COOL V'S RATED NEXT: NEW VIDEO BY TREY SONGZ- NA NA

Trey Songz released a music video for his single “NaNa,” with wrestlers, fitness and yoga models. This isn’t your typical R&B music video with girls being sensual and flirty. Songz is working out with New York based celebrity fitness trainer Massy (mankofit), WWE Diva Superstars the Bella Twins, Yoga practicer Jazzma, and fitness model and enthusiast Rosa Acosta. Just wish my gym was looking like this though! On another note, he started this whole Instagram #SEXPO thing with this video. #SEXPO is ppl taking pics in exercise positions that are sex influenced. More on this in another blog but check out the video right here.

Download "Na Na" on iTunes: http://atlr.ec/1kTRgbv Stream and Playlist "Na Na": http://smarturl.it/playlistnana Watch the official "Na Na" video: http://youtu.be/v0Gu_Yh_keE

Get official "Na Na" merch in Trey's web store: http://atlr.ec/1gteLR9

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COOL V'S RATED NEXT: NEW VIDEO BY SCHOOLBOY Q- STUDIO! THIS IS A BANGER!!!

COOL V'S RATED NEXT:CHECK OUT TOP 10 UP& COMING WOMEN LEADING THE NEW MOVEMENT IN R&B IN 2014!

Lately, I've been rocking the hell out of some Jhene Aiko. I know about SZA from Top Dog Entertainment (the same label bringing us Kendrick Lamar & Schoolboy Q) & Tinashe which I would add to this blog's list but check it out PAPERMAG's TOP 10 UP & COMING WOMEN LEADING THE NEW MOVEMENT IN R&B. I'm still doing my research via SoundCloud, MixCloud, YouTube & various sources so expect me to be writing about each of these talented ladies respectfully here on Rated Next.

COOL V'S RATED NEXT PRESENTS:

Turn Down for What!

DJ Snake & Lil Jon
Director- Daniels
Producer- Judy Craig
Co Producer- Jonathan Wang
Executive Producer- Candice Ouaknine
Commissioner -- Bryan Younce
DP- Larkin Seiple
Production Designer- Jason Kisvarday
Stylist- Corban Poorboy
Edit- Daniels + Paul Rogers
VFX- Daniels + Zak Stoltz
Colorist - Ricky Gausis (MPC)
Production Company- Prettybird
Starring - Sunita Mani, Aixa Maldonano, Paul Hatter, Allie Lemelle, and Daniel Kwan"

Music video by DJ Snake & Lil Jon performing Turn Down for What. (C) 2013 Columbia Records, a Division of Sony Music Entertainment

#TurnDownForWhat #DJSnake #LilJohn #TRN #TeamRatedNext

This is what all Parties suppose to be like

And Aint No Party like a Rated Next Party cuz a Rated Next Party Don't Stop!

COOL V'S RATED NEXT PRESENTS THE HOTTEST MOVIES OF SUMMER 2014! PART ONE

Well, first up on my list of movies that I would recommend you def must see this summer is 1. Captain America- Winter Soldier. Following up from the events of the Avengers, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World. Marvel continues it's cinematic universe dominance by releasing their sequel to Captain America: The First Avenger with the cinematic adaptation of the comic's Captain America: Winter Soldier with Chris Evans reprising his role of the Sentinel of Liberty himself, Captain America, Scarlett Johanson as the Black Widow, Samuel Jackson as Nick Fury & introducing Cap's ally & Avengers teammate (in the comics but hint, hint Marvel let's make it happen), the Falcon played by Anthony Mackey.







