Summer of Music

It's summer timeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!! Time to pull out the bikinis and sunglasses but when you hear the word summer whats it mean to you??? When I hear the word summer I picutre people chilling on the porch, fanning yourself trying to keep cool, while listening to the raido waiting for your next jam to come on. Oh and CONCERTS lots and lots of concerts from country to hip-hop there are endless names that come through your town. During the summer there's plenty of events held that invovle the celebration of muisc. Somtimes they are hosted outside at the beach or inside in an arena. So make this summer your summer. The summmer of music. So my question is are you planning to go to any concerts this summer, if so who and wheres it at so I can stop through????

Old School vs. New School

Have you ever had a moment when you were listening to the radio and heard a new song, but for some reason it still sounds familiar??? Then you realize that it is from an older song, typically something that is now considered old school.
I have experience this feeling countless times. New age artist are constantly looking forefathers of music for inspiration, but my question is do they take it to far is by stealing their beats. I always thought of music as a form of free expression, but when you take someone Else's lyrics or beats then the cause just becomes lost. You don't even understand the purpose of the song anymore.
Since I came to this conclusion I also think that they should have to pay the originator of the beat in order to use their music for their songs.

So my question for you is do you think it is right for new age artists to take the beats from their forefathers before them or should they create their own sound???

Chrography+Lyrics+ A Great Beat=what???

So the other night I was thinking about all the good music artists that are out right now, from Lil' Wayne, to All American Rejects. I tried to figure out what exactly they have in common...NOTHING. I couldn't think of one quality that they shared, not one. While some specialized in the art of the base guitar, and others have the skill of choreography, they were all different in some way.
So my question is what makes a successful musician. Is it their music, their dance moves, or their "bad ass" reputation. I then took a moment and thought about it. The one thing that I found that all the artists shared was their love for music. That is where it all started. They have faith in their individual sound and loves it enough to share with the world. When musicians have confidence in their music then their fans Begin to as well and that to me is what makes a true musician.
So my question is What do you think makes a true music artist???

Shocking Sounds of Electrik Red

From Destiny Child, Danity Kane, TLC, to Spicegirls all of the girl groups have fell off of the planet, only one stands...Electrik Red. Coming through to shock and shake the R&B genre of hip hop. The group consits of Naomi, Sarah, Lesley and Binkie they are reprein' New York city and Canada Binkie and Lesley, who attended NYC’s prestigious Laguardia School of Performing Arts, met the Toronto born Naomi and Sarah while individually performing as back-up dancers for artists such as: Usher, Mariah Carey and Ciara.
After constantly running into eachother time and time again at parties and auditions they began to form a friendship. Even though their individual careers began with dance they all shared a love for music.This was where Electrik Red was born.
In February of 2008, that one shot came when Electrik Red secured a deal with Def Jam. The girls were then paired with the hottest hit makers in town, The Dream and Tricky Stewart, who had worked with everyone from Mary J. Blige to Beyonce. “We all looked at each other and said ‘Holy shit guys!’” remembers Binkie. “Look where we’re at right now!”
I love their girl group gimeic and homefully their here to stay. With the sassy independent woman attitudes they have a fresh style to their music and I'm really diggin' it. There name truley matches their music...ELECTRIC!!!!!!! So my question for you is do you think girl groups should be reborn or stay in the grave??? Listen to their music at http://www.last.fm/music/Electrik+Red/+tracks and tell me what you think.

The Ting Tings

The Ting Tings orignally formed the group in 2004. They are from the lovely country of Salford, England.
The band consists of Katie White,who is the vocalist of the group and also plays the gutair and bass drums, and Jules De Martino, who plays the drums and is a vocalist as well.
They have currently released four hit singles from their record label, Columbia Records UK, which released my favorite two hit singles: "That's not my name" and "Shut up and let me go". I'm not the only one who is loving their sound because it charted number 1 on the UK singles chart on May 18th 2008. The album "We started Nothing" was released the day after on May 19th, 2008, which also charted the charts in the UK at number 1. Their sounds are slowly making their way over to the US, do you think they got what it takes to pursuade our American ears???
Listen to their music at http://www.last.fm/music/The+Ting+Tings/+tracks and tell me what you think.

