The controversy queens go for chart supremacy this week as both of their albums are released today. Nicki Minaj re-released her Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded album re titled 'The Re-Up' which features an additional 8 songs including her promo single, The Boys and her current single, Freedom. On the other hand, Rihanna released her seventh consecutive album, Unapologetic which features the Top 10, Diamonds, the likes of Eminem, Kanye West and David Guetta and a cheeky sample of Ginuwine's Pony.
Well my laziness has just kicked in so I will not be writing up a full review, instead I'll showcase my favourite tracks off the latter below:
Coming second place behind Alexandra Burke in 2008's X Factor has seen boy band royalty, JLS move onto their fourth release within their four year career span whilst Alex fails to sell a few units of Heartbreak On Hold.....Anywhooo, Alex isn't the only one whose career is hanging on the edge; even though they broke the barriers in regards to the future of UK boy bands e.g. One Direction & The Wanted it seems that latter has been fortunate enough to enjoy success of both sides of the Atlantic in a shorter space of time. Could that have been the wake-up call to JLS to revolutionise their sound...or is it too late for 'Evolution'?
It looks like she is aiming for the top spot once again this time with her debut album, ORA so know instead of me writing a review (it's my birthday, I'm too lazy) I'll just do what I did for JB and CC and pick out my favorite tracks from the album!!!
Well instead of my lazy ass writing up album reviews, I came up with this idea where I just tell you the tracks to look out for from newly released albums. This week begins with Cheryl's A Million Lights and Justin Bieber's Believe.
Even though, Cheryl practically leaked her album within the last week (I guess she couldn't resist), I've taken time out to listen to her album thoroughly along with Believe, (both which is probably their best work to date) and have picked out the "stand-out" tracks in my opinion. Check it out below:
Still on the promotional train, Nicki Minaj Roman Zolanski was generous enough to lift up BET's declining ratings up by making a special appearance on 106 & Park yesterday. She sat down with Terrence for a interview discussing her current sophomore album then kicked off her high Alexander McQueen heels to deliver a mini performance showcasing her new material of PF:RR for her Roman Empire.
Unfortunately there isn't any of her performance available online at the mo but here is a link that I found a few minutes ago which is at a decent quality (well for me it is.) here. *UPDATED*
Who knew this day would arrive? After a pushback and disappointing tracks released by the reigning queen herself (excluding Starships), fans had their fingers crossed tightly, hoping that Nicki doesn't suffer the ultimate 'sophomore flop' causing an embarrassment to her career but now with the album officially released to the world, we can all judge whether it is legitimate enough. Read below for my track-by-track review.
1. Roman Holiday- I ain't gonna say much because there isn't much to say about this song but I highly prefer the live version that she performed at the Grammy's than the album version. The album version sounds weak, don't get me mistaken she does deliver but she lacks that energy compared to her Feb. performance which leads her to sounding weak and tired. Over It.
2. Come On A Cone - You must of heard the world crying and begging for 'Old Nicki' to call back; well finally the bitch did and it looks like she is taking charge again, showing her female counterparts that she is a force to be reckoned with. Boasting about sitting with Vogue's Anna Wintour and only competing with herself over the monstrous beat, she proves to her critics that she can still deliver and she is not a 'sell-out'.
Am I the only one that walks around singing 'Put my dick in your face' part all the time? Yes. Oh okay *hides face*
