Saturday, June 30, 2012

T-Pain featuring Wiz Khalifa & Lily Allen: 5 O’Clock



5 O’Clock is a pretty good song.  I prefer the part featuring Wiz Khalifa over the chorus featuring Lily Allen and even over T-Pain; although it’s a close second.  T-Pain and Wiz Khalifa are two of my favorite Rappers at the present time.  I have actually been watching a remixed Music video of Black and Yellow by WizKhalifa featuring T-Pain; among others, and I must say that T-Pain’s part is the best besides Wiz Khalifa’s of course, once again.

Flo Rida featuring David Guetta: Club Can’t Handle Me [From “Step Up 3D”]



Club Can’t Handle Me is a pretty good song; most notably found on the Soundtrack to Step Up 3D.  I haven’t had the privilege of watching Step Up 3D yet however I am in no hurry.  I watched the first film in the trilogy and although it was ok; the only reason I watched it was because of Channing Tatum.  He is a pretty good actor but I prefer him in the likes of the new G.I. Joe film franchise of late entitled G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and the sequel set to be released this year entitled G.I. Joe: Retaliation.

Aaron Carter featuring Flo Rida: Dance With Me



I was so tired of waiting for Aaron Carter to mature that I decided to go ahead and download Dance With Me even though it is not from a Studio album, nor does it look like one is coming out even though it has been scheduled for quite some time.  I say that because I downloaded this single in anticipation for his fifth Studio album which has yet to be produced, and I heard of that album in 2009 when I downloaded this single; thinking it would be the lead single released from it and the album still has not been released three years later.

Sean Paul featuring Alexis Jordan: Got 2 Luv U



Got 2 Luv U was released in July of 2011 but to be honest with you I didn’t download it until late that same year because it flew under the radar for so long.  However it is an amazing song and reminds me of my party days in Montreal, Quebec because the Music video is such an amazing accompaniment to the song.  The reason I say that is because it completely reminds me of a party scene I encountered while I was in Montreal.  Of course this is back in the day when I lived in Ottawa, the capital city of Canada.

Bob Sinclar featuring Sean Paul: Tik Tok (Chuckie & R3hab Remix)



I can’t find out a lot of information about the song Tik Tok and I am not referring to the most popular version of TiK ToK, done of course by Ke$ha and made most-famous by her.  In fact I prefer her take on this song, which really has nothing in common with the other except for the name of the song.  However Bob Sinclar is a fantastic DJ/Producer from France and so therefore it’s needless for me to say that I enjoy his Music as anything from France usually has a positive influence on me.

Sean Paul: Temperature



For all intensive purposes Temperature was the second single released from The Trinity, Sean Paul’s third album.  I say that as there was another single released worldwide but it had virtually no impact on the key United States of America market.  However Temperature is a great song and I now realize why I like it so much being from The Trinity, like I said.  There are two Trinities that I know of; an Unholy Trinity and of course the Holy Trinity.

Sean Paul: We Be Burnin’ (Legalize It – Album Version)



We Be Burnin’ (Legalize It) was the first single by Sean Paul that got my attention and I haven’t turned back since.  This single was released all the way back in 2005 but I didn’t download it until later in life, such as within the last two years.  To the best of my recollection it was in 2011 but it could have been 2010 and as I write this it probably makes more sense to say 2010.  But I can’t be certain.  I have lost my records of when I downloaded songs because of the constant need to reformat and backup files.

Friday, June 29, 2012

TLC: Dear Lie



I just finished listening to my last run-through of my TLC Playlist.  It didn’t take me very long at all, and that is due in large part to my infatuation with them, even to this day.  They actually have the same initials, as a group, as my sister who has since passed on did.  And that could be the reasoning, especially now why I am and have always been drawn to them.  They also make great Music and as I previously mentioned, lost a member of their group; much like the loss of my sister would be to me and it was also at the same time period.

TLC: Unpretty



Unpretty is a great song.  I had wrote a blog entry for this song a long time ago but in the mess of electronics and transferring files from one device to another, I lost it.  Anyhow this song was released as the second single to TLC’s massively successful third Studio album entitled FanMail.  I thought this song was a great way to enter the new Millennium with all the hype, the summer it was released, surrounding Y2KUnpretty is one song that went down in history as one of TLC’s best and most certainly a classic in the R&B community.

