New Music: Chris Brown & Tyga "Ayo"

It is always an amazing thing when Chris Brown & Tyga come together on a new track. Like their previous singles, their new single "Ayo" is definitely guaranteed to be a hit. It can be expected to appear on their delayed mixtape Fan of a Fan 2, which is the follow up to their first Fan of a Fan mixtape released back in 2010. The single will officially be available for download on iTunes on January 6th.  

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When The Beat Drops #14: Whitney Houston Biopic, Lil Wayne Leaving Young Money, 57th Grammy Awards & More

In the latest When The Beat Drops video I speak on my opinions on some of the performances from the 2014 Soul Train Awards. I also talk about the Whitney Houston biopic coming to Lifetime in January, Fabolous' new album The OG Project. I also speak on Lil Wayne's shocking announcement on wanting to leave Young Money and some of the nominations for the 57th Grammy Awards, airing on Feb. 8th 2014.  

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New Music Video: K. Michelle "Something About The Night"

This week K. Michelle released her sophomore album Anybody Wanna Buy A Heart, and in honor of the albums release she premiered the official music video for her single "Something About The Night" on 106 & Park. In the music video dedicated the the legendary Billie Holiday, K. Michelle can be seen placing her acting skills on full display. 

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New Music: Fabolous "Lituation"

Fabolous is back with a new single, "Lituation" is the first single off of his latest album The Young OG Project. In a recent interview with MTV News he described the new album as 90's inspired. The Young OG Project releases on Christmas Day digitally on iTunes. 

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New Music Video: Trey Songz ft. Nicki Minaj "Touchin Lovin"

Just a few days after his 30th birthday, Trey Songz released the official visuals for his latest single "Touchin Lovin". The song features Young Money rapstress Nicki Minaj and the song can be found on his latest album Trigga, which was released back in July.

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Beyonce Mania: "7/11" Music Video & "7/11" & "Ring Off" Full Tracks

Beyonce never ceases to amaze as she surprises us all with the music video for her latest single "7/11". The track is included on the platinum version of her self titled album Beyonce, which is dropping this Monday, November 24th. In the video, which was definitely shot by Beyonce herself, we can see Bey turning up with her background dancers as everything seems to be all fun and games. 

Aside from the video release, not only was the full track to "7/11" released, but also the track to her latest single "Ring Off" can be heard in it's entirety as well. 

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When The Beat Drops #12: "Between The Sheets" Tour, Ending of 106 & Park, "The Boys is Mine" & More

On the latest When The Beat Drops video I talk about Chris Brown & Trey Songz upcoming tour Between The Sheets Tour, I speak on Jessie J & Ariana Grande remaking Brandy & Monica's classic hit "The Boy is Mine, Omarion's new single and upcoming album, the end of 106 & Park after 14 years and the Aaliyah biopic, which premiered on Lifetime this past weekend. 

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New Music: Kourtney Heart "Phases"

Back in 2010 I introduced Kourtney Heart to this very here blog (back then it was called It's Whatever). Four years later and she is still on the rise to be the next best thing out of New Orleans. The former Jive Records signee is currently working on a new project, and she released her first single. "Phases" can be heard on Kourtney's new vlog series on her official YouTube Channel.

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New Music: "Post to Be"/ "Mommy's Little Baby"/ "Maybe I Should Call"

Love & Hip Hop Hollywood star Omarion may be a little closer to releasing his next album sooner than we thought. Sex Playlist will be his first official solo album under MMG and he released the first track off of the album. "Post to Be" features Chris Brown and Jhene Aiko, and the song will be featured on the upcoming album dropping on December 2nd.  

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New Music Videos: "Love 'Em All "/ "i"

This week K. Michelle's new reality show K. Michelle: My Life premiered on VH1 and following the series premier the music video for her new single "Love 'Em All" premiered as well. This single is off of K. Michelle's sophomore studio alum Anybody Wanna Buy A Heart (#AWBAH) which will be releasing on December 9th. This time around the Atlantic Records artist amped things up as she incorporated dance moves into this video. Also you can see K wearing lots of fabulous pieces, styled by former Love & Hip Hop star Emily B. 

