J.Period & Spike Lee pay tribute to Michael Jackson with this Limited Edition mixtape online at www.jperiod.com/mj.

Director Spike Lee held the second annual celebration for the King of Pop in Prospect Park.  Spike was joined by rapper Snoop Dogg and Rev. Al Sharpton for a day of festivities to remember a legend. There is also a special free mixtape which is available to download with Michael Jackson classics. We miss the  Michael Jackson.  Enjoy!

Mixing Michael’s classic hits with rare demo versions, remixes, and behind-the-scenes interview clips, J.Period weaves together an 80-minute musical documentary that pays tribute to The King of Pop’s staggering catalog of songs, and reminds us why-no matter what you think of the man-Michael’s true legacy will always be his music.

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We are saddened by the memory that the world lost an angel on this day in a plane crash 9 years ago. We celebrate the life and tragic death of the beautiful singer and talented actress Aaliyah. We miss you! Our hearts break everytime we watch Aaliyah’s MTV diary. It is so sad.

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Here is the music video for Usher’s club hit with Pitbull called ” DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love Again.” We love this joint. Hotness!

Usher ft. Pitbull: DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love (VIDEO)

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American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino stopped by Good Morning America to give an interview with Robin Roberts. Fantasia spoke about her near fatal suicide attempt 2 weeks ago. Why is Fantasia not getting psychiatric counseling and help? A suicide attempt is a serious thing.  Fantasia has been busy promoting her new album, VH1  reality show, bankruptcy and her relationship with Antwuan Cook. Watch her interview and live performance of Bittersweet if you missed it.

When Fantasia Barrino told America that she had “been through some stuff” upon winning the “American Idol” crown in 2004, she was putting it mildly. That didn’t even include her most recent struggles with a drug overdose and being accused of breaking up a marriage.

On VH1’s latest episode of “Behind the Music,” which premiered Tuesday night (August 24), viewers learned that, although the spunky “Idol” winner has suffered several lows recently, she is on her way to a full recovery and proud of herself for being who she is.

The episode opened with a detailed account of Barrino’s shocking overdose, in which she said she made attempted to end her life because she “didn’t have any fight” in her. “At that moment I didn’t care about anything. I just wanted out,” she said, boldly admitting that the overdose wasn’t at all an accident and that she was not happy when she woke up in the hospital and realized her suicide attempt “didn’t work” — until her nurse, Melody, told her to get up and fulfill her destiny.

From there, the episode delves deep into Fantasia’s North Carolina roots — beginning with when she began singing (at age 5), then tracing her first love (ex-boyfriend Brandel Shouse, the father of her daughter, Zion), which would later turn into an abusive relationship. “He was somebody I was crazy about,” Barrino said. “The first guy who showed me attention.”

Barrino recounted how in high school she started to crave attention in other ways, by wearing tight clothing, acting like she was already an adult, until her world was turned upside down after she was raped at her high school at age 14. “I didn’t even cry my way home,” she said of her feelings after the assault. “I was numb, very numb, confused, I just felt nasty. Disgusting.”

Although she didn’t press charges, Barrino said she was unable to continue going to school because of the taunts and harassment from her classmates, so she dropped out and then “turned into a rebel,” until her hard-partying and careless ways landed her pregnant at 17. Unable to support herself and her daughter, Barrino began singing professionally, taking any gigs that paid, until she saw an episode of “American Idol” and fought her way into an audition.

The rest of Barrino’s story is familiar to “Idol” fans: She was crowned the winner of season three, which she called “the best day of my life,” signed to a record contract with Clive Davis and was the first new artist to have a single debut at #1.

Barrino’s post-”Idol” career path wasn’t smooth sailing, however. The young singer once again found herself nearly bankrupt after dealing with corrupt managers and legal woes, but she received new hope after being cast in “A Color Purple” on Broadway. From there, the episode delved into the star’s recent lows — a scare with throat tumors, which she had surgically removed — and her relationship with Antwaun Cook and the lawsuit from his ex-wife, Paula, which led to her suicide attempt last week.

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Usher’s new album “Versus” is out today. The R&B star is showing off his pop skills with a club album which is pretty light on the love ballads. Ush released his last album “Raymond Vs. Raymond” earlier this year after his bitter divorce. Listen to the track “DJ Got Us Fallin in Love featuring an appearance from Pitbull.  Ush’s protege Justin Bieber is also included in a collabo on the album for their smash hit “Somebody to Love“.

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Here is the track listing:

1. “Love ‘Em All”
2. “DJ Got Us Fallin’ in Love” feat. Pitbull – download
3. “Hot Toddy” feat. Jay-Z and Ciara
4. “Lay You Down”
5. “Lingerie”
6. “There Goes My Baby”
7. “Get in My Car” feat. Bun B
8. “Somebody to Love (Remix)” feat. Justin Bieber
9. “Stranger”

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Rapper Drake premiered his Anthony Mandler directed music video for the song “Miss Me”.  Lil Wayne is getting alot of this done while he’s chillin’ in his jail cell.

