Jay-Z - Death of Autotune (D.O.A.)

Yo.

Yooooooooo.

YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!



It's 2009, and STILL, no one has the ability to to make an EVENT out of dropping a new song like Jay-Z. The King still has the crown.

Hold on...while we're here. For everybody that isn't in the NY area (or just wasn't listening to the radio at the time): This is what it feels like out here when Hov shows up (MASSIVE props to NahRight for getting this radio rip together).

Admittedly, I'm quick to to throw stones at that dinosaur that is Hot 97...But Flex and Cee got this off tonight.

I love this shit! Hip-Hop might be dead, but that ghost is a mutha'fuckah, ain't it?!

What's that?
A Naledge jam produced by Sa-Ra?

Yyyyyeah, I think I might post that.

MySpace Showcase: The Chainsmokers

MySpace is on fire this week! HA! Dammit, I told you.
I'm never leaving!! Twitter can kiss my ass!!

Ahem.

Excuse me.

Let's get some electro up in this piece with NYC outfit, The Chainsmokers (or Le Chainsmokers if you dig the French jams like I do). Added bonus for you local cats: They have a bunch of shows in the City in the next few weeks (including tonight).

MySpace Showcase: Roze

This might be the newest MySpace page I've ever seen. Dude only has 10 friends (not literally) at this point, so you know what that means: Real big "I knew him before he got big" potential, lol.

And it's not just to get your hipster credibility up, kid can REALLY spit! His flow reminds me alot of Wale's. Definitely check him out.

In fact, I'm gonna go on a small-time blogger crusade and see how much of Roze music I can get out there.

The Flavour - Sex On Fire (Reggae Cover)

Now...usually, I have...issues...with, umm..."reggae"...coming from place like Australia.
But for reasons I don't care to understand, this kinda works.

MySpace Showcase: Moe Green

Ain't much happnin' today so far, so let's take a trip into the ol' inbox...
Hmm. I'd give some bio deets, but homie doesn't have one.

Moe Green seems to be very much what the youngins in Cali are doing these day. Perhaps you'll dig it.

Tanya Morgan - So Damn Down

We're getting to the point where I might have to start threatening people with random acts of violence if they don't buy this album.

For real, son...buy it, or I'll leave evey box of cereal in your house wide open. Stale Cap'n Crunch all day, B. You don't want that.

Remember These Dudes?: BEP Edition

Remember back when having Black Eyed Peas in your ears didn't make you want to commit a viloent crime against anyone in the vicinity?

Let's go back to the good times, shall we...


Yes, indeed, sir...that is the jam.



(Hi, Esthero. Still waiting.)

Now, in the interest of fairness, I have to say that everything "recent" from BEP hasn't lead me to punch school children. They have released one ridiculously great jam in the Fergie Ono era that get's the permanent rotation stamp...buuuut no one seemed to care or notice when it came out.

Jam that shit:

I Miss (the old) Kelis

Everyone seems to forget the pre-"Milkshake" part of her career, but Star Trak/Neptunes-era Kelis was some incredible, next-level stuff. To this day, I'm still disappointed that partnership split up (for whatever reason. I blame YOU, Nas!!). Imagine what could have been. Some of those crazy beats that went to women like Gwen Stefani or Madonna in the last few years could have been alot better. Imagine the music she could have made with Kenna!!

I hold on to a crazy theory that Kelis was the glue and muse that made the Neptunes function best as a duo. Don't think there was a musical risk she wasn't willing to take. Now Chad is nowhere to be seen an Pharrell is off by himself making beats that sound like everyone else in the business.

UPDATE: Wale - Family Affair

And just like that, we have visuals.

MGMT - Kids

I'm just as confused as you are.
All this time, there was no official video for this?!

Mos Def ft. Talib Kweli - History

Dilla on them beats.

Unfortunately, this comes with the news that Mos' album has been pushed back...meaning everyone will have already downloaded it.

Joe Budden: Up Close And Personal Pt.1

UP CLOSE & PERSONAL - JOE BUDDEN from Executive Nick on Vimeo.


I don't post many interviews. 99% of them are pointless.

But "this shit right HERE" is well worth a look.

The #1 quality I respect in people is having the balls to do/say whatever they want. Not for the sake of standing out or for shock value, but because they really just don' give a f***, and they're smart enough to understand the consequences of their actions and strong enough to deal with them.

A Ms. Martinez Bonanza!

Somehow, I've forgotten to checkup on my favorite hidden internet gem in a little while.
She's got some new stuff up...great as usual:

'wait a minute' from ms.martinez on Vimeo.

'let it be me' from ms.martinez on Vimeo.

'inch by inch' from ms.martinez on Vimeo.

Wale - Family Affair

In the interest of balance, diversity, contrast and keeping the mouths of fans like me firmly shut, Wale has also let loose another jam from Back to the Feature.
VERY different lane than "Chillin'".
Best Kept Secret on them beats.
Have some.