[NEW VID] DONAEO - I'm Fly

Been waiting for the vid for this, Donaeo does it everytime.  'I'm Fly' is off his forth-coming album.

[REVIEW] DRAKE - Thank Me Later [Universal/Island]

I know you said to thank you later but yes I will 'thank you now' because this is what I expect from an artist's album. Different sounds sounding creative, emotive and relevant.  Music I can feel and zone to while I sip on this glass of Chardonnay.

As the release date for his debut album, 'Thank Me Later,' approached I found myself wandering whether it will live up to the hype.  After such a successfully pushed mixtape like 'So Far Gone' expectations were high; those who loved it have even greater expectations for the album, while Drake non-believers eagerly await an opportunity to justify their dislikes.

However on this one, I personally believe expectations were pleasantly met.  Single releases 'Over,' 'Find Your Love' and 'Best I Ever Had,' which only managed to reach No. 123 in the UK charts last year, offer familiarity while tracks such as 'Karaoke,' 'Shut It Down' and 'Unforgettable'offer something new to the ears, feeding for me a much starved hunger for something just a lil different to what's going on in Hiphop right now.

Me, I'm a beats and production girl.  Love anything that can get my neck grooving, face screwed like something awful passed my nose and a melody that has me trying to sing along like Alicia Keys. '9AM In Dallas,' 'Thank Me Now' and 'Fireworks' thankfully provide just that with contributions also from the likes of Swizz Beatz, The Dream and Timbaland.  But this 'Light Up' track featuring Jay-Z now, *chuckles* it gets me.  However, while his writing and subject matter are relatable to some, the self-pitied experiences of the realities of his fame and fortune may become tiresome for others.  

All in all, a great debut album from the Canadian rapper. How long his nasal efforts will be appreciated is a question on the minds of many I'm sure, but if his word is anything to go by I'm sure he'll be here til it's over.

Must Hears:

Karaoke

Show Me A Good Time

Fireworks

Light Up

Shut It Down

Unforgettable

Fancy

Ok so all over the globe, millions of people tune into their favourite radio shows, buy their favourite music mags and seek out the hottest new artists via established websites/blogs.  These are our sources for everything new, everything BIG and everything we need to know.  Our DJs, like musical gods command what artists we listen to, and cast off those that aren't fit in their eyes.  We trust our DJs, have faith that they'll deliver.  Both DJs and journalists are seen as the real innovators in the music scene, they know what's hot and what's not, the first to know of good music, and the ones who can really influence choice.  But are they, are they the real innovators?


Looking at the mainstream, are djs still looking back at the bottom of the food chain to bring through the next big thing (Ras Kwame's 100% Homegrown BBC1xtra radio show, now taken over by Roll Deep's DJ Target, is an excellent example of this).  OR do they merely wait for the masses to jump on it first, for the buzz to be generated before they co-sign their name to new talent. This is the question i'm asking.  Are we the masses dictating what the djs play, being the innovators of new music? or do the djs dictate what we listen to?


After all, they are called 'Commercial' DJs for a reason and therefore must play whatever is most commercially viable for their station companies, however maybe greater salute should be given to the underground djs who help to create these hypes, the music followers who constantly seek out new music and the people who push unknown artists long before some of the commercial djs even begin to catch a whiff of what's going on.


Obviously 'they' say, if you're hot than you're hot so you will eventually get played, but is this always the case?  Where do YOU find new music and artists?  Do you feel radio DJs still call the shots or do you believe they're just the puppets of the corporate world?  If you got some answers for just some of my many questions of this music industry game leave me a comment...


Ms Nay
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Bust-A-Nut!

The guys over at Cut Mag present to you: BUST-A-NUT! 

Celebrating their 2nd Birthday this Wednesday (June 9th)

SPYRO (STAR IN THE HOOD, RINSE FM)

TIM & BARRY
WORK IT GIRL

DJ MOTIVE

+MORE!!!


Sponsored by WESC & Black Dice Watches, there will also be FREE GIVE AWAYS ON THE NIGHT! (including FREE WESC HEADPHONES worth £50!)

So for your dose of midweek madness check out the flyer below and make sure you head down there, a night not to be missed!

And if you don't know about The Cut (truthfully I don't know where ya bin), but check it out via their website: http://www.thecutnewspaper.com/

Or you can follow them on Twitter here: http://twitter.com/TheCutMag

(Thanks to their music editor Shamz Le Roc for the heads up on this one!)

Back Again...

Arrrite...

Its been the longest since I've blogged but I'm back to do this bigger and better (so cliché), at this new blog domain and layout.

Now... I'm gonna do my damndest not to make this just another blog with the same content, vids and news etc. found on every other blog because truthfully for me it gets boring and there'd be no point, so I'm gonna start with just weekly features including reviews, interviews and articles of original content and see it where it goes from there. Obviously, I may fling up a couple one-a-way tracks or vids that I just have to share with ya but I'm keeping all that to a minimum this time around.

Also... I'm a big advocate of all that is UK, if there's anything you think I can share drop me an email: msnayblogs@gmail.com and I'll post it for all to see (terms and conditions apply see below).

So... to see where I'm gonna go with this keep checking back, if you like what you read tell a friend to tell a friend and we'll see where it all goes!  On that note, I leave ya with some DnB to wake ya up this grey grey morning, I just like the guys vocal on this one.

Ms Nay
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1  Creativity
1.1 Should be creative.  Round here we love things that are a lil different, stand out, 'off the wall' and unique so if thats you yaaay! we love ya.
1.2 'Creative' - resulting from originality of thought, expression etc.; imaginative (just in case you didn't know so)
2  Quality Control 
2.1 Quality must be of a good standard visually/audibly to feature on the blog please.
3  MsNay Seal of Approval
3.1 I have to like it basically, but again I love everything thats UK and creative so that shouldn't be too difficult, unless like its an absolute shambles in which case we nah show dat round ya so.
4  Privacy
4.1  I dont wish to see your privates or hear you talking about anyone elses for that matter so keep it clean... i  joke i joke! (silly i know! grow up Nay)