Twitter .


So Twitter is pretty much the newest, & most popular social network right now. More than a handful of celebrities have one. icreated one a while back, updated it about five times and then iwasent to interested. ilike blogging better, think about it; having someone TRACK your every move isn't poppin' its actually a little scary, plus you get weird friend requests from people you dont even know, its not like myspace where you can accept people you don't know just so they can look @ a picture & some gibberish you decided to post up. idk that's just me, but check it out you might actually like it. my link is below, incase idecide to use twitter again one day, lol .

twitter.com/ayodey

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Thursday, May 28, 2009 // // 0 comments //


Aaliyah .

she's probably one of the most influential people in my life. she's had a big impact on my life, and continues to. im talking about Aaliyah (The Highest Most Exalted One) she's influenced and inspired me in so many ways icant fathom it myself. most people can say "she helped me with singing" or "she helped me with dancing" or "she taught me to stay true to myself". Aaliyah influenced me in a different kind of way that honestly does scare me. For example, i'd be doing some homework, and if iget tired i'll close the book & put it away, then igo "What would Aaliyah have done?" & i'd finish my homework. (BTW she graduated from a performing arts HS w/ a 4.0 GPA) not many people can say that about a famous person, this is one of the reasons why iadmire her in such a way. she wasent only an iconic figure in the entertainment business, but she carried herself in a classy - honorable way throughout her personal life; she was the ideal child two parents dream of. even though inever got to meet her, ifeel like iwas so blessed to even know who she was. you don't come across people like Aaliyah, let alone a Famous person. she never let fame, or success give her a big head & she stayed true to her style, and sound of music. to this day, nobody in the music industry has said anything derogatory about Aaliyah, why you ask? not only because they just cant find anything to say, but also because she never gave anyone a reason to complain about her. people like to say "We'll she wasen't the best" ... "She wasent that Great" ... to me none of that even matters. ithink we can all agree that she ddnt achieve all the mainstream success that most people do, but the fact that she ddnt rush her career and she let it all fall into place just gives me another reason to talk about her. she stayed true to her sound and people became more familiar with Aaliyah, instead of saying "damn im sick of Aaliyah" . throughout 1998-2001 she had mainstream on LOCK, she was finally receiving the success she should've been granted years ago & then she was taken from us so abruptly. people still try to destroy her name, but as she said it comes with the territory, the more your name gets out there; the more people are gonna talk. the only thing that bothers me is the fact that she isn't here to defend herself, she cant be the artist we all knew she was going to be; we can only look at the artist who she was. but honestly, ido take comfort in knowing that Aaliyah still is one of the most Famous R&B singers to date, she did so much in 7 years, that people still cant accomplish in a lifetime. she had TWO DOUBLE platinum albums before she even graduated High School, and still managed to graduate with a 100% avg. to me, thats probably one of the most honorable achievements ihave ever heard from an artist. she is definitely someone EVERYONE can gain something from. ican sit here for days and discuss all the reasons why she is the IDEAL WOMAN, but it wouldn't change the fact that she's gone. since she is very important in my life, ifelt i'd share it with you guys. just a few collectives below ....


First Album: Age Ain't Nothin' But A Number

















Second Album: One In A Million


















Third Album: Aaliyah

















Fourth Album: (Released Posthumously) I Care 4 U

















this is my all time FAVORITE picture of her, she was a truly beautiful woman .


















this is a song Aaliyah performed around the age of 12 or 13. she sang it to get accepted into the Detroit High School Of Performing Arts, listening to it, no wonder why she was accepted. she sang "Ave Maria" (no not the Beyonce Song) its a classical song, & imust say myself, it is a bit of a Tear jerker. Her voice sounds beautiful at such a young age. Check it Out ....


