Friday, October 7, 2011

Content: Elle Varner Info + New Video "Only Wanna Give It To You"



Varner, born to two published songwriters and an NYU graduate, was meant to be in the business! She signed to J Records and was one of BET's original "Music Maters" artists last year.

Her first single "Only Wanna Give It To You" features old friend J. Cole.

From BET.com:
"We actually met in college," said Elle. "He went to St. John's and we had a mutual friend at my school and like two years later I saw him in the Sony building when I had just got signed and I bumped into him I was like 'Yo what's up what are you doing here.' and he's like 'Yo I just singed with Roc Nation' and I"m like 'Yo I just signed with J. Records… When it came time to do the lead single for my album he was the first person I thought of."

Her debut album Perfectly Imperfect is due in stores by the end of 2011. She'll be on a college tour (going to Howard Homecoming!) to promote the album.

Heard this song first on 360!

Content: New Beyonce Video "Countdown"



One of B's many hits from her most recent album 4. She goes a little retro on this one... all while hiding and showing off the baby bump quite nicely!

Debuted last night (Thursday October 6th) on MTV.

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Content: New Bei Maejor Video "Trouble"



Featuring J. Cole.

We played this song a lotttttt over the summer (before other people hopped on).

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Content: Robin Thicke's Next Album To Be Released Late 2011/Early 2012


Ready for some new tracks from Robin? Well, the wait is almost over. He says his fifth studio album I'm An Animal will be released late 2011/early 2012. Plus, there will possibly be some collaboration(s) with Pharrell!

Thicke is also scheduled to appear in a 2011 feature film. Ooh wee.

In the mean time, feel free to continue clutching Sex Therapy to help tie you over and enjoy some classic Robin like this right here.

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Content: Wale Releases New Mixtape 'The Eleven One Eleven Theory'

Released yesterday (Wednesday).

Precursor to Wale's second studio album Ambition, which is scheduled to be released November 1, 2011 (hence the name of the mixtape!). This'll be his first solo album after joining Rick Ross's Maybach Music Group.


Monday, August 15, 2011

Content: New J. Cole Video "Work Out"



Cole World: The Sideline Story drops in September. In the mean time, J. Cole's releasing different tracks & such every Sunday ("Any Given Sunday" is what he's calling it).

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Content: Puerto Rican Cultural Festival/Parade, Sunday August 21st, 12-7p

Takes place at the Temple of Music at Roger Williams Park. 12-7 PM. Food, fun, games, dances, etc.

Visit puertoricanri.com for more info.

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Content: Beyonce's New Album "4" Goes Platinum!

Woohoo, go Beyonce, go!

Content: Dominican Festival, Sunday August 14th, 12-7pm

18th Dominican Festival of Rhode Island this Sunday August 14th.

Starts with a parade (10am to 12noon) that leaves from Broad Street and Thurbers Avenue in Providence and ends at Roger Williams Park, Temple to Music. The festival (12noon to 7pm) will take place there with traditional music, dance, & food + children’s activities and vendors.

For information, call Quisqueya in Action, (401) 941-2749.

Content: New Jay-Z/Kanye Video "Otis"



Video directed by Spike Jonze. Includes a cameo from Aziz Ansari (supposedly he and Kanye became friends when he asked Kanye if he could use the name "Glow in the Dark" tour... sweet) & Jay and Kanye having a good ol' time driving around with some models.

You should watch it though, it's much better than I just described, I promise.

Watch The Throne dropped on Monday.

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Content: Otis Redding's Daughter Calls Jay-Z and Kanye "Young Legends"

'I just think the collaboration was certainly a tribute to him, and it's really great,' Karla Redding-Andrews says, speaking of Jay-Z and Kanye's new single "Otis."

"It really means a lot to me, particularly to a whole new generation of young legends, because that's what Jay-Z and Kanye are," Redding-Andrews said. "I just think it's wonderful to tie an old legendary artist whose music history will never die to something [that] they have come up with. I just think the collaboration was certainly a tribute to him, and it's really great."

Ultimately, "Otis" is exposing a new generation to Redding's music in a very hip and cool way. "With what we do with our foundation — pairing music with education, always involved with young people — how can I not be a fan of Kanye West and Jay-Z?" Redding-Andrews said.

(From MTV News)

Friday, July 29, 2011

Content: Wale & Common Get Release Dates From Warner Bros.

Common recently got a deal with Warner Bros. & Wale is signed to them through Rick Ross's Maybach Musig Group. Both will release albums in November.

