Upcoming releases by the Sugababes, Monica and MGMT have all made my list two good one terrible. Also new high profile leaks by Drake feat. The-Dream as well as a Kelly Rowland demo that had Teyana Taylor bitch out over Twitter read more after the jump.
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Throughout her 11 year the sugababes have gone through more faces that Lil Kim and still manage to continue. After last summer's huge hit "Get Sexy" members Amelle Berrahbah and Heidi Range told island execs they no longer want to work with Keisha Buchanan who was the last original member of the group. So before I drift off into a rant about how they now suck, I just want to get down to what it's really about THE MUSIC.
The album opens with a rerecorded version of "Sexy" featuring vocals of new member Jade Ewen and starts us off on an already lackluster road. Ewen brings nothing to the six tracks that have already leaked featuring Buchanan namely the power dance ballads "Wait For You" and "Thank You For The Heartbreak" which in comparison to Keisha , Jade sounds like a little girl attempting to fill mama's shoes. Berrahbah and Range also give dull performances throughout the album. Then there's the blazé blah songs with no substance or appeal like the Sean Kingston asissted "Miss Everything" and the current single "Wear My Kiss". In an attempt to reinvent themselves and finally break the American Market the Sugababes "Sweet 7" seems more like a stale cookie.
Rating: 1.5/5
Highlights:
"Get Sexy" ( original Keisha Buchanan version)
"Wait For You" ( Original Keisha Buchanan version)
"Thank You For The Heartbreak" (original Keisha Buchanan version)
Monica can do no wrong, nearly all of her albums have stellar written across it. Her latest effort we all watched her record on yer BET reality television show "Still Standing" which is ironically what the album is called and a true represntation of her current status. Song after song is a certified genuine song from her heart. Monica is keeping r&b alive, especially after her recent single release "Everything To Me" oozing devotion and commitment. This is by far her best piece of work since her 2003 album "After The Storm" (2003). It's been an honor watching her career grow over the years.
5/5
MGMT have been an indie favorite for years and been riding high on the success of their last album "Oracular Spectacular" (2008) which I may add is pure utter genius. Though this current album isn't as fresh as their debut, it still hovers originality over other bands who try to imitate their sound. Overall this album is not as consistently listenable, but if you ever feel the need to do some relaxing or creating throw this on and your mind will surely wonder.
4.5/5
Kelly Rowland feat. Lil Wayne "Smooches" ( Demo)
Saturday afternoon a demo recording produced by Bangladesh aka Sheandrae surfaced onto the net and surprise surprise it featured vocals from the Diva Deluxe herself Kelly Rowland. The song caused an uproar because apparently then song was to be socialite Teyana Taylor's debut single. Taylor then freaks out because of the leak and goes to the only place people give a shit about her at (Twitter) and cries. Teyana if you want to make it as an artist, stop partying and trying to be a star off ur 5 minutes on MTV and work on your music, then you won't be fussing over petty shit like this and you might actually have a career. Any way the song features what is seems to be Lil Wayne, whom Kelly was to collab with on her last album. The song is cute for an artist like Teyana but not good enough for the Diva Deluxe.
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Drake feat. The-Dream "Shut It Down"
Drake used to be the one I rooted for, but he's been getting lazy and way too cocky ass of late. This song is said to be on his debut album and I may add it's a step up from that shit first single. Bring Come Back Season Drake back please?
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