New Video: Nicki Minaj ft. Cassie "The Boys"

I spoke about this song sometime last month, and yesterday a colorful and fun video was released. 

Thoughts? 

New Music: "Pain"/ "She Bad Bad"

It's been awhile since I've mentioned new music, but this past week there was a good amount of new music released. One of my favorites is Pusha T's new single "Pain" featuring Future. Fresh off of his publicity tour with the rest of his G.O.O.D Music family for Cruel Summer, Pusha T has decided to let fans get a taste of the kind of music to expect off of his debut solo album. The album is still untitled, but Pusha T has mentioned it will be released sometime at the top of 2013. 

Since I mentioned G.O.O.D Music's Cruel Summer, I thought I would mention my favorite track from the album: Teyana Taylor & John Legend- "Bliss"

Off of her appearance on the 2013 BET Hip Hop Awards, Eve released her official first single "She Bad Bad". For awhile it was said that she was in the studio working with various producers and now a finished product has been released. "She Bad Bad" is expected to be on her highly anticipated studio album Lip Lock, which is expected to be released at the beginning of 2013. 

Rihanna: Unapologetic

I know I'm pretty late, but Rihanna is gearing up to release her 7th studio album, which she officially named this past week. Along with releasing the name of her upcoming album she also released the cover of her upcoming album as well. Her new album Unapologetic will be released on November 19th. The first single off of her album is "Diamonds", which was released about two weeks ago. So far the song has made such as big buzz. Aside from Rihanna's music making headlines she has also recently been linked to her ex boyfriend Chris Brown. I usually don't do the gossip thing, and I am more focused on the music. However, there's a lot of good publicity that can come with this album and I can only imagine how things will be for Rihanna within the next month. She just might pull a Lil Wayne and go platinum within a week, only time will tell.  

Throwback Friday: Usher "Burn"

I really wanted to bring back Throwback Thursday's however, I didn't make it to Thursday so we'll substitute with Friday for now. As I thought of a song to reminisce on I thought of going to an artist that is currently making headlines. The artist I came up with is Usher, after the recent passing of his stepson Kyle Glover, being a new judge on The Voice, and recently releasing an album this summer I thought Usher Raymond made an amazing candidate. I haven't done a throwback post in a really long time, but it's something I've been thinking of for a minute. This weeks song is "Burn" off of Usher's Grammy Award winning album Confessions. I believe this has to be one of the best albums Usher has released throughout his entire career. One thing that has added to the success of this album is the controversy that had been surrounding the truth about the albums inspiration at the time. Around this time Usher and Chili had just broken up, so many people did believe that he did cheat on her and that he did get another woman pregnant. Although none of that had not been true it did make good press for the album, and has helped make this one of Usher's best album.   

New American Idol Judging Panel

This past week there has been lots of controversy surrounding American Idol as they began their new season. Right before the season began the official judging panel was revealed after many rumors and speculations. The final judges of the show were Mariah Carey, Keith Urban, Randy Jackson and Nicki Minaj. Long story short everyone is wondering why is Nicki Minaj a judge. Some people thinks she has no real talent so why is she trying to help seek talent. Then others believe because she is a rapper she isn't qualified. Others believe she has lost her touch as a rapper over the years and she isn't even a real artist. When I first heard that she was being considered for the job I wasn't sure if it was even true. It sounded like a story that could of been made up, so I didn't really put too much thought into it. However after it was confirmed I didn't know what to think or even wanted to express my opinion. I'd rather hear from others and  find out whether or not people think she is worthy or not for the position. Apparently these contracts are worth a lot, so once she was offered the position she accepted the job.

What are your thoughts?  

Frank Ocean: SNL & "Pyramids" Music Video

Last week Frank Ocean went on Saturday Night Live and also released the official music video to his track "Pyramids" off of his debut album Channel Orange. While of SNL he performed his songs "Thinking About You" and "Pyramids". Both songs were accompanied by John Mayer on guitar. It actually turns out that John Mayer is the original guitar player for "Pyramids". Both performances just proved that Frank Ocean is greatly talented, the music video shows many different visuals that only Frank Ocean can get away with.

Frank Ocean - Thinkin Bout You - SNL 9-15-12 by IdolxMuzic

Frank Ocean - Pyramids - SNL 9-15-12 by IdolxMuzic

New Missy Elliott Music: "9th Inning"/ "Triple Threat"

This past week Missy Elliott dropped two new tracks "9th Inning" and "Triple Threat" to let everyone know that she was back and didn't take a permanent leave from the music scene. Both songs sound like classic Missy and I can see her upcoming album Block Party becoming an instant success. Both uptempo tracks just prove that good music is on it's way back to the industry. She and Timbaland went over to the Breakfast Club Morning Show on 105.1 in New York City where she premiered her two new tracks. She explained that her absence from the music scene was due to her being diagnosed  with Graves Disease. One of the yearning questions during their interview was whether or not if her and Timbaland would be involved with the new Aaliyah album. The both of them denied any involvement with the album in order to respect the wishes of her family not wanting there to be another Aaliyah album released.