Blog: CMONGOOD

Lianne La Havas released the video for "Forget" on her 23rd birthday, August 23rd. Of the song she says," 'Forget' is my musical response to the request of my ex-boyfriend for me to sing on one of his songs after he’d broken my heart and dumped me.” The unforgettable track is off of her debut album 'Is Your Love Big Enough?' , which was #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Album Chart and reached the Top 5 in the U.K. Lianne [...]

Tired of watching the TVONE reruns of   'A Different World' ? How would you like to see a remake? According to Show & Ac t, Debbie Allen posted a few tweets about wanting to remake  'A Different World,' after reading an article about the show in this months Ebony mag.  Sure enough she was on Twitter getting everyone enthused about the possibility and even tweeting Bill Cosby about it. This is actually my favorite sitcom of all [...]

Out of nowhere Major Lazer drops the video for their lead single "Get Free," one of my FAVORITE Major Lazer tracks to date. This just made my day. Vocalist Amber Coffman from  Dirty Projectors belts her heart out on it and the visuals are directed by SoMe. Major Lazer’s 'Free the Universe' drops November 6th . The post Video: Major Lazer - [...]

Well damn...while one pair of hip-hop legends are reliving their ended feud , another decides to rekindle one. Shyne went all the way in on Diddy via Twitter and in a new diss song "You're Welcome" . The premise of the beef is this. Shyne also said that Diddy promised to help him to get back the US but why would he think that if Diddy had him deported [...]

This beef was what got me started as a music critic in my own head. When I was in college, Jadakiss'  "Knock Yourself Out," and  "The Truth"  from  Beanie Sigel  were two of the biggest songs on the radio.   Beanie Sigel has always had large doses of real, streetwise subject matter and his passion is unquestionable, but for me nothing can really compare to Jadakiss vocally and lyrically even at that time when there were so many great NY rappers on the scene. They each had something special to offer and it was historic [...]

Great video from Lupe Fiasco for his single "Bitch Bad" that he caught some flack for a few weeks back.   "Whether right or wrong, some things need to be said in order to start a conversation ... that's all I try to do with my music." Agreed. ' Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album Pt. 12 , due September 25. The post [...]

I'm not sure I ever expressed my love for Dwele on the site before. How can that be? From the minute he sang about "Tainted" love he stole my crooner loving heart. For those of you subject to amorous feelings for soul and R&B, Dwele enlists Raheem DeVaughn  on "What You Gotta Do", something for the 802s babies. They decide to school men on how to keep their "around the way girl" turned lady interested. This is off of Dwele’s new LP [...]

J*DaVeY took it back to 2011 with this visual release of "Little Tramps" from their LP,  ' New Designer Drug' .  I guess they've been a bit busy with Miss Jack Davey's baby baking and all. Hey, I'm not complaining.  The video directed by  Spaghetto  is definitely entertaining with Brook D’Leau  the victim of dog slaps and chuck kicks amongst many other things. Peep it for ya'self. The post Video: J*DaVeY - Little [...]

Go Dreamer  released side A of his 'Animals vs Machines' tape.  Dropping yesterday with no singles leading us off, its a welcome and quite unexpected treat . The mixtape is a blend of everything from electro 802s with "To Hi" to "Thriller" -esque scary tracks "Blade Of The Night" and "Lil Halloween" and a lil bit of Atlanta ratchet courtesy of hometown hero Gripplyaz on "Super Sayin" .  Go Dreamer holds his own on everything from vocals to rhyming and production [...]

Toussaint Harris is dropping new music every Tuesday as promised. On  "Love Sound" , Toussaint says he was inspired by the instrumental that was produced by hitmakers,  The Futuristiks .  "The rev of the saw was both laid-back and sensual and gave me a sense of lust and aggression."  Toussaint plans to release his mixtape  'El Camino Slim'  in a few weeks. [...]

