Heard Around the Web [New Jams]

Artificial Intelligence
VIDEO: “Days of Rage VIP” [Get Hyped On This]

BNJMN
VIDEO: “One Sea (Lukid Remix)” [XLR8R]

Bobby V.
VIDEO: “Would You Be” [That's My Jam]

Cee-Lo
VIDEO: “I Want You (Hold On to Love)” [RnB Music Blog]

Dionne Bromfield
VIDEO: “Foolin’” [Prophet Blog]

Dolly Parton
“Together You and I” [Prophet Blog]

Erykah Badu
VIDEO: “Out My Mind, Just in Time” [Idolator]

Ferry Corsten
VIDEO: “The Race” [New Trance Music]

Jason DeRulo
VIDEO: “Don’t Wanna Go Home” [Popcrush]

Jill Scott feat. Anthony Hamilton
VIDEO: “So in Love” [Idolator]

Justice
VIDEO: “Civilization” [VIBE4ME]

Lil Mama
“On & On & On” [Idolator]

Lloyd feat. Trey Songz & Young Jeezy
“Be the One” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Michelle Branch
“Loud Music” [Prophet Blog]

Mohombi feat. Nicole Scherzinger
VIDEO: “Coconut Tree” [Idolator]

Nicki Minaj
VIDEO: “Did It On ‘Em” [Popcrush]

Nicki Minaj feat. Swizz Beatz
“Catch Me” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Saturdays
VIDEO: “Notorious” [Chart Rigger]

Shontelle
VIDEO: “Say Hello to Goodbye” [Bring Da Beat Back]

Swedish House Mafia feat. John Martin
VIDEO: “Save the World” [About.com]

Viceroy
“Sunny Daze” [Mixtape Maestro (2.0)]

Victoria Justice
VIDEO: “Best Friend’s Brother” [Idolator]

The Weekend
“Rolling Stone” [Mixtape Maestro (2.0)]

Heard Around the Web [New Jams]

4minute
VIDEO: “Mirror Mirror” [Prophet Blog]

713 Seville feat. Scarface
VIDEO: “Love’s Gone” [RnBDirt]

A1
VIDEO: “Waiting for Daylight” [Chart Rigger]

A Million Pieces
VIDEO: “Laserbeams” [PopDirt]

Above & Beyond feat. Richard Bedford
“Sun & Moon” [About.com]

Alex C.
“T.W.A.N.G.” [C.S. Perspective]

Alexandra Stan
VIDEO: “Mr. Saxobeat” [About.com]

Andrea Rosario
“We Own the Night” [About.com]

Antonella Barba
VIDEO: “Out for Blood” [PopDirt]

Aqua
“How R U Doin?” [Idolator]

Avril Lavigne
“Smile” [Chart Rigger]

Avril Lavigne
“When You’re Gone” [Don't Stop the Musik]

BC Jean
“I’ll Survive You” [Prophet Blog]

Benny Benassi feat. Gary Go
“Cinema” [About.com]

Black Eyed Peas
VIDEO: “Just Can’t Get Enough” [Chart Rigger]

Blake Ladd
“Have Some Fun” [That's My Jam]

Bobble Head
“RoBoDiC” [Mind, Body & Song]

Bodine “Be” Johnson
“PUSH” [C.S. Perspective]

Body Language
“You Can” [Mixtape Maestro (2.0)]

Britney Spears
VIDEO: “Till the World Ends” [Bring Da Beat Back]

Calvin Harris
VIDEO: “Aw0oga” [We Are Pop Slags]

Camille Jones
VIDEO: “The Streets” [About.com]

Cataracs feat. Dev
VIDEO: “Top of the World” [PopDirt]

Cataracs feat. Dev
“Sunrise” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Cedric Gervais feat. Jessica Sutta
“Wherever You Are” [Prophet Blog]

Chris Brown
VIDEO: “Spend It All” [Idolator]

Chris Brown
“Talk Ya Ear Off” [Idolator]

Chris Brown
VIDEO: “Beautiful People” [Idolator]

Chris Willis
VIDEO: “Louder (Put Your Hands Up)” [PopDirt]

Chrissy Murderbot feat. DJ Spinn
VIDEO: “Bussin’ Down” [XLR8R]

Ciara
“If Only” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Conya Doss
VIDEO: “Wi-Fi” [Grown Folks Musik]

