Big City, Bright Lights

Sleep all day
Fuck all night...
Baby I'ma
Oh baby I'ma

Now for those of you who remotely know me, know that for me to say that I don't like Rihanna's latest CD, would know that's a strong understatement. I think I was very disappointed because I expected a lot more from her CD than what she gave me...but I was able to find a couple of tracks I liked and this was one of em:



This song is def worthy of bump. Rihanna is showing the true essence of her "Good Girl Gone Bad" in this song, while she describes the life of a rock star. I know a lot of people have heard of this, well listening to this song, you'll get it verbatim. She also telling you that to be a rock star, you got to have a slight issue in the brain...well maybe more than a slight one (read psychotic here).

Six inch walker
Big sh** talker
I never play the victim
Id rather be a stalker

Wildn out
A crazy house
With my white jacket on
Wont you come
And sign me out

I always said a song that has a bangin guitar riff was one worthy of my praise..well this song not only has a bangin guitar riff, but it's got a beat drop to match it. It makes me wanna go take guitar lessons just to be able to imitate this riff! "The only thing Im missing is a black guitar"

Hey...I'm just sayin.

Even though I hated Rated R, this song gets 2 thumbs up. I say this song is the best one of the entire album, which ain't sayin much, but still...it's a banger nonetheless!

Im a rockstar!

I Know A Place Where We Can Go

Today's post came from a CD I didn't necessarily like, simply because it was too commercialized for my tastes. There are certain artists that don't fit the mainstream profile in my eyes, so when they try to "mainstream" their music, it's a complete and ultimate fail. But out of that dark cloud of a cd, this song was one of the VERY FEW silver linings.



It's a combination that one wouldn't expect to pop, but I think it did, and quite well might I add. Because I didn't really give Kingdom Come my full attention when I gave it the listen, I really didn't peep this song too tough. When I saw JL in concert, he sang this song, and that's when it caught my attention. So I had to revisit it, and realize that it really was better than I thought it was.

Yall know me..I'm all about a song with a bangin beat, and words to ride to. This definitely fits into that category...and honestly, I think that this was one of the few songs that could fit in with any of the other cds that Jay produced. As stated earlier, with the likes of Hollywood and Show Me What You Got, commercialism was about to take over that cd with a vengeance, but then this song and a couple of others saved it from taking that fiery death into mainstream (and also kept it from being his WORST album to date *#shoutout to those who thought that Roc La Familia was a good album...all 12 of yall*)

I guess the moral of this story is, don't judge a song becus of the rest of the cd...lol. Happy Friday!

You're Like a Mirror to My Soul

...but a queen
And finally now I know just what that means

I'm not sure why this particular song has been runnin TUFF in my mind over the past few days. I DO know that it's been on constant repeat in my brain (and on the iPod, and on YouTube as well), but eh, it is what it is.



For those of you who remember pudgy Usher singin "Just Call Me a Mack", here is the new and improved, grown up Usher. I attest a lot of this "maturity" to what he's been through in the past few years between relationship issues with Chilli, getting married and becoming a father, not to mention coming into his own as an artist. I also think that what he has endured enabled him to sing this song with such conviction that makes you believe that whomever he's singing this song to is "The One" for him.

Previously, I did a post on wedding songs, but I'd definitely add this one to my list. Only thing is that instead of him singin it, I'd sing it to my wife (yeah, betcha didn't know I could keep a tune...lol). Or if not that, this would definitely be the first dance song....cause this is the impression that I'd want to leave in her mind from the moment that I say "I Do".

No matter how far I go
And no matter how long it takes
No one or nothing can change
Forever yours here I stand

She Gives Me Love

Today we're taking it back to the old school. 1994 to be exact. Freshman year of high school....the world was just learning of a man who introduced himself to the world singing high pitches of "One Last Cry" - Mr. Brian McKnight. His sophomore album gave us one of my favorite songs by B. Mac:



Crazy Love is exactly what it is. That love that is undefinable, yet you still wanna partake in it. It's not slow and sappy, but still romantic enough to let it get you where you wanna be with that special someone.

