The Los Lovely Boys break down the 2009 song “Knock You Down” by Keri Hilson, featuring Kanye West and Ne-Yo. Ryan chronicles Keri Hilson’s rise to fame, and the song’s ties with Michael Jackson’s death. Chris takes a look at where the song fits in the sound of the end of the 00’s decade, and if it withstands the test of time. Anthony dissects the lyricism of the song, which entails a classic love triangle, space themes, Michael Jackson mentions and other classic lines. Stay tuned for the debut of segments such as Did It Age Like Wine? Or Did It Age Like Milk?, The Top Ten Back Then, and the Los Lovely Boy’s music video recap. The Top Ten Back Then: Take a look at the Billboard Hot 100 Chart from the week of June 20th, 2009, for a walk down memory lane. We walked through the top ten songs [52:10], but there are plenty more worth rediscovering. The Music Video: We discussed the theory of the “Miss Independent” and “Knock You Down” music videos being connected, just like the songs are [56:56]. Check out the two videos (both directed by Chris Robinson) to see for the shared universe for yourself: Miss Independent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6M5C-oKw9k Knock You Down: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_RqWocthcc Follow Los Lovely Boys: Twitter: https://twitter.com/LosLovelyBoys (@LosLovelyBoys) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/los_lovely_boys/ (los_lovely_boys) Email: [email protected] Follow friendofyours: Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/chris_afriendofyours

It’s the first episode! Tune into Episode 1, where we dissect “Live Your Life” by T.I. (feat. Rihanna). Ryan discusses how the song aligned with the Great Recession and led the way for memes in pop music, Chris compares the production to 1950s and dubstep, and Anthony plays a twisted game of “what if?” where Rihanna does not exist. Tune in for all that and more as we try to find out why “Live Your Life” popped!