The Cool Kids of Ilinois

Cool Kids that just with they are. Their name fits them just right. With their dope lyrics and original style these guys are the future. The Cool Kids are a duo from Illinois. The duo consits of Miley Rocks and Chuck Inglish, who is origially from Detroit. They met in the year 2005 when famous producer LA Reid found a beat on the internet that Ingersoll had produced.They met to discuss the terms beat's sale, then just eventually recording for two hours. They were inspired by hip hop in the 1980s and artists like Eric B. & Rakim. Ingersoll began promoting the new duo’s material, and it was eventually booked by Josh Young of Flosstradamus for a DJ performance.
At this performance (in a venue called Town Hall Pub), the duo met the electronic musician ,Diplo, who offered to release a mixtape of their unreleased tracks titled Totally Flossed Out on his label Mad Decent, though it was eventually released on C.A.K.E. Recordings. They also received an offer from the DJ A-Trak to sign to his Fool’s Gold label, which they did, but only for one single.
Up until until now they have just been posting their music on their myspace page. Their record deal didn't come until their performances at the CMJ festival and the Pitchfork festival as well. The Cool Kids signed to Chocolate Industries, another independent label, which had previously been the label of rapper Lady Sovereign.
They have been and currently are on tour, opening for M.I.A. One of the duo’s singles, “Black Mags”, is featured in a late 2007 Rhapsody TV commercial.
In the same year, the group collaborated with Lil Wayne and DJ Benzi through the Internet on a track entitled “Gettin’ It”, which will reportedly appear on the DJ’s future album Get Right. The band has been featured in the video game NBA Live 08 with the song “88”, and in the episode “The First Cut Is the Deepest” from HBO’s TV series Entourage with the song “I Rock.” They were listed in Rolling Stone’s Ten Artists to Watch in 2008.
These guys are the hottest sound that is out and is sweeping the nation of hip-hop. With their influential sound of 80's hip-hop they are on their way to the top. All of their beats are inspired by 80's hip-hop beats. So which one is better 80's rap or the new generation of hip-hop? Listen to some of their tracks on http://www.last.fm/music/The+Cool+Kids/+tracks and tell me what you think.

Keri Hison

Keri Hilson is an American R&B singer and songwriter signed to Zone 4/Mosley Music Group/Interscope Records. She is part of a collective of writers and producers known as The Clutch. She has been writing music for other artist since the year 2001.
She broke out in the year 2006 when she appeared in Nelly Fertado's video titled "Promiscuous". Meanwhile she signed with the artist "Timeberland" and then soon after released her first single titled "The way I are". She also played the lead role in Usher's music video for "Love in This Club", (as well as co-writing its "Pt. II" remix) appeared as one of the "independent women" in Ne-Yo's music video for "Miss Independent" and appeared briefly on Nelly's "Party People" music video wearing a T-Shirt with the slogan 'Hip Hop aint dead'. Ironically, she was soon after featured on Nas' debut single from his controversial album "Untitled", "Hero".
Keri Hilson's debut solo album In a Perfect World... was released November 4th, 2008. The album's first single was "Energy" and its music video was released July 14, 2008. The second single is a Double A-Side of "Turnin' Me On" and "Return the Favor". She currently also features on Chris Brown's latest single "Superhuman".
Keri Hilson is a new artist that brings the ladies to the dance floor. Her beats are sick and her featured artists such a Lil Wayne and Kayne West do nothing but just complement her sick beats. Her style is like no other, do you think that she is the new sound of hip-hop? Listen to her beats and tell me what you think at http://www.last.fm/music/Keri+Hilson/+tracks

The Sound Genuis Herself

Sound Genuis consits of new music. Sound genius is all about finding the real music out there. IT's about searching for the beats that get people up and moving. It also gives a chance to expose the new and underground artists looking for a push to the top.
It also allows people to express their opinions about the music or the artist that create it. To me music is the soul and the beauty of the world. So I feel like it is my duty go get out the new beats to the world.
So don't be shy, were all open-minded here. Wheater it's good opinions or bad I listen to them all.
If you happen to hear some new sounds on the radio or the internet, or where ever you may be, don't be afraid to comment on them because I only have two ears. If any new artist happens to pop up, then just let me know and I will post a blog asap! So have you heard any new good music that it out now that you think isn't getting heard?

College Rap: Asher Roth

Asher Roth is a young college-educated rapper who made news as the first white rapper featured on a DJ Drama mixtape. Born in Morrisville, PA, he began rapping as a teenager and began to develop a fan base while attending college, thanks largely to social-networking websites such as MySpace and Facebook.His early releases include the 2006 mixtape album "Believe the Hype". Scooter Braun and Steve Rifkind rap industry's businessmen, noticed the youngman's talent and then signed him to the major recording album SRC/Universal. In the year 2008 Roth busted into the rap mainstream and took the world by storm with his Greenhouse Effect Mixtape.The Greenhouse Effect Mixtape was made available online as a free download on "The Daily Kush," a multimedia blog set up to promote Roth. The mixtape was hosted by Don Cannon and DJ Drama of the renowned Gangsta Grillz mixtape seris.
His sounds bring a new edge to the hip hop game. His rhymes shake up the idustry and his flow is undeniable. And his "white boy" gemic just works in his favor. Do you think that Asher Roth has what it takes to go all the way, and could you balance school while trying to take over the rap game? Listen to his beats on http://asherrothmusic.com/

Man on the Moon: Kid Cudi

Kid Cudi is a rapper based in Brooklyn, NY, but he is from Cleveland. His debut single "Day n Nite", became an online hit in 2008. Born Scott Ramon Seguro Mescudi in suburban Cleveland, his career took off after he moved to Brooklyn and became affiliated with Fool's Gold, the label of DJs A-Trak and Nick Catchdubs.
The label released the Day 'n' Nite EP in February 2008 and circulated a Crookers remix around the blogosphere, drumming up a good deal of buzz in the process. It didn't hurt that Kid Cudi began to receive increasing press attention, including a nod from Rolling Stone (which touted him among the magazine's Top Five best indie hip-hop artists of 2008). Not long after the release of "Day 'n' Nite," Kid Cudi began touring with the Fool's Gold collective, which performed at a South by Southwest showcase and subsequently joined forces with Steve Aoki and his Dim Mak collective for a North American tour. As the remixed version of "Day 'n' Nite" climbed the U.K. singles charts, Kid Cudi readied the release of his full-length album debut for summer 2009. Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide
Kid Cudi is truly the future of hip hop. With his futuristic sounds an creative lyics, he is taking the world by storm. Question. His nickname is man on the moon, so if you were a music artist what would be your nickname? Also to listen to music go to http://www.last.fm/music/Kid+Cudi/+tracks

