Usher's album cover & promo pics: "Here I Stand"

Usher's album cover for his upcoming LP, "Here I Stand", is uncovered. We think usher's photography for the album is stunning. This is a great album cover for what the album speaks about: love, loss, new beginnings(child + marriage) and the stresses of being a sex symbol and entertainer AND trying to balance a real personal life with a baby and wife. It's going to be an awesome album. The picture/album cover portrays Ush in the desert... the heat of the sun (spot light) on him... an he tries to remain strong and guarded, protecting his family and his personal life. The license plate portrays "CINCO 1126" standing for CINCO- 5th studio album...and 1126 is the date of the birth of his baby boy(November 26th). This will be a jaw-dropping r&b/hip-hop album from Usher. Can't wait for it!!!

Theres also a few Promo pics for the album!!! Ush is doin' his thinggg. He's looking good and keepin' up his game. One question though... is Usher getting rid of his "U" Chain?!

LYRIC's RC: "Parkin' Lot Pimpin'"

Our 1st post ever was for a group named LYRIC. One of the singers/rappers, RC, from the duo has a hott track off the album "Soundtrack to Our Lives". This song, "Parkin' Lot Pimpin'", has been getting a lot of attention lately for its poetic, well thought out lyrics & its heavy computerized beat. The song pulls you in to listen at least 2-3 times over. Stop by iTunes to download their album... just search LYRIC and click the album cover with the duo on the front. Support new up-and-coming artists! The other member of the group is Phoenix Jones, but Phoenix isn't featured on the song "Parkin' Lot Pimpin'" (It's a solo cut written, re-mastered, and thought up by RC of the pair). There's a new album coming out later this summer! Leave comments for the group and let us know of any other up-and-coming artists!

Bridge:

"It's like 1,2,3 girl undress me with your eyes

It's like 4,5,6 girl open them thighs

It's like 7,8,9 your body's so divine

Imma make you a star, so baby you can shine"

Chorus:
"We're Parkin' lot pimpin' in my ride
Windin' and grindin' under the moonlight
Up and down, side to side
Parkin lot pimpin in my ride
Put that seat back, just relax
Let me handle that ass..."

"Parkin' Lot Pimpin'"
http://www.zshare.net/download/106100449fdd61f4/

Other Blogs: Feel free to post the song! Let's promote up-and-coming artists.

Ryan Leslie: "Still Good"

So, with Ryan Leslie's recent urge to end up on top of the R&B game, a new track leaks.... called "Still Good". The track shows Leslie's actual R&B voice, unlike the melancholly single "Diamond Girl". He pairs a simple beat with exceptional vocals. His lyrics are some of the best we've heard from Ryan Leslie... We're hoping that the rest of his songs show as much flavor as "Still Good". He seems like he's really reaching into midtempo cuts with an upbeat bridge towards the rear 2/3 of the EP. Definitley be singin' this one for a bit... "Is the Love Still good, Is it Still good, Is it Still good..." Maybe graduating from Harvard will help his game in the R&B industry this time around!



What's the track about?

The song is about him and a woman; the woman is changing a little bit and they're going through changes as a couple. The overall tone of the song is about Ryan asking if 'the love is still good to you.' He wants the relationship to be honest and wants the girl to know that he'll always have love for her... romantically or friendly.



Who has he worked with?

Predominantly, he works on mostly all of Cassie's albums. He's also worked on songs for Beyoncé, Britney Spears, JoJo, Nina Sky, Danity Kane, Diddy, Snoop Dogg, Donell Jones, Katharine McPhee, New Edition, One Chance, B5, Cheri Dennis, Latif, Megan Rochell and M. Pokora. He's in the process of writing and producing tracks on Usher's new LP.



Overall rating?

Out of 10... this cut from R. Leslie recieves a 8.0 because the song has a sassy-smart attitude and the song showcases a sample of what Leslie's R&B voice actually is. It gets docked 2.o points because it does honestly get a little repetitive by the 2nd or 3rd time listening and the song isn't totally hott for radio. This would be a nice song to have on the album, but we hope to see much more foward-moving music from Ryan.

Upcoming Concert:
Ryan will be performing at Summer Jam 2008 in Mansfield, MA on May 31, 2008... you can purchase tix at Ticketmaster.



"Still Good"

http://www.zshare.net/audio/1060442659cc33dd/

Qwote Ft. Trina "Don't Wanna Fight" Video

Download Link(Thx Jololouie)

http://www.mediafire.com/?otyg19c1tbw

This video has a great feel to it. Qwote has a unique voice that really shows a great deal of push for a time in r&b where there a few (of the thousands) people made up to be super-stars. The song itself is catchy, where you'll find yourself humming it and recollecting the video an hour or two after seeing/hearing the video. With Qwote's overall look somewhere between R.Kelly-T.Pain-Lloyd. He moves around quite a bit and keeps your attention in a similar way to Tyrese... singing around the girl, in a bedroom, and on a porch. There are also pretty good lyrics in the song. We wish he had one more verse to showcase his skills... the Trina verse we could do without. Trina's verse isn't BAD by any means, but we would have rather seen another sampling of Qwote's abilities.

Verse by Qwote:

Lately (lately), We been going through it baby (baby)

Slammin' doors and yellin' like crazy (crazy)

Cusin' each other out everyday (everyday), everynight (everynight)

Girl I (girl I), Just wanna put it all aside (aside)

And focus on your body tonight (tonight)

Kiss you on your lips while I, Stroke your hair gently let's try, To flip the script tonight

We're gunna try and find a good quality video and put it up on the site; not just any low-quality video...

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