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Let's take Monica for instance. Her new album The Makings of Me is in stores now. Monica will be the first to tell you that she is hood. Her latest album isn't exactly setting the charts on fire. It is a good album nonetheless. I will say the album has some "ghetto" moments. Case in point, take "Sideline Ho" which would seem appropriate for someone like Mya. Monica however does make the song work. Monica is singing about real things. Many women and......men have played the role of "Sideline Ho". Monica is no stranger to drama. Suicide, rivalries, high-profile relationships, motherhood, and countless other rumores have plagued the singer. So it should be no surprise when she sings about incidents pertaining to her real life. The point of this whole post is to say that keeping it real can have its advantages and disadvantages. I think this is something Monica has dealt with for quite some time. The record label is saying "don't ignore the Po...

December is fastly approaching us. It is shaping up to be a big month for music. I have compiled a list of upcoming releases for December. No one should have any excuses of not knowing an album's release date. Dec. 5th Ciara - The Evolution Gwen Stefani - The Sweet Escape Eminem Presents: The Re-Up Dreamgirls Original Sdtrk. Brian McKnight - 10 Lil' Scrappy - Bred 2 Die Born 2 Live Dec. 12th Mary J. Blige - Reflections: A Retrospective Fantasia - Fantasia Tyrese - Alter Ego Young Jeezy - The Inspiration Dec. 19th Bow Wow - The Price of Fame Nas - Hip Hop Is Dead Styles P - Time Is Money Dec. 26th Omarion - 21 Death Row 15th Anniversary Cee-Lo - Collection - cashing in on the Gnarls Barkley success perhaps? Which albums are you getting this holiday season? Which albums are you looking forward to? *Note: Take that damn survey! I'm not gon tell y'all no more! Also look for some new downloads later in the week. For now eat up the dozen or so downloads that are currently ava...

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LeToya - Obvious - 3rd single from LeToya's gold album, LeToya. Cassie - Long Way 2 Go - current single from Myspace queen. Akon feat. Snoop Dogg - I Wanna Fuck You Gwen Stefani - Candyland - unreleased Neptunes production. * NEW* Gwen Stefani - Yummy - Neptunes produced track off new album. *NEW* Mario - Who - from his upcoming album, Go! *NEW* Pretty Ricky - So Fresh So Clean - from their upcoming album, Late Night Special. *NEW* Nivea - Trapstar - from her new album, Animalistic. Beyonce - Back Up - bonus track on import version of B'Day album. Bow Wow feat. Chris Brown - Shortie Like Mine - from upcoming album, The Price of Fame. Chris Brown - Poppin - a favorite song for most people off his debut album, Chris Brown. DJ Unk - Walk It Out - the south continues their reign. Can you "walk it out?" Jody Watley - Still A Thrill - 80's dance queen gets down. Check vid out on youtube. Juvenile - Rodeo - smooth down south diddy from this former project soldier. Lil...

Updates are usually on Tues, Weds. or Sat. Lately the updates usually fall on Weds. or Sat. I personally want to thank everyone who visits. I hope your enjoying the music. If you have any suggestions or comments feel free to leave them. I will be taking an extended vacation in the month of December. I will be doing a "Massive Upload" as I like to call it. I will nearly upload my entire catalog of music to make up for my leave. Stay tuned and keep the hits coming!

Clipse feat. E-40 - I'm A D-Boy - possibly from a Clipse mixtape. Faith Evans - Love Like This CeCe Penistion - Inside That I Cried Dave Hollister - Take Care of Home Kelis - Young, Fresh, and New Kelis feat. Raphael Saadiq - Emergency - one of my fav songs ever. Monica feat. Twista - Hell No Monica - Why Her - produced by JD. Pretty Willie - Lay Your Body Down Mint Condition - What Kind of Man Would I Be 112 - Anywhere - one of the first of many steamy ballads from 112. Amerie - Talkin To Me - "you talkin 2 me?!?" Cassie feat. Ryan Leslie - Kiss Me Mariah Carey - Irresistible Musiq - Previouscats Ying Yang Twins feat. Avant - Bedroom Boom Yolanda Adams - Open My Heart

janet - with u - potential single from janet's 20 y.o. album. we belong together esque ballad that finds janet channeling her inner michael jackson. *new* robin thicke & mary j. blige - ask myself - from mary j. blige's duet album. this song was supposed to appear on mary's "breakthrough" album but didn't make the final cut. instead a solo version of the song (performed by robin) can be found on robin's new album, "the evolution of robin thicke". robin thicke - ask myself - here is robin's solo version of the song which is much better imo. game feat. will-i-am and fergie - i'm chillin - appears on the import version of game's "the doctor's advocate" album. game's album is set to debut @ #1 next week. congrats game! usher - dreamin - not sure where this is from but it's a nice lil' ballad. jadakiss feat. styles p and sheek louch - who want a problem with us remix - a hot song if you can deal with the lil...

