Unsigned Hype

So as many of you know, I'm big on finding that next big superstar through browsing Youtube independent artists. So here are a few good ones that I recently found, I like them all and wish them the best of luck in getting signed and successful.

Lisa Scinta


David Choi


Boyce Avenue


Marie Digby
Ok so Marie is kind of big now, especially in Japan, but she started the same as these aspiring youtube artists. Check her out!

Moonchie's Mix October/November Edition

The order isnt the order that I would make it, but a ninja can't give away all his secrets....

1. Bedrock - Young Money
2. I can Transform Ya - Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne
3. Hell of a Life- T.I.
4. I'm Going in Remix - Drake ft. Lil Wayne & Young Jeezy
5. LaLaLa- LMFAO
6. Whatca Say- Jason Derulo
7. Papers- Usher
8. She Wolf Remix- Shakira ft. T-Pain
9. Revolver- Rihanna
10. I remember- Mariah Carey ft. T-Pain
11. Rumors- Timbaland ft. Keri Hilson and Jay-Z
12. Morning After Dark - Timbaland ft. Nelly Furtado
13. This is It- Michael Jackson
14. Anyone but Him- Mr. Hudson ft. Kanye West
15. You Don't want to go Outside- Wyclef ft. Maino
16. Bad Romance- Lady Gaga
17. Always Strapped- Birdman ft. Lil Wayne
18. Sweet Dreams- Beyonce
19. Already Gone- Kelly Clarkson
20. SOS- Jordin Sparks
21. 21 Guns- Greenday

Jigga on Letterman

With all these Jay-Z posts you're probably thinking im a super fan-boy.. well kinda am I guess. This vids pretty comical though. Also tonight, Jay-Z is hosting a benefit concert commemorating 9/11 and his new album. Check out http://www.fuse.tv/media/ontv/shows/jay-z/jayz-flag-306.gif for more details

Jay-Z: Blueprint 3

To celebrate Jay-Z's 11th album release today, here's a cool commercial from Rhapsody that retakes us through Jay-Zs album covers. I posted the original covers below the video for those that have never seen them before. Go buy that album, its hot!!

Moonchie's Mix August 2009 playlist

1. We Run This Town - Jay-Z ft. Rihanna & Kanye West
2. Hotel Room - Pitbull
3. Ok Ya Right - 50 Cent
4. Eyes On Me- Clipse ft. Keri Hilson
5. Throw it in the Bag- Fabolous ft. The Dream
6. Birthday Sex- Jeremiah
7. Download Remix- Lil Kim, The Dream, T-Pain, Soulja Boy
8. Meet me Halfway - Black Eyed Peas
9. Obsessed Remix - Mariah Carey ft. Gucci Mane
10. Every Girl - Young Money
11. If you Want me to Stay - Ne-Yo
12. Te Amo - Rihanna
13. ABC - Chris Brown
14. Everything, Everyday, Everywhere - Fabolous ft. Keri Hilson & Ryan Leslie
15. 1000 Stacks- Nelly ft. P. Diddy
16. Call of the Wild - Pitbull
17. Freestyle - 50 Cent ft. Michael Jackson
18. Delirious - Vistoso Boss ft. Soulja Boy
19. Sexy Bitch - David Guetta ft. Akon
20. Fire Burnin Remix - Sean Kingston ft. Pitbull
21. Coastin - Zion I ft. K.Flay

Utada - This is the one and BOA-BOA Album Reviews

Today Utada Hikaru's English album debut is released in stores. Well not really her first attempt, but mainstream attempt to the American market. Therefore, I thought it would be a perfect time to do a review, especially if you were even considering on purchasing the album. In related news, BOA Korean superstar who has ventured and captured the Japanese market also released her English Album in the American market. So sit back, read the reviews and hopefully it will help you decide if the albums are worth the purchase.

