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Showing posts with label Hip Hop Soul. Show all posts
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Wednesday, November 5, 2014

K. Michelle's at her fiercest state in 'Love 'Em All'

K. Michelle is everywhere and killing it. After debuting her new VH1 reality show "K. Michelle: My Life," she's back, breaking hearts and flirts with some black mannequins in the new music video for her new heartbreaker anthem, "Love 'Em All." The R&B-dance slut anthem is the lead single from Michelle's upcoming sophomore album, "Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart?," due in stores on December 9th via Atlantic.
"'Cause they think I love 'em/ But I love 'em all/ I need another one to get over the other one," sings Michelle in the infectious chorus of her newest single and further confirming her 'sluttery.' She's a slut and proud of being one. The Memphis songstress dons her fire red hair as she belts out her latest song about playing the field, making all the boys feel special and when she's done, discarding them. While she admits to breaking a few hearts, she also reminds you as a single woman, she can do what she pleases.
This sexy and sultry new video doesn't see the "Love & Hip Hop" alum at her fiercest state and acting like a slut with men, though. Taking a page from Nicki Minaj's "Anaconda" and J. Lo's "Booty," Michelle highlights her voluptuous asset, of course, her glorious rear and shows off her sexiness and curves. With a driving beat that'll get you moving, the red-haired R&B chanteuse lets the booty meat hang all kinds of out and shows us her moves as she does choreography with a chair and flirt with male mannequins, show some booty and tits in a sluttylicious outfit and sit on her throne because she is the queen (of sluts). Watch Michelle in her fiercest video yet below.

Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Ed Sheeran bring romance in "Thinking out loud"

Ed Sheeran ballroom dances his ass off, ditches his typical garb (hoodies and flannel) for something a bit more formal and shows off sexy new look in the dance-driven music video for his uber-romantic single, "Thinking Out Loud," the third single from the British singer-songwriter's chart-topping sophomore album, "X." The video finds the British redhead in a regal ballroom performing a heartwarming lyrical number with a professional dancer.
This soulful song finds Sheeran tipping the hat to his key teenage influence, Van Morrison. Co-wrote with Amy Wadge, Sheeran wrote this love song about his girlfriend, Athina Andrelos, who works for English celebrity chef Jamie Oliver. And the 23-year-old described the romantic ballad as a "walking down the aisle song (for a wedding)." It's a blatant and mercilessly effective bid for "I'll Be"-style wedding-song immortality.
Sheeran pushes this bold stab at romance past its sappiest moments, and ends the album "X" on a likable note. The song on "X" that's most likely to get the average listener moving is "Sing," produced by Pharrell. But Sheeran throws a curveball with this one, unveiling his hard-won new abilities over a slower number that's heavily-indebted to classic soul.
The accompanying music video, directed by Emil Nava who was shot all at once in 16 mm film, sees Sheeran sports in black suit pants, a black suit vest, and a white Oxford shirt with the sleeves rolled up, exposing his tattoos. His female partner, played by 'So You Think You Can Dance' star Brittany Cherry, 20, is barefoot and dressed in a flowy white gown, lending an ethereal vibe to the video. It's pretty much the girl who does all the heavy dancing, but Sheeran's effort definitely deserves some admiration, as he makes the fan world melt with a load of emotionally-loaded dance moves while executing several lifts and twirls to the romantic love song.

