New Look..

Jennifer Hudson

As you can see in the pictures, Jennifer Hudson has come a long way since September, 2009. She was known for her singing and the role that she played in the 2006 movie, Dreamgirls. I always thought that she was a role model for thick females, along with Mo'Nique, who has been supporting women for many years.

Hudson has been through many hard times in 2008. Her mother and older brother were found murdered in a house that her mother shared with Hudson's grandmother, and then she discovered that her nephew was also murdered. This was a very difficult time for Hudson, and she cancelled all photo and video shoots, interviews, and public appearances, according to "Reality Rocks."

In February of 2009, Jennifer Hudson made a comeback at the Super Bowl XLIII. She seemed very nervous before she started singing. She took a heavy breath before, and after her performance. It was obvious that she was depressed because the most important people in her life, were not there to witness her biggest moment in life. They were there in spirit, but it was clear that it hurt because she could not give them a big hug and kiss at the end.

Although she has been going through so much lately, she still manages to keep her head up, and enjoy life with her husband, and her son.

She appears on Weight Watchers, as their new spokesperson. She has always said that she loved the way she looked, but she decided that she needed to make some changes, for her son.

"I felt like I've conquered the world. It's about the progress. It's like, 'OK, I have a child now and I want to set a great example for him.' ... I'm educating myself. And by learning this way it makes it so much more convenient for me."

Jennifer Hudson has come a long way, and it's nice to see women inspiring each other, instead of fighting and being envious all the time.

((Listen to her music here))

Let's Switch it Up a Bit...

"Female Friendly Artists"

I was recently put on to these two rap artists, Wiz Khalifa and Curren$y, by a friend of mine. Normally, I don't listen to rap, but I wanted to see what exactly these "female friendly" rappers were all about.


                                 Wiz Khalifa

Wiz Khalifa has been out since 2006, but it's 2010, and this is the first time I've heard of him. I wasn't too sure what to write about on my blog for him, so I did some research, and started listening to his music. I found out that our lives are similar. We were raised by parents in the military, we've moved around a lot in life, and neither of us have both parents around. The name "Wiz Khalifa" was created with a true meaning. "Khalifa" is the Arabic word for the successor, and "Wiz" came from the word wisdom (Wiz Khalifa).

What I noticed about this artist is that his style is similar to another artist. He sounds a little bit like Drake. They do not rap about the same things, but Drake is the person who came to mind when I heard "This Plane." One minute he's rapping, and the next minute, he's singing. Wiz Khalifa is not that much different from other rap artists, but I give him a [thumbs up] because I can actually listen to his music, without wanting to change the song.

((you can find songs from Wiz Khalifa in my playlist on the blog.))

Curren$y


This artist was discovered by Master P when he was a teenager, but in 2005, he left Master P's No Limit Records. He was ready to give up on rapping, but then he met Lil Wayne and was signed to Young Money Entertainment. In 2007, he left Young Money Entertainment, due to lack of promotion and other reasons. To continue with his music, he made mixtapes on a month to month basis, and then came out with an album. The album is called "This Ain't No Mixtape" and it came out in 2009.

I like some of his songs, but what I don't like about him is the fact that he sounds like most rappers. He doesn't seem to have a sound of his own. In the songs that I listened to, he overly uses the "N word," and he talks about weed and money, too much. I think that he should try rapping about his own personal life because he has been through a lot trying to stay in the music business, and he should show how hard he had to work. Life does not revolve around how much money you make, or how much weed you smoke. The two songs that I like the most are "Modern Day Hippie," and "Breakfast (In & Out)." If you want to check out his music for yourself, you can go to http://www.datpiff.com/mixtapes-search.php?criteria=curren$y&sort=rating.

 

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"Million Dollar Kiss.."

In 2009, Trey Songz performed with Toni Braxton, since they have a song and video together. The song is called "Yesterday," and the message behind the song is: She caught him cheating on her, and every time, she would go back to him. This time, he's "so yesterday," and she's done with him. She puts the relationship in the past, but now, he wants to try and get it back. It's a typical love song, but the performance at the Soul Train Awards added a little twist. It started out as just the two singing together, and ended with a "little" kiss. Apparently nobody expected the kiss because everybody in the audience seemed shocked.

R&B singer-songwriter Toni Braxton has been questioned in a number of interviews about her little kiss, with Trey Songz. She has shared some information with Wendy Williams, in an interview, on her show. Apparently, it was just an innocent kiss because the lyrics:

"And now you wanna reminisce (now I wanna reminisce) 

Say you wanna try again 

(said I wanna try again)

It started with a little kiss (a kiss, a kiss)

(we cant even repent) no no."

