, I wrote this album off as yet another, Hap-Hazzard attempt at a Self-Proclaimed, Industry 'LEGEND' taking for granted her Fan-Base and True Artistry. While I STILL dont Hail Beyonce as the SUPREME TALENT that so many other Reporters, Critics and Associated Press Commentators claim her to be, I DO, as always, commend her for her ability to APPEAL to broad audiences.

I commend her for following in the footsteps of Diana Ross, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Cher and other GAY and Mainstream ICONS, by challenging the mainstay of her Sound. I APPLAUD Beyonce for exploring the ramifications and boundary modes of the industry, and allowing this third, solo LP to push the lines of categorization. What she has achieved on this album is the ability to envelop the listening pleasures of those who appreciate Folk, Soft Rock, Acoustic, Hip-Hop, Country, Pop and R&B Music, alike.

While MANY Blacks have had a DIFFICULT time absorbing her Dare-To-Be-Different approach to reaching TRUE LEGEND STATUS on this album, I have found a liking to the Less-Than-Publicly-Adored tracks.

As Im typing this review, I am listening to what has become my FAVORITE SONG on the I AM....project. THAT'S WHY YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL is an illustration of Poetic and Melancholic Genius. From its Folk/Acoustic blend of soft guitar riffs and melodic chords of circumstance, to its bland, forged and layered lyrics, the song is by far, the BEST SONG on the album.

Creatively, Stylistically, Lyrically and Rhythmically, THAT'S WHY YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL Soars FAR and BEYOND the cliche' antics that comprise, RADIO, DIVA, VIDEO PHONE and SINGLE LADIES. Though those four tracks were written, recorded and placed on the album to entertain and satisfy the Immature ears of those who claim to be 'Music Lovers', Beyonce embodies WomanHood, Growth and Maturation on the Beautiful compositions of DISAPPEAR, HALO, AVE MARIA and SATTELITES.

The blend of Femininity, Strength and Empowerment that evokes from the lyrics that create the tracks that the 'URBAN MARKET' is IGNORING, are the TIMELESS SINGLES that will live on to DEFINE the Promise of Beyonces mainstay in mainstream, American Music.

As I have Criticized BeYonce on MANY occassions for the lack of depth and conviction that framed past singles, SUGA MAMA, FREAKEM DRESS, GREENLIGHT and GET ME BODIED, I cant help but to praise her array of Vocal and Melodic prowess on her redemption tracks, BROKEN HEARTED GIRL, SMASH INTO YOU, HELLO and SCARED OF LONELY. As an artist and an Honest Judge of all that creates the Artistic Grace of our Media Conglomeration, I am placing my STAMP OF APPROVAL on Beyonce's Stand-In Sanctions.

She has given 'The Girlz' and 'The Kidz' their 'Satisfy The Fans' Potion with the MAJORITY of the 'I AM SASHA FIERCE' side of her Dual Disc. Its the rare essence of the 'I AM BEYONCE' collection that will continue to frame her career in the Lights of those women who are awarded LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT accolades for their contributions to American, Pop Culture.

On a Scale of 1 to 5 Stars, Our African American Ingenue of Cross-Over Sound and Electric, Stage Performance earns 3 and 1/2 Stars from XEM VanAdams.

I can not give her PRAISE and ACCOLADES for her constant deliverence of Cliche', Conventional,

'Walkin In Da Club with My 6 Inch Stilleto Heels- Lookin Fine- Music Pumpin In Da Background' lyrics. I can, However, pay Homage to the lyrical content and rhythmic satisfaction that cements Beyonce in a Frame of Popular, Adored, Musicianship. I will NEVER DENY the Diamond Shine of Beyonce's Performance, WOW Factor. Im simply DIGGING Beneath the Surface of her Physical, Gay-Glamorized Appearance, and peering into the Soul of a STAR who Truly comes ALIVE on the pieces of the album that too MANY are IGNORING.

In order for this album to $ell BEYOND the 700,000-750,000 units that its SURE to push this week, alone, Beyonce MUST Release, HALO, RADIO, DIVA and DISAPPEAR; whether I like the lesser, or Not.