TLC: No Scrubs



No Scrubs was released as the lead single to FanMail.  If you are unaware of that then whoever is reading this is not very familiar with the Music industry, in my opinion.  No Scrubs is literally one of the most successful singles of alltime, including but not limited to any other artist.  From what I can tell from the research I have done, No Scrubs is TLC’s most successful single, at least in terms of global sales.

TLC: Silly Ho



Silly Ho was not released as an official single for FanMail but none the less, it was released as a promotional single to it.  FanMail was one of the greatest records ever produced and still is to this day, in my opinion.  Silly Ho is just one example; of course not your average everyday TLC hit, but a good one none the less.  I say that because it could be misconstrued as a little graphic or derogatory, but it is right up there with a good lyrical message if you ask me.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

TLC: FanMail



FanMail was not released as an official single, but none the less is the name of TLC’s massive follow up to 1994’s huge success entitled CrazySexyCool.  Of course I am referring to the album of the same name FanMail but I thought that was needless to say.  The album FanMail was a long time in the making and so therefore TLC decided to wait until 1999 to release it, so it was effectively 5 years later.  The song FanMail was a great way to kick off the album and set the tone for the rest of the record.

TLC: Waterfalls



I am not a huge fan of Waterfalls but it’s a good song and definitely a TLC classic.  It was released as the third single from CrazySexyCool and according to Wikipedia, which I tend to agree with, is their signature song.  I would so much rather listen to some other TLC songs, for example, No Scrubs then to hear Waterfalls.  It’s kind of depressing, but No Scrubs gives me power.

TLC: Creep



Creep was released as the lead single to CrazySexyCool, TLC’s second Studio album; an album I don't appreciate as much as their first and third.  But none the less a great album and it solidified their mark on the Music industry.  They have released four Studio albums thus far and most likely will not release another especially considering their fourth Studio album did not have nearly as much impact as the preceding three.  That is due in large part to the tragic death of Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes that I terribly regret even though my sister passed away at the same time so therefore I knew what to expect in terms of being saddened by the loss of her.  In fact my sister's initials were T.L.C.

Monday, June 25, 2012

Lady GaGa: You and I (Danny Verde Remix)



I just finished a great Playlist featuring none other than Lady GaGa of course.  If you don’t know me then you will soon find out that I love her.  I think she is amazing and I appreciate all of her Christian epithets.  Unlike a lot of other artists out there, both Secular and Religious; who do not stick their neck out on the line for The King.

Lady GaGa: Judas



That was actually a really good run through of Judas.  I couldn’t resist anymore, seeing as it is so close to Easter.  As I am writing this, it is actually 3 weeks till Good Friday so that is very exciting to me.  But only because I can get some more presents and this darn Fast will be over that is driving me nuts through Lent.

Lady GaGa: Alejandro



It took me a while to decide whether or not I was going to download Alejandro.  Turns out it’s one of Lady GaGa’s best songs thus far.  I had gone ahead and downloaded Bad Romance and Telephone.  But I wasn’t sure I wanted to go all the way with the singles from this album, being The Fame Monster.  However by the time this song was in full force around the middle of the summer of 2010; I couldn’t resist.  I mean, I am a little Latin and Italian, strictly speaking of descendants, so not downloading this song in my mind would be like a crime against humanity.

Lady GaGa: Telephone



Telephone is a great song.  It features one of my favorite Artists, although I am not a huge fan of her solo career.  However, what I am a fan of is her girl-group days as part of the dynamic Trio, for all intensive purposes, Destiny’s Child.  I still listen to them on a regular basis as they had such a huge impact on my life; which is why I find it difficult to promote Beyonce’s solo career.  My reasoning behind that is I have not really ever supported anyone’s solo career, coming from a Group.  The closest I came to doing that was with Gwen Stefani and she has only ever produced two albums.

Lady GaGa: Bad Romance



Bad Romance was released as the lead single from the EP entitled The Fame Monster.  I wasn’t even going to download this song after the disappointment of buying The Fame on CD.  The reason why I say that is because I was becoming very frustrated with buying CDs at that time.  I even went so far as to stop doing it and instead switch to MP3s.  Therefore I thought that I would wait until she came out with something better because Bad Romance is most definitely not the best song on The Fame Monster.

Lady GaGa: Beautiful, Dirty, Rich



Even though Beautiful, Dirty, Rich was not released as a single; I think that it would have done well none the less.  Whereas Eh, Eh (Nothing Else I Can Say) did not do that well; especially considering it was not released in the coveted market of The United States of America.  Everyone knows that if you want to make it “Big Time”, you have to crack that market.  However Beautiful, Dirty, Rich might have done good in The United States of America as I said above.