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

August Alsina debuts "No Love" feat. Nicki Minaj

Nearly a year into promotions for his critically-acclaimed debut album "Testimony," August Alsina revisits the project with an official music video to his Nicki Minaj-assisted sixth single "No Love (Remix)." The Best New Artist winner of the 2014 BET Awards actually hesitates in the cinematic visual and having a simultaneous affair between a cute curly blonde and voluptuous Minaj. Would you have that hesitation? Me neither! Her Minajesty all the way!
Directed by Benny Boom, the black and white racy video for "No Love (Remix)," which the rapper wrote part of the treatment herself, who and the 22-year-old New Orleans R&B singer get real close and cozy as the sensual, as the smooth R&B track sets the mood. It's not all peachy though, as Minaj and Alsina's love is tested when she kicks him out of the house after one of his old girlfriends calls him on the phone.
By the time she hops on the phone for her guest verse (singing and rapping!), she's back to fiending for Alsina's love, though she admits he's conceited and "weeded," whatever that means. Meanwhile, Alsina's dancing with another rando in the club. While Alsina harmonizes about his inability to commit, the YMCMB femcee swoons in as the woman looking to soften his heart and they look pretty comfy together on camera too, taking selfies. That is, until Alsina gets busted for having a side chick.
"I know you hard, I know that you a killer/ I know you started off a dope dealer/ But let your guard down, your n---as know you feel her," she spits. Minaj's fellow YMCMB rapper Tyga also makes a cameo towards the end of the nearly five-minute clip. After cheating on the "Anaconda" star, and making her go through terrible times of stress and pain, Alsina of course regrets the decision and realizes how much he really loves Minaj's role and comes to his senses quickly realizes that it's time to right those wrongs and he will win Minaj's heart back with a huge flower arrangement and a promise that he'll be exclusively hers from now on. Watch the video for the hood love song below!

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Ed Sheeran Found Angel In "Give Me Love"

Ed Sheeran tackles the concept of giving love versus receiving love in an angelic new video for his melodic folk-pop tune, "Give Me Love," the sixth and final single from his hugely successful debut studio album "+," which hits the airwaves last September, and since then, the 21-year-old British star has swiftly built up a devoted international fanbase and collaborated with two of the biggest acts in the pop world, One Direction and Taylor Swift. And now he giving fans another hopelessly romantic song.
Sheeran's musical career was not taking off how he would have liked. That is, until Sheeran met singer-actor Jamie Foxx who took an interest in the songwriter as well as his music. He cares about in his own life, performing with a "soft toned, flexible voice" with a hip-hop theme and laying down of "+:" "I started recording in January in a friend's garden shed in Suffolk. I wanted to keep that organic lo-fi feel. I've got the rest of my life to make an album in a swish studio. This time round I wanted to stay true to the sound that's got me this far."
"Give Me Love," came through late in the recording process, penned by Sheeran, along with songwriters Jake Gosling and Chris Leonard, is tells a story not of falling in love, but of love lost and a message of hope that we can find love in others despite our shortcomings. Sheeran explained: "That's an important song for me. It's got a more fleshed-out sound, which I think is where I'm headed in future." He added: "It's about a relationship that fell apart and you're asking for it to be put back together. Most people get to a point where they drink themselves into a dark corner in that situation. It's that point of view."
Directed by Emil Nava, the brilliantly powerful storyline based visual revolves around a beautiful girl who becomes cupid. Follows the life of a modern day, the clip features a lonely Sheeran drinking coffee in a diner while an angel wanders through the city at night. Australian actress Isabel Lucas plays the Cupid-like angel and went around making people fall in love by shooting them with an arrow. In spite of her gift for bringing others together, her loneliness brings her to a tragic end.

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Mary J. Blige worrying her relationship in "Why"

Mary J. Blige has released the video for "Why," the third single from Blige's latest tenth record, "My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1)," features Maybach Music Group's head honcho Rick Ross. The latest track isn't the happiest of songs, but in the new video, the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul and guest rhymer Ross manage to have a pretty good time.
"Why can't we get it right no matter how hard we try?" Blige sings in her single "Why?" which is the sort of strained-relationship midtempo wailer that Blige seems to own the patent on, and it's weirdly heartening to see that she's still great at it despite what appears to be a happy married life. "I know you're fed up, so am I," Blige sings with the passion that she has mastered so well over the years. "But we just can't say goodbye," she continues in a dimly lit bedroom next to her sleeping lover.
In the spirit of moving on, the songstress doesn't lament for long, but instead hits an extravagant lounge. There, Ross is surrounded by gorgeous women with a drink in one hand and an expensive cigar in the other. "I got her lookin' at me sideways, live every night like it's a Friday," he raps. And though Blige is still obviously focused on her relationship worries, she joins Ross for a final performance at the lounge. The two, both dressed in white, complement each other as they perform under an elegant chandelier.
The Colin Tilley-directed glossy video, too, is pure vintage Blige, who throws off difficult vocal runs with ease and confidence. In the video, the 41-year-old R&B recording artist finds herself up late worrying about a troubled relationship. She starts out heartbroken, moping around her apartment and singing about a love affair that just ain't working. She perks up a bit when she joins Ross at a swagged-out party, but even amid well-dressed, good-looking groovers and clanging glasses of Belvedere, she can't seem to shake her sadness.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