In a Perfect World, THATS WHY YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL would be a Smash-Hit Success. I have already created the Video Treatment in My Creative Mind.

It would Behoove you ALL to also take a LISTEN to one of BeYonce's most Prized, BONUS Tracks as well,

WHY DONT YOU LOVE ME.

A Different Me

A DIFFERENT ME

[The OFFICIAL Album Cover]

In Stores NationWide

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Everyone who KNOWS Me WELL, Knows that I am a MAJOR FAN of GROWTH. The one, Major aspect of Keyshia Cole that TRULY draws me in is her ability to display a physical and emotional sense of Maturation over the past three years. Whereas it took Mary J. Blige from 1991-1996/1997 before we saw her BLOSSOM on the Share My World LP, Keyshia is already delivering a sense of Womanhood that is so REFRESHING. I am VERY intrigued by Miss. Keyshia Cole at the moment. Accordingly, I am also extremely XCITED about the album being released next month; the Tuesday Before Xmas= SIN.Sational Album $ales!

PLEASE Buy or Burn a Copy for Me as a Stocking Stuffer, Socialites & Celeb.U.Tantes.

'Creation is Representation' [Xem; August 2008]

'Knowledge and Artistry ABOVE My own VANITY' [Xem; July 2008]

'Im Drenched in Love and Showered by Support'[Xem; April 2008]

'Life Without Photographs are Moments that Never Happened'

EVOLVER: Another John Legend MasterPiece

Hailed by many as the Black John Lennon or the second coming of the highly praised John Mathis, John Legend has framed the sound of his third, studio LP, EVOLVER, with a collection of 808 and Heartbreak tracks that are indicative of a young, vintage, Philadelphia Soul, whose on a Cosmic, Rhythmic journey. Since his 2004 spill into the sea of synthetic, R&B music, John Legend has forged his own Oasis of Style and Eclecticity. With a voice beyond reproach, John illustrates a bluesy mood of consciousness that is stroked with vivid layers of raspy, melancholic passions. EVOLVER presents a continued journey, on which John evokes a debonair, musical genius that easily transcends him as a rolling force in secular, mainstream, American music. The signature, swoop and sweep sound of John's seventeen tracks, are still lamented with the tear streaked essence of his introspective lyrics, and empathetic falsetto's that are often poised as being erotic. Listening to John saturate tracks, Everybody Knows and If You're Out There with his infectious spirit, is almost a new listening experience, in itself. The influence of industry legends, Marvin Gaye, Louis Armstrong and Nat King Cole, are easily heard in, Set Me Free; one of the Bonus Tracks from EVOLVER that is sure to become a Fan Favorite.

The fun and fast lead single from Evolver, GreenLight, ft. Andre 3000, should have been enveloped by urban radio on a higher plateau than it has been. The song has not cracked the Top 10 of Billboards, Top 200 since its August, 2008 release. Clearly, reigning as one of the most illustrious collaborations of John Legends career, thus far, GreenLight is indicative of a musician who doesnt shy away from reaching outside of his industry imposed boundaries. Stand out tracks that include Everybody Knows, I Love You Love, and the Brandy collabo, Quickly, each celebrate the big chorus' and vocal prowess that has solidified John Legend as a musical and lyrical force amongst the spectrum of sound, performance, style and decorum in our generations complacency with 'anything the DJ plays on the radio'. Framed by a collection of career defining records that include, GoodMorning , No Other Love, and Floating Away, John Legend is on the pulse of another year filled with a plethora of Critical and Commercial acclaim.

Go out TODAY and purchase John Legends, third, studio LP; EVOLVER.

Its Well WORTH The Listen...

EVOLVER

Good Morning INTRO
Green Light ft. Andre 3000
Its Over ft. Kanye West
Everybody Knows
Quickly ft. Brandy
Cross The Line
No Other Love ft. Estelle
This Time ft. Tiziano Ferro
Satisfaction
Take Me Away
Good Morning
I Love, You Love
If You'e Out There
Can't Be My Lover

It's Over [Remix/Teddy Riley]
Floating Away [BONUS]
Set Me Free [BONUS]

The 'OFFICIAL' BeYonce' Track Listing/Tour UpDate

IN STYLE Magazine

November 2008

It has JUST been ANNOUNCED that BeYonce will embark upon a 110 Show, WorlWide Tour, BEGINNING in April 2009. Solange will join BeYonce on the road, as Fans will be 'Treated' to an Intimate, After-Party/Showcase of Solange performing material from her latest, Studio LP.

