Day 2 of the Essence Music Festival went down on this past Friday in New Orleans at the Superdome. Sony recording artists Beyonce, Chris Brown, and Robin Thicke took the stage to perform concerts. Democratic presidential candidate Hilary Clinton was there as well, in addition to Steve Harvey, Tyler Perry, and a few others. Photos from day 3 to follow very soon! Check back!

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Solange must be trying to outdo KANYE WEST because homegirl threw another birthday party celebrating her 21st birthday in New Orleans during the Essence Music Festival weekend at Generations Hall. She looked like she had a pretty damn good time!

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What up peeps? It’s time for another interview! I will have the pleasure of interviewing writer, singer, and record producer Johntá Austin in the coming week. We are now accepting all questions!! You may leave them in the commenting area or you may email me at MIKE@THINK2WICE.ORG – all questions will be put into consideration. Watch the video for “Turn It Up” featuring Jermaine Dupri after the cut!
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Sean Kingston has posted an all new song, “Me Love,” on his official MYSPACE! The record is set to be the second single from the album Eyes Above Water dropping July 31st. Me likes “Me Love,” has this nice and mellow vibe to it. The song is basically about him in love with this girl, she moves on, and he’s still not over her quite yet. I’m really diggin all the joints I’ve heard so far from Sean and can’t wait for his album to drop!!

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Wow, you can’t believe how pissed I was, to find out that none of these singles didn’t make Kelly’s album! Lol, so in actuality it turns out the “Still In Love With My X” and “Work (Put It In)” remixes did not make the cut unfortunately. I am so sorry about that, but I did put together a “Ms. Kelly Unreleased” version with it including the two remixes as well as the full quality to “Gotsta Go” Part 1 and 2, “Baby I Love U” – and hey! I just found out “You Will Win” is also NOT on the album … are ya jokin’? Nope! But luckily I’ve upped them all in their full entirety. =]

KELLY ROWLAND’S MS. KELLY IS IN STORES NOW!

Now, there are still many unreleased tracks, none of which I will be posting, but I just decided to post these few in light of Kelly’s cd dropping today. Alright let me give you the scope, “Still In Love With My X (Remix)”; what ever happen to her “going back” and “reworking the album” to get back to her urban roots … cause I think she may have left this version out accidentally. “Work (Put It In)” w/Fat Joe; I have no idea why they left this out. “Gotsta Go”; Da Brat and E-V-E shut it down! I believe Part 1 is a bonus on Ms. Kelly? “Baby I Love U”; Strong message, so true indeed. “You Will Win”; My effin’ soundtrack to my life! All in all, I really wanted those remixes to make the album, that’s so booty what they did. Anyway, I digress, check out this “Throwback” of the day, Avant and Kelly Rowland – “SEPARATED REMIX”. Yeah, I guess it’s Kelly’s day today! Oh and I love, “you wait ’til I was sleep to call the damn police!” Best line ever.

Kelly Rowland feat. Young Texxus » “Still In Love With My X (Remix)” » LISTEN » (Full)
Kelly Rowland feat. Fat Joe » “Work (Put It In) (Remix)” » LISTEN » (Full)
Kelly Rowland feat. Da Brat » “Gotsta Go (Part 1)” » LISTEN » (Full)
Kelly Rowland feat. Da Brat + Eve » “Gotsta Go (Part 2)” » LISTEN » (Full)
Kelly Rowland » “Baby I Love U” » LISTEN » (Full)
Kelly Rowland » “You Will Win” » LISTEN » (Full)
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Hot new reggae single from “King of the Dance Hall” Elephant Man, “Bring It,” featuring Keshia Chante and Fatman Scoop from the album Let’s Get Physical set to be released September 25th on Bad Boy. For more information on Elephant Man as well as updates visit his WEBSITE or maybe add him as a friend on his official MYSPACE

Elephant Man feat. Keshia Chante and Fatman Scoop » “Bring It” » LISTEN (Full)

This is the “Like This” remix from rapper Mims featuring Sha Dirty, Sean Kingston (I love this guy), Red Cafe & N.O.R.E. I don’t know if you got the chance to purchase Music Is My Savior, but if you haven’t, go get it now! Album is crazy.

Mims feat. Sha Dirty, Sean Kingston, Red Cafe & N.O.R.E. » “Like This (Remix)” » LISTEN » (Full)

B5 – “HYDROLICS” » This is B5’s new single featuring Bow Wow, “Hydrolics,” from their new album Don’t Talk, Just Listen. I saw the Access Granted, I’m not really feeling it all that much. Maybe it will grow on me I don’t know… And ugh – Bow Wow, you are NOT Lil’ Wayne; don’t say I’m hatin’ cos I looked in all the Youtube comments and other ppl are saying the same thing, so I know I ain’t crazy nor hearing things.

The Essence Music Festival is underway! Last night’s performances from Ludacris, Ciara, Ruben Studdard, the Isley Brothers, and more was just the beginning of an amazing weekend to come. As we reported earlier in the week, the festival is back in New Orleans for the first time after Hurricane Katrina hit a couple of years ago. Tonight’s show will feature performances from Beyonce, Robin Thicke, and Chris Brown. The final show, which will be held tomorrow, will feature performances from Kelly Rowland, Ne-Yo, Mary J Blige, and more! Check here for photos from all 3 days. But for now, you can check out the photos from last night! Senator Barack Obama was also there to speak on next year’s presidential election. Hilary Clinton will be speaking tonight.

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Damn what the hell’s going on over at J Records, I swear if they push his album back one more time … I just think I might loose all my mind. But yeah, it’s that time again! I tired to say that as enthusiastic as possible, how hard is it to pick “Crying Out For Me” (notice I didn’t say single)? Haha! Now, here is your chance to help choose Mario’s second single from the anticipated album, Go! They might as well change the title to Stop cause the album ain’t going nowhere! Anyway, you can try voting over at Mario’s WEBSITE … looks like “Crying Out For Me” is in the lead – no kidding! Isn’t this the same single I said to go with in the begining? And didn’t I tell that Chris Brown not to release “Wall 2 Wall”? Didn’t I tell them to take that studio key away from his hands? Why do I feel a sudden deja vu all over again? I swear no one listens to me…

Mario » “Crying Out For Me” (Produced by Polow Da Don) » LISTEN » (Full)