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When The Beat Drops #9: Teyana Taylor's Album, Jennifer Lopez in Vegas, Tamar's New Video & More

On the latest When The Beat Drops, I talk about Teyana Taylor's debut album VII, which is dropping next week on November 4th. I talk about the latest on the whole Tyga and Young Money situation as he graces the cover on the latest issue of Vibe Magazine. Jennifer Lopez is currently in the works of signing a deal with the Axis Planet Hollywood resort and casino in Las Vegas for a performance residency, the latest on Love & Hip Hop Hollywood and Tamar's latest music video for her new single "Let Me Know".

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New Music: Nicki Minaj "Only"/ Drake "6 God" & More

There is a whole lot of of  new music coming from the Young Money camp. Besides all of the recent drama with Tyga, the labels leading artists have new music for their fans. 

After announcing that her latest studio album The Pink Print has been pushed back from it's November 24th date. Nicki Minaj released her new single "Only" featuring Lil Wayne, Drake and Chris Brown. The track was produced by Dr. Luke, Cirkut, and J Mike, it is expected to appear on The Pink Print, which is now slated for a December 15th release. 

Late last week Drake released three new songs. Those songs being "6 God", "Heat of the Moment" and "How Bout Now". It's unusual for an artist to drop three songs at a time and it not be a part of a project. Many people thought it was some kind of EP and Drake took to his twitter to address his reasons for dropping these tracks. Drake said, "That wasn't and EP. Just 3 songs that I knew some hackers had. But enjoy! Back to this album." Now, with that being said lets continue to await his next album Views From The 6. 

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New Music Video: Tamar Braxton "Let Me Know"

About two weeks ago Tamar Braxton released her new single "Let Me Know" featuring Future, and she wasted no time releasing the official music video for her Tamartian friends. The sexy video shows the singer in several looks, as the entire video is based on nothing but beauty shots. The release of the video comes just in time as the new season of Tamar & Vince recently began on We TV. 

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New Music: Dej Loaf ft. Remy Ma & Ty Dolla $ign "Try Me (Remix)"

Right now one of the hottest new artist that everyone is talking is Detroit rapper Dej Loaf. The newest artist signed to Columbia Records gained recent popularity and success with her latest single "Try Me". Some of your favorite artist have taken the track and released a ton of unofficial remixes. However, this week with the release of her latest mixtape Sell Sole, she released the official remix. The track features New York's own Remy Ma and Ty Dolla $ign. The track was produced by DDS, and the trio recently shot the music video, which will be coming soon. 

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2014 BET Hip Hop Awards

Last night the annual BET Hip Hop Awards aired on BET, the show took place earlier this month in Atlanta, GA and we finally were able to see what went down. For another year the show was hosted by Snoop Dogg and there were tons of performances. Some performers included, Rich Gang, T.I., Common, Brandy and many more. However, everyone knows that the best part of the award show is the cyphers and this year was no different.

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UPDATED: Teyana Taylor: "Business"/ "Do Not Disturb" / "Broken Hearted Girl"

The release of Teyana Taylor's debut album is way over due, but the November 4th release of her first official album VII is definitely near. Lately she's been releasing snippets of songs on the album with the music videos to match. Last week she released the visual for her track "Business", and this week she switched roles as she released the snippet for her track "Do Not Disturb".

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When The Beat Drops #7: Mariah Carey's Vocals, Kelly Rowland's Maternity Shoot, Soul Train Awards & More

On the latest episode of When The Beat Drops, I talk about the vocal troubles Mariah Carey has been having on her latest world tour. I talk Kelly Rowland's recent maternity shoot with Elle Magazine, Wiz Khalifa's new purple hairstyle, Wendy Williams named as the new host for this years Soul Train Awards and the latest on Paula Patton and Robin Thicke's marriage.

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New Music: Tamar Braxton ft. Future "Let Me Know"

The leader of the Tamartians is back with new music. Tamar Braxton's new single "Let Me Know" features Future as the single samples Aaliyah's track "At Your Best". Tamar's last album Love & War released in back in 2013 and there is no word on her new album, but she's definitely headed in the right direction with this new track. 

