Tuesday, August 30, 2011

TECH : Could SPRINT & T- MOBILE FINALLY GET AN iPHONE 4 or 5 ?









Could
SPRINT

or
T-MOBILE

be the next iPhone carrier?




iPhone available on Sprint and T-Mobile ???



With ALL the talk about iPHONE 4 which AT&T





and Verizon





has, there is more talk about the unreleased but hot iPHONE 5 is there a chance that the new phone could very well bump into the top spot with the DROID phones ??? Verizon & AT&T both have the iPHONE 4 but rumors are going around that the iPHONE 5 maaaaay find its way to yup you guessed it SPRINT & T-MOBILE. Some new information suggests that the iPHONE could very well be considered the get this the "WORLD PHONE" which would make it an attractive option for frequent travelers.



There is also some talk that there could possibly be a powerful, smaller cheaper version of the iPHONE... called the iPHONE nano which could possibly hold 8 GB of storage.IMPRESSIVE ???

Well I don't want a phone that is small enough for me to lose.....lol.



This new iPHONE 5 is suppose to have a camera with 8 megapixels, which is a significant boost over the iPhone 4's 5 mexapixel sensor and even a better camera flash .



I dont know but I dont have an iPHONE 4 but I used to own an iPHONE and more & more I'm tempted to make the switch back.....ummmmm nope! lol or should I ....lol ??????



Take a look for yourself and YOU MAKE THE CALL.... as to which phone you like



the EVO









iPHONE 4

Sunday, August 28, 2011

JAY-Z AND BEYONCE EXPECTING 1ST CHILD ...









While answering millions of photographers on the red carpet, Beyoncé said, "I have a surprise!" People reported..



Beyoncé's confirmed the news to the magazine. "I'm happy to say it's true," the rep said, after her performance on stage of her new single "Love On Top".



There have been speculation but now its confirmed that Beyonce and Jay-Z are expecting there first child. Beyonce was quoted as saying "I always said I would have a baby at 30," said the singer whose 30th birthday is September 4..



Apparently, Beyoncé's husband Jay-Z has also had children on his mind. He and Kanye rapped about fatherhood on "New Day" from their new album, "Watch The Throne.".



Congrats Jay-Z and Beyonce !







KING OF POP: MICHAEL JACKSON (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009)









Michael Joseph Jackson(August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, dancer, singer-songwriter, musician, and philanthropist. Referred to as the King of Pop, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5, then the Jacksons in 1964, and began his solo career in 1971.







In the early 1980s, Jackson RULED pop music. The music videos for his songs, including those of "Beat It", "Billie Jean", and "Thriller", were credited with transforming the medium into an art form and a promotional tool, and the popularity of these videos helped to bring the relatively new television channel MTV to fame. Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made him a staple on MTV in the 1990s. Through stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk, to which he gave the name. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style have influenced numerous hip hop, pop, contemporary R&B, and rock artists.







Jackson's 1982 album Thriller is the best-selling album of all time. His other records, including Off the Wall (1979), Bad (1987), Dangerous (1991), and HIStory (1995), also rank among the world's best-selling. Jackson is one of the few artists to have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. He was also inducted into the Dance Hall of Fame as the first (and currently only) dancer from the world of pop and rock 'n' roll. Some of his other achievements include multiple Guinness World Records; 13 Grammy Awards (as well as the Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award); 26 American Music Awards (more than any other artist, including the "Artist of the Century"); 13 number-one singles in the United States in his solo career (more than any other male artist in the Hot 100 era); and the estimated sale of over 750 million records worldwide. Jackson won hundreds of awards, which have made him the most-awarded recording artist in the history of popular music.











Jackson's personal life, including his changing appearance, personal relationships, and behavior, have generated controversy. In 1993, he was accused of child sexual abuse, but the case was settled out of court and no formal charges were brought. In 2005, he was tried and acquitted of further sexual abuse allegations and several other charges after the jury ruled him not guilty on all counts. While preparing for his concert series This Is It, Jackson died of acute propofol intoxication on June 25, 2009, after suffering from cardiac arrest. Before his death, Jackson had been administered drugs including propofol and lorazepam. The Los Angeles County Coroner declared his death a homicide, and his personal physician pleaded not guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter. Jackson's death triggered a global outpouring of grief, and as many as one billion people around the world reportedly watched his public memorial service on live television. In March 2010, Sony Music Entertainment signed a $250 million deal with Jackson's estate to retain distribution rights to his recordings until 2017, and to release seven posthumous albums over the decade following his death





Got to Be There (1972)

Ben (1972)

Music & Me (1973)

Forever, Michael (1975)

Off the Wall (1979)

Thriller (1982)

Bad (1987)

Dangerous (1991)

HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (1995)

Invincible (2001)













Saturday, August 27, 2011

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: RIHANNA "CHEERS"





After sooooo many singles off the "Loud" cd from Rihanna,this is the single we loved the most "Cheers(Drink To That)" .