Lady GaGa: Poker Face



I left Poker Face for last, to Blog about because it is pretty pointless for me to Blog about it at this point.  I have said almost everything there is to say about Poker Face as I have been Blogging about it since 2009 when I received the CD on which it’s from.  That would be none other than The Fame and so therefore I really enjoy this album because it is really unique and original if you ask me.

Sunday, June 24, 2012

Kanye West: All of the Lights



All of the Lights was released as the fourth single from Kanye West’s fifth Studio album entitled My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.  It’s a pretty exciting song actually and I highly recommend it.  It was released all the way back in January of 2011, but I didn’t download it until that summer.  I was so behind with my download schedule and I still am.  In fact I have stopped downloading music but All of the Lights did make for an exciting summer that year; especially the very end.

Keri Hilson: Pretty Girl Rock



Pretty Girl Rock is a great song.  It was released as the lead single from Keri Hilson’s second Studio album entitled No Boys Allowed.  However it failed to impact Radio and the like, and so therefore suffered greatly at the hands of the public.  I was never really in love with it as much as her preceding “big hit” entitled Knock You Down, but it did do a pretty good job at filling its shoes.

Far East Movement & Keri Hilson: Don’t Look Now



I have no idea why I downloaded Don’t Look Now.  But it must have been because I thought it would be released as a single and it wasn’t.  In fact I don’t even think it came close, as If I Was You (OMG) was released months later in its place.  So many months later that Far East Movement went from October 29th, 2010 – April 12th, 2011 without releasing anything; according to Wikipedia.  However, Don’t Look Now features one of my favorite artists, right now, Keri Hilson.  That might be why I downloaded it but you never know; it might have just been because I had a thought that it might have been released as a single.

Jay-Z featuring Rihanna & Kanye West: Run This Town



I have no idea where this song fits into my Download schedule, but I think I downloaded it last year; which was a good two years after its release.  I must say it’s a pretty good song, but a little dark and I could do without some of the melodramatics.  However, Rihanna is featured on this song and that always makes me smile even though I have stopped buying her material as of late because of my lack of funds and decision to switch back to CDs for a short time.

Keri Hilson featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo: Knock You Down



Knock You Down was released as the fourth single, for all intense purposes, from Keri Hilson’s debut Studio album entitled In a Perfect World…  I must admit that this is the song that sold the album for me and it just so happened to be the last Secular CD I bought that year and for many years after.  I decided to purchase MP3s after this album because I thought the purchase of this album was a little excessive for me considering I only really listened to that one song.

Chris Brown featuring Keri Hilson: Superhuman



Superhuman was released as the second single from Exclusive: The Forever Edition and the sixth single overall from ExclusiveExclusive: The Forever Edition was a re-release of Exclusive as it featured more songs than the original album.  The song Forever was actually the single that sold this album for me; Superhuman was more like icing on the cake but I didn’t even listen to it that much and I don’t overly enjoy it.

Keri Hilson: Energy



My current Playlist is amazing.  It starts off really slow but continues the upward trend until I reach All of the Lights.  I must say, that is the climactic point but Keri Hilson does help along the way; as she is not featured in All of the Lights even though numerous other artists are.  Those artists include but are not limited to: John Legend, The-Dream, Ryan Leslie, Tony Williams, Charlie Wilson, Elly Jackson, Alicia Keys, Fergie, Kid Cudi, Rihanna and of course Elton John.

Friday, June 22, 2012

The Hills: Season One, "Love Is Not a Maybe Thing"


I just finished the Ninth Episode of The Hills from Season One and so therefore the Ninth Episode overall. It was pretty good, but not nearly as exciting as some of its preceding episodes. This episode was entitled “Love Is Not a Maybe Thing” and it was all about Heidi Montag’s breakup with Jordan Eubanks which in my opinion was an obvious choice given who she upgraded to. I am not saying that Spencer Pratt has no faults but he is seriously so much more entertaining and funnier, that it isn’t even funny. Spencer Pratt is a great reality TV star in my opinion.

Jersey Shore: Season One, "Boardwalk Blowups"


I just finished the Sixth Episode of Jersey Shore from Season One, entitled “Boardwalk Blowups.” It was pretty interesting, but having seen it before it was more like a repeat episode. However that goes without being said, although I must say that it is more enjoyable than a typical repeat episode as I own this Series on DVD and so there are no commercials included. There is also better picture quality with things that are recorded on Disc as opposed to things which are broadcast over Network Television.

