Mary J. Blige opened the 2011 BET Awards with her new song “It Ain’t Over Til’ It’s Over” featuring a performance from Jadakiss. A month later, the video for the My Life 2 single has been released showing the Queen of Hip Hop Soul with her signature blonde hair and “hood” swag. The song also features Fabolous and DJ Khaled appears in the video as well. Mary J. Blige Makes History With New Fragrance Mary J. Blige, Diddy & Lil’ Wayne’s “Someone To Love Me” [NEW VIDEO]
Complex.com in their infinite list-making wisdom made a list today of the best songs of 2011 so far. Their were 25 of them. So of course, we weren’t about to repost the whole list here. But there were five in particular that we felt needed to be shared. Three Songs on the lists you may not have heard yet: Mr. Muthaf*ckin eXquire – Huzzah SBTRKT – Wildfire (Remix) feat. Drake & Little Dragon The Weeknd – House Of Ballons/Glass Table Girls Two songs that will definitely make the end-of-the-year “Best Songs Of 2011″ lists DJ Khaled – I’m On One feat. Drake, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne Adele – Rolling In The Deep The guiltiest guilty pleasure of 2011 YC – Racks feat. Young Future (Admit it: this is your joint!) Check out the full “25 Best Songs Of 2011″ list here
John West – Right Now Whenever a new artist gets signed to a label and we love the first single, we always hold our breath for single number two. Because it could go either way. In this case, we’re still loving John West. (Shout out to Vibe.com on premiering this joint) DJ Khaled ft. Fabolous, Mary J. Blige & Jadakiss – It Aint Over Til It’s Over Khaled brought back the Mary J. Blige we LOVE on this joint. The “P.S.K. What Does It Mean?” sample with Fabolous and Jadakiss patterning their delivery after the original solidify this joint as a summer classic. Remember we said that when your local radio station starts playing this joint 15 times a day. Bertell – Simply Beautiful Newcomer Bertell takes a crack at remaking this often sampled Al Green classic. And the young man does Reverend Al proud. If you’re a Mary J. Blige fan, you’ll remember it as the foundation of her song “PMS” from the “No More Drama” album. If you’re a fan of the magic that Kanye West and Talib Kweli make together, than you’ll remember the sample from “Good To You” off of the “Quality” album. Ladies, click here , watch Bertell, pretend he’s singing to you. Wale – That Way feat. Jeremih & Rick Ross This song just hit the radio in some markets, even though it’s been online for about a month now. But we felt it necessary to tell Wale that THIS is what he needs to do more of. Y’all pass the word along, please. Tabi Bonney – Parachute Here’s another example of those easy rap joints you can just throw in a playlist and bump effortlessly. The kinda song that just blends into whatever you’re doing… but in a good way.
