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• Wiz Khalifa’s Second Single, New Leak, Video Premiere & Television Performance

  01.29.11 | No Comments

  

  Rolling Papers is on the March 29 horizon. We can’t expect “Black and Yellow” to last forever which is why Wiz Khalifa is moving on to the second single from the album. For the new single, entitled “Roll Up,” Khalifa enlists production duo Stargate, once again, to recreate some magic.

  Khalifa goes a bit soft on the synth-drenched single. He is displaying emotions to the one he loves… Khalifa is receiving a lot of negative criticism from this song. Most are saying it’s such a bad thing he’s going so radio and light. To be honest, we do not get a gangster vibe from Khalifa, at all. Don’t let the tattoos fool you nor the excessive smoking. Besides, with melodies as pretty as “This Plane,” you can’t be too rough, eh?

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  MUSIC, Singles, Unreleased

  Tagged: 2010 too $hort, george lopez, on my level, roll up, stargate, we drift deeper, wiz khalifa
  

• Single Premiere: Rihanna Gets ‘LOUD’ With “Only Girl (In the World)”

  09.07.10 | 5 Comments

  

  Oh how these Rihanna eras come and go so quickly. At 6am ET this morning, RyanSeacrest.com exclusively premiered a minute-long preview of Rihanna’s first single, “Only Girl (In the World),” from her fifth studio album, LOUD, out November 2.

  The Stargate-produced “Only Girl…” is a return to the singles artist Rihanna after her attempt at being a true “artist” with Rated R was not well received. The song rides that Euro Dance/Pop sound to death and has the Bajan following trends instead of creating them. Here’s what she told RihannaDaily about the new album:

  Get LOUD everybody, get crazy, get excited, cuz im pumped, im just gonna be ME, cuz thats what u guys love the most, and thats what makes me feel best! just being normal, normal for me is LOUD! sassy, fun, flirty, energetic – Rihanna

  This song should definitely do well with radio and will give the Top 10 magnet another hit to add to her already long list of chart toppers. It’s just a pity that on her fifth album in her five year-long career, she has to depend on the success of her last single to define her value in the industry and even to the casual listeners. Fans and stans are excluded because they’ll have your back even when you do the most mess.

  UPDATE:

  FULL SONG IS UP!

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  MUSIC, Singles

  Tagged: LOUD, only girl (in the world), rihanna, stargate
  

• Rihanna Will Be the “Only Girl (In The World)” Next Week Tuesday

  09.03.10 | 1 Comment

  

  After wishy-washy reports of Rihanna’s brand new single release, the news is official. Despite a release date of September 14 being issued, Ryan Seacrest will exclusively premiere “Only Girl (In The World)” on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at 3AM PT/6AM ET.

  The song is produced by the duo responsible for her hits, “Hate That I Love You,” “Don’t Stop the Music” and her last #1, “Rude Boy.” Yes, Stargate has once again been brought on board to ensure Rihanna all types of “happy” and “dancey” success.

  Hopes will not be held high but it will be nice to be pleasantly surprised because as Proph said, “She’s as as good as her last single.” The tastes of “Te Amo” and “Rockstar 101″ were bittersweet. We hope “Only Girl…” is that rot your teeth kind of sweet.

  

  Music Media, NEWS

  Tagged: only girl (in the world), rihanna, Ryan Seacrest, stargate
  

• Leona… “Can’t Fight It”

  02.26.10 | 1 Comment

  

  Without disrespecting Leona Lewis, it is safe to say she suffered a sophomore slump. When she debuted with Spirit she had us mesmerized. So much that we were greatly anticipating Echo. Then “Happy” was released and that’s when the decline of our interest began. During the months leading up to Echo, a Ne-Yo demo entitled “Can’t Fight It” which was produced by Stargate leaked and was part of the reason we were pumped for the second…

  Today, the final version sang by Lewis leaked and the interest has slightly recovered. The synth drenched – disco fused track actually complements Leona’s voice and doesn’t sound as odd as some of the other Dance tracks on her album. Take a listen for yourself.

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  Leona Lewis – Can’t Fight It

  

  MUSIC, Unreleased

  Tagged: can't fight it, leona lewis, ne-yo, stargate