Wendy Williams asked about Braxton and her husband separating, and if the kiss was behind their separation. She states that she does not like being separated. The two of them are still friends, work together, and raise their children together, but they're definitely separated. When answering questions about the kiss between her and Trey Songz, she says that her husband already knew that the kiss was going to happen, so Trey did not have any part in their separation.

In my mind, the kiss on the Soul Train Awards had something to do with their separation. The separation started getting around right after the kiss happened, who wouldn't think that's one of the causes?

No Other Than...

                                    Trey Songz!

Still wondering how this R&B singer went from singing "Gotta Make It," to songs such as "I Invented Sex" and "Neighbors Know My Name." It was an expected transformation because Trey is now 25 years old, but who would've thought he'd be telling the world that he invented sex?? In an interview on the Mo'Nique Show, the million dollar question that was asked was, "If you invented it, then how did you get here?"

(to hear Trey's response, click the hyperlink on "interview" and watch.)

In 2004, he was signed to Atlantic Records and his first album "I Gotta Make It," was released in June of 2005. Aretha Franklin did the introduction piece to his first album. Under the Trey Songz section of the Atlantic Records website, they say that he is one of "the most promising R&B artists we have had since we started the company 60 years ago." He is very dedicated to his music, and that's something that other music artists should be as well. In addition to answering Mo'Nique's question about him "inventing sex," he answers a more personal question. She questioned his love life, and how his music career affects it. He states that his music is what helps him take care of his family. Nothing can ever make it stop writing songs, performing, or stop him from being dedicated. He is single now, and says that whenever he decides to settle down, his girlfriend would have to accept the fact that music comes first. He says, "she comes first, second from my family and my music." This shows that Trey is not going to put anything above his family, and what helps him support them.

I think that Trey Songz is a great music artist, who has a voice of his own, and he is on the road to success. But then again, he is my favorite singer, so people might think differently.

Chris Brown Putting Up Another Fight?

Everyone is still holding grudges because in February 2009, he was arrested for abusing his ex-girlfriend, Rihanna. Chris Brown seems to have put the Rihanna incident behind him, but people have a hard time letting it go. He has apologized many times to Rihanna, and all of his fans, but the only ones who forgave him, were his family, some of his fans, his record company, and Rihanna. Brown is trying to pursue his music career, and forget about what happened between him and Rihanna back in '09, but nobody will let him. Nobody is sure of what really happened, except for Rihanna and Chris Brown. The two have not spoken much of what happened. Although they had interviews, and answered a few questions, neither of them said why things turned out that way.
When Chris came out with his latest album, Graffiti, he stepped up and basically told everybody that he's the same artist that he has always been, he made a mistake in life, but refuses to disappoint his fans, even more.
At school performances and free shows that he attended, Chris Brown was being disrespected by the audiences. They would boo him off of the stage, and yell foul things to him, but it never stopped him from continuing his performance. In an interview with the staff from "Singers Room," Brown states that if he did not love his fans so much, he would just give up.

"Hip Hop Is Dead"

Remember when songs actually made sense? They used to always have meaning and some type of passion behind them... Well now, things are different. Artists only rap about money, drugs, and sex. Always talking about what they have, not even trying to make a difference in anyone's life. People make songs just to make money. Nothing has to make sense these days, as long as the artist is getting paid. Call me old school, but I like music that comes with a meaning, something I can relate to. I’m not saying that the rap songs out right now aren’t good, my thing is that most people turn to music when their life gets complicated, but how does rapping about cars help somebody? Other songs have a negative affect on people. It may not have been the artists’ intention, but people take their lyrics and go out to do the things that they have in their songs. Some examples are songs like “Bust Your Windows,” by Jazmin Sullivan, and “Every Girl” by Lil Wayne. These songs are very catchy, but when I listen to what they're actually saying, I don't see a true purpose for the songs. In "Bust Your Windows," she says that she bust the windows out of his car, because he cheated on her. There are other ways to deal with someone cheating on you, aside from doing something that would make them press charges on you. In "Every Girl," they are talking about sleeping with every girl in the world, but at the end, they only say specific people. It's a contradiction, and it shows that they weren't thinking when they made the song. They say that they want to sleep with every girl, in the world, but what about the women who have diseases, and the female children? By saying "every girl," it includes babies, teenagers, grown women, and even elderly women, and they know that they don't want to die from STD's, or get arrested for rape.... People don't think about the image they're making for themselves, as long as they get paid in the ending.

 As I said before, if you disagree with something that I have posted on my blog, please feel free to send me an email with your opinions.

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This blog is about nothing other than music. Non-stop articles about different singers/rappers, and the "hottest" songs out. It's even going to include information on certain artists.

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