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  • Blueprint 3 Track Listing: This Could Be Good!!

    Jay-Z. Photo by "iamguilty".
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    Hip-hop heads have been buzzing about two major releases scheduled for the end of 2008-Kanye West’s “808’s & Heartbreak” (is it really a hip-hop album if Kanye doesn’t rap?) and Jay-Z’s Def Jam finale “Blueprint 3”, which is rumored to have been produced almost in it’s entirety by West.

    An alleged tracklisting for BP3 has surfaced on the net, and although its’ validity is being questioned, there might be something to be hopeful about if this track listing *is* in fact real. Namely the fact that the awful first single, “Jockin’ Jay-Z” and the T.I./Kanye/Lil’ Wayne collabo “Swagga Like Us” are NOT on the album (again, allegedly). Could Jay be throwing a red herring at us before hitting us with an album that captures the soulful, mature vibe of the first “Blueprint” album? While I don’t think “BP1” was a super-legendary classic (actually, I don’t even think it’s Jay’s best or even second best album), it would be nice to hear him making music reminiscent of that era. Because “American Gangster”, despite being jocked by everyone else, didn’t exactly move me.

    Anyhoo, here’s the (alleged) track listing. Man, I’m using that word so much you’d think I was writing an article about R. Kelly!!

    01. Wake Up New York (Intro)
    02. Most Kings
    03. Hades (Lucifer Pt. II)
    04. Eternal Jewels (ft. Jay Electronica) [prod. by Jay Electronica]
    05. Blueprint 3
    06. Lucy (ft. Chris Martin)
    07. The Audacity of Dope
    08. Swagger Like Us Pt. 2 (ft. Nas, Andre 3000, and Young Jeezy)
    09. Election Night (We believe in Obama)
    10. Just Memories
    11. Apostate (ft. Eminem) [prod. by Eminem]
    12. Oasis
    13. My Brothers Keeper (ft. Scarface)
    14. Brooklyn Lost
    15. Weeds & Concrete
    16. Without Rain

  • I Bette You Wanna Win A Free Midler CD

    For nearly four decades now, Bette Midler’s name has been synonymous with entertainment. From her early days in the Seventies providing the house entertainment (with piano accompaniment from some guy you might know named Barry Manilow) at gay bathhouses to a dual movie & music career that has seen her win Grammys and win at the box office with films ranging from “The Rose” to “Ruthless People” and “Outrageous Fortune”, Midler has been one of the most successful media hyphenates of recent times.

    This past week, Midler released a greatest hits compilation entitled “Jackpot: The Best Bette”. This collection features everything from “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy” to 1989’s Grammy Record of the Year “Wind Beneath My Wings”. Now guess what, folks? You can WIN a copy of Bette’s latest CD by answering one simple question. Here goes:

    Which Rolling Stone hit did Bette cover in the early Eighties, and which Stone appeared in the song’s video, dirty dancing with Ms. Midler?

    Send responses to musicpublisher@consumerhelpweb.com. The winner will be chosen on Friday, October 3rd.

    Employees of consumerhelpweb.com and musichelpweb.com and their immediate families are ineligible for this contest.

  • New Music In Stores & Online 9/30/08: Robin Thicke, Ben Folds, T.I. & More!

    Talk about ending with a bang. This last day of September 2008 (which, if I’m not mistaken, is also the last day for Grammy eligibility for next year’s ceremony) brings out some big guns (I just realized I made a bunch of firearm references in a column that strongly features an artist who just got sentenced to jail for firearms possession… I swear it was unintentional). Nevertheless, there’s something for just about everyone in stores this week. Here’s what you have to look forward to :

    Robin Thicke “Something Else” : You know, a lot of folks like to say “I loved (name artist) when no one else liked them”. Robin Thicke is one of those artists I can say that about. The blue-eyed soul singer broke through two years back with his second album, “The Evolution of Robin Thicke”. Although he had to tone down his sound a little bit to get a hit, it was a pretty solid album. His third album, “Something Else” hits stores today and promises yet another collection of uptempo soul thumpers (like the first single “Magic”) and romantic ballads. Not bad for the son of Jason Seaver.

    Robin Thicke's "Something Else" hits stores today.

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