Kid Cudi: Make Her Say (video)

Man, if this song aint MY SHIT...idk what is!...the Lady GaGa sample was just the right fit to tie off this track....3 of the hottest MC's that make you ponder what they spit on.....pure HAWTNESS.....like Kid Cudi said he's taking one giant step for all weird kind! gotta love it!

Smash or Trash? Ciara

Ciara ft. Young Jeezy- Never Ever (Listen/DL)

I kinda like this song, & I can't wait for her album to come out since they were talking about it's suppose 2 be a 3-Disc album with album called "Groove City" with songs like this one and "Crunktown" I guess that "Go Girl" will be on that disc and the final disc is called "Kingdom of Dance"....they've said it's suppose to be released on January 27th and I've been waiting on it since the 9th of December and I'm very impatient @ times so I'm praying that this album isn't a big disappointment I mean with 3 disc she better be talking about something if not....she better be pulling a rabbit out of her ass on the album insert!

Raphael Saadiq-The Way I See It

Raphael Saadiq has been a dominant force in R&B for over twenty years as the front man of groups Tony Toni Tone and Lucy Pearl. As a producer he's worked with everyone from D'Angelo to Joss Stone. Now with his fourth studio album, Saadiq bravely takes on the R&B sound of the '60's and shows great homage to a wonderful era. "The Way I See It" is one of the best R&B albums released in the last six months and I can guarantee if you like REAL music then you won't be disappointed. With this album Saadiq defines what Rhythm & Blues truly is. Although he holds it down on his own, he reaches out to some influential artist, including Stevie Wonder, who plays harmonica on "Never Give You Up", British singer Joss Stone, on the "Just One Kiss" duet and Jay-Z is featured on the bonus track "Oh Girl" remix...which I really don't care for and I'm a huge Jay-Z fan, but I think he should've had Andre 3000 on this song, I can hear him doing something on that track....but, with the exception of the songs with Jay-Z and Joss Stone, if first heard, the album could easily be mistaken as something your mother, or grandmother would play with sounds resembling those of the Delfonics, Temptations, The Chi-Lites, and Smokey Robinson


I love this era because it takes us back to a time when everything was done with respect, class and dignity. Men and women addressed each other by their whole names with Mr. or Ms. in front of it...2008 is the 60's soul revival thanx to Solange and Raphael!

Smash or Trash? Kanye West

Kanye West- Love Lockdown (Listen/DL)

Everyone was wondering where this song came from when Kanye performed it on the VMA's, well it's his first single off his upcoming fourth album which is slated to be released December 18.....I'm glad because it's been a year ago today! since Graduation was released and he's tried to pull a janet jackson by releasing the majority of the album as singles..he's released 6 to be exact...but back to the lecture at hand.....The new single Love Lockdown I'm feeling it, because I'm loving the beat BUT that whole voice synthesizer/vocodor thing I'm really starting to get tired of it was Amazing when Roger Troutman of the Zapp Band did it and interesting when T-Pain brought it back out...but NOW it's starting 2 get like...OMG give it a rest!!!! now EVERYONE wants to get on the talk box in their songs...I just hope his whole album doesn't consist of this!

Smash or Trash? Beyonce

Beyonce- Settle for You (Listen/DL)

LINK 2 (Listen/DL)

Well, it seems another one of her tracks has "leaked" (Thanks Matthew!) but I don't know...I'm not really feeling it....if this is the direction her album is going then I think she can keep that BULL!!! I don't wanna hear nothing that takes a year to grow on me...and don't be giving no 10 songs that's like 3 minutes long... If you gonna do 10 songs, hell do like Badu and let them bitches be AT LEAST 7-10 I mean, seriously!....but anyway you be the judge

oh...& I was bored so I decided to add color to the pic..the original is b&w. & I just like her with black her....soooo yea

SMASH or TRASH-NKOTB feat. New Edition

New Kids On The Block feat. New Edition- Full Service(Listen/DL)


Wow!!!! out of all my years of living I would've NEVER expected this collaboration. New Kids on The Block & New Edition uhm, again WOW! what can I say, the song sounds like something they would've done back in the mid '90's & because I was (keyword was) a teeny-bopper then I probably would've loved it (i.e. Jordan Knight's Give It To You) but *deep sigh* it's sad to say, this track falls short with me, but hey, people will do anything to make a comeback. You check it out and be the judge, I've spoken my peace.. hope I wasn't too brash... so now you decide..
SMASH? or TRASH?

