http://www.shoutmouth.com/ The Source for Music News en-us Shoutmouth hourly 1 http://backend.userland.com/rss http://www.shoutmouth.com/index.php/news/Video%3A_Jay-Z_feat_Pharrell_-_%27Blue_Magic%27 Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:49:23 GMT the trailer for his and Pharrell's "Blue Magic," but yesterday they released the official Hype Williams-directed video. The first half is all lights and cars. The second half is ... the morning after? and rainbow-colored skull paintings?

It definitely sounds half-of-Neptunes-ish seeing as how Pharrell went at the production alone. But Jay sounds downright reflective on this song. That inspiration he talked about seems pretty clear when he says, "Blame Reagan for makin' me into a monster / Blame Oliver North and Iran Contra / I ran contraband that they sponsored." ]]> Not that I'm down on the man, but I had started to lose a bit of faith in Jay-Z lately. You saw (what turned out to be) the trailer for his and Pharrell's "Blue Magic," but yesterday they released the official Hype Williams-directed video. The first half is all lights and cars. The second half is ... the morning after? and rainbow-colored skull paintings?< > < > It definitely sounds half-of-Neptunes-ish seeing as how Pharrell went at the production alone. But Jay sounds downright reflective on this song. That inspiration he talked about seems pretty clear when he says, "Blame Reagan for makin' me into a monster / Blame Oliver North and Iran Contra / I ran contraband that they sponsored." http://www.shoutmouth.com/index.php/news/Video%3A_Jay-Z_feat_Pharrell_-_%27Blue_Magic%27 http://www.shoutmouth.com/index.php/news/The_New_Face_of_Hennessy%3A_Pharrell Thu, 06 Sep 2007 20:08:32 GMT Dude might be a NERD but he just landed a major deal with R. Kelly's favorite lyrical and sexual stimulant, Hennessy. http://www.shoutmouth.com/index.php/news/The_New_Face_of_Hennessy%3A_Pharrell http://www.shoutmouth.com/index.php/news/New_Tunes%3A_Madonna Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:34:57 GMT Madonna is in a collaboration mood as of late. Hear her song with Annie Lennox and, now, a full version of "The Beat Goes On" with Pharrell here. http://www.shoutmouth.com/index.php/news/New_Tunes%3A_Madonna http://www.shoutmouth.com/index.php/news/Forbes_Names_the_Richest_Rappers Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:41:17 GMT Their first edition of 'Hip-Hop Cash Kings' is the whitest thing to happen to rap since Eminem (He's #6). http://www.shoutmouth.com/index.php/news/Forbes_Names_the_Richest_Rappers http://www.shoutmouth.com/index.php/news/Video%3A_Fam-Lay_featuring_Pharrell Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:02:58 GMT Here Pharrell helps out his Star Trak protege, the still LP-less Fam-Lay. http://www.shoutmouth.com/index.php/news/Video%3A_Fam-Lay_featuring_Pharrell http://www.shoutmouth.com/index.php/news/Video%3A_Twista_and_Pharrell_Give_Up_%E2%80%98Give_It_Up%E2%80%99 Tue, 10 Jul 2007 18:18:09 GMT This thing's got more brand logo jacking than a mid-nineties skate catalog. http://www.shoutmouth.com/index.php/news/Video%3A_Twista_and_Pharrell_Give_Up_%E2%80%98Give_It_Up%E2%80%99 http://www.shoutmouth.com/index.php/news/Live_Earth_Rio_Cancelled Thu, 05 Jul 2007 14:14:11 GMT A Brazilian judge has ruled that the city cannot host Al Gore's concert because of a lack of police officers. http://www.shoutmouth.com/index.php/news/Live_Earth_Rio_Cancelled http://www.shoutmouth.com/index.php/news/Pharrell%2C_Fam-Lay_and_Clipse_Have_No_Time_for_Nos Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:23:26 GMT New music from Clipse Pharrell and Star Trak also-ran Fam-Lay? Yes, please. http://www.shoutmouth.com/index.php/news/Pharrell%2C_Fam-Lay_and_Clipse_Have_No_Time_for_Nos http://www.shoutmouth.com/index.php/news/Lupe_Gives_%E2%80%98The_Cool%E2%80%99_A_Release_Date%2C_Talks_CRS Fri, 29 Jun 2007 14:43:36 GMT The Cool. Spooky. ]]> Though we're still four months out from Halloween, Lupe Fiasco has revealed the holiday as the preliminary release date for his sophomore album, The Cool. Spooky. http://www.shoutmouth.com/index.php/news/Lupe_Gives_%E2%80%98The_Cool%E2%80%99_A_Release_Date%2C_Talks_CRS http://www.shoutmouth.com/index.php/news/Swizz_Beatz_Expands_%E2%80%98One_Man_Band_Man%E2%80%99 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 17:30:03 GMT Now set to include Kanye and Pharrell. This album title is making less and less sense by the day. http://www.shoutmouth.com/index.php/news/Swizz_Beatz_Expands_%E2%80%98One_Man_Band_Man%E2%80%99