Saturday, February 12, 2011

Latif: Melodies of Consciousness

Date: 2011-02-03 | Interview By Adeniyi Omisore
Credit: singersroom.com

An artist must be prepared and know the right time to strike in order to leave an imprint. Singer/songwriter Latif started studying music as a mentee of Teddy Pendergrass and continued as a student at Berklee College of Music. With major songwriting credits under his belt including, Musiq Soulchild's "Teach Me" and Cheri Dennis' "I Love U," Latif believes now is the perfect time to show his total artistry because people are longing for "honesty and the real vibe of R&B." Check out Latif's thoughts on truth in music, vulnerability, and the raising of fans consciousness.
The Time Is Now... "Our people are great; I think the consciousness [is higher]. People want better; they expect more. We are down to the basics now that all the fluff is gone. The different luxuries people have cutback on makes people cherish the things that are close like family. I feel like the music has to go in there. I want to be a part of this rebuilding process and continue to grow with people.”
The People Want Truth… "For me one of the dopest writers in the last couple of years is Drake because he is really honest. I think that's what captures people. He is not animated.”

Music Tombstone… "Our music is forever, it will be here after I’m gone. I want it to reflect what I stand for. Whether its love, whether it is family, whether it is unity, whether it is celebrations. It's going to be true, it's going to be me.”

Commission to Lead… "I'm passionate about music. You have to do it. Our leaders are our musicians and artists these days. We have to take that responsibility as writers and producers. If you have a message and it’s your message and it is true to you and your passionate about it and you're a musician and you don’t put it in there then what are you doing. Everybody (artist) has a movement that affect culture whether it is Jay-Z, Pharrell or Kanye West. They are true to themselves so it inspires people like them; it inspires people who want to be like them. I think that is a great thing. We get so many privileges but there are some responsibilities that come along with it."

Wearing Emotions Outside… "I always feel I'm always vulnerable. I always put my heart out there. When you do that there is a chance you might not have as many placements; people might not want to receive that. I feel like I have never lost that. It is one thing I try to protect. You have to have vulnerability in your music because you’re giving it up. Now when I write a record for somebody I have to make sure so much soul is in it so it can transcend when the person sings it.”
Pulled to the Stage… "We write so many records as writers [and] try to sell them and you look around not many artist are on that tip... So you have to put the records out yourself.”

Motivated By the Community… "Everything has its place, everything has its time and everything can coexist at the same time. Music has to reflect what is going on. It is real out here; people don’t have jobs and marriages are ending. Certain [topics] were not honestly being touched upon. Actually that is my motivation and that is my inspiration. Being able to express myself and that helps people express themselves. Right now is the time for real sincerity.”
Album Topics… "Relationships are so interesting to me. [There are] different relationships I breakdown. As a songwriter every conversation is a song. I talk about love, family, God everything that is in my life. That is why I call it 'Dealing With Life.'”

Listen to 'Do You Love Me' : http://www.megaupload.com/?d=FGD45Z7G

Monday, December 13, 2010

ALL MY LIFE: THEIR GREATEST HITS digs deep for 18 tracks from the provocative pair. Naturally, the collection contains hits like the title track, which topped both the R&B & pop charts with its tender lyrics and gentle melody, as well as the similar "Tell Me It's Real," another huge hit. ALL MY LIFE also uncovers lesser-known tracks that convey the group's versatility, including the layered, neo-soul-flavored "Don't Rush (Take Love Slowly)," which expertly showcases K-Ci's growl. Also featured are K-Ci's solo homage to '70s Delfonics-style soul, "If You Think You're Lonely Now," and the brothers' collaboration with like-minded Babyface, "I Care About You."