Umm...Im NOT quite Understanding WHY Solange isnt simply performing as the OPENING ACT for each Show Date? MATTHEW KNOWLES is a RuthLess &%^@$, Aint He?

MEANWHILE...

Here is the OFFICIAL Track Listing

for

BeYonce's Highly Anticipated

3rd Solo, Studio Compilation

I AM

November 18, 2008

I AM BEYONCE

If I Were A Boy

Halo [2nd Single]

Disappear

Broken Hearted Girl

Ave Maria

Smash Into It

Satellites

That's Why You're Beautful

I AM SASHA FIERCE

Single Ladies

Radio

Diva

Sweet Dreams

Video Phone

Hello

Ego [2nd Single]

Scared of Lonely

Why Dont You Love Me

Beyonces POP Radio Single, IF I WERE A BOY, will PREMIERE on BillBoards Top Singles Chart in the #100 Position. Looking at this week's Hot 100 might make you wonder if that 100-1 jump is going to happen next week. Debuting in the anchor slot is a new Beyonce single, "If I Were a Boy" (Music World/Columbia). But don't look for a new record to be set when you read the next edition of Chart Beat. "If I Were a Boy" is charting based on early airplay - that's the same way Spears' "Womanizer" entered at No. 96 last week. The difference is that a digital single of "If I Were a Boy" wasn't released this week, so there isn't going to be an injection of sales to fuel a big "Boy" move. Additional airplay will allow the Beyonce track to move up, and an eventual digital release could result in an impressive jump to first place, but not a record-setting move.

Keyshia Coles 3rd Studio LP in 3 Years...

A DIFFERENT ME

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

As Keyshia's Manager prepares to have her 3rd Studio LP, tentatively titled, A DIFFERENT ME, released nationwide, the week BEFORE Xmas, a new Lead, Single has been released to radio in support of the New Compilation.

PLAY YA CARDS, otherwise known as, PLAYA CARDZ RIGHT, is a track that was recorded years ago, alongside the likes of Legendary Rapper, TUPAC SHAKUR.

The song was set to appear on one of his previous albums, but did not make the cut. As of recently, Keyshia has entered the Studio to lay additional vocals on the recording. I heard the song this morning, while The Music Supervisor was playing classic, Tupac singles. Im NOT sure that this is going to be a Smash-Hit single.

HOWEVER, Manny KNOWS Xactly what he's doing in securing the December 16th release date. It's a time of year that was VERY GOOD to Mary J. Blige circa 2005 and 2007, when her past two, Studio LP's sold MORE than 600,000 copies, to premiere on Billboard in the number ONE position.

I am looking FORWARD to this 4th Quarter in Music. Theres just so MUCH being released!

'Creation is Representation' [Xem; August 2008]

'Knowledge and Artistry ABOVE My own VANITY' [Xem; July 2008]

'Im Drenched in Love and Showered by Support'[Xem; April 2008]

'Life Without Photographs are Moments that Never Happened'[Xem; August, 2007]

The GRAND HUSTLE of NEW MUSIC [Every1's Playin The Game]

November 11, 2008

Whats so THRILLING and XCITING about this 4th Quarter of Studio, LP Releases, is the FACT that ALL of the Artists seem to be pulling out XTRA Stops, in order to further Push, Promote and Sell their albums to the Mainstream. From Brandy's most recent Tell-All interview with infamous, New York, Radio Personality, Angie Martinez, to Beyonce's World-Wide announcement on Friday regarding the RUMORS circulating the 'Push-Back' date of her Highly Anticipated, 3rd, Solo compilation, EVERYONE seems to be on their Hustle.....

As I have spent the past week Writing, Shooting Footage, Releasing Projects and continuing to PROMOTE Myself, as well as The YouTube and FaceBook pages, I have used TI's Sixth, Studio LP as a Mini-Soundtrack to my everyday regimine.

