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Mary J Blige Featuring Beyonce – Love A Woman

Mary J Blige My Life 2 The Journey Continues released Fall 2011 includes the track Love a woman featuring Beyonce. Allegedly an off cut from Beyonce’s 4 studio session, Love A Woman was offered to Mary J Blige by Beyonce. A duet of female empowerment that really sets the bar vocally, lyrically and emotionally. To bring back R’nB in such a way in 2012 rumour has it that Mary J Blige and Beyonce will be performing this very song at The Grammy Awards in February, an event that will indeed confirm that Beyonce can bear the children then get back to business. Check out the soulful collaboration after the jump before the song becomes an anthem for Valentines day 2012.

Should The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul and Queen B put out a video for Love A Woman?

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Music World Premiere

Jay Z – Glory

With the natural birth of Blue Ivy Carter, Jay Z marked the occasion by dedicating an unreleased track titled glory paying tribute to his wife and mother of his daughter Beyonce Knowles-Carter and their new born baby girl Blue Ivy, rumour has it that the unique name stems from a combination of the genius bodies of work that many say consist of Beyonce and Jay-Z’s best work, Blue as in The Blueprint and Ivy as in the roman numerals IV representative of Beyonce’s current album 4. Jay Z goes of to talk about Blue Ivy being conceived in Paris, the most amazing feeling he has ever felt, and Beyonce’s miscarriage back in 2007. A refreshingly simple and unique celebration of new life narrated by Sean Carter featuring Ivy Blue Carters vocals months after she performed at the MTV VMA with Beyonce. Listen to the audio below.

Jay-Z Ft. B.I.C. – Glory by SRE

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Sounds of 2012 : Frank Ocean

Frank Ocean has come 2nd in the BBC Sound of 2012. Christopher Francis Ocean is set to finally establish himself as a solo artist of Worldwide acclaim in 2012. The 24 year-old OFWGKTA member moved from Louisianna to Los Angeles following hurricane Katrina to work on his first album, and legally changed his name from Christopher “”Lonny”” Breaux shortly after. In L.A. the singer soon hooked up with the Odd Future collective and began work writing for the likes of Brandy, John Legend and most recently Beyonce on I Miss You. Ocean was also called up to work on two tracks from Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch The Throne. Collaborations aside, it was Ocean’s solo work which garnered most praise. Signed to Def Jam in 2009, Ocean delivered his debut mixtape nostalgia,ULTRA earlier this year, winning fans on both side of the Atlantic, including Zane Lowe, who debuted tracks from the release on Radio 1 in November.

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Beyonce The Lost Tapes

i-likeitalot.com were lucky enough to be in the house to view Beyonce’s live performances of every track off the 4 album during her visit to London a few weeks after Glastonbury in July 2011. Check out the performances that were not aired but were recorded especially for the ITV special.

Crazy In Love

Run The World (Girls)

I Care

Miss You

Party

Countdown

I Was Here

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Congratulations to Beyonce and Jay-Z on the Birth of their Baby Girl!

Congratulations to Beyonce and Jay-Z on the Birth of their Baby Girl! Born Saturday night in New York, according to multiple reliable sources Blue Ivy Carter was delivered naturally. We wish The Knowles-Carter family all the best from the i-likeitalot.com team.

Rihanna was among the first to congratulate the new parents. “Welcome to the world princess Carter! Love Aunty Rih,” she tweeted.

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Photography : Classic by Jonathan Mannion at Art Basel Miami

Jonathan Mannion is the Lens Behind Hip-Hop. He recently opened up a four-day gallery at this year’s Art Basel in Miami featuring all his greatest portraits that from his point of view helped define the last 18-years of hip-hop. Photos that are both iconic and the never seen before moments from your favorites artists over the two last decades of music, Jonathan Mannion has created a body of work that has left an indelible mark on the culture. At the event we noticed celebrities such as the beautiful Gabrielle Union, MMG Frontman Rick Ross, Fabolous, and more, You can also watch a special performance by the Harlem homie A$AP Rocky with a doper than cream Trapstar Hat on, Press Play Below

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Culture Music Uncategorized Video

Kanye West and Jay-Z Get Paid £4Million For Performance At Sweet 16 Birthday Party + Kanye Aka “Yeezy World Peace” DJ’s In London

NME reports The Throne earned $6 million dollars to perform at the Sweet 16 birthday party of multi billionaire Manchester Football Club owner, Sheikh Mansour’s niece. Hov and Yeezy received $2.9 million each, a drop in the bucket for Mansour, whose wealthy family rules oil-rich Abu Dhabi.

Yeezy’s not stopping there. He plans on keeping the cash flowing through the end of the year, having recently announced he’ll DJ on New Year’s Eve under the alias Yeezy World Peace. Here is what that CRAY Genius says “My New Years DJ name is gone be YEEZY WORLD PEACE! If you book me you have to put YEEZY WORLD PEACE on the E-vite. Or I ain’t spinning,” Kanye wrote on Twitter. “Ima need a stealth bomber and 2 bottled water #YEEZYWORLDPEACE’S RIDER.”

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VOYR Presents “Giveaway.”

VOYR have released another exclusive behind the scenes view of the inner workings of The Thrones Watch The Throne Project titled “Giveaway.” In this episode one lucky fan won a pair of tickets for the Watch The Throne tour presented to him by Don C Kanye West’s manager. The short clip documents a moment in time for the winner a huge Kanye West Fan leading up to showtime. Check the clip out below.

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Comedy Culture Music Video

Odd Christmas 2¢XM∆$ 2011- Kanye West Jay Z Lil Wayne Drake [SPOOF]

Today is a Beautiful day as it is Christmas and Team “2-cent” treated us with a visual X-mas present. Drums Rolling Please… This is a Spoof music video funny to give you the holiday laughs that you deserve after this hard season of work.The video reviews the year greatest Gimmicks as it features in order of appearance Nicki Minaj, Big Sean, Plies, Ricky Rozay, Beyonce, J.Cole, Jay Z, Kanye West, Tyler the Creator, Kreayshawn, Lil B, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Birdman, Drake, Wyclef, Rihanna and LMFAO, Special mentions to team “2-Cent” details as they perfected their with the very specific details that made us have a 6-Pack Shakur, Press Play

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Fly Music Video

Common Celebrate (Official Video)

Common releases the official anthem for midnight 2011/2012 switch over. Check out the video for the No I.D. produced banger, “Celebrate,” featuring cameos from Ludacris, Tyga, and friends all celebrating Grammy award winner Common’s success as they welcome in the New Year.