visually appealing : "cold war" - janelle monae

so vulnerable. so raw. so real.

this is one of my favorite tracks on the archandroid. and if you listen to the lyrics, you can totally understand where she is coming from.

enjoy.

☮ and ♥, 

-*csc.

visually appealling : "there goes my baby" - usher

so i peeped a sneak peek of this video last night, and i must say i do like the cinematography of the video, but i was expecting a little bit more. the song there goes my baby is one of my favorites on usher's recent album raymond v. raymond because it is so simple yet it expresses how one may feel about their significant other so wonderfully. so i see why the video was so simple and not as complex.

i'm so used to seeing story lines in videos as there used to be back in the day, but i guess now it's more about how the sound of the actual song can be portrayed in the video. needless to say, i do like the new video and i can't wait to hear the new eight-track album versus that the r&b king is set to release later on this summer.

check it out below ;)

☮ and ♥, 

-*csc.

visually appealling : "shutterbug" - big boi

it's been a while since i've seen a vid from the one half of outkast, but i must say i do like it a lot! it's very colorful and has many different technologically-driven illusions, but that's what makes it very fun. i like the song too, something that i can totally groove to this summer!

check it out below...

-*csc.

visually appealling : "hello, good morning" - dirty money feat. t.i. & rick ross

So here's the heavily anticipated video from Diddy & Dirty Money feat. T.I. & Rick Ross. After watching the video with a keen eye once, I noticed some thumbs up and thumbs down. Are you ready? Ok, go...

Likes:
*The Buggati - As many times this car was just making cameos in the video, I thought it was a commercial for the whip, but #lowkey I felt like I was riding shot gun with Diddy the whole time.

*T.I. - OHEMGEE, that smile?! his rhymes?! The KING is back! I can't wait for him to drop his album, whenever it comes out this year. He makes the track, hands down. Clap, clap for Diddy on getting that right. 

Dislikes:
*Rick Ross - ok, shorty really didn't have to be in the video or on the track for that matter. I like the song just featuring T.I. I'm not hating, i'm just saying.

*The last 1:30 of the video: the fireworks, the circle stage, the Dirty Money duo dancing in the background...I felt like I stepped back into 1996 with the 'Mo Money, Mo Problems' video, the only thing that was missing was the shiny suits. The way that Diddy was spinning around stage makes me thing that he's still stuck in that era. It's ok to let it go boo, thanks.

*Flashing images - this is like the second video i've seen with that flashing image between two shots. i'm no TRF major, so I don't know the effect it's trying to give, but it's giving me a headache.

Other than that, I plan on cranking the song all summer, how about you?

-*csc.

visually appealing : ciara "ride"

fellas, i'm sure you will love this one.

all i'm saying is, i will be on kanye's workout plan until the end of the year just to be able to move as half as good as she does. getchu some then, ciara.


-*csc.

visually appealling : "fistful of tears" - maxwell

i love this song. i love him. that is all.

visually appealling : "over" - drake

hmmm, interesting. your thoughts?

visually appealing : kayne west - coldest winter

"if spring can take the snow away, can it melt away all our mistakes?"


in my opinion, 8o8s & Heartbreak is one of 'Ye's realest albums to date, and this track really spoke to me when it was first released back in november 2oo8.

check out the video below. it gives me a kind of sleepy hollow mixed with the blair witch project feel, and although west is no where in the video, the graphics and visuals are DOPETASTIC. 

there are obviously several metaphors that represent kanye's life at that point and time, and i think that he has artistically expressed them here perfectly. 

 
KANYE WEST "Coldest Winter" Directed by: NABIL  "ITUNES link below" from nabil elderkin on Vimeo.

-*csc. 

visually appealing : timbaland feat. justin timberlake- carry out

YES! what an awesome way to kick off the weekend :)

as a justin timberlake fan since 1999, it always excites me to hear him do new music. and timb and JT are like the dynamic duo when it comes to making hits in my opinion...

check out the new video below for "carry out'; it reminds me a lot of justin's "my love" video, but it's still cool nonetheless.

i see JT is tryna get his groove back with a few of those dance moves in the video...i see you J ;-)






have a great weekend, enjoy!

-*csc.

visually appealing : kid cudi - pursuit of happiness

"if i fall, if i die - know i lived it to the fullest -- if i fall, if i die - know i lived & missed some bullets..."

i don't even have to go into the reasons why i love cudder so much, but i totally *one day soon* want to sit around a table with my friends just poppin' bottles of champagne because we can. but ultimately, we are all on that journey to happiness in life, but as kid cudi shows in the video, all that glitters is not gold. the video is SUPER dope with special effects to (josh hartness directed the video - clap for him.)

word to drake & jake gyllehaal for making cameos in the video. i can't wait to see this dude perform live in concert! :)


-*csc.