Slated to premiere in the Number ONE Spot of next week's Billboard Tally; following the Top-Spot sales positions of his 2006 and 2007 albums, KING and TI vs. TIP, Paper Trail had already sold a WOPPING 357,000 copies by Thursday, October 2nd. As the Top nine merchants who report their sales to Nielsen Soundscan have concluded, including Trans World Entertainment, Best Buy, Circuit City, ITunes, Starbucks, Borders, Target and Anderson Merchandisers; TI's latest compilation will probably tip the 550,000-575,000 Sales Mark before Soundscan closes at Midnight, Tonight.

Whats so Intriguing about TI's album, is the RAW essence of his Voice, the STRIPPED down humble factor of the lyrical content, as well as the Collaboration factor that adds a Thick Coating of Bitter-Sweet icing on the baked ingredients of each track. With the almost Simultaneous distribution of Four singles, including the Kanye produced, SWAGGER LIKE US, and the number ONE Billboard Favorite, WHATEVER YOU LIKE, TI has been on the hustle to contain control over his Title as the Southern KING of Hip-Hop. As he references himself on this album as the 'Best Thing Since Tupac', its hard to Argue the Self-Proclamation.

What TI has done with the frame of having to record the project during his house arrest stint on weapons charges, is that he transformed his Woes and personal Wounds, into a poignant archetype of Survival. He took full advantage of a situation where the Entire World was looking him Up and Down. He embodied the literature and spoken word of 'The Light that Shines at the End of the Dark Tunnel'...and has resurrected Supreme.

My FAVORITE TRACKS

I am MOST feeling the Star-Studded Collabos that Sprinkle as Highlight Material on this particular Album...

DEAD and GONE ft. Justin Timberlake

SLIDE SHOW ft. John Legend

ON TOP OF THE WORLD ft. Ludacris

LIVE YOUR LIFE ft. Rihanna

PORN STAR [Definitely an Evening with My Chardonnay]

TI and Rihanna are slated to shoot the Video for LIVE YOUR LIFE, in the coming week, or so. I HOPE to GOD that her stylist puts her in something OTHER THAN Black! Im so NOT a Rihanna Fan. However, I do think that her Style is very Fashion-Forward and Daring. Its Innovative, and that Thrills Me, FAR MORE than her Pedestrain Lyrics, and Train Wrecked Voice.

Whats ALL of The 'Hype'?

One of my Supporters from Philadelphia was KIND enough to send me a copy of Jennifer's SeLf-TiTlEd, DEBUT LP. I didnt want to purchase the album, for I wasnt as XCITED about the first two singles, SPOTLIGHT and POCKETBOOK, as Everyone else, 'Seems to Be'. I am just BEGINNING to embrace Jennifer as an artist, to be Honest. For those of you who have been with me for the past Year, KNOWS that I am NOT a Huge FAN of Jennifers acting ability. I had MAJOR issues with her garnering the Oscar for her role as Effie White. I DIGRESS...

Jennifers Voice, on this debut project is DEFINITELY a melodic coating of rapture, strength and power beyond belief. HOWEVER, I cant help but to feel as if Jennifer doesnt have a Solidified Spot amongst the mainstream of secular music, here in 2008. I KNEW, before even listening to the album, that it would NOT be filled with Radio-Friendly Favorites. I find her stance on the Timbaland produced, POCKETBOOK, to be utterly Ridiculous. Jennifer is Too Mature and Beyond Category to have been placed with such a Track. I KNOW that her record company, along with other collaborators, needed to have her perform a track that would possibly deliver that 'FreakemDress', 'Suga Mama' appeal. HOWEVER, Jennifer is simply NOT that type of artist. It seems as if the industry just DOESNT Know what to do with her. YES...Jennifer can Sing. I just dont think that she has that APPEAL Factor that's going to allow her to push the number of units, long-Term, that JIVE Records and her 'Adoring Fans' are hoping for.

My FAVORITE TRACKS

I'M HIS ONLY WOMAN ft. Fantasia

GIVING MYSELF OVER written & produced by ROBIN THICKE

Its only been within the past 6 months, that I have even paid this Brotha Attention. Im being Honest. Wayne grabbed my attention on the Club Circuit with his LOLLIPOP and AMILLI singles; both of which aided in his ability to push 2.5 million units of his latest, LP; during a time period where USHER nor MARIAH have been able to reprise their 2005 Album Success.

