People, if ya don’t know Janelle Monáe by now– what are you waiting for? Get to know her! Not only from the recent interview I did with this lovely young lady but by taking yourself on a futuristic musically journey filled with classic melodies, rockin’ sound, and funky tunes to the ear; new single “Violet Stars/ Happy Hunting” from Miss Monáe’s debut, Metropolis Suite I of IV: “The Case,” coming June 1st to be exact! Okay I knew this sounded familiar. I remember first hearing this, I absolutely needed the high quality, I was jammin’ to “Voilet Stars Happy Hunting”! Which you can hear on Janelle Monáe’s Myspace in its entiety. I see this is as an unique sound and flare fused from the likes of James Brown, Elvis, Judy Garland and a whole other mix of people inspired by her, same with performance.

» CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO “VIOLET STARS/ HAPPY HUNTING”

» CLICK HERE TO WATCH “VIOLET STARS/ HAPPY HUNTING” LIVE ON TBS!

Lies for the Liars is The Used’s third studio album. It will be released on May 22nd, 2007 and will include their first single, “The Bird And The Worm,” on it. There will also be a follow up to the album with a currently untitled EP featuring songs that won’t be on the album. Okay, I don’t know what everyone is talking about, hoopla about The Used’s and Linkin Park’s “drastic” genre change, I love both of the albums! Now, with Linkin Park, the album was mostly conceptually based you know? Not like the typical materialistic B.S. on the radio now, same with the video people! But The Used, I am not really a “die-hard” fan like that, I don’t know… All I know is I really liked it, the album rocks hepatitis ass, and The Used is the shit.

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The Used » “Pretty Handsome Awkward” » LISTEN » MIRROR » (Full)
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After collaborating with both Jay-Z and Nas on the hit singles “Lost One” and “Can’t Forget About You,” brand new Def Jam Recording Artist Chrisette Michele has set the release date of her debut album, I AM, for June 19th. I wanted to ask you guys if you would like me to interview her for the near future and if so, what particular questions would you like me to ask? Also, Chrisette Michele’s new single, “Your Joy” is now available exclusively at iTunes as part of their “Single of the Week” campaign. The song can be downloaded for FREE as a part of the promotion HERE up until May 21st. In other news, Chrisette is joining Neo-Soul Artist Musiq Soulchild on his 2007 tour this summer. And a big thanks to Andrew over at Music Man Online for all of this exclusive information. To see the tour dates and venues continue reading below after the cut!

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Track from Golden Globe winner Jenifer Hudson that leaked recently, featuring Papoose, entitled “Special.” I like it, it’s got a great concept I think, I like when Jenifer does like ol’ school groves like these, her voice is just golden and yes, Papoose shuts ‘em down on this track man! You already know my take on this whole Don Imus thing so no comment… Everyone is special indeed though, you just have to ask yourself, and believe that you are. And that’s exactly what this record proclaims about the significant other. GEEEEEET IT JEN!

Jennifer Hudson feat. Papoose » “Special” » LISTEN » MIRROR » (Full)

Wow, I just came over nostalgia recently, and realized how much I missed being a kid. Until this day I can still reminisce myself racing straight home after school doing my homework, changing clothes and getting myself situated to be laid out on the sofa, with my remote in one hand and junk food in the other. I still don’t know what happen to all these damn shows, they all just got canceled so swift and blindly. Please tell me WHAT ever happen to Taina? Chicka was destined towards stardom with the theme song, “Gonna Be A Star,” that was everybody and they moma’s jam– kids were singing it in class constantly. Taina was my show man! I also kept hearing rumors that the creators of That’s So Raven stole the primary concept of the show, but hopefully, that’s not the case. Nickelodeon was trippin’ ! They got rid of a lot of good shows The Journey of Allen Strange, An African-American (Arjay Smith) alien child left behind on Earth only to befriend two human children, and it is up to them to find a way to get him back home while they try to keep him a secret from their parents as well as others- the show broke down a lot of barriers inconspicuously when it came to race. But it was thoughtful life lessons learned throughout many of the trailless episodes I gained from. Then there’s All That, the original cast of course, a children’s sketch comedy-variety show that had me rollin’ every night I watched- even the marathons! Too many classics to name Good Burger, Vital Information, Ask Ashley (”thaaaat’s me!”), Whateverrrr! and let’s not forget the Pea Lady! Everytime they would serve lunch, and I got peas, at my school… I tore them mothers UP! :Deep breathe: so many great shows indeed, Me And My Brother, Are You Afraid Of The Dark? (that shit scared the hell out of me!), Claressa Explains It All… but then the cast started to leave and some shows got canceled, and it became boring and whack-tastic! I mean there were PETITIONS flying at Nickelodeon left and right! Still didn’t bring ‘em back… Oh and let’s not forget now, it was some pretty dope cartoons on that Saturday weekend I had to tape SNICK, Rocko’s Modern Life, Doug, Rugrats… 90’s was the SHIT! But do not fret, I’m sure the “greatest invention known to man,” Youtube, has a couple of these floating around.

 

…a sexy Latina by the name of Jaslene! The 20 year old Chicago native is now the 8th winner of the popular fashion series where aspiring models compete for a contract with the top modeling agencies and become the next CoverGirl spokesperson. I don’t really get into the show like that, but Koriee wanted me to let you guys know! Thanks Koriee!

 

Here are some recent pics from a few nights ago of Britney Spears out with friends after leaving “Dominic Restaurant” and heading out to “Les Deux Restaurant.” She looks pretty good here in her see-through top and her tracks! Yes folks, Britney is no longer sporting those ugly ass wigs we’ve seen her with in the past … she’s now rockin WEAVE! It sucks though because I don’t have anything bad to say about her here, but you KNOW the old Britney wouldn’t have even wore a damn bra with this! Haha, I’m just sayin…

 

After spending the night locked in a freezing cold jail cell with nothing to eat but a banana and a cookie, 75-year-old Ike Turner is sounding off about his bogus arrest over a recalled 1989 warrant. In an exclusive interview with TMZ, Turner claims that he wasn’t entirely sure if there was a warrant out for his arrest when cops stopped him last night, and admitted that he complied with officers because, “They could have been right!”

 

Remember that “Rise Up” song I was telling y’all about that’s dedicated to the Virginia Tech tragedy? Well now it is available online for purchase, and as I said before, ALL proceeds (100%) from its sale will go to the Hokie Spirit Memorial Fund. Check out links below from 3 very popular online music retailers to get your copy and to support a worthy cause at the same time:

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T.I. premiered his new video for Big Shit oh excuse me, BIG THINGS POPPIN last night on Access Granted. I forget this was on BET … damn censorship, haha. You can check that out above … and make sure you pick up that album JULY 3, 2007! Oh yeah, if you didn’t know T.I. gave us a shout-out last week!!