I can hear her heart beat from a thousand miles
Hear the heavens open, every time she smiles
And when I come to her, that's what I belong
And I run into her, like a river strong.

She gives me love, love, love, love
Crazy love

That's real....if you can define your lady/man like that, then you just might have found the one for you. This is when I really started to actually appreciate music by Brian.

Here is the another reason why:



Now don't judge me on this one. Cause after you've been all lovey dovey, don't act like yall ain't gone get it in...(just hopefully not in the back seat....but if so, then be owt. lol).

What's Beef?

And nah, I ain't talkin about what's for dinner...or even where is it. I'm talkin about that stuff that got niggas shot up about....that stuff that produced many a bangin track, cause someone decided to rip someone apart.



Here is how beef is described by Biggie:

What's beef? Beef is when you need two gats to go to sleep
Beef is when your moms ain't safe up in the streets
Beef is when I see you
Guaranteed to be in ICU, one more time
What's beef? Beef is when you make your enemies start your Jeep
Beef is when you roll no less than thirty deep
Beef is when I see you
Guaranteed to be in ICU...

Today is a special day in the life of hip-hop, because this is the day that the great Notorious B.I.G. was murdered. Biggie was one half of one of the greatest beefs to ever hit music (2Pac being the other). I know folks loved to hear those two go back and forth about everything from style/swagger to cliques they rolled with. To me, Biggie kept it real, raw, and uncut. It was what it was. And that's all it was goin to be.

Even though he only dropped 3 albums (well some say 2, but eh #kanyeshrug), his flow and music was nothin to be effed with. Biggie dropped tracks that were club bangers (and some of them still are), those that were ride outs in the car, and even those that riled up the inner thug in you (that's if you got some of that).

I already posted once about my favorite song by Biggie - see here, but here are some of my other favorites that I always bang on the iPod...even though they all came out in the 90s.

10 Crack Commandments: Rules that all street pharmaceutical salesmen should live by.

Who Shot Ya?: During the height of the Biggie/Pac battles. Biggie wasn't playin. lol

One More Chance (remix): This song was so great, that even Ashanti could bite the music and make a hit. lol

You're Nobody (Til Somebody Kills You): This is the real though. People don't know you til you're no longer here.

Fuck Me: Real raunchy, but this interlude was HILARIOUS!

Livin the Life: One of the best tributes to Biggie. Snoop, Luda, and Bobby V set it out on this one.

Biggie, your lyrical mastermind will always live on. RIP Christopher Wallace

What's that #1 Zodiac Sign? PISCES!

This one is dedicated to guess who? That's right? ME!!!!



Happy Birthday to me....it's Dirty 30 and I'm lovin it already!

Mellow Monday

I had to take it back to 1995, and shout out one of the best CDs that came out that year (if not the best one...I know that was a good year for music). This CD was one that introduced the world to the man known as D'Angelo, and when he busted onto the scene, he came out SMOKIN. This is the song that made me instantly dig "Brown Sugar" once I first heard it:



Honestly, there are plenty of songs that could have made the favorites list, because that whole cd was one big banger from beginning to end. But this song has that laidback feel to it...like you could be in a club somewhere, watching him perform this with a live band behind him. Anyone who knows me, knows that's my type of atmosphere. Don't get me wrong, I can get it krunk with the best of em, but I'm more into gettin my grown man on these days...and music like this helps move the flow along.

Now there are other songs from this CD that I have to play whenever I listen to this CD. I know all my 90s music heads probably have their own favorites, but I betcha that the choices overlap in some sort of way.

Brown Sugar: This title song was the tune in everyone's ear when it first dropped.

Cruisin: The remake of the old Smokey Robinson hit...D'Angelo definitely did it justice.

Shit, Damn, Mutherfucker: When steppin out on your dude goes completely to the left...she shoulda quit while she was ahead, and not dead. lol

Higher: A religious kick with a smooth jazz tone. I like it!

Music like this is why I still ride hard for the 90s. Nothing will ever touch it. NOTHING!