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Saturday, January 30

Kelis ft. Kid Cudi - "They Say"




"FUCK YOUR COLORING BOOK"



Kanye West posted a message on his online blog on January 29th and even though I'm not as big of a fan of Mr. West as I once was in the past (due to being a total asshole about things), I still decided to read what the man had to say...and all I could say is "Amen." What he posted is definetely worth reading and shows that although Kanye is a rude dude, he is still a man who knows his shit. "Let's Go..." to better your mind.

B.o.B ft. Asher Roth - "F*ck The Money"




Erykah Badu ft. Lil Wayne - "Jump In The Air (And Stay There)"




Kid Cudi - "Cudderisback" (video)




Friday, January 29

Joe Budden - "Downfall"



"I've been called everything, an extremist, is that a bad thing, or what they really mean is, anything a nigga do, a nigga mean it, and I won't let a person, place or thing come between it." - Joe Budden...whoa. The Great Escape is going to be TOUGH.


Thursday, January 28

President Obama’s 2010 State of the Union Address (Video)




CinematicTV Ep. 7 - Studio Session: Nipsey Hu$$le, Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y (video)


Chester French ft. Clinton Sparks, Diddy & Jadakiss - "Ciroc Star" (Video)


Kendrick Lamar - "She Needs Me/I Am" (video)





Usher - "Daddy's Home" (video)




Cobe Beah - "Be Yourself"




"...so I'ma stop playin' with the letters, trying to teach these mice how to go for the cheddar, in the game of life we just hope for the better, but in the maze, they use cocaine as a setup, that's what you get for not being yourself, trying to be another man, now you needing my help." - Cobe Beah


Wednesday, January 27

Mariah Carey ft. Nicki Minaj - "Up Out My Face" (video)




"...I was in them million dollar meetings, he was cheatin', all up in the church, he was sneakin' with the deacon, cats away, well the mice will play, LOL smiley face, have a nice day, 'cause pop, pop, pop, it goes my rubber band, so stop, stop, stop sniffin', that's contraband, 'cause you was penny pinchin', my account's laced, attention, about face." - Nicki Minaj

Mos Def - "The Tournament"





Travis McCoy ft. T-Pain & Young Ca$h - "The Manual"




"They say anything is possible and life's just another obstacle, well show me the manual, and the man responsible, yeah I went lookin' for answers in the hospital, came back with a pocket full, I stole the manual, and killed the man responsible, now we all make mistakes, but those mistakes just make us who we are, and not who we choose to be, my faith got misplaced, somewhere between the superstar, and the boy that I used to be." - Travis McCoy



Monday, January 25

Beans ft. Wiz Khalifa & Brisco - "Superhero" (video: studio performance)


Charles Hamilton - "Hockey Kitty"





Siya - "So Hard" Freestyle




"I probably really shouldn't, but fuck it, I'm gon' do it, I'm sick of bitches actin' like I ain't the main influence, well maybe not, but every record that I drop, seem to make it on the blogs, when I still be on the block." - Siya


Lupe Fiasco - "Hey Lupe" (snippet)




Taio Cruz - "What You Need"





Wednesday, January 20

Jason Derulo - "In My Head" (video)



When I first heard Jason Derulo's "Whatcha Say," I wasn't a big fan of the song...until I saw the music video. Likewise for his recent single "In My Head," I listened to it and had no desire to repeat it over again, but after I watched the recently released official music video for the song...I can't seem to get the song out of my head! Haha...I watched the video three times in a row and have come to the conclusion that it's Derulo's dance moves are what make me find him intriuging. Not only that, but I have always wondered what his nationality is (for some reason I thought he may be Dominican), but after searching Wikipedia, I discovered he's Haitian!...who knew?!

Download: Jason Derulo - In My Head.mp3

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - "Stay Home Dad"





Emilio Rojas ft. D'Wayne Collins - "Still Talk"





Monday, January 18

T.I. & Big Boi - "Village/Tangerine" (snippet)




Joe Budden - "Hate Me"




"...realest to ever do it, hate to interupt the fake shit, if I said it, I meant it, trust, I don't insinuate shit, I turn a deaf ear to the feedback, you come from the bottom, I come from underneath that." - Joe Budden


Sunday, January 17

The Bangz ft. New Boyz - "Found My Swag" (video)




"...bad mix, combination of half black half bad bitch, I'm the freakin' best, I'm the best he ever had, boys are like a shopping spree, I just put them in the bag." - Sabi


Joe Budden - "Keep On"




"Off rap it's a whole 'nother genre, a whole 'nother drama, a whole 'nother muh'fucking monster, tryna get through to the masses, a lot bullshit out there, gotta shift through the traffic, I'm on my J. Cole, J. Elec, Blu, Grafh shit, since my autobiographic might be too graphic for you to grasp it, me, I know the diff-er-ence, so I perfer the hate, if they only gon' love me when I'm ignorant." - Joe Budden

Download: Joe Budden - Keep On.mp3

Thursday, January 14

Plies ft. Keri Hilson - "Medicine" (video)





Wiz Khalifa - "Say Ahh" Freestyle




"Make her say ahh like I was a real monster..." - Wiz Khalifa


Wale's Attention Deficit Album: #4 Underrated Album of 2009




According to rapradar.com, Wale's 2009 debut album, Attention Deficit was the #4 underrated album of last year. The official list of the underrated included albums by Ghostface Killah, Maino, Method Man & Red Man, and UGK


Lil Wayne - "On Fire" (video)




Lil Wayne's official music video for the track "On Fire" off his latest album entitled Rebirth. The song isn't one of my favorites off the album, but this video is pretty legit and I can't forget to mention that the Victoria's Secret angel look-a-like is a sexy bitch...so that contributes to the video as well :) haha.

