My "Official" List of Songs of the Decade (2001-2010)

As we all know, the end of a decade is coming up. There has been so many songs in the past 10 years that bring up lots of memories. I've picked out some of the best, in my opinion, and I hope when you read this you will be reminded of great memories YOU had in the past ten years.

Let's start off with the year 2001:

Best songs:

 -"Survivor" by Destiny's Child

 -"U Remind Me" by Usher
 -"I'm Real" by Jennifer Lopez
 -"No More" by 3LW
 -"Doesn't Really Matter" by Janet Jackson

 -"Family Affair" by Mary J. Blige
 -"Ride Wit Me" by Nelly
 -"It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy... How could I do this blog and not mention this song? It's one of my favorite songs of my whole life! LOL

I think a couple songs from this year definitely deserve videos:

"Rock The Boat" by Aaliyah

We miss you girl...

"You Rock My World" by Michael Jackson

We miss you too MJ, a true legend...

Now to 2002

Best songs:

 -"Lady Marmalade" by Christina Aguilera, Lil' Kim, Mya, Pink

 -"Baby" and "Foolish" by Ashanti

 -"What's Luv?" by Fat Joe and once again, Ashanti

 -"Cleanin' Out My Closet" by Eminem... I used to be scared to watch this video!

 -"U Got It Bad" by Usher

 -"Escape" by Enrique Iglesias

My Official song of that year deserves a video...

"Hot In Herre" by Nelly

Now I KNOW you all remember this one!

2003

Best songs:

 -"My Love Is Like... Wo!" by Mya

 -"Rain On Me" by Ashanti

 -"You Don't Know My Name" by Alicia Keys

 -"Suga Suga" by Baby Bash

 -"Miss You" by Aaliyah

 -"Ignition Remix" by R. Kelly

Videos for my favorite songs of this year please?...

"Crazy In Love" by Beyonce featuring Jay-Z

The song that made her famous!

"Hey Ya!" by Outkast

The other song of the year!

2004

Here's where the lists are going to start getting long, I couldn't narrow it down!

Best songs:

 -"This Love" by Maroon 5

 -"My Boo" by Usher and Alicia Keys

 -"Pieces Of Me" by Ashlee Simpson

 -"Dip It Low" by Christina Milian

 -"Me, Myself and I" by Beyonce

 -"Lose My Breath" by Destiny's Child

 -"Let's Get It Started" by Black Eyed Peas

 -"Confessions Part 2" by Usher

 -"Milkshake" by Kelis

 -"Sunshine" by Lil Flip

 -"Everytime" by Britney Spears

 -"Heaven" by Los Lonely Boys

 -"Ocean Avenue" by Yellowcard

 -"American Idiot" by Greenday

 -"100 Years" by Five For Fighting

 -"If I Aint Got You" by Alicia Keys

 -"Burn" by Usher

 -"With You" by Jessica Simpson

 -"Slow Jamz" by Twista, Kanye West and Jamie Foxx

 -"Locked Up" by Akon

 -"Roses" by Outkast... I LOVE this song! It almost made the cut for a video...

"Yeah" by Usher

This song and this CD (Confessions) are Usher's best works ever!

"Goodies" by Ciara

The song that really got her noticed!

"Drop It Like It's Hot" by Snoop Dogg

I remember jammin' to this song with my older cousin and my little brothers during the summer of that year!

2005, My favorite year of music so far.

This year in music is special to me. I had always been so interested in music but at this point (I was only in 5th grade), I started to become obsessed with it. I remember I used to be constantly watching MTV and looking up music videos and buying ringtones and making up dances. I feel so happy when I think about these times, and of course the list for this year is going to be extra long.

