Common ft Lily Alen - Driving Me Wild - New n Exclusive

common is a poet, that is what I have always said. He is not a 'rapper' like 50cent with nothing to say except hoes and how much money he has.

No, Common has a message, and we as listeners can take it or leave but he is a social commentor on what is happening around us.
This song with Lilly Allen is not so different. I'm glad he used Lilly, she's great.

Robin Thicke - Can U Believe [DVD]

Man I love this song! This man is truly gifted when it comes to songwriting, and singing.

This is easy listening, chill session music that is fantastic.

50 Cent AYO Technology feat Justin Timberlake MUSIC VIDEO

50 Cent is releasing a new album in September same date as Kanye West so they now have a feud going on who's going to sell more albums. My money is on kanye but only because I think he's a better rapper then 50 and that his beats are more innovative (even though they are sampled). I guess we are going to have to wait and see about that one.

Here's a little bit of his new music video 'Ayo Technology' ft Justin and Timbo. The video is very slick and very soft porn, basically a typical rap video.

I wonder why people always have to mess with something good. I was very disappointed to read on BBC.com that Hollywood is remaking the famous movie 'Enter the Dragon'. The Bruce Lee film was a hit in it's day and made the man famous. It's still my favourite Bruce Lee film and the thought of having a remake makes me uneasy.

Remakes are always a bad idea because we have the original and the original is always turns out better then the remake even with the remakes fancy film technologies. Hollywood is naming the remake 'Awaken the Dragon'. Even the name seems a little bit off. Anyways I guess we are going to have to wait and see how it turns out. I mean who else is going to play it as well as Bruce Lee? Well have to wait and see.

Timbaland - The Way I Are OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO

The beat to this song is infectious and the lyrics funny my favourite being:
'Baby if you strip, you can get a tip
'Cause I like you just the way you are
(I'm about to strip and I'm well equiped
Can you handle me the way I are?)'
Baby if you strip, you can get a tip
'Cause I like you just the way you are
(I'm about to strip and I'm well equiped
Can you handle me the way I are?)

And DOE with his rap of: '
Baby girl, I don't got a huge ol' house I rent a room in a house'

This song toppled Rihanna's 'umbrella' from the top spot in the UK so that has to mean something

Nickelback - If Everyone Cared (video)

'If everyone cared, and nobody cried..then we'll see the day that nobody died'

It's an utopia dream of perfection and you tend to wonder if it does us humans justice to even give it a thought because believe it or not, the world is not all good, sometimes bad things happen to good people.

But this song tries to left us up and say that if one person tries to fight injustice then they will do it and also change the world. And that message I believe is something that we could all learn from and aspire too.

Transformers short clip

Love the cartoons as a child so I'm looking forward to seeing the movie.

Timbaland - Throw It On Me Feat The Hives MUSIC VIDEO

Cool vid! The only way you could tell that it's a Hip-hop video is the girls.

Love the song too!

Hollywood is finally coming to our neck of the wood's. And I thought South Africa was going to be the only one that enjoyed the fruits of film making.

The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency books that are written by Alexander McCall Smith, a Scots man who fall in love with Botswana while teaching here, will be turned into a television show starring Jill Scott.

The American media has wrongly reported that the books are based in South Africa, while in actual fact they are based in Botswana, which is why the show will be filmed here. Ads for cast and crew have been in the local newspaper and a certain buzz of 'fame and fortune' has started to surround Gaborone.

I'm excited because I finally have a chance to see a real film crew working and my favourite singer, Jill Scott at the same time. If only she will do a show as well, it will make my year. Such beauty, such a voice...If I have a chance to speak to her I will ask her about the song 'Daydreaming' with Lupe.

I wonder how they are going to do the Botswana accent? Bad I'm sure as Americans have failed when it has come to South African accents in films. And ours is harder too.

When I was in Scotland I tried to read the book, but I thought the characters were too stereotypical of Batswana so I didn't enjoy it that much, but it seems that it is a hit. Who knew? But some one's bread is some one's stone I guess.

Can't wait to see how the TV series will turn out.

