"i said go, she said stay, i said no, she said jay..."
March 27, 2009
Video - GLC Feat. Kanye West "Big Screen"
The track will also be featured as the first single from the benefit compilation for the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum: True To The Game.
March 26, 2009
Video - N.A.S.A. Feat. Kanye West, Santogold & Lykke Li "Gifted"
To go along with that last post. Still killer.
DJ Class Feat. Kanye West "I'm The Shit" [Remix]
“i got them yeezy’s on my feet, i got them louie’s in the store
and i dropped another album ‘fore we finished up the tour
and it’s still top 10 ’bout 15 weeks later
so that’s a middle finger for you 808 haters”
Listen/Download "I'm The Shit" [Remix]and i dropped another album ‘fore we finished up the tour
and it’s still top 10 ’bout 15 weeks later
so that’s a middle finger for you 808 haters”
Never heard the original, but the lyrics speak enough for the remix.
Props to NahRight
Video - Where The Wild Things Are Trailer
I've been real excited about this for a minute. Saw illroots had posted it up. Spike Jonze, what up?
Mike Posner & The Brain Trust "A Matter of Time" Review
If a mixtape hosted by former Aphilliates DJ Don Cannon is the zenith of cosigns, then when the man who has made songs for artists like Outkast, Ludacris and 50 Cent anoints someone as “the illest new song writer, the illest new producer,” you take heed.
Ladies and gentlemen, meet Mike Posner, a 20-year-old Duke undergrad who has, with the help of his group The Brain Trust, put together one of the most innovative mixtapes in recent history, A Matter of Time, hosted by Don Cannon and DJ Benzi.
As the masterful blends of pop and hip-hop infuse each track, Posner’s own brand of production, that includes a surprisingly nimble flip of The Fray, melds with the live band to create a distinct flavor that fills a void that has previously never existed.
Yes, I said it. Though it may seem outlandish, when you hear Posner and the Brain Trust, the sound fits into hip-hop where there has never before been a place for it.
It may be the wispy husk of a delivery utilized to convey his tales of female trysts, his ability to put hooks on traditional hip-hop songs better than T-Pain or surprisingly effective Auto-Tune usage on “Losing My Mind,” but Posner is an element that has eluded urban music as a whole yet has found a niche through the internet.
While he can make something unique, Posner can also appeal to more radio-friendly audiences. His work with G.O.O.D. artist Big Sean was what circulated his name to begin with and his continuing work with Sean, including “Who Knows?” and a remix to “Smoke & Drive” featuring Jackie Chain and Donnis, doesn’t disappoint; it excites.
As much as Posner and the Brain Trust deserve it, their brand of pop/hip-hop may never catch on with hip-hop faithful. Posner, however, has proven his production chops and a prodigious career will await him if he so chooses to pursue it.
Outasight "From There To Here: An Album Prequel" Review
Yonkers has never been a breeding ground for hip-hop artists. The New York suburb has produced notables such as the LOX and DMX, but has never created an identity outside of the generic East Coast ode to hustling.
Outasight, a.k.a. Richard Andrew, has taken it upon himself to meld another Yonkers native’s – Mary J Blige – R&B delivery into a hip-hop soundscape unique to his predecessors.
With equal parts late ‘90s Rawkus Records and pop influences, Outasight uses the framework laid out by executive producer 6th Sense to fashion a soul-laden release with From There to Here: An Album Prequel.
What distinguishes Outasight from fellow contemporaries attempting to mash genres is his abuse of beats. While most hip-hop albums with live instrumentation can be overwhelmed by the robust backing live instruments provide, Outasight inflects at the same time a guitar twangs or drum hits to overshadow an otherwise dominant effect, i.e. “What I Know.”
Outsight sounds more polished than he has in his previous efforts. It may come courtesy of the cohesiveness an overseeing producer contributes, but Outasight alone sounds like he has come into himself as an artist that can work his vocal ability directly into a traditional rhyme technique without sacrificing lyrical integrity.
Bitterness
So, if you read the little thing to the side of the page and notice that I write for the Daily Tar Heel Diversions, I'm glad you notice. But, for the last two weeks, I have been dick-slapped and not gotten reviews thrown in the paper. Why? I have no idea. There are space constraints for our section, but two weeks in a row? Especially after this week's 180 word cold-killa of a review for Outasight. I swear. There's really no reason for me to even be doing this anymore. But you can read them right here; you'll be the first.
March 25, 2009
Playboy Tre "Nightmares" Freestyle
"play and your jokes will be dead like george carlin"
^^too soon?^^
^^too soon?^^
Another installment in the DJ Booth series. Bobby Ray's bud even put a hook on this shit.
Listen/Download "Nightmares"
Listen/Download "Nightmares"
Charles Hamilton "Third Letter"
"snort a line off a dime like it's a movie"
Saw this last night but was too lazy to quote it. Pretty bad, right? Some other Demevolists have some cuts off this Spring Cleaning tape too.
Listen/Download "Third Letter"
illroots
Listen/Download "Third Letter"
illroots
Video - The Real: 900 Dollars and a Dream
900 Dollars and a Dream from jeff on Vimeo.
This week, ItsTheReal.com take a shot at re-energizing the economy, all while re-making the band, in 900 Dollars and a Dream!
This reminds me of something...
Q-Tip Feat. Kanye West & Consequence "We Fight, We Love" [Remix]
"just remember i made you like my nike air, ye-yeezy please be easy"
"cause like a tattoo artist i get under her skin"
"i got her punchin' at the screen like she playin' a wii"
"cause like a tattoo artist i get under her skin"
"i got her punchin' at the screen like she playin' a wii"
I think one of the most beautiful sounds in hip-hop is when Cons and Q are on a track together, or at least Cons goes at a Tribe-sounding beat. Lovely. 'Ye goes in too. I love this shit. Only a Myspace rip though.
Update: CDQ has come through
Listen/Download "We Fight, We Love"
Via NMC
Update: CDQ has come through
Listen/Download "We Fight, We Love"
Via NMC
March 24, 2009
8-Bit Hip-Hop Remixes
I'm taking a real late pass on this one. Zeke shot this over to me almost a week ago and I'm just now getting to this. Pretty cool though. The medley goes like this:
Jay-Z — Dirt Off Your Shoulders
T.I. — What You Know
Chamillionaire — Ridin’
Ludacris — What’s Ya Fantasy
Bonecrusher — Neva Scared
Kanye — Overnight Celebrity
Ludacris — Move Bitch
Lil’ Jon — Get Low
Kanye — Gold Digger
Listen here
March 23, 2009
Naledge "Naledge in the House" Freestyle
"the thing that makes grown men turn to bitches..."
Brainiac meets the West Coast when Naledge goes in over Nipsey Hussle's track. Jump, jump.
Listen/Download "Naledge in the House"
Props to FSD, LimeLinx!
Listen/Download "Naledge in the House"
Props to FSD, LimeLinx!
Video - Kooley High "Everywhere is Kooley"
A little something off Kooley is High. If you don't have that tape yet, cop it. Some of NC's finest.
Ludacris & Shawnna "Everybody Drunk as Fuck"
"your car too small, i can't fit my women in a pt cruiser"
Looks like the leaks from the upcoming project between these two has started. Album, Battle of the Sexes, this summer.
Listen/Download "Everybody Drunk as Fuck"
Via NMC
Listen/Download "Everybody Drunk as Fuck"
Via NMC
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