Vivian Green has returned with a new single, revamped look and stripped down sound for her third album entitled Beautiful. While that may describe the album and/or her life, it doesn’t detract from the fact that is single is mediocre, slightly monotonous and at best good for grabbing a few heart strings you may have laying around.

Not to say that Vivian isn’t talented, because she is. There were moments that she shined in the pants on her previous works, but this time it’s her on an independent label. Her material needs to be MUCH more convincing than it currently is when the album drops April 6.

“Beautiful” is a sleepy ballad with keys being the primary driver of this composition. I’d almost rather hear this in the MIDDLE of a set down as opposed to towards the end. Why? Because it just has an anti-climactic effect upon you once you sit and listen to it. What do you all think?

New artist London hits the scene with his “Back To The Way” joint, and it’s one of those cases where the video makes me like the song a bit more. I’d heard “Back To The Way” a while ago, but I didn’t truly appreciate his vocals until now. He has a SOLID vocal, despite the effects and processing going on on this song.

His vocals remind me of J. Holiday — because you know what, J. Holiday can sing. He really can. So what the problem was with his material mostly — it just didn’t connect with enough people OFTEN enough. Let’s hope London doesn’t have that same problem. His new album Man Of My Word should be out soon, and the song is available on iTunes. You can also hit him on Twitter and let him know what you think of his song.

Lloyd Banks’ song “Beamer, Benz or Bentley” has the street going buzzing, and now there is a proper visual for his random hit song. He is working on a putting out a new solo album around June apparently, and this buzz single grew from an underground hit to actually creating a buzz for Banks. It features Julez Santana. It’s been getting the “hip-hop do-over” treatment as everyone has been laying down freestyles over the beat.

The video is pretty standard, cars, hoes, etc. The song does go kind of hard, though I’m lost as to why Lloyd Banks seems unable to show emotion on his face. He looks like Flo-Rida’s less buff and unhappy cousin. Is it just me? LOL, I’ve always wondered why he always has that scowl.

Joell Ortiz and Jim Jones just released a video of their version of this song called “Nissan, Honda, Chevy”. ROFL NOW THAT I can understand. Lloyd Banks know those are 50’s cars *seod*

“All dready!”

Yo, I’ve only ever really paid attention to Devin The Dude on a couple of occasions — mostly because I live a drug free life and usually all really talks about is, well, getting high LOL. And this song ain’t no different, but this video is hilarious! The song is catchy too, I’m loving that beat. “I stay on my P’s and Q’s / my weed and brews.”

May not be safe for work depending on where you are, like, if you read Tha Feedback at the DEA office, I’d say save this post until you get home.

If you get high, do you! I don’t. I get high off of life and homework (cause I’m in finals this week ya’ll, so be patient with me!). If you’re a fan, Devin The Dude’s new album Do Not DistHerb (Suite # 420) comes out tomorrow, and you can cop it on iTunes. It’s an EP. If this video made you a fan, check it!

Bertell is one of the latest artists signed to Capitol Records and is being pushed heavily and produced by Bryan-Michael Cox. I’ve seen B. Cox talk about Bertell on Twitter (@nachojohnny) a lot actually.

I was excpecting a bit more actually, now that I’ve seen this video. Bertell seems a bit bored/boring to me — almost like he’s “playing” at being an R&B singer. The song is nothing exciting to me, but could play on a radio station while I was doing dishes and I wouldn’t change it I guess.

It just kind of amazes me that this paint-by-the-numbers R&B is getting released on Capitol but they dropped/parted ways/whatever with Novel. It’s just interesting to me. Though I’m sure that the help of B. Cox is giving him that added support that he’s really going to need.