Vybz Kartel "Yuh Love" VIDEO

This scenario happens to me ALL the time. Whats that about anyway?

Coolio making a Caprese Salad

"Cause an oily salad aint shit!"

Lenny Kravitz & Justice "Let Love Rule" VIDEO

This video is suuuuper clever and made me laugh and I liked the song too. Lenny, where you at??

Chromeo "Night by Night" (Skream Remix)

I wasn't too hyped on this song when it came out, but the Skream remix kicked it up a notch. Oh Skream, you do it. via

Soulico & Rye Rye "Exotic on the Speaker"

Rye Rye is pregnant! Which is old news but I didn't know so.

This is a track from 4 DJs from Tel Aviv called Soulico, so far I'm liking it. They're heading to NYC soon if anyone is trying to hear more...

Ellen and T-Pain on Auto Tune

Ok lets be real, Ellen is hott and hilarious. This video is just what the world needs. Maybe not hip-hop, but definitely the world.

Young Money "Bed Rock" featuring Lloyd

More Young Money! Enjoy.

"Bed Rock" featuring Lloyd or (another link)

***edit*** Just got around to listening to this, and it is pretty much the exact same song with Lloyd instead of Omarion, different chorus but thass it. Still I like 'em both.

via os.

Club Slappies 2x

Loving both these dumdums p hard right now... part of me thinks if you hate T-Pain, you probably hate something inside yourself.






























T-Pain "Take Your Shirt Off" or (another link)























Juelz always kills me with those damn dimples... and Chris, well he is only human right? Polow is blowing up all oererrywurr.

Juelz Santana featuring Chris Brown "Back to the Crib" or (another link)

Drake featuring Lil Wayne, Kanye, Eminem "Forever" VIDEO

So I guess this song is going to be on the "More than a Game" documentary soundtrack, but video is pretty tight actually! Hoops are always a good feature, the only beef I have is why do all the rappers look so SPAZZY?! They're all doing weird like quasi-robot moves, or is that just me?

try this link for the song DL, I heard enuf of it on Hartford's #1 for hiphop and RnB that I'm a little "Forever"-ed out...

Young Money "Girl You Know" featuring Omarion

New music from Young Money!

I'm feeling it, anything with Nicki is good to me though... Drake dropping more Ricky Bobby references... check it out and drop some knowledge.

Young Money "Girl You Know" featuring Omarion

A couple for you

The Roni has fallen, I'm sorry kids.

But here is a new one from Mariah, p good

Mariah Carey "Ribbon"

and this isn't really that new, but since I don't usually like 50 and this one is dece, I thought I'd throw it up. Okay I actually really like it.

50 Cent "Flight 187"

Trey Songz and Drake "Successful" VIDEO

So much better than Drake's first...

COVETOUSNESS

From Jak&Jil, love this look so much I want to have all these things and wear them every day this fall/winter. A little cool down would be appreciated after a swelter like today... yeesh.

Hey, buy me these

LA Gear x Club Zonder Filter via HS. One of each, yes?

Playing catch-up: Beyonce, Gucci Mane, Mario

Once again the Roni has been falling off so here are some jams to get you through your week. "Break Up" is one of my favorite songs on the radio right now, glad to see Nicki Minaj had a hand in this version.

Beyonce "Slow Love"

Gucci Mane featuring Trey Songz "Beat It Up"

Mario featuring Gucci Mane and Nicki Minaj "Break Up" (Remix)

and on a different note...

Cannot wait to see this. Vogue has fallen off so far, it'll be interesting to see if they show any of the haters.

Twista "Wetter" VIDEO

Another joint I can't stop listening to, amazing how much it sounds like all his older stuff. Love his flow.

VYBZ Kartel featuring Spice "Rompin Shop" VIDEO

I can't take this song off repeat, NeYo's original doesn't hold a candle. SO good. It's the clean version, sorry. Ms. Spice, v nice.

Clipse featuring Pharrell "I'm Good" VIDEO

I'm Good

Major Lazer "Pon De Floor" VIDEO

Major Lazer "Pon De Floor" from Eric Wareheim on Vimeo.

Mayyybe the best music video?

Bloody Beetroots with Cool Kids "Awesome"

Got this in the email today...  The album drops September 8th.

Bloody Beetroots with Cool Kids "Awesome"

(open with safari and right click to download!)

Dorrough Music "Ice Cream Paint Job" VIDEO

I mean... this is long overdue. I try and stay up with all the new dance crazes, this one seems to be something we were already doing in high school though?!? (someone wanna back me up?)