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Sunday, May 24, 2009 // // 0 comments //


No Title ?

iwoke up today fucked up; ifeel like everything in my life was going smooth shit was on track & then BOOM, somebody else gotta fuck my world up, & yes its that easy . tryna do my best & brush it off but ifeel like its poking @ my brain, icant get over it. w/e - anyway, last saturday ihad one of those "Family Dinners" and guess who shows up? this guy from Naughty By Nature .

his name is Vin Rock or something like that? idk, anyways he showed up & im like, okay? then he goes "ilive around the corner" blah blah & iput the pieces together obviously someone in my family had connection w/ him so he stopped by. he's a really cool dude, iknow you'd be expecting it to be a groupie scene in the house since he was from my parents generation, but it wasen't like that @ all, iddnt hear him utter a single word about his group members, or the music industry. he talked about the reg. things middle class pple talk about like taxes, mortgage, etc. etc. goes to show you that this recession affects EVERYONE. ialso overheard them talking about the North American Currency. iknow it sounds weird but did you know that they're trying to band the United States, Mexico, & Canada all into one currency? (that means we'd all share the same $) ihad no idea but it has already been done in Europe where they share the "Euro". and other countries are following behind and once they get it started the whole WORLD will have ONE currency? it might not sound like anything to you, but the thought of that is so disturbing. the United States is still worth a lot of $ even though we have our economic issues, this means that the less wealthy people from Mexico, or Africa, or wherever are gonna be worth just as much as we are in the blink of an eye. Mexicans work hard, but my mother busts her a** @ work five days a week along w/ her overtime. ican see the world going under already, its crazy how things like this can slide under our radar; but when it comes to light, people are gonna bug out. ibet only a few hundred people know about this and the other hundred don't even understand it, its these types of decisions that fuck up the world as a WHOLE and destroy the lives of working class citizens. imean but who am i to talk? im just a kid right? well anyway, heres a lil' clip of some guy on the news discussing the matter; if you want to look more into it just google " North American Currency " .


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FR .


iknow i've been doing a lot of album reviews lately but this will probably be my last for now; (maybe i'll do chrisette michelle since pple have been pestering me to listen) anyways, Fantasy Ride is Ciara's Junior effort in the music biz, or should ijust say her 3rd album. iwas routing for Ciara ireally was, i'll be honest though, iwasent to much of a fan until just recently, isearched her name and just got a little more interested. this album came in @ #3 on the charts falling two spots behind Chrisette Michelle's Epiphany & one spot behind Miley Cyrus. compared to her previous efforts, regretfully ihave to say this thrid album is indeed a flop. her debut album Goodies opened up @ #3 on the Billboard 200 as well, but sold over 125k in its first week. her sophomore album Evolution opened up @ #1 on both the R&B charts & the Billboard 200, selling over 330k in its first week! c'mon ciara fans where ya'll @? shes been on numerous magazine covers, did plenty of appearances, and even has about 20,000 mini-commercials on MTV playing as ispeak, seeing that the fans went ballistic when this album was getting really bad reviews, they didnt do anything about it, her album barely sold 81k in its first week, for Ciara's career, thats terrible. but this album to me isn't as bad as others might consider it to be, its very up-tempo but thats the Ciara we've known for years. the album has maybe one to four slow songs tops. the more notable slow songs are Never Ever, & Lovers Thing. the album artwork is where ihave to put my foot down, ithink Ciara tried to hard to make it as creative as possible, making the pictures look more on the Tacky side, than on the creative side. the cornrows do not rock with me @ ALL, and shes been getting a lot of slack for jacking beyonce's style. say what you want, Ciara's album Fantasy Ride is a big disappointment for fans all over the world. in my opinion, its a 2.5 out of 5, all elements included (artwork, creativity, singing, style, etc.)

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Wednesday, May 13, 2009 // // 0 comments //


IAPW .

Yo, so far this is the FIRST & ONLY album i've actually went to the store & purchased in 09'. & if you must ask, yes its just THAT good ! its Miss Keri's debut album, and its ridiculous ya'll . Son, ican actually listen to this album from beginning to end. She opens up w/ a Raunchy Intro, i'm guessing she's just getting some stuff off her chest. from there its like buckle your seat belts. beginning to end, this album is absolutely amazing. iremember when it came out, idid so much promotion for her in school; told everyone to buy her album. (even though idoubt anyone did, lol) her chemistry w/ Polo Da Don & Timbaland is amazing, cause the album just speaks for itself. another reason why ithink igot into this album so much is because musically, Keri reminds me of Aaliyah. both of them had an immeasurable creativity level, and if you listen to Keri's album, it sounds nothing like what any other Female R&B/Pop artist is putting out there now. Heres a few of my Top tracks from the album . . .