Best songs:

 -"Run It" by Chris Brown

 -"Karma" and "Unbreakable" by Alicia Keys

 -"Let Me Love You" by Mario

 -"Obsession" by Frankie J and Baby Bash

 -"Soldier" "Cater 2 U" and "Girl" by Destiny's Child

 -"Sugar, We're Goin Down" and "Dance, Dance" by Fall Out Boy

 -"Dirty Little Secret" by All American Rejects

 -"Go" and "Testify" by Common

 -"These Words" and "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield

 -"Wake Me Up When September Ends" by Greenday

 -"Don't Cha" "Stickwitu" and my favorite "Beep" by the Pussycat Dolls

 -"O" by Omarion

 -"Touch The Sky" by Kanye West and Lupe Fiasco and "Heard 'Em Say" by Kanye and Adam Levine

 -"Behind These Hazel Eyes" by Kelly Clarkson

 -"Caught Up" by Usher

 -"One, Two Step" and "Lose Control" both by Ciara and Missy Elliot

 -"Oh" by Ciara and Ludacris

 -"Boyfriend" by Ashlee Simpson

 -"Hung Up" by Madonna

 -"When I'm Gone" by Eminem

 -"Don't Phunk With My Heart" by Black Eyed Peas

 -"Soul Survivor" by Akon

 -"Pimpin' All Over The World" by Ludacris

 -"We Be Burnin" by Sean Paul

 -"Grind With Me" and "Your Body" by Pretty Ricky

 -"Only U" by Ashanti

 -"If It's Lovin' That You Want" and "Unfaithful" by Rihanna

 -"Don't Bother" by Shakira and "La Tortura" by Shakira featuring Alejandro Sanz

 -"Check On It" by Beyonce featuring Slim Thug

 -"Like You" by Bow Wow and Ciara

 -"Grillz" by Nelly featuring Paul Wall

 -"I'm Sprung" and "I'm In Love With A Stripper" by T-Pain

 -"1 Thing" by Amerie

 -"Sittin' Sidewayz" by Paul Wall

 -"Stay Fly" by Three 6 Mafia

 -"Back Then" by Mike Jones

 -"Laffy Taffy" by D4L

 -"Luxurious" and "Cool" by Gwen Stefani

 -"U Don't Know Me" by T.I.

 -"Disco Inferno" "Hate It Or Love It" "Just A Lil Bit" and "Outta Control" by 50 Cent... That was a good year for him!

 -"It's Like That" "We Belong Together" "Shake It Off" and "Don't Forget About Us" by Mariah Carey... That was my favorite CD!

And now for my videos...

 "Gold Digger" by Kanye West and Jamie Foxx

This was a song that almost everybody knew the words to!

"My Humps" by Black Eyed Peas

A song I will never forget!

"Candy Shop" by 50 Cent and Olivia

I miss this song so much!! Too many hilarious memories...

"Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani

Runner up for my Official song of 2005

"Get Right" by Jennifer Lopez

My Official song of 2005, this might even be my favorite song ever!

2006

Best songs:

 -"Why You Wanna" by T.I.

 -"Promiscuous" by Nelly Furtado

 -"Ridin'" by Chamillionaire

 -"My Love" by Justin Timberlake

 -"London Bridge" by Fergie

 -"Public Affair" by Jessica Simpson

 -"Stupid Girls" by Pink

 -"Get Up" by Ciara and Chamillionaire

 -"One Wish" by Ray J

 -"So Sick" by Ne-Yo

 -"Show Stopper" by Danity Kane

 -"I Write Sins Not Tragedies" by Panic! At The Disco

 -"Move Along" by All American Rejects

 -"Be Without You" by Mary J. Blige

 -"Me & U" by Cassie

 -"Buttons" by Pussycat Dolls

 -"SOS" by Rihanna

 -"Deja Vu" and "Ring The Alarm" by Beyonce

 -"Lean Wit It Rock Wit It" by Dem Frachize Boyz

 -"It's Goin Down" by Yung Joc

 -"Smack That" by Akon

 -"Ms. New Booty" by Bubba Sparxxx... Hahaha!

 -"Unpredictable" by Jamie Foxx

Videos...

"Hips Don't Lie" by Shakira

It's true...

"Temperature" by Sean Paul

I used to listen to this song every day!