Corey Wires feat. MdoubleU
VIDEO: “Lost in the Music” [PopDirt]

Cory Lamb
VIDEO: “Break the Cycle” [PopDirt]

David Guetta feat. Flo Rida & Nicki Minaj
“Where Dem Girls At” [Mixtape Maestro (2.0)]

David Tort feat. Gosha
“One Look” [About.com]

Dirty Money feat. Trey Songz & Rick Ross
“Your Love” (Remix) [Bring Da Beat Back]

Dirty Vegas
VIDEO: “Changes” [That's My Jam]

Emalkay
VIDEO: “Fabrication” [Get Hyped On This]

Ester Dean
“Take You to Rio” [RnB Music Blog]

E-Type
VIDEO: “Back 2 Life” [PopDirt]

Far East Movement feat. Snoop Dogg
VIDEO: “If I Was You (OMG)” [Idolator]

Fefe Dobson
VIDEO: “Can’t Breathe” [Bring Da Beat Back]

Gail Scott
“Jack ‘N’ Jill” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Gang Gang Dance
VIDEO: “Mindkilla” [XLR8R]

Ghostpoet feat. Kano
VIDEO: “Cash & Carry Me Home” [XLR8R]

Girl’s Day
VIDEO: “Twinkle Twinkle” [Prophet Blog]

Helena Paparizou
VIDEO: “Baby It’s Over” [Prophet Blog]

Human League
“Into the Night” [Mixtape Maestro (2.0)]

Imogen Heap
VIDEO: “Lifeline” [Bring Da Beat Back]

Incubus
“Adolescents” [Prophet Blog]

Jasmine Villegas
VIDEO: “Natural” [Idolator]

Jay Sean feat. Lil Wayne
VIDEO: “Hit the Lights” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Jennifer Hudson
“I Remember Me” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Jennifer Hudson
“Angel” [Idolator]

Jesse Boykins III
VIDEO: “Prototype 3010″ [Grown Folks Musik]

Jordin Sparks
VIDEO: “The World I Knew” [Idolator]

JTX
“Love in America” [About.com]

J.U.S.T.I.C.E.
“Civilization” [Prophet Blog]

Justin Bieber feat. Rascal Flatts
VIDEO: “That Should Be Me” [PopDirt]

Kat DeLuna
VIDEO: “Dancing Tonight” [Prophet Blog]

Kate Bush
“Deeper Understanding” [Prophet Blog]

Kelly Rowland feat. Lil Wayne
VIDEO: “Motivation” [We Are Pop Slags]

Lemonade Mouth
VIDEO: “Somebody” [PopDirt]

Lil Eddie
“Savior” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Lil Eddie
“Outta This World” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Lil Mama feat. Mishon
VIDEO: “Dough Boy” [Bring Da Beat Back]

Loreen
“My Heart is Refusing Me” [About.com]

Malik
VIDEO: “Try” [Grown Folks Musik]

Margaret Berger
VIDEO: “In a Box” [We Are Pop Slags]

Maroon 5
VIDEO: “Runaway” [We Are Pop Slags]

Maroon 5
“Is Anybody Out There” [Idolator]

Mary J. Blige feat. Diddy & Lil Wayne
VIDEO: “Someone to Love Me (Naked)” [Bring Da Beat Back]

Masspike Miles feat. Smoke Bulga
VIDEO: “Don’t Let Your Heart” [Grown Folks Musik]

M.I.A.
“Murder Sound VIP” and “Get Around” [C.S. Perspective]

Michael Jackson
VIDEO: “Hollywood Tonight” [Bring Da Beat Back]

Mr. Vegas feat. Wynter Gordon
“Take Off” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Munk
VIDEO: “Rue De Rome” [Get Hyped On This]

Musiq feat. Swizz Beatz
VIDEO: “Anything” [RnBDirt]

Natalia Kills
“Runnin’” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Natalie Beridze
VIDEO: “In the White” [XLR8R]

Negin
“Unexpected” [About.com]

Omarion
VIDEO: “Come and F*ck with Me” [That's My Jam]

Porcelain Black feat. Lil Wayne
VIDEO: “This is What Rock n’ Roll Looks Like” [Idolator]

RaNia
VIDEO: “Dr. Feel Good” [Don't Stop the Musik]

Rebecca Black
VIDEO: “Friday” [PopDirt]