Wednesday, January 13

Obama pledges to support Haiti Earthquake Disaster Relief (video)




"This is a time when we are reminded of the common humanity we all share. With just a few hundred miles of ocean between us, and the long history that binds us together, Haitians are our neighbors in the Americas and here at home, so we have to be there for them in their hour of need. Despite the fact that we are experiencing tough times here at home, I would encourage those Americans who want to support the urging humanitarian efforts, to go to whitehouse.gov, where you can learn how to contribute." - President Obama


Neako ft. Wiz Khalifa - "Back to the Set"





Theophilus London - "Humdrum Town" (video)




Theophilus' new music video for his song off The Charming Mixtape entitled "Humdrum Town." This dude is sick...no wonder NME Magazine declared him their #1 New Artist.



Tuesday, January 12

Trey Songz - "Hard" freestyle




"...my name, your name, ain't the same, you can't complain, you been lame..." - Trey Songz



Jimi Hendrix explores the Valleys of Neptune



Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970)

"In 2010, Legacy Recordings and Experience Hendrix LLC will launch the 2010 Jimi Hendrix Catalog Project, starting with the release of Valleys of Neptune in March" (Billboard.com).

Album's tracklist under "Let's Go..."

Joe Budden - "Touch and Go" (video)




I appreciate Joey's serious and raw tracks more than his club bangers, but I'll post his latest music video for "Touch and Go" off the Halfway House album.

Drake - "Successful" (unreleased verse)



"part of me wish that I could meet with all you haters in person, that got a lot of feelings for me, they just ain't certain, how to express themselves when I walk into the club, and take stairs like the fuckin' elevators ain't workin'..." - Drake

Monday, January 11

Kid Cudi changes upcoming album title to "Cudder & The Revolution of Evolution"




The audience of a January 6th concert in Milwaukee were lucky enough to be the first to hear the anouncement of Kid Cudi's newly changed album title (originally entitled Cudder): Cudder & The Revolution of Evolutioin. Unfortunately for us loyal Cudi fans, there is still no scheduled date for the new album's release...cross your fingers that it leaks early like The Man on the Moon: The End of Day (which was voted #1 Best Album of 2009 by Complex.com and also enabled the Kid to receive three 2010 Grammy Nominations).

Video under "Let's Go..."

Saturday, January 9

Theophilus London: #1 New Artist of NME






Joe Budden - "RIP"




"...round up the troops, to tell him how he sound in the booth, you don't sound like the truth, wanna be on top of the world, 'til he found on a roof, tell dudes, the old dudes, I'll be the poison in they fountain of youth, nigga, I create it, you mock it, we know the shit's belated when you jock it." - Joe Budden




Friday, January 8

Wiz Khalifa - "Smokerface"




The Wizzleman released this track via Twitter tonight...take a listen to it and don't be surprised  by its legitness...T.G.O.D.

Download: Wiz Khalifa - Smokerface.mp3

Thursday, January 7

Wiz Khalifa - "This Plane" named "Best Indie Hip Hop Record of 2009" by DJBooth.net




Wiz Khalifa has become one of my top 5 favorite rappers over the past four to five months and although he's different from my number one favorite, Joe Budden, he certainly brings a less violent yet enjoyable and talented form of hip hop music that has enabled me and others to see another way in which hip hop/rap is changing for the better. Congratulations to Wiz Khalifa for his success in having his new single "This Plane" off the Deal or No Deal album named "Best Indie Hip Hop Record of 2009" by DJBooth.net...I hope to hear more good news about this dude in the near future..."Ookkaayy!" ;) T.G.O.D.
Download (iTunes): Deal or No Deal (album)

Wednesday, January 6

J. Cole - "Playground"




"...sting like a bee, float like it's Noah's arc, you know it's heart flow is sharp like I'm blowin' darts, niggas bear with me, these hoes out here lookin' like some spare kidneys, they give it up, how gracious, ass outrageous, up in the club, you could spot her, a dalmation, say she found god, but to me she found satan." - J. Cole

Joe Budden - "Money's On Me"



"...in oh-ten you draggin' that old shine back from '09
I don't get you, in every interview my dick in your mouth
I wasn't that blessed when I was with you."
- Joe Budden


Saturday, January 2

Mickey Factz's thedarkphoenix: ALPHA (mixtape)




Mickey Factz drops his anticipated mixtape on the first day of the new year as part of his anticipated ALPHA project. I had seen Factz's name on various blog sites but never really took the time to listen to his music...I've been sleeping on something great. Listen to this guy...he's got truth to spit that this world needs to hear.

Download Link & song descriptions under "Let's Go..." link.


Friday, January 1

Peace out, 2009





Before I went out to celebrate the ending of 2009 and the beginning of 2010, I reflected upon what the year had broughten and realized that the only one thing that came out of 2009 that I'm truly happy for is the growth and recognition of true musical artists as well as all the amazing music that was created throughout the year, so I compiled a list (not in any particular order) of some of the albums, mixtapes, and EP's that I fell in love with durring the past year...