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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Madlib feat. Talib Kweli - What It Do
My all-time favorite phrase, via my all-time favorite rapper.
Madlib feat. Talib Kweli - What It Do [click to download]
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Monday, September 22, 2008
VIDEO: D4W - Down 4 Wuteva
Song blows, but I'm giving them points for sampling the "NBA on NBC" song. Shout-out to my main man Marv Albert.
New Boyz II Men (for serious)
Y'all are trippin' if you think I'm too cool to post this right here.
New album 2009.
Boyz II Men - 100% [click to download]
Girls Love Me. (Duh)
New 'ish from the dude who produced "A Milli." Repeating that kind of success just ain't gon' happen with this one.
Bangladesh feat. Busta Rhymes and Rick Ross - Girls Love Me [click to download]
John Legend feat. Kanye West - It's Over
PLEASE, Kanye. Put down the vocoder. You are not T-Pain.
PLEASE.
John Legend feat. Kanye West - It's Over [click to download]
BONUS: Legend covers U2, below...
John Legend - Pride (In the Name of Love) [click to download]
Paris/Tokyo Double-Post
If this song could talk it would ask, "hey kids, remember me?"...
Lupe Fiasco feat. Pharrell, Q-Tip and Sarah Green - Paris, Tokyo (Remix) [click to download]
Lupe Fiasco - Paris, Tokyo (Free Jazz Remix) [click to download]
Malik Yusef feat. Kanye West and Adam Levine - Promised Land
Some inspirational ish off the new Obama campaign album, featuring some other big names.
Malik Yusef feat. Kanye West and Adam Levine - Promised Land [click to download]
Brother Ali Freestyle
Shout-out to Frank and Sudit...actually, I retract that shout-out. Just be happy you have a good MC in Miserable-sota.
Robin Thicke feat. Wale - Magic (Mark Ronson Remix)
My co-worker said it precisely when he called this my dream man-crush collabo.
Robin Thicke feat. Mary J. Blige & Wale - Magic (Mark Ronson Remix) [click to download]
Thursday, September 18, 2008
James Pants - Ka$h (A-Trak Remix)
A fresh redux from the always-fresh A-Trak.
You can cop James' ever-dope Welcome album here.
James Pants - Ka$h (A-Trak Remix) [click to download]
VIDEO: Camp Lo - Lumdi
I posted the audio for this way back in February, but the video has finally arrived. Click that link if you like it.
Wale feat. Xscape - I Will
That's right, Xscape. Remember them? Me, either. Maybe this will refresh you.
Anywho, the song samples this one. Whoever digs up these old R&B hooks, props to you sons. Fresh update from Wale below:
Wale feat. Xscape - I Will [click to download]
007: Alicia Keys & Jack White - Another Way to Die
This is a radio rip from a foreign country, but pretty interesting. The track will be featured on the soundtrack to the new James Bond film, titled Quantum of Solace.
Nothing is ever out of the question for these two.
Alicia Keys & Jack White - Another Way to Die [click to download]
R. Kelly speaks about trial; Flex responds vigilantly.
So in case you haven't heard about R. Kelly's first open interview since being acquitted, read up here. Check out Flex's response up there. He means business.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Mash-Up: Ghost-Busta!!
Busta Rhymes vs. Ghostbusters?!?! Super-down.
Download the track below, or Ludachrist's entire Bangfest compilation here.
Ludachrist - Ghost Busta Rhymes [click to listen/download]
The Alchemist feat. Jadakiss, Snoop Dogg and Pusha T - Lose Your Life
I like this shirt. How do I get one?
The Alchemist feat. Jadakiss, Snoop Dogg and Pusha T - Lose Your Life [click to download]
Devin the Dude feat. Snoop Dogg - I Don't Chase 'Em
Another from hip-hop's favorite stoners.
Devin the Dude feat. Snoop Dogg - I Don't Chase 'Em [click to download]
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
New Sia video in sign language
Just what I'd expect from such a talent. If you still haven't heard Some People Have Real Problems, please wake the eff up and learn.
TRL shutting down after 10 years.
Monday, September 15, 2008
Got Money - The ROCK Remix
Johnathan Davis (of Korn) got together with Slipknot to make this hard-hitting Lil Wayne cover.
Hearing the Korn dude use a T-Pain machine is straight-up laughable.
Johnathan Davis & Slipknot - Got Money [click to download]
VIDEO: Kraak & Smaak - Squeeze Me
One of the best vids I've seen in awhile. Song's pretty dope, too.
B Real feat. Young B - Laugh
MCs LOVE to sample Suzanne Vega.
And I happen to love every single time they do it.
B Real feat. Young B - Laugh [click to download]
Devin the Dude double-post
Shout-out to J-Dubb and the PeepMyWords fam.
