Tommy C Debuts New Single & MV – “Open Your Heart Again”

“Open Your Heart Again” is the new single from IBU artist, Tommy C. The R&B/Pop singer decided to take a more dramatic route with the music video for this new single – complete with a big twist. It’s a great concept, even if it isn’t presented with pristine visual production values. The song encourages us to be very discerning with our thoughts and actions – a wise notion, if you ask me.

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Has there ever been a time when you wished you didn’t say something to someone? Hurt someone’s feelings? Bullied someone? The message that I wanted to send with this story is to never take life for granted because drastic changes can happen within a blink of an eye. Learn to love, respect, forgive one another, and cherish every moment that comes your way.

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See the Teaser for “Bad One” by J. Reyez x Jimmy Boi x Jargon x Tommy C

It’s not a secret that the likes of J. Reyez, Jimmy Boi, Jargon, and Tommy C all relish each other’s company – so a collab from the artists is not only welcomed by many, it’s expected. The Hip-Hop and R&B artists aren’t about to disappoint their fans and are getting ready to drop a new song called “Bad One”. The MV teaser is below and is, in the words of Tommy, “for all the party people.”

The Rihanna Youtube Covers Round-Up – 2/22/12

We’ve seen our fare share of Rihanna covers over the past couple of months, so it’s only fair that we make sure you’re kept in on the loop too. The following eight videos are all covers of the Pop/R&B princess from Barbados, ranging from complete remixes to simple webcam cover videos. The covers by Us, Jenny Suk & Michelle Martinez are particularly noteworthy, definitely standing out from the pack. Be sure to check em all out!

Us (Carissa Rae x Michael Alvarado) Covers  ”We Found Love”

Jenny Suk Covers “Only Girl in the World”

Michelle Martinez Covers “We Found Love”

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The Adele Youtube Covers Round-Up – 2/13/12

Last night, Adele walked away from the Grammys a multi-category winner, and for good reason since she’s had a huge year and brought soulful music back to the forefront. And our artists have recognized that quality about her too, which explains why we’ve had countless covers of the singer and her numerous hits, both old and new. Today we bring you 9 more covers, just in case you haven’t had your fill of Adele yet.

Esna x Minseung – “Rolling in the Deep”

Inch Chua - “Rumour Has It”

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Jargon x Gamble Collab for the “Be Cool” MV

While in Toronto, Jargon & Gamble shot a quick music video for their track “Be Cool”, with some help from J. Reyez & Tommy C behind the scenes (they had to keep everything in the family). It’s more of a Hip-Hop street video than a full-blown production, with everything shot literally on a street corner. If you’re feeling the track go ahead and add it to your playlist as it’s a free DL, here.

Showdown:J-Ricz x Sizzle vs D-Pryde & Friends vs J-Reyez x Tommy C & Friends

It’s time for a  Showdown, where we have a little friendly comparison of artists that cover/remix the same songs and then vote for the one we think pulled it off better.

Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa’s “Young, Wild & Free” (featuring Bruno Mars) has been a pretty popular song on the radio the past few months – and it’s easy to see why with it’s catchy melody, easy hook and laid back raps. So we can’t say we’re too surprised to see a few remixes up on Youtube – making the song perfect candidate for our Showdown feature. What makes these remix/covers particularly interesting is that due to the nature of Youtube and copyright/licensing issues, each of the artists had the beat re-created to avoid being flagged on the flagship video streaming site; adding just an extra dashs of creativity and helping to keep each version distinct from the other.

J-Ricz x Sizzle

D-Pryde x Boogz Boogetz x Peter Kirk

J. Reyez x Tommy C x Tycoon x Hangman

So which group of artists had your flavor du jour? J-Ricz & Sizzle? D-Pryde & company? J. Reyez, Tommy C, and all the extra cameos? Don’t forget, you have so much power in your hands right now. Your vote will determine…. well, it only really determines who has the highest number of votes with no true qualitative value, but who cares! That’s what being Young, Wild & Free is all about right? Voting in a meaningless poll? Hello?… You still there?

The Songs About Jeremy Lin Round-Up

If you are Asian-American or have a fair amount Asian-American friends, you may have noticed that NBA’s latest feel-good story, Jeremy Lin, has been a huge hot topic as of late. He’s become a starter for the NY Knicks and has had some great games for several consecutive nights.

Well, the rising basketball star has certainly inspired a lot of people, including some of our artists. Already we’re beginning to see songs about Mr. Lin and we suspect it isn’t over yet. So this post will serve as a running collection of the songs, in reverse chronological order of release (Newest at the top). So far it’s Gowe and Jin, but I’m sure there”ll be more to follow!

[Added 3/13]
Grand Master Chu of Model Minority – “Hard Work”

The Slants – “Capture Me Burning”

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Jargon Presents a “Modern Day Fairy Tale”

Jargon and his team have gone all out for their latest music video, a plot, acting and a whole bunch of cameos in supporting roles. Michelle Martinez, Tommy C., J.Reyez, Lil Crazed, Mike Musni, and whole lot more! That being said, it’s certainly one of the more entertaining MVs we’ve seen in a while. Check it out below.

 

Tommy C Releases the #CMIXTAPE

January 7th has arrived, and that means Tommy C‘s new mixtape, C, has finally dropped. As we learned from the album preview a few days back, the project is assisted by guest features from J. Reyez, Jargon, Lil Crazed, Maribelle Anes and more. In fact, there’s a new lyric video out for the track with Maribelle, “Snowflake”. So take a listen and download via the DatPiff widget below, and see what the singer can do outside of his group, IBU.

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Listen to a Preview of Tommy C’s #CMIXTAPE, Due January 7th

With the release date just a few days away, Tommy C is drumming up buzz for his C Mixtape by releasing an album preview on Youtube. You can check out all 16 tracks via the snippets in the video below. It looks like “Flawless” ft Lil Crazed, “My Reason” with J. Reyez & Jargon and “Miserable” all made the tracklist. Other featuring artists include Maribelle Anes, Derez and more. Check back on a-Tunes on January 7th for the mixtape release!