Riding on the FanFare Success and Critical Acclaim of his most recent compilation, Lil Wayne is already BACK in the Studio, recording his follow-up LP, Tha Carter IV. In accordance, to promote the release, he is also composing DEDICATION 3, a mixtape of TWENTY ADDITIONAL tracks, which will be made available, for FREE, on his website. This brotha is also in the studios, as we speak, aligning tracks for his 2009, collaborative release of T-WAYNE; an album that will Spotlight the Tag-Team efforts of He and Music Partner, T-Pain.

IF He can complete the projects before years end, I can definitely see him having ULTIMATE success during the First and Second Quarters of 2009.

...and She's BACK Bitchez!

On Friday, BEYONCE released a statement to ALL of the Major Media Conglomerates, as well as to her Major, Cross-Cultured, Fan Base, to let EVERYONE know that her eagerly anticipated, untitled, Third, Solo LP, is STILL being released on November 18, 2008.

Whats so EXCITING about Beyonce's hustle at the moment, is the FACT that she is releasing TWO singles, SIMULTANEOUSLY, Next Tuesday, October 14, 2008. SINGLE LADIES and IF I WERE A BOY will premiere on radio stations across the country, in accordance with the MTV, BET and VH1 DUAL-Release of her Jake Nava, Directed Music Videos.

Some are saying that this album is going to CATERPAULT Beyonce's career into a Stratosphere of Boundless Proportions. Having recorded a wopping SEVENTY tracks over the past year, Beyonce has a great deal of material to piece together on this new album. My HOPE for Beyonce, as I have stated MANY times before, is that she focuses on the QUALITY of her singles, as oppose to the QUANTITY. If she remains Loyal to the Fans and True to her Artistry, then she WONT have to rerelease her album, with QUALITY singles, as she HAD to do to save the grace of 2006's, B-DAY. Beyonce is already aligning a Spring/Summer 2009 Tour, as to further promote the New Album.

Beyonce is presenting an AOL FIRST LISTEN concert/session in anticipation of this November 18th release, as she is having a Deluxe Edition of the album, released on the Same Day as the other units are distributed, nationwide. The Deluxe Edition will be comprised of an Unspecified number of singles that would usually be distributed, across seas, as Import and/or Promo Tracks. So, just like CREOLE, LOST YO MIND and other B-DAY leftovers seemed to find their way to Radio, YouTube, ITunes, etc., Beyonce is actually going to maintain Control of the additional songs, by having them packaged and sold, accordingly.

I am NOT a Huge Fan of Many Artists, at all. HOWEVER, when I see them putting forth XTRA ENERGY and XTRA EFFORTS in pursuit of Artistic GENIUS, I Cant help but to become Xcited for them as Musicians, Performers and Individual Talents. I look forward to Tracking the 4th Quarter sales of BEYONCE, BRITNEY, PINK, TI and BRANDY...

The HUSTLE is ON.

'Creation is Representation' [Xem; August 2008]

'Knowledge and Artistry ABOVE My own VANITY' [Xem; July 2008]

'Im Drenched in Love and Showered by Support'[Xem; April 2008]

'Life Without Photographs are Moments that Never Happened'[Xem; August, 2007]

The BEE is BACK and The BUZZ Is...

The Highly Anticipated Junior Album

from

R&B/PoP SIN.Sation...

BEYONCE

Tentively Titled:

VIRTUOSO INTELLECT

November 18, 2008

As the World sits upon the dawn of a MAJOR Political transition in the Physical Appearance of 'CHANGE' in America, BEYONCE manages to share in that Historical Spotlight, releasing her Junior Studio LP on Tuesday, November 18, 2008. Beyonce has become the quintessential Femme Fatale of our generation. She is the R&B Starlett and Rhythmic, Perform Factor Maverick, who shall go down in History, as a Legend of Our Time, and an ICON to those of the generation to follow. In the past 11 years, Beyonce has managed to use every sprinkle of marketing magic to create an Image and Reputation of SuperStar Proportion.

