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STR8 TRACKS: ESTELLE & JOHN LEGEND- “THE DUETS: SING & FLOW”

LexAve — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 13:47:08 +0000

STR8 TRACKS: ESTELLE & JOHN LEGEND- “THE DUETS: SING & FLOW”

While cleaning out my inbox I came across an email with some new collabo material from Estelle & John Legend entitled “The Duets: Sing & Flow“, a free seven song EP. Nice lil’ treat for the holidays. Could this be a sign of a collabo album in the works? Hmmm…In the meantime, be sure to download the EP below and get ya sing & flow on. This is definitely GOOD Music!
The Duets FreEP Tracklisting:

1: Shiny Suit Part 2
2: You Are
3: Freedom (feat. Talib Kweli)
4: Hey Girl
5: No Other Love
6: Come Over (feat. Sean Paul)
7: Fall In Love

DOWNLOAD->> ESTELLE & JOHN LEGEND- “THE DUETS: SING & FLOW”

STR8 COVER: KANYE WEST “MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASY”

Cola Janneti — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 18:57:23 +0000

STR8 COVER: KANYE WEST “MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASY”

Kanye lets loose of the unanimously the most bizarre album covers in hip hop history via twitter the other day.. “Banned in the USA!!! They tried to play me fam! They don’t want me chilling on the couch with my phoenix!” KanYeezy tweeted before posting the controversial artwork illustrated by artist George Condo. “In all honesty … I really don’t be thinking about Wal-Mart when I make my music or album covers #Kanyeshrug!” he added. “I wanna sell albums but not at the expense of my true creativity.”

What do you think of the cover?!
Sidebar: Will CAPS-LOCK Kanye make a comeback via twitter?…#imisstheoldkanye

FROM THE TWEETS: RIHANNA DEBUTS NEW “LOUD” COVER

LexAve — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:02:45 +0000

FROM THE TWEETS: RIHANNA DEBUTS NEW “LOUD” COVER

The now redhead bombshell, Rihanna, is back with a new album Loud. Yesterday the rudegal took it to twitter and Facebook to debut the new album cover.

Her lead single “Only Girl (In the World)” already is sitting at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. Will you be playing this loud or low?!
Something tells me it might change…I mean Loud isn’t set to drop until November 16th. I’m almost sure this isn’t the final album cover…just a taste of what’s to come.

STR8 COVERS: N.E.R.D “NOTHING”

Cola Janneti — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:42:43 +0000

STR8 COVERS: N.E.R.D “NOTHING”

N.E.R.D is back with full force! Check out their new album cover for their fourth studio album entitled Nothing, set to drop this fall.

The group came up with the title because according to N*E*R*D* front man Pharrell Williams “It’s like nothing you’ve ever heard.” Whereas their first album, In Search Of…, was an imaginative, exploration of identities, their second album, Fly Or Die, sought out the range of genres and sounds that have influenced the group, and their third album, Seeing Sounds, grinded everything together, Nothing promises to be an album that delivers a brand new N*E*R*D* sound, an album that amplifies the attitudes, style and persona that has made Pharrell, Chad and Shae the transcendent cultural icons they are today.”
Be sure to catch the group on their 18-City tour starting October 6th w/Gorillaz.

Gorillaz / N*E*R*D* Tour Routing:
Oct. 5 Wallingford, CT Oakdale Theater
Oct. 6 Boston, MA Agganis Arena
Oct. 8 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
Oct. 10 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
Oct. 11 Washington, DC Patriot Center
Oct. 13 Detroit, MI Fox Theatre
Oct. 14 Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Oct. 16 Chicago, IL UIC Pavilion
Oct. 17 Minneapolis, MN Target Center
Oct. 19 Houston, TX Toyota Center
Oct. 20 Dallas, TX Verizon Theatre
Oct. 22 Austin, TX Frank Erwin Center
Oct. 24 Denver, CO Wells Fargo Theatre
Oct. 26 Phoenix, AZ Dodge Theater
Oct. 27 Los Angeles, CA Gibson Amp
Oct. 28 San Diego, CA Viejas Arena
Oct. 30 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
Nov. 1 Seattle, WA KeyArena
Nov. 3 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena

CIARA’S GETS DRIPPING WET FOR “GIMME THAT”

LexAve — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 17:29:15 +0000

CIARA’S GETS DRIPPING WET FOR “GIMME THAT”

Yesterday Ciara took it to twitter to announce her new single cover for “Gimme That”…

This was the previous single cover for “Gimme That”.
THOUGHTS?!

