How does Chris Brown’s Fortune stack up against his 2011 offering F.A.M.E.? Is Living Things a return to the classic Linkin Park? SpeakSonic delivers with this week’s bite-sized album reviews.

This little video’s gone viral and after you mash play you’ll no longer wonder why. Musical duo KarminMusic–comprised of Nick the keyboardist and Amy the vocalist–have produced an outstanding cover of Chris Brown’s “Look At Me Now,” a track I never really enjoyed until I watched this. Girl’s got game, yo.

It’s been a long time coming for Big Sean. He started his rap career back in 2007 when he released his first mixtape Finally Famous Vol. 1: The Mixtape and signed with Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music. Since then he’s dropped two more mixtapes, became a Def Jam Recordings player and now he’s nearly ready to share with the world his first full-length album. Finally Famous: The Album is expected to release May 3. Here’s the first single off the record; it’s called “My Last”, features vocals from Chris Brown, and is produced by No I.D. Download it at iTunes here.

Graffiti, Chris Brown’s next studio album release, is set to drop December 15.  “I Can Transform Ya” is the first single.  It features Lil Wayne and Swizz Beatz.  Choreography rocks.

Rihanna’s fourth studio album, Rated R, releases November 20.  “Te Amo” is an unconfirmed single off the album.

I like mostly what I hear and more what I see.  It will definitely be interesting to see how these two climb back to the top.  I have a feeling it won’t be too difficult for them.