Utada- This is the One



The album surprised me. After hearing Utada's first attempt at an American release, I honestly was expecting the second release to flop, utterly flop... But I was wrong. To me, this was a success. As a die hard Utada Hikaru fan from her Japanese Release of the hit single "Automatic," I have been an avid follower/fan from the jump. Therefore, to avoid any biasness in this review, I decided to ask a few friends to give me their feedback, being that they have never heard of Utada in their life.

First lets talk about the positives. After reading a bit about the production of the album I found that Utada has branched out to some top producers Stargate and Tricky who have produced tracks for Mariah, Britney, and Madonna. To me this shows throughout the album, as the production and lyrics are a lot better. Some fans critique this as a bad thing as it shows that Utada has "sold out" from no longer strictly writing and producing her own songs. However, I don't see this as a bad thing at all. A lot of her songs are still written and produced only by Utada but she is dealing with a whole new market and let alone a new language. What she is used to with the Japanese market and Japanese songwriting won't necessarily work with the mainstream American market. Utada still made most of this album, but just got some help from the pros that knows the mainstream market more. Nothing wrong with that.
My favorite tracks include "Apple and Cinnamon" and "Come back to me" Both are very catchy, and needed for airplay in the states.

Now a few negatives. I really hate the cover of the album. I saw a few other shots that they took for the album and would take those over the one they chose. When you are going for a mainstream release, you need to catch the consumers eye, and this cover definately does not do that. Epic fail on whoever chose this cover. Second, I think the marketing is horrible on Utada's team. "Come Back to Me" is catchy and definately radio worthy on pop stations, yet you don't hear it on a heavy rotation. I guess its our jobs as fans to request it in. Utada's marketing team should have got her name out there a lot more, and push to have her on as many radio shows, tv interviews, collaborations with other artists, etc. As they say, "go big or go home."

One other small gripe I had was the genre of music. I know Utada is a pop/R&B artist, more heavy on the pop side. But it would be good to see her release some tracks that are more R&B heavy. Like a solid R&B ballad opposed to a pop-like one. Half her Japanese debut album was heavy R&B tracks, would be good to hear a similar style in her English songs as well. A lot of the songs are also missing the "bump" that other pop songs, maybe the producers behind the boards should pump up the bass and treble in their production.

Lastly, I would really have loved to see more collaborations on the album. There were a few tracks that could have used a nice rap verse or collabo. Being that the album was released on Island DefJam records, im sure they could have signed someone to be on some of the tracks that could put Utada in a good light and give her more of that mainstream push. Maybe like a Lil Wayne, Pharrell, Keyshia Cole, or even another Japanese artist collabo that's trying to get out there in the American market like Verbal from M-flo. Imagine how great an Utada track would sound with a Rihanna collaboration! Why not? They're both DefJam artists.

Overall, great start to a possible American release attempt. I recommend buying the album and supporting the artist. Hopefully, we will see more of Utada in America in the future.

BOA- BOA

Another album that I was surprised with. I was expecting the very worst from this album, but the production definately keeps it together. There are some solid dance tracks on the record including its hit Single "I Did it for Love." One thing that I feared prior to giving the album a chance was that I believed BOA's "fobby" accent will drown out the lyrics of the songs and that will bother me the most and distract me from actually appreciating the piece. This was not the case however. It turns out that with the right production, and autotune, they were able to 'mask' that "fobby" accent to sound pretty legitimate. The tracks sound similar to a Lady Gaga track with solid beats and good production. Just like Utada's marketing sucked so did this one. I didn't even know the album came out, and its been out since March 17th! However, I feel its definately worth a listen. Not quite immediate purchase material, but you may like, you might not. Overall, I liked it.

Rising Stars

Listed Below are three stars that are up and coming, and hopefully if my judgement serves me right will become big stars in the near future. You may have heard of them, but if you have'nt yet I suggest you check out their newest stuff, so you can tell your friends that Jason told you all about them before they became big!

