On today's vids...
Ron Browz "Jumps Out the Window", The Cool Kids drop "Pennies", Ice Cube and Jeezy "Got They Locs On", B.o.B. sees "Lonely People" and Lil Wayne makes Kat De Luna Feel "Unstoppable",
Ron Browz - Jumping Out the Window
The Ether Boy (he's responsible for producing the classic "Ether" by Nas) drops his first solo track after appearing on two of '08's biggest club bangers "Pop Champagne" and "Arab Money". He is currently preparing his solo album with the same title as the single scheduled to be released March 17th...The autotune strikes again.
Cool Kids - Pennies
The retro duo drops their first single "Pennies" off their upcoming When Fish Ride Bicycles album. No word on a release date, just keep ya ears open.
Kat De Luna feat. Lil Wayne - Unstoppable
Lil Wayne hops on this track with another glimpse at his rockstar persona.
Ice Cube feat. Young Jeezy - Got My Locs On
Cube hooks up with Jeezy for the fourth single off his current album Raw Footage which is in stores now.
B.o.B. - Lonely People
I don't listen to B.o.B. too much, but I thought this video was interesting. B.o.B. tells a story of loners while the "lonely people" in the background proceed to get it poppin. His debut album The Adventures of B.o.B. drops this year.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Seeing is Believing 1/26: New Ron Browz, Cool Kids, Cube, & More Vids!
Sunday, December 28, 2008
My Top 10 Singles of 2008
Typically music artists select their best work as singles to help promote their albums. Seeing that singles are usually meant to blow, lets recap some of the hottest singles of the year. Hit up the full story to peep my 10 favorite singles of 2008.
10. The Game feat. Lil Wayne - My Life
The Game linked up with his fellow blood brother Lil' Wayne for his third single off of L.A.X.. While most tracks that were featuring Wayne included a verse, The Game used Lil Wayne to sing on the hook. The Game drops powerful lines about life and death over a mellow Cool-n-Dre produced track.
9. Jay-z - Jockin' Jay-z
Eventhough the Blueprint III didn't see the light of day this year, Jockin' Jay-z was still a solid song from Hov. While it did receive some criticism and it didn't take off like some of Jay's past singles, it still served its purpose of keeping Jigga active and letting listeners know that the Blueprint III is coming. Blueprint 3 is now scheduled for a February 2009 release.
8. Ron Browz feat. Jim Jones & Juelz Santana - Pop Champagne
"Pop Champagne's" late release doesn't prevent it from making it to the top singles list. The single came through just in time to heat up the clubs this cold Winter. Originally the song belonged to Ron Browz, but it's now Jim Jones song featuring Ron Browz and Juelz. The "Ether Boy" also produced and appears on Busta Rhymes' "Arab Money", N.O.R.E.'s "Rotate", and Fat Joe's latest single.
7. Young Jeezy feat. Kanye West - Put On
Young Jeezy dropped the first single for his third album The Recession with a random, but impressive auto-tuned Kanye feature. The city anthem gained a huge buzz resulting in numerous artists freestyling over it and a Jay-z featured remix.
6. Q-Tip - Gettin' Up
Q-Tip dropped The Renaissance, his first album in almost ten years. The first single "Gettin' Up", stuck to the traditional Tribe Called Quest rhythm with Q-Tip rapping over a melodic, piano instrumental. While it didn't blow up like the club banger "Vivrant Thing", Tip released one of the best singles of '08.
5. Rick Ross feat. T-Pain - The Boss
T-Pain was featured on various tracks this year, and one of the most notable appearances was "The Boss".Rick Ross started 2008 off right with his first single off of Trilla, where him and T-Pain rip an insane JR Rotem instrumental.
4. Kanye West - Heartless
When Kanye announced his album will be complete auto-tune and feature little to no rapping, fans pondered if quality will be as good as Mr. West's prior work. When "Love Lockdown" released, reviews were mixed, but what saved it was the follow up single, "Heartless". The song stuck to the albums love theme, but still managed to be radio friendly. Not to mention, the video was dope as hell.
3. Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul
The rapper/producer duo Gnarls Barkley's third single "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" was indeed dope. The Grammy nominated music video was from left-field, but interestingly good. The Roots drummer ?uestlove premiered this track, and since then has been used by Jay Electronica & Kid Cudi. I would love to hear Nas or Scarface rap over this. If you haven't heard The Odd Couple, it's definitely worth the listen.
2. T.I. feat. Jay-z, Kanye West, & Lil Wayne - Swagger Like Us
Four of hip hop's heavyweights collaborated on the massive Swagga Like Us. With the late success of "Paper Planes" by M.I.A., Kanye sampled one of her lines for the hook of SLU. When Swagger Like Us first made it's way to the net, many people thought it was a rumored track, but turned out to be an official song. The song appears on T.I.'s Paper Trail, and since "Jockin' Jay-z" wasn't jocked like it was supposed to be, it led to Jay-z labeling "Swagger Like Us" as his first single. For this song to not have a video, it was highly popular and received heavy radio play.
