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Twiggy Frostbite - Heroes. Posted this song last week, and now here’s the video. They tried to use the ever-lasting symbolism of robots bonding with humans or little kids. Although not the best version ever, this video still out classy.
The New Sins - Feelings Have Changed. Here’s a nce video for a pretty chill song. I like the way they change uop the colors and throw in silhouettes in there every now and then.
Portishead - Magic Doors. What else can you expect from a group with weird music but a weird video to match. There seems to be too much going on at some points, but overall, I like this video. Keeps you interested.
Common is finally back with some new shit. You’ve probably already heard some of his new jams I posted, including the electro single “Universal Mind Control”. As always, Common tries to come with a new style, and I think it came out pretty fresh. Some of the songs are whatever, but others are really refreshing. Check out what I mean.
Common - Make My Day Ft. Cee-Lo. Featuring one of the better innovators out there right now, this song is just so damn smooth and relaxing. I can;t remember Common ever being