Artist: K-CI & JOJO
Title: ALL MY LIFE: THEIR GREATEST HITS
Street Release Date: 02/08/2005
Domestic
Genre: SOUL/R & B

0101-k-ci_and_jojo-last_nights_letter04:39
0202-k-ci_and_jojo-you_bring_me_up04:24
0303-k-ci_and_jojo-how_could_you04:57
04K-C And Jojo - All My Life05:27
0505-k-ci_and_jojo-dont_rush_(take_love_slowly)03:14
0606-k-ci_and_jojo-if_you_think_youre_lonely_now__by_k-ci03:56
0707-k-ci_and_jojo-i_care_about_you__babyface_feat_k-ci_and_jojo05:04
0808-k-ci_and_jojo-never_say_never_again05:22
0909-k-ci_and_jojo-through_heavens_eyes05:04
1010-k-ci_and_jojo-life03:33
11K-C And Jojo - Tell Me Its Real04:39
1212-k-ci_and_jojo-girl03:38
1313-k-ci_and_jojo-crazy04:23
1414-k-ci_and_jojo-wanna_do_you_right04:29
1515-k-ci_and_jojo-i_cant_find_the_words04:09
1616-k-ci_and_jojo-this_very_moment04:02
1717-k-ci_and_jojo-special03:58
1818-k-ci_and_jojo-down_for_me04:45

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=M6HV8EJ3 (support and buy the record if you like it)

Monday, November 1, 2010

鄧紫棋 G.E.M. - My Secret



G.E.M. lets you in on her secrets! The highly anticipated third album from the Hong Kong teen idol revolves around the notion of "love" - not just the romantic kind, but a wide variety like love for God, love for family, and love for oneself. MySecret is literally a labor of love from the popular singer-songwriter, and the album's first plugs include Good To Be Bad and Get Over You, both penned by G.E.M. herself.

有小巨肺之稱的鄧紫棋(G.E.M.),經過上張唱片《18…》的成人禮,她之前的一曲「A.I.N.Y.」因在《超級巨聲》選秀節目中熱唱而再次備受注目。 G.E.M. 翻唱 Christina Aguilera 名曲「The Voice Within」成最新主打歌,還參與接力主打「Good to be bad」、「Get Over You」和「Game Over」的歌詞創作,在R&B和搖滾樂的音樂裡找個人風格,再顯巨肺唱功和挑戰自我的本色

01. One Button
02. Good to be Bad
03. Get Over You
04. 美好的舊時光 In My Heart
05. 寂寞星球的小玫瑰 The Rose
06. The Voice Within
07. 我的秘密 MySecret
08. 末日 The End
09. Twinkle II
10. Say it Loud

http://bitshare.com/?f=oxc5rqv8 (support and buy the album if you like it)

Friday, September 3, 2010

Rubberband - Connected

A natural continuation of the band's previous albums Apollo 18 and Beaming, RubberBand's third album is called Connected, which references the band's whole body of work as well as the greater human condition. With bigger budget this time, the popular Hong Kong rock band took the mastering work to England to make sure Connected is their best yet. The 12 new songs on the socially conscious album include the first plug "World Cup" (about the African immigrants in Hong Kong), "Haiti" (about the natural disasters around the world), the inspiring "Heaven Earth Connected", and the ballad SimpleLoveSong. The bonus DVD contains 3 music videos and a mockumentary film in which the five members of RubberBand humorously play a filming crew chasing after the fictional creature known as "Lennon Beast".

RubberBand 全新專輯 "Connected" CD+DVD
全力推介:"天連地" , "SimpleLoveSong" , "細街盃" 等,全碟收錄12首歌曲
DVD 輯錄3首MV + RubberBand Connected 攝製隊追蹤遠古生物,
連儂獸的冒險紀錄片,解構神獸背後種種謎團!

