These two songs are from Janelle Monae’s upcoming project, Suite I: The Chase EP. The album drops August 12.
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Janelle Monae – Mr. President
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Janelle Monae -Smile
Nominations for the 2008 Black Weblog Awards begin on August 1 (tomorrow.) The voting for finalists begin on August 16 and the winners will be announced on September 4. Faithful readers please put your bid in beginning tomorrow. You can only vote one time, so make that vote count!
Below are a few of the categories (and you know we are worthy for at least one of them):
Best Blog Design – This category is for blogs that incorporate a unique and eye-catching visual web design.
Best Group Blog - This category is for a single blog which is updated by a group of people (two or more people).
Best Hip Hop Blog - This category is for blogs that focus primarily on hip-hop culture, including fashion, business or current events.
Best Music Blog - This category is for blogs that focus on music.
Best New Blog - This category is for blogs of any topic which have been started on or after September 1, 2007.
Blog of the Year - This category is pretty self-explanatory; the blog of the year has it all: great writing, frequent posts, active comments, and a strong reader base.
Blog to Watch - This category highlights the best “undiscovered” blog in the blogosphere; keep your eye on this one! This is for that great blog that not everyone knows about…but should!
We will update you on how to vote and where to vote. Thanks to everyone who have supported MMIM from day 1!!!
Nelly is giving us 2 covers for his upcoming album, Brass Knuckles.
Jay Z is on the cover of VIBE’s 15th Anniversary “Juice” cover. I’m not really feeling the face…. But you gotta love Hova.
More covers to be revealed.
“Tired of undeserved fame.”
-Far Away, Kindred the Family Soul
Husband and wife duo, Kindred the Family Soul, isn’t the only artist(s) that are tired of not getting the recognition that they deserve. There are plenty more artists, some are our absolute favorites, that cannot get the respect in this industry.
MMIM wants to know what artists would you love to see get the fame and respect that they deserve?
Ludacris has received some crucial criticism over the lyrics of his new political track, “Politics: Obama is Here” from a mixtape. Unfortunately, in keeping up with the media’s routine, Obama is catching some heat in the process:
Through his campaign team, Senator Obama released a statement condemning the song as offensive and typical of much of Hip-Hop’s current lyrical content. “As Barack Obama has said many, many times in the past, rap lyrics today too often perpetuate misogyny, materialism, and degrading images that he doesn’t want his daughters or any children exposed to,” explained spokesman Bill Burton. “This song is not only outrageously offensive to Senator Clinton, Reverend Jackson, Senator McCain, and President Bush it is offensive to all of us who are trying to raise our children with values we hold dear. While Ludacris is a talented individual he should be ashamed of these lyrics.”
Here is Fox News AKA Sly Fox take on the Ludacris track.
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Check it out the song below…and tell us know what you think…
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Monica hosted a release/kick off party for her new upcoming reality series “The Single”. The series will premiere on ATL’s Peachtree TV on August 5th. Critics say that it looks like it will be pretty interesting.
Monica is also in the process of writing songs for her fifth studio album, “Lessons Learned.” Her first single is entitled, “Still Standing.”
Below is her album cover for her upcoming album, Lessons Learned.
Live Performances by the Hottest Local Soul Music Artists
Raising Awareness for the American Cancer Society
DC Summer Soul Fest
Featuring Fertile Ground, Afi & DJ Lance Reynolds
Friday, August 15th
11:00PM EST
9:30 Club
815 V Street NW
Washington, DC 20001
Tickets available at the 9:30 Club Box Office or online at www.tickets.com
I love this video! This is a great collabo and there is definetly a powerful message in this song. This is “Sumthin’ Gotta Give” featuring Mary J. Blige from Big Boi upcoming album “Sir Lucious Left Foot.”
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Mr. West is the next celebrity in line to have his own reality show. The untitled series will air on HBO and will follow the famous Kanye West around in the life of his hectic schedule. According to Entertainment Weekly, HBO is still looking for writers on this project (I never knew reality shows had writers).
“We need to figure out how to capture Kanye in the right way.” Anything that allows him to gas on about his many talents should do the trick.
Remember earlier this month we posted that Timbaland will be producing Jay-Z next album in its entirety? Well, Rolling Stone magazine had a chance to sit down and talk to Jay-Z at his recent show in British Columbia. And one of the topics that was addressed was Timbo’s claim that he would produce Jay’s next album.
“You know I love Timbaland, he is like a brother to me, but until the music is done it’s premature,” Jay said. “I’m a person that works off music. If Timbaland makes 10 great tracks then he produces the album, if Kanye West makes 10 great tracks then he produces the album; if he makes three, I’ll take three. I let the music dictate the direction.”
Regardless, we all know it will be an hot album.
I’m really feeling the artwork on this one. This is LL’s 13th and upcoming album cover for “Exit 13″
Chris Brown, Julianne Hough and Ne-Yo have partnered with Wrigley’s Spearmint gum to put a modern twist on the conventional Wrigley’s gum “jingles” for Doublemint, Juicy Fruit and Big Red gum.
C-Breezy updated the Doublemint jingle; Ne-Yo revamped the “kiss a little longer” slogan for Big Red gum while country star Julianne Hough tackled a song for Juicy Fruit. Commercials for the innovative jingles are expected to start airing some time next month. I can’t wait to hear what they are going to do with these Jingles…