Now, 2 years following the release of her Triple-Platinum, 2 week rushed project, B'DAY...Beyonce returns with a VIRTUOSO INTELLECT compilation. While I truly LOVE and APPRECIATE Beyonces ability to transform any stage into her Oasis of Feminine Seduction, Im just not SOLD on the 'FACT' that she has the ability to create Quality, Timeless music. Unlike her industry equivalents, with the likes of Alicia Keys and Mary J. Blige, also aligned to take the Legends Throne in years to come, BEYONCE does not contrive songs that can be played 15-20 years from now; garnering a nostalgic moment of Solace and Luster in the spirit of her listeners. Beyonce has managed to remain relevant by creating tracks that elicit an array of Dance Crazes, Lyrical Catchy Tid-Bits, and beats that are Hot enough to keep a Club Floor packed until 2am.

Im HOPING that BeYonce has reached a bit deeper into her magical potions of melodic blends, to create Songs for this album that arent as surface grown and seedless as 'FREAK EM DRESS', 'SUGA MAMA' and 'RING THE ALARM'. I want BeYonce to deliver an album, complete with 15-20 Tracks; all of which contain the essense of the Songs that comprised the ReRelease version of 'B Day'. I THINK Beyonce REALIZES that she can no longer count on the fact that she is 'BEYONCE'. The slow to moderate sales of BDAY, prior to its 3rd Single Release...'To the Left..To the Left...' PROVED that her FANS wanted and desired MORE. Beyonce, hopefully, does NOT rely upon the Mainstream, Conventional beats from TIMBALAND, THE NEPTUNES, KANYE WEST, DARK CHILD & THE DREAM to deliver and transcend the essense of her Growth and Maturation of Talent over the past two years. Beyonce, in my Opinion, STILL has a LOT to Prove. WHY do so many individuals WORSHIP her, in Goddess Sanction? Is she Truly WORTHY of ALL of the Accolades and Adoration?

VIRTUOSO INTELLECT shall deliver the Answer to the Promise of her Future in the Game.

HOPEFULLY, She WILL be performing her NEW single during her much promoted, September performance at The FASHION ROCKS Industry Concert.

Beyonces FIRST Single will hit ITunes on September 12th, So...MAYBE we will even get a SURPRISE MTV Video Music Award Performance from Our R&B Starlett, on Sunday, September 7, 2008.

...Until then, We Still Await...

'Creation is Representation' [Xem; August 2008]

'Knowledge and Artistry ABOVE My own VANITY' [Xem; July 2008]

'Im Drenched in Love and Showered by Support'[Xem; April 2008]

'Life Without Photographs are Moments that Never Happened'[Xem; August, 2007]

Feeling SeXy 2Nite [Here I Stand]

I am sitting here, reading ALL of the Emails that I have received in reference to My

HOMAGE FareWell XCLuSiVe, and I am Sooo Overwhelmed.

I DONT Understand WHY Yall DONT Comment HERE, On the Site. NeverTheLess, You All Make Me feel like the Most IMPORTANT Man on the Face of this Earth. Seriously...

Aside from that, I am Xtremely SLEEPY, and feeling Xtremely SEXY, Simultaneously.

I stumbled across USHER'S New Album, HERE I STAND, Online, 2Nite, and I am REALLY Diggin the Sensuous Vibe of these Tracks. Im such the Pessimist, So CLEARLY, I didnt Xpect Much of this Project, at all. However, at this Point, I am Very taken aback by the Tension Filled Sexuality that Exudes from the Lyrics that Create such Stand-Out Songs as, TRADING PLACES, WHATS A MAN TO DO, HERE I STAND, and My Two Favorites thus far; LOVE YOU GENTLY, as well as LIFETIME. OoooLaLa.

Usher Sounds So GOOD on this Album. He has grown Lyrically, Rhythmically and Erotically between this 5th Studio Album Compilation, and 1995's Confessions. He plays with the UnWritten Xpose' that is a Relationship filled with Romance, Love, Sex, Raunch and LifeTime Commitment. He speaks to his Listeners as if he's standing Center Stage in a Smoke-Filled Poetry Lounge. His Words are Direct, Blunt, Forceful and Abrasive beyond Xpectation.

