VIDEO: BOBBY VALENTINO FT PLIES - PHONE NUMBER

This does nothing to convince me that all Bobby V songs don't sound alike but I had to post it for the Plies feature.

VIDEO: PLIES - ROB MYSELF

HISTORY OF PLIES' GREATEST CHAINS

Complex stay winning with this fantastic piece on Plies' ridiculous collection of chains.

Check it out HERE!

Bravo! Lets hope they do a feature on his horrendous collection of 3/4 length shorts next...

ALBUM: PLIES - GOON AFFILIATED

Plies aka the best ignorant rapper alive has a new album out today, and its pretty great.

If you're a reader stateside, I suggest you hit this link and cop the album. If you're not American, there's a good chance the album will never be released in your country of residency but I'm sure one of these guys can hook you up.

I'll leave you with a little goodie from the album.

Plies - Rob Myself

VIDEO: JEEZY FT PLIES - LOSE MY MIND

"White girls fun, cause all of em swallowing"

VIDEO: PLIES - SHE GOT IT MADE

Dancing in a Gucci robe on your balcony with a cup of coffee while rapping your single that samples Pina Colada at somehow pulling it all off as one of the world's most entertaining rappers is the type of thing that no one in the world gets to do except for Plies but fuck its great to watch.

Follow the guy too, you won't regret it - @goonaffiliated

BE MORE LIKE PLIES

Oh man this is totally fake but so great. Algernod FTW.

HURRICANE CHRIS FT MARIO & PLIES

This is my joint right now

GUCCI MANE x PLIES - WASTED (VIDEO)

The biggest song in the clubs in the states now has a video.

"I don't wear tight jeans like the white boys, but I do get wasted like the white boys" - Plies.

PLIES - BECKY (VIDEO)

Plies Becky

PAPPIN' FRIDAY III (LATE)

www.myspace.com/welizabeth

The-Dream Ft R. Kelly - Kellys 12 Play (Remix)

Phoenix - Lisztomania (Classixx Remix)

Ryan Leslie Ft Pusha T - Something Like That (Remix) via ConcreteLoop

Jake Island - What If You Wanted More (Grum Remix) via French-Express

R Kelly Ft Keri Hilson - Number One via Backyy & Loser Boi

Jamie Foxx Ft The-Dream, Kanye & Drake - Digital Girl (Remix)

Phonat - Set Me Free - via French-Express

Plies - Becky - via Mr305

PAPPIN' FRIDAY

Teairra Mari

I'm quite happy I've started these music days here at AffinityBlog. It gives me a great excuse to share these delightful pictures... and post some cool music.

Pappin' Friday:

X & Hell - Monster (DCUP Remix)

Lil Wayne - Kobe Bryant (Produced By Infamous)

MSTRKRFT Ft Colin Munroe - So Deep

Lloyd Ft Fabolous & Plies - Year Of The Lover (Prod By Eric Hudson)

Black Eyed Peas - Rock That Body

Can I just mention that usershare.net is fucking brilliant. Bravo to whoever is responsible for this. (No buffer time before download = WIN)

PLIES FT SEAN GARRETT - STREET (VIDEO)

I assume Plies is going to be releasing videos for every song from his new album Da Realist as he did last time around. Even if "Street Lights" is pegged to be the second radio single from his current project, I'd say it wont be serviced to radio until the 1st single "Put It On Ya" has had its chance to blossum into a hit, but then again, I could be wrong.

"Put It On Ya" is currently at #15 at Rhythmic Radio.

I PREDICT

* Proper audio *

After browsing over the Rhythmic Top 40 today, I thought it might be an appropriate time to make some predictions for which new hip-hop songs will become big hits going into the holiday season. Here they are:

Ludacris Ft T-Pain - One More Drink

Possibly the most fitting and entertaining Ludacris single since "Number One Spot", "One More Drink" is rocketing up the Rhythmic charts moving 23-14 this week, up 792 spins. I can see this one sticking around for a while once it enters the top 10. TrackMasters are back!!!

Kanye West - Heartless

"Heartless" debuted @ #4 on the Billboard Hot100 this week, while its up 34-25 at Rhythmic with 644 added spins over the week. Guaranteed to become a hit leading into Christmas. I predict a top 10 position next week.

Plies Ft Chris J - Put It On Ya

"Bust It Baby Pt 2" part three. I love this song, I have no doubt it will dominate Rhythmic radio over the next two-three months. Up from 42-30 with a gain of 482 spins. Plies looks like he can actually have two successful album campaigns in one year. The new DMX. Yes we can.

Honorable mention goes out to the inexcusable "Pop Champagne" which somehow, is doing quite well at radio. SMH.

PLIES - PUT IT ON YA (VIDEO)

You ever been drivin' when ya man made ya cum?

Brilliant. So many quotables.

