-JENNYLUV AND KARINA
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
MISSING IN ACTION!
WOW, IT'S BEEN A MINUTE SINCE WE JUMPED ON THE BLOG THING. WE'VE BOTH BEEN SUPER BUSY (THANKS TO GOD) AND THINGS HAVE JUST BEEN PICKIN UP FAST. THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY CHANGES AND OUR JOBS ARE BECOMING MORE DEMANDING BUT, WE'RE COUNTING OUR BLESSINGS! WE HAVE A COUPLE PICS TO POST, LOOK OUT FOR THEM...WE BACK IN THE BUILDIN', TELL YOU FRIENDS.
ARTIST ALERT: GET KNOW DRAKE
In just the last few years, Canadian rapper/actor, Drake has supplanted himself as a Hip Hop artist to watch in 2009. With his latest mixtape, So Far Gone [click to listen], dropping last week, the Toronto transplant spoke to Complex.com about the new project, comparisons to Kanye West, and his work with Lil Wayne.
Describing So Far Gone as a story read through melody, Drake explained the concept of the album cover and title. “It’s this kid in pursuit of love and money...sometimes you just get so far gone, you get wrapped up in this shit.” Drakeadded, “The title has a lot of meanings—as the way we carry ourselves, the way we dress, the way people view us, not to sound cocky, it’s just that feeling that we’re just distanced in a good way.”
Along with his commendable lyricism, Drake has also proven himself to be exceptional crooner on So Far Gone. Commenting on the current trends recently set by T-Pain and Kanye West’s 808s & Heartbreak [click to read], Drake made it clear that as far as singing goes, he’s in his own lane.
“Kanye West has an amazing mind, but he always has the means that when he thinks something, he can make it happen right away. But I’ve been singing way before ‘808s and Heartbreak.’ I’ve been in the R&B world for a long time, writing for artists, writing for myself, playing with different sounds and stuff.”
Expressing his dedication to R&B, Drake continued, “I love R&B music, man, that’s what you gotta understand, I listen to R&B music more than I listen to rap. That’s kinda my thing. I just want to make genuinely sexy music for women to listen to and for men to play for women.”
With a huge co-sign from Lil Wayne, and subsequently touring with the New Orleans native, Drake is more than on his way to Hip Hop stardom. When asked if he has ever ghostwritten for Weezy though, Drake made it clear that work in the booth is collaborative. “You know, we’re all great artists, great minds, and we all just contribute to each other; there’s been times when Wayne has helped me out, and I’m sure, I hope, I’ve influenced him to do or say things on tracks. We help each other out, that’s part of being two artists who respect each others’ creativity.”
-HHDX
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
OH NO SHE DIDN'T WEAR THAT!?!?
EHH, OHHHH YES SHE DID! CAST MEMBER OF BET'S NEW "HARLEM HEIGHTS" WORE QUITE A NUMBER FOR THEIR PREMIER PARTY...WE SEE HER JOCKING M.I.A.'S FIT DURING HER 09 GRAMMY PERFORMANCE. HA!VIBE'S COVER BOY T.I.
LOOKING A LIL SPIKE LEE, ARENT WE? I CAN THINK THIS WELL BE A GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR HIM AND MAKE HIM BETTER! WE ARE ON TIP'S TEAM :)
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
"BLAME IT" VIDEO CAMEOS!
Woah, big ups to Jamie Foxx who took his video cameo to a WHOLE OTHER LEVEL!!! Ron Howard poppin bottles with T-Pain? ALTHOUGH, my gramomma wasn't able to make the shoot, Mr. Quincy Jones was and is major league ish right there! -Jamie, you're so gangsta!!!
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