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New Music Video: Tinashe "Pretend"/ Mila J ft. Ty Dolla $ign "My Main"

Tinashe had a pretty big summer as her first single "2 On" was on every single radio station. Now with a hit single under her belt, the RCA signee is gearing up to release her debut studio album Aquarius, which releases this month on the 7th. Her follow up single "Pretend" features A$AP Rocky, and the two display some kind of chemistry in the music video as Tinashe pretends to be  in love with another, when A$AP is who she truly wants.

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Aretha Franklin Announces New Album & Performs on David Letterman

The Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin recently announced she will be releasing a new album entitled Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics. On the new album, the legendary singer covers the classic diva hits sung by other artists such as Barbra Streisand and Gladys Knight. The first single off of the project releasing on October 21st is her rendition of Adale's hit single "Rolling In The Deep". This past Monday she visited David Letterman on the Late Show and sung the song, backed with five background singers. Interestingly, one of her singers was another legend, Cissy Houston. Nonetheless, Aretha reminded us all why she's still the Queen of Soul. 

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When The Beat Drops #5: Bow Wow & Erica Mena's Engagement, Keyshia Cole's Arrest, K. Michelle's Twitter Beef & More

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New Music: Teyana Taylor "Dreams of F*ckin A R&B Bitch"

After the success of her first single "Maybe" featuring Yo Gotti and Pusha T, Teyana Taylor is back with a new track. "Dreams of F*ckin A R&B Bitch" is in response to Tory Lanez single "Teyana" where he professes his love for the singer. Unfortunately, Teyana is currently in a relationship with Iman Shumpert from the New York Knicks. Nonetheless, it is definitely a hot spin to the track. Not to mention Teyana's debut album VII releases on November 4th. 

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New Music: Kendrick Lamar "i"/ Keyshia Cole "Remember (Part 2)"

The week isn't even over yet, but there has been nothing but great new music from left to right. This week Kendrick Lamar has FINALLY released new music. After the success of his debut album Good Kid M.A.D.D. City everyone has been looking to see what he would do next for his sophomore album. After some time he has broken his silence, and released his new single "i". The single clearly samples the Isley Brothers classic hit "Who's That Lady", but other than that the West Coast rapper is offering self confidence to his listeners. With lines such as, "everybody lack confidence, how many times my potential was anonymous" and "I love myself" repeatedly throughout the chorus, I can see this turning out to be yet another hit for him.

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When The Beat Drops #4: Love & Hip Hop Hollywood, August Alsina, X The Album & More. . .

Hey everyone, I hope you all have been keeping up with my latest Youtube series When The Beat Drops. This past weekend I released the fourth video, and there was a lot that happened this week so I had a lot to talk about. In this week's video I gave my opinion on the cast of Love & Hip Hop Hollywood, as the series premiered this Monday. I also give an update on August Alsina's conditon after he fainted during a performance at Irving Plaza. Chris Brown's new album X released this week, and I share my favorite songs on the album. I talk about Jay Z & Beyonce's possible new album, and an update on Lifetime's Aaliyah biopic. 

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August Alsina Visits Power 105.1's Breakfast Club

Last night in shocking news it was reported the singer August Alsina collapsed off of the stage while he was performing here in NYC at Irving Plaza (the show I wanted to go to). It was most likely due to exhaustion and dehydration because August works extremely hard. However, before last nights show he stopped by The Breakfast Club over at Power 105.1. During the interview he talks about other artist he can look to for advice, the recent situation with a club promoter, dealing with his new profound success and way much more.

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New Music: K. Michelle "Love 'Em All"

One of my favorites K. Michelle is FINALLY back with new music. A little over a year since she released her debut album Rebellious Soul, she offers new music from her upcoming album #AWBAH. I have yet to figure out what the abbreviation stands for, and I've spent a good chunk of my summer trying to figure it out, but yet no luck. Nonetheless, I am sure the album's title will soon be revealed. However, the first track off of the project is "Love 'Em All" and it is definitely a new sound for the singer. In the past K. Michelle has mentioned a new direction she is headed in for this new project, so we can only wait to see where she takes things. 