The Revenge vs. Mario Basanov
“Just Be Good to Mario” (Hold on For Love Dub) [24:hours]

Robert Gitelman
“Baja Tribe” [New Trance Music]

Ryan Leslie
“Joan of Arc” [RnB Music Blog]

Rye Rye
VIDEO: “Hardcore Girls” [C.S. Perspective]

Sabi
“Good Night” [We Are Pop Slags]

Sade feat. Jay-Z
“The Moon and the Sky” (Remix) [Idolator]

Sade
“Still in Love with You” [Mixtape Maestro (2.0)]

Salva
VIDEO: “Keys Open Doors” [XLR8R]

Sara Bareilles
VIDEO: “Uncharted” [Prophet Blog]

Sean Kingston feat. Tory Lanez
VIDEO: “The One” [Bring Da Beat Back]

Sebastian
VIDEO: “Embody” [Get Hyped On This]

Selena Gomez & The Scene
VIDEO: “Who Says” [Idolator]

Shakira feat. Pitbull
“Rabiosa” [Prophet Blog]

Sharam feat. Anousheh Khalili
VIDEO: “Fun” [PopDirt]

Signum
“Shamisan” (Shogun Remix) [New Trance Music]

Solange
“Electric Blue” [C.S. Perspective]

Solange & Twin Shadow
VIDEO: “Kenya” [Grown Folks Musik]

SoundGirl feat. Twizzle
VIDEO: “I’m the Fool” [We Are Pop Slags]

StarCity Movement
VIDEO: “Welcome to StarCity” [PopDirt]

Steph Jones
VIDEO: “Southern Love” [Grown Folks Musik]

Steye
VIDEO: “Baby Come Home” [PopDirt]

Taio Cruz
VIDEO: “Telling the World” [PopDirt]

Take Me to the Pilot
VIDEO: “Call the Cops” [PopDirt]

Telepathique
VIDEO: “Chicken Chicken” [PopDirt]

Timbaland
“Not My Happiness” and “I Won’t Board This Plane” [C.S. Perspective]

Tommy Four Seven
VIDEO: “G” [XLR8R]

T-Pain feat. Joey Galaxy
“Booty Work (One Cheek at a Time)” [Idolator]

TVXQ
VIDEO: “Before U Go” [Prophet Blog]

Victoria Justice
VIDEO: “Beggin’ On Your Knees” [PopDirt]

Willow Smith
VIDEO: “21st Century Girl” [RnBDirt]

Win Win feat. Alexis Taylor
VIDEO: “Interleave” [XLR8R]

Wolfgang Gartner
VIDEO: “Illmerica” [About.com]

Wool & Speak
VIDEO: “Kult Leader” [XLR8R]

Wynter Gordon
“Til Death” [We Are Pop Slags]

Yasmin
VIDEO: “Finish Line” [About.com]

Yelle
VIDEO: “Disco Safari Club/Que veux-tu” [Prophet Blog]

Lil Mama – VYP: Voice of the Young People [Reviews]

Teenage rap artists often have a hard time balancing between the bulk of their fan base ― kids whose parents expect lyrics to fall in the PG range ­― and the genre’s incessant demand for hard-edged rhythms and explicit subject matter. Though Lil Mama doesn’t embrace the second portion of the latter, she manages to bridge beats with her pop radio-friendly rap on her debut, VYP: Voice of the Young People, with an appeal to all ages within the hip-hop generational gap.

On no track is this more true than on “Lip Gloss,” the hand clap-driven ode to makeup in which Lil Mama flows briefly with “no music” to demonstrate a rhyming ability rarely found in rappers her age. Though not everyone will relate to the topic, the melody alone is enough to ignite a party. And no playlist would be complete without “Shawty Get Loose,” the bouncy number featuring Chris Brown and T-Pain that screams to listeners to get up and dance (and it’s hard to resist the song’s summons).

The nursery rhyme melody of “G-Slide (Tour Bus)” borrows from “The Wheels on the Bus,” which explains why it’s so catchy, and the accompanying dance is enough to keep the song on repeat. Keeping in tune with the kids’ stuff, “Swim” is an interesting ditty that seems to be a new telling of the story of The Little Mermaid, only this time around, the guy Lil Mama’s eyeing says that he’ll join her under the sea.