Check out the new video!









ARTIST SPOTLIGHT : BEYONCE "1+1"







"1+1" is from the platinum cd "4" from Beyonce.

This lady will not stop ...lol.Check out the new video for this single "1+1"





Thursday, August 25, 2011

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001)









Aaliyah Dana Haughton (January 16, 1979 – August 25, 2001), was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. Along with appearing on talent shows such as Star Search and performing with greats as Gladys Knight she was destined for greatness.Signed with Jive Records and her uncle Barry Hankerson introduced her to R.Kelly, who became her mentor, as well as lead songwriter and producer of her debut album, Age Aint Nothing but a Number. The album sold 3 million copies in the United States and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). After facing allegations of an illegal marriage with R.Kelly, Aaliyah ended her contract with Jive and signed with Atlantic Records.

After teaming with record producers Timbaland and Missy Elliott for her second album,





















Age Aint Nothing but a Number ;















One in a Million;













Aaliyah;







~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~













Aaliyah appeared movies such as…



Romeo Must Die in 2000 She contributed to the film's soundtrack, which spawned the single "Try Again". The song topped the Billboard Hot 100 solely on airplay, making Aaliyah the first artist in Billboard history to achieve this feat. "Try Again" earned Aaliyah a Grammy Award nomination for Best Female R&B Vocalist.

Queen of the Damned in 2002.



On August 25, 2001, Aaliyah and eight others were killed in an airplane crash in The Bahamas after filming the music video for the single "Rock the Boat".

She and her music live on and here are my personal favorites.

















CHECK THESE OUT...





JAY'S FAV.....





















CL'S FAV....







Monday, August 22, 2011

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT : JMOSS "THE PRAYER"





FROM THE FORTH COMING FORTH CD "V4" FROM JMOSS .

THIS IS JMOSS' 4TH CD THAT FOLLOW GREAT CD'S THAT COMBINE R&B, A LITTLE HIP HOP, WITH CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN/GOSPEL ONLY GIVES A NEW CUTTING EDGE OF THE WORD ONLY THE WAY JMOSS CAN BRING !



ONE DAY THE RAYDIO TWINS HOPE TO GET THE PRIVILEDGE TO WORK WITH JMOSS AND DAWKINS&DAWKINS ONE DAY !!!











CHECK OUT THE NEW SINGLE "THE PRAYER" FEATURING HEZEKIAH WALKER AND LFC .

TELL US WHAT YOU THINK ....







NICK ASHFORD 05/04/42-08/22/11 of Ashford & Simpson passes away









Nickolas Ashford (May 4, 1942 – August 22, 2011) and Valerie Simpson (born August 26, 1946 in The Bronx) were a husband and wife songwriting/production team and recording artists.[1] They met at Harlem's White Rock Baptist Church in 1963. After having recorded unsuccessfully as a duo, they joined aspiring solo artist and former member of the Ikettes, Josie Jo Armstead, at the Scepter/Wand label where their compositions were recorded by Ronnie Milsap ("Never Had It So Good"), Maxine Brown ("One Step At A Time"), as well as the Shirelles and Chuck Jackson. Another of the trio's songs "Let's Go Get Stoned" gave Ray Charles a number one U.S. R&B hit in 1966. That same year Ashford & Simpson joined Motown where their best-known songs included "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "You're All I Need To Get By", "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing", and "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)". As performers, Ashford and Simpson's best-known song is "Solid" (1984 US and 1985 UK). The duo was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002.



The duo essentially had two careers: one as a successful writing and producing team and the other as singers and performers themselves. They started their career in the mid-1960s, writing for artists such as The 5th Dimension ("California Soul"), Aretha Franklin ("Cry Like A Baby"), and Ray Charles ("Let's Go Get Stoned" and "'I Don't Need No Doctor"). Their work with Charles brought them to the attention of Motown chief Berry Gordy.