Keeping Up with the Kardashians: Season Three, "Kourt’s First Cover"


That was an amazing episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians. It was entitled “Kourt’s First Cover”. I actually really love Keeping Up with the Kardashians and I have been waiting for this season for a long time. It is the Third Season and I highly recommend it and this show. For example there are six seasons so far and the Seventh Season is set to air this year, 2012.

The Simple Life 3: Interns, "Wedding Planner"


That was a great episode of The Simple Life featuring none other than Ke$ha. Of course it was preceding her rise to fame so you might not recognize her, but it is her none the less. I love that episode because of her the most even though she doesn’t get a lot of camera time. But Ke$ha has become one of my favorite Musical artists.

Legend of the Seeker: Season One, "Revenant"


That was a pretty good episode of Legend of the Seeker entitled: “Revenant”. I didn’t like it as much as the preceding episode but it was good none the less and it did teach me a valuable lesson. I am in the processing of moving from my home and during this episode it showed the Seeker, Richard Cypher, being locked in a tomb. His only escape was to have a previous Seeker leave his body. He did this with the help of Zeddicus Zu’l Zorander, a wizard of the First Order. I imagined Zedd to be my father, me the Seeker and my downstairs neighbor the other Seeker.

Lost: Season Six, "LA X"


I just finished the Season premiere of Lost from the Sixth and final season and it was great. It was entitled “LA X” and it was a double episode that originally aired on February 2nd, 2010. I waited a very long time to get this particular season whereas I purchased the first five seasons within a year and I would even go so far as to say within six months of each other. In fact the last time I bought a season of this show, which was the Fifth Season was in January of 2011 and I waited until June of 2012 to get the Sixth and final season.

Ugly Betty: Season Three, "Granny Pants"


I just wrapped up the Fifth Episode of Ugly Betty from Season Three, entitled “Granny Pants,” and it was pretty exciting. Now I am really looking forward to giving this Series away as I am almost to the Fourth Season with the rate at which I am watching it.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Madonna featuring LMFAO & Nicki Minaj: Give Me All Your Luvin’ (Party Rock Remix)



The Party Rock Remix of Give Me All Your Luvin’ is a great remix.  Of course it features LMFAO, a group I am in love with at the moment and can practically do no wrong in my eyes.  However the Nicki Minaj rap solo part is in the remix along with being in the original of course and that’s what I have issue with.  As if the remix featured the amazing rap solo part care of M.I.A. then I would be a lot happier.

Madonna: I F**ked Up



I F**ked Up is an ok song.  I chose it for my first MDNA Playlist but I only did so as I was feeling extremely guilty at the time.  It is found on Disc 2 from the MDNA Deluxe edition release so it is a bonus track and hardly an appropriate one for playing aloud.  It is more like a silent or a listen-to-by-yourself-through-your-headphones kind of song.  It is most definitely not for the faint of heart and since it is a bonus track, I don’t recommend it as a single MP3 download on its own.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Madonna: Superstar



Superstar is a great track.  It appears as the seventh song on the album and since we are talking about the album, MDNA, I thought I would add in that Madonna kicks off her tour in Israel tomorrow (writing this on May 30th, 2012) and I am very excited.  It is appropriately entitled the MDNA Tour however it is also apparently known as the 2012 World Tour but I doubt that will stick.  Anyhow I am looking forward to it with great anticipation and she is planning on being on tour until the end of the year, right before Christmas; so that will be very exciting.

Madonna: Turn Up the Radio



I had read that Turn Up the Radio was to be released as the third single to MDNA but now that information seems to have escaped me.  However I did read it on Wikipedia so it might not be 100% accurate, but none the less it’s a great song.  Turn Up the Radio is the fourth track on MDNA and I must say it provides a great anthem for the rest of the album.  Madonna’s tour kicks off on the 31st of May (written on May 25th, 2012).

Madonna: I’m Addicted



I’m Addicted is a great little number.  It precedes the next single to be released from MDNA, according to Wikipedia, on the album entitled Turn Up the Radio.  That is a great track as well but since I am Blogging about I’m Addicted and then Turn Up the Radio; I will focus on the song at hand.  It is really interesting and it just so happens I am getting to know it right before what will most likely be Madonna’s most successful Tour.  I say that because if History is any judge then it will be and to top it all off she is kicking off her tour in Israel.