music battle


Team R&B goes head to head with Team Hip Hop for another monthly edition of Music Battles. Who’s talking the most sense, who’s music critique is on point? You decide!! Hit us up on twitter @hotminutemag


TeamR&B


ELLE VARNER FT. J COLE ONLY WANNA GIVE IT TO YOU


RCA RECORDS 2011


Elle Varner is relatively new to the music scene but with this track she’s soon to have a massive following. ‘Only Wanna Give It To You’ is the first single off her upcoming debut album Perfectly Imperfect.


Why is ‘Only Wanna Give It To You’ my team RnB battle track? Because it blends all my faves. I mean what’s not to like….


old school 90s Hip Hop flava = GOOD, feel good summer vibes = GOOD, Elle’s raspy soulful Erykah/Adele/Jill Scott sound = GOOD, a hot verse or two from Hip Hop whiz kid J.Cole = GOOD!!


So Les whatever you got cookin’ over in Team Hip Hop land my reply is AM I BOVERED??? Miss Varner’s got me in a too good a mood “more than a new pair of shoes” could.


TeamHip Hop


COMMON BLUE SKIES


2011 THINK COMMON MUSIC INC


Yes Common is back, with the heavy weight single called ‘Blue Skies’. It’s a powerful and uplifting conscientious track that pays homage to Mr Blue Sky who is in fact God. Common talks about the struggles we face in life, this is depicted, by the lives portrayed


by the people featured the video. Showing how God directs them on to the right path. Yes E, I know this is must be all a bit too DEEP for you. Yeah your track pick is good, probably the best you’ve picked the whole year. It had me bopping my head, that I can’t deny, but nothing is stronger then the power of the Lord! BRAAAPP!


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