Joe:If I Was Your Man

If I Was Your Man

The PK, preacher’s kid is back and soulful as ever. Joe Thomas, better known as Joe just dropped his latest album Ain’t Nothing Like Me on April 24th. This album is a collection of songs that are snapshots from his own life. “At this point in my life after being in the industry since I was 19 years old, this is more like a reflection of me and all the things I've seen in life. This album really captures my own journey," says Joe.

The album features Papoose and Yung Joc with production from Jermaine Dupri, Dre & Vidal, Tim & Bob, Brian Michael Cox, Stargate and Sean Garrett.

His second single of the album, “If I Was Your Man”, exposes a more personal side if this distinctive voice in R&B. Joe explains how he would give up the world if he can get back with the women of his dreams. He only gets a part of her and he wants it all.

The video for this particular song does a great job explaining the lyrics. It starts out with Joe so much in love with this women. They look like there is no one else but them. Then, the story flips when you find out she has a husband, Blair Underwood, and Joe is just second string. Feel this artist pain by checking him out on You Tube.

Hilary Duff: With Love

With Love

This childhood star is growing up and she is doing it in front of the world. Hilary Duff born September 28, 1987 is an actress, fashion designer, and a singer. She is known for being the trendy Lizzy McGuire on the hit show on the Disney. She has now grown up and moved on to music.

Hilary’s first album Metamorphosis was #1 on the Billboard 200 and went on to sell more than 2 million copies with the #1 single So Yesterday. She definitely has shown she can succeed at anything she puts her mine to. No wonder why the “tweens’ love her.

Hilary says she loves singing and performing because through her music she can show the world her true self. On April 3, her latest album, Dignity was released and the first single, “With Love” has Ms. Duff and her fans spinning in a new direction. It has a techno pop rock feel if that is possible. Her voice is a sexy husky as she sings the words “just do with it love.” She is telling the world be straight with her… don’t beat around the bush with this barely legal star. You can be blunt, tell her she is coming on to strong…just do it everything with love. I give this song a cool C.

Ne-Yo: Because of You

Because of You

Shaffer C. Smith, better known as Ne-Yo, just released his sophomore album, Because of You, this week and this singer/songwriter came back hard. This man has been busy between albums writing hit songs for R&B artist such as Mario, Mary J. Blige, B2K, Faith Evans, Musiq, and his latest song hit “Irreplaceable” written for Beyonce. The one artist Ne-Yo would like to write for and hasn’t gotten the chance to, is Prince.

I must say that this Def Jam artists latest project seems to have a lot of style from the artist formerly known as… and he does his sound mixed with his own very well. The debut single, which is also the title of the album, is called, “Because of You”. It is a nice mix of classic Ne-Yo with new sounding Ne-Yo.

The song is a classic love song, which he is known for. He explains how a girl makes him feel better than anything he has ever felt before. “I know this much is true you’ve become my addiction… I’m so strung out on you” He plays it like she is his drug and he uses the play on words nicely in this top charting song. Check out this future star on YouTube.