The reaction vids are really where it gets good though, here are just a few of my favorites:



Lil Mario is KILLING IT!



(the windchimes are KILLING IT!!!) "AYE AYE AYE OK .. A SiCK DAy AND WE WHERE BOARD"

Rad by Rad Hourani

Photo from Jak & Jil blog, check the feature I wrote on this designer in Zink Magazine.

Mullage "Trick'n" VIDEO

Ummmm JAM! I wanna go to the Mullage BBQ! Love it.

Ghostface featuring Raheem DeVaughn "Baby"

It's about time I did something a little bit off the Top 40 Tip... travels are keeping me from the Roni, internet connections are seriously lacking. Like this one though! I'll always be a sucker for Ghost.

Ghostface featuring Raheem DeVaughn "Baby"

Mayer Hawthorne Babershop Quartet

Get hyped for this kid. Stones Throw's newest addition, album out the first week of October (loving it so far!).

Pac Div - Church League Champions (Mixtape)

Something new from A Better Roni's perennial favorites, Pav Div. It is about time for a full length but it sounds like they have some rcrd lbl issues... bummer. Fresh mixtape though!

Pac Div - Church League Champions (Mixtape)

Fabolous 2x

I'm really feeling Fabolous lately... I still have "Throw It In The Bag" on repeat and crank it up on the radio... these are good ones too, he sure knows how to make the most of other artists on his records.

Fabolous featuring Ryan Leslie "The Fabolous Life"
Fabolous featuring Keri Hilson and Ryan Leslie "Everything, Everyday, Everywhere"

via os

Drake - Heartbreak Drake Pt. 2 Mixtape (R&Drizzy edition)

01. Signs Intro
02. Do It Now
03. Juice (Produced by Boi-1da)
04. The Winner (produced by Tha Bizness)
05. Slow It Down
06. Something
07. Stunt On You
08. Belly
09. The One (Feat. Mary J. Blige)
10. Digital Girl (Remix) (Feat. Jamie Foxx, Kanye West & The-Dream)
11. Invented Sex (Feat. Trey Songz)
12. Successful (Feat. Trey Songz)
13. Unstoppable (Feat. Lil Wayne & Santogold)
14. Im Going In (Feat. Lil Wayne & Young Jeezy)
15. Take You Down
16. Best I Ever Had (Feat. Ma$e)
17. Thank Me Later Outro

Listening to this now, so far there are some winners (such as the previously blogged "Digital Girl," "Slow It Down" and "The Winner"). At first I was a Drake hater, but now I'm a P big fan... I have "Slow It Down" on repeat. I do have to say that album artwork is BUNK though, get right Drizzy. Thanks to onsmash.

Drake - Heartbreak Drake Pt. 2 Mixtape (R&Drizzy edition)

Slaughterhouse "The One"

Oooookkayyyy! Slaughterhouse has assembled a nice lil crew here: Royce Da 5'9", Crooked I, Joe Budden and Joell Ortiz.

The video is like a realer version of The Hangover. Sort of?

Beyonce "Sweet Dream" VIDEO

P good!

"Diva" still takes the cake but there are some good moves on this one too.

Omarion "What Do You Say"

^^^ Sweet waves! Love this guy... lets not forget "Ice Box" (see below). His moves are excellent.

Omarion "What Do You Say"

Chris Brown "Shine For Me"

Say what you will... I still love Chris Brown cutz. This is a sweet one. "You're a diamond in the rough" reminds me of Aladdin and how I had no clue what that meant until I was basically an adult. (oops).

Chris Brown "Shine For Me"

Consequence featuring Kanye West and John Legend "Whatever U Want"

First single off ConsTV, looks p good...

Consequence featuring Kanye West and John Legend "Whatever U Want"

via OS

Trey Songz - Anticipation (Mixtape)

Seems like everyone I've talked to lately has been mourning the lack of good R&B and slowjam music lately. I found this today and since I've been feeling most of Trey's stuff lately thought I'd give it a try. See what you think...

Trey Songz - Anticipation (Mixtape)

Jamie Foxx featuring Drake, The-Dream and Kanye "Digital Girl"

Jamie Foxx featuring Drake, The-Dream and Kanye "Digital Girl"

Pretty addicting track right here...