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New Music Video: August Alsina ft. Nicki Minaj "No Love (Remix)"

Today the official music video for August Alsina's latest single "No Love" featuring Nicki Minaj was released. In fact, this version is the remix, as Nicki offers a female perspective on the track. The original single appears on August's debut album Testimony, which released back in April. I must admit that I'm pretty much a big August Alsina fan and I love just about every song on the album, and "No Love" is definitely one of the songs on my "favorites playlist".

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Sidenote: Tonight August Alsina is here in NYC at Irving Plaza for his Testimony Live Tour, and right now I am not there because of educational purposes. However, I do plan on catching him on Usher's UR Experience. 

New Music Video: Traci Braxton "Last Call"/ Jhene Aiko "The Pressure"

Now that Tamar Braxton has reached a successful music career, the next sister on the list to get things rolling is Traci. The Braxton Family Values star revealed this past summer that she signed a deal with eOne Music Group and that her album Crash & Burn will be out this fall. The first single from her solo project, "Last Call" was released a few months back and the official music video is now here. I know that Traci definitely has the voice, therefore the auto tune was so uncalled for. Nonetheless, the track is still great, and Traci looks amazing in the video. 

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When The Beat Drops Series on YouTube

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I just wanted to let you guys know about my new YouTube series that I recently started this past weekend. It is called When The Beat Drops (the same as this blog), and it is basically the video version of this blog. I will be doing weekly videos where I discuss the top five latest news topics in music within that week.The first video was released this past Saturday and I talked about all things ranging from the VMA's up to the anticipated release of Luke James' debut album. Some things I may write about here on this very blog, and some things I may wait to talk about in the video. Therefore, don't forget to tune into my YouTube channel for new videos every week. 

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RHOA's Porsha Williams Performs "Flatline" at Tom Joyner's Family Reunion

This past weekend Tom Joyner's annual Family Reunion went down in Orlando, Florida. With many performances lined up, Porsha Williams happened to be among the many "artist" set to perform. Other performers that touched the stage throughout the weekend included Yolanda Adams, Babyface, Syleena Johnson and more. Reality star Porsha Williams performed her single"Flatline", which was released earlier this year following the season finale of Real Housewives of Atlanta. Although she looked great during her performance, I need you guys to determine whether or not she did a great job performance wise.

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2014 Made In America Concert Series

This past weekend the Made In America concert series made it's return to Philadelphia for the third year in a row, and it's debut in the Los Angeles area. There were tons of performers who hit the stage for the two day concert series, and there were also plenty of your favorite celebs that were spotted taking in the experience. Some of the performers for this years lineup included Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams, J Cole, Iggy Azalea, YG, Rita Ora and many many more artists. The head honcho of the concert series, Jay- Z, was spotted cozied up next to his wife Beyonce in LA. Now that Made In America has come and gone, I guess it's pretty safe to say summer is officially coming to an end.

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2014 Video Music Awards Performance Recap

This post is about two days overdue, but I need to give my opinion on this year's VMA's. Like last year's VMA's I have to admit that there were pretty much a few dull moments in the show until the end of the show. However, this year the award show was all about Beyonce of course. Before I can even speak on her performance, I do have to acknowledge some of the great performers that came before the big finale. 

The award show opened up with Ariana Grande, Nicki Minaj and Jessie J performing "Bang Bang". Before the trio performed their collaboration, Nicki and Ariana both performed tracks from their upcoming projects. 

Another great performance from that night was Sam Smith. He performed his song "Stay With Me", and definitely displayed why simplicity is sometimes the best route to go. I must admit I do not know much about Sam Smith, but I did hear nothing but amazing things. After his live performance I was blown away and had to purchase his album. Needless to say, you guys can expect a new Artist Spotlight post coming soon. 