2007

Best songs:

 -"Irreplaceable" by Beyonce

 -"Stronger" by Kanye West

 -"Fergalicious" by Fergie

 -"This Is Why I'm Hot" by Mims

 -"Smack That" by Akon

 -"Money Maker" by Ludacris

 -"Kiss Kiss" by Chris Brown

 -"Shutup and Drive" by Rihanna

 -"Cyclone" by Baby Bash

 -"No One" by Alicia Keys

 -"Bed" by J. Holiday

 -"Promise" and "Like A Boy" by Ciara

 -"Apologize" by One Republic

 -"Ice Box" by Omarion

 -"Bartender" by T-Pain

 -"Beautiful Girls" by Sean Kingston

 -"The Sweet Escape" by Gwen Stefani

 -"Good Life" by Kanye West

 -"Lost Without U" by Robin Thicke

Now this video of the year is really special to me because in 2007 I took a trip to New York City. On one of the days I was there, I stood outside of the MTV show TRL where they did the daily top countdown and this song was Number 1 that day and will always remind me of my first trip to the best city in the world...

"Umbrella" by Rihanna



2008

 -"What You Got" by Colby O'Donis

 -"Love In This Club" by Usher

 -"I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz

 -"Whatever You Like" by T.I.

 -"Love Lockdown" and "Heartless" by Kanye West

 -"No Air" by Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown

 -"Can't Believe It" by T-Pain and Lil Wayne

 -"Rehab" by Rihanna

 -"Mad" by Ne-Yo

 -"Gives You Hell" by All American Rejects

 -"Sugar" by Flo Rida

 -"Hot N Cold" by Katy Perry

 -"Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis

 -"I Kissed A Girl" by Katy Perry

 -"Greenlight" by John Legend

 -"Lollipop" by Lil Wayne

Everybody knows the video of the year 2008, sure there was a lot of controversy over this video, but but it is one of the best videos of our whole generation.

"Single Ladies" by Beyonce

2009

Best songs:

 -"Boom Boom Pow" and "I Gotta Feeling" by Black Eyed Peas

 -"Day 'N' Nite" by Kid Cudi

 -"Just Dance" "Paparazzi" and "Lovegame" by Lady Gaga

 -"Birthday Sex" by Jeremih

 -"If U Seek Amy" by Britney Spears

 -"Obsessed" by Mariah Carey

 -"Dead and Gone" by T.I. and Justin Timberlake

 -"Don't Trust Me" by 3Oh!3

 -"Waking Up In Vegas" by Katy Perry

 -"Paranoid" by Kanye West

 -"I'm In Miami B****" by LMFAO

 -"Get Freaky" by Pitbull

 -"Halo" by Beyonce

 -"She Wolf" by Shakira

 -"Rockin' That Thang" by The Dream

 -"Blame It" by Jamie Foxx

 -"Sweet Dreams" by Beyonce

Videos...

"Best I Ever Had" by Drake

The single that really got people to pay attention to him.

"Poker Face" by Lady Gaga

And finally, we get to 2010.

Best songs:

 -"Aston Martin Music" by Rick Ross, Drake, and Chrisette Michelle

 -"Like A G6" by Far East Movement

 -"We R Who We R" by Kesha

 -"Time Of My Life" by Black Eyed Peas

 -"Stereo Love" by Edward Maya

 -"California Gurls" and "Teenage Dream" by Katy Perry

 -"Just A Dream" by Nelly

 -"I Like It" by Enrique Iglesias

 -"Your Love" "Right Through Me" and "Check It Out" by Nicki Minaj

 -"Bad Romance" "Alejandro" by Lady Gaga and "Telephone" by Gaga and Beyonce

 -"Raise Your Glass" by Pink

 -"Whip My Hair" by Willow Smith

 -"Black and Yellow" by Wiz Khalifa

 -"Pretty Girl Rock" by Keri Hilson

 -"Only Girl" by Rihanna and "What's My Name?" featuring Drake

 -"Power" by Kanye West

 -"Cooler Than Me" and "Please Don't Go" by Mike Posner

 -"Unthinkable" by Alicia Keys

 -"Bulletproof" by LaRoux

 -"OMG" by Usher and Will.i.Am

 -"Dynamite" by Taio Cruz

Now for my Official videos of 2010

"Bottoms Up" by Trey Songz and Nicki Minaj

An awesome song to just have fun to and sing to, especially if you know Nicki Minaj's part!

"Find Your Love" by Drake

Everytime I hear this song I think of the summer of 2010

My Official, Official, Official song and video of 2010 is "Firework" by Katy Perry. This song teaches everyone to love who they are and be confident and know that we are all as special as Fireworks. The video as well as the song gives off a great message, hope you enjoy!

