JUNOS 2010 : "Baby" Justin Beiber ft. Drake/"Over" Live

I think Justin Beiber singles are ok, but I listened to his first album and it was pretty bad. . I think its funny that's his voice is changing though, that could be distarous.

It's a pretty low key performance, Drake addition was nice, kinda reminded me of Throw it in the Bag remix by the content. Its a nice little Canadian collaboration, eh?

"October's Very Own, but it's feeling like July 4."

Disclaimer: This blog entry has a lot of videos in it, but if you haven't noticed, I use videos anytime I can in a post.  But I found a lot of good stuff last night and this morning.  But there is text before and after all the videos so make sure to scroll down.

So the Drake concert is tomorrow and it feels like Christmas eve, minus the religious aspects.  But still the same excitement though.  I definitely feel like such a little girl right now. I always get really excited before concerts. I was up last night watching Drake performances from Super Bowl for Axe, which was actually a good show.  He showed a lot of growth since his previous performances that I've been critical of.  His stage presence has approved; its less of him running around and more of his focusing on the music and the audience.










In a recent interview with MTV, Drake talked more about his tour and the first song on the album "Fireworks," which he says depicts where his at now. It seems like a lot of his songs on his album are going to be about where he is right now, which makes sense, because an artist writes about what they know.  I just hope he presents it in different ways so its not redundant but I'm pretty confident that he won't disappoint. I haven't heard "Fireworks" yet, but song of the lyrics include:  
"Money just changed everything. My 15 minutes started an hour ago ... / Wayne put me right here ... / Something I would die for, October's very own, but it's feeling like July 4." 

 If you noticed that the beginning line is a reference to the last line in "Fear" "It's funny how money can change everything" which he stated when writing that song that it would connect to the first song on "Thank Me Later."  I'm glad it followed through on that, I feel like its an interesting connection.  Its also funny that he says that his 15 minutes started an hour ago, because I feel that its is a reference to him putting out his album so late and that his just isn't a trend of 2009, he is here to stay.

What you'll also notice in the interview is that he talks about how he doesn't run around stage anymore and admitted to being influenced by Lil Wayne to do that but realized that his type of music has a different type of energy that doesn't require that.  I'm glad he is developing himself into his own person and performer.

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He also talks about the song and video "Over" and how he wrote it during vacation in Jamaica.  He felt that trip was the calm before the storm and "Over" is the actual storm.  He talks about the video is about him looking at the purities and simple things of his real life, and the temptation, excitement, and darkness of the fame and how he doesn't know how to decide.  And that the two women do represent the past and having a real women trust him, and how the most exotic dancer represents the girls that are attracted to the fame and questioning if a real women can ever trust him. He also somewhat talks about how previous videos were more of a growing experience for this first official video. "Over" is an interesting video, and I feel as if my previous analysis was correct.
I find it amusing when he talking about the song with Jay-Z how he says its a real rap song.  He states:
"its real rap. its real rap. i do sing on the hook, but its real rap."
Not to say that he's isn't real rap, but when you say "I do sing on the hook" it kinda takes away from the statement lol.  Not many people would consider signing rappers real rap, but I'm sure he can prove others wrong.

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Overall I'm sooo excited for the concert tomorrow.  Not to say I won't be critical.  Yes, I am a huge Drake fan but I really want to anything less than excellence when I support artists I like.  I'm not just a blind consumer.  This was pretty evident with how angry I was with Kanye for "Graduation" but that's a whoooole different discussion.  I've learned that talking about Kanye albums since Late Registration is like talking about religion or politics, no one ever wins, and no one is ever right so I just avoid those conversations.  But overall I have high expectation for Hip Hop right now.  I just had lunch with a friend the other day and he was talking about how he just so hungry for good music and he knows artists are going to deliver.  I feel the same way.

P.S. the #drakeseyebrows trending topic was cruel and hilarious at the same time.

"Over" Drake

I have pretty high expectations for the artists I listen to.  A lot of times, stuff is so watered down and commercial when you know they could do sooo much better.  And instead of accepting it, I usually complain about it to friends or on Twitter lol.  But sometimes, and this rarely happens, I have nothing to complain about.  That's how I feel about the "Over" video.  Its perfect for the song, it even makes the song better.  Its not the typical club video, but its not some bizarre Illuminati video just for shock value.  I would best describe it as genuine and authentic.  I feel like this is truly Aubrey "Drake" Graham, not Young Money or the guy enlisted to save Birdman's career.  There no flashy outfits or bright YME signs.  And there is not over exaggerated romance for the ladies.  I think the video can be interpreted in different ways.  What I took from it was in the beginning the images flashing in his body it was he's worried about with the fame.  The other visuals or what is life is like now. But I think the female represents a girl in the past that didn't work out (maybe that Alicia girl he always mentions). And the random half naked girl dancing represents the temptation.  I don't think that that was the focus of the video, which makes it strong.  Yes, Drake moves his hands a lot in the video, as usual, but maybe that is his signature. I think the important thing that I took away from this video is that "So Far Gone" was not all that Drake's got in it, and he says it best "It's far from over."

"Ice cream conversations, they all want the scoop"

Since "Over," the first single for Drake's "Thank Me Later" came out back on March 5th, 2 other songs have leaked, "Fall For Your Type" (which just is a snippet that is under 2 minutes) and "Shut it Down-feat. The Dream." Both have Drake singing on the tracks, which he actually just as gifted at that as he is to rapping. "Fall For Your Type" isn't long enough for me to judge, but so far I like the theme of getting hurt by someone who is just like everyone else that has hurt you, and a lot of my friends have this track on repeat. I've been listening to "Shut it Down" often since it came down Sunday. As much as I like to say that I'm not the typical girl that needs to hear how beautiful I am, Drake is great at swooning me and making me feel otherwise. Its a simple song about appreciating a girl, a song, as he says on the track, for a girl to get ready to, so she can shut it down in a club, or wherever she goes really. Basically, Drake and the Dream is telling you this girl is the shit. When I really like I song, as always picture the video to it. (Click here for an interview with the director of "Over") I think it would be cool if it was just a bunch of regular girls "shutting it down" in there everyday life. It would be nice to see something different than the average video girls, which is recent years isn't even that popular anymore. And although at first I wasn't pleased with "Over" as the first single, it is pretty catchy and a perfect bridge from "So Far Gone" to "Thank Me Later." I'm pretty excited for it to come out, even though I haven't heard a release date.

I get to see Drake in concert on April 15th, but I don't really know what to expect. It could be pretty hype, but I think he really needs help with his stage presence (He sure does like to oscillate his hand lol.) But I guess that develops with time. Its kinda cute that he's awkward lol. Here's a performance from him on MTV Spring Break performing "Over"


And to download just click on the links below:
Fall For Your Type
Shut It Down feat. The Dream