Blog: Musicology 101

~ Apl.de.ap [ft. Billy Crawford] - You Can Dream [Video] ~ Here is the official video for Apl.de.ap's new solo single You Can Dream . As soon as I get hold of an mp3, I'll be posting it up for you guys.

~ Diddy [ft. Dirty Money] - Angels / Love Come Down ~ Diddy teams up with his newly formed group "Dirty Money", which consists of Danity Kane's Dawn Richards and songwriter Kalenna, for the first singles off his upcoming album Last Train To Paris . The first track, Angels , boasts some old-school production a la Biggie. The second, my favorite of the two, is a club track with a bangin' beat. I'm starting to get a little tired of the whole "electro pop" fad, so this is a nice change. [...]

~ Drake [ft. Trey Songz] - Successful [Video] ~

~ Mary J. Blige [ft. Drake] - The One [Video] ~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =Co941gzKj2Q

~ Drake [ft. Kanye West, Lil Wayne & Eminem] - Forever ~ Look at that lineup, damn. The track is said to have been recorded to coincide with the upcoming LeBron James flick. Be sure to check it out below. Listen: Link 1 / Link 2

~ Mariah Carey - I Want To Know What Love Is [Cover] ~ Mariah Carey has recorded a cover version of the Foreigner classic I Want To Know What Love Is , and it's set to be the second single to drop from her upcoming album Memoirs Of An Imperfect Angel . Listen: Link 1 / Link 2

~ David Guetta [ft. Akon] - Sexy Bitch [Video] ~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =WS7Uq-wcgjc

Below, check out the full promo for this year's VMAs. The ad is based on the widely known Westside Story, and features the likes of Taylor Swift, Ne-Yo, Katy Perry, Cobra Starship and more. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =-g2XtJFYRfw

~ Jay-Z - Venus vs. Mars ~ Venus vs. Mars is another Timbo-produced joint off of Jay-Z upcoming album The Blueprint 3 . Check it out below. Listen: Link 1 / Link 2

Check out Drake and Trey Songz' behind the scenes of their new video for the song Successful .

Question: have you subscribed to my YouTube account? If you have, you would've heard three new mashups that I haven't gotten around to posting on the blog. So be ahead of the game and check out my YouTube account via the link at the top of the site! (And the plugging ends now). Below, you can listen to these three new mixes and download if you must ~ Mr. Hudson vs. Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Supernova ~ [NEW!] Mr. Hudson's Supernova is given the Guetta treatment in this [...]

~ Asher Roth [ft. Keri Hilson] - She Don't Wanna Man [Video] ~ Yesss, go get 'em Keri.

~ Jay-Z [ft. Drake] - Off That ~ Once upon a time, Off That was rumored to be the lead single from Jay-Z's upcoming album The Blueprint 3. It turned out that it wasn't, but now the song has leaked onto the web. The track features Mr. Right Now, Drake, and was produced by Timbaland. Woot. Listen: Link 1 / Link 2

Keri recently shot the video for her upcoming US single, Slow Dance . Cameos in the new clips include Chris Brown, Polow Da Don, Monica, and Omarion. I wonder how this single will do on the charts; although it's a nice song, I just don't think it's too radio-friendly. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =PWX5mJi-zdw

~ Day26 - So Good [Video] ~ This week, Day26 will be rereleasing their sophomore album under the name Forever In Your Eyes , including music videos for 8 of the tracks on the disc. One of the music videos for the song So Good can be seen below. Hmm, this one's actually good lol. I'm surprised Bad Boy gave them the budget to film so many videos. If only they spent that money on promo... because Day26 is actually a really good r&b group; they just need to be put out there [...]

~ David Guetta [ft. Kid Cudi] - Memories ~ It's Guetta. Go get it. Listen: Link 1 / Link 2

~ Jay-Z [ft. Kanye West & Rihanna] - Run This Town [Video] ~

~ Jamie Foxx [ft. Drake, Kanye West & The-Dream] - Digital Girl [Video] ~ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =PUqQrRJNtKM

Here it is, the 9th pack of mashups to add to your music collections. I gotta say, I'm proud of these 3 mixes - I think they're amongst some of my best sounding ones. They're all newly made ones by the way, so there's no chance you've heard these before. Check 'em out below and please comment! ~ Timbaland vs. The Paradiso Girls - The Way I'm On Patron ~ [NEW!] The last mashup I made with Timbo's The Way I Are was a mix with [...]

~ David Guetta [ft. Estelle] - One Love ~ Estelle teams up with David Guetta on the title track from his new album One Love . I've said it with every track that's come from this project: bangin'. As I said before, I'm definitely on the lookout for this album. Listen: Link 1 / Link 2