The End

So yeah, this blog is done.  It's ok though, I'm continuing my work in a slightly different context at my new blog, replaylist.wordpress.com.  I would say that I'm gonna make a mixtape for all the stuff I haven't posted in the last month or so, but we both know I'm not gonna do it.  See ya over at replaylist.

Listen To This: 9/13

I don't know if anyone had noticed, but last week I decided to put the blog on hiatus for a while I work on my new blogging project.  I tried to stay away, I really did, but so much good music just kept on building up and building up, and last weekend's combination of Kanye West's newest G.O.O.D Friday release and his ridiculously incredible VMA performance just pushed me over the top.  I'm not sure what's gonna happen in terms of this blog, but for now I'm just gonna enjoy all this great music.  I don't know how long it'll be until I blog again, so if you're one of my 10 readers you should head over to Pigeons and Planes or Pretty Much Amazing to keep yourself on top of things(and even if you don't care that much about staying up to date on music, please please read this). 

2010 MTV Video Music Awards - More VMA Video

Kanye West- Runaway ft. Pusha T (live at the VMAs)


Kanye West- G.O.O.D. Friday ft.Big Sean, Common, Pusha T, Kid Cudi, Charlie Wilson

XV- Vizzy Zone [MIXTAPE]

Chiddy Bang- The Good Life [DIRECT DOWNLOAD]

Chiddy Bang- The Fuck You Remix [DIRECT DOWNLOAD]


Chris Martin- Diamond Supreme


iSH- Cameras (rmx.)


wait.what- This Is Real Life


Kings of Leon- Radioactive

Listen To This: Cameras

Still have a bunch of stuff which I will post soon (maybe), but for now you need to check out Matt and Kim's latest jam. They stick to their standard simple style based around slick melodies and ridiculously catchy riffs, and as usual create a song that is just plain fun to listen to. This one is going in my daily repeat list alongside Monster and Fuck You.  Enjoy, and hopefully I'll be able to get back to blogging regularly soon.

Matt and Kim- Cameras

Listen To This: 8/31

Interesting music day for sure.  I have two mixtapes: Big Sean's Finally Famous vol. 3, which has been waiting to drop for what seems like forever. and newcomers SomeWhere Elses debut mixtape, Master Basement. They're both real nice.  There's also a Kanye West remix of Justin Bieber?  I just pretend that Bieber is like some random girl that he picked to sing the hook.  I also added some new XV, a Drake reference track which is actually pretty good, and a nasty Nas cover of Slick Rick's Hey Young World.

Big Sean- Finally Famous Volume 3 [MIXTAPE]














 SomeWhere Else- Master Basement [MIXTAPE]

Kanye West- Runaway Love (rmx.) ft. Raekwon & Justin Bieber

Kanye West-Runaway Love (Bieberless rmx.) ft. Raekwon

XV- We Zonin'

Nas- Hey Young World

Drake- I'm Ready For You (Reference track)

Listen To This: Monster/Alors On Danse

Gotta love G.O.O.D. Fridays.

 Kanye West- Monster ft. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Bon Iver, & Nicki Minaj


Kanye West- Alors on Danse (rmx.) ft. Gilbere Forte

Listen To This: So Much Better/Sleepy Kids

Here's yet another of me having a sweet mixtape for a few weeks and forgetting to post about it.  Here are my favorite two tracks from Moxie Black's debut mixtape, How Did This Happen.  Moxie continues that electro-pop-rock-rap vibe that seems to have become the norm for new artists, but manages to sound original at the same time. Enjoy these tracks, and check out the mixtape. Also, I'm trying out a new download solution which will hopefully make everything a lot smoother. Just right click on the player and choose "download document".

Moxie Black- So Much Better


Moxie Black- Sleepy Kids

PJ's Playpen: Broomdock Saints

Sup. Bitches. This is PJ here with another playpen special. Radical Thought is a two person mixing group starring myself and Sam Abrahms. Get used to the name. Recently we compiled all of our songs to date into a mixtape called THE BROOMDOCK SAINTS. The reason the tape is called that is because it incorporates one of Sam’s nicknames, Brooms, into the title. Cheeky, huh? Well anyways this new mixtape has some really good mixes and it has some absolute shit mixes. Like really. Not gonna lie, I have no idea what we were on when we did some of these. They are that bad. Otherwise there are some good listening tunes. Might I suggest Break Ya Board, Air Time, Rollin’ Remix, and Fireflies Off Your Shoulder. Also, Lupe Jerk and When was the last time you jerked? get you in the jerking mood. I hope you like it, and there will be a new single coming out that should get some attention, it’s quite delicious. So have a listen, download that shit, tell everyone, and think radically my friends. Peace out, fuckers.