CD
01. 天連地
02. 金獅同學會
03. 細街盃
04. 3字頭
05. 阿藍的故事
06. 一轉身卻天亮了
07. 田鼠論壇
08. SimpleLoveSong
09. hello ?
10. 囍宴樂隊
11. 海.地
12. 雙城記

http://freakshare.net/files/zza6g61k/RubberBand-Connected.rar.html (support and buy this album if you like it)

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

陳 奐仁 & 歐陽靖 MC Jin - 買一送一 buy 1 get 1 free


Both based in Hong Kong, versatile Singapore musician Hanjin Tan and popular ABC rapper MC Jin decided to collaborate on a "shotgun album", hence they spent 10 days together, writing, jamming, and recording one song each day. The result is this 10-track collection known as Buy 1 Get 1 Free. The album's keyword is "spontaneity", and the subjects range from friendship, insomnia, to mother and girlfriend, depending on their feelings that day. Combining Hanjin's songwriting, vocal and guitar performance with MC Jin's rap, the acoustic hip-hop album is a rare experiment in Chinese pop music that promises creativity and fun!

即將於7月推出,是Hanjin & MC Jin首次攜手創作及合唱的專輯,亦是一隻’ShotGun Album’。兩個人用十日時間,很即興的創作兼錄製一張十首歌的大碟,MC Jin負責Rap詞的部分、Hanjin負責唱歌、音樂及其他歌詞部份,每一日隨著當日的心情去創作一首歌曲,Hanjin手持結他即興地彈出樂曲,MC Jin填上Rap歌詞,整個過程都是由心出發,創作題材包括朋友、母親、女朋友及失眠等,每首歌都代表著他們兩人的心聲。

01. 買一送一
02. 安眠藥
03. 甚麼都不做
04. 女朋友
05. 睇低你
06. 慢走,再見,女朋友
07. 媽媽
08. 妥協
09. 希望
10. Happiness


http://www.megaupload.com/?d=E4G852D9
(please support the artist if you like it)

Wednesday, June 2, 2010



Up-and-coming Hong Kong rock band RubberBand started out as an indie act in 2004, and as they gained wide support they have gone mainstream and are now signed with major record label Gold Typhoon. Their latest album Beaming offers six new songs, including airwave hit "Apollo", a duet with Kary Ng titled "Try...", and the "Collaboration Between Hard and Nai" featuring the band's drummer nicknamed "Nai Mang" and versatile artist Jan Lamb of SoftHard fame, who happen to look like identical twins standing next to each other.

RubberBand's 2008 debut album Apollo 18 has gone out of print already, so by public demand the band have also selected 11 favorite songs from that album to be included in this new collection. Beaming comes in a dual cover design.

阿波羅18升空後"RubberBand"在無限星空大踏步
以熾熱的音樂亮光 將希望與微笑 照遍地上
全創作熱爆歌曲 : "阿波羅" , "夾硬泥 - 泥鯭+林海峰+6號"
專輯6首全新歌曲外再追加"阿波羅18"最愛11首,全碟共收錄17首歌曲

** 雙封面設計 **

* 01. 天台飛人
* 02. 阿波羅
* 03. Try… - RubberBand+吳雨霏
* 04. 夾硬泥 - 泥鯭+林海峰+6號
* 05. 夏令時間
* 06. 衝
07. Tears
08. 電玩男
09. 小涼伴
10. 最後….那
11. 城記
12. 一早地下鐵
13. 夜不眠
14. 零度聖誕
15. 潛
16. 遊車河
17. Hero

http://www.mediafire.com/?norkdnjnmmz - link from ihoneyjoo.com (please buy if you like)

Friday, May 14, 2010


Artist: The Temptations
Title Of Album: Still Here
Year Of Release: 2010
Label: Hip-O Records
Genre: Soul
Quality: MP3
Bitrate: VBR
Total Time: 57:15
Total Size: 78.54 MB

Tracklist
01. Still Here (Interlude) (0:30)
02. Change Has Come (3:21)
03. One Of A Kind Lady (4:18)
04. Let Me Catch Your Diamonds (3:53)
05. Hold Me (5:03)
06. Warm Summer Nights (5:49)
07. First Kiss (4:14)
08. Shawtyismygirlooyeah (5:12)
09. Still Here With Me (4:15)
10. Soul Music (4:26)
11. Woman (5:30)
12. Listen Up (6:05)
13. Going Back Home (4:04)
14. Still Here (Reprise) (0:35)

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SR0Q9CI0 (buy it if you like it)