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STR8 VIDEOS: FRANK OCEAN- “SWIM GOOD”

LexAve — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:59:04 +0000

Woman Down! Frank Ocean commits murder in his latest video “Swim Good.” Ever since he premiered “Novacane,” fans have yearned for more and it seems like Ocean is ready to give. Earlier last week, he delivered “Thinking About You” and now “Swim Good.” Great visuals consist of a panda bear mask, popcorn, monk-like ensemble, a beach, waves, samurai sword, an orange and black Lincoln town car and images of a beauty superimposed through out the video. What does it all mean? Press play…trust you’ll enjoy.

frank ocean [swim good] from christopher francis ocean on Vimeo.

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STR8 VIDEOS: NICKI MINAJ ft. RIHANNA- “FLY”

LexAve — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 14:50:49 +0000

Not only did our favorite MC Barbie take away the Video Music Award for Best Hip Hop Video last night, but she also debuted her new dramatic, post apocalyptic video for the song “Fly,” featuring Rihanna. The video is full of disaster, plane wrecks, couture get-ups and whole lot of mean mugging for the camera.

Realtalk…I could’ve done without this video. Nothing but just another photoshoot brought to life. And what’s with the latex bodysuit and ninjas…where do ninjas fight in all of this. Shouts to the director and Barbie team for thinking this one through! NEXT!
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STR8 VIDEOS: KENDRICK LAMAR- “A.D.H.D.”

Noel — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 21:07:01 +0000

RockSmith presents the video to “A.D.H.D.” by Kendrick Lamar, directed by NYC’s own Va$htie in NYC. This song is one of my favorites from Section80. If you haven’t downloaded it yet…you’re seriously sleeping. Before checking out the video, check out what Vashtie said regarding the video concept:

“I wanted the video to illustrate the emotion he paints with words, while avoiding gratuitous shots of any substance. Despite the song’s title and content, the focus isn’t the drugs, but rather, that basic human experience of apathetic youth. That simple mood of emptiness which we choose to either address or self-medicate.”

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STR8 MIXTAPES: WALE – “THE ELEVEN ONE ELEVEN THEORY”

Noel — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 20:52:33 +0000

As promised, Wale released a new mixtape after reaching his initial goal of 1 million followers on twitter.
The Eleven One Eleven Theory is Wale’s first mixtape after being picked up by MMG [Maybach Music Group]. This time around Wale let’s go of his Seinfeld inspired tapes which is always an interesting take.
The emcee brings his poetic style of spitting over strong beats, the production on this tape is phenomenal. All original tracks which is always refreshing to hear. I’m definitely a fan of the tape, many thanks to Wale’s followers.

DOWNLOAD->> WALE- ELEVEN ONE ELEVEN THEORY MIXTAPE here
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STR8 VIDEOS: BRIDGET KELLY – “THINKING ABOUT FOREVER” (ACOUSTIC)

Noel — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 18:03:24 +0000

RocNation’s own Bridget Kelly was recorded performing the acoustic version of her single, “Thinking About Forever.” The song was released about a month ago and a leaked demo version by Frank Ocean was also available for listening. The song is written by Mr. Ocean himself, brilliant!
Check out Bridget’s acoustic version of the song out.

DOWNLOAD->> BRIDGET KELLY- “THINKING ABOUT FOREVER”
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STR8 VIDEOS: J.COLE- “WORK OUT”

Noel — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:54:37 +0000

While fans await the release of Cole World: The Sideline Story, which is set to drop September 27th, the visuals for “Work Out” are released.Check the video out and get the single as well.

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Glad to see J.Cole is finally releasing his album…but we can’t help but wonder did he wait too long?!
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STR8 TRACKS: NE-YO- “OTIS” (FREESTYLE)

LexAve — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 05:33:56 +0000

With a slew of singers switching things up a bit (Chris Brown, Trey Songz, Ryan Leslie) and testing their rapping skills, Ne-Yo is the latest to catch the bug. But don’t get it twisted, Ne-Yo says with his chest on this “Otis” freestyle. The latest joint off his upcoming “101″ mixtape hosted by Kevin Hart.

DOWNLOAD->> NE-YO- “OTIS” (FREESTYLE)
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“I got a lot of money, no denying that/ But it ain’t in my gentleman nature to brag/ So just for a second I’ma take the fedora off and put on an NY fitted cap…”
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STR8 TRACKS: MELANIE FIONA- “LIKE I LOVE YOU”

LexAve — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 19:06:24 +0000

Roc Nation’s own and friend to Str8NYC.com, Melanie Fiona is back with another banger off her upcoming project “The MF Life” entitled “Like I Love You” produced by Supa Dups. I can’t help but compare this joint to Rihanna’s “Man Down”…obviously not vocally but the melodies do sound similar.

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STR8 VIDEOS: FABOLOUS ft. RED CAFE- “YA’LL DON’T HEAR ME THO”

LexAve — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 12:46:22 +0000

Check out Fabolous’ newest video featuring Red Cafe “Ya’ll Don’t Hear Me Tho”. New track off Loso’s latest mixtape, S.O.U.L. project. Loving the Brooklyn Bridge visuals.

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STR8 EXCLUSIVE: COOL KIDS LISTENING PARTY

FarFetched — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 23:57:53 +0000

Words by Tannis Spencer of Product of the Nineties

Thursday night in the backroom of SoHo’s Sweet & Vicious the Cool Kids treated fans, friends and general groupies to their official album listening party for their new album, When Fish Ride Bicycles. The album is set to release on Tuesday, July 12th worldwide via iTunes. Last night we were able to get a sneak peek of the entire album and meet a few other cool kids in their own right.

If you are a Cool Kid fan you’ll be pleased to know this new project shows a serious progression from their older stuff. While the Cool Kids will always be known for the numbing bass that can be heard in almost every song, they have also grown lyrically as a group. They’re taking more risks as artists and stepping away from what people are likely to expect from them. Presumably a calculated a risk, but likely a good one.

From the sounds of it they have some definite bangers featured on the album just in time for the remainder of the summer. The duo have always been good at creating music easy to ride to and didn’t drift too far away from the formula for this project. Don’t fix it if it ain’t broke right?

When Mikey Rocks and Chuck Inglish weren’t busy being cool kids throughout the night, they were seen mingling with attendees and talking to the human sized fish that was seen floating throughout the party. A few special guess also dropped by for the evening including Asher Roth, Amanda Diva and Tennille.

Track List for When Fish Ride Bicycles

‘Rush Hour Traffic
‘GMC’
‘Boomin’ (featuring Tennille)’
‘Sour Apples (featuring Travis Barker)’
‘Penny Hardaway (featuring Ghostface Killah)’
‘Bundle Up’
‘Gas Station (featuring Bun B)’
‘Get Right’
‘Swimsuits (featuring Mayer Hawthorne)’
‘Roll Call (featuring Asher Roth, Chip Tha Ripper, Boldy James)’
‘Summer Jam (featuring Maxine Ashley) Produced by Pharrell Williams’

Have a look and a listen and pre-order the album, out this Tuesday, July 12th, only at iTunes: http://bit.ly/lrcHE1

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Photography by Far Fetched Future