Radical Thought- The Broomdock Saints [MIXTAPE]


Tanner's pick: Break Ya Board (remastered)

Listen To This: 8/24

Alright, let's get back to it. Here are the three craziest songs from the last 2 weeks.  There's an insane Power remix, an incredible new Cee-Lo joint, and a sick mash-up by local legends Radical Thought.  Enjoy this, because it's rare that three songs this good come out so close together.

Kanye West- Power (rmx.) ft. Jay-Z


Cee-Lo - Fuck You

Radical Thought- Break Ya Board

Listen To This: See Me Now

I promised myself that I would only listen to leaked tracks from Kanye West's still-to-be named masterpiece once in order to prevent them from getting played out (happened to me with Man on the Moon). However, according to the leaked tracklist, this song is not on the album, which led to me playing this song nonstop for the last two days. Beyonce and Charlie Wilson join Ye on a sick song that has that soul sound from Kanye's College Dropout days. Too excited or September 14th. Also, might not be posting for a week or so. Sorry, it's gonna be O-Week.

KanYe West- See Me Now ft. Beyonce & Charlie Wilson

Listen To This: I Killed Myself When I Was Young/Something Good This Way Comes

Here are two songs which fit my emotions right now pretty well.  Both are melancholy, but still optimistic.Incidentally, you can find of these tracks on Volume 2 of the Friday Night Lights soundtrack, which is interesting because that show is set in Texas which is where I'm headed. Enjoy these songs, and remember that though we leave people behind, the memories will always remain.

A.A. Bondy- I Killed Myself When I Was Young


Jakob Dylan- Something Good This Way Comes

Listen To This: The Bully Plank

Probably could've posted this a while, but whatever.  This track is by Paper Tiger, who from what I can tell is basically a one-man, non-guitar-using version of Ratatat.  The track itself is a nice instrumental built around a nice piano riff, some soul samples, and various beats.  The hypnotic whole is definitely greater than the sum of its parts on this song.  Enjoy!

Paper Tiger- The Bully Plank

Listen To This: Taboo?

SomeWhere Else is a nice new band out of LA comprised of three emcees and a guitarist.  It sounds like a strange combination, but it works really well.  Definitely give this song a listen.

SomeWhere Else- Taboo

Listen To This: V For Vizzy

For those of you haven't listened to XV yet, here's a best of (so far) mixtape to make you a fan.  Enjoy.

XV- V For Vizzy

Listen To This: The Soup/The War

Not a lot going around the web so far today, so here's my two favorite tracks so far from Wale's More About Nothing.  The Soup is just a crazy hot banger (I mean, it samples the Soup Nazi so yeah, it's awesome), and The War is a nice smooth track with Daniel Merriweather killin' it on the hook. Scroll down to yesterday's post to get the whole tape and stay tuned for my biggest post to date later this week or early next.

Wale- The Soup

Wale- The War ft. Daniel Merriweather

Listen To This: More About Nothing

Wale dropped the sequel to his Seinfeld inspired "Mixtape About Nothing", and it is niiiice.   His mixtapes have always been awesome, and this one is no exception.

Wale- More About Nothing [MIXTAPE]

Listen To This: Zeros

(This post clearly was meant for the day I got back, but technical difficulties pushed it back to today.) I just got back from an incredible journey, first through Houston and then through the lakes of Northern Wisconsin.  Throughout these trips, this laid-out, spacey banger by brandUn DeShay served as my soundtrack.  You won't find this song by itself anywhere else, so, yeah. Kind of a big deal.  Enjoy, and look for new stuff comin at you tomorrow.

 brandUn DeShay- Zeros

Something I Like: The Temper Trap/One eskimO/Miniature Tigers

Alright, seeing as how it becomes harder and harder every week for me to find time to post an indie artist, I figured I'd triple up right now instead of sitting on these guys for another 3 months.  I still have a bunch more which I will either post here in the future or hear on Top 40 radio and regret my laziness.

