.:: Moments in MuSic :: Keri Hilson - "Knock You Down" ft. Kanye West & Ne-Yo

You know what... I can't lie yall. I can't watch this video too much.. and it's not because its a bad video or I dislike the song. No, its not that, its quite the opposite! I love the song, and if you don't know by now, i'm a avid Kanye & Ne-Yo fan. Both are crazy talented. But then, in comes Keri Hilson. *sigh* ..OK, check this out. I have this running list of top 5 females in Entertainment that I dig right.

..and I swear, Keri is starting to knock one of them into the #6 position!! Sure, I don't see Alicia Keys or Paula Patton being replaced anytime soon, but my other favorites Keyshia Cole, Beyonce & Ciara are on shaky ground! Well Ciara did do justice with her latest song & video with Jeezy, but um just sayin..
no one is safe!

..and Yea I said Beyonce!! Beyonce is a queen no doubt, but Keri has a nice street pretty flava about her that I dig. The same reason why Keyshia Cole is a top lister! ...except Keri is a lil' mo' prettier than Keyshia! LOL!! But hey, I'm not shallow like that folks, i love the talent, i love what they stand for -- and thats what make them in my top 5. Well, I don't know much about Paula Patton, but she showl is pretty and she does a fine job acting! right?? LOL!!

Anywho -- without further adieu, I'll like to introduce to you, the next chart topping song AND video.. my new girl, Keri Hilson in Knock You Down featuring my dudes Kanye & Ne-Yo!!

{{ and the crowd goes wild }}

.:: Moments in MuSic :: Jazmine Sullivan - "In Love With Another Man" (Short Film)

My girl, whose LP I've YET to cop (or find online) *evil grin*, has another nice lil' joint out called "In Love With Another Man". The title alone makes you think of Chris Brownin' ya girl if she came with something like this! NEVERTHELESS, the creativity of the song, the video, all I love..

So check it out, its titled a 'Short Film', i suppose because its slightly longer than a typical video, plus with the storyline. Speaking of storylines, I'm glad there are no more "Trapped in the Closet" videos and songs!! Sweeew.. and where is Kells nowadays?? Anywho, I digress.. here's my girl Jazmine!

...Fell in love again.

Right before I started this Blog i just noticed something -- I am definitely a Soul Brotha... Neo-Soul Brotha or whateva... its in my chemical fabric. I like classic -- i like timeless, and although I do enjoy fly-by-nights situations. I smoke quality cigars, i sip full-bodied wines. Heck, sometimes I even wonder where this comes from...

But i think know... its the gentlemen before me that I admired (Rudy Thomas), its my Grandfather's silent confidence, 'swagger' if you will (and i have something to say about the over-usage of that word, because to me 'Swagger' is the term now coined to explain something that someone poses NATURALLY -- but its false and paper-thin to me if 'money' or 'status' gives you this false sense of confidence or 'SWAGGER' (that way some use the word).

If you're not naturally from within charismatic, then anything outside of YOU doesn't give you swagger -- your just fronting. Not to be looked upon as something bad, but more or less 'Stunting' (as the term most favored today). 'Fronting' is not bad, per say, its only bad when you are 'perpatrating a front' (as in the old school would say). THEN you're not Fronting or Stunting, your perpatrating the 'front'... or attempting to 'stunt' -- when your really not. So when I see everyone and their momma talking about this person & that person got swagger -- its not always true -- they're just FRONTING! ...and its cool, hell I front and stunt too when its time too, but when you strip all that extra stuff away and if you can't stand in front of anyone without feeling insecure about what or who you are, what you can offer, what you can do -- then you ain't got swagger, pimpin'.

Now that i'm off the my soap box (my bad folk)!!
So as I was saying -- its my Grandfather's silent confidence, my father's endless desire to be the best, and being from that era of Soul and Pride -- I myself feel in my natural element around Soulful music, soulful things, classic and timeless pieces... THUS this finally brings me to why I blogging today!!

I just recently saw my first 'play-play' baby momma in concert, and I FELL IN LOVE WITH HER ALL OVER AGAIN! Ya see, before there was Alicia Keys & Keshia Cole to me -- there was Cassandra Wilson, Meshell N'Dege Ochello, Amel Larrieux, Dionne Farris & many more -- but my first 'play-play' baby momma (and I use that term loosely, not to offend) was ERYKAH BADU!! Man I love that chic -- she's soul, but street soul, ya dig? She's a little more edgey, she's my Angela Davis type. That fits for me even better, cause umma Malcolm X, Chuck D type, lol!!

Sooo... let me re-introduce to you -- none other than, my "i buy every album" lady, my favorite rappers 'real' baby momma,my 'maybe next life time' shuga -- ERYKAH BADU!!!



..and one of my all time favorites!




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(This post originated from MySpace Blog)