Get Your Money Up- this song is a duet w/ both Keri & Keyshia; and also Trina who has a small part. this song didn't grab me like some other tracks did, but after ilistened to the whole thing, it was on repeat for a while. ithink this should be the next single, it is somewhat of a "Woman's Anthem" as fellow bloggers call it.

Slow Dance- this track was produced by some dudes named Royal Court and Timbaland. it may throw you off, since the previous songs are very Up-Tempo, but if you listen you will definitely be hooked. it shows Keri's versatility as an artist, and that she isn't a "Bubblegum Act" .

Intuition- iheard this track a while before the album was released, and iwas hoping it made the cut, to my surprise it did. this song is bananas; she speaks about a Woman's Intuition, discussing how she has a feeling she'll be single soon. the beat is poppin as well, def. a ML!

How Does It Feel- this song is like damn Keri! did you have to? she comes off very aggressive on this song, discussing how if the tables were turned, how would you feel? the chorus is SOOOO catchy. ihave nothing else to say but MAKE SURE YOU LISTEN!

Alienated- icant put this song in a category, the beat makes it sound up-tempo, but Keri's voice & the lyrics make the song sound slow. the beat is dreamy like, and she speaks about a lost relationship. iwas hooked immediately, and iguarantee you will be after hearing this song. another ML!

Where Did He Go?- this song leaked so long ago, along w/ a few other tracks that were supposed to make the album. listen to Keri's voice in this one, she just puts it all out there. its such a nice song, its an addiction for me, it never gets old.

Keri's album is definitely a 4 out of 5, her album is one of the closest things to perfect. arguably one of the BEST in 09' from a Female R&B/Pop artist. if you haven't yet, buy a copy, ipromise you'll get your moneys worth.

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Monday, May 11, 2009 // // 0 comments //


FIAD .



ialways wanted to give this album a review, just never got to it. iknow im def. like a month l8, but anyways . . . "Forever In A Day" is the sophomore album for the boys of Day26. if you watched the latest season, the boys constantly fought about what direction they thought the album should go in. Que, Mike, & Rob wanted the up-tempo songs; while Will & Brian wanted "Baby Makers". it seems like they came to some sort of agreement, but ihave to say the slow songs are arguably the best ones. here are my Highlighted tracks from the album . . .

Truth Is A Lie- iheard this track a few weeks before the album released, imust say ihad it on heavy rotation. from the beginning the beat automatically catches your attention, and by the time you get to the chorus, its a wrap; you just have to listen to the whole song. def. a BANGER.

Bi-Polar- iremember first hearing this song on someone else's blog, ididnt even give it the time of day. honestly, the only way you'll probably get into this song is by listening to the WHOLE thing. it doesn't grab you at the beginning, but by the end you'll end up repeating it @ least once more ;-)

So Good- you've probably heard this song plenty of times while watching MTB4. there isn't anything to really say besides the fact that this song is POPPIN. (ML)!

the album has a few more really good tracks, but these are my top 3. if you can, support them by buying this album; but only if your into that slow R&B stuff, if not this album wont really do you any good. in my opinion "FIAD" gets a 3.5 out of 5.

*BTW the next single is "Your Heels". check it out;

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Remembering . . .

imma just get too the point, that in my head sh* is whack. iswear ideadass be forgetting ihave a blog. if anybody actually does read this daily; lol my apologies. anyway, iwas sick all weekend; it blew mines x100,000. w/e this weekend is gonna be poppin. i've been tryna decide on weather ishould work in the city again this summer, or just get a local job. im drifting towards the local thing, seeing that the MTA is going down the drain. idk about anyone else; but irefuse to pay anymore than 2.00 $ fare (i'll have to obviously) buh you get the point. ialso been getting geared up for these regents, and enjoying w/e good weather we actually do have. idownloaded Ciara's new album "Fantasy Ride", so far its been getting HORRIBLE reviews. my personal opinion, ithink it could've been better, but for the most part it actually is good. so iguess that means its "AIGHT?" 3 stars? w/e, ijust hope she doesnt flop. even though she aint the G.O.A.T she does have more talent then some artists now-a-days . . . COUGH! & if she does sell more than 94,000 in her first week all this hype about her & keri can die out. man . . . wasgood w/ all these nude pics of these celebrities? dumb asses. igotta start networking for this blog, iwill eventually ;-) .

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