US American cats aren't the only ones obsessed with this song. Goans obsessively blast this song on repeat for hours all through the night on Baga Beach in Goa, India. Once one club moves onto another song, the club next door takes their turn to spin some memories. Here's the new video from David Guetta featuring Kid Cudi. Come take a walk through Miami with them.
The laziness in the making of this remix video is so apparent, but I'm not even mad. The Shakira bedroom-choreography is so incredibly amazing that they just HAD to keep it in. Yay, to Cudi for doing his thing and not messing with Sharkira's spotlight.
The new boys on the block Drake, Cudi and Jeremih introduced the legendary diva Mary J. Blige to AMA stage. MJB is always consistent and never disappoints; those youngin's might learn a few things from her. Here's to Drake's Mom's fave artists... she's gotta better taste than her son.
Love that Blipster, Kid Cudi... skinny jeans and all. Just leaked Cudders freestyles over Naughty By Nature's anthem "Hip Hop Hooray." Press play and vibe away.
I Pledge Allegiance to the Diamonds in the Sky of the Roc Nation, and to the Hip-Hop for which it shines, one Culture under His Hoviness, unconquerable, with rhymes and swagger for all! The King is HOME!
Jay-Z took over New York City tonight, celebrating life and the ones this country lost in the tragic events of 9/11. Eight years later, we still stand strong as a country trying to find its way and deal with the turmoil and politics that have divided a nation. Jigga not only represents everything original about Hip-Hop, but his don't-give-a-fuck attitude is the voice of rebellion. He kicked off the night with "Empire State Of Mind" for his first love, New York City. Alicia Keys was missing, but newly signed to Roc Nation Bridget Kelly held her own harmonizing along with Jay. The sold-out crowd at MSG roared along with every verse and every hook; cheering the champion on as Jay brought on a few of his best friends. Santi rocked it on "Brooklyn Goes Hard," Kid Cudi and his skinny jeans (apparently he figured out how to make his knots fit) took over center stage on "Already Home," and just as Hov had the Blueprint laid out for the night he took us back to '90s with "Jigga What, Jigga Who," "Big Pimpin'," and "Hard Knock Life."
Always the Rocker, John Mayer surprisingly stole the show with a few guitar solos for Jigga's most popular hits. Wowing the crowd, Mayer ripped chords while Jay single handedly pronounced the Death of Autotune gearing the waves of fans to start a "Fuck T-Pain" chant. Not everyone in Hovi's Kingdom is as forgiving as He. And guess what? With all black everything: tee, jeans and sunnies -- the Power Trio: Jay, Kanye and Rihanna absolutely "Run This Town." Kanye, as expected, stole his 15-minutes with the permission of His Highness on "Can't Tell Me Nothing" and "Good Life." But it was wifey's four-minute performance of "Diva" that left the crowd wanting more of Queen Beyonce.
The producers' convention of Pharrell, Swizzy, Ye and even Diddy had their moments -- mostly awkward ones as Pharrell serenaded Jay and Diddy brought his locker room banter to the stage as he slapped Jay's booty. Hova's probably got a few words for the boys after the show... only imagine what the punishment is for disobeying the King in front of his obedient servants. Awkward moments aside, it was Jay and Mary J. Blige who brought the crowd back to '96 and then MJB killed it with "The One" leaving everyone wanting an "Encore" or two.
Through the heavy reefer smoke and bouncing crowd, there was a nationalistic unity among the audience. USA chants synced and faded to silence throughout the night. Moments of silence and never ending screaming were shared. Jay's a sarcastic hero and no one messes with his city or his country, so his final words for those "hiding in caves" and terrorizing his people, "If you're having girl problems son, I feel bad for you. I got 99 problems but a bitch ain't one!"
The Blueprint 3 leaked. Shocked. I know. Now ya'll need to understand the golden years of Jay, his rhymes, beats and vociferous swagger are in the past. From now on, we will only receive "Jay-Z presents..." type of albums from the great rapper. Not to say The Blueprint 3 isn't full of amazing verses because it certainly is. But in this economic disaster, it's only right of Jay to bring along his friends for the ride and share some of the spotlight. Rappers gotta eat, too. Fueling the buzz, Jay cosigns Drake (who hasn't), brings lil' bro Kanye along, babygirl RiRi kills with looks and vocals and Kid Cudi gives the Hipsters some love as he gets creative. The only one missing from this compilation is TIP, sure he's in the clink, but really, Jay, you couldn't arrange for a jailhouse session.?! Back to the point, best track on The Blueprint 3 are "Real As It Gets" featuring Young Jeezy -- shit is pure fire. And let it be know, Swizzy may recycle himself to every rapper out there, but at least he twists it up enough to make it credible, especially on "On To The Next One" -- clearly superior or Timbo's "Ain't I" which is just boo-boo. "Run This Town," "D.O.A.," "Brooklyn Goes Hard," "My President Is Black," "Blow The Whistle" and "Jockin' Jay-Z" -- the tracks are what they are. It should be a general rule that if tracks leaks way before the album drops, said artist should add two new tracks to the album for each leaked. Let's hear some more NEW Jay...make it worth my while. PS - Jay, can you get over your Oasis hate, those bros have enough problems...
Pretty much what we all expected from Jay-Z.... here's the official tracklist. All his best buddies and names that hope to be riding off his status. Kid Cudi, Drake, Mr. Hudson... they all have Jay's permission to be heard. Really wished Jigga would release a Jay-only album, this compilation crap is so mixtape-ish.
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