Femcee Iggy Azalea is on all sorts of fire at present.
Having wracked up a bevy of Billboard and global hits, the Australian bred rapper is gearing up to give the masses fresh taste of her debut album ‘The New Classic’.
Christened ‘Reclassified’, the set is will strut into stores on November 24th via Def Jam.
Now, naturally, the expectation would be that the project would include all the tracks from its first issue with an assortment of new additions. Right?
Not in this case.
Team Azalea have interestingly opted to shave certain songs off to make room for the five new offerings.
As reported, ‘Beg For It’ will serve as the lead single from the remoulded project. But which other songs made the cut? And which new tracks are replacing them? Find out below!
Way before blasting girls of world for not being ‘Loyal‘ enough, Chris Brown and Lil’ Wayne had established a winning formula of fresh music and visuals.
Today’s From The Vault is the duo’s infectious ‘Gimme That‘.
Helmed by Scott Storch with lyrics by Sean Garrett, ‘Gimme’ – the first of many Breezy & Weezy collabos to come – was the third single off Brown’s eponymous Grammy-nominated debut. It was yet another US Top 20 for the then-newcomer peaking at #15 on the Billboard Hot 100. Unfortunately it didn’t fare as well as its predecessors overseas only reaching the 23rd position in the UK.
Thankfully, an inferior chart-run didn’t translate into a less impressive video than those of previous singles — quite the contrary.
Erik White assumed control of of the visualization and what a stellar job he did. The Michael Jackson-inspired affair was set in the 1920’s with Chris and his army of dancers, in a train station, engaging in electrifying choreography – including Krumping, which Brown would continue to popularize.
Using a cinematography that would become his “visual signature” – especially during the dance sequences (see ‘Wall To Wall‘, ‘Turn Up The Music‘, ‘Loyal‘) – this clip gave the world its first true glimpse of who CB is as an artist: not only an entertainer but a visionary.
Through the ups and downs of the last decade, Mr Brown’s talent and creativity remain sky-high – making him one of the most exciting acts of this generation. It is for this very reason that the TGJ-team are somewhat frustrated with Chris’ predicament. For, with his great vocals and even better dance moves, as well as his songwriting, producing and directing skills, Breezy is better suited than any other of his peers for that much desired “Legend-in-the-Making” status that seems to elude him. Why? Because of incessant personal drama and the media ready and willing amplification of it
Anyhow, we’ll continue to root for Christopher, hoping that he finally does what he’s been urging the masses to do for the past 5 years – focus on his tremendous talent first.
Less than a year after they signed with the LA Reid-ran label, Rough Copy have reportedly been dropped by Epic Records, given the boot after their debut single failed to fly in their domestic market.
Ebola may not be an airborne disease, but that hasn’t stopped ‘Touch It Or Not‘ rapper Cam’Ron from launching his very own line of surgical masks tasked tasked with combatting the virus.
That’s right, perhaps unaware that it can only be spread through contact with bodily fluids from an infected human or animal, Killa Cam has announced the launch of the masks, now available to purchase for $19.99 on his official website.
Peep this pic of Pop purveyor Beyonce, striking a pose in the city of London today!
Sharing the snap with her fans after spending time in the prestigious neighbourhood that is Notting Hill, the hit-birthing chart slayer can be seen sporting her now headline grabbing bangs one year after she learned that her ‘Heat’ perfume had become the best selling celebrity fragrance of all time!
After making bank via endorsements from the FIFA video game series and WWE, British rapper Clement Marfo has pulled a Madonna this year, reinventing himself in support of his brand new material.
His MO? To merge Funk and Rap to create a James Brown-inspired sound with singles ‘Break a Sweat’ and ‘Glass Ceiling.’
The latest series of The X Factor UK continued in fine form tonight. With the Live Show segment of the season in full swing, the hopefuls are tasked on week 2 with pulling out all the stops to progress onto the next week. Judging the contestants are Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, Mel B, andLouis Walsh.
As ever, Lil Kim is on the comeback trail. This time, though, the rapper is juggling music with motherhood after giving birth to daughter Royal Reign this Summer.
The ‘Whoa’ femcee may sport a hard edge when spitting verses, however she softened when gushing over her young one online today.
Taking to Twitter, she shared snaps of the newborn, saying:
Look at my little princess face!!! Royal Reign #royalreign #lilkim
Pop titan Gwen Stefani is making a beeline the charts solo with new single ‘Baby Don’t Lie’.
Due to officially debut on Monday, the Benny Blanco and Ryan Tedder produced track looks poised to place The Voice coach and No Doubt front-woman back into the Billboard mix. We’ve heard it and can’t wait for you to too.
As any fan in the know will already know Tuesday September 30th marked the last day for nomination eligibility for the 2015 Grammy Awards, set to air live on CBS on February 8th of next year.
This week, the world has learned the names of which releases launched by a number of the year’s brightest stars have been submitted to the award show’s committee, now tasked with deciding which acts are most deserving of gongs on the night.
So, after ‘Billboard’ revealed Iggy Azalea is one act they believe could pick up the ‘Best New Artist’ award, the full list of submissions sent in by she, Beyonce, Mariah CareyDrake, Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj were published…and are now available to read in full below!
Ever eager to promote her brand new studio album ‘Aretha Franklin Sings The Great Diva Classics’ is Aretha Franklin, the undisputed Queen of Soul.
So, yesterday saw her beamed into news outlets across the USA to promote the album with the help of many a star struck news anchor, eager to declare their admiration for her.
Alas, things didn’t go to plan. For, thanks to a faulty ear piece, Franklin was unable to hear many of the questions put to her. The result? A show case of the personality that’s made the icon one of the world’s more endearing and unintentionally hilarious entertainers.