Devin the Dude - El Grande Nalgas [click to download]
Devin the Dude - Can't Make It Home [click to download]
Newsworthy: Best Buy purchases Napster for $121 Milli
Publish Post
Best Buy says it will keep all of Napster's LA-based staff, including CEO Gorog, on board. (Gorog has a 6.24% stake in his company, which includes options for 1.7 million shares and about 1 million unvested restricted stock units; all of those shares should vest when the deal closes.) In theory, this means that the landscape for digital music subscription services doesn't actually change that much: There's Napster, RealNetworks/MTV's Rhapsody, and Microsoft's Zune pass offering, and none of them have made much impact despite years of effort and millions of dollars burned.
Read the rest here.
VIDEO: 50 Mocks Kanye
Does Curtis have any friends anymore? Not saying "Love Lockdown" is a good song or nothin', but damn homie. Think of something better next time.
Lil Wayne says "go buy the new Nelly album!"
In stores tomorrow. It's actually not a bad album. Honest!
Fun fact learned from this YouTube clip: Weezy was the only non-St. Lunatics guest rapper on Country Grammar. Nice!
Scarface feat. Lil Wayne and Bun B - Forgot About Me
If this isn't a Dirty South triple-threat, I don't know what is.
This will be blasting outta T-Lo's trunk, coming to an ATX 'hood near you.
Scarface feat. Lil Wayne and Bun B - Forgot About Me [click to download]
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Paul Wall feat. Akon - Girl On Fire
"Skin tone same color as a tater tot"
...if that line doesn't save Paul Wall's career, I don't know what will.
Akon sounds especially nasal on this one. Enjoy.
Paul Wall feat. Akon - Girl On Fire [click to download]
Kanye gets arrested for actin' a fool at the airport
Here's a vid of Yeezy smashing some cameras at the terminal. Not cool, Yeezy.
B.O.B. - I'll Be in the Sky
Don't call B.O.B. just another Southern rapper. Don't even think about it.
B.O.B. - I'll Be in the Sky [click to download]
VIDEO: Ludacris feat. Chris Brown & Sean Garrett - What Them Girls Like
Nice specs, Luda.
I'm more excited about "Wish You Would," but this will do.
BONUS: Ludacris feat. Floyd Mayweather - Undisputed [click to download]
Lupe and Kid Cudi at the VMAs
Performing "Superstar" and "Day 'n Nite," respectively. DJ AM and Travis Barker as the house band, too.
Just wanted to remind everybody that Wale performed with Mark Ronson at last year's VMAs and now dude's got a big ol' record deal with Interscope. Y'all know how I feel about both these guys, and now I'm seeing history repeat itself. Somebody get me an A&R job, these ears are too smart.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
The Deck Bros. - Mashalicious
The Deck Brothers have put together a superb mash-up continuous mix. This will be perfect for your next party/throwdown/what-have-you. Click here to check it out.
Kanye West - Love Lockdown
It's here. New album 12/16.
Thoughts? Post in the comments field.
Kanye West - Love Lockdown [click to download]
From the Archives: No Direction, Period
This came out awhile ago, but it still cracks me up. Anyone who has ever listened to a Bob Dylan record should watch this utterly hilarious spoof.
X & Hell - Don't Stop Movin'
Is it hip-hop? Pop? Electro? I can't tell, but it's pretty crazy. Especially at 1:58 a.m.
X & Hell - Don't Stop Movin' [click to download]
BONUS: Two remixes!
X & Hell - Don't Stop Movin' (Dublin Aunts Remix) [click to download]
X& Hell - Don't Stop Movin' (Bassline Mix) [click to download]
X & Hell - Don't Stop Movin' [click to download]
BONUS: Two remixes!
X & Hell - Don't Stop Movin' (Dublin Aunts Remix) [click to download]
X& Hell - Don't Stop Movin' (Bassline Mix) [click to download]
Young Jeezy debuts at #1
Dude sold 260K in week one, not too shabby. Read more about it here, and enjoy a bonus track below:
Young Jeezy - Showtime [click to download]
Do You Believe In Gosh?
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
M.I.A. - Hit That
Seeing that M.I.A. just blew the fuck up, this seems like an appropriate post. This unreleased track uses a similar chorus to that on "Paper Planes."
Produced by Bangladesh, the man behind "A Milli." You might have heard of it.
M.I.A. - Hit That (Produced by Bangladesh) [click to download]
Maino feat. T.I., Swizz Beatz, Plies, Jadakiss & Fabolous - Hi Hater (Remix)
Particularly loving the "Flava In Ya Ear" homage by T.I. at the beginning.
Raphael Saadiq feat. Jay-Z - Oh Girl (Remix)
One of the best to ever do it.
And Jay-Z.
Raphael Saadiq feat. Jay-Z - Oh Girl (Remix) [click to download]
Bishop G feat. Lupe Fiasco - No Pain
Bishop G is Lupe Fiasco's hype man and buddy. Nice guy, with a semi-nice spit.
