Tuesday, July 19, 2011

New Video: Mindless Behavior - Mrs. Right

Monday, July 18, 2011

New Video: Sade - Love Is Found

Friday, July 15, 2011

Sampled: Snoop Dogg - That Good

Here's Snoop's ode to Mary Jane...



Here's where he sampled from...

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Remake of the Week: Come Together

Here's The Beatles' original version...



Here's my favorite version by MJ...

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

New Video: Mann - The Mack ft. Snoop Dogg & Iyaz

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

New Video: Big Sean - I Do It

Monday, July 11, 2011

New Video: Usher & Enrique Iglesias - Dirty Dancer

Friday, July 8, 2011

Sampled: Notorious B.I.G. - Everyday Struggle

Here's one of my favs from Biggie



Here's who he sampled

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Remake of the Week: Spotlight

Technically speaking, this is not a remake. Here's Ne-Yo's demo of the popular song.



Here's Jennifer Hudson performing the hit written for her debut album


Wednesday, July 6, 2011

New Video: Rick Ross - 9 Piece (Explicit) NSFW

Tuesday, July 5, 2011

New Video: Jennifer Hudson - No One Gonna Love You

Monday, July 4, 2011

New Video: Eminem - Space Bound

Friday, July 1, 2011

Sampled: Aaliyah - More Than A Woman

Here's Aaliyah's hot track...



Here's who she sampled...

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Remake of the Week: Mystery

Here's the original by Manhattan Transfer



Here's Anita Baker's more popular rendition.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

New Video: Yo Gotti - We Can Get It On

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

New Video: Marsha Ambrosius - Late Nights & Early Mornings

Monday, June 27, 2011

New Video: Chris Brown ft. Justin Bieber - Next 2 You

Friday, June 24, 2011

Sampled: Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation

Here's Janet's classic...



Here's where she got her baseline from...

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Remake of the Week: You Are Not Alone

Here the original by MJ...




Here's R. Kelly's version from his latest CD...

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

New Video: R. Kelly - Radio Message

Tuesday, June 21, 2011

New Video: Ledisi - Pieces Of Me

Monday, June 20, 2011

New Video: Jadakiss - Hold You Down

Friday, June 17, 2011

Sampled: Musiq Soulchild - Half Crazy

Here's Musiq's hit...



Here's who he sampled from...

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Remake of the Week: Settle For My Love

Here's the original by Patrice Rushen in 1979...



Here's Musiq's take on the track. I think he did a good job with it.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011

New Video: Jawan Harris - Keisha

Tuesday, June 14, 2011

New Video: Diddy - Dirty Money featuring Usher - Looking For Love

Monday, June 13, 2011

New Video: Big K.R.I.T. featuring Ludacris and Bun B - Country Sh*t (Remix)

Friday, June 10, 2011

Sampled: Beyonce - Run The World (Girls)

Here's the hot new track from Beyonce...




Here's where she got her beat...

Major Lazer featuring Vybz Kartel - Pon De Floor


Major Lazer "Pon De Floor" ft. Vybz Kartel and... by DowntownMusic

Thursday, June 9, 2011

Remake of the Week: Smells Like Teen Spirit

Here's the classic by Nirvana...



Here's a take on the classic by J*DaVey...

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

New Video: 2CELLOS (Sulic & Hauser) - Welcome To The Jungle

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

New Video: Lloyd Banks featuring Pusha T - Home Sweet Home (Explicit)

Monday, June 6, 2011

New Video: Rihanna - Man Down

Friday, June 3, 2011

Sampled: LL Cool J (@llcoolj) - Make It Hot

Here's LL's classic from the Mr. Smith album.



Here's the obvious sample...


Thursday, June 2, 2011

Remake of the Week: Love Me In A Special Way

Here's the classic original.



Here's a fresh take on the track...


Wednesday, June 1, 2011

New Video: T-Pain featuring Chris Brown - Best Love Song

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Billboard Rewind: Carl Thomas - I Wish

This was #1 on the Billboard Hip Hop and R&B Songs chart 11 years ago today.

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

New Video: Jennifer Hudson - Where You At

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

New Video: Mike Posner - Bow Chicka Wow Wow

Monday, March 7, 2011

New Video: Dr. Dre - I Need A Doctor

Friday, March 4, 2011

Sampled: Bow Wow - Like You



Here's the familiar sample...