But we all know he owes a lil bit to this jam:

aaannnnddd a little bit to this one too:

Clipse / Kels feat. Keri Hilson 2x

Clipse featuring Keri Hilson "Eyes On Me"

I'm obviously a sucker for anything Clipse but this one is p nice!  Keri Hilson is just aight but just comes in cool on this.

R. Kelly featuring Keri Hilson "Number One"

This sounds like some old school Kelly, I like it!

via hhu.

Bow Wow featuring JD "Always Stuntin"

This track isn't earth shattering, but for some reason I think its kind of funny that Bow Wow and JD are still teaming up...

Bow Wow featuring Jermaine Dupri "Always Stuntin"

Remember this???? "I'm just to young to get down like that."


via os

Gucci Mane featuring Snoop Dogg "Awesome"

Will "awesome" become the next "tight," "dope," "fresh?" Return to innocence.

Gucci Mane featuring Snoop Dogg "Awesome"

Mariah Carey "Obsessed"

Ahhh Mariah. Every now and then, everyone needs you in their life. and you done good with this one.

Mariah Carey "Obsessed"

I was like, why are you so obsessed with me?!
via os

Nicole Wray "I Like It"

Nicole Wray offers her bid for (comeback) new hot beezie, and it is a prettay good effort! This is a sweet track that is great for summer (read: the sample) and will go on a lot of BBQ playlists. Not an A+ but check it out anyway.

Nicole Wray "I Like It"

Clipse featuring Pharrell "I'm Good"

Here is something to look forward to, but why couldn't they have dropped the album earlier? So good for summer windows down bumping.

Clipse featuring Pharrell "I'm Good"

I'm pretty sure the track cuts off but at least here is a sneak preview of the first single. via os.

New Boyz "You're A Jerk" VIDEO

Not news but still worth posting, both for the jamz and the movez.

Jerkin' is so much harder than it looks, trust me. I tried doing it on the west side hghwy in DKNY sneaker heels and nearly got arrested. True story.

Amerie "Why R U" VIDEO

I give Amerie a lot of love but it is about time we had a new hot beezie, Beyonce really fell off with "Halo" and Rihanna obvi has some major shit going on in her private life.  Amerie get back in the spotlight.

A Better Roni's Goody Bag

I know I've been slacking on the Roni lately and I'm feelin pretty bad about it.  So here are some make up tracks.

Just know that even though the blog is fallin' off, the real Roni goes big.

Jay-Z "D.O.A." ("Death of Autotune")

The much anticipated hater joint.

Fabolous featuring Jay-Z "When the Money Goes"

I'm loving all things Fabolous right now, and Jay-Z kills the feat spot too.

Trey Songz featuring Drake "Invented Sex"

This is a sexy jam, feelin on it major.

Mary J. Blige featuring Drake "The One"

Even Mary J is on the autotune tip but even though she isn't my most fav of all time, I like this one plenty.

Kanye "Paranoid" VIDEO starring Rihanna

I'm a couple days late on this one but had to post. This video is SUPER fresh.

Swagger tank

I'm lovin' this Swagger tank. This color can only be called "blogger" orange.

Juelz Santana "Days of Our Lives" VIDEO

Juelz, the cutest rapper in the game.

Likin' this one.

Wale feat. Lady Gaga "Chillin" VIDEO

Lady Gaga is the most over-hyped person maybe ever. She looks like a tranny and her voice sux.

There I said it.

Terry Urban - Southerngold Mixtape

I'm vibin' this Terry Urban mixtape, Southerngold, which he describes as "Basically, me mixing my favorite Southern rap vocals over remixed samples of my favorite Santigold influenced samples and tracks."

Here is the track list and link, via Nahright.

1. M.I.A. Artistes (Ft. Pitbull & Ying Yang Twins)
2. You’ll Find A Way Player (Ft. Andre 3000 & Bun B)
3. Still Tippin’ It (Ft. Slim Thug & Mike Jones)
4. Can’t Say It (Ft. T-Pain)
5. Creating Kryptonite (Ft. Purple Ribbon All-Stars)
6. Fire Superman (Ft. Lil’ Wayne) [Prod. By Mike Cash]
7. Hustlin’ With The Lights Out (Ft. Rick Ross)
8. Shawty Is Starstuck (Ft. The Dream)
9. Unfreakable Girl (Ft. Gucci Mane)
10. Nann Lady (Ft. Trick Daddy & Trina) [Prod. By JKhan]
11. Anne’s Plan (Ft. Chip Tha Ripper) [Prod. By Mike Cash]
12. You’ll Go Crazy (Ft. Young Jeezy) [Prod. By Mike Cash]

Terry Urban - Southergold Mixtape

Kamilah featuring Kanye West "You"

Kamilah featuring Kanye West "You"

This is a jam. I didn't have a photo but I like this song anyway. via HHU

WHY? "A Sky for Shoeing Horses Under" VIDEO

This is an old song from WHY? but I loved their 2008 release, Alopecia, and this video is super great, I hadn't seen it before!

