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Traffic Tunes: Still A Girl - Keri Hilson

noreply@blogger.com (Jazzo-Renee) — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 22:17:00 +0000

I just used Shazam to discover Still A Girl by Keri Hilson. http://shz.am/t52687057

Aspiring New Artist: James Lion - So Different

noreply@blogger.com (Jazzo-Renee) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 05:17:00 +0000

Hey Yall,

I was digging through my timeline on twitter and I saw that Chrisette Michele RT'ed a fellow tweeter (@TheJamesLion) asking her to check out his music. I'm always on the look out for new music, preferably by new artist, so I headed on over to youtube for a listen. I have to confess, I was a little leery, because I'm sent music all the time that I usually end up shutting it down after 10 or 15 seconds, but this was on another level and I'm digging it, so much so, that I decided to share it on Heavy Rotation.

A little background on the James Lion, he is a 21, inspiring artist from St. Louis, with dreams of making it in the industry. Not only is he a singer/rapper but he also writes and produces. His developing talents can be seen in tracks like "So Different" which is defiantly "alternative hip-hop", at least to me it is. Lyrics that are straight to the point and a steady high hat, simple piano chord and synthesized bass and guitar cords, all work together in pulling the track through from beginning to end.

I can see where his sound and artistry, if developed correctly, will be compared to a mixture of Bob Marley, Kanye, Will.i.am, Kid-Cudi, Wyclef, Wale and Frank Ocean, but yet So Different. If he stick to his own style and uses his creativity to drive his work, I don't think the industry will be able to pigeon-holed him, but becoming the artist that he so wishes to me.

Check out his channel on Yoututbe and more tracks from his Reverbnation page.

Smooches!

New Video: V V Brown - Children ft. Chiddy Bang

noreply@blogger.com (Jazzo-Renee) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:43:00 +0000

Hey yall,

Here is the completed video for VV Brown's new politically driven single "Children" featuring Chiddy Bang off her sophomore album "Lollipops", due out early next year.

New Video: Mary J Blige - 25/8

noreply@blogger.com (Jazzo-Renee) — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:50:00 +0000

Hey yall,

Check out Mary J Blige's new video for 25/8 25/8.

Smooches!

New Music: FreeSol - Role Model ft. Justin Timberlake

noreply@blogger.com (Jazzo-Renee) — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 17:26:00 +0000

Hey yall,

Check out new music from FreeSol, "Role Model" featuring Justin Timberlake.

Smooches!

New Music: Patrick Stump - "This City" feat Lupe Fiasco

noreply@blogger.com (Jazzo-Renee) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 22:45:00 +0000

Hey yall,

Check this out, "This City" by Patrick Stump featuring Lupe Fiasco. I like this song, just found the video. Enjoy.

Smooches!!

New Video: Rihanna - "We Found Love" feat Chris Harris

noreply@blogger.com (Jazzo-Renee) — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 20:00:00 +0000

Hey yall,

Check out this new video from Rihanna, "We Found Love" feat Chris Harris, off her up and coming new album "Talk that Talk". due out November 21, 2011 in the US.

Smooches!

New Music: James Morrison - "Up" feat. Jessie J

noreply@blogger.com (Jazzo-Renee) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:39:00 +0000

Hey yall,

Check out this new video from James Morrison feat Jessie J titled, "Up". James has brought out a softer side of Jessie J's usually rough power driven vocals. I like it, they received some negative reviews, but I think a lot of critics these days want cookie cutter music collaborations which doesn't always make for the interesting. One can never lose with a love song about starting over or not giving up.

Smmoches!

New Video: Beyoncé - Love On Top

noreply@blogger.com (Jazzo-Renee) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:24:00 +0000

Hey yall,

Check out Beyonce's "Love on Top" video. Love this song.
Check out the rest of "4" in stores now.

Smooches!

New Album: @VVBrown - Lollipops and Politics (Track-listing +Tour Dates)

noreply@blogger.com (Jazzo-Renee) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:32:00 +0000

Hey Yall,

VV Brown has release the track-listing off her up and coming sophomore album, "Lollipops and Politics" due out early next year. With the release of her first single, "Children" produced by Chuck Harmony and her upcoming cross county US tour, she is sure to create a lot of buzz. Make sure you check out her tour dates for a city near you.

Smooches!!

Lollipops and Politics

1) Children featuring Chiddy (of Chiddy Bang)
2) Famous
3) Red Balloon
4) Tough Like Glue
5) Climbing High
6) Heartbeat
7) Be Yours
8) 10 Ft Tall
9) Circus Town
10) Like Fire

US Tour Dates

November 1st — Brooklyn, NY - Knitting Factory
November 2nd — New York, NY - Mercury Lounge
November 4th — Washington, DC - DC9
November 7th — Los Angeles, CA - Bardot
November 8th — San Francisco, CA - Rickshaw Shop
November 9th — Los Angeles, CA - Hotel Café
November 10th — Seattle, WA - Nectar Lounge

New Music: @VVBrown - Children feat. Chiddy

noreply@blogger.com (Jazzo-Renee) — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:55:00 +0000

Hey Yall,

Check out this behinds the scenes vidso featuring VV Brown's new single "Children".