Dionne Warwick feat. Kelis - Raindrops Keep Fallin On My Head - another track from Dionne's upcoming album. Kelis sounds good on here. *NEW* Jay-Z feat. Usher & Pharrell - Anything - off Jigga's Kingdom Come album in stores Nov. 21, 2006! Rick Ross feat. Dre - Blow - off of Rick Ross' Port of Miami album. I first heard the beat (to this song) on a Game mixtape. I liked the beat only to discover it originally belonged to Rick. *NEW* Jay-Z feat. Beyonce - Hollywood - another track off Kingdom Come. *NEW* Jay-Z feat. Ne-Yo - Minority Report - another track off Kingdom Come. Fergie feat. will-i-am - Fergalicious - the latest hit single off Fergie's The Dutchess album. David Banner feat. Bone Crusher - See About Ya - clearly not sure who's song this is. The intro spells out David Banner's name which is an indication. Upon receiving this file that's not how it's titled as you will see if you dl this. Crunk song btw. Monifah - You - remember Monifah? Heavy ...

Janet - Enjoy - one of my favorite songs of Janet's 20 Y.O. Hopefully this will be a future potential single. Janet - Love 2 Love - another baby making Janet ballad! *NEW* Nas - The N (Hip Hop Is Dead) - personally I'm confused at the title. Good track nonetheless! *NEW* Snoop Dogg feat. R. Kelly - That's That - official 1st single from Snoop's new album. Bobby Valentino - Wreck - as strange as it may sound. This is one of my favorite songs right now! *NEW* Mary J. Blige - We Ride - 1st single to Mary's new album in stores Dec. 12, 2006! *NEW* Game feat. Juelz Santana, T.I., Jadakiss, Styles P., NORE, Fat Joe, Nas, Snoop, WC, E-40, Ja Rule, etc. - One Blood Remix - the ultimate remix. This clearly puts the "Touch It Remix" to shame. 11 mins. long btw. Urban Mystic - I Refuse - one of my favorite songs right now. Very soulful voice! *NEW* Boney James feat. Faith Evans - Gonna Get It - give it to me good. You can never go wrong with Faith.

*NEW* Dionne Warwick feat. Mya - Close To You - taken from Dionne Warwick's "Dionne & My Friends." Dionne's new album features covers of her extensive catalogue of music features todays hottest artists. Dionne and Mya give good vocal performances on this. This song was also covered by Tamia & Gerald Levert. Carl Thomas - I Wish - Carl's breakout hit from his debut, "Emotional." Carl is said to have signed to Universal/Umbrella Records headed by former Motown CEO Jheryl Bubsy. Tweet is also said to be on that label. So lookout for new music from Carl in the new year. Clipse feat. Pharrell - Mr. Me Too - I never really cared for this song back when it was released. I recently just started liking it. I had no idea they were talking about drugs though. I shouldn't of been suprised though given Clipse usually raps about drugs anyway. Webstar feat. Young B - Chicken Noodle Soup - This is the 8 minute version of the song from the latest dance craze,...

*UNRELEASED/NEW* - Brandy - Follow Me - This track has been floating around for awhile. I'm a big Brandy fan. Listening to this song sounds like it was recorded during the Full Moon era. I could be wrong, but doubt it! *NEW* Nivea - Watch It - Nivea is back with her 1st single from her upcoming album Animalistic in stores Nov. 21, 2006! Produced by Tricky Stewart (Blu Cantrell, Mya). *NEW* Fantasia - When I See U - This is supposed to be the first single from Fantasia's new album, Young Girl Old Soul in stores Dec. 12, 2006! At presstime I'm hearing "Hood Boy" feat. Big Boi is the proposed first single. I guess we'll all know for sure in a matter of weeks. *NEW* Crooked I - Say Dr. Dre - This is a demo of a future Dr. Dre song written by Crooked I. Destiny's Child - Stay - pre-Survivor Destiny's Child. This is a cut from the 8x platinum selling The Writings On The Wall. Diddy feat. Keyshia Cole - Last Night - If you watched Keyshia Cole's real...

Happy November! We now have 60 days left of this year. Can you believe it? Has the year gone by fast to you? Not me. Christmas is around the corner. Any idea what your getting your loved ones? Anyway I plan to conjure up a complete list of 2006 happenings near the end of the year. Meanwhile I've compiled a list of highlights from October 2006. Blaxipotation star Tamara Dobson dies at 59. Cassidy injured in car accident. VH1 Hip Hop Honors airs! Jadakiss is arrested on gun charge with no set bail. Kelis denies reality show rumors. Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie end feud. Janet Jackon's MTV ban is lifted. Usher bails out of Chicago. Fabolous is shot and arrested. Britney debuts new slim body. Foxy Brown gets 3 years probation on nail salon assault charges. Brandy's bible study brawl. Johnny Gill becomes a father. Amerie disses Beyonce? Micheal Ealy smitten for Ciara? Some month huh? Let's see what highlights November bring us!