Next on my list would be the Amazing Spiderman 2 featuring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, & Jamie Foxx as Electro. At first, I wasn't sure about Jamie Foxx playing Electro (a Spiderman villain who in the comics is white) but after seeing the trailers so far I think Foxx will be up to playing this villain. He has good acting chops & it's different that Hollywood is being open minded to casting Black actors in roles that would be considered traditionally white. Although it was done before with Ertha Kitt being Catwoman in the Adam West Batman TV series. As far as Andrew Garfield's Spidey costume for this movie we get the closest & realest adaptation of Spiderman's costume right from the comic pages to our big screens. Just hope director Marc Webb has conceived a good plot as the trailers has shown us that Foxx's Electro won't be the only villain looking to take out the web head. Other than that, I liked the first Amazing Spiderman in my opinion so I will def be on deck for this new one in May.





X-Men First Class did a good job of removing the bad memory of X3: The Last Stand from my memory even though I am a fan of the X-Men (the Civil Right's movement of the superhero comic book genre) that director Bryan Singer comes back & ambitiously worked on X-Men: Days of Future Past. The only twist here is that instead of Kitty Pryde (played by Ellen Page from X3) going back in time they have Hugh Jackman's Wolverine go back in time to prevent an incident in history which will cause the world to create mutant hunting Sentinels which nearly eradicate mutantkind & take over the world.



KEEP HERE FOR MORE HOT MOVIES OF 2014 THAT I WILL DEF PUTTING YOU UP ON SO STAY TUNED!!!

COOL V'S RATED NEXT PRESENTS THE BEST OF COACHELLA 2014

This past weekend, Coachella went down in California so here is all the video of the highlights of this years event. In case if you are not familiar with Coachella or have heard of it but simply did not know what it's about then let us here at Rated Next Blog enlighten you.

The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (commonly known simply as Coachella or the Coachella Festival) is an annual two-weekend, three-day music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, located in the Inland Empire's Coachella Valley in the Colorado Desert. It was founded by Paul Tollett in 1999 and is organized by Goldenvoice, a subsidiary of AEG Live. The event features many genres of music, including rock, indie, hip hop, and electronic dance music, as well as art installations and sculptures. Across the grounds, several stages continuously host live music. The main stages are: Coachella Stage, Outdoor Theatre, Gobi Tent, Mojave Tent, and the Sahara Tent; a smaller Oasis Dome was used in 2006 and 2011, while a new Yuma stage was introduced in 2013.

The festival's origins trace back to a 1993 concert that Pearl Jam performed at the Empire Polo Club while boycotting venues controlled by Ticketmaster. The show validated the site's viability for hosting large events, leading to the inaugural Coachella Festival being held in October 1999 over two days. After no event was held in 2000, the festival returned on an annual basis beginning in April 2001 as a single-day event. In 2002, the festival reverted to a two-day format. Coachella was expanded to a third day in 2007 and eventually a second weekend in 2012. Organizers began permitting spectators to camp on the grounds in 2003, one of several expansions and additions of amenities that have been made in the festival's history.



Coachella showcases popular and established musical artists, as well as emerging artists and reunited groups; the 2014 festival will feature 184 artists. Notable appearances in the past include: Amy Winehouse, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, Prince, Paul McCartney, Arcade Fire, Wu-Tang Clan, The Killers, Radiohead, Daft Punk, Madonna, The Cure, Kanye West, The Black Keys, Rage Against the Machine, Beck, Nine Inch Nails, The Strokes, The White Stripes, Jay-Z, Beastie Boys, Muse, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Foo Fighters, and Lorde. Coachella is one of the largest, most famous, and most profitable music festivals in the United States. In 2010, it drew about 75,000 people each day, for an estimated attendance of 225,000 people per weekend. According to Billboard Boxscore, the 2013 festival's two weekends grossed $67 million, making it the highest-grossing festival ever.





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COOL V'S RATED NEXT BLOG: CHECK OUT NEW VIDEO BY ALICIA KEYS FT KENDRICK LAMAR- IT'S ON AGAIN (PRODUCED BY PHARRELL & HANS ZIMMER)!