"Firework" by Katy Perry

Well there you have it, my extremely large, maybe too big list of the top songs of the decade. These songs will always be remembered by me and hopefully you all too. I have enjoyed doing research and looking back at the past ten years in music. Every song holds a special meaning and memory for me.

Thank you so much for reading this blog it truly means a lot to me. This is probably the biggest blog I have worked on so far. I want to thank you especially if you have read this entire thing because I know it was really long LOL.

I thought about doing another blog about my year 2010 overall but I'm not sure if I will have time. So if I don't get around to it, let me just tell you that one of the main accomplishments I made in 2010 has to be this website. I have really enjoyed sharing some of my most inner thoughts with everybody as well as sharing just fun ones! Know that I take this website very seriously and everything I say on here really comes from my heart. I appreciate everyone who supports me and this site and I am so thankful that I have the ability to reach out to people like this... I hope to take it to the next level in 2011 and accomplish so much more than I ever even imagined. As always, thank you.

Stay fly in 2011, see you then! :)

-B

My Christmas Wishes Came True, Did Yours?

I had an awesome Christmas this year! Family time is always fun and I pretty much got every gift that was on my list! Oh yeah, the food was great too! I had so much fun this Christmas, even though it wasn't that cold (hello Houston weather...). I spent Christmas Eve at my Grandma's house with my cousins and family and had a blast just being wild and crazy with them. On Christmas Day, I woke all my siblings up at about 7AM saying "OH YEA! WAKE UP YEA!" (in my Pauly D voice, see Jersey Shore) and "IT'S CHRISTMAS TiiiiiME" (also in my Pauly D voice) so we could start the day and open our presents.

After we opened our gifts we had more family over at our house and well, continued to be wild and crazy!

Overall it was a pretty good Christmas, but winter break is not over yet- I'm looking forward to New Years!

How did your Christmas go?

I hope it went as well as mine :)

-B



Keri Hilson's New Video 'Pretty Girl Rock'

I just have to say this video is GENIUS... Good job Keri Hilson!!

Fairly new, her video for 'Pretty Girl Rock' incorporates several tributes to African-American singers and legends who have shown the world that people of any color can be 'pretty' too.

Included in those tributes are Josephine Baker, Dorothy Dandridge, Diana Ross, Donna Summers, Janet Jackson, and the group TLC.

Many times, especially today, music videos are just of singers mouthing the words to their song in different settings and I find it rare to see a music video with not only work and talent, but meaning as well. This video is a REAL music video and in my opinion, one of Keri Hilson's best works yet, I hope you enjoy it!

-B

Happy Holidays!

I just wanted to give everyone a quick "Happy Holidays!"

Today is Christmas Eve and I'm ready to celebrate! It's going to be a fun evening with family and tomorrow is going to continue being fun with even more family...

I hope everyone has a great holiday season this year...

As usual me and my step-sister Courtney will definitely be taking tons of pictures within the next few days and I can't wait to share them all with you. I'll be doing a blog of our winter break over all which is sure to include crazy fun pictures so stay tuned...

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!

-B



It's Christmas Tiiiiiiime!

So last night, me and my stepsister Courtney had to wrap my mom's present for Christmas and I decided that I should really do it more often, because it took us almost an hour to get the result shown in the pic above. LOL.

You can't really tell from the picture but it was bad... there is even a hole on the other side of it that we had to cover up with some more wrapping paper.

Of course, we all know that Christmas is not all about the gifts (even though it is a nice aspect of it), but it's about enjoying time with family and the ones you love! It is a time to be happy and joyful and I think a lot of people forget that, so don't over-stress about gifts and parties, just have a good time!

That being said, the end of the year is also coming up and I'm working on another blog basically recapping  my year so stay tuned! Also, I put up a poll on the side for your favorite song of 2010, so don't forget to vote for that!

Thank you so much to everyone for supporting and keeping up with my blog, it really means a lot and I hope to gain even more followers so I can reach out to even more people... Don't forget to enjoy Christmas! (I know you won't!)

-B

Giving Advice on Being Noticed...

