STR8NYC.COM » RnB http://str8nyc.com A lil' bit Hood with a lot of Hollywood Good! Fri, 30 Sep 2011 03:50:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 STR8 VIDEOS: FRANK OCEAN- “SWIM GOOD” http://str8nyc.com/2011/09/18/str8-videos-frank-ocean-swim-good/ http://str8nyc.com/2011/09/18/str8-videos-frank-ocean-swim-good/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:59:04 +0000 LexAve http://str8nyc.com/?p=45554 Tweet

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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]]> http://str8nyc.com/2011/09/18/str8-videos-frank-ocean-swim-good/feed/ 2 STR8 GLOSSY: MARY J. BLIGE COVERS EBONY MAG http://str8nyc.com/2011/09/18/str8-glossy-mary-j-blige-covers-ebony-mag/ http://str8nyc.com/2011/09/18/str8-glossy-mary-j-blige-covers-ebony-mag/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:33:47 +0000 LexAve http://str8nyc.com/?p=45541 Tweet

Check out the Queen of Hip Hop Soul, Mary J. Blige, gracing the cover of Ebony magazine’s October issue…on stands now! In the cover issue MJB sets the record straight those rumors, her demons and her soulmate. Below find a few magazine scans of the issue.

Sidenote: I’m not going to even address that horrible and non-flattering photo of MJB on the cover. I mean…look at her face…she just looks pissed and annoyed. Lol.

After skimming through the piece, MJB brought up a topic that’s been the conversation of my friends and I. Didn’t MJB put out better material and heart felt songs when she was “not” happy? Don’t you miss you the old Mary? It’s no question that depression, heart ache and just being in a negative space at times brings the most creative and chart topping songs. And Mary has come a long from those “Be Happy” and “Going Down” days. She’s now happy, both spiritually and emotionally. Do we really want to see MJB back in chaos and pain?




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]]> http://str8nyc.com/2011/09/18/str8-glossy-mary-j-blige-covers-ebony-mag/feed/ 2 STR8 VIDEOS: MIGUEL- “QUICKIE” http://str8nyc.com/2011/07/27/str8-videos-miguel-quickie/ http://str8nyc.com/2011/07/27/str8-videos-miguel-quickie/#comments Thu, 28 Jul 2011 03:14:24 +0000 LexAve http://str8nyc.com/?p=45061 Tweet

One of my favs hands down! Miguel is back with a new video for his ultra sexy “Quickie”. The black & white steamy video shows hot chicks in black lingerie all up in Miguel’s mix. He recently chopped it up with Rap-Up about the new video, “I actually have a really special feeling about these videos..I was very hands-on in the execution and the creative elements—from casting to the treatment to choosing the director and cinematography, the entire theme of the two videos—it’s kind of my brainchild.”

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Check out King Bey making a picture perfect bride in her new latest video “Best I Never Had”, the second single from her chart-topping album 4. In the first image from the Diane Martel-directed clip, B walks down the aisle in a white wedding gown before an unidentified man removes the veil covering her face….letting her ex flame know he missed out.


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Check out the stunning Jill Scott on the cover of Billboard Magazine’s latest issue. For all you youngins get to know this diva…she’ll set to blow your mind with her vocals and sick flow. Her latest LP, The Light Of The Sun, dropped earlier this week be sure to cop it.


Word is Jilly from Philly is on her way to a #1 album selling between 125-135k in its first week of release. We’ll wait to see the results…either we’re happy for Jill to be finally be doing it BIG!

P.S. Doesn’t she give off a lil ‘ Janet Jackson vibe on this cover…ultra sexy..i think it’s in the eyes and cheekbones.
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]]> http://str8nyc.com/2011/06/24/str8-glossy-jill-scott-covers-billboard/feed/ 0 STR8 VIDEOS: JEREMIH COVERS ADELE’S “RUMOR HAS IT” http://str8nyc.com/2011/06/20/str8-videos-jeremih-covers-adeles-rumor-has-it/ http://str8nyc.com/2011/06/20/str8-videos-jeremih-covers-adeles-rumor-has-it/#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 03:42:30 +0000 Noel http://str8nyc.com/?p=44495 Tweet

Jeremih has been making a huge comeback with his single “Down On Me” featuring 50 Cent ranked as No.4 on the the Hot 100 Chart. Billboard gets the R&B singer in their studios for a Q&A and an exclusive cover of Adele “Rumor Has It” for their Billboard’s Mashup Mondays. Definitely enjoying Jeremih’s muscianship in this mashup.


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Marsha Ambrosius is back with another hot steamy yet thought provoking video for “Late Nights & Early Mornings“. Directed by J Erving, Marsha shows us the dangers of casual unprotected sex. Ladies and Gents…let’s wrap it up! It’s so refreshing and inspiring to see this soulful songstress arrange such a sexy song but still deliver a substantial message through her video. Love it!


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C.Breezy is definitely turning things around for himself. With his F.A.M.E. being a monster hit, Chris Brown is now taking over the glossies. First up…The Source. Check him out in the Summer Heat (June / July) issue of The Source which hits news stands on June 20th.


Ladies love him, he’s on his Cool J…
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]]> http://str8nyc.com/2011/06/09/str8-glossy-chris-brown-covers-the-source/feed/ 0 BEYONCE UNVEILS NEW “4″ ALBUM COVER… http://str8nyc.com/2011/05/20/beyonce-unveils-new-4-album-cover/ http://str8nyc.com/2011/05/20/beyonce-unveils-new-4-album-cover/#comments Fri, 20 May 2011 05:14:17 +0000 LexAve http://str8nyc.com/?p=43732 Tweet

http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1664198/beyonce-4-album-art.jhtml

Baby MJ aka Beyonce has finally unveiled the album cover to the highly anticipated “4″. Loving the simplistic yet high fashion feel of the cover. Great album art cover.

Supposedly Queen B recorded the tracks for this fourth album while on her hiatus this past year. Word is she recorded 72 tracks and record execs were just so impressed with the material. Definitely can’t wait to hear the next joints of this album.


“4″ drops June 28th! Best believe all the ladies will cop this one!

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Omarion is back on the scene with a new mixtape The Awakening hosted by DJ Drama. The mixtape boasts features from Lil Wayne, Red Cafe, Method Man, YG and more. Omarion, Dj Drama and Red Cafe. As a huge Aaliyah fan, I couldn’t help but notice Omarion’s cover of her hit single “One In A Million”…I just had to take a listen and see if he did her justice. Whether he did or not, I’ll leave that up to you all to decide!

DOWNLOAD->> OMARION- THE AWAKENING MIXTAPE


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Here’s a tracklisting of joints off Omarion’s The Awakening:
1) Intro
2) Luke Skywalker (Bullshittin) ft. Method Man
3) Fall In Love ft. YG
4) Battle ft. Red Cafe
5) Guilty
6) Clap Yo Hands ft. Sonnie O & Rye Rye
7) Beg ft. M$ney
8) Get It On ft. Red Cafe
9) Cut a Rug
10) Komfort ft. Lil Wayne
11) Pleasure and Pain ft. K-Mac
12) Puerto Rico ft. Lil Eddie
13) Say No
14) Tell Me
15) One In A Million
16) Come Talk
17) Free
18) Forgot About Love
19) Wet (M. Hodge Mix)

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