November 1st: Wale's (Ambition) will be his second studio album. "Bad Girls Club" (with J. Cole) is the lead single.

November 22nd: Common's (The Dreamer, The Believer) will be his ninth studio album. "Ghetto Dreams" (with Nas) is the lead single.

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Content: J. Cole Cancels Mixtape / Filming Video for "Work Out"

He had announced that he would release a mixtape before his first album, Cole World: The Sideline Story. But he decided to cancel that and release a track each week (a nice trend we've been seeing a lot of) before then.

He was also recently filming is video for "Work Out"!! Woohoo!

Content: New Miguel Video "Quickie"

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Content: New Kanye/Jay Song "Otis" + Game's Jay-Z Diss "Uncle Otis"

Kanye & Jay-Z released their second single from the upcoming joint album Watch the Throne ("H.A.M." was the first), which is scheduled for an August 1st release date.

Game got the beat remade/recreated & rapped over it on "Uncle Otis," which disses Jay-Z, Big Sean, and more.

From HipHop DX:
In making "Uncle Otis," Game recognizes that he's falling back on his word to stop dropping verbal barbs at Marcy Projects' native son. "I contemplated, 'Damn, I went at Jay; I said I was off of that.' Fuck it. I'm me. I'm Game. I do what I do." He continued, "I just had fun, man. Anybody that want a problem, or wants to say somethin' on a record, you know it's gonna get a response, so watch yaself."


... Well alrighty then.

Content: RIP Amy Winehouse

27 year old singer Amy Winehouse was found dead today in her apartment in London. RIP to an amazing artist.

Content: New Wiz/Big Sean/Currensy Mixtape Confirmed

Yup. They're gonna release a mixtape together. 4 songs have already made their way to the internet.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Content: VMA Nominations!!

2011 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) Show will be on August 28th. Nominations just came out!

And apparently, some people are heated because Rihanna got a whopping ZERO (solo) nominations.

Womp.

My question: how does Kreayshawn already have a nomination? For some reason, that seems really wild to me.


Anyway, here's a full list of nominees (People we've played recently on 360 are bolded. So songs we had in rotation):

VIDEO OF THE YEAR

Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”
Tyler, the Creator – “Yonkers”
Katy Perry – “Firework”
Bruno Mars – “Grenade”
Beastie Boys – “Make Some Noise”

BEST FEMALE VIDEO

Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”
Katy Perry – “Firework”
BeyoncĂ© – “Run the World (Girls)”
Nicki Minaj – “Super Bass”
Lady Gaga – “Born This Way”

BEST MALE VIDEO

Cee Lo Green – “F*** You”
Eminem feat. Rihanna – “Love the Way You Lie”
Bruno Mars – “Grenade”
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi – “All of the Lights”
Justin Bieber – “U Smile”

BEST HIP-HOP VIDEO

Lil Wayne feat. Cory Gunz – “6 Foot 7 Foot”
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi – “All of the Lights”
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now”
Nicki Minaj – “Super Bass”
Lupe Fiasco – “The Show Goes On”

BEST NEW ARTIST

Wiz Khalifa – “Black and Yellow”
Tyler, The Creator – “Yonkers”
Big Sean feat. Chris Brown – “My Last”
Kreayshawn – “Gucci Gucci”
Foster the People – “Pumped Up Kicks”

BEST POP VIDEO

Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”
Bruno Mars – “Grenade”
Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Nayer & Afrojack – “Give Me Everything”
Katy Perry – “Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)”
Britney Spears – “Till the World Ends”

BEST ROCK VIDEO

The Black Keys – “Howlin’ for You”
Foo Fighters – “Walk”
Foster The People – “Pumped Up Kicks”
Mumford & Sons – “The Cave”
Cage The Elephant – “Shake Me Down”

BEST COLLABORATION

Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Nayer & Afrojack – “Give Me Everything”
Chris Brown feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes – “Look at Me Now”
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi – “All of the Lights”
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West – “E.T.”
Nicki Minaj feat. Drake – “Moment 4 Life”

BEST ART DIRECTION

Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West – “E.T.”
Lady Gaga – “Judas”
Kanye West – “POWER”
Death Cab for Cutie – “You Are a Tourist”

BEST CHOREOGRAPHY

BeyoncĂ© – “Run the World (Girls)”
Britney Spears – “Till the World Ends”
Lady Gaga – “Judas”
Bruno Mars – “The Lazy Song”
LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock – “Party Rock Anthem”

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”
BeyoncĂ© – “Run the World (Girls)”
Eminem feat. Rihanna – “Love the Way You Lie”
Katy Perry – “Teenage Dream”
Thirty Seconds to Mars – “Hurricane”