I'll start with the most well known, The Temper Trap.  You've probably heard their most popular track, Sweet Disposition. If you're digging that nice laidback vibe, you'll enjoy their entire album, Conditions, which has probably been out for a while.



Second up is One eskimO, a band whose main gimmick is that they are animated, Gorillaz style. Unfortunately, the band members expose themselves way too much in real life, which kind of brings down the concept.  Regardless, their main song, Kandi, does a great job of sampling an old Candi Statton song, and their style, an amalgamation of Five For Fighting, Coldplay, and Maroon 5, is still nice to listen to. 



The third and final band for today is Miniature Tigers, who I discovered on thesixtyone about 5 or 6 months ago.  They've got that sound that can by now only described as cookie cutter indie, but the melodies and choruses are so infectious that you don't care.  They have two great albums already out, so pick those up.  Also, if there's anyone in the Houston area who knows me and wants to see them live, they'll be at some cafe soon so just hit me up and we'll go.

Listen To This; 7/30

Alright, I'm gonna try to clear my plate today in hopes of being able to make an indie post tomorrow.

Chiddy Bang- California Girls (rmx.) [DIRECT DOWNLOAD]

J. Cole-Problems

Mike Posner- Bow Chicka Bow Wow

XV- Squares


Wale- Ambitious Girl

Listen To This: Mojo So Dope

I know already hit you guys with a bunch in the last few days, but here's some new Cudi just so I'm not late.

Kid Cudi- Mojo So Dope [DIRECT DOWNLOAD]

Listen To This; Mashups 7/29

Because you can never get enough good mashups. Pick and choose what sounds good to you, but don't be afraid to try something new. Who knows, maybe you'll find a new artist you like.

MashupGermany- I Love The Way You Mix (Lie) (Eminem feat. Rihanna vs. Beyonce vs. BEP vs. The Lion King vs. Chiddy Bang vs. Disturbed vs. Major Lazer vs. Elvis Presley vs. Hard-Fi) [DIRECT DOWNLOAD]

Datahowler- Two Words (Kanye West vs. Stars) [DIRECT DOWNLOAD]

 The Kickdrums- Two Weeks (Grizzly Bear vs. Jay-Z ) [DIRECT DOWNLOAD]


Dieantwoord vs. Enya- Orinoco Ninja Flow [DIRECT DOWNLOAD]

 Hulk Mash-I Want You Back vs. Starry Eyed (Jackson 5 vs. Ellie Goulding) [DIRECT DOWNLOAD]

CCC- And I Don't Wanna Leave Her Now (Marvin Gaye vs. The Beatles) [DIRECT DOWNLOAD]
Wax Audio- Thunder Busters (AC/DC vs. Ghostbusters) [DIRECT DOWNLOAD]

Jay-Z vs. Marvin Gaye- Hello Brooklyn [DIRECT DOWNLOAD]

Kanye West- Power (Party Supplies Dance Remix)

Listen To This: 7/28

Alright, good stuff from the last week, including the long-anticipated Gilbere Forte mixtape 87 Dreams. I got some indie stuff which I'll post when I get the chance.

  Gilbere Forte- 87 Dreams [MIXTAPE]

Usher- Hot Toddy 

Wale- The Eye Of The Tiger

XV- Top Of The Roof

Marky- Journey To Markyland [MIXTAPE]

Estelle- Fall In Love ft. Nas

Ice Cube- Drink The Kool-Aid

Jay-Z/ES Posthumus- Run This Town/ Posthumus Medley

JY- Say Yeah ft. XV

Mike Posner- Please Don't Go


Asher Roth- Seared Foie Gras w/ Quince and Cranberry [MIXTAPE]


Mayer Hawthorne- Reggae So, Reggae No


Bruno Mars- Just The Way You Are

 Bun B- Put It Down ft. Drake

Something I Like: Good Ass Job (spoken word)

Sorry, I've been gone the last week.  Here's something which I just had to post for all you hardcore 'Ye fans and those who say rap isn't art or poetry. These clips are from an a capella performance at the Facebook offices, and one can only imagine how much more insane they'll sound over a hot Kanye beat. I AM SO FUCKING PUMPED FOR GOOD ASS JOB. Regardless of your feeling on his personality actions, you have to admit that Kanye is rapping with a hunger and passion that is all too rare these days.  Enjoy, and start counting down to G.O.O.D Music Day (September  ). Catch up post tomorrow.

