Author Archives: Jay Waters

flyPOD: JENNIFER HUDSON & FANTASIA

JENNIFER HUDSON’s camp has leaked another song off her long-awaited, self-entitled debut disc, and this one features an unlikely partner, the one and only FANTASIA BARRINO. 
When I first heard about this collab, about two months ago, I became afraid. First off, I’ve never really been a fan of same-sex duets. No, I’m not a homophobe, [...]

THE BILLBOARD RAP-UP: THE RESULTS ARE IN…

Slipknot’s “All Hope Is Gone” barely wins out over THE GAME’S ”LAX” in the race for No. 1 on The Billboard 200 this week. The Roadrunner set moved 239,516 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan, only 1,134 more than the rapper’s Geffen album at 238,382.
 The Game’s last two efforts, 2006’s “Doctor’s Advocate” and [...]

NEW MUSIC: TERRENCE HOWARD “SANCTUARY”

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MUSIC NEWS: THE GAME ACCEPTS BOW WOW’S CHALLENGE…WITH A TWIST

Oh, so many questions. But I guess the first one that comes to mind is “why is he bootlegging Maddens?” But what’s hilarious (for all the wrong reasons) is when his homie calls “First.” We’ll have to ask GAME about this when we sit down with him on Friday. Stay tuned.

NEW MUSIC: NE-YO “MISS INDEPENDANT” (FIRST LOOK)

MARIAH, MARY J., BEYONCE, ASHANTI & RIHANNA ALL STAND UP TO CANCER

Some of the world’s most powerful songstresses have teamed up with legendary writing duo, Antonio “LA” Reid & Kenneth “Babyface” Edmonds to record the new single “Stand Up To Cancer.” The song was the brainchild of Reid’s, who’s life had been personally touched by cancer. The recording of the song, accompanied by profiles of personal [...]

NEW MUSIC: THE GAME FT. LIL’ WAYNE “MY LIFE”

Peep the cameo from Game’s formal rival/G-Unit outcast, Young Buck. My how the tables change.