Mary J Blige – “Why” (radio rip) and “Mr. Wrong”
R&B Diva Mary J Blige continues her trend of throwing music into the wind and hoping something sticks. We love Mary but she hasn’t put out a resonating album since What’s The 411 (1992) and My Life (1994).
Since her early, crack-fueled glory days Mary’s music has been mostly hit and miss. It’s clear that she’s one artist who requires a lot of drama in her life to influence her music. Things must really be going well for her at home.
Mary’s latest efforts, “Why” (radio rip) and “Mr. Wrong” also miss the mark completely. Both tracks are off her new album My Life II: The Journey Continues.
“Why” features Rick Ross and “Mr. Wrong”, an updated version of Billy Paul’s 1972 hit “Me and Mrs. Jones”, features rap aficionado Drake. I mean, how can you go wrong with Drake on your track?
“Mr. Wrong” ft. Drake
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“Why” ft. Rick Ross
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Beyonce’s baby bump absent from latest music video, “Party”
Earlier tonight, BET premiered Beyonce’s latest music video, “Party”. Missing from the much-hyped music video (and the song) is Andre 3000, aka Dre of Outkast. In his place is newcomer J. Cole, who doesn’t quite measure up vocally to Dre 3K. Also missing from the video is any hint of Beyonce’s notorious baby bump.
Oh, of course her Stans will repeat the tired excuse that Bey filmed this video months ago — before she started showing. But if that’s the case, did she know ahead of time that she was going to be pregnant? Because it seems like she’s filmed all of her videos in a short span of time, the way T.I. did before he went off to prison earlier this year.
The music video features cameos by younger sibling Solange, Kelly Rowland, and the aforementioned Roc Nation artist J. Cole.
Monica – Until It’s Gone (video premiere)
The music video for Soul Diva Monica’s current single, “Until It’s Gone”, premiered on BET’s 106 & Park last night. The music video features actors Malinda Williams and Brian White as a couple whose lives are about to be forever altered when she discovers he’s been cheating on her. Monica plays the brokenhearted bestie who tried to warn her.
New Music: Bridget Kelly (Jay Z’s new artist)
Jay Z’s new artist, Bridget Kelly, is being referred to as an Alicia Keys clone. The artist joins Willow Smith and Alexis Jordan on Jay Z’s RocNation Records, and she follows in the footsteps of JZ protege, Rihanna.
Bridget’s voice is so reminiscent of Alicia Keys that she replaced Keys during Jay Z’s live performances of “Empire State of Mind”. But does the music industry need another LSLH Alicia Keys clone?
Kelly’s EP, titled Every Girl, dropped online today. The 1st single off the EP is “Seek & Destroy, written by The Dream and produced by Shea Taylor.
The track listing and download link for Every Girl are below.
Rihanna, Behind the Scenes of “We Found Love”
According to our Def Jam source, the music video for Rihanna’s latest single, “We Found Love“, drops this week. That should be exciting news for Rihanna’s Navy. Over the weekend, Rihanna tweeted a behind-the-scenes video for “We Found Love”.
She tweeted:
“We’ve never done a video like this before. This is probably one of the deepest videos I’ve ever done. #WeFoundLove. Its all about love and love being like a drug, you definitely get that from this. #WeFoundLove. The good feeling of love and the dangers of it. That’s what this video is about. #WeFoundLove #UNLOCKED http://on.fb.me/qytYE2
We find it interesting that Rihanna likens love to a drug, especially since we covered addictive personalities and the brain drug Dopamine extensively in our Medical Minutes. Dopamine is responsible for the highs and lows that we feel when we think we’re in love. Read more on Dopamine and addictive personalities here and here.
She also cleared up the rumor that she was back with ex-boyfriend, Matt Kemp, after pics surfaced of the two together in London last weekend. In response to an article in Sister2Sister magazine, Rihanna tweeted: “We’re friends lover. Plz.”
Drake ft. Nicki Minaj – Make Me Proud
I LOVE this song! But I love just about everything Drake drops. According to YouHeardThatNew.com, Drizzy mentioned prior to the release that the song is for the ladies and was inspired by a conversation he had with a woman who felt he hasn’t made a song quite like “Best I Ever Had” in a while. The track was produced by the Toronto genius T-Minus.
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Miranda Brooke – Hater
Rihanna lookalike Miranda Brooke pours out her heart in this music video for her debut single “Hater”. Miranda plays a stylist who catches her photographer boyfriend cheating with a fashion model. Miranda was signed to Def Jam Records by Akon’s brother Bu Thiam. She is a refreshing young talent, who, we’re told, has not an ounce of attitude or drama. That’s why we’re throwing our full support behind her!