Listen To This: 7/17

Here are two completely unrelated songs from yesterday. One is from J. Cole's debut album, and the other is from John Legend and The Roots collab soul remake album.  Still have a bunch of stuff for you guys, unfortunately I'm going out of town for another week so that'll have to wait. 

J. Cole- Premeditated Murder

The Roots & John Legend- Wake Up Everybody ft. Common & Melanie Fiona

Listen To This: I'm Puttin' My Two Weeks

I'm in Discovery Mode right now, meaning I'm listening to all the music I can find trying to find the next big thing. Here's another dope new artist, brandUn DeShay, who kills it over Grizzly Bear's "Two Weeks". I've also included two of his mixtapes for your listening pleasure if you like the song. Expect some more new artists as well as new tracks from proven artists in the future.

brandUn DeShay- I'm Puttin' My Two Weeks In

brandUn DeShay- Volume: Two! for the Show [MIXTAPE]

brandUn DeShay- Volume: Three! to Get Ready [MIXTAPE]

BONUS:

KiD CuDi- Erase Me ft. Kanye West (CDQ)

Drake- Do It All

PJ's Play Pen (Where The Shit Goes Down): The Underclassmen

Alright, here's a new segment that you should see time to time by my good friend PJ. Don't let the (not so) slightly homosexual segment name title fool you, most anything PJ likes is straight fire. . Enjoy this.

This is not just another college-kid-turned-rapper-because-I-think-I’m-tight-shit kinda deal. No. Chris Webby is for real. His sick flow, seamless lyrics, and intelligent word and rhyme scheme blow me…. Out of the water. After Sam Abrahms introduced me to his mixtape Teenage Mutant Ninja Rapper, Webby buckled down and cranked out White Noise, Optimus Rhyme, and finally The Underclassman. All while in college at Hofstra University. I actually don’t know about the last album, he might have dropped out. But still, he’s too good. Because The Underclassman just dropped a few hours ago, I’ll dedicate most of the post to it, but first, listen to my previous personal favorite song by Webbs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS5pCP1mycQ yea I know it’s another one of them weed songs, but I don’t like it because of that, just listen to the genius lyrics and rhyme. Lalala.

Speaking of weed, Webby has been known to incorporate the drug, and a few choice others, into many of his songs, so if you’re anti-pot in your music, you might wanna skip this guy. Or quit being a tool and just admire this kid’s flow and priceless metaphors.

Anyways, The Underclassman. Seriously, it’s too good. Tits in and around my mouth. It takes white rap to a new level, and demands serious respect from people of all color. From the catchy background in “I Need A Dollar” (Feat. Mac Miller) to the cascading waterfall of metaphors in “Strong” (Feat. D. Lector), Webby’s new mixtape has it all. Listen to “I Need a Dollar” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylqNUIKUdIE and “Strong” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvwuiQyjp60 and try to tell me he shouldn’t be signed. With a straight face. In addition, Webby throws punches at fellow East Coast white college rapper Sam Adams. Sam Adams blows. That’s all you have to know about him. In Webby’s delicious tune known as “I’m Fresh,” he mentions that “I’m Chris Webby, not your other seasonal beer. That was a joke Sam Adams, relax…” There’s so much to talk about in this new album, I go literally go on for days. Actually that’s probably figuratively, I probably couldn’t last for 3 hours. That’s what she said. Ok I’m done, that was fucking stupid. Just listen to the damn album.-PJ

Chris Webby- The Underclassmen [MIXTAPE]

 Chris Webby- Optimus Rhyme [MIXTAPE]

Chris Webby- White Noise [MIXTAPE]

Chris Webby- Teenage Mutant Ninja Rapper [MIXTAPE]

Something I Like: Gilbere Forte'

Gilbere Forte' is a young Philly rapper who is about to blow up. Though he's only released a few songs, its already clear that this guy is for real. Though his raps aren't the most complex, he has a nice flow and a great ear for beats.  I think it will still be at least a year before he gets any major recognition, so there's plenty of time for you to add your support and help get him to where he deserves to be. Here are links to download almost everything he's released so far in order of what I thought was best.  Enjoy, and look for his debut mixtape, 87 Dreams, which hopefully drops soon.




