And I ain't making ultimatums; I'ma tell you like this - verbatim.

[weasel-seeker.livejournal.com]

After many many leaks and still no sign of a second album, Cassie's released a lead single for the tentatively titled Connecticut Fever and its accompanying video, with (naturally) a Lil' Wayne guest feature.

The song still rocks, and the video's not bad, even if it's nothing mindblowing. Highlight might be the dance moves during the middle 8 that line up perfectly with Wayne's "skip-jump-hop on her." Highlight of Wayne's verse is "op-er-a." Cassie spends the video coming off as halfway between Ciara and Aaliyah, and just generally walking around looking hot.

Don't know whether this will boost the song's tepid showing on the charts, or what all the (incredible) leaks mean for the future of the album, but hopefully it'll still see release, since it's easily on my Best of 2008 list.

EDIT: Feel free to use the comments section to discuss not just the single/video but the album's worth of superb material that's leaked (Is It You?, Official Girl, Thirsty, Turn the Lights Off, In Love With the DJ, 2 the Morning, My House, Nobody But You, Sometimes, etc.), Ryan Leslie, and/or the ratio between ubiquity and quality of Lil' Wayne guest spots.