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Music Video: Mariah Carey featuring Nicki Minaj “Up Out My Face”

First caught this on MTV earlier this week (or late last) when it premiered.  Gotta’ say, though, it’s catchy as hell.   Nicki Minaj — I know her name, but not her stuff.  This is sick, though.  Not sure if everyone in hip hop is doing English dialects and whether it’s like a thing or not right now, »

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MY TOP 10: 90s/00s Pop/R&B Diva Music Video Jump-Offs – 2. Missy Elliott “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)”

2. Missy Elliott “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” Formerly Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott and currently only Missy Elliott to the masses, her first video, Number 2, “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly),” released in 1997, set a high standard for the rest of her video work.  Missy had been behind-the-scenes writing for other artists for years, when she »

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MY TOP 10: 90s/00s Pop/R&B Diva Music Video Jump-Offs – 4. Kelis “Caught Out There”

4. Kelis “Caught Out There” Kelis is a different kind of chick and she brought it with Number 4, “Caught Out There,” released in 1999.  Doing the cheating song with the shout out chorus before Beyoncé with “Ring the Alarm” in 2006, I wasn’t sure what she was.  Was she R&B?  Was she rock?  Electro? As the Neptunes’ first muse, »

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SOCE, THE ELEMENTAL WIZARD’S TOP 10: Analog Videos – INTRODUCTION

Out hip hopper, Soce, the Elemental Wizard, and popolio go way back.  Okay, as far back as 2009.  We featured him in a pop quiz  last March, showcased one of his videos in April, and he even donated CDs (and other items) for the goodie boxes we gave away at our One Year Anniverary Mixer in September.  So, we’re [...]

Lisa Marshall pop quiz 2.0 – Austin

Name:  Lisa Marshall
Genre:  Soul/R&B
Forthcoming Release:  Simple EP
Release Date:  January 2010 (Self-Released through Honeysuckle Records)
This, That, or the Other 

These are hard. …
 
1. Straight-Up Funk or Down-and-Dirty Punk? Can I say Soul?
2. Lyrics or Beats? Lyrics
3. Fan-Favorite or Critics’ Darling? Fan-Favorite
4. Closed Fist or Open Hand? Open Hand
5. Wall Flower, Life of the Party, or Dancing Your @$$ off? Life [...]

popolio podcast: Interview with JADA

freddie beat speaks to up-and-coming Boston-based pop/R&B girl group, JADA — made up of April, Elle, Lauren, and Jacyn.
They discuss their sound, the singles, their first video, the upcoming debut release, girl groups, meeting En Vogue, opening for Boyz II Men, knowing Jojo, being Boston artists, and more.
Song snippets included in the show are “American Cowboy” and “Break [...]