I've heard this song that is unbelievable good and it just makes me want to listen to it over and over again and this song is Michael Buble's 'Everything' from his recent album "Call me Irresponsible".

This song is special and has a calmness that just makes you smile when you listen to it. The lyrics are the sweetest thing and my favourite verses being"

"And I can't believe, uh that I'm your man, and I get to kiss you baby just because I can.Whatever comes our way, ah we'll see it through,and you know that's what our love can do.

And in this crazy life, and through these crazy times, it's you, it's you, You make me sing.You're every line, you're every word, you're everything.You're every song, and I sing along.Cause you're my everything.yeah, yeah."

Such cuteness is really irresistible.

The song and the video can be seen at Michael Buble TV.

Such drama with Paris, no wonder the media and the public can't seem to get enough of her, she's a soapie, TV series and movie all rolled into one. She's a disaster waiting to happen and people can't seem to look away especially me.

First she was sentenced to 45 days in jail which was reduced to 23 days (for good behaviour)before she even set foot in the jail, released after 3 days because I'm sure she kissed, fondled and bribed the sheriff and now she's been ordered back to jail by the judge on Friday.

I mean who can keep up with this drama? Now I'm just waiting to see what will happen next, will she become part of the prison break crew? Only time will tell.

Bobby Valentino - Anonymous [NEW VIDEO]

I gotta know your name, your name, why you gotta be anonymous?

What' s your name?
Anonymous...

Isn't this a fantastic song?
Another reason why Timbo is the best!

You know the Japanese come up with some crazy stuff, but this latest invention I will buy. Manufacturer Kameo has designed a pillow shaped like a boyfriend's arm with a man's torso. It is reported that since its sale in December, 1,000 singles have bought it.

I really want to get my hands on this pillow, it's winter now you know. A customer has been quoted as said 'It makes me relaxed..I can hold the arm and feel something warm at my side.'

Unfortunately the pillow is only available in Japan, where it costs about $80. $80! What a price you have to pay for being single.

Man I don't think any one (well maybe the prosecutors) saw this coming. Paris Hilton, the heiress who got famous for doing nothing and the infamous 'One night in Paris' video, got sentenced 45 days in jail after being found guilty of violating her probation for a drink-driving conviction and she has no prospect of an early release meaning she has to serve all of the 45 days.

I'm sure she thought she will get away with it because it has been the fashion for celebs to get off with community service type sentences in the US. Her mother, Kathy was seen laughing when the demand for a custodial sentence was made during the prosecution's closing argument.

Kathy must have thought 'my daughter go to jail!HA what a joke.' I guess the prosecutors got the last laugh.

When the sentence was read out, Kathy then yelled 'you're pathetic' to the prosecutors.' Man why do rich people always think they are above every one else?

Paris must start her sentence on 5 June 2007 or she will get a 90 days sentence if she doesn't show up. I wonder why it couldn't be immediate? Anyways, can't wait til the 5, I'm sure you'll be watching too.

'My Number One' Gang Of Instrumentals

They are very few good bands to come out from the Afro pop movement in South Africa. In my opinion Bongo Muffin had been the only band to really listen to and buy their music but not anymore. Gang of Instrumentals has busted into the scene with their fresh beats that hook you first before you get swept away by their strong lyrics and tight rhythms, you find yourself hitting the repeat button over and over again.

I first got introduced to them by MTVBase where their video 'Number one' has regular play. Normally I don't can't find a SA band that has such infectious beats like this group.

There is this one line that I absolutely love in Mandla's rhyme towards his 'NO. 1' and that is when he says 'had a lot of first dates, first kisses, first hugs, never did it twice till you.' Man if that is not tight, I don't know what is..This group is really a band to look out for in the future and if they carry on like this and grow for the better, then the sky is really the limit for them.

For now all I know is that they are MY number one when it comes to deciding who to bop my head to.

Alanis Morissette

I have been reading that Alanis Morrissette's video for her parody on the BEP's song 'My Hump'has generated some debate on the blog world. It seems like I have missed a lot, and not wanting to be out of the loop of things creating debate on the media industry I wanted to check it out myself.

Firstly I like the song, I think it's a great version of the song and the video is extremely funny (as they intended it to be.

