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.) 

Sleazy 2.0

Even though the original version of this song came out over a year ago, a remix just dropped with arguably some of the hottest rappers out right now. (The word "arguably" is strongly emphasized for a reason. LOL)

I knew the track would be hot just because the beat KNOCKS. Solid verses from the fellas too :)

A Frank Ocean Interview...

First and foremost, shout out to my fellow Frank Ocean stans Zorina and Cha'le!

"Why do I like orange so much? I think I'm just tryna remind people to get their Vitamin C. Ya know...like their supplements.........and shit."

I'm not really sure how you can love music and not love Frank Ocean. Dude is amazing. I'm glad that GQ honored him because it's truly time for him to get ALL the way ON. (I would insert my begging for an album here, but I did that already so I won't bore you lol) Peep the swagged out interview below :)

"Baby you got me, don’t worry your pretty little heart..."

"Tell me that’s the money
Tell me I’m a star
Tell me that you’ll never break my pretty little heart
Say you’ll take me places
Everything’s okay
Tell me cause you know I need that pump up everyday."

I think that I just fell in love with music for the millionth time. I know that because when I heard this song, I was reminded that I STILL haven't found the words to describe that feeling you get when you listen to 20 seconds of a song and immediately know that it's going to be on repeat for days. I know that I just fell in love with music again because I just got jealous that I didn't write this. And it just got added to the my long list of songs that I wish I could have been in the studio to witness it being recorded.

Ladies and gentleman, this is GOOD MUSIC here. This might be the smoothest track I've heard in awhile. Robin Thicke is truly THAT DUDE. I'm excited about his new album because, let's be honest, it's not even possible for it to not be good. LOL

I need Robin Thicke and Lil' Wayne to make an album together. How ridiculously EPIC would that be?!?!? In the meantime, allow me to upgrade your life. You're welcome ;)