Smooches!

Watch "V V Brown - Children (Behind the Scenes) ft. Chiddy Bang" on YouTube

Music: We Are The World Then and Now

noreply@blogger.com (Jazzo-Renee) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 03:02:00 +0000

We are the World, same fight different generation.

Various Artists - "Just Stand Up!"

noreply@blogger.com (Jazzo-Renee) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 02:59:00 +0000

Hey yall,

I like this song because it was for a great cause and had a great message. Stand Up against cancer. We all know someone or of someone who has been affected by cancer.

Smooches!

Music: JESSIE J BIG WHITE ROOM + MAMA KNOWS BEST

noreply@blogger.com (Jazzo-Renee) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 02:47:00 +0000

I love this song by Jessie J.

"Sitting in a big white room alone,
Tilt my head back, feel the tears fall down.
Close my eyes to see in the dark,
I feel young, broken, so so scared. (mmm)
I don't wanna be here anymore,
I wanna be somewhere else,
Normal and free, like I used to be. oh
But I have to stay in this big white room,
With little old me...

I'm going crazy,
I'm losing my mind.
I'm going crazy,
In this big white room of mine..."

You know what I thought I'd through in Mama Knows Best for kicks.
Enjoy!

Music: Dilated Peoples ft Kanye West - This Way

noreply@blogger.com (Jazzo-Renee) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 02:42:00 +0000

So who exactly remembers this song? I'll admit it, I'll pull it up on my ipod every now and then.

Music: Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit

noreply@blogger.com (Jazzo-Renee) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 02:39:00 +0000

Hey Yall,

This is song is lyrically raw and very real.

Smooches!

Music: Aerosmith - I Don't Wanna Miss A Thing (Armageddon)

noreply@blogger.com (Jazzo-Renee) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 02:34:00 +0000

Another song, I will always love.

SMooches!

Music Solange - T.O.N.Y.

noreply@blogger.com (Jazzo-Renee) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:57:00 +0000

Hey yall,

I always kind of liked this song.

Smooches!

Music: Beyonce - Wishing on a star

noreply@blogger.com (Jazzo-Renee) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:44:00 +0000

I'm keeping this going.

Music: Gun's N' Roses - Knockin On Heavens Door

noreply@blogger.com (Jazzo-Renee) — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 01:12:00 +0000

Hey yall,

Another song I just love.

"Mama take this badge from me
I can't use it anymore
It's getting dark too dark to see
Feels like I'm knockin' on heaven's door

Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door

Mama put my guns in the ground
I can't shoot them anymore
That cold black cloud is comin' down
Feels like I'm knockin' on heaven's door

Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door

"You just better start sniffin' your own
rank subjugation jack 'cause it's just you
against your tattered libido, the bank and
the mortician, forever man and it wouldn't
be luck if you could get out of life alive"
Knock-knock-knockin' on heaven's door"

Music: Adele I'll Be Waiting + Set Fire to the Rain + Someone Like You

noreply@blogger.com (Jazzo-Renee) — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 04:30:00 +0000

"But we had time against us,
And miles between us,
The heavens cried,
I know I left you speechless,
But now the sky has cleared and it’s blue,
And I see my future in you,

I’ll be waiting for you when you’re ready to love me again,
I put my hands up,
I’ll do everything different,
I’ll be better to you,
I’ll be waiting for you when you’re ready to love me again,
I put my hands up,
I’ll be somebody different,
I’ll be better to you"

"...Cause there’s a side to you that I never, never knew,
All the things you say that where never true, never true,
And the games you play, you would always, always win.

But I set fire to the rain,
Watch it pour as I touched your face,
Let it burn while I cry,
Cause I heard it screaming at your name, your name!"

"Nevermind, I’ll find someone like you.
I wish nothing but the best, for you too.
Don’t forget me, I beg, I remember you said:-
“Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead”
Sometimes it lasts in love but sometimes it hurts instead, yeah."

Music: Jessie J - "L.O.V.E"

noreply@blogger.com (Jazzo-Renee) — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 04:27:00 +0000

"I said I’d never write a song about love
but when it feels this good
a song fits like a glove
when you hold me, and you tell me
that you missed me, and call me milky
fuck it, Imma write a song about love, yeea.."

Music: Jessie J - "Who You Are"

noreply@blogger.com (Jazzo-Renee) — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 04:16:00 +0000

Hey Yall,

I'm going to post a sequence of songs that I'm still loving months and months later. First up, Jessie J, "Who You Are".

Smooches!

New Video: Melanie Fiona - 4AM (Edited Version)

noreply@blogger.com (Jazzo-Renee) — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:11:00 +0000

Hey Yall,

Check out Melanie Fiona's new video for "4AM" off of her sophmoric album, "THE MF LIFE" due out in Dec.

Smooches

New Music: Estelle - Thank You

noreply@blogger.com (Jazzo-Renee) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:52:00 +0000

Hey guys,
Check out this new single from Estwlle.

Smooches!