I think that the two songs, Alanis and the BEP's deal with the fact that some women really know how to use their 'lady form' to extract money from men regardless of how 'clever'(the men) they are. The 'humps' will always get them.

As I had posted before on the rumour that Bachchan son and Bollywood's most beautiful actress were engaged, it is now official, they are now man and wife.

Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai were married on Friday at the Bachchan residence in Juhu. It is reported that they will honeymoon in Italy where love will blossom till death do them part.

Ha,ha,ha wonder how long it will last?

The US Department of health and Human Services have released a report stating that 'abstinence only' programmes have not been working and that half of the students who have taken part in these programmes have not abstained.

This really got me thinking because in Botswana (which has the highest HIV/AIDS rates in Southern Africa) the government organisations and Non-governmental organisations have preached ABC (Abstain, Be faithful and Condomise). The ABC's have obviously not gone down well because the HIV numbers keep going up and more babies are being born with the virus.

So what is wrong? Me and my friend (who has recently worked for an HIV/AIDS NGO) always ponder this question and what we come up with is that the A and C are the ones that are always in the limelight by the B is always left behind. We know that if a person doesn't have belief in abstinence, no matter how many times you entice them with silver rings, they will not abstain. We live in a world that tells everyone who will listen that S-E-X is good and should be had and if you're not having it, there is something wrong. So what do you think someone young or even not that young will do? They will have sex of cause.

Of cause the C is very important in the message of safe sex but in moments of drunk fondlings and 'we trust each other' moments, the C word is very much forgotten until the test comes back negative.

So why is the B pushed aside? It seems that here in Botswana it is fun to have three or four relationships all at the same time and this is attributed to all the sexes regardless if they are male or female, multiple relationships are the in thing. So no one wants to hear about Be faithful...Be faithful? What is that?

But if we don't have the ABC all working together how do we hope to fight this virus? If you can't abstain which we all know is very difficult for some, why can't one be faithful with one partner and for the both of them to stick to that partner. If one strays, why can't they be honest and use a condom? It seems so simple but obviously very hard.

I was pleasantly surprised to read on BBC news that scientist have 'found' a clear obesity gene so now I have scientific reason to explain the extra pounds on me. 'Oh, it's not my fault that I can't lose weight, it's in my genes. I'm meant to be fat!'

The scientist have found that people with two copies of a 'fat' version of a gene had a 70% higher risk of obesity then people with none. I knew there was a reason why some people can have a large pizza to themselves and not gain a single pound then me who only has to look (and sometimes smell) at a pizza and will gain one pound. Now I have the Peninsula Medical School to thank for the reason.

The findings also suggest that people with these genes find it harder to lose weight but can gain weight a lot easier.

Aha, now this makes me feel a lot better, now where are those chocolate cookies?

Timberland's new album is out and it's entitled 'Shock Value'. The reviews I've read from music critics are not very good as they all trash the album but some of the listeners have enjoyed the album and I guess they are the ones to listen to because really they are the ones that buy the album right?

I love Timberland as I'm sure you have already figured out from reading some of my blogs, I think he is a gifted producer when it comes to beats and being able to mix his signature with that of the artist he is producing so I've always wondered why his first album never did well. I mean some of the songs I heard from the album where hot, but I guess just because you could produce it doesn't mean you could be a rapper or a singer (case in point being Diddy).

I've had a chance to listen to some of the songs from the album 'Shock Value' and I already have some favourites being 'Apologize' ft One Republic and '2 man show' ft Elton John (his piano riff at the beginning of the song is masterful) and of coz the mega hit 'Give it to me' ft Nelly Furtado and Justin Timberlake. Some songs could have done with some extra work like 'Scream' ft Keri Hilson and Nicole but other wise really I don't see why it had to be trashed. I guess if you are at the top of your game like Timbo, people will always expect the best from you.

My opinion is that although this album is good and has some gems, Timbo really didn't give his all like he has done with other artists and this makes the album a little lacking in some songs. And this album is more a collaboration album then a full fledged Timbo album where we can hear what he has to say so it's disappointing in that regard but other then that it's an album that I would love to get my hands on.