Album Review: JadaKiss – “The Last Kiss”

Jada is back with his third solo album entitled “The Last Kiss” and he is taking no prisoners. The album has been five years in the making and apparently things do get better with time. Before I get into the review of the album I just want to say that if you haven’t listened to Jadakiss like that, you need to. The dude is SO underrated but the truth is that he could probably eat your favorite rapper for lunch and not even get indigestion. He is as lyrically versatile as anyone to ever spit and what makes that even more impressive is that all his rhymes actually make since, I mean like when he says something witty. Basically, Jada don’t spit to spit, he drops knowledge. Anyway, most times when people talk about the hottest rappers in the game, you hardly hear them mention Jada, but right now he is definitely in my top five mc’s breathing along with Jay, T.I., Weezy, and Kanye. Sorry Jeezy.

In stores now, go get it!!

Now back to the album, first off I want to say thanks to kiss for giving us 18 tracks, I mean these days most stop at 14 or 15, I mean what’s all that about? Jada hits you hard right out you the gate on the second track with the club banger “Can’t Stop Me” f/ Ayanna Irish. This track is kind of feel good point for the summer basically saying that if you stay focus nobody can stop and that ain’t nothing but the truth. The next track “Who’s Real” f/Swizz Beatz is let’s just say underwhelming but not for Jada’s lack of hot rhymes but rather for Swizz’s less than stellar beat,

How Marley and Me Stole The Christmas Break Box Office From Benjamin Button

“Marley and Me” stars Owen Wilson and Jeniffer Aniston as a married couple who after escaping the harsh winters of Michigan for the warm days of Florida buy a rather rambunctious dog named Marley. The movie is basically about the changes in a relationship over the years and man’s best friend that is there to help you through it all. The film is actually pretty good but one that I did not plan to even see.

Jen and Owen star in “Marley and Me”

As I looked to at the numbers this morning a theory started to work in my head about what happened. Marley and me broke the record for single day Christmas earnings. How in the world did that happen? I mean while I am sure they had hoped the movie would do well, no one anticipated it doing that well. Here is what I think happened.

The Best Show On TV That You Probably Haven’t Seen

The particular show that I am talking about is excellent. It has drama, excitement, and is very well written. I fell in love with it a while ago and once you watch the first episode you will too. As television watching has changed over the years and I spend less and less time watching the major networks, it seems that they are just a few YEARS behind what seems to interest most folks my age. There are the exceptions that seem to cross all race, age, and nationalities though such as Law and Order, CSI, and NCIS. Those are shows that almost everyone that I know watches at least one if not all of them.

The show that I am talking about is none other than the

Say Goodbye To Your Monthly Phone Bill, At Least For The Most Part

I was surfing around the web today and I came across something very interesting. Now by now most of us have heard of Voice-Over-IP (VOIP) phones and some of us even use them with services like Vonage and Skype. I have evaluated both services and neither was impressive enough to make me consider using either one but then I came upon  a new product, that once it gets some traction could become go to gadget in this space as well as other things.

This little device could save you a LOT of money.

The product is called Ooma.  Ooma is a cool little device that could make your phone bills disappear like magic.

Movie Review: 007: Quantum of Solace

James Bond is back and with an even bigger chip on his shoulder than last time. Daniel Craig reprises the role of everybody’s favorite British super agent. From start to finish, Quantum of Solace is a heart pounding, adrenaline fueled rush.

The movie is action packed in fact that it will have your brain straining to keep up. I think the thing that stands out about Daniel Craig’s James Bond is that he is much more physical, he is running and jumping and tackling guys all over the place. It seems that Bond hasn’t quite gained that level of suaveness that we have come to know and love in other films but he is getting there.

Album Review: T.I. – Paper Trail

The king of the south is back at again and he is not playing. “Paper Trail” is T.I.’s sixth studio album and possibly his best since his debut “I’m Serious”. The album is entitled “Paper Trail” in reference to the fact that this is the first time he has written his lyrics down since “I’m Serious”, after his debut album he had adopted the popular trend of not writing his lyrics down in the model of such great rappers as Biggie and Jay-Z.

In stores now, so go get it!!

The album kicks of with the blistering “56 Barz”, a hot track that finds T.I. in rare form. This track is just T.I. spitting for about 3 minutes with no hook, thus the name. Next, he kills on it “I’m Illy” letting everybody know that in his own words he “runs the city”.

Album Review: Jazmine Sullivan – Fearless

You may not know the name but you definitely have heard her hit single “Need U Bad” which has been a staple on radio stations all over the country ever since she dropped it. After what has been a very long road for this young artist, she finally dropped her debut album “Fearless” today.

Fearless in stores now!!

Back in my “Who’s Next” on her I told you that she was hot and this album proves it. This album is probably one of the most ambitious debuts I have heard in a while.

Tupac Shakur: Still The Greatest Rapper Ever

I meant to publish this on the day but got a little behind so I am publishing it now.

I know that people get very emotional about this topic. Either you love Tupac or you hate him, it’s that simple for most. It really comes down to either you are a Biggie fan or a Pac fan, most people don’t straddle the line. Today, marks the 12th anniversary of the death of Tupac Amaru Shakur (June 16, 1971 — September 13, 1996) but his music lives on.

We Still Think You Are The G.O.A.T.

The first time I heard Tupac was on my cousin’s “Me Against The World” CD and I have been hooked ever since, I was seven years old. Even as a young child his music touched me somewhere deep, I couldn’t really understand it at the time but as I got older I did. Tupac was a very complex individual and his music demonstrated that. From introspective tracks like “Keep Ya Head Up” and “Still I Rise to hard hitting viscerally charged tracks like “Hit Em Up” and “Bomb First”, Tupac Shakur was a man full of demons, trapped between who he was and who he wanted to be.

Album Review: Neyo – Year Of The Gentleman

Neyo is back with his third album “Year of the Gentleman” and he is definitely changing the game. Even though he has seen much success including several Grammy’s, Neyo is not using that as an excuse to become stagnant. No, in fact this album is perhaps his most introspective and well written yet, and that is saying a lot because as far as I am concerned he is one of the best writers in the game right now.

The album jumps off with the #1 single “Closer”, and if you ain’t heard that one you must have been living under a rock. The next banger comes with the third track, “Single”, that has Neyo sweeping a women off her feet who’s man is less than attentive. This is the kind of track that fellas will listen to and wonder if they are paying their girl enough attention (Note to the fellas: If you aren’t, you might want to

VIBE Magazine Tells Robin Thicke Your Cool Just Not Cool Enough To Be On Our Cover

I heard this story as I was driving in to work this morning and I have to say if it is true then I am disappointed. The entire controversy revolves around comments Thicke made in an interview with Billboard Magazine alleging that when he inquired as to if he could get the cover, VIBE responded by saying we don’t put white artist on the cover. Now in the entire history of VIBE only one white artist has appeared on the cover and that was Eminem. I understand tradition as much as anyone, but in 2008 with some many things happening in the world and so much CHANGE occurring I think this may be one tradition that VIBE needs to let go.

Did VIBE straight diss Robin Thicke?

I understand that as a magazine they want to stay true to their core audience and that audience happens to be predominantly African-American but most African-Americans, at least the ones that I know like Robin Thicke.