Thursday, March 3, 2011

Remake of the Week: I Believe I Can Fly




Here's Yolanda Adams with her version...

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

New Video: Wish - Suga Daddy

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

New Video: Timothy Bloom - 'Til The End Of Time

Monday, February 28, 2011

New Video: Big Heed and Alien - Tipsy

Friday, February 25, 2011

Sampled: Madonna - Human Nature



Here's who she sampled from...

Main Source - What You Need

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Remake of the Week: Borderline

Here's Madonna's original...



Here's an interesting version by Jody Watley...

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

New Video: Kanye West - All Of The Lights

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

New Video: Trey Songz - Love Faces

Monday, February 21, 2011

New Video: DJ Khaled - Welcome To My Hood

Friday, February 18, 2011

Sampled: Puff Daddy - Been Around The World



Here's who he sampled from...

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Remake of the Week: I Wanna Be Your Lover



Here's an unexpected remake...

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

New Video: Raphael Saadiq - Good Man

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

New Video: Diddy - Dirty Money - I Hate That You Love Me

Friday, February 11, 2011

Sampled: Rihanna - SOS



Here's who she sampled from...

Soft Cell - Tainted Love

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Remake of the Week: Redemption Song

Here's the original by Bob Marley...



Here's Rihanna's version...

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

New Video: Enrique Iglesias - Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

New Video: Nicki Minaj - Moment 4 Life

Monday, February 7, 2011

New Video: Rihanna - S&M

Friday, February 4, 2011

Sampled: Rapper's Delight

Here's an easy one...



Here's where they sampled from...

Thursday, February 3, 2011

Remake of the Week: Rapper's Delight

Here's the original by The Sugar Hill Gang...



Here's a version by Erick Sermon, Keith Murray and Redman...

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

New Video: Redman - Rockin' Wit Da Best

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

New Video: Khalil - Hey Lil Mama

Monday, January 31, 2011

New Video: Birdman feat. Lil Wayne - Fire Flame (Remix)

Friday, January 28, 2011

Sampled: Alicia Keys - Speechless



Here's who she sampled from...

Thursday, January 27, 2011

Remake of the Week: What Hurts The Most

Did you know this was a remake? Here's the original by Mark Wills...



Here's a great cover by Rascal Flatts (featured as this week's Billboard Rewind).

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

Billboard Rewind: Rascal Flatts - What Hurts The Most

This song was number 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart today in 2007.

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

New Video: Jacob Latimore - Like 'Em All

Monday, January 24, 2011

New Video: P!nk - F**kin' Perfect

Friday, January 21, 2011

Sampled: Melanie Fiona - It Kills Me



Here's where she sampled from...

The Softones - (Hey There) Lonely Girl

Thursday, January 20, 2011

Remake of the Week: Wake Up Everybody

Here's the classic call to action by Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes...



Here's an updated version by John Legend and The Roots featuring Common and Melanie Fiona...

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Billboard Rewind: Mario - Let Me Love You

This was number 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 on this day in 2005.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Billboard Rewind: Chris Brown - Run It!

This song was number 1 on the Billboard Pop charts 5 years ago today (2006).

Monday, January 17, 2011

Billboard Rewind: Melanie Fiona - It Kills Me

This song was number 1 on the Hip Hop & R&B Songs chart today in 2010.

Friday, January 14, 2011

Sampled: Snoop Dogg - Gin & Juice



Here's where he got his hook...

Thursday, January 13, 2011

Remake of the Week: Vapors



Here's Snoop's version...

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

New Video: Marsha Ambrosius - Far Away

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

New Video: Snoop Dogg - Wet

Monday, January 10, 2011

New Video: Miguel - Sure Thing

Friday, January 7, 2011

Sampled: Lauryn Hill - Forgive Them Father



Here's where she got her beat...

Thursday, January 6, 2011

Remake of the Week: No Woman, No Cry

Here's the original by Bob Marley and the Wailers



Here's a version by Sean Kingston

Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Billboard Rewind: Destiny's Child - Independent Woman Part I

This song was ranked #1 on the R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart this week 10 years ago. Boy how time flies!

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

New Video: Sean Kingston - Party All Night (Sleep All Day)

Monday, January 3, 2011

New Video: Taio Cruz - Higher