Frank Ocean - "Voodoo"

"He wrapped the whole wide world in a wedding band. And put the whole wide world on her hands."

We can only pray that a longer version of this comes out soon. Until then, this 1:37 will be on repeat.

FlashBackTrack: "Beautiful" by Damien Marley ft. Bobby Brown

First and foremost, I think it should be known that I have always been and will always be a diehard Bobby Brown fan. Apparently, the first concert that I ever went to was New Kids On the Block (that's what my mother told me lol) but the first one that I actually remember was Bobby Brown. Capital Center. 1992. (If I search my house hard enough, I might even find my Bobby Brown bandana from that show...judge me if you want lol)

Either way, through all of the craziness that has taken place in his life, there is still no one who sings quite like Bobby does. So, when he hopped on this Damien Marley song after being gone for awhile, I WAS HYPE. I stumbled across the video a couple days ago and figured that it deserved a spot on the blog. :)

The Kobe System.

"You don't need anyone's advice. That's how I know you need mine."

Kobe haters are gonna HATE this "Kobe System" ad campaign. But surprisingly (sarcasm), I LOVE THEM. I think they're absolutely hilarious. So, as an ode to my favorite basketball player in the game and in honor of his 4th consecutive 40-point game, here's all of the "Kobe System" commercials that I could find. :)

Stay Schemin'. (The Video)

 "You think Drake would pull some shit like that? Ya never know!"

I'm not a huge Rick Ross fan. In fact, I think that this new "Rich Forever" mixtape sounds like one long song. His beats are too predictable and his songs really don't have a concept...or a theme...or any other logical idea that would tie one line to the next. (Unless the theme is that he's a boss? *insert grunt here*).

Well now, that I've got that little bit of Rozay hate off my chest, the REAL reason for this post is to showcase how my boo Drizzy SPAZZED on this "Stay Schemin'" track. The beat is hot. French Montana sounds awful on the hook, and Rick Ross is doing what he usually does, but Drake swooped in, swagged a verse out, and saved the day! lol

One more thing: in my opinion, the song would have been better if Meek Mill wasn't just in the video, but on the song. But whatever. LOL

I Put On: Summer Leather Vest

 "You aint gotta act if...clearly you're attracted. It's much more than a style..."
 

Anybody who knows me, know that I'm a huge fan of the whole "love rap songs" movement. (That's why it's so easy for me to be a Drake fan...duh!) "Body to Body" by Ace Hood? Loved it. "Another Round" by Fat Joe? Super heavy rotation on my iPod. (You see Chris Brown winning right?) So, when I stumbled across this song with Joe Budden singing (yes, singing), I LOVED it. I will admit, the lyrics are a little wild, but musically, this is amazing. His voice is great, the beat is smooth...I don't really know what more a music head could ask for.

Anyway, he's part of this group who calls themselves "Summer Leather Vest". At this point, I'm not really sure exactly who else is in the group or what everyone's role is, but the dude, Emanny is a decent singer and I wouldn't be surprised if the group had hits on deck. "Unison" is my favorite for now though. :) Once again, you're welcome.

 

(I'm gonna put the track here too, just in case the youtube video stops working one day...because that happens too often.)