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Watch "VH-1 Hip-Hop Honors" Performances Honoring Def Jam

If you have not seen a re-run or the first run of "VH-1's Hip-Hop Honors," you really have not missed much with the exception of a few key performances.  Overall, the show was not worth two consecutive hours sitting in front of the tube.  Missing the most successful artists on the Def Jam Recordings roster, who was honored for its 25th anniversary, including LL Cool J, Jay-Z and Kanye West defeated the purpose of celebrating Def Jam Records.  In fact, co-founder Russell Simmons shared his disappointment by calling the ceremony "incomplete."

You can check the performances here.  There are a handful to enjoy including performances by Method Man as well as laughable ones by Foxy Brown and JaRule.

Enjoy!

Method Man (featuring Redman & Mary J. Blige) - "Da Rockwilder" & "You're All I Need To Get By/I'll Be There For You"

JaRule & Ashanti - "Down Ass Chick" & "Always On Time"

Onyx - "Slam"

DMX (featuring Gym Class Heroes)- "Party Up (Up In Here)"

Warren G (featuring Trey Songz) - "Regulators"

SONG PREVIEWS: Wale | Lloyd | Erick Sermon | Johnta Austin | Shakiel Rivers

Check out these recently leaked tunes by some of your favorite music artists.  Click on the titles to listen to the songs.

"Bittersweet Life" by Wale (featuring Colin Munroe)

"Beautiful" by Lloyd

"Cool" by Erick Sermon (featuring Donell Jones)

"The Way It Should Be" by Johnta Austin

"Mr. Magic Pt. 2" by Shakiel Rivers

SONG REVIEW: "Celebrity" by Rich Boy

Alabama rapper Rich Boy changes up his sound for the recently leaked tuned "Celebrity."  Over the Polow da Don production, Rich Boy stays on the same topic of material things for what he's been known but changes up the sound with the dance-pop sound that fellow rapper Flo-Rida has popularized for hip-pop artists since 2008.  The track may sound very catchy and like a club banger, but his fanbase may witness a 180-degree change.

 

"Celebrity" by Rich Boy

Click onto title to play song.

ALBUM REVIEW: "J.O.S.E. (Jealous Ones Still Envy) 2" by Fat Joe

Bronx Puerto Rican rapper Fat Joe drops his latest studio album J.O.S.E. (Jealous Ones Still Envy) 2 which pays homage to his most successful album of the same name that was released 2001.  Packed with plenty of music made for the radio, it's the two solo joints with edgier productions where Joe's rhymes sound competitive.  The results of J.O.S.E. 2 makes one wonder what is there to be jealous of when Joe enlisted a barrage of guest artists who outshine him on many tracks.   Is that what his competition is supposed to be jealous of?

Check out these album tracks by clicking onto the titles:

"One" (featuring Akon)

"Blackout" (featuring Swizz Beats & Rob Cash)

"Porn Star" (featuring Lil' Kim)

"Okay Okay"

"Aloha" (featuring Pleasure P & Rico Love)

ALBUM REVIEW: "Flight 360: The Takeoff" by Playaz Circle

 

Atlanta rap duo Playaz Circle made little noise with the hustler anthem “Duffle Bag Boy” featuring guest rapper du jour Lil’ Wayne in 2007.  Like that hit single, their new album, Flight 360: The Takeoff, relies heavily on guest appearances and the same ole “duffle bag” lyrical stories to create magic rather than coming up with inventive topics to gain a fanbase.  Even the duo recruited Lil’ Wayne once again for “Big Dawg” to recreate that “Duffle Bag” magic.  Too bad the results failed as much as the duo’s identity standing out in the album.

Check out these album tracks by clicking onto the title names to listen.

"Big Wheel Whippin'"

"Big Dawg" (featuring Lil' Wayne)

"DJ Know Me" (featuring Young Dro)

"Quit Flossin'" (featuring The Casey Boys)

"Stupid" (featuring OJ Da Juiceman)

"Can't Remember" (featuring Bobby Valentino)

SONG PREVIEWS: Estelle | JoJo | Elliott Yamin | DJ Webstar & Jim Jones | Madonna

"All Night Long" by Estelle (featuring Ludacris & John Legend)

"Keep Forgetting" by JoJo

"Don't Turn Away" by Elliott Yamin

"In The Air" by DJ Webstar & Jim Jones (featuring Ricky Blaze)

"Revolver" by Madonna (featuring Lil' Wayne)

Enjoy!