Jay-Z Performs in Balmain Leather Punk Jacket at 2011 Adult Swim Upfront

Jay-Z performed at the 2011 Adult Swim Upfront at Roseland Ballroom in New York City styled in Balmain leather punk jacket ($5,107). Also in attendance and pictured below are  Ne-Yo, Pharrell Williams in a BBC Wolfman Jacket, rapper Fabolous wearing a Louis Vuitton sweatsuit/t-shirt/sneakers and Swizz Beatz wearing a green quilted leather biker jacket and rocking a Reebok x Basquiat t-shirt. 

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Cloud 10's New Music Video Spot: Kanye West & Jay-Z - H.A.M.

The mysterious single art dropped and immediately whispering about the Illuminati began to grow into a steady mumble but folks like myself SHUT THAT SHIT DOWN QUICK!! Anyway H.A.M (which stands for Hard As A Motherfucker) dropped today 1.11.11 (quiet you conspiracy zealots) just dropped as the lead single from Yeezy and Hov's joint album 'Watch The Throne'

Honestly guys, I ride for Roc Nation/Yeezy and Hov but this Lex Luger produced track left me feeling lukewarm.  I like the concept of the beat but I'm not entirely sold.  Hov's verse was good, Yeezy was...ehhhh sounds like his heart is still in My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.  I hope 'Watch The Throne' offers up hotter shit than this because they could've dropped this as a buzz single or something.

Just my 2 cents doe...



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Cloud 10's New Music Video Spot: Kanye West Monster!!

Here's the highly anticipated video for Monster featuring Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver.  Just like I suspected this controversial video that pays homage to the macabre underworld of death and evil will definitely leave tongues wagging.

Just watch the link below and leave your thoughts...







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Cloud 10 Status: Kanye West Makes Saw look like Glee - Monster Sneak Peak

If you thought Lady Gaga had some jaw-dropping, provocative videos, or that Yeezy's Runaway sparked some dialogue wait until you see the video for Monster.  I am sure this video will go down as the most macabre and deliciously twisted shit you will ever lay your eyes upon.

In the brief sneak preview we see Nicki as a 'Monster' on all fours with her gold teeth and fangs, we see Rick Ross dining amongst hanging human corpses, Hov is just chilling like a villain as a girl lays painfully twisted beneath some cushions and Yeezy is paying homage to necrophilias all around the world.  Yes, ladies and gents this video will not be for the faint of heart and may incite some angry reactions but.. You're not doing something right if they're not talking right??

-evil, diabolical laugh-

Shout out to my homey Ricky over at Bark + Bite Blog for the link!!



Another Behind The Scenes Look I Saw!


Being safe is soooooooooooo overrated!!

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Cloud 10's New Music Spot

First time in a while I actually get to compile a decent music post with different artists.   This week will feature new music from of course Kanye West, Bruno Mars, Nelly.

Grenade - Bruno Mars (I'm really feeling this track right here, damn that's some hard love right there!!)


Liquor Store Blues - Bruno Mars featuring Damien 'Jr Gong' Marley (Bruno's new album Doo Wop and Hooligans is shaping up to be a hit in the making!!! His single 'Just the Way You Are' is sitting comfortably at #1 on the Billboard charts despite his recent arrest for cocaine possession..)


So Appalled - Kanye West featuring Jay-Z, Swizz Beats, RZA, Pusha T & Cyphi The Prince (Kanye's just pulling PEOPLE to be on his new album...I'm IMPRESSED!!)


Just a Dream - Nelly (The 'Inception' inspired video won me over, I was on the fence about the song alone (which is doing really well on Top 40 radio, but the video was simple, yet poignant and featured no money, cars and hoes...a marked departure from Nelly's usual! I'm digging it)





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Cloud 10 Status: Jay-Z and Eminem's Home to Home Concert

I'M OFFICIALLY JEALOUS!! If you don't live in NYC then we missed out on a STUPID DUMB CONCERT!! If you live there and you missed it then pause on your life.  Em and Jay-Z shut down the brand new Yankee stadium in a manner only Jay-Z and Eminem could pull off.  They brought out Chris Martin, Kanye, Nicki Minaj, 50 Cent, Drake, Swizz Beats.  There will be a second shot tonight!!

Shout to Natasha over at YBF

 

I'm gonna just ignore Yeezy's patented Neesha Red suit and Cheetah print shirt...

Cloud 10's New Music Spot: Kanye West feat Rick Ross, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj and Bon Iver

Keeping to his promise although my homey @BarkBiteBlog was doubting whether Yeezy would stick to his promise to deliver a new track every Friday until his album drops.  It looks like Yeezy is a man of his word as he laced the world with a MONSTER of a track.  Jay-Z, Ricky Rozay, Nicki Lewinsky, Yeezy and Bon Iver (never heard of dude till now but that's about to change) on one track.  Damn I'm blasting it now and this track is definitely a BEAST. I now need to listen a couple more times so I can decide who did my favorite verse on this.  Nicki KILLED it. Yall haters need to start giving this lady some props still.






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Cloud 10's New Music Spot - Power Remix (Jay-Z featuring Yeezy)

Damn Kanye, Jay and Swizz just came in and breathed new life into this track.  Did yall hear Ye SPAZ the hell out on that last work? Oh alright yall better open your ears and listen to this track!!!  Yeezy's got FIYAH COMING FROM EVERY DIRECTION.  Man I for one can't wait until the new album.

  http://www.kanyeuniversecity.com/blog/2010/08/official-power-remix/ <-- Listen HERE


http://usershare.net/ie80e4rqwrb2 <-- DOWNLOAD HERE!!