This Album could Very Well do as SIN.Sationally as Confessions; 'Commercially'.

Its Got Me in a Lil MOOD...

Click HERE to Listen to Ushers ENTIRE Album.

Pay Very CLOSE Attention to the Tracks Ive Mentioned ABOVE.

HERE I STAND is being Released NationWide, NEXT Tuesday.

'Life Without Photographs are Moments that Never Happened'~{Xem; August, 2007}~

MADONNA's NeW Album:... MARIAH Who?

Madonna's Latest Studio LP

In Stores NOW!

I dont even know Where to Honestly begin in regards to reviewing what is, One of the BEST Albums to be released by a Music Icon, Production-Wise, in the Past Year or So; EXCLUDING Alicia Keys, of course.

For some reason, I did NOT Download any of the Pre-Released Tracks from this Album via Other Blogs, Music Sites, YouTube, or DailyMotion. MANY of My Favorite Socialites Sent Me various URL's and LINKS to Pre.View this Album for Early Post and Review, but I didnt actually Visit them. Instead, I WAITED, until Yesterday, inbetween Clients, to Purchase Madonna's 13th Studio Effort.

A-Fuckin-Mazing!

The Production of this Album SOARS Far and Above that of Mariah's latest Compilation, Mary's December release, Beyonce's 2006 'B Day', and EVERYTHING else, pretty much, MainStream. The Energy, Rhythms and Bellowed Beats of Madonnas HARD CANDY, 12 Track Masterpiece, presents Triumphs in the wave of Music and the Direction of its PoP/Hip-PoP/R&B, Mixological Genre. Not Only did Madonna garner the Musical Genius of Timbaland, Nate 'Danja' Hills, Justin Timberlake, and the Ultimate, PHARREL Williams, to Pen the Majority of the Tracks that comprise HARD CANDY, but its EVIDENT that She actually hand selected CERTAIN Tracks to appear on the album, in an order that transcends an Easy, Dance Hall Listen.

Though I am in LOVE with the Lead Single, 4 MINUTES TO SAVE THE WORLD, it is Pharrel whose Tracks create the Seed and Bloom of Whats to Be, Madonna's Aging Classic. In the groove of her Timeless Material, LUCKY STAR, MATERIAL GIRL, HOLIDAY, INTO THE GROOVE, VOGUE, LIKE A VIRGIN and EXPRESS YOURSELF, Madonnas Most recent, Contemporary Material, is a Stem of What We have All Known, Heard and Xpected from her Majesty.

Pharrel has Contributed 7 Out of 12 Tracks to this Urban, Dance Hall Classic, and Im TELLING ALL of YOU that its Some of his BEST Work, since penning Britney Spears' 2001, Urban, CrossOver Materpiece, 'Im a Slave'.

There are THREE Tracks Back-to-Back, BEGINNING with Number 7, INCREDIBLE, followed by BEAT GOES ON ft. KANYE WEST, DANCE 2NITE ft. JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE, and SPANISH LESSON, that simply helms the Essense of MainStream, AirPlay Gold.

Though, I WILL agree with some of the harsher critics, that Some of the Material could have easily been recorded by Fashion Icon, GWEN STEFANI, or Chart Topper, NELLY FERTADO, There's Something Varying about this Work. What PHARREL does, Musically and Rhythmically with INCREDIBLE, is simply Innovation at its Most Promising Peak. He takes the Song, and Delivers 3-4, Completely Different Paces and Production Genres into One. Its Sooo SIN.Sational.

I LOVE and ADORE this Album. Seriously, THIS is going to be the Album that SoundTracks the Next 2 Seasons of My Life. From NOW, until the END of the Summer, I am Sooo going to be Blasting and Promoting this Album. So, for those of You who See Me, Chill with Me, Party with Me, Lay with Me, and Dance with Me between Today, May 1st, and Labor Day Weekend...

XPECT to Bite Into the Sweet, Rare, Musical Genius of MADONNA's 'HARD CANDY'

'Life Without Photographs are Moments that Never Happened'~{Xem; August, 2007}~

Does Anyone Even Still Care AnyMore?...

