New album

PURCHASE RIHANNA’S NEW ALBUM RATED R FOR $0.99

  Island Def Jam and the dark priestess must be REALLY desperate! It looks like the styling and profiling around the world, the 20/20 interview, and the new dark ‘risque’ image have all FLOPPED big time.  The public simply isn’t interested. Insiders say that Rated R is set to shift only 160k units first week sales.  When you consider the amount of money spent on the album’s promotion/marketing etc – that’s DIRE! NINETY-NINE CENTS!!!! Oh the shame! Click here for more information

NEW ALBUM: RAKIM – ‘SEVENTH SEAL’

The ‘God MC’ Rakim will finally release his long-awaited new album Seventh Seal on the 23rd November. Guest artists featured on the album include Busta Rhymes, Jadakiss, Maino, Styles P, and Rakim’s daughter Destiny Griffin.  I listened to the album last night and Rakim is still a master lyricist.  In my humble opinion that will NEVER change.  When I hear him rap it takes me back to a time when only the skilled and talented ruled the world of Hip Hop. Awww…those were the days….. The Seventh Seal is a good album and Rakim’s die hard []

UK MUSIC: ALEXANDRA BURKE ‘DESPERATE’ TO RELEASE ALBUM

X-Factor winner Alexandra Burke apparently cannot wait to release her debut album. The highly exciteable singer told The Sun, “If I could turn round and say to the label, ‘OK, done, let’s release it tomorrow’, I would. I’m so excited to bring it out – my blood’s boiling. It’s not going to be what you expect it to be. The label have told me they’re very proud at the moment.” Burke also disclosed that she has been receiving support from Beyoncé during the recording process. []

UK NEWS: RAPPER BASHY SEEKS OUT RISING YOUNG TALENT

Photograph: Via Bashy.com The The Mercury Newspaper reports that rapper Bashy will be visiting Greenwich to seek out the talents of rising young stars, as part of the Olympic legacy programme. The rapper will be at the Greenwich Heritage Centre on The Royal Arsenal site from Tuesday to Friday (July 14th – July 17th), as part of the CREATE09 Festival. Youngsters aged between 14 and 25 will receive professional mentoring and the chance to work with established artists. Bashy’s new album ‘Catch []

VIDEO: EMINEM ON THE ZANE LOWE SHOW (PERFORMANCE/INTERVIEW)

Know this, Eminem’s latest album Relapsewill go on to become a smash hit worldwide because he’s Eminem….. I have listened to a few tracks from the album and I wasn’t that impressed. It has to be said that Eminem was at his best during the Slim Shady era. Anyway, watch Em perform 3AM, We Made You and Beautiful Via London To MK  Radio 1 host Zane Lowe is so annoying. He thinks he is such a cool cat (just look at him). Zane you just make me cringe! And as for this gushing compliment towards the end of []