really keri hilson?

So I guess Keri Hilson is trying to be Rihanna?
Check out the video for Return the Favor. The mirror scene is just like in Rihanna's SOS, and the water scene is exactly like Umbrella.



SOS - look somewhere around 1.13
Umbrella - can't really miss it, it's a good chunk of the video.

Throwback Blog #1

Aight guys, so every now and then, I'm gonna talk about some songs that you may have forgotten about (or, in some cases, wish you'd forgotten about.) Let's start this, shall we?

Ella, ella, ella, eh eh eh
Released in 2007, Rihanna's Umbrella was was a chart thrasher. Since then, the song has been remixed to hell, including remixes by Shaggy, Lil' Mama, Chris Brown, and Travis Barker; on top of it, the song has been covered by everyone and their mother including All Time Low, Boyce Avenue, and Plain White T's. However, thanks to its multitude of remakes and remixes, the original is getting cool again. I've seen it aired now multiple times on vh1 and mtv, signaling America's "okay" for hearing this overplayed song again.



My Heart is Crushed by a Former Love
Though The All-American Rejects have just come back into the swing of things with killer singles such as Gives You Hell and I Wanna, along with their newest track The Wind Blows, we can't forget where AAR came from. Their EP, Same Girl New Songs was actually chock full of strong unique tracks coupled with tracks that would later be re-vamped to appear on their debut self-titled album The All-American Rejects. I still count that CD as one of my favorites of all time. The second I heard Swing, Swing I ran out and purchased the album. My sophomore year of high school was all about this cd, until someone stole my cd player in gym class. In an attempt to download the cd again (the RIAA wasn't suing back then, folks) I accidentally the EP and fell in love. I managed to get a copy of the debut album, and still listen to it basically all the time. With the singles Swing, Swing, The Last Song, Time Stands Still, and My Paper Heart, this was truly an album to be reckoned with.



I dunno, Meth is a hell of a drug, Peter...
The Black Eyed Peas have made one hell of a comeback. After Fergie and Will.I.Am's solo careers, I was more than nervous for the return of the group. They've not only managed to pull it off, but they've also managed to reinvent themselves for a new era of pop artists. We can't, however, forget some of the beautiful tracks they've put out in the past - Hey Mama, Let's Get Retarded, My Humps, Don't Phunk With My Heart.... all total hits. Their newest single is called "I Gotta Feeling" and is definitely different than anything they've ever put out.

Can you feel it?

Okay so this has nothing to do with anything, but I love the show So You Think You Can Dance. The current season is airing on Fox every Wednesday and Thursday night at 8 for the rest of the summer - but guess what! They're putting out a Workout DVD!!

So You Think You Can Dance: Get Fit will have a "Groove and Tone" DVD and a "Cardio Funk" DVD. I plan on getting both. And loving it. Release date is set to be July 21st.


Boobies!!!!

So Kanye West has a new video out for his single Paranoid. Somehow, Rihanna is the star of this video. Great, because honestly, Kanye West looks only slightly more attractive than Flav. Now, somehow, he managed to get this girl half nakers.... and she doesn't even have a verse. Chrous. Hook. Nothin'. So, Rihanna, why did you choose to be in this video? "Hey, look! The bruises are gone!"
Nah, that's real harsh. Domestic Abuse isn't funny. 'sides, all those jokes have been made already. But really though... I watched the entire video in hopes that, at some point, Rihanna would have a verse. No, it's just Rihanna dancing in front of a green screen. If I wanted to have fantasies about Rihanna, I would just look at those naked pictures of her that Chris Brown someone released. I certainly wouldn't want my sexual thoughts about Rihanna to be crippled by having to listen to Kanye West (wait, that's what mute's for.)




How Brooke Got Her Wings (killing your career will do that to you)

So Brooke Hogan has released her new single Hey-Yo featuring my boy* Colby O'Donis. Oh... my... god... this song is awful. I'm pretty sure it actually gave me an inner ear infection. I got ear herpes from this damn song. I mean... I honestly wish I could say more... but the only thing you can do is listen to it. Just click on her horrendous new album cover.


*I have never been friends with, met, or fantasized about Colby O'Donis.