My Top 5 Tracks On The '4' Album

1. 1+1
2. End Of Time
3. Countdown
4. I Care
5. Best Thing I Never Had

Make The Beat Go Official Video - Ron Starr

Check out this fresh new video from upcoming artist Ron Starr. It's a dope track and I'm very pleased with the visual. Stay tuned for more from this hot new artist!

Nello Luchi "Got Em"

I must say Nello Luchi is one of the dopest femcee's I've ever heard! I'm extremely happy to call her my friend and I'm proud of her and wish her the best in all that she does. On 1/4/11 she released her video for the track "Got Em" off of her first mixtape titled Breathe In, check it out and comment. Stay tuned for more from this upcoming artist including her EP, The Nothing Special.

Breathe In The Mixtape - Datpiff
Nello Luchi Twitter
Nello Luchi Facebook

Radio Killa artist Casha Monet "Gangsta"

I was surfing the web when I randomly came across this new artist signed to Def Jam/Radio Killa Records. Meet Casha Monet, niece of Will Smith and the artist featured on Yung Berg's "The Business" back in '08. Her new single "Gangsta" was released late last year and was written and produced by The-Dream. I like the song but don't think it's a good first single. Hopefully she does well since record labels seem to have forgotten what promo means.

Casha Monet Official Website

I Feel Free

As some of you may know, I have the privilege of working for one of the hottest artists/producers from Brooklyn named Ricky Blaze. He produced Gyptian's hit single "Hold Yuh" amongst other reggae/dancehall tracks that helped put him on the map. His first single "Just You and I" was a big hit for the young artist and received a massive amount of airplay on popular radio stations such as Hot 97 and Power 105. The follow up to that single is "Feel Free" featuring Jim Jones. You may have heard this track before with features from other artists including Nicki Minaj but this is the new updated version with Harlem's Capo, Jim Jones. Listen or download his new single on the website below and feel free to share your thoughts.

Ricky Blaze Official Website

Ciara: Basic Instinct

Like every other album that dropped this year, Basic Instinct leaked! Maybe all artists need to make their circle smaller because I don't think they would be that stupid to leak their own album, it has to be one of their friends, producers, well anyway you get the point. So now let's get back to basics. Ciara honey, I was never a big fan of your vocals so I knew I could never listen to a whole album, therefore Basic Instinct just isn't my cup of tea, at least not the whole cup. Some songs are just blah to me, for example, "Girls Get Your Money" all I can say is ummm seriously?! Dream if you're responsible for that I shake my head at you! The songs that I do like a lot are Ride, Gimme That, Speechless, You Can Get It, Wants For Dinner, and I Run It. The Basic Instinct track isn't too bad either, but overall Ciara's album gets a 6.5 out of 10 since I do like more than half of the album. I really just expected it to be better so I'll never listen to her whole album again, only the songs that I actually like. Mmkay that's enough, you listen and tell me what you think.

Ciara: Basic Instinct

I need a moment

Mmkay I'm a tad bit confused, oh and before I officially get started I must say I better not ever hear anyone say a damn word about Electrik Red's lyrics again! Okay so back to my rant. What the fuck is up with Keri Hilson's new song/video? This bitch is all over the place with her music. First she's sort of uplifting women, then she's talking about how pretty she is, now she's saying "I got that kind of pussy that will keep you out the streets" and "It's the way you fuck me." She needs to get her life and music together then come back and release a new single.

P.S. BET banned Ciara's "Ride" so umm I hope they see all those pelvic thrusts all up in the camera and do the same for Keri's

Jazmine Sullivan "Don't Make Me Wait"

It's a typical day for J9, browsing the web like usual and one of my fave websites happens to be Concrete Loop, mainly because of the new music. One of the recent posts is Jazmine Sullivan's new song so I had to listen. Unfortunately I'm on the fence with this track, I don't think it fits her vocals, well at least I'm quite sure that someone else would have sung it better. My choices would be Electrik Red or Ameriie, who would you choose?

"Don't Make Me Wait" (Concrete Loop)

Marsha Ambrosius live at SOB's

There's nothing better than going to a show and hearing amazing live vocals. I was so pleased with both Marsha Ambrosius and Teedra Moses performances. Below is a short vid of what I captured, there's more to come.

"Hope She Cheats On You"

Dear Nicki

Girl, what happened? I was literally halfway through the album when I realized it was an ultimate fail! Album fillers much! The only songs I like are the ones that were singles. Thank God this shit leaked, it saved a lot of souls from spending money on something that's as good as spoiled food, it belongs in the trash! Thanks and bye bye for now.