Joining the Motown staff in 1966, Ashford & Simpson were paired with the vocal duo of Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, and they wrote and/or produced all but one of the late-1960s Gaye/Terrell singles, including hits such as the original version of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", "Your Precious Love", "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing", and "You're All I Need to Get By". According to Gaye in the book Divided Soul, Simpson did most of the vocals on the last album he did with Terrell, Easy, as a way of Terrell's family to have additional income as she was battling an ultimately fatal brain tumor. (Simpson is quoted as denying this in a book written by Terrell's sister Ludie Montgomery.)



Ashford & Simpson wrote and produced almost all the songs on three 1970s albums for former Supreme Diana Ross including her first solo album Diana Ross ("Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" and "Ain't No Mountain High Enough"), Surrender ("Remember Me"), and The Boss.



Other Motown artists that Ashford & Simpson worked with included Gladys Knight & The Pips ("Didn't You Know You'd Have to Cry Sometime", "The Landlord", "Bourgie, Bourgie", and "Taste of Bitter Love"), Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ("Who's Gonna Take the Blame"), The Marvelettes ("Destination:Anywhere"), The Supremes ("Some Things You Never Get Used To"), and The Dynamic Superiors ("Shoe, Shoe Shine").



Other artists with whom Ashford & Simpson had hits were Teddy Pendergrass ("Is It Still Good to You"), The Brothers Johnson ("Ride-O-Rocket"), Chaka Khan, both on her own ("I'm Every Woman" and "Clouds,") and with Rufus ("Keep It Comin'" and "Ain't Nothin' But a Maybe").



REST IN PEACE ....



ARTIST SPOTLIGHT THROWBACK: Eric B & Rakim











Born William Griffin Jr., Long Island, New York, USA most came to know this lyricist as RAKIM. Between 1987 and 1992, Rakim released four influential albums in partnership with Eric B that have accorded him the status of one of rap's greatest figureheads.Some of there Cd's are...



Paid In Full





Follow The Leader





Let The Rhythm Hit 'Em





Don't Sweat the Technique



Here is an example of some Rakim bangin lyrics
>>>>The 18th Letter, a smooth soulful album that earned praise for Rakim's imaginative and intelligent rhyming on tracks such as 'The 18th Letter' ('Nobody's been this long-awaited since Jesus/I heard the word on the street is/I'm still one of the deepest on the mike since Adidas') and 'The Mystery (Who Is God).







All I will say is both put a face to HIP HOP most importantly NEW YORK....nuff said.We have MUCH RESPECT 4 these 2 as a solo artist RAKIM could drop a CD today and u can bet all my money I will have that joint!!!! I still rock the hitz these 2 had.And to this day "Microphone Fiend" is still FIRE !!!! If you don't believe me check out some of there hitz/videos.

































Sunday, August 21, 2011

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: JAY-Z & KANYE WEST "OTIS" VIDEO











SPOTLIGHT : LIGHTS,CAMERA ,ARTIST... BUSTED!









SPOLIGHT:LIGHTS,CAMERA...BUSTED!Since Teairra Mari







was arrested last week for a DUI this arrest prompted me to look at some mug shots and thought...WOW! How many artists have been arrested ? Well there are ALOT of artists who have been arrested.Some of you were wondering what it is you have to do to have this kinda of photo? Well I’m here to tell you it’s not hard just break the law and I’m sure you will have this photo to look back on and remember the one thing that you REGRET.But here we decided to place the photos that most artists would love to be gone from this earth within a blink of an I(some don't care)but as long as there is the internet, flash drives, “save the picture as…” ,a mouse, a rite click …it’s pretty much not a done deal. You can bet that EVERYONE within the second the POWERS THAT BE (the officer taking the photo)… number 38578339 look into the camera…It’s a wrap ponta…lol.

Check out some of the photos below to see who ended up taking a shot at the big time…ummmmm I mean crime time…check it out.





BIG BOI of OUTKAST





ANDRE 3000 of OUTKST



BUJU BANTON





JAY Z





T.I





FOXY BROWN







T-PAIN





LIL KIM





THE GAME







LIL WAYNE









RICK ROSS/RICKY ROZAY









SOULJA BOY







SNOOP DOGG





























R.KELLY







DA BRAT