BEST DIRECTION

Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”
Beastie Boys – “Make Some Noise”
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West – “E.T.”
Thirty Seconds To Mars – “Hurricane”
Eminem feat. Rihanna – “Love the Way You Lie”

BEST EDITING

Katy Perry feat. Kanye West – “E.T.”
Thirty Seconds to Mars – “Hurricane”
Adele – “Rolling in the Deep”
Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Kid Cudi – “All of the Lights”
Manchester Orchestra – “Simple Math”

BEST SFX (SPECIAL EFFECTS)

Manchester Orchestra – “Simple Math”
Katy Perry feat. Kanye West – “E.T.”
Kanye West – “POWER”
Linkin Park – “Waiting for the End”
Chromeo – “Don’t Turn the Lights On”

Content: Jimmy & Justin, History of Rap Pt. 2


Jimmy Fallon & Justin Timberlake rap through the timeline of hip-hop. Hilarity ensues.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Content: Providence street Named After Singer Jeffrey Osborne

"Osborne, perhaps best known for his 1982 hit, "On the Wings of Love," posed Tuesday with a street sign that said Jeffrey Osborne Way. City workers have not yet had a chance to install the sign on the section of Olney Street between North Main and Hope that is getting the honorary name. Osborne spent some of his childhood in a house at Pratt and Olney that has since been torn down."


Read more & see a dope picture here!

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Content: Lloyd/Miguel Beef?

Lloyd's 4th album dropped Tuesday (7/5), so he went to BET's 106 & Park to promote and show love. But while he was there, he also debuted his new haircut! ... And Guns & Roses head tattoo. Interesante.


With this haircut though, he has a little bit of hair left on top... sorta reminiscent of young Miguel!


Miguel took to Twitter with this message:












Oh boy.


Lloyd's response in an interview with radio jock Devi Dev: "Did you see me respond?"... "That's peanuts to an elephant. I am not the one for a lot of talking so I will see him when I see him."


More details (like background info about his tattoo, if you're into that...) here.

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Content: Vibe's 21 Most Important Black Artists Alive (Under 40)!

21. Soulja Boy
20. Nicki Minaj
19. Chris Brown
18. Drake
17. Rihanna
16. Ne-Yo
15. Busta Rhymes
14. Lil Kim
13. D'Angelo
12. will.i.am
11. Lauryn Hill
10. 50 Cent
9. Missy Elliott
8. MC Lyte
7. Lil Wayne
6. Nas
5. Usher
4. Snoop
3. Outkast
2. Beyonce
1. Kanye West

All but two of these are 360 artists! Very happy with the top 10! And I'm glad to see some older artists getting love :)

Saturday, June 25, 2011

Content: RIP Michael Jackson

Today marks the two year anniversary of Michael Jackson's death. RIP to the King of Pop.

Friday, June 24, 2011

Content: New Jennifer Hudson Video "No One Gonna Love You"



Brand new... like, literally BRAND NEW! I feel like I haven't seen a good video with a real storyline in a while. This is great.

Jennifer's album I Remember Me came out in March.

Thursday, June 23, 2011

Content: New Estelle & Rick Ross Video "Break My Heart"



My thoughts while watching:
- Why is Omari Hardwick in this video? Unnecessary...
- Why didn't they just make Rick Ross her love interest?
- Oooo, very tacky product placement (iPad = okay, but Bing? overkill..)
- ... Oh. I get it. Okay, so he was necessary. But only for the last 40 seconds. Cool.

Estelle's new album All Of Me will be out in September.
The artists of Rick Ross's Maybach Music Group released Self Made Vol. 1 at the end of May.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Content: Lupe Fiasco's "The Show Goes On" goes double platinum!

Aw :)

Content: Lil Wayne Planning to Retire Soon?

He says it's unfair to his children to putting as much as he does into his music. Thus, he's gonna retire and raise his 4 (?) kids. Tha Carter IV might be his last album.

"I'm bowing out still on top." - Lil Wayne

You can read more quotes here!

PROMO: 3rd Eye Unlimited

Date: Sat 7/16
Time: 10 am - 8 pm
Location: Buttonwoods Park, New Bedford

-Stop by the WBRU tent for games, giveaways, and prizes!
-12th annual festival

PROMO: Cape Verdian Heritage Festival

Date: Sunday 7/10
Time: 10 am - 8 pm
Location: India Point Park

Stop by the WBRU tent for prizes, games, and giveaways!

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