Snoop Dogg (Feat. The Dream) – Luv Drunk

Snoop gets philosophical with the Dream on Luv Drunk.

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New tracks have leaked on line from Keri Hilson and Kelly Rowland.

Keri reteams with her mentor producer Timbaland on the track ” Breaking Point“  from her upcoming album No Boys Allowed   How you feeling about Keri Hilson’s new look and sound? The blonde hair promo pics make the beauty look pretty unrecognizable. What happened to Keri because the change is not necessarily a good thing?

Download the mp3 tracks and enjoy!

BREAKING POINT

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Kelly Rowland sticks to her dance music roots with the  David Guetta produced club track ‘Forever and a Day”. Love it.

KELLY ROWLAND  FOREVER AND A DAY

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Pop star Katy Perry is releasing a new single each week in iTunes to promote her upcoming studio album “Teenage Dream.”   TD drops next week and features production from Tricky Stewart.  The latest songs to be leaked are the tracks E.T. and “Circle the Drain”.  Circle is about Katy’s relationship with her former lover Billionaire singer Travis “Travie”  McCoy. We can’t wait for the album. Go Katy!!

E.T. ( FUTURISTIC LOVER)

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CIRCLE THE DRAIN

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Read Entertainment Weekly’s review of Teenage Dream:

One of Katy Perry’s chief charms has always been how lightly she seems to wear her pop stardom — as if it’s all just some crazy cosmic goof that she’ll happily ride out as long as we let her.

Her latest serving of sonic fluffernutter, the inescapable ”California Gurls,” spent six weeks at No. 1 this summer, and Teenage Dream, the album from which it comes, seems bionically designed to make her a gurl for all Billboard seasons.

Over the course of 44 rampaging minutes, that can feel alternately like a threat and a promise.

To borrow from Mother Goose, when Perry is good, she is very, very good (see the strutting, shamelessly silly ”Hey Mickey” redux ”Peacock”), and when she is bad, she is horrid.

Lyrical prowess is not her forte; neither, in fact, is rhyming ”forte” with ”foreplay,” as she does painfully on the druggie-boyfriend takedown ”Circle the Drain.”

She tends to connect best in ’80s leotard-lady mode, as showcased on the deliciously glitchy throwback ”E.T.” — imagine Lita Ford crawling through Trent Reznor’s night terrors, Inception-style — and the aerobic, synth-spangled title track.

Her Ke$ha-esque party-till-my-parole-officer-calls shtick on ”Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.),” however, just feels hollow.

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Rapper Kanye West has released a free mixtape hosted by Perajok. Fans can download the 30 tracks which are available online. Kanye’s new album which was formerly titled “Good Ass Job” is scheduled for release in November.

G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape Tracklist:
01. Big Sean – Bullshittin’ Intro (feat. Consequence)
02. Consequence – It’s G.O.O.D. Music (feat. Common & Talib Kweli)
03. Pusha T – Popular Demand (Remix) (feat. Cyhi Da Prince)
04. GLC – I’m G.O.O.D. (feat. Shawn Chrystopher)
05. GLC – G.O.O.D. Man
06. Big Sean – Whatever You Want (feat. Kanye West)
07. Big Sean – So G.O.O.D. (feat. Paije)
08. Tony Williams – Everything About You (Snippet)
09. John Legend – Dream (Snippet)
10. Fonzworth Bentley – G.O.O.D. Bye Love
11. GLC – Got Me Gone
12. Amber Rose – Never Get Enough (Skit)
13. Kid Cudi – Erase Me (feat. Kanye West)
14. Mr. Hudson – Watch You Move (Live)
15. Mr. Hudson – Live Never Dies
16. Tony Williams – You Never Know
17. Tony Williams – All the King’s Horses (Skit)
18. Rick Ross – Live Fast Die Young (Remix) (feat. Kanye West, GLC, Tony Williams)
19. Kanye West – Life of a Don (Perajok Mix) (feat. Lil Wayne)
20. Kanye West – See Me Now (Skit)
21. Kanye West – See Me Now (feat. Beyonce & Charlie Wilson)
22. Kid Cudi – Wylin’ Cause I’m Young (feat. Kanye West)
23. GLC – In It For Keeps
24 . Really Doe – Chicago (feat. GLC)
25. Taz Arnorld AKA TI$A 0 South$ide Blood Cuz’n (feat. Major)
26. Fonzworth Bentley – Fireside Chat
27. John Legend & The Roots – Wake Up Everybody (feat. Common & Melanie Fiona)
28. Kid Cudi – Mr. Rage
29. Perajok & Kanye West – Outreo
30. Kanye West – Power (Live)

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JAY SEAN – 2012 (IT AIN’T THE END) FEAT. NICKI MINAJ

Behind The Scenes: Jay Sean “2012″

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