New Video: "Poetic Justice"- Kendrick Lamar

Kendrick Lamar has finally released the visual to his latest popular single "Poetic Jestice", the song appears on his debut album good kid, m.A.A.d city, which is currently in stores. It was rumored that Janet Jackson was asked to make an appearance in the video. However, the video is set in modern day Compton where a drive-by shooting occurs with Kendrick Lamar and his love interest. Kendrick Lamar is currently on tour. 

Grammys 2013 Favorite Looks

King Bey played it safe this year, but still managed to remain one of the best dressed.

 Rihanna looked amazing in all red.

Chris Brown has been going through a lot lately, but managed to clean up nice.

Chris & Rihanna were definitely the talk of the night.

Kelly Rowland just looked simply amazing.

Erica Campbell from my favorite gospel group Mary Mary looked amazing, she's been getting into a lot of solo work lately, and you can see where it all began on her hit reality tv show Mary Mary on WE TV on Thursdays at 9pm.

Elle Varner didn't walk the carpet but she still had an amazing look, especially with her hair change up. 

Rocsi Diaz looked nice and kept it simple in a Fifth & Mercer jumpsuit. 

Years later SWV is still looking great and getting nominated for Grammy's.

Nas was nominated for six Grammy's for his current album Life is Good, and won no awards (which was cazy) however he did switch up the traditional tuxedo look. 

I introduced you all to Bridget Kelly about two years ago and this year she won her first Grammy for her songwriting skills on Kelly Clarkson's song "Stronger". 

New Music: "I.O.U"/ "Lolita"

The first new single comes from Music Matters artist Luke James. He is mostly known for his hit single "I Want You" and his vocal talents has landed him a Grammy nomination for this years awards. Before tomorrow's show he released a new single "I.O.U" produced by The Runners and Kevin Cossom. His debut album Made To Love, is expected to be released later this year.

The next new single comes from another Music Matters artist Leah LaBelle, she released her first single "Sexify" some time last year. Before being mentored by famous producers Pharrell Williams and Jermaine Dupri she was first seen on the third season of American Idol. She recently released her new single "Lolita"which was produced by Pharrell himself. She is expected to release her untitled debut album later on this year. 

New Music Video: "She Don't Put It Down"

Many of you may be familiar with Joe Budden from this season of Love & Hip Hop New York. He first made his debut in the rap game a few years back with his hit single "Pump It Up". Since then he has been doing a lot of underground mixtape work and his rap group Slaughter House was signed to Shady Records sometime next year. With his new profound television fame Joe Budden has released his latest single "She Don't Put It Down" ft. Fabolous, Lil Wayne and Tank. The single has been played all over New York radio and recently a visual has been released. Joe Budden's current studio album No Love Lost is currently in stores. 

2013 Super Bowl Halftime Show

By now I'm sure you all have seen the Beyonce halftime show, at last nights Super Bowl game Beyonce simply just shut it down. From the beginning to the end she did more than an amazing job. She performed a melody of  "Crazy in Love, "End of Time" and "Baby Boy". For some people the highlight of the show was the expected reunion of Destiny's Child. Many people were saying that Kelly and Michelle's microphones were lowered when the trio sung "Single Ladies" and that did seem kind of true, but then again it is a Beyonce song so it doesn't matter. However, many people were disappointed with Michelle's vocals when she did sing her part of "Single Ladies" and did receive negative feedback from people such as Keyshia Cole (the singer who didn't sell much copies of her recent album). One thing people need to realize is that Michelle is good for THEATER and GOSPEL music. So don't expect her to sound the top of the line when singing a Beyonce song, only Beyonce can sing the hell out of a Beyonce song. Nonetheless it was great seeing DC3 back together on stage and 2013 is already labeled as Beyonce's year. She literally shut down the Superdome, especially since there was a blackout after her performance. Now everyone can expect to see Beyonce on tour this summer on The Mrs. Carter Show, I will be there August 3rd in my hometown Brooklyn, New York at the Barclays Center. 

SUMMER 2013 

New Music: "Started from the Bottom"

Drake is already creating a buzz for himself at the top of this year with his new single "Started from the Bottom". The Mike Zombie produced track was posted on Drake's official blog, the song basically discusses  his journey to where he currently is. This song is already on everyone's playlist so Drake will be coming full force this year.

New Music: "Tryna Wife"/ "I Do"

Now that the new year is in full effect, new music is coming from every where. The first new single comes from a artist named Jo'zzy. Her new single "Tryna Wife" was produced by Wizz Dumb. She also goes by Dope By Accident, she's a well known writer from producer Timbaland's camp. The beat gives that vintage Timbaland sound, and that just makes this track hot overall.

Now a days Olivia is most known for her role on VH1's hit reality show Love & Hip Hop New York. The first two seasons viewers watched as Olivia struggled to get another major record deal. Since then she has signed to Wonda Music, and she released her first single off of the label "I Do" featuring French Montana. The single is expected to be on her upcoming studio album Show the World, which has no set release date as of yet. 

Ciara: One Woman Army

Recently Ciara posted the behind the scenes video of her rehearsals from her VH1's Divas performance, which took place late last year in December. In the video Ciara showcases her dance moves and all that goes into preparing for one of her performances. For the past few years Ciara has been getting a lot of  bad criticism for the kind of artist that she currently is. She's being considered a has-bent before she even reaches the age of 30. She may not be the powerhouse vocalist like Beyonce or she may not bring the bad girl sex appeal like Rihanna but I do think that she is a good artist. She is an amazing dancer and that has been known since she has appeared on the music scene. She's a pretty decent vocalist and can sing live, especially when she's performing a ballot. I think people need to cut her some slack because she does work really hard and tries to be the best artist she can.