Michelle Williams-Unexpected

UNEXPECTED ALBUM
(zip download)

This is Michelle's third solo studio project which she decided to venture off more into the secular field giving us a hoard of contemporary/pop/dance tracks, Michelle describes the album as a "dance-euro-club-pop type of album" which you can hear all through her first single "We Break The Dawn" which is produced by Wayne Wilkins and Andrew Frampton, who co-write the song with Solange, with other production collaborations from Jim Jonsin, Rico Love, The Heavyweights, Soulshock and Karlin, and Stargate.

Although the album does fall into ballad territory, but that's not a bad thing. In fact, "The Greatest," an anthematic slower-paced jam, is one of the best tracks on the album, showcasing Michelle's upper-range vocals and offering romance-ridden lyrics.

The album ends with the inspiring "Too Young for Love," a powerful conclusion that features some electric guitar shredding and big-sounding studio drums. It's a sweet closer for Unexpected, which, to steal inspiration from its name, is an unexpectedly delightful pop confection from a traditionally gospel solo singer. Michelle has proven that she can do pop-&-b as well as, if not better than, her DC sisters, but also turns that style into her own strain of electro-dance. It's a good "debut" from a veteran artist, one that continues to impede expectations by taking chances.


Standout Tracks: Hello Heartbreak; Private Party; Hungover; Too Young For Love

B-Side Tracks: Stop This Car; Unexpected

Next Single: The Greatest

Musiq Soulchild- Radio (Video)

Maaaaaaan I LOVE this song, totally unexpected coming from Musiq but the beat is hot..... but it looks like Musiq ain't the "Soulchild" he once was...he has succumb to conformity with that whole Mo-Hawk thing (which btw is PLAYED OUT!) but none the less..the video is hawt, the song is hawt & it has my baby mama in the video Tanisha Scott (oooo she can get it!). but, uhm, yea... my bad, kinda got carried away. at any rate if this is his first single I can't wait to see what his album sounds like because urrr uhmm..... i think the neo-soulers would be sooooo disappointed if its nothing like his other work (but hey, I love to see an artist take risk and make changes).

Smash or Trash? Solange

Solange-Fuck You (Signed Sincerely) (Listen/DL)


okay I know I must be Sol Angel'n y'all out BUT I effing LOVE this song.....the chick seriously came on this one because I know where she's coming from...this track is SERIOUSLY smash worthy for me! So I guess there's trouble on Hadley Street, wonder if they messed with her album release date....



SIDE BAR: I know i've been gone for a minute but that's another blog in itself but I will be back soon just going through some thangs right now & I don't really have the time to post daily like I want....but I will be back.... I just HAD to share this cut with yall...deucez & holla!

Smash or Trash? Jazmine Sullivan

"New Jazmine!"


Jazmine Sullivan-Lions & Tigers & Bears (Listen/DL)

I Love this song, she's basically talking about how she can conquer & face the most scariest & difficult things but she just can't bring herself to face the most simplest task and that's falling in love or giving in to love i've listened to this song like 10 times now & the two lines that stick out the most 2 me are "why do we love love when love seems to hate us" and "just cause i love you & you love me.it doesn't mean that we're meant to be" I thought she couldnt get any better than Resentment (HER VERSION) but I was wrong..this is my new fav. your thoughts?

