Your death struck us all by surprise. Never would one have thought I would see the day you would pass away. In 2005 you shared your lovely voice with your first studio album "FRANK". Your album caught the attention of folks worldwide. UNITED KINGDOM to UNITED STATES, UNITED STATES to JAPAN, and so much more. With the voice of a black heavy-set women you left folks in awe. How could such a voice come from such a women. Dainty and frail yet could draw a room of ten million to silence. While gaining fame for your wonderful voice, we were introduced to some of your flaws.

ROBYN just yesterday released her video for the second single off her 2010 album BODY TALK PART 2. The video is sick and I love ROBYN'S moves. Girl can dance. My friend TIFFANY and I always talk how ROBYN was dancing during the 2010 MTV VMA'S and she plays no games when she dances. Love!

Looking back at what I had listened to a kid growing up I can say for sure, I was bound to be a heavy UK music listener. I'm on a fucking rolling this time with the throwbacks! S CLUB 7, MIS-TEEQ, MS. DYNAMITE, and now CRAIG DAVID. I can't help but laugh at music choices. Not to say that my choices were bad but it's interesting. I heard about CRAIG DAVID while I was in Nigeria visiting my cousins in 2000 or 2001. I was watching MTV UNIVERSAL and I saw this video come on and I was like "Ohhh! He's cute". Besides him being cute, the song was good, and the video was humorous. The part where he pours the wine on the women around 3:55 is funny. If life had a rewind, press play, stop, pause button? Boy!? It would be great. And imagine being able to wake up at 11:00AM on Monday.

KATY B is an artist I've been listening to for a while and just today she released her video for his single EASY PLEASE ME. Absolutely love her! The video has cute humor to it and cute guys in it. I definitely peeped that one. Especially the babe in the black and yellow snapback. Babeee?!

RAEKWON is currently on tour and he hit up CHICAGO last night. But besides hitting the stage, he apparently found time to connect and politic with Illinois Republican Senator CHRISTINE RADOGNO because during a State budget meeting today, Radogno took the floor of the Senate to quote the Wu-Tang member. She even claimed that last night Rae told her, "NOWADAYS WE ALL KNOW CASH RULES EVERYTHING AROUND US, C.R.E.A.M. GET THE MONEY. DOLLA, DOLLA BILL Y'ALL." Guess Radogno grew up on the foul side too, huh?

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A few days ago I posted my list on things to do before my big move to the UK. Like I stated before in my recent I've been a listener of TINIE TEMPAH music for a while even from his first album HOOD ECONOMICS. Saturday evening my good friend MOE gave me word that TINIE would be performing at the APPLE STORE in SoHo not knowing that I was a huge listener of him. But because I thought the show was Sunday I was a tad discouraged  on going because of last minutes events. A few minutes later I checked my twitter timeline and saw that the show was on Monday not Sunday. Elated and relieved that I had the see the UK chart topper live and for FREE. Yes, F-R-E-E!

Haha! This really sums up my summer of '09. *BUST INTO A MIGRAINE SKANK* For those who aren't aware of SKANKING. Allow me to introduce you to what it is.

In my last THROWBACK post I had said that my encounter of UK music was MS. DYNAMITE. After that I started thinking about things I use to listen to as a youth and  I realized I listened to a lot of UK Music. Which is quite funny because now that I'm older I mainly listen to UK music. When I was younger one group I couldn't get enough of was MIS-TEEQ. MIS-TEEQ came onto the US music scene around 2003 with their smash hit SCANDALOUS. I absolutely loved them unfortunately the UK girl group broke up and haven't made music ever since. I enjoyed them while they lasted but SCANDALOUS was the song. In fact in December 2010 the song was used in a GIORGIO ARMANI's ARMANI CODE FOR WOMEN perfume ad.

As kid I've always admired this woman so much. Ms.Dynamite was one of my first encounters with UK Hip Hop/Rap/Grime. At the time I didn't know what UK Hip Hop, Rap or Grime was but I loved her messages in her songs. She is a dope artist. Youth years! Dynamite has gotten older of course. However she manages to keep herself very current in music with recent work with KATY B and REDLIGHT. In fact one of the songs she collaborated on was featured on HIGHSNOBIETY.

Directed by "US". Wiley releases his new video NUMBERS IN ACTION. Both the song and video are dope. Check it out!

Every time I hear this song I feel like dancing. The 90 - early 2000's was the best.

Lately I've been in need of some new music and at times I find it hard to listen to some artist or music and like it. During my search I was introduced to Odd Future's Frank Ocean by a close friend of mine. Prior to that I had never heard of Frank Ocean -- never heard his music or knew he was apart of Odd Future. As my friend was telling me about Ocean's music she recommended me to listen to one of his songs WE ALL TRY. My initial reactions was "Whaaaa?! Huh? Come again?" followed by "Oh, I like that". But I guess you say you shouldn't set expectations for Odd Future. I guess that's what makes them odd. After falling in love with the song it then led me to listen to SONGS FOR WOMEN. Frank Ocean is a member of California based rap group Odd Future also known as Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All/OFWGKTA. Listening to Ocean's album takes you by surprise. As he uses songs by The Eagles and MGMT. Ocean's sound is quite indescribable. Frank is no Cudi or Trey Songz but the fact that he sings and song writes in a manner which is odd from the Odd Future we all know  is interesting. The album is extremely good and makes you realize somethings such "Don't listen to Odd Future and be biased". Been listening to the album for a week now and I am not tired yet. Download after the cut.