Gilbere Forte'- 1st Floor

Gilbere Forte'- Take One x Dawn

Gilbere Forte'- My Time ft. STS


Gilbere Forte'- Black Chukkas


Sade- Soldier Of Love (rmx.) ft. Gilbere Forte'

Gilbere Forte'- I Know My Love

Gilbere Forte'- Exhibit G

Gilbere Forte'- Gilbere Forte' Is BLVCK  [MIXTAPE]

Gilbere Forte'- Stakes Is High Freestyle

Gilbere Forte'- T.R.O.Y. Freestyle

Gilbere Forte'- I'm So Appalled Freestyle

Abyss- Elegant Life ft. Gilbere Forte'

Listen To This: 7/11

Figures that my modem would get fried yesterday in a lightning storm the day after it was replaced.  Because of that unfortunate event, here are two day's posts all rolled into one. First I have two hip hop artists indulging their indie side.  Cudder hooks up with Rostam Batmanglij of Vampire Weekend (seriously, just call yourself Batman) and Bethany something or other from some band in an ode to summer. The other track sees newcomer Gilbere Forte do justice to a sample of Freelance Whales' "Generator^1st Floor". On the other side of things are a bunch of Roc Nation tracks, one a brand new Jay-Z feature and the others an assortment of Wale features and freestyles.  I still have a lot of good stuff for you guys this week, so stay tuned. Also, congrats to Spain on finally taking it all.

KiD CuDi, Rostam Batmanglij, Bethany Contentino-All Summer

Gilbere Forte- 1st Floor [DIRECT DOWNLOAD]

Rick Ross- Free Mason ft. Jay-Z 

Wale- Women Lie, Men Lie Freestyle ft.  Black Cobain


Wale- Workin'


UCB- Diana ft. Wale

Listen To This: Erase This/Me

Finally have decent speed internet so I thought I'd at least post this new Cudi track (though I'm not quite sure what the actual name of it is).  It's catchy, but I haven't listened to it enough to make up my mind about it and the subject matter is pretty cliche, which I didn't expect from Cudder.  Album is set for September 14th (along with Kanye, Consequence, and Big Sean, hereafter referred to as G.O.O.D. Day), though if it is actually released that day, I will supremely impressed. This will probably the only post I make until I get back. Guess I'll just be a week or two late on the rest of the good stuff. Whatever. I have a legitimate excuse.  Enjoy, and check back starting the 7th to watch me try to play catch-up and for some nice new tunes.

KiD CuDi- Erase This/Erase Me ft. Kanye West

Update: 6/30

Oh yeah, forgot to tell you guys.  I've been in Thailand for the last week, which is why there haven't been any posts.  I'll be here until July 7th. 

Listen To This: The Fire (Remix)/Weight Of The World

Two tracks today. In the first track, B.o.B hops on a remix of a track by The Roots off of their upcoming album, How I Got Over.  The second is nice song which serves as the intro theme for the TV show Infomania, which is kind of a less political Daily Show aimed at lampooning the media and popular culture.  I also included a clip from one of my favorite Infomania segments, Music Intervention.

The Roots- The Fire (Remix) ft. B.o.B. and John Legend

Pigeon John- Weight of the World [DIRECT DOWNLOAD]

I Liked It: Toy Story 3

I'm gonna keep this really short because I really don't have that much to say. The movie was perfect. Flawless. Masterful. Amazing. Unequaled. A triumph of cinema.  Plot, voice acting, animation, pacing, action, humor, 3D, characters, other parts of a movie? All spot-on.  I knew the ending, not because the movie was stupid or predictable, but because the end was just the way it had to be all along.  Pixar continues to deliver more humanity in their animated films about toys than 99% of movies with actual people in them.  Wow. Just wow.  The new standard not only for sequels or animated films, but for movies in general.

Something I Like: Zach Anner's Oprah Audition Tape

Wow, I seriously have so much respect for this guy.  Truly inspiring. Also, while I'm typing right now I'd also like to add that US soccer got totally robbed today due to some referee bullshit, and that I officially kind of like Passion Pit finally.

Listen To This: REVOFEV

The Kid's still got it. New Kid Cudi single from Man On The Moon II.  I prefer his more upbeat stuff, but this is still pretty nice.  I've got a bunch of bonus tracks too.