Smash or Trash? Cassie

Cassie-Turn The Lights Off feat. Rico Love(Listen/DL)

Cassie-Over It(Listen/DL)

Two new tracks from Cassie.....they are both mediocre but if I would ride around listening to one it would have to be Over It, because the beat is fiyah!

Fonzworth Bentley-Everybody (VIDEO)

when I first saw it, I was like "what the hell he doing now!" but when I heard it man, I'm sitting over here & can't stop singing this song..this one kind of came out of nowhere....I'm digging it...I'm a fan of Andre' 3000 & Kanye sooooo of course im gonna love it & Sa-Ra a hip hop group produced the track...they are also in the video 2

Smash or Trash? TRIPLE FEATURE

Ying Yang Twins-Big Booty Judy(Listen/DL)

I'm a fan of Ying Yang, (not a big one, but I don't change the station when they song come on the radio) but I'm really not feeling this song....It kinda sounds like the same beat to "Whistle While You Twerk" which I really don't need to hear more of...but you be the judge





Chris Brown-M.I.A.(Listen/DL)
Chris Brown-Fatal Attraction(Listen/DL)

I'm feeling these 2 tracks by Chris... especially the latter, you can tell that he's gotten his rocks off & is experiencing a REAL relationship with it's ups & downs like any other...shows that he is growing musically

Smash or Trash? Kenna

Kenna-Rockaway Life (Listen/DL)

If I'm not mistaken this is a new track off Kennas highly anticipated album "Indeed Make Sure They See My Face" a follow up to his 2nd album "Make Sure They See My Face" check him out on his myspace page MYSPACE.COM/KENNA

Smash or Trash? Day 26

Day 26-Can't Be Me (Listen/DL)

New single from Diddy's dudes, I don't know about this track, it sounds like it was something that was taken off the album, but I'm not really digging it..It might have to grow on me, Mike sounds bad on this song...all of them kinda do I don't know what yall think?

Discover/Download: J.Davey-The Beauty in Distortion/The Land of the Lost

Okay, so I've been waiting on this Album since like the beginning of the year & they've done me DOUBLE the justice with their double disc album "The Beauty in Distortion/The Land of the Lost", this group gives me hope for the future of music, they're giving us something different, so different that we can't categorize them in a specific genre it's just GREAT music that every & anyone can relate to. Their album is featured at the #5 spot on iTunes, you should stop by & download it, or check your local record stores.... and check them out on their myspace page MYSPACE.COM/JDAVEY

TRASH IT!

Hotstylz-Yo Mama(Listen/DL)

I know, I know....In journalism you're not suppose to be bias & what not, but FUGG THAT! I'm blogging & these dudes gets no option to smash or trash I decided to trash this one myself..... So like they are serious, right? they are like the midwest D4L, WTF has become of the hip-hop/rap genre?!?!? I thought that they were just going to use that "Lookin Ass Nigga" song with Yung Joc just to put they name out there & then come with something harder but when I hear this shit! rapped over the Jeopardy theme c'mon bruh! they a fukin joke..like, fa real, plz tell me they kidding

Smash or Trash? Rico Love

RICO LOVE-BAD ASS (Listen/DL)

New track by Rico Love, dude is amazing at what he does(He wrote one of THE hottest songs off the "Confessions" album "Throwback"). His lyrics are crazy and his beats are ridicously infectious. I'm ready for to release an album!! Anyways, the track is called "Bad Ass" and I hope ya'll like it..EnjoY!

Smash or Trash? Solange

SOLANGE-I TOLD YOU SO (Listen/DL)

Surprisingly I like this song, Solange is really making an effort to step out of the mangled weaved shadows of her big sister Beyonce.. Judging from other tracks that have leaked this album really has something going for itself, I just wish the same could've been said for her debut album "Solo Star" but that's a thing of the past. her new album Sol-Angel and the Hadley Street Dreams is scheduled to be released in August '08, but you know how that goes. Can't wait for this album