Other than Beyonce, I have to say those were my favorite performances from the night. I was fortunate enough to attend both the Mrs. Carter Show and the On The Run Tour so there were some numbers that I did see. However, Queen Bey performed her entire self-titled album and literally brought tears to my eyes. Everything that she does musically and performance wise is such as inspiration to many. What made everything more special was watching Jay-Z and Blue Ivy present her with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.

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Chris Brown Making A Strong Comeback

The year is not quite over yet, but 2014 has been yet another year where Chris Brown has faced some of the lowest points within his life. One of those key points would have to be attending rehab and then spending over a month in jail. Nonetheless, when it comes to making a strong comeback Mr. Brown definitely knows how to do so. Then again should we even consider this a comeback? All while going through his legal issues Chris was very much relevant musically as he had singles such as "Loyal", "Show Me" and "Main Chick" on our local radio stations.

Right after his performance at this years BET Awards he released his latest single "New Flame" featuring Usher and Rick Ross. Recently the official music video for the single was released and it looks like he definitely has yet to miss a beat. Aside from his new video, Chris revealed the new official release date for his new project X after previous failed attempts to release the album. With his album releasing on September 16th and his upcoming tour with Trey Songz, things are definitely looking up for Chris Brown and I couldn't be more happier for him.

Check out the music video for "New Flame" below:

Summertime Music

The summer is not quite over yet, but the end is pretty much near. If there is anything that takes you back to any summer experience it would have to be the music that was out around that time. This summer there were a few songs that were constantly played on my local radio stations that has definitely made this past summer memorable.

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Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne & Tyga "Loyal"

This track has been out way before the summer officially began, but it's popularity definitely grew throughout the summer. Chris Brown even performed this track at this years BET Awards, as it was his first comeback performance after being released from jail. The track is expected to appear on his upcoming album X, which has been given a new release date of September 16th. 

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Artist Spotlight: Brianna Perry

This post is way long overdue, months ago I had the idea of doing a post on Brianna Perry as I thought of new artist to feature for this here blog. Now that her new show Sisterhood of Hip Hop will soon debut on Oxygen, now just seems to be the perfect time then ever.

I first heard of Brianna Perry as few years back on 106 & Park when Terrence and Rocsi were still hosts on the show. The music video for her single "Fly Kicks" was the new joint of the day and it was her rap delivery that attracted me to her artistry. For quite some years now there has been talks of the lack of female presents in rap music. When it came to naming artist and nominating the best female rappers at award shows the only female that seemed to be representing was Nicki Minaj.

However, after seeing Brianna on 106 & Park, I checked out some of her music and even more of her videos on worldstar. The Miami native has been in the music game for quite some time, in fact she first stepped into the recording booth before the age of 10. Being from Miami she has been surrounded by many of the big name artists from the area, such as Trina and Trick Daddy. She even attracted the attention of Missy Elliot and spent some time under her wing as she developed into the artist that she is today.

In the past few years she has released a total of 6 mixtapes with Symphony No. 9: The B Collection being the last mixtape. Now we'll get to see her on our television screens along with four other up and coming female rappers on Oxygen's new show Sisterhood of Hip Hop.

If there is one thing that stands out to me when it comes to Brianna, it is the fact that after all of these years within the music industry she has managed to remain up to par with her education. She recently graduated from the University of Miami with a degree in Business. This just goes to show it is possible to balance both education and career and still come out on top with both.

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Look Who's Back!!!

I've been gone for a minute, but I'm back with the JUMPOFF!!! Lol, no I'm just kidding, but it definitely has been some time since I've posted on here. Hopefully if you've been missing any of the content that I usually post then I hope you've been checking me out over at Mrs. Grapevine (click here) and keeping up with my latest posts. I haven't made a post on here since December 2013 and right now we are about to enter July 2014 in like a week and a half, so it's definitely been a minute. However, with the time passing by I have been thinking about posts I can contribute to this personal blog of mine that will be different from my posts on Mrs. Grapevine. I have some ideas, since there is a certain audience that I currently cater to, so be on the lookout for some new posts I promise. I just need to find the time, but trust me I promise, and hopefully I have more engaging readers on here this time around. 

However, in the meantime, click on the link above and see what I've been up to and check back soon for some new posts on here.