It's time to Kiss CD's goodbye - and AKON is all up on it.

Move over CD's there is something new and improved, the microSD card. Multi-platinum recording artist Akon will release his new album, FREEDOM on this new technology called "slotMusic(TM)." Both products will launch on December 2nd. Expanding beyond the typical thirteen songs that are on the CD version of the album, the slotMusic FREEDOM card will carry a mini-documentary video on Akon's life and inlfuences, the new video for "Right Now (Na Na Na)," and exclusive hi-res images and songs including fellow SRC artist Tami Chynn's debut singe "Froze" featuring Akon.


For more information about this new slotMusic check out there website www.slotmusic.org.

Here is an interesting article about President Elect Obama's line up for the White House...I'm hearing so many different views on his choices...This article gives a brief description of the people that he chose. It's pretty interesting...

Who's Who on Obama's Dream Team
Remember These Faces: A Look at Picks, Top Contenders for Obama Administration
By MARTHA RADDATZ, RICHARD COOLIDGE, LUIS MARTINEZ, JAKE TAPPER & HUMA KHAN
Nov. 26, 2008


On Jan. 21, President-elect Obama is all but certain to inherit a nation that is in financial turmoil and waging two wars overseas -- making a quick, smooth transition imperative.

Already, Obama is hard at work selecting his Cabinet and administration.

Photo: President-elect Barack Obama.
President-elect Barack Obama sat down for an exclusive interview with ABC News' Barbara Walters.
(Alex Brandon/AP Photo)

The balloons had barely settled in Chicago's Grant Park before Obama got down to business picking his team. How the president-elect handles the transition period can chart the course for the beginning of his term. Some believe President Bill Clinton handicapped himself in his first year by not moving quickly enough during the transition period. Clinton did not select his first chief of staff, Leon Panetta, until just days before inauguration.

Here are Obama's picks and top contenders thus far for the new administration. (read more)

Pharoahe Monch Performs - Push at the Highline Ballroom

Check out Pharoahe Monche's Soulful - Push -

Pharoahe Monche at the Highline Ballroom - November 21, 2008

After a few months of touring in Asia and Europe, Pharoahe Monch returned to his home NYC with an intimate performance at the Highline Ballroom.

He opened the show on the politically conscious raise your fist in the air, Terrordome. Performing with his live band and back up singers it was a true hip-hop jam session. On one of the coldest days this fall, Monch heated up the Highline, performing back-to-back head bangers such as, “Bring it On” to “Queens,” “Free” and “Desire.”

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Look out for independent releases from the self-proclaimed top five MC’s of all time in the near future…

Check out his performance of the politically driven..."Terrodome"

2008 VH-1 Honors

2008 VH-1 Honors at the Manhattan Center in NYC...
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T.I. at the Highline......

I was just a little excited to make my way over to the Highline Ballroom. This would be my first time seeing T.I. perform live in the flesh. When I arrived I was greeted by huge security guards dressed in black. One guard told people to form one line that stood almost a block long. Street promotion teams stood across the street with Maino and T.I. banners. It reminded me of the Biggie and Bad Boy Banners that the Bad Boy street team use to rally with back in the days.
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I got into the venue pretty quickly because I had press credentials. I made my way upstairs and asked about the press list. This guy directs me to the press line, I thought he worked at Highline until he asked me, can you get me in too. For a hot minute or more like 20 minutes, I didn't even know if I was going to get in. My name was not on the list. Thank goodness I remembered my contact from Atlantic Records. There was another rep from the record company who took care of everything -- once I said the right names....woosh!

I make my way into the venue with camera in hand and the front of the stage is packed with what appears to be mostly teens and early twenty-somethings. My press pass only gets me to the front of the stage - with no "pit." The pit is a small space in front of the stage usually blocked off for photographers. I walked over to the side of the stage and saw a spot. The teen girls who stood in front of the stage looked like they were ready to fight me if I dared to try and take their spots... I ended up standing next to two young ladies from Queens who said they had arrived at the venue at around 4pm. By this time, it was a quarter to 9 and the show did not start yet.

By 9:15 Hot 97's DJ Cipha Sounds gets on the wheels of steel and starts pumping all of the radio songs... A milli milli - and the crowd goes crazy...we hear Champagne...poppin Champaigne and Lil Wayne's we u we u we - we u we u we - Like a Cop Car.... And Cipher screams, "Where's all my white people at? Where's all my Asian people at? Where's all my Latino people? My Black people make some noise?" "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHh!!!" The crowd scream. Then it's the calling of the boroughs and something new, "Anybody from the Upper East Side?" Of course as always, Brooklyn is IN THE HOUSE.

Angie Martinez is dressed in a pair of fitted jeans and high heeled boots. She walks onto the stage and hypes the crowd up. The first act is Maino, "Hi Hater, Hi Hater, Hi Hater, Hi Hater..."

T.I rocked the stage dirty south style with guest appearances from Jay-Z, Lupe Fiasco and Swiss Beats.
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Raphael Saadiq at the Highline Ballroom NYC - 8/26/08

Raphael Saadiq gave an eloquent and soulful performance at the HighLine Ballroom.
As much as I love his new works Way I See It..I couldn't wait to hear my favorites, It Never Rains in Southern California, Anniversary and not to mention my favorite R.S. Album Instant Vintage. I was a little upset that he didn't do Blind Man, however, I got a chance to ask him for clarification about this song. I tell you....one day I listened to this song several times while riding on the 4 Train to the Bronx, trying to figure out it meant.

So after the show I see Raphael coming from a meet and greet and I asked him, "Please tell me what the Blind Man song is about?" He was kind enough to explain that he was inspired to write the song based on a painting hanging in his home. I was almost right with my analysis. Basically a guy meets a blind man walking down the street, the guy seems to be going through an internal conflict. The blind man picked up on the guy's pain - he told him to go to the prostitute (of course he knew what he was looking for). He told him when you knock on the door "say my name... she'll let you in - for twenty-two dollars- she'll take a way the pain." The prostitute tries to warn him to "keep your twenty-two dollars or you'll be worse than you came." Apparently, Raphael explained that the prostitute was also framed by this Blind Man. It's an interesting song that seems to be metaphoric for an internal battle with self-destructive behaviors such as drugs and lustful acts. It's a deep song. This is one of the most soulful songs that I've heard in a looooong time. Check out the song so you can hear what I'm talking about... Blind Man

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Janelle Monae at the Highline Ballroom - NYC - 8/26/08

If you haven’t heard Janelle Monae, all I have to say is what are you waiting for. I was upset that I missed her at Central Park this summer. I was busy shooting Rock the Bells at Jones Beach. Talk about conflict!

Well anyways Ms. Janelle Monae gets heavy rotation in my Ipod and I was certainly looking forward to her crazy crazy crazy performance. I got a glimpse of it on You Tube. She is a bundle of energy wrapped up in a little package.

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