Cloud 10's New Music Spot

Here is your weekly dose of new music, now I won't provide anymore tracks from the boy Drizzy Drake until his album 'Thank Me Later' drops on June 15th, with that being said..SHAME ON ANY OF YOU FOLKS WHO HAVE DOWNLOAED THE leaked version of the album.

Drake took to his Twitter (@DrakkaNoir) to state that "I gave away free music for years so we’re good over here…just allow it to be the soundtrack to your summer and ENJOY! JUNE 15th!"

Yall make sure to buy that album to support GOOD MUSIC.

Anyway peep new tracks from Jay-Z featuring Swizz Beats titled Ultra, TI and others!!


 Ultra - Jay-Z featuring Swizz Beats (Dope tracks that will surely set the streets on fire, Hov is in prime form on this track!!)



Won't Back Down - Eminem feat Pink (In one of the more shocking collaborations of the year this is a must listen...Alicia and Marshall bring that DYLAN like heat!)


Yeah You Know - TI (It features scenes from T.I.P.'s upcoming movie TAKERS, which hits theaters August 20th, 2010.)



Up All Night - Drake feat. Nicki Minaj (All yall Nicki haters can't tell me she ain't brought that fire on this track...)


Empire State of Mind - Mateo (Still one of my favorite artists of 2010 check his remix and cover of Alicia and Jay's Empire State of Mind)

Cloud 10's New Music Spot *UPDATED*

This week's new music features a slew of songs from the boy Drizzy Drake as his release date for 'Thank Me Later' we also have a new track from the self-proclaimed Kang of the Souf TIP, Trey Songz, Ciara.. amongst others...


Also check out Rihanna's sexy new video for Te Amo!1

Click Read More to Check out the Songs!!

Let me know what you think


Te Amo - Rihanna (Damn Rihanna is sexy as heck in this one along with Letitia Casta)


Fireworks - Drake featuring Alicia Keys (this one has a mellow tone, but Drake is spitting on this so I'm cool)
Fireworks - Drake featuring Alicia Keys

Yo Side of the Bed - Trey Songz (I think every girl cried when they watched this video featuring the beautiful Trey Songz)


Light Up - Drake featuring Jay-Z (Drake says this is probably one of Jay's best bars ever...What yall think?)


Beautiful Monster - Ne-Yo (I see Schaffer is back but this track sounds untidy and amateurish, come on Ne-Yo you have way too many hits to be releasing garbage like this as your first single..)


Ride Remix - Ciara feat Bei Major and Ludacris (Nice club mix to the hit by CiCi)


Got Your Back - T.I. featuring Keri Hilson (Nice summer jam for the couples and for the whip!!)

Cloud 10's Music News

Here is a special edition of Cloud 10's Music News Spot (we already had a New Music/video spot but hey some big things happened recently)..

1) I am still concerned for the well-being of Joseph 'Jojo' Simmons who had to sit by his computer and find out that his little brother (who's only been on his Hip Hop shit for the past what 2 years) has officially gotten signed by Atlantic Records. Now if you follow the MTV reality show 'Run's House' you will know that Jojo and his crew Team Blackout were grinding harder than a corn mill. Now his little brother Diggy Simmons has seemingly captured the hearts of America and Hip Hop's respect. Diggy is well on his way to Hip Hop stardom and he comes from a Hip Hop lineage so kudos to him. Congratulations to him, Jojo keep your head up bud I hope that trending topic #JojoSimmonsmustfeellike goes away soon...O_x.

2) NY-Z - An ABSOLUT Collaboration with Jay-Z is officially here for our viewing pleasure. Check the 15 minute documentary/mini-movie here.


3) I am proud to feature So So Def's newest artist and Youtube sensation Dondria aka Phatfat as she releases her debut video for her single 'You're The One'.

Cloud 10's Video Central

88 Keys - True Feelings (damn this track drips of Kanye's production but the lament for that beautiful lady strikes a chord with me...SHOUT OUT to one of the Original Lo Heads see this video to see what I mean by LO HEAD)

Here is a collection of some dope videos for yall from some of our favorite and not so favorite artists!!

Jay-Z's Upcoming documentary entitled 'NY-Z' about the preparation he takes in order to play at Madison Square Garden


Love Hurts - Nivea (The video features the father of her youngest child who I am sure this song is dedicated to Lil Wayne makes a cameo right before his trip to jail..CAN THAT FOOL GO TO JAIL ALREADY?!?!)


Roger That - Young Money


Mateo - Forever Mixtape (Listen to my boy @mateoonline (TWITTER) Mateo pays homage to some of his favorite artists on his new mixtape.

• Forever - Mateo Mix by Mateo

More Mateo music on iLike

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Jay-Z Feat.Swizz Beatz -On To The Next One(Video Official)

2011 Jaguar XJ for Jay-Z On To The Next One Music Video

Announced by Jaguar, Jay-Z will feature the Jaguar XJ 2011 car in his music video “On To The Next One” off the Blueprint 3 album. Customizing to fit Jay-Z, the 2011 Jaguar XJ will contain three stripes logo that is also seen on the Blueprint 3.