Breath of Fresh AIR : The Saturdays

By Reggie Larkin

I have never been nuts about girl groups, however Euro pop group The Saturdays are a phenomenon. ,Rochelle,Vanessa,Mollie,Frankie, and Una (same order as the picture) have managed to take Europe by storm. These beautiful women have managed to infuse pop beats with catchy lyrics. often time i throw pop music away after a month or two but it is going on month three and i am in love. Watch out for these girls while still a fresh group and more grooming is needed, they have undeniable star quality. Given time these girls are going to take over the world .

Breath of Fresh AIR: Pay “Attention” to Wale

By: Alex Langston
DMV not only stands for Department of Motor Vehicles but also the D.C., Maryland, and Virginia area, in which new artist Wale hails from.
Wale, and that’s pronounced Wah-Lay not “Whale”, is not totally a new artist, though underground at the time, he toured with super-producer and DJ Mark Ronson two years ago in May 2007 shortly after being signed to his label Allido Records. It wasn’t until 2008 that this 24 year-old would be headed into a mainstream direction.
With his clever wordplay and the raw imagery of D.C. captured by Baltimorean video director Chris Robinson, MTV JAMS picked up Wale’s first video as “Jam of the Week” in December 2008. In early 2009, his single “Nike Boots”, which was more about the unification of brotherhood in dressing alike than the actual boots themselves. The single became more than hit, it was an anthem.
The DMV rapper released his second single and followed it with the video. This time he had some extra help from producers Cool and Dre, and another newcomer, Lady GaGa. He penned the raps and she sung catchy a hook-- “Lookin’ at, lookin’ at, lookin’ at me, look at that, look at how they lookin’ at me, eyes all sticking like honey on bees, look at that look at how they lookin’ at me”-- that taunts all others who may try to compete with the duo. Wale once again, teamed up with director Chris Robinson to shoot his next video for his most recent single “Chillin”, which uses a sample from Steam’s 1969 hit “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye”. The video aired on MTV JAMS June 8, 2009 as “Jam of the Week” which makes this his second music video to have the pleasure of being aired for a week, once every hour on the station.
It may have seemed like forever but here it is three years since Wale started taking his first steps to become hip-hop’s savior of rap music, and he’s not showing any signs slowing down. In fact, he’s released five mixtapes, has been featured in countless articles in The Rolling Stones, XXL, FADER, and UBR magazines and the front page of The Washington Post, and as of May 2009 made his first television performance on “Last Call With Carson Daly” late night talk show, all while recording his debut album set to release later this year titled, Attention Deficit.
There’s so much more to expect from Wale. He’s already crushing his competition, newcomers and veterans alike. He’s lyrically talented, has style that puts him with the dope boys on the corner to Hollywood’s elite socialites, and hey, he’s not too bad on the eyes either. Give him another three years and he’ll have more than just our attention but for right now he’s breath fresh AIR.
Check out Wale's latest video "Chillin" featuring Lady GaGa.

Wale - Chillin' ft Lady GaGa

Check It Out: Video Review of Drake- Best I Ever Had

By: Alex Langston



What can we say about Drake aka Aubrey Graham? Well for starters he's a great actor, he played Jimmy Brooks on the teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation for close to eight years, he has undeniable sex appeal (and the cutest smile ever!), and now he's one of the most talked about unsigned rappers in the industry.
His latest single "Best I Ever Had" is all over the radio, in clubs, and on people's iPod's. And finally there's a video! The video was directed by Kanye West, whom we all know has impeccable style and not to mention his video's are always awesome and abstract, so it's only right to assume that his directoral skills are just as great...right?
The video looks a little low-budget and is lukewarm compared to the hot song. Nowadays most music videos do not follow the same concept or context as the lyrics to the song but this video is way out of the ballpark. It has a pep-rally feel with Drake as the Coach and an All-Star team of busty and vivacoius women as his basketball team. That figures. The women in the video are pretty but there are many shots of their breasts bouncing up and down in slow-motion with plenty of close ups. Enough! We know the women are hot and that they have breasts, big ones at that but really, as if the video wasn't already weak, throw in some DD's, cameos from singer Trey Songz, rapper Fabolous, unknown Young Money rap artists and you've got yourself a video that's going, well, no where.
Honestly, Kanye should definently keep his day job and get from behind the camera and step in front of it. For Drake, his rap career is still very promising even though this video wasn't. You what know they say, third times a charm, so better luck next time Drake.