This track is coming from the Marvel's & Sony Pictures follow up to the Amazing Spiderman, The Amazing Spiderman 2 starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone & Jamie Foxx coming to theaters May 2! This song is produced by "HAPPY" singer & producer Pharrell Williams & Hans Zimmer. Check it out!!! And make sure you go grab tickets for the Amazing Spiderman 2.

COOL V'S RATED NEXT: WISHING A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO PHARRELL. SING ALONG IF U KNOW THAT HAPPINESS IS THE TRUTH!

Rated Next blog would like to wish Pharrell Williams a very "HAPPY" birthday! Pharrell Williams celebrated his 41st birthday with his wife Helen Lasichanh while attending his SpongeBob SquarePants themed 41st birthday party this past Friday evening (April 4) at Bikini Bottom at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City.

And his smash hit, Happy from the Despicable Me 2 soundtrack is dominating the airwaves on radio & various media outlets. His new album G.I.R.L. is doing very well. And he will be going on tour in his native home of VA Beach for Z104's Shaggfest. And I'm definitely psyched to him in June. He has done work for the soundtrack to the Amazing Spiderman 2 movie & he will be joining the upcoming seventh season of The Voice as a new coach, was also joined at the party by friends like Chanel Iman and Alicia Keys.



HAPPY BIRTHDAY PHARRELL! WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET HIM LIVE IN PERSON AT COACHELLA!





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COOL V'S RATED NEXT: OPEN LETTER TO CHRIS BROWN! SAVE YOURSELF BREEZY!

This isn't a blog to diss or discredit Chris Brown. From his first album to now I've been a fan of Chris Brown. Hailing from Tappahanock, VA. Chris showed a lot of potential. From his several albums I always looked forward to an R&B/Pop hit from Breezy. When the whole infamous incident with Rihanna went down I wanted to give CB the benefit of a doubt. I had felt that a lot of ppl treated Chris Brown literally like the next Michael Jackson & was trying to intentionally throw the young man under the bus just as they tried to do with Michael Jackson back in the 90's with the allegedly child molestation case. A lot of ppl villainized Breezy b/c he had beat Rihanna. In no way, do I condone hitting a woman. It just seemed like Rihanna may have got hurt but she benefited from this incident as she did numerous interviews with Oprah & other radio/TV hosts, released albums & songs all the while the legal system was trying to bring the gavel down on Breezy.

And as a celebrity, the public only see what the media chooses to showcase. And whether it's with your life Chris Brown or anything in the news only the bad gets focused on. Seldom are we going to hear about the good being done or the good going on in your life so I know especially you & your trusted few know the whole story so trust & believe there are no judgements here.

A lot of ppl should know that celebrities are always in the public limelight & have an entourage of managers, stylists, bodyguards & their crew. Why in the heck were you & RiRi left alone that fateful night of Grammy's Chris?! I know you are going through it & have been for sometime. I know you checked yourself into anger management. Which was the right thing to do but you have got to change.


I'm writing this letter as a fan & another man that gives a damn. I do not mean to insult your intelligence but ever since the whole thing since Rihanna, the whole world is waiting for you to royally screw up. I've read MediaTakeOut & several different gossip blogs about you hooking back up with Rihanna which at this point has proven herself to be bad for you. You had hope in a relationship with Karreuche which she was more of a ride or die chick then Rihanna. RiRi is too much of an...excuse my language...an attention whore. She would always want you to drop your business go on tour with her & be with her 24/7 which is sometimes understandable bc even regular women want that from men. And this isn't a diss Rihanna blog either.



There was the DC fight, the throwing the brick at your mother's car while checked into the anger management rehab program & then this whole incident that went down while being checked in at rehab. I'm still asking myself how having sex with some of the women that work at the anger management rehab program is a cause for a violation of your legal obligations. I'm no lawyer so I wouldn't know.

