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♫ [ALBUM REVIEW] Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreaks

POSTED: Nov.26.2008 | AUTHOR: JC | 2 Comments | Views: 414

Kanye West - 808’s and Heartbreaks - Dropped out of college. Then he re-enrolled, and, on his third album, finally graduated. Next, he was supposed to get a “good ass job.”
Instead, he had his heartbroken. With life, expect the unexpected. Kanye West has had one hell of a year. West’s first and only [...]

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♫ [ALBUM REVIEW] John Legend - Evolver

POSTED: Nov.23.2008 | AUTHOR: JC | No Comments | Views: 135

John Legend’s new album, Evolver, has been out for some time now, and everyone has been talking about it! “Green Light,” featuring Andre 3000 has been one of our favorite songs now for a minute. So, we had no other choice but to review the album. Producers that are featured [...]

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♫ [ALBUM REVIEW] Britney Spears - Circus

POSTED: Nov.19.2008 | AUTHOR: JC | 3 Comments | Views: 1,619

Jive Records’ mega superstar Britney Spears is leaking like nobody’s business. Circus, is slated to be the official revival of the Pop Princess. The album’s official release date is December 2, 2008. This festive occasion not only marks the release but it is also Britney Spears’ birthday. Spears seems untainted with the downfall of one [...]

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♫ [ALBUM REVIEW] Beyonce - I Am…Sasha Fierce

POSTED: Nov.16.2008 | AUTHOR: JC | 5 Comments | Views: 1,074

Columbia Record’s leading superstar Beyonce (or Sasha Fierce) is days away from releasing, I Am…Sasha Fierce. The album is slated to be a double disk album with plenty of ballads and get busy tracks. Recently, I’ve had the opportunity to sit down and listen to the whole album. [...]

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♫ [ALBUM REVIEW] T-Pain - THR33 RINGZ

POSTED: Nov.11.2008 | AUTHOR: Terrell | 4 Comments | Views: 377

Rapper turned singer, T-Pain is back with another classic Hip Hop album, THR33 RINGZ, which hits stores today - November 11th. The vocoder crooner is back with more hits and music galore on his third album, with featured guests Ciara, Kanye West, DJ Khaled, Chris Brown, Lil’ Wayne, Musiq Soulchild, T.I. and Ludacris. I personally [...]

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♫ Jazmine Sullivan is “Fearless!”

POSTED: Sep.24.2008 | AUTHOR: GOT Staff | No Comments | Views: 394

JAZMINE SULLIVAN - FEARLESS
The jazzy, bluesy singer Jazmine Sullivan debuts “Fearlessly” with her 2008 release under J Records, Fearless. The album’s preceded by the Missy Elliott-produced single “Need You Bad”, which exudes a nice soulful, reggae feel.
Fearless can cite a few inspirations from Lauryn Hill, Brandy, Jill Scott, Mary J. Blige, Fantasia, etc. – [...]

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♫ Solange - Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams

POSTED: Aug.19.2008 | AUTHOR: GOT Staff | 2 Comments | Views: 783

I knew it would not be long before young music starlet Solange Knowles (aka Solange or Solo) got the chance to scholar in her own right with the new album appropriately entitled SoL-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams (Music World Ent./Geffen). Featured guest appearances on this project, both composition and production, include Bama Boyz, Bilal, [...]

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♫ [ALBUM REVIEW] Lloyd - Lessons In Love

POSTED: Jul.25.2008 | AUTHOR: GOT Staff | 2 Comments | Views: 1,210

R&Ber Lloyd returns with his third studio album Lessons In Love, set to release Aug. 4th (U.K.) and Aug. 5th (U.S.) off The Inc. via Universal. Guest productions include Tricky Stewart, Brian Michael-Cox, Eric Hudson, Polow Da Don, J. Lack and, of course, Big Reese and Jasper on the infatuating single ? Girls Around the [...]

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♫ Katy Perry - One of the Boys

POSTED: Jun.28.2008 | AUTHOR: GOT Staff | No Comments | Views: 1,794

KATY PERRY is ONE OF THE BOYS; officially debuting her album internationally on Capitol Music Group, Perry executes the new wave generation of music today with chart-topping hits like ‘? Ur So Gay‘ (G. Wells) and ‘? I Kissed a Girl‘ (L. Gottwald). One of the Boys is electro, it’s pop, it’s garage band, it’s [...]

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♫ Ashanti - The Declaration

POSTED: Jun.07.2008 | AUTHOR: Terrell | 1 Comment | Views: 57

Ashanti is back with a new longly anticpated album, The Declaration. This album is not what I expected, but in a very good way. Ashanti has came out of the box and broaden her lyrics and melodies. This album is an R&B album but it’s an upbeat album that doesn’t give you a lot “ballads” [...]