TEAIRRA MARI’S “POINT OF NO RETURN” ALBUM COVER

LexAve — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:56:55 +0000

TEAIRRA MARI’S “POINT OF NO RETURN” ALBUM COVER

Teairra Mari is focused on becoming the next hottest chick in the game…but shorty is really slutting it up in her videos and in her new album cover for Point Of No Return. Teairra you’re cute and all…you could strip down to ya birthday suit but if you don’t have the right team backing you up or the talent to match, you’re just not gonna sell. Sorry!

STR8 GIVE-A-WAYS: M.I.A. “MAYA” TWITTER CONTEST

LexAve — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:24:20 +0000

STR8 GIVE-A-WAYS: M.I.A. “MAYA” TWITTER CONTEST

It’s been a minute since we ran a give-a-way, so Str8NYC is back to bring TWO lucky readers a CD copy of M.I.A.’s Maya album, in stores now.

Here’s how to win M.I.A.’s “Maya” twitter contest:

1. Follow @str8nyc
2. Send @str8nyc a Tweet using “#M.I.A” along with one of the day’s top trending topics. AGAIN: YOU MUST USE “#M.I.A.” plus one trending topic.

Example: Today’s (7/14/10) trending topics are Old Spice, Mel Gibson, Inception, #thissummer, #itsbeenawhilesince, #thatsaproblem, and others…So some example tweets that you could send would be…

@str8nyc I swear #thissummer I’m gonna be #M.I.A.

or

@str8nyc These Old Spice commercials are hilarious & entertaining, so is #M.I.A. new album

Notice how I used “#M.I.A” along with one trending topic. Also, DON’T FORGET TO @str8nyc. If you don’t, I won’t see it….and you won’t win!

Remember keep it creative and entertaining…you’ve only got 140 characters.

Deadline for giveaway is Monday, July 19th. Once we tally up the reader with the most comments (#M.I.A.), we will announce and contact winner on Tuesday, July 20th!

In the meantime, enjoy M.I.A. on the David Letterman show earlier this week.

Also be sure to cop her latest single ‘Tell Me Why’ or ‘Teqkilla’ on Itunes or stream her full Maya album on her myspace page.

CIARA’S “BASIC INSTINCT” ALBUM COVER + “GIMME THAT”

LexAve — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 03:11:40 +0000

CIARA’S “BASIC INSTINCT” ALBUM COVER + “GIMME THAT”

Earlier today Ciara unveiled the cover to her new album Basic Instinct dropping August 17th. Ci-Ci looks gorgeous on the cover in this close-up giving us the one-eyed stare…but realtalk I was expecting a bit more. This looks more like a single cover than actual album cover. Here’s to hoping the music will be hotter than this cover.

While we wait for album to ~~leak~~ drop, check out whats rumored to be her next single “Gimme That”.

DOWNLOAD->>CIARA- “GIMME THAT”

STR8 COVERS: T.I. UNVEILS “KING UNCAGED” ARTWORK…

J'More — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:58:52 +0000

STR8 COVERS: T.I. UNVEILS “KING UNCAGED” ARTWORK…

Check out “King of the South”, T.I.’s official album cover for his new album King Uncaged set to drop August 17th.

I expected more from T.I. since he is making a comeback. Call me a hater, but the cover is uh…blah.

Anywhoo, peep the promo for T.I.’s album…

Are you coppin’ T.I.’s King Uncaged?

STR8 EXCLUSIVE: THE DREAM’S “LOVE KING” ALBUM COVER

LexAve — Wed, 02 Jun 2010 21:12:13 +0000

STR8 EXCLUSIVE: THE DREAM’S “LOVE KING” ALBUM COVER

Here’s the official cover to The Dream’s Love King album dropping June 29th. Remember when album covers used to be hot?! What happened?

Tracklisting
1. Love King
2. Make Up Bag ft. T.I.
3. F.I.L.A.
4. Sex Intelligent
5. Sex Intelligent Remix
6. Yamaha
7. Nikki Part 2
8. Abyss
9. Panties To The Side
10. Turnt Out
11. February Love
12. Florida University