KiD CuDi- REVOFEV

BONUS!:

Dr. Dre- Under Pressure ft. Jay-Z

Drake- Thank Us Later (Cooking Soul/Don Cannon remix album) [MIXTAPE]

J. Cole- The Last Stretch

Listen To This: 6/14

Alright. I had a hectic weekend, so here's a bunch of good music I missed while I was busy.  They're listed with most recent first.  I know it's a lot and I don't have audio previews, so I bolded the ones that you should listen to at least once.  Also, I'm aware the picture isn't music related, but hey, it's the World Cup and Dempsey is a boss.

Marky- Rocket Man

Drake- 9 AM in Dallas

Rhymefest- Classics ft. Mario

J. Cole- Higher

Drake- Bollywood Flow

XV- T.A.L.K.

Drake- Find Your Love (rmx) ft. Gyptian

M.I.A.-XXXO (rmx) ft. Jay-Z

The Roots- The Fire ft. John Legend

Yonas- New World Order

Phoenix- 1901 (acoustic) (live) [DIRECT DOWNLOAD]

Listen To This: It Was A Good Day

Yes it was.



Ice Cube- It Was  A Good Day

Listen To This: Cinderella Man

This will probably get taken down soon by whoever keeps taking down my blog posts, but I just wanted to share a scorching song from Eminem's Recovery which should help you in answering the question "Should I buy Recovery?" Answer: YES. The album is 17 sick songs (Not Afraid and Not Love are not even the best tracks). Even if you haven't been a fan of Em in the past, you'll like it if you like hip-hop. No download link for this one, just listen and get excited for the album.

Eminem- Cinderella Man

Listen To This: Like OMG, Baby

This is the newest mashup from DJ Earworm, created using only artists performing at the Summertime Ball concert in England's Wembley Stadium.  This one is not as good as the year end ones, but it's still interesting.

Listen To This: 6/07

I've talked about my past mixed feelings about Big Sean before, but he just keeps getting better.  As of now, I'm pretty sure I like him, and that his CD will be fire.  Enjoy this nice new cut and support G.O.O.D. music.  I also have two great songs from Eminem's next album, which seems to have sprung a major leak.  Recovery seems a little bit more accessible than his past work, and should be one of the top rap albums of the year. If you haven't really listened to him recently but liked him on "Forever", you'll probably like the new album (from what I've heard so far).

Big Sean- Rise Up

Eminem- No Love ft. Lil Wayne

Eminem- 25 to Life

Listen To This- Stray Bullets

Cee-Lo Green (of Goodie Mob and Gnarls Barkley fame) has long been a staple of the modern music community for his soulful vocals and innovative music.  Here is his newest mixtape, Stray Bullets. Should be pretty good.

Cee-Lo- Stray Bullets [MIXTAPE]

I Liked It: Get Him To The Greek

The scene that probably best defines Get Him To The Greek involves a dildo, pubes shaved into the shape of a microphone, a whole bunch of drugs rolled into one joint, a furry wall, an adrenaline shot, and P. Diddy getting hit by a car.  Produced by Judd Apatow,and like almost every Apatow film this movie has its share of gross-out moments, hilarity, and tenderness.  The movie deals with a young intern (Jonah Hill) ordered by his boss (Sean "Diddy" Combs) to transport washed up rock-star (Russell Brand) to Los Angeles in order to play a 10 year anniversary concert.  Both Hill  (playing the straight man for a change) and Brand shine in their respective roles, but P. Diddy stole the show, playing music exec. to hilarious perfection.  Like The Hangover, Get Him To The Greek movie keeps you wondering what will happen next, but lacks the consistent humor which made The Hangover so brilliant.  Though not quite at the same level as the best raunchy comedies, Get Him To The Greek still manages to entertain and provides quite a few laughs.


(A lot of stuff in the trailer isn't in the movie)

On a side note, the fictional band which Brand is the lead singer of, Infant Sorrow, is actually not bad. I picked up the soundtrack, and it's suprisingly enjoyable. Russell Brand definitely has music as a fallback if comedy and acting don't work out.


Infant Sorrow- Bangers and Mash


Infant Sorrow- Just Say Yes


Infant Sorrow- Gang of Lust

Listen To This: Won't Back Down

New Eminem featuring Pink...decent.