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♫ N*E*R*D - Seeing Sounds

POSTED: Jun.07.2008 | AUTHOR: GOT Staff | 2 Comments | Views: 59

Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo (of production team The Neptunes) and Shay Haley, collectively known as N*E*R*D, return to release their third studio album, Seeing Sounds (Interscope), available June 9th, 2008; but you may pre-order the album on AMAZON now!
N-E-R-D.COM // MYSPACE.COM/NERDOFFICIAL

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♫ Usher’s Here I Stand

POSTED: May.21.2008 | AUTHOR: GOT Staff | 6 Comments | Views: 19

Usher has returned with his late studio album Here I Stand (Jive), which hits stores May 27th! Featured guests included on two of my favourite tracks What’s Your Name, with will.i.am, and Jay-Z on Best Thing. And of course you got Beyonce and Lil’ Wayne bringing the fire on Love In This Club Part II.
Here [...]

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♫ Album Review: Lil’ Mama - VYP: “Voice Of The Young People”

POSTED: May.03.2008 | AUTHOR: Terrell | No Comments | Views: 38

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Rapper Lil’ Mama has just released her new debut album, VYP: Voice Of The Young People (Jive/Zomba). Lil’ Mama first stepped on the scene with the fresh sound of her first single, “Lip [...]

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♫ Raven Symoné Eponymous Album in Stores NOW!

POSTED: Apr.30.2008 | AUTHOR: GOT Staff | 3 Comments | Views: 58

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Young starlet Raven Symone released her fourth studio album this week, please make sure you go out and support her buying the album!! It features stellar production from Sean Garrett, who will also be dropping an album later on this year, Oak and Mario (of the Knightwritaz) and of course The [...]

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♫ Madonna gives you Hard Candy!

POSTED: Apr.25.2008 | AUTHOR: GOT Staff | 3 Comments | Views: 11

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Madonna hits us HARD with her CANDY this Spring with mint production by Timbaland and Pharrell and hot tunes featuring Justin Timberlake! Make sure you all go out and BUY Hard Candy (Warner Bros.) in stores or online (just click the cover on the left!).
The album has full on club [...]

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♫ Tiffany Evans’ Eponymous Album in stores 4.22.08…

POSTED: Apr.17.2008 | AUTHOR: GOT Staff | 4 Comments | Views: 127

released through Columbia Records. The album will include the hot tunes Promise Ring featuring Ciara and I’m Grown, produced by Darkchild, featuring Bow Wow. On some tracks I thought there were a few holes; she sounded a bit shaky to me. With having said that the album was pretty decent to say the most. I [...]

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♫ Album Review: Mariah Carey - E=MC²

POSTED: Apr.15.2008 | AUTHOR: GOT Staff | 1 Comment | Views: 125

Mariah Carey has returned with her latest project appropriately titled E=MC2 (Island), the album hits all store markets April 15th so make sure you look out when it drops! Guest appearances include T-Pain, Damon Marley and Young Jeezy. Producers include T-Pain, Bryan Michael-Cox, Stargate and of course Jermaine Dupri. E=MC2 is exactly what the album [...]

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Album Review: Danity Kane - Welcome To The Dollhouse

POSTED: Mar.15.2008 | AUTHOR: GOT Staff | 16 Comments | Views: 1,592

Diddy’s Angel’s have returned to bring us another hawt-ass album, Welcome To The Dollhouse (Bad Boy/Atlantic), in stores March 18th 2008! Productions for this album will include, A to Z, Bryan Michael-Cox, Danja (and the Clutch), Runners - everybody! And appearances from Day26, Diddy, Missy Elliott and Rick Ross!
Welcome To The Dollhouse, in my opinion, [...]

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Gnarls Barkley is The Odd Couple

POSTED: Mar.06.2008 | AUTHOR: GOT Staff | No Comments | Views: 87

Gnarls Barkley returns with their sophomore album The Odd Couple (Atlantic), make sure you all pick up your copy April 8th, 2008! I’ve been turned onto Gnarls Barkley’s randomness (good random, though) when I first heard their single ‘Crazy’. Now, I’m extremely random, so soon I knew Gnarls Barkley would ultimately become one of my [...]

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Snoop Dogg’s Ego Trippin’

POSTED: Mar.02.2008 | AUTHOR: GOT Staff | 1 Comment | Views: 39

SNOOP DOGG // EGO TRIPPIN’
DOGGYSTYLE // GEFFEN
The ‘Dogfather’, aka Snoop Dogg, returns strong, once again, with his ninth studio album appropriately entitled Ego Trippin’ (Doggystyle/Geffen); it hits stores everywhere March 11th so make sure you pick up a copy. Guest appearances on E.T. include Too $hort and Charlie Wilson, who is currently at work on [...]

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