Thursday, June 11, 2009
Clipse ft. Pharrell - I'm Good . . .and a timely crackpot theory
CHAD HUGO involvement, FTMFW!!! Kaws on the artwork too, btw.
2nd single from Till The Casket Drops. Sounds like a Part 2 for this.
Jam that shit.
Oh and how's this for irony (or random coincidence)...
No lie, just before I sat back down at this laptop, I was bitching to myself about how boring today's (like, literally today) new music was. Out of the blue I was hatching another random crackpot theory that if Philly's Most Wanted's Get Down Or Lay Down album never came out, then maybe Lord Willin' wouldn't have been the instant classic that it was. Then BAM, we get a new Neptunes-produced Clipse jam. Ain't that somethin'?
Right now, I assume no one has any idea what I'm talking about...and it's making me laugh a little at myself. But think about it. PMW came out about a year before Clipse. It was a Neptunes-heavy album (with some of their best beats that STILL most people have never heard) and centered arond more "street" music (i.e. gun & drug talk) than Chad & P were usually associated with at the time. Just sayin'...PMW's album was like a great practice run for creating the Clipse masterpiece.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Jadakiss ft. DMX, Eve, Drag-On & The LOX - Who's Real (Remix)
DOUBLE-R!!!
Listen . . .I can't tell you how HEAVY I was on the Ruff Ryder movement back in high school. This is great. I don't even care if the verses are any good. It makes no difference to me, whatsoever. It's just great to hear everyone on the same (Swizz) track again!
You know what...time for a trip down memory lane with some RR crew joints:
(I'm way too happy about this song, lol)
Random Hip-Hop Fact: "Umi Says" Edition
Sometimes, if it involves an interesting artist with enough history, you learn random rap nerd fact that blow your mind. Mos Def's interview with Angie yesterday hit me with one...
Who's that on the keys for one of Mos' biggest songs, "Umi Says"?
None other than Will.I.Am.
Yup...let that marinate. From collaborating on a classic like "Umi Says" to "Boom Boom Pow".
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Mutemath - The Nerve
You remember Mutemath, right? Right.Well they have a new album, Armistice, coming on 8/18 and they've unleashed the lead single on Da Space...go get some.
Basement Jaxx - Raindrops
I either really like this song or completely hate it...and I'm honestly not sure which.
In a hoity toity artistic sense, I imagine that the point.
But whatevs.
Terry Kennedy: Street Dreams
A bit of a preview for the soon-to-be-released film, Street Dreams, TK's story of growing up to become a bro-fessional skater out of Long Beach, CA. Movie opens on the 12th out West and the 18th on the East Coast. I wanna check it out, but I bet I have to to to some random dingy theatre in a trendy Brooklyn neighborhood (or some such thing) to see it.
Damn kids and their indie movie theatres.
Monday, June 8, 2009
DMX's "Who's Real (Remix)" Verse
Usually, I don't post a jam until the whole shit is available. Snippets and previews fill me with a blinding fury the likes of which motal souls cannot comprehend.
But this is special. It's the dog, son!!!
(And how PERFECT is the timing of his comeback right as the "Death of autotune" movement gets rolling?! Perfect)
My inner 1999 self is extra amped about this.
Jay-Z On Hot 97 Today
FYI, Jay-Z will be on the radio with Angie Martinez today @ 3:00. After this weekend's "D.O.A." and Summer Jam shenanigans, I imagine Mr. Carter has quite a bit to talk about.For you out-of-town folks, I imagine there's a live stream or some such techno wizardry happening on the stations website.
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