Eminem- Won't Back Down ft. Pink

Listen To This: Generator^Second Floor

This another song that I've had for a while, but never got around to listening to me. This band, Freelance Whales, comes highly recommended by Pretty Much Amazing, and deserve recognition due to their mellow, Sufjan Stevenesque vocals and fantastic instrumentals.  This particular track reels you in with some innocently nostalgic opening lines a minute in before breaking out into a gorgeous soundscape of vocals, guitars, and drums.    Enjoy.

Freelance Whales- Generator^Second Floor [DIRECT DOWNLOAD]

Listen To This: Intro (I'm Good)

Here's a short, sweet song basically summarizing life right now.  A perfect fit for a lazy Memorial Day.  I'm still workin' on finding the download link  but if you want it right now you can rip it off of YouTube or follow the link below the audio preview to download the 2003 Kanye West mixtape from which this intro is taken.

Kanye West- I'm Good [MIXTAPE]

Listen To This: Familiar Faces

If you've ever seen me use an iPod, you would know that it's a truly chaotic affair. I'll shuffle through 10-20 songs looking for the one I want to listen to right now, repeat a track thrice, or just go into the library and choose the song myself. Because of this, there are many songs that get on my iPod and remain unlistened to. This particular track is off of Rhymefest's Dangerous: 5-18 mixtape, and I've impulsively skipped it countless times because of the spoken intro on the mixtape version.  However, I finally gave it a listen today, and it's pretty dope.  The sample of Gary Jules' cover of Mad World really fits well with the song's vibe. I also elected to include another choice cut off Dangerous: 5-18, Bad Self, which is an awesome, upbeat, soulful joint.  You can also check out an interesting B.o.B cover of MGMT's Kids as well as the final (but still boring) version of Shut It Down by Drake.

Rhymefest- Familiar Faces


Rhymefest- Bad Self ft. Rahzel, Large Professor

Rhymefest- Dangerous: 5-18 [MIXTAPE]

BONUS!:

B.o.B- Kids (Cover)

Drake- Shut It Down ft. The-Dream

Listen To This: Power

After an album full of autotune, a few years replete with controversy and a few sub-par features, Kanye West finally returns to which got him to where he is today. This is the first single from Ye's next album, Good Ass Job, and it's 100% hip hop.  Between the bangin' beat and the hot lines, the Louis Vuitton Don/Martin Louis The King Jr.  resoundingly proves that he's still got it.  I don't think I've ever been more excited for an album than I am for Good Ass Job.  As a bonus, I have a new track from Cleveland MCs Kid Cudi and Chip The Ripper (on any other day, this song would've got it's own post).

(click on the play button to listen)
Kanye West- Power ft. Dwele

BONUS!:

The Almighty GloryUS (KiD CuDi and Chip The Ripper)- All Talk ft. Christian Bale

Listen To This: 5/27

Plenty of new music today in the form of two more leaks from Drake's Thank Me Later and a new T.I. mixtape. There's also some Asher Roth, and, for my electro-pop minded readers, a new mixtape from Major Lazer and La Roux.

Drake- Fireworks ft. Alicia Keys


Drake Light Up ft. Jay-Z





















TI- Fuck A Mixtape [MIXTAPE]

BONUS!:

Asher Roth- G.R.I.N.D. (Get Ready It's a New Day)

Majer Lazer & La Roux- Lazerproof [MIXTAPE]

Something I Like: Electronic Wuss

Don't feel like finding music, so here's a great little video I found a few days ago. It pretty much speaks for itself.

Listen To This: Got Your Back/Bang Bang Bang

Here is a pair of nice new tunes. The first, by T.I., is basically Live Your Life with Keri Hilson instead of Rihanna (so basically, its better).  The second is a track by English producer Mark Ronson featuring rapper Q-Tip. I'm really likin' this one, it's got a nice upbeat summer feel.  I also threw in a Travie McCoy track, as I know some of you really like what he's been putting out. There's also a track featuring Big Sean if you're feeling adventurous.

T.I.- Got Your Back ft. Keri Hilson

Mark Ronson- Bang Bang Bang ft. Q.Tip (sorry about the poor preview quality)

BONUS!:

Travie McCoy-Superbad

Royce Da 5'9"- My Own Planet ft. Big Sean

Listen To This: 5/24

I've been slackin' a little in the hip hop department, so here are a few just released tunes to get you caught up.

Drake- Unforgettable ft. Young Jeezy

Drake- Miss Me ft. Lil Wayne (CDQ)

T.I.- Yeah Ya Know (Takers)