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UK MUSIC: DELE – FEEL IT

UK R&B artist Dele is back with his new single Feel It, taken from the forthcoming mixtape Portraits Of Me. …. Feel It sounds like something Usher would release. I like Dele, he can sing but like Usher he should stick to making R&B records. Stay away from going down the annoying Dance music route that most of these R&B/Hip Hop acts seem to be going down these days. Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?

UK MUSIC: PREEYA KALIDAS FT SCORCHER – IT’S A PROBLEM

Actress/ singer Preeya Kalidas is back with the new single It’s A Problem featuring rapper Scorcher. …. I don’t see It’s A Problem becoming a major chart hit but it isn’t a bad single. I like the beat but as usual this is a UK effort that could have done without featuring rapper. Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?

VIDEO: J. COLE – WORK OUT

I keep hearing positive things about Jay-Z’s protegé J Cole but I never bothered listening to any of his work until his new single Work Out landed in my inbox late last night. The track –  He opens singing the chorus to Paula Abdul’s ’89’ hit debut single Straight Up which threw me a little.  I don’t think Work Out is a particularly strong single, it’s bubblegum Hip Hop which is clearly geared towards a mainstream audience. I wonder if it was []

UK MUSIC: SPEECH DEBELLE FT ROOTS MANUVA AND REALISM – BLAZE UP A FIRE

Speech Debelle is back with the impressive new single Blaze Up A Fire featuring Roots Manuva and Realism. In a statement Mercury Music Prize winner (2009) Speech  said, “I wrote this track months ago for my second album, and it wasn’t due for release until next year. But after the events of last week I want to give it away right now.” …. Your thoughts please. Hit or Miss?