“College” is definitely one of the more mature songs included on the album. Here, Lil Mama discusses some of the more complicated matters many face when first attending a university, such as no parental support and being recognized as an outsider among the school’s student body. Additionally, the acronymic “L.I.F.E.” is the mandatory “life is rough, but I’m going to persevere” inspirational track, complete with references to 2Pac, crack and a mom who wasn’t there.

Lil Mama can easily claim the title of the Voice of the Young People ― despite her gruff voice ― because of her confidence, and her ability to talk about childish topics and more grown-up material. Doing so allows her to relate to her peers, as well as those younger and older who may have had similar experiences. She also is able to do so over hip-hop beats that rival that of her contemporary competitors, securing her position for the meantime as the VYP.

That’s My Jam’s Rating:
5. Get It Now
4. Get It On Sale
3. Get It As a Gift
2. Get It To a CD Exchange Store
1. Don’t Get It At All

Track List:
1. “Intro”
2. “Lip Gloss”
3. “One Hit Wonder”
4. “Get Loose Request”
5. “Shawty Get Loose” feat. Chris Brown and T-Pain
6. “What It Is (Strike A Pose)” feat. T-Pain
7. “G-Slide (Tour Bus)”
8. “Gotta Go Deeper Skit”
9. “Stand Up”
10. “L.I.F.E.”
11. “College” feat. Yirayah
12. “Emotional Rollercoasters Skit”
13. “Broken Pieces”
14. “Swim”
15. “Truly In Love” feat. Peter Toh
16. “Look At My Life Skit”
17. “Make It Hot”
18. “Pick It Up”

Sound Off – Lil Mama: VYP – Voice of the Young People

The latest albums making noise

Teenage rap artists often have a hard time balancing between the bulk of their fan base ― kids whose parents expect lyrics to fall in the PG range ­― and the genre’s incessant demand for hard-edged rhythms and explicit subject matter. Though Lil Mama doesn’t embrace the second portion of the latter, she manages to bridge beats with her pop radio-friendly rap on her debut, VYP: Voice of the Young People, with an appeal to all ages within the hip-hop generational gap.

On no track is this more true than on “Lip Gloss,” the hand clap-driven ode to makeup in which Lil Mama flows briefly with “no music” to demonstrate a rhyming ability rarely found in rappers her age. Though not everyone will relate to the topic, the melody alone is enough to ignite a party. And no playlist would be complete without “Shawty Get Loose,” the bouncy number featuring Chris Brown and T-Pain that screams to listeners to get up and dance (and it’s hard to resist the song’s summons).

The nursery rhyme melody of “G-Slide (Tour Bus)” borrows from “The Wheels on the Bus,” which explains why it’s so catchy, and the accompanying dance is enough to keep the song on repeat. Keeping in tune with the kids’ stuff, “Swim” is an interesting ditty that seems to be a new telling of the story of The Little Mermaid, only this time around, the guy Lil Mama’s eyeing says that he’ll join her under the sea.

“College” is definitely one of the more mature songs included on the album. Here, Lil Mama discusses some of the more complicated matters many face when first attending a university, such as no parental support and being recognized as an outsider among the school’s student body. Additionally, the acronymic “L.I.F.E.” is the mandatory “life is rough, but I’m going to persevere” inspirational track, complete with references to 2Pac, crack and a mom who wasn’t there.

Lil Mama can easily claim the title of the Voice of the Young People ― despite her gruff voice ― because of her confidence, and her ability to talk about childish topics and more grown-up material. Doing so allows her to relate to her peers, as well as those younger and older who may have had similar experiences. She also is able to do so over hip-hop beats that rival that of her contemporary competitors, securing her position for the meantime as the VYP.

Track List:

1. “Intro”
2. “Lip Gloss”
3. “One Hit Wonder”
4. “Get Loose Request”
5. “Shawty Get Loose” with Chris Brown and T-Pain
6. “What It Is (Strike A Pose)” with T-Pain
7. “G-Slide (Tour Bus)”
8. “Gotta Go Deeper Skit”
9. “Stand Up”
10. “L.I.F.E.”
11. “College” with Yirayah
12. “Emotional Rollercoasters Skit”
13. “Broken Pieces”
14. “Swim”
15. “Truly In Love” with Peter Toh
16. “Look At My Life Skit”
17. “Make It Hot”
18. “Pick It Up”