John Legend debuts 'Tonight(best you ever had)'

The R&B soulful crooner John Legend is back and turns up the heat in the steamy video for his latest classy seductive turn "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)," the lead single from his forthcoming fourth album, currently untitled. The project is set to debut this spring and will feature production from Kanye West, Bink and Paul Epworth. The LP serves as a follow-up to his 2008 solo studio album "Evolver."
Featuring Southern rapper Ludacris, the bedroom banger is a soundtrack for upcoming movie "Think Like a Man." Some scenes including the steamy makeout session between Taraji P. Henson and Michael Ealy are previewed in the newly-premiered music video courtesy of Essence. The song's lyrics certainly suit the title of the movie with lyrics. With the help of Essence, Legend stepped from behind his piano and ripped off his shirt and gets frisky and flirting with a woman who has caught his eye.
With a shirtless Legend is "thinking like a man" in his new video, suggestive lyrics throughout, and assorted sensual imagery going on. The 33-year-old Ohio native seduces his love interest with his sultry lyrics and promises her that he will be the best she's ever had. He sits on a bed and flaunts his frame and gets close with his lady, caressing her as she returns the favor, while a shades-wearing Ludacris charms his lady with his equally seductive verses, giving the refreshing R&B track some hip-hop edge.
The sparse video definitely exudes Legend's sexiness as he remains shirtless for the majority of it. The Grammy Award winning singer is trying to shed his polite guy image with his latest video, which turns a night at home watching movies into a sensual romp, and gives Legend the opportunity to try his hand at being a sex symbol. Its TAJ directed visual should go some way in aiding that cause, especially as it sees the usually coy crooner flash some flesh. Something we're sure his legion of fans will not be complaining about.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Mary J Blige Breaks Down "Mr. Wrong" For Fans

Mary J. Blige is looking for love in all the wrong places. The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul has released the music video for her latest (flop) single, the Drake-assisted "Mr. Wrong," taken from Blige's 10th solo studio album, "My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1)," out November 21. Although the album version featured the Young Money​ signed Canadian rapper Drake, but he doesn't appear on this version used for the official video or make an appearance.
You could say this is Blige's second life. Her first, candidly chronicled on her confessions-of-a-wreck album "My Life," was an early glimpse into one of the biggest singing superstars in the world, who not only went public with her pain but eventually overcame it. The new album is 17 years later, after releasing 9 other studio albums, taking home just as many Grammys and becoming, as she now calls herself, "the living proof." That's also the title of a song on her latest album, originally recorded for film "The Help," that nabbed her a Golden Globe nomination this year.
Blige breaks down how women can spot the Mr. Wrong in their own lives. Co-produced by Jim Jonsin and Rico Love, the midtempo cut "Mr. Wrong" will serve as the follow-up to the lead single "25/8." "It's an extremely soulful song that expresses the true level of love that a woman can have for a man who simply is no good for her," Love tells Rap-Up.com. "I wrote it because in many ways I am Mr. Wrong." The video's glamour treatment suits the mellow and dramatic mood of the song.
The Diane Martel-directed video shows a performance mixed with highlighted moments that amplify Blige, and it's basically Blige glowing again in the dark with neon lights effects, and sensual choreographies. The clip begins with a music box opening up, but instead of a tiny rotating ballerina, something out of the ordinary for Blige besides her usual two step, we see the soul queen holding onto a stripper pole. Amidst disco balls and smoke, the R&B icon poses and dances in a variety of throwback looks, harkening her 'My Life' era. Take a trip down memory lane with scenes of her looking fierce, fly, and divaish.