I take back what I said about Plies, this should pick up in the next month and hopefully he'll have a top 10 rhythmic hit by the time his album drops.

PLIES IS REAL-LY DOING THIS

I'm sure I'm not the only one who is surprised that Atlantic have green-lit Plies' third album Da Realist to be released this year, considering his sophomore album Definition of Real was only just released in June. I guess they're trying to capitalise on the holiday season rush.

Don't get me wrong, I'm admittedly a Plies fan. He certainly has a way with words, especially when speaking to women, but lets be realistic, Definition of Real sold 214k in its first week (the same week as Carter III) which was fueled greatly by the Ne-Yo assisted "Bust It Baby 2" and numerous Plies guest appearances. Da Realist is yet to have a lead single and Algernods buzz certainly isn't what it was in May/June of this year, so I think I'm justified in being a little worried for the guy, regardless of whether the album is as he has said "the best album of 2008" or not.

Da Realist is out December 16th via Slip-N-Slide/Atlantic.

Full Tracklist Here

PLIES - WATCH DIS (VIDEO)

I'm definitely going to buy the DVD edition of "Definition of Real" when it inevitably drops. He must have shot a video for at least half of the songs by now.

SALES IN / RADIO'S ON

Plies ft Ne-Yo - Bust It Baby Pt 2

My apologies to those of you who check the blog regularly and follow my "Sales In / Radios On" posts, I have been slacking as of late. Aside from nothing major going down, I've just been generally busy.. But I'm back now, yay.

Random stuff first:

I want to talk about Madonna's dope yet critically bashed album and but I'll leave that for its own post. Did anyone see Lil Mama's debut album Voice of the Young People dropped last week, debuting at #25 with around 19k sales? This is particularly awful considering Lil Mama has had two relatively big singles ("Lip Gloss" & "Shawty Get Loose") and has been promoted fairly well. I guess ain't no one want to hear 12 + songs of Lil Mama. Its not a great album.

Also, before I jump into billboard & radio talk I just wanna congratulate Bliss N Eso on their #10 debut on the ARIA Album Chart. Its been a long time coming. Their album Flying Colours is currently sitting at #33 this week.

There really isn't much to talk about in the way of sales this week so I'll skip that shit and move onto Rhythmic Radio where Plies/NeYo's "Bust It Baby Pt 2" is clearly on its way to #1. Up this week to #7 with a +672 in spins. I like Plies, he has a very descriptive and incorrect way of speaking about his relations with girls in his music, its always hilarious and intriguing, especially knowing its being played on commercial radio.

Rick Ross' "Boss" is also making its move up towards the top spot this week moving to the #5 position up 366 spins. I'm guessing it'll burn out within the next 2 weeks and peak at around #3 but its a dope song and I'm glad a song with some balls is in the top 10.

As Mariah Carey's god-awful "Touch My Body" finishes its run, her new single "Bye Bye" (Johnta Austin/Stargate) looks like it has a clear path to the top. This week at #14, up 505 spins. I'm curious to know if Mariah and JD purposefully aimed at making an album that made no musical progression from her last. "Bye Bye" just sounds like an amalgamation of everything from Emancipation of Mimi. In fact everything on E=MC2 sounds like it was made 'safe' in the hope to stretch the album out across the year with 5-6 singles. I call that A&R music.

Usher's "Love In This Club Pt 2" is making strides to the top, this week @ #18 up 625 spins. It'll be interesting if this and the original both share a position in the top 10. Ne-Yo's finally found a single to launch his upcoming album off. "Closer" sits at #17 this week and looks like it'll slowly make its way up and start flying once the video hits all media outlets.

Dream's "I Luv Your Girl" is doing its damn thing. (#23, +445) I hope it sticks around for a while. Dope joint. Still waiting for "Fast Car" or "Nikki" to come out as singles. Even tho dudes album sold poorly, I guarantee he'll have singles that stretch out to the end of this year .. pity that doesn't really translate to album sales any more.

To finish things off, Nelly & Fergie's awful "Party People" is performing ok at radio but seems to have already dropped off on the Billboard 100 and is struggling to do anything. Will Universal continue to poor money into this project and release Nelly's album off the back of this? or will he get pushed back indefinitely like Nicole S? I get the feeling Universal thought Nelly would be one of their bread winners this year, going by his success in the past. I've been saying the only way for Nelly to succeed this time around is to change up the format, go back to the melodic sing/song 'almost r&b' fun-party records, add some Antares Auto-Tune to keep it current, possibly have T-Pain or Akon pen the track and he's got a winner. This bullshit he's putting out ain't cutting it.

Iight thats it for me, I'm ghost. oh BTW, whoever is responsible for leaking the records I've done for the Terrell King album (Alive, Last Chance), y'all are killing me. The feedback has been crazy but that shit is UNMIXED/UNMASTERED! Chill out on that shit. I'll also make a seperate post addressing this soon.

Be easy.