1. Mike Posner (R&B, Hip Hop)
Album/Mixtape: Mike Posner and the Brain Trust

If you haven't heard Mike Posner's newest mixtape, I suggest you get it now. Hell, its free on iTunes for download!! He has a unique voice that is smooth as butter, but a trackset and lyrics that pierce your heart and eardrums like a silver arrow. I haven't heard new talent like this come out with such a solid debut mixtape in awhile. This kids only 21! He makes his own beats and has so much talent. I'm not sure if he is signed w/ Kanye's label yet but i'm sure he will be soon since his friend Big Sean has just been signed.

2. Big Sean (Rap/Hip Hop)
Album/Mixtape: Finally Famous , Unknown

Newest member to be signed to Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music label. This guy got skills. Lyrically ill, flow is straight, and lots of potential. Similar style to Kid Cudi, who is also a rather new artist that has made his shine, but I think this kid got more potential honestly.

3. The Ting Tings
Album: We started Nothing

Ok so the Ting Tings may not be new to many of you, but im sure to a few they are. They had their U.S. debut a few months back with We Started Nothing, and slowly singles have been coming from the album. Coming from a big fan base in the UK and Europe, the Ting Tings are one of those bands with a unique flavor that any music fan will fall in love with. They kinda have that White Stripes feel, with a cheerleader type rhythm. Check it out for yourself!

World's most Expensive CD $100,000+ Bling Bling

The World’s most expensive CD goes on sale, it can be found at the Takashimaya department store at Nihonbashi. The CD cost a whopping 10,000,000 yen (that’s about US$100,836). It comes with a platinum case with 2 carats of embedded diamonds.



The CD can be found at amazon for just 1980 yen without the platinum case and diamond.

According to Sankei reports, the publisher of the CD Universal Music is just trying to get the CD into the Guiness Book of Records

Kanye West- Welcome to Heartbreak

This video is so trippy.... Don't adjust your monitors, that's how the video is supposed to be. Visual genius if you ask me. (Maximize by pressing that little arrow on the bottom right for the full effect)

Rick Ross vs. 50 Cent

So... there has been a recent a hip hop world beef/battle going on with Rick Ross and 50 Cent. Ross on his latest single Mafia Music disses 50 for no apparent reason. When asked why he did it in a recent interview, Ross replies with a lackluster response explaining that it started from the way 50 looked at him at an awards show. Personally I think it was to boost publicity for Ross' upcoming album, but he may have just dug himself his own grave and killed his own career. You don't go at 50. I'm not the biggest 50 cent fan, but this guy has money and is twisted like Eminem. He will find all about your past, even your so called correctional officer past that you don't want the public to know. In any thought, I find the whole thing funny I just hope no one gets shot.

Here's a few videos of 50 cent responding to the whole situation. The second video 50 takes it very far and hangs out with Rick Ross' son's mother!! He also takes her shopping and buys her mink coats and Gucci bags/shoes! It's crazy LOL

Kanye West is going Looney.

Ok so I was watching this video of Kanye West calling himself "Martin Louie King", and its really sad.... Kanye is slowly losing his mind. He's probably suffering from a huge case of depression that evolved into.... someone who is about to go completely bonkers? you be the judge.

My President is black..... REMIX

In honor of today's Innauguration (*sp?) Here's a Jay-Z song for you haha!

Crack a bottle

It's coming! The Return of the E ! Grabbed this from Miss Info's blog the other day, the full version of Crack a Bottle by Eminem feat Dr. Dre and 50 Cent. Can't wait!

Here's another great vid for you.

Jay-Z on iLike - Get updates inside iTunes

Kanye West Samples (A Look at Every Song Kanye has Sampled)

Here's a look at every piece of music that Kanye has sampled over the years. Some may say its highway robbery, but to me its musical genious. Take a look at the wide range of music that he uses. Oldies from even artists way before his time, which means that his knowledge and appreciation on music as a whole is truly amazing. Producers sample from older pieces all the time to make new hits, and Kanye is doing the same but just does it so well.