As many of you may know, one of my most favorite things to do is give advice, and I love when people write to me and ask me for it. So last week somebody left a comment and asked this:

dear b,

so question!? i am what people would say the invisible girl and duh who wants to be that how do i show guys i can be the fun girlfriend without looking like i am trying to hard?!

        -boy trouble

My response: 

   Well, there are a few different ways to look at this situation, and a few different ways to deal with it as well.

   First, I could tell you to just wait until you find a guy who will like you for you, and second, I could give you a few tips on how to be noticed more.

   No matter what, you need to stay true to yourself and be who you are. That's actually the #1 rule of life (according to me lol)...

   Option 1: Don't change a thing about how you act or how you look. There is a guy out there who is looking for exactly what you have. It's all about timing and when you are going to meet him. So don't worry- your day will come one day when you meet that guy who likes you for you and he will notice you no matter what.

   Option 2: First things first, what is going to get you noticed by guys? Wardrobe? Hair? Personality? Try all of the above... If you don't want to seem like you are overdoing it, then don't go out and buy a whole bunch of new clothes and high heels and stuff like that. Go into your closet, look at what you have and put a few nice outfits together. They don't have to be so over-the-top and dressy, wear an outfit that is going to make you feel comfortable while also looking good at the same time. If you wear your hair one way all the time, try changing it up every once in a while. For example, if you always wear a pony tail, let it down sometimes. Again, you don't have to go crazy and spend hours curling/straightening/blow-drying, just do something different. This might sound surprising to a lot of girls, but most guys don't look for a girl who has tons of makeup on and the most extravagant clothing. Most guys like when girls only have on a little bit of makeup and maybe some gloss, because we really do like the natural, effortless look. I can't stress it enough- don't go crazy! Lastly, if you want to be noticed by guys, the best accessory you can have is... a smile! Smiling and laughing all the time will let guys know that you are not only happy (which every guy wants), but you are approachable and also have a sense of humor. Girls are just more attractive when they're smiling, that's just that.

   Option 3: Combine Option 1 and 2. Be yourself, stick to the way you act, but also step up your wardrobe and looks. This is the best option...

   Just a couple things to remember... If you are wanting to be noticed, you cannot be constantly worried about overdoing it or trying too hard. You obviously have to keep it in mind if you want to follow the tips above but you can't always have it written on your hand that you are about to look stupid trying too hard. Go for it.

   I have a feeling that you have a guy in your mind that you might have a crush on... You never know if he notices you or not! Maybe he's too shy to talk to you so maybe you have to make the move. It all depends on how bad you want that person. It will probably be hard to talk to him, so just try to make eye contact with him every once in a while at first, and if he still doesn't talk to you, then make your move.

   So those are my main tips... After a couple months (because it will take some time), write me again and keep me updated on if this helped. If it doesn't, then I'll give you tips on what you did right or wrong...

   For you and others who are reading this, I know I have preached, and preached, and preached about letting your beauty come from within. This is still so true. You need to become comfortable within yourself before you worry about your exterior looks... However, if it takes a little extra effort with your clothes and a little bit of lip gloss to feel good about yourself, then I'm all for it. Do what you need to do in order to feel confident, as long as it is not a.) something that will harm you or others and b.) something negative. If you need more tips on being confident, Click Here to read a previous blog I wrote about that...

So I really hope I have helped you out some, and I thank you so much for writing in. The most important things for you to remember are, stay true to yourself, be comfortable with whatever you are going to do, and last but not least, go for it.

Thanks for reading :)

-B

 

Top Music of 2010

Nicki Minaj


2010 has been an amazing year for the music industry. So many unique artists have really made it big time, including the incredible woman shown above, Nicki Minaj. With a brand new album that just came out titled "Pink Friday", Nicki has literally been everywhere. Not only has she been promoting and performing on several talk shows such as Lopez Tonight and Live with Regis and Kelly, but she also released a documentary on MTV called "Nicki Minaj: My Time Now", which I really recommend everyone to see.
2010 has definitely been the year of music, and it's just starting with Nicki Minaj. There are many more other crazy talented musicians, and I have written about some of my most favorite from this year. I hope you enjoy and possibly agree :)
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