You Must Be Deaf: Classic Music.. the Original Queen B

As you all know I love me some BARBARA! She is AWESOME. Her Voice is AMAZEEEING!

Happy First Day of Fall! :)

You Must Be DEAF!: 3 of the BEST Albums of 2011

 http://tierraspeaks.blogspot.com/2011/07/beyonce-4.html

http://clutchcitymagazine.com/section-blog/1115-why-were-really-qwatching-the-throneq

http://www.nme.com/reviews/lady-gaga/12061

You Must Be Deaf: K-Pop! Girl's Generation

I've randomly heard of K-Pop... and being in Korea I've def seen the ads & videos ... but it wasn't until I watched one of It's Kinglsey Bitch videos about K-Pop & Ke$ha.... sooo here ya go! :)



Here's the Ke$ha version :)



Tell Me your thoughts

You Must Be Deaf: Korean Hip-Hop

Ok for the past 90 days I've been complaining about the lack of cultural activities that I could gravitate too. Granted I haven't searched out these activities--being under the stupid American mindset that, people should advertise the events in English or market it to foreigners.

But I'm over that idea. I'm totally down for searching out this ish... now that I've attended an Improv Show & the 2011 B-Boy World Championships, included w/ a mini-concert featuring Drunken Tiger or Tiger JK & his awesome wife Tasha! I'm starting to become OBSESSED w/ them!
A lot of the music is in Korean, but I love their-- must I say it...AGH---- SWAG & tone of voice! Low-key when they were performing I originally thought they were the South Korean version of the Fugees!!

I'm really all about Tasha. When I saw her perform and felt her energy. I just felt transported. She was too hype! Oh and while I was looking her music up on youtube.. found out that she was bi-racial.. Surprising that she's doing so well or even well-known in the homogenous society of South Korea.
Check out their music!

You Must Be Deaf!: Michael Jackson- Come Together

Holiday Special --You Must Be Deaf: Lil Shun Hendrix

I don't really celebrate Christmas but I do honor what the day is supposed to signify. So have a wonderful day with your loved ones!

ps. Eleven-year old, Lil Shun Hendrix has a beautiful voice!

You Must Be Deaf: Bobby Ray's New Mixtape & Exclusive Interview via Zuri Hall

If you all remember from my September spotlight -- B.O.B. aka Bobby Ray has replaced Usher & Trey Songz as my celebrity crush (HOLD UP.. I STILL LOVE MY BOO DWIGHT HOWARD). Bobby Ray Simmons has a new mixtape titled "No Genre" and of course I'm geeked. His latest song "Beast Mode" is ..... frikkin awesome! So click the play button and go crazy!



I hope ya'll didn't think I was done! Check out my bff's Zuri Hall exclusive interview with Bobby Ray Simmons. And yes I eventually forgave her for not getting me his John Hancock or his number! :D

You Must Be Deaf!:Impossible-Cinderella

Impossible, for a plain yellow pumpkin to become a golden carriage, Impossible, for a plain country bumpkin and a prince to join in marriage, and four white mice will never be four white horses. Such falderal and fiddle dee dee of course is, impossible. But the world is full of zanies and fools, who don't believe in sensible rules, and won't believe what sensible people say, and because these daft and dewy-eyed dopes keep building up impossible hopes, impossible things are happining everyday.

You Must Be Deaf: FreshHeirMusic; Seville ft. LB

Check out this vid featuring my fellow Falcons :
Also be sure to check out http://www.imsomars.com/

You Must Be Deaf!: Born This Way -Lady Gaga

Totally, can't wait for this song!

You Must Be Deaf!: Kate Nash

You Must Be Deaf: Electro/House

Saw this on a fellow blogger's page-- SHOUTOUT to Amanda aka LouderThanThat; I really love this song. Since I've been in Germany I'm becoming a fan of Electro/House music. It isn't hard to dance too-- just dance how you feel. It's so fun and a great break from the Hip Hop sections of the clubs:




Check Out Drake's Version of a Little Bit:

You Must Be Deaf!: Exclusive Travis Porter Interview

So November 10 I had the opportunity to see hip-hop trio; Travis Porter perform at a local club in Nabburg, Germany. Let's just say believe the hype; this group has so much energy, enthusiasm, and did I mention energy. There wasn't a dull moment during their mini-concert and the fans (American Soldiers, Dependents, Spouses, Civilians and the German Nationals) were giving back the love ten-fold!

