One of my favorite new artists on the scene, Miss Elle Varner, is out with her latest mixtape “Conversational Lush”. While I was at work yesterday, I heard her talking about it on the radio. I was so excited to hear that she was dropping some new music. I love Elle! Ever since I heard her single “Only Want To Give It To You” featuring J. Cole, I’ve been obsessed. I found myself disappointed in myself for realizing that I missed a chance to see her perform live on Sunday (darn!) in San Francisco. It’s okay, there’s always next time ! Anywho, back to the mixtape…….. I love it. Composed of 10 beautiful songs and 3 interludes and outros….. what more could you ask for? This is definitely a mixtape that I will be playing over and over. I’ve listened to it about 3 times so far this evening. Her voice is amazing, lyrics are relatable, and it’s just something you can FEEL & vibe to! Here are a few of my favorites off the mixtape…

Elle Varner – WTF

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Elle Varner – Ghosts

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Elle Varner – 32 Flavors

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You can download Conversational Lush here!

Be sure to check out more from Elle Varner by visiting her website.

Congrats to Beyonce and Jay-Z on their new addition to the family. Jay-Z just released a song dedicated to their new daughter, Blue Ivy Carter. This song is adorable! The end has a little part of the baby crying. <3

Jay-Z (feat. B.I.C.) – Glory [Download]

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The official video for ‘Strip’ just came out. I love it. Well I can’t say much for the actual video because I was focused on Chris Brown. He looks AMAZING in this video. K-Mac looked great as well. I really like the song though. Watch and enjoy, dolls ♥

I don’t know much about this person/group (Made In Heights) but it’s kind of like Folk/Pop/Rap fusion. I Love it. Take a listen and let me know what you think!!!

p.s. my good friend Lola turned me on to this!

Ciara’s back with a new joint called “Swim” it’s a smoother R&B track.. check it out and let us know if you think it’ll be a hit!

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This song……. this artist……. is soooooooo beautiful! I discovered this while browsing TheNext2Shine.com and instantly fell in love with De-Lor. This is my favorite song right now. Listen to the words, I’m sure we all have felt this way.