Do you think Kanye West takes himself too seriously? He’s well known for blowing up at award shows when he gets stiffed by the establishment in favour of other acts.
Anyway, he took exception to a review of his Seattle gig by Entertainment Weekly where they rated the show a B+.
The review is actually full of praise for Kanye’s performance, but calls into question the ‘conceptual hokeyness’ of the show, evidenced by a talking spaceship:
You can’t keep Kanye out of the charts these days, can you? His latest, Flashing Lights, isn’t getting quite as much attention as his collaboration with Estelle, but it’s doing pretty well all the same.
Flashing Lights tackles the thorny issue of how famous folks manage to have affairs while they’re in the limelight. Basically, they can’t. And those flashing lights belong to the paparazzi that follow Kanye and his peers around everywhere.
Fair play to Chris Brown. As I mentioned in my chart rundown, I had Chris written off as a 2nd rate Usher wannabe.
With You is Chris’ most memorable single to date, with a nice fusion of R&B and acoustic guitar that brings back memories of the Nelly/Tim McGraw collaboration, Over And Over Again - smooth verses with a strong hook in the chorus.
West London’s Estelle manages to score a home run by getting Kanye West to collaborate and will.i.am to twiddle the knobs on this funky, funky track.
Estelle has been lurking around the lower reaches of the pop chart for a few years now. However, her musical releases have been inconsistent enough that she hasn’t hit the mainstream…until now.
The next time you’re pouring a drink on the ground for your dead homies, you might be pouring Dr. Dre’s finest cognac. Of course, that depends on what hood you live in, and whether the inevitable copycat drinks from Jay-Z’s “Hovie-HoochTM” to P. Diddy’s “Biggie’s Special Brew (RIP)”.
I read today on the Rumors In Music blog that hip-hop superstar has become an equity owner in Drinks American Holdings Inc.
Forget that expensive Cristal at your next yacht party, why not plump for some of Dre’s sparkling vodka? Sounds suspiciously like an alcopop to me, but hey - all that hip-hop branded drink will keep the kids off drugs and in school, won’t it?
According to Idolator, Nicole Scherzinger will be returning to her raunchy song and dance act after her solo career failed to set the charts alight.
Nicole’s decision to go solo after the Pussycat Dolls first album was something which shocked me. The Dolls had barely broken as an act, though admittedly Nicole was the only member of the group people recognised. Surely the music equivalent of premature ejaculation, Nicole decided that the time was right to go it alone.
Missy Elliott is giving her fans the opportunity to name her latest album, due out in May 2008. The lucky winner not only gets not name a Missy album (how cool is that?), but they also will get an official credit on the album as well as a $500.00 Adidas gift card.
If you want to get a sneak peak at some songs from the new album, head over to Missy’s MySpace page and check out Ching-A-Ling and Shake Your Pom Pom.
Problem. I love Kanye West, but I hate Chris Martin. And yet here they are, collaborating on West’s latest single, Homecoming.
I have to admit, Chris Martin was the last person I expected to find on a Kanye West track. Taking whiny Indie vocals and adding them to a hip-hop track doesn’t work.
Work is the single where Kelly Rowland finally steps out from the shadow of Beyonce Knowles’ formidable ass and stands on her own. Well, almost. The BBC Chartblog has taken the time to compare the original version versus the Freemasons’ remix.
Needless to say, the the Freemasons version of Work is far superior. But where other people are hearing an ethnic-influenced riff, I can only hear a variation on the Knight Rider theme. That’s not a bad thing, just an observation - the Knight Rider theme has been used successfully in pop music before.
Just when you think Timbaland’s run out of tunes, along he comes with a new single, Scream. And he’s brought protege Keri Hilson and Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger along for the ride.
While it’s not the most immediately accessible single from the Shock Value album, Scream will grow on you like every Timbaland single before it. The intro has a funky vibe to it, with Timbo getting out the guitars and some authentic sounding drums for a change.
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