The fellas were totally geeked to have their latest song Make It Rain hit the Top 50 in the Hip-Hop and R&B Charts –which is doubly awesome considering they are an independent label. The young men that make up Travis Porter have known each other since elementary school and they all reside in Georgia.
Travis Porter Stats:

Alright, so let’s dive into this INTERVIEW!

87PageS: Ok I must admit I was very confused at your concert—I kept saying which one is Travis Porter. Clearly you must get that question a lot, so now the ultimate question is; are ya’ll sadistic or was this a part of the game plan/ and how did ya’ll come up with the name?

Quez: (Laughs) No but It was intentionally made to be a conversation piece. So when people saw three people on stage they would wanna YouTube or Google the group.

87PageS: Now, that we’ve gotten that out of the way; why did you all pick Germany and how long have you been here?

Quez: Actually, we didn’t pick Germany. They picked us. We go where the people want. We’ve been here since 11/4 and we leave 11/14.

You Must Be Deaf!: Little Dragon

Fellow blogger TDF http://khalfani-rice.blogspot.com/ put me onto this group. Usually I'm not into electronic music but He has an excellent ear when it comes to making beats and music in general. So I was willing to take a listen;

TDF is actually apart of the group the Great Lakes Crew--recently spotlighted in my blog http://87pages.blogspot.com/2010/10/you-must-be-deaf-great-lakes-crew.html

Little Dragon hails from Sweden and consist of 4 Swedes; your attention will be most likely be centered on front woman Yukimi Nagano ; Her vocals are so crisp. She reminds me of Corrine Bailey Rae/Erykah Bady but in a more hardcore way. Either way I'm officially a fan and I'm putting this on my To-Do List for albums to buy!

I couldn't really decide what video to play so I def urge ya'll to check out http://www.myspace.com/yourlittledragon to hear more songs!

You Must Be Deaf!: Mercy-Duffy

"I love you

but i gotta stay true
my morals got me on my knees
im begging please stop playing games
i dont know what this is
cus you got me good
just like you knew you would

i dont know what you do
but you do it well
me under your spell
You got me begging you for mercy
why wont you relase me
you got me begging you for mercy
why wont you release me
I said release me"

You Must Be Deaf: Great Lakes Crew

You Must Be Deaf!: Angel Taylor

"And this christmas what I really, really, really, really, really want Is a call from you to say Angel I seem to think of you everyday and ever since I've gone away I just have to say. That You've blown my mindin 2 hours time And I'm so weak and unable to. Picture, you with someone other than me But I guess I have to Cause you haven't asked me out."

You Must Be Deaf: B.O.B.

"Well, since I was planted at birth
I abandoned my own planet and I landed on earth"
--"The Kids", B.O.B. ft Janae Monae

I love this verse! Matterfact I'm secretly in love with Bobby Simons. His flow, his image aka he's frikkin HOT, and the freshness he brings to music. My type of guy!

http://www.bobatl.com/
Be sure to check out the Virtual Concert!
Fri Sept 24, 7p-12aET
Sat Sept 25, 12p-12aET
Repeats On The Hour!!

Oh and check out the "Teach Me How To Dougie Remix



And look how SEXY B.O.B. AKA BOBBY RAY is!

You Must Be Deaf!: Gypsy-Shakira

"I can't hide what I've done
Scars remind me of just how far that I've come
To whom it may concern
Only run with scissors when you want to get hurt

'Cause I'm a gypsy are you coming with me?
I might steal your clothes and wear them if they fit me
I don't make agreements just like a gypsy
And I won't back down ‘cause life's already bit me
And I won't cry I'm too young to die if you're gonna quit me
'Cause I'm a gypsy"

You Must Be Deaf!; Santa Ye

1. "Wake Up Mister West." Hate him or Love him, His Ye-ness is coming back full throttle, releasing two hit songs this summer "Power & Power Remix." Through the social media website Twitter, we learn that West has turned into a Santa Claus of sorts, West tweeted: "I know ya'll need the music so I'm dropping 1 new song every weekend until Xmas. It may be my song [or] it may be a new Jay song etc..." Fans are amped for what West has declared "Good Fridays. Ya'll know every Friday ya'll gone have a new joint from our family. We look at the game completely different now." Besides releasing singles, West is scheduled to perform at the MTV VMAs on Sept 12. You may remember last year VMAs where West interrupted a certain singer and created a most infamous expression, i.e. "I'ma let you finish BUT" ... so we can only wonder what Santa Ye has up his sleeve this year.