USHER

Here I Stand

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

ASHANTI

The DeClaRation

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

Im NOT Sure IF Im actually ENJOYING either of their First, Lead Singles. I Can, However, acknowledge the FACT that BOTH of their Videos present that Entengere' Flava that I Love. Usher's album is being released, Very, Matter-of-Factly, and thats the Element thats probably turning Me OFF in reference to this Entire 5th Studio Album Campaign.

Usher had NOT planned on releasing an album at this Point in Time, and has felt Pressure in accordance with the Leaked Track, LOVE IN THE CLUB, with its Quick Adoration and AirPlay Gains. I just feel as if Ushers Album will be FILLED with PreViously recorded Material that has simply been ReMixed and ReMastered to fit the Confines of Whatever Central Theme this Album is 'Suppose' to Contain.

I WONT be purchasing the Project, at all. Its DEFINITELY a Burn.

...and as for Miss. Douglass, Umm...Whats even the Point? Though, her Album MAY be filled with a LOT of little Musical Treats; Very BRANDY, 'AFRODISIAC'; circa 2004...Umm...Whose Listening to Ashanti Anymore?

Im NOT Sure WHEN Ashanti's relevance became so Oblique, BUT...I DO KNOW that I enjoyed the First 2 Albums; circa 2001 and 2003 [Oooh Baby...Rock With U].

She was NEVER One of My Favorites, BUT...I Can Attest to Lovin her Lil Hooks and Chorus Lines.

In Contrast, I LOVE The Album Cover, and I can appreciate the FACT that Ashanti has not blown Up like a House. HOWEVER, Im just NOT Standing in Ashanti's FanBase Corner, Passing Out Autographed Posters right Now. U Know?

Can Yall understand WHERE Im Coming from with this?

'Life Without Photographs are Moments that Never Happened'~{Xem; August, 2007}~

Mariah on My Mind

MARIAH CAREY

E=MC2

In Stores, NationWide:

TOMORROW!

I have TRIED to NOT Make any Mariah Carey Posts, seeing as how EVERYONE else is Ranting and Raving over the Release of her 13th Studio LP. HOWEVER, I just watched the DVR recording of Mariah on OPRAH Today, as I ate a Pint of Shrimp Fried Rice, from My FAVORITE Chinese, Carry-Out Spot, CHINA WOK.

I am NOT Xcited about Tomorrow's Release, as Much as I am Xcited about how WELL the Album will SELL in its FIRST Week. I Predict 650,000 Copies, considering the FACT that BEYONCE, MARY and ALICIA, each Hit those Marks and HIGHER during their recent, respective releases. Back in 2005, When Mariah was just coming OUT of her Slump, So-to-Speak, She Sold 450,000, the First Week, of The EMANCIPATION OF MIMI Release.

I HAVE heard Audio Clippings of Just about EVERY One of the 14 American Tracks from this Album, as well as, the 2 Japanese Import Tracks; 4REAL 4 REAL and HEAT ft. WILL.I.AM.

I am NOT Stoked by any of the Projects; as I was NOT at All as taken aback by TOUCH MY BODY, as Everyone else in the Free World Seems to be. It behooves Me as to HOW and WHY the Single has hit the TOP SPOT on the BillBoard Charts, and Im even inclined to Believe that IF any other Female PoP/R&B Vocalist had performed the same Single, it would NOT have garnered the Same level of Critical and Commercial Success.

Nonetheless, MARIAH is BACK Socialites and Celebutantes.

Can She Push 5Million+Units this Go Again here in the U.S.?

Email Me or COMMENT Telling Me

Which Track is Your FAVORITE?...

SOCIALITE217@TMAIL.COM

E=MC2

1. MIGRATE ft. T PAIN
2. TOUCH MY BODY
3. CRUISE CONTROL ft. DAMIAN MARLEY
4. I STAY IN LOVE
5. SIDE EFFECTS ft. YOUNG JEEZY
6. IM THAT CHICK
7. LOVE STORY
8. ILL BE LOVIN U LONG TIME
9. LAST KISS
10. THANX FOR NOTHIN
11. O.O.C
12. FOR THE RECORD
13. BYE BYE
14. I WISH YOU WELL
    

'Life Without Photographs are Moments that Never Happened'~{Xem; August, 2007}~