After an excellent promotion effort by  Micah Freeman and team, his   LP 'The Timepiece' is here and well worth the download. The video and single for "Racing Hearts" was a standout track that ushered us into his rap/singing sound . "On The Timepiece, Micah assumes the role of the Time Traveler, whose literal and musical journey through time cordially escorts listeners through 80′s pop and funk, 90′s hip-hop, and other time periods, with the twist of tomorrow. Joining Freeman on this odyssey are collaborators [...]

Atlanta's own India Shawn released her debut single from her upcoming album 'ORIGINS' t oday. It features Roc Nation's Hit Boy and Grammy award-winning singer/songwriter, James Fauntleroy . I've been following India for awhile so I'm pretty excited about this project. The post Audio: India Shawn - All I Have ft. Hit Boy & James Fauntleroy appeared first on Cmongood .

Here's the full video of Oprah's interview with pop superstar Rihanna in her hometown of Barbados. If Twitter is any indication, Rihanna turned a major corner with fans and non fans, winning them over with her authenticity. "I thought I hated Chris, but it was love that was tarnished." - Rihanna.  The post Oprah's Next Chapter - Rihanna appeared first on Cmongood .

Not a bad start for jazzy R&B singer  Elle Varner .  Her debut album 'Perfectly Imperfect' debuted at no. 2. selling 33,000 copies in its first week. In an interview with Global Grind she discusses how she became a singer and featured J. Cole on her album.  She said she has been singing since she was 6 years old.  She met J.Cole in college and when she wanted to feature an artist on her fist single  "Only Wanna Give It To You",  she called up her friend, who [...]

Kanye West says that he followed in Jay-Z's footsteps by not writing his raps down for his first 4 albums.  He just went into the booth and freestyled it out. However, while recording 'My Beautiful, Dark, Twisted Fantasy' he switched it up because he wanted to be very sensitive with the wording on that album. "I really put myself in the zone that I felt like my life was dependent on the success of this album." "The majority of [...]

Nina B recruits fellow New Yorkers Skyzoo and Action Bronson to release a hometown anthem in "7183.   Produced by DJ Jazzy Joyce , the track will appear on Nina B’s forthcoming LP, ' Titles Are Played Out' , which is slated for an August 21st release . Get familiar with the come up of Nina B by peeping he interview we did of her on  Angela Yee's  show  Gimme A Break   here . [...]

Ab-Soul , member of the Black Hippy quartet is silently becoming one of my favorite while Lady Gaga goes coo coo for Kendrick Lamar . For the second day in #TDEFamAppreciationWeek, we get a new song from the "Black-lipped bastard".  With " Nibiru" he continues an intellectual onslaught rapping as the king of Planet X and saying that maybe aliens did create the pyramids. Nibiru/Planet X is a large planet that is expected to either collide or get extremely close to earth this year. It takes Nibiru 3,600 years to complete one orbital journey, and [...]

After years of throwing shots at the "Pied Piper" , Trey Songz has ended his feud with R. Kelly . "I love R. Kelly. He recently said that he would love to work with me, said that he's a fan of mine and that's very special to me," Trey told MTV News. "I can't really explain how much that means to me. He's been an influencer and an idol for me for a long time. We had our differences and right now we're in a great place. No matter how [...]

Azealia Banks continues to vogue and strike a pose in her latest video for "Van Vogue" from her EP '19912 .   The video is directed by photographer and Dazed and Confused magazine founder Rankin . Speaking of   Dazed and Confused,   Azealia Banks cover on the always risqué magazine surfaced today, and it depicts the “Van Vogue” rapper holding an inflated condom to her lips. I definitely see why 7 countries banned [...]

Ish just got real for Chris Brown and Drake . As expected,   Drake and Chris Brown have been sued to the tune of 15 million dollars, by the company which owns WiP nightclub in NYC where they engaged in a brawl back in June. According to TMZ, Entertainment Enterprises Ltd., the company that owns WiP nightclub in New York City, has filed a lawsuit against the singers, seeking $15 million in damages. In the suit, they claim that Chris Brown and Drake “shared a grudge [...]