Northcarolian: The Dream

Songwriter, turned R&B singer was born in Rockingham, NC. Birthname Terius Youngdell Nash,who now goes by the dream moved down to Atlanta, GA, with his mother at the age of three. He began his love for music at a young age. He first learned how to play the trumpet in elementary school, the later on picking up intruments such as: the drums and guitar.
Once he graduated from high school her began his singing career, but it was off to a slow start. He began to start selling lyrics after he met up with Laney Stewart in 2001. Stewart helped him land his first publishing contract in 2003. Over the next four years he wrote sucessful hits for artists like Britney Spears, Madonna, but the height of his songwriting career was with Rihanna's international hit "Umbrella". After that smash hit he was being approached by different labels, particuarly def jam, Rhianna's label. They eventually stopped dancing around the issue of him breaking out as a solo artist after he wrote the hit "Bed" for new coming artist J Holiday.
In fall of 2007 the dream released his first sing, "Shawty is a ten". At the end of the year he followed up with his album titled "Love me all summer, hate me all winter." Even while recording his own material her still manages to write for other people such as: R kelly, Sting, Celine Dion, and Mary J blige. His music contintues to get people jumping out of theie seats when they hear beats from "The Dream". His tunes captures ladies hearts all over the states. When you think of R&B he is truly the epiphony. Listen to some of his track and let me know which one is your favorite. To listen go to http://www.last.fm/music/The+Dream/+tracks

Private School girl. What????

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta came from a good italian family, that resided in Manhattan, New York. There she attened Convent of the Sacred Heart, which was a private school. She then later studied at University's Tisch School of Arts.
This theatrical dance pop princess/singer/songwriter/pianoist first began making a name for herself in the underground of New York. At the age of 20 she began being a songwriter for Interscope records, and wrote songs for famous artsits such as The Pussycat Dolls. Several years later she then wanted to branch out and became as solo artist. She later released her chart topping single "Just Dance" in the early 2008. Her debut album title "The fame" was issued in the United States later that year. Its Grammy-nomianted success paved the way for a U.K. release in early 2009
Some of her influences are glam rockers such as David Bowie and Queen, as well as the one and only 80's dance pop queen herself, Madonna and the king of Pop Micheal Jackson.
Her music contiues to make people dance all over the states. With her feirce attitude and sounds and her catchey lyrics this girl plans to take it all the way. Now that her first single has dropped and her album is relesed I'm hungry for another single to hit the radio. What about you? Listen to her music and tell me which track should hit the radio next. To hear her music go to http://www.ilike.com/artist/Lady+Gaga/songs

Thriving Ivory: Apple Sauce and Eggs?

Unlike the other beingings of new artist, Thriving Ivory was much different.They originated from Santa Barber, California, before relocating to San Franciso, California. They didn't start from the stage, but the frontyard was were it was at. "We would just set up and have concerts in people's frontyards," singer Clayton Stroope explains. They got things such as apple sauce and eggs thrown at them. Because of their light melody, many fans were girls. After awhile they outgrew campus parties and decided to expand their horizons. Now they are attracting both genders to their music. Their self-titled album is full of depth and meaning and has a light sence of rock added with the relaxed theme. They seem to push the evelope and add real melody to the new generation of music. Their diverse sound attracts ears all over the world. Their new single titled "Angels on the Moon" is pushing the charts, they have big dreams of being successful in the music industry. Do you think they'll make it? Listen and tell me what you think.
http://www.rhapsody.com/thriving-ivory

Jazmine Sullivan

Jazmine Sullivan’s debut album, Fearless, came out September of last year and has already garnered the singer two hit singles, positive reviews, and a whopping five Grammy nominations—including Best New Artist. Sullivan has big competition in Adele, but she has a good chance of winning the award.
On first single, “Need U Bad,” one can hear the soul and yearning in her voice that separates her from the vast pool of female R&B sound-alikes. Supporter Missy Elliott is featured in the song’s official video singing along. Just as good is the fun follow-up single, “Bust Your Windows,” in which she breaks his car because he broke her heart. All of her songs seem to have a deep meaning more than material things. Jasmine is bring back the sound of street jazz, originated deep in Harlem. She is breaking the bariers and bustin' through with a classy new sound. Jasmine is one if the hottest new artist out right now. She might just take over the title "Queen of R&B Jazz". Listen and let me know what you think. She worked hard to make her dreams come true. What are some of your dreams, goals, or ambitions?

http://www.ilike.com/artist/Jasmine+Sullivan