However, what I would advice after the dust has cleared from all this drama is maybe to get out of the US. Michael Jackson ended up staying in Dubai & several other countries overseas after the court trial ordeal. At least overseas, your international fans would be happy to have you. You could record new music & still do collaborations while overseas & maybe meet & sign new artists overseas & expand your brand. Why not? It worked for MJ. The only thing that might have did Michael in was coming back to America & dealing with that Dr Conrad Murray. There is still too many unknown factors of what was really the real deal with Michael Jackson's demise but I would advice just getting away from the states & any negativity.



Also, even as a regular man I have dealt with a lot of snakes. The word "friend" is thrown around loosely. You think these ppl have your best interest at heart but when you are going through trouble they are no where to be found. And I think Chris if you think think about it you can realize who wasn't really in your corner when you needed to be to there. I think we as people all go through it & have to realize who are friends are versus the ones who are just there when you are on top & they are waiting for you to fall down. My other suggestion would be is to reevaluate who is a part of your management of Team Breezy & who deserves a place by your side.

They would have tried to keep you out of any trouble situations. Chris you do not need "YES" men/women all the time. I want friends of course who are supportive. Everyone does but just like family, we all need friends who will be there to tell us that we are fucking up. I watched the show Entourage which probably parallels your life & Vincent Chase's friends held him down. I even remember when they told him he was wrong & fucking up. You need this as well Chris.

Even with women, all us men would like to have a female that is that ride or die bitch. We all make mistakes so maybe at first you saw something in Rihanna. Truth be told, I know, your fans know, the world know & maybe deep down you know that Rihanna Fenty is not Mrs Right for you. It may be too little & too late maybe Karreuche was really the one. Or even maybe finding some woman out there that is not a part of the entertainment industry may be the right woman for you. As for the woman part, I don't know. And I can imagine when you get money & are in the limelight that the dating pool becomes much more tougher to deal with. So, I'm not Will Smith's Hitch & even he did not have all the answers.



Again Chris Brown, I love your music. I think you are one cool brotha. I think you should definitely get back on the right track. After you finish this legal business & I pray for the best outcome for you man that after this maybe move up out of America, live overseas & see the world, work on some dope ass music, do some more movies, & just don't let your past dictate your future. Everyone who comes up out of the hood doesn't put in all the work & hustle only to go back. I know you don't want that homie! Value you & leave those skanky hoes around bc like your song says they ain't loyal. Find a good woman & be the best C Breezy you can possibly be. Don't let the world try to do you wrong like they did Michael. Live on for Michael Jackson, live on for yourself & live on for your fans.

Thanks Chris & nothing but well wishes bro!

Wayne Royale- Concerned fellow black man, fan, music cons-osier & writer & blogger

COOL V'S RATED NEXT BLOG: MICHAEL JACKSON POST HUMOUS ALBUM COMING THIS MONTH!

Michael Jackson may be gone, but he’s going to live on forever. The King of Pop recorded a ton of music before he tragically passed away in 2009, and now an 8-track collection called Xscape will be dropping on May 13! Shamone — get more details below!

Michael Jackson: New Album Coming In May

MJ had completed vocal recordings before he passed away, so famed producer L.A. Reid took the lead in cultivating those tracks and “contemporizing” each of them, according to Billboard. The album was then taken over by Timbaland, who is the project’s lead producer. Rodney Jerkins (Whitney Houston, Brandy), Stargate (Beyonce, Ne-Yo), Jerome Harmon (Beyonce, Justin Timberlake), and John McClain (Janet Jackson) also worked on the album.

“Michael left behind some musical performances that we take great pride in presenting through the vision of music producers that he either worked directly with or expressed strong desire to work with,” L.A. Reid said in a statement. “We are extremely proud and honored to present this music to the world.”

Xscape is named after one of the eight songs on the album, which was written and produced by Rodney Jerkins and MJ himself.

Epic will be releasing a deluxe edition of the album that will also include all of the sourced recordings in their original form. Both versions of Xscape will be available for pre-order on iTunes and everywhere else on April 1.