1. Lil Wayne - A Milli
Easily one of the most memorable songs of 2008. Love him or hate him, it was Wayne's year. "A Milli" had to be one of the most rapped over instrumentals of this year. As soon as the song started catching on, the industry began to rape the beat. Jay-z, Jadakiss, Bow Wow, and even R&B'ers Chris Brown and Ne-Yo got on the repetitive instrumental. In the end, Wayne did the beat justice making it one of the best songs on Tha Carter III and 2008.
Honorable Mentions:
Common - Universal Mind Control
Estelle feat. Kanye West - American Boy
The Roots - Get Busy
Busta Rhymes - Arab Money
Nas - Hero
Charles Hamilton - Brooklyn Girls
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Seeing is Believing: New Busta Ryhmes, EPMD, Scarface, Wale & Jay-z Vids!
On today's edition of SiB...
Busta & Ron Browz are gettin "Arab Money", EPMD wants you to "Listen Up", Scarface "Can't Get Right", Wale still has his "Nike Boots", and Jay-z's "Brooklyn" Video Goes Hard!
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Busta Rhymes feat. Ron Browz - Arab Money
I must admit I wasn't feeling this one at first, but it's hella catchy. Rik Cordero directs this Arabic inspired video featuring cameos from Juelz, Jim Jones, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne and more. This is the fourth video off of Busta's fourthcoming album B.O.M.B. (Back on my Bullshit)scheduled to release March 10th.
EPMD feat. Teddy Riley - Listen Up
EPMD are back in business with their first single "Listen Up", off of their upcoming We Mean Business album. After 20 years in the game, We Mean Business is the duo's first album in almost 10 years. It features Method Man, Raekwon, and frequent collaborators Redman and Keith Murray. We Mean Business hits shelves December 9th.
Scarface feat. Bilal - Can't Get Right
New joint off Scarface's current album Emeritus . Emeritus is rumored to be Face's final album and it's in stores today!
Wale - Nike Boots
Newcomer Wale drops his video for "Nike Boots". This joint has been out for a minute and if you haven't heard Wale's Seinfeld inspired Mixtape About Nothing, you are definitely sleepin'!
Jay-z feat. Santogold - Brooklyn (Go Hard)
You know you got a sick track when a track premiers and the next day there's already a fan made video. Director Evan Roth for (RED)WIRE wastes no time creating his interpretation of the Jay track off the upcoming Notorious Soundtrack. Check this out!
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Seeing is Believing 11/6 - New 50, Jim Jones & Gnarls Barkley Vids!
In today's edition of Seeing is Believing...
50 Cent wants everybody to "Get Up", Jim Jones & Friends "Pop Champange", and Gnarls Barkley is the "Mystery Man"
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50 Cent - Get Up
The official first single for 50's Before I Self Destruct album dropping December 16th. The first 15 seconds of this video remind me alot of "In Da Club" but eventually you see hip hop's biggest villian playing the role of a hero in this "I Am Legend-like" video.
Jim Jones feat. Ron Browz & Juelz Santana
Ron Browz's "Pop Champagne" single now belongs to Jimmy for his new Pray IV Reign album due out December 9th. I can see this joint takin off (to my knowledge it's huge on the East already) and being a club banger. Be careful though, too much champagne popping might lead to a nigga moment.
UPDATE: Gnarls Barkley - Mystery Man
I'm huge fan of Gnarls Barkley! I bumped into Cee-Lo twice and I have yet to tell him how sick the music is. The first time you will find them eccentric, but after a couple of spins you can't help but love it. "Mystery Man" does not appear on The Odd Couple, but it will appear on the Who's Gonna Save My Soul EP, which features this new track, live performances, and remixes of "Who's Gonna Save My Soul". The EP will be out next Tuesday, the 11th.
Monday, October 6, 2008
Seeing is Believing 10/6: New Common, Busta
Common feat. Pharrell - U.M.C. (Universal Mind Control)
This video is sick! The second video from the album sharing the same title. The "Announcement" video was dope as well.
Busta Rhymes & Spliff Starr Peform "Arab Money Single"
I'm a Busta fan but I'm not feeling this one. The track leaked a couple of weeks ago and I was hoping it'll grow on me but as of right now it's subpar. Peep the performance with Busta & Spliff.
Murs - Lookin' Fly
Don't sleep on Murs. The Murs for President album is nice! This is one of the commercial cuts off the album.
Tony Yayo feat. Max B - Do It Right
I-20 feat. Ludacris - I Really Like Her
My supposed look-a-like dropes his first single featuring Luda & Rocko.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Dope or Nope 9/23: New Busta & Lupe Joints!
Busta Rhymes feat. Ron Browz - Arab Money
The auto-tune has struck again! Busta hooks up with "Ether" producer Rob Browz for his latest single "Arab Money" off his forthcoming album Back On My Bullshit. Maybe this'll grow on me, but as of right now it's so-so. I liked "Dont Touch Me" much better than this.
Lupe Fiasco feat. Pharrell, Q-tip & Sarah Green - Paris, Tokyo Remix
Kind of late since The Cool has been out since December, but better late than never! The remix features CRS affiliate Pharrell, Q-Tip, and Lupe's frequent hook lady, Sarah Green. Enjoy!
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