Looking forward to their next one, Eskimo Snow, due out in fall.

Major Lazer "Hold the Line" VIDEO

P good.

Major Lazer featuring Andy Milonakis "Zumbie" VIDEO

Major Lazer "Zumbie" ft. Andy Milonakis



Major Lazer goes doodoodumb.

Roni's Slow Jamz Day

Trey Songz "Every Girl"

Usher "What's a Guy to Do"

Joe "Sex Girl"

Omarion "Thanks for Nothing"

Trey Songz "Girlfriend Can Come Too"

These are some newbies that should satisfied your slow jam cravingz for a bit.

Jeremih "Rain Drops"

CLEARLY Jeremih (of "Birthday Sex" fame) heard my plea for some R&B smoothies... I'm putting "Raindrops" on repeat until I put on a new song. TRUE FACT!

Jeremih "Rain Drops"

U-N-I "Land of the Kings"

I like U-N-I a lot, and I don't know if any of you readerz do or not but this is a winning track. Cross over appeal? Matt and Kim fans? You decide.

(I think I'm going to start using sharebee linkx 'cause they seem to die slower than straight zshare)

U-N-I "Land of the Kings"

Crooks & Castles "Valet" Boardshorts

I really want to wear these in the Hamptons this summer with a swimsuit and sunnies cruising in the minicooper... yes? So good.

HOLY MACKEREL

The Melody Ehsani Asjai heels. These are the kind of shoes you eat ramen for a whole month to buy... My heart is all aflutter. Paired with a mini dress and my cutoff white leather motorcycle jacket? Umm hello?!? I just purchased something truly special from Melody's website, can't wait to throw it up on the Roni.

These Alejandro Ingelmo sandals are coming in a close second for most coveted shoes right now. I'm probably too tall to wear either but I'm pretty deficient when it comes to the female height complex so wtf. Both spotted at hs

Loosies for the Weekend

The Roni has been falling off lately... bummer.

Ok so I dug up some goodies though, a smorgasbord of diggitydopecutz.

Ron Browz "20 Dollars"

Ok so this song is simultaneously ANNOYING AS SHIT and an UNDENIABLE SLAPPER.  "No wifin' in the club, gimme 20 dollars."  What??

Nickelus F featuring Drake "Look At The Ice"

WINNER.  Basically you just have to accept Drake at this point, he isn't going anywhere.  This is a jam.  

T.I. featuring Mary J Blige "Don't Forget"

It was only a matter of time before T.I. put this out.  Normally I think of using Mary J as a featured crooner is a total cop out, but she didn't ruin this one for me at all.  In fact, I like it!

Mr. Hudson featuring Kanye West "Supernova"

Guys I just don't know what to do about this one...  I have a feeling there are going to be some ridiculously dope remixes, but who is this UK jokester that roped Kanye into doing a feature where he says "chaunce" instead of "chance" and sings at the top of his lungs...  ?? Maybe I'm just behind the times.

Vega "No Reason"

This one is NOT hip hop but I like it and I think it will be in everyone's ears sooner or later but probably sooner.  

I hope you like one or some or all of these.

Ghostface featuring Ron Brownz "She's A Killer"

This has been floating around for a few days now and I slept on it (literally) but DAMN, everybody bloggin' it neglected to say WHAT A SLAPPER it is! Dyamn. This is like a hair-straightening-makeup-applying-pre-party JIMMY.

SO DOWNLOAD IT.

Ghostface featuring Ron Brownz "She's A Killer"

Lloyd "I Don't Wanna Be That"

I don't usually post this kind of thing... but I'm wondering if it isn't time for a really winning R&B slowjam album... and I love Lloyd if we're gonna be perfectly honest.

Lloyd "I Don't Wanna Be That"

Amerie "Why R U"

I don't know if you remember "1 Thing" from a couple years back but it was a major jam. Here is a new one off her album coming out in August. Good stuff!

Amerie "Why R U"

and here is the vid for "1 Thing" to jog your memory...

Amerie - New Music - More Music Videos

How good does Eve look in this video? I still bump this one on the reg...