Bishop G feat. Lupe Fiasco - No Pain [click to download]
Big Boi - Dubbz
Single #3 from Sir Luscious Left Foot.
Antwan, I love you homie, but this one ain't gonna work for radio, either.
Big Boi - Dubbz [click to download]
VIDEO: Izza Kizza - Hello
My crystal ball sees big things coming for Izza. Get your mind right for 2009.
Another Cool Kids Double-Post
Sup, gurl.
The Cool Kids - Gold Chains [click to download]
The Cool Kids - Dreamin' [click to download]
Estelle feat. Sean Paul - Come Over (Remix)
Warner wised up and put Estelle's album back on iTunes today. Let's celebrate:
Sean Paul has been showing up on remix after remix...no word on a new album, though. Stay tuned.
Estelle feat. Sean Paul - Come Over (Remix) [click to download]
Monday, September 8, 2008
Timbaland feat. T-Pain - Talk
I hadn't heard from Timbo for a week or two, I thought he was dead.
Teddy, of course, is right on schedule...making his weekly blog appearance bright and early.
Timbaland feat. T-Pain - Talk [click to download]
Friday, September 5, 2008
Details on Kanye album will be revealed at VMAs...
...this Sunday. He will be performing the new single "Love LockDown." Apparently it's gonna be one big-ass finale with more details coming during/after the performance.
And yes, the rumors are true: "Love LockDown" will be available EXCLUSIVELY on iTunes for two weeks following the VMAs. Say sumthin'.
VIDEO: E-40 feat. Akon - Wake It Up
It says "E-40 featuring Akon," but there's nothing E-40 about this track whatsoever.
Thursday, September 4, 2008
Estelle sales plummet after removing album from iTunes
From The Urban Daily:
Estelle’s album sales have pretty much dropped to non-existent status after Warner’s greedy little hands yanked the R&B singer’s latest album, Shine, off iTunes in the U.S.
NME.com reports that the record label chose to pull the album off iTunes to force fans to buy the album in stores because it makes the company more money. Apparently Warner didn’t get the memo that no one buys CDs anymore. Since, the album has dropped from number 38 to number 159 in the US Billboard albums chart and her hit single ‘American Boy’ dropped from number 11 to number 37 in the singles chart.
The record labels still don’t get it: Being greedy selfish bastards is just not working anymore.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
VIDEO: Wiley - Summertime
Wiley - Summertime
All these '80s re-hashes have been hit-or-miss, but I'm down with Wiley. Very funny/cool vid from the Britstar.
BONUS: Click here for the Crookers remix to the song.
All these '80s re-hashes have been hit-or-miss, but I'm down with Wiley. Very funny/cool vid from the Britstar.
BONUS: Click here for the Crookers remix to the song.
Blender says 2Pac is the most overrated thing in music
Ooh, boy. The mailbag people at Blender are gonna be extra busy once this hits the newsstands:
He had insane rock-star charisma. He admirably conceived of a gangsta rapper as a principled rebel. His booming baritone gave basslines competition for the most-trunk-rattling part of a hip-hop song. Hell, even Juice hasn’t aged nearly as badly as you’d expect. But while Tupac’s musical highs were epic—the pro-feminist “Keep Ya Head Up,” the terrifying “Hail Mary,” the boisterous “California Love”—that still leaves 15,837 other songs. He was a good rapper, not a great one: The guy larded records with self-mythologizing, mediocre filler that wouldn’t have made Biggie’s “give to Lil’ Cease” file. Maybe someone in his retinue could’ve stepped in during one of those legendary 96-hour recording binges and said, “Pac, instead of laying down this 14-minute rant about how Sun Tzu taught you how to take down the East Coast, how about some Yahtzee?” The man: awesome. The music: somewhat less than awesome.
See the entire list here.
Baron Davis and Steve Nash are...STEP BROTHERS!
Pretty hilar. Apparently Baron loves doing silly shit. If you haven't seen his New Edition roller skates vid, I've posted it below for your convenience:
Drake feat. Lil Wayne - Ransom
My crystal ball doesn't quite see a hit here, but judge for yourself.
Drake feat. Lil Wayne - Ransom [click to download]
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
UNRELEASED Lauryn Hill
Lauryn gets an ugly pic because she doesn't put out enough music.
Lauryn Hill - World Is A Hustle [click to download]
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
VIDEO: Lykke Li on Conan (plus a remix!)
Ah, finally. A non-rap post. Sorry for the lack of consistency.
BONUS: Lykke Li - Dance, Dance, Dance (Dada Life Guerilla Edit #4) [click to download]
VIDEO: Strong Arm Steady - Can't Let Go
Not my fave, but I'll always support anything with Kweli's stamp on it.
B Real - Snake Eyes
Off dude's upcoming solo LP.
We're excited about the album and all...but when's the next Cypress Hill joint coming, homie?
B Real - Snake Eyes [click to download]
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