March 4, 2009

Exclusive – “a couple of joints”

The first, the album named Graduation, but then rapper Kanye West’s renamed it to “Exlusive”. “I am still going to keep it so my younger fans can continue to listen to my music, but I got a couple of joints on there that's for some of the older people” said by Brown in an interview with MTV. “Wall to Wall” is the first single, it is quite the same with Brown’s previous singles, still alittle difference from them. Sean Garrett produced the song. In a 106 & Park, Brown told about the second single is “Kiss Kiss”, which joined by production of T-Pain.

The Game joined on the track “Nice” samples Stacee Adams’s club hit “The Last Call”. In “The Last Call”, the rap part was also showed by The Game and was also wrote by Scott Storch, which is Brown’s producers.

To support for “Exclusive”, Chris Brown continues touring US with Bow Bow, he visits over thirty venues. The tour also joined by Sean Kingston, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, Shop Boys, Keyshia Cole and Lil Mama and another artists. Its 2007/2008 started in Cincinnati, Ohio, on 6th December 2007, with final on 3th Febuary 2008 in Honolulu Hawaii. On 3th June 2008, the document footage was released as the double album of “Exclusive: The forever Edition”, it is including behind scenes, live performances and interviews.

On 3th June 2008, the album was re-released in the US and on 22th June in the UK, named “Exclusive: The Forever Edition”. The song “Forever” is the lead single of the re-release. Polow da Don produced “Forever” and Chris Brown, Andre Merritt, and Rob Allen wrote it. The album has added more 4 tracks and a bonus DVD of unreleased concert and behind the scenes footage.

The album was revealed by Fearne & Reggie on the UK chart show on Radio 1 on 22th June 2008 that there are 3 tracks of “Exclusive” showed in the top forty, two of which on the top ten. The song “With You” at number thirdty five, “No Air” was joined by Jordin Sparks at number two, and “Forever” at number five.

March 3, 2009

Freedom – Powerful change

From “Konvicted”, Akon got tired of number one pop hits and one number two. Freedom made a change of increasing the blame for working in the same tricks. The album is the kind of powerful change, which often gets after reaching a creative.
Akon is finding as chart-topping singer, he worked so well as an underdog ex-con, which might no longer apply to his new role.

Akon was learning toward a Euro-club sound for the album. The “We Don’t Care” was got on the techno-driven, it was thumped bassline and organ-like riffs. The dance track “Keep You Much Longer” takes its cues from “What Is Love?” of Haddaway, he do not shortage of his traditional boom-bap. With joined of Young Jeezy and Lil Wayne on “I’m So Paid”, he keeps on the “No. 1 hustler getting money”. He has no patience for anyone not to believe in his relationship on “Be With You”. Like “Dangerous” of Kardinal Offishall, two his singles “Troublemaker” and “Holla Holla” are highlights for that very reason. The album is fine about love and love lost. It is got in a hooting style over synth-swamped beats.

Track listing of the album:
1. "Right Now (Na Na Na)"
2. "Beautiful" (featuring Colby O'Donis & Kardinal Offishall)
3. "Keep You Much Longer"
4. "Troublemaker" (featuring Sweet Rush)
5. "We Don't Care" Akon, Giorgio Tuinfort
6. "I'm So Paid" (featuring Young Jeezy & Lil Wayne)
7. "Holla Holla" (featuring T-Pain)
8. "Against the Grain" (featuring Ray Lavender)
9. "Be with You" Akon, Hakim
10. "Sunny Day" (featuring Wyclef Jean) Akon, RedOne
11. "Birthmark" Akon, Giorgio Tuinfort, Detail
12. "Over the Edge" Akon, Giorgio Tuinfort
13. "Freedom"

His digital download “Sorry, Blame It on Me” was his totally insincere public apology, it brough him the true reach of the power.It showed at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100.

February 26, 2009

Circus – “A brilliant Disco Banger”

The new album of Britney Spears called "Circus" has a 64% approval rating from critics, Metacritic, which sums reviews from the nation top critics. The album’s reviews were completely favorable. It had an exclusive preview of the album on The Sun newspaper in the U.K which were the first ones to have reviews about “Circus”. “If U Seek Amy” got review “It’s a great track. A stomping robo pop number with clattering kettle drums and Brit being quite frank about the opinion she holds of herself”. Another, “a brilliant disco banger” was worlds for “Kill the Lights”. The album had similarities to Madonna’s Hard Candy, an reviewer expressed his opinion. It has much similarities to Nick Levine of Digital Spy last studion album, through she seems more confident and there is less reliance on the vocoder. “A teary eyed ballad… that’s really quite lovely” was reviewed for “Out From Under”.

Also a positive review of “Circus” was given by Billboard Magazine “From the synthy open of "Womanizer" to the regretful ache spurring "Blur," "Circus" gives Brit pop a whole new meaning”, “she is in a class of her own” goes on. Rolling Stone’s Caryn Ganz was blown away with Spears’s new work. It is hit pay dirt again by that Toxic roducers Bloodshy & Avant with melodic. “Unusual You” was reviewed as glowing. “If U Seek Amy” was reviewed to be a saucy, swinging standout by the Max Martin-produced. "Kill the Lights" was stomper with the photographer-taunting, it recalls the synth crush of 2007’s Blackout. He also went on to credit songs “Blur”, “My Baby”, “Mmm Papi”, and “Out From Under”. “I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman” gave Britney Spears as a best ballad.

It set up a hotline for Spears where her fans could leave a message to promote the album “Jive Records”, she could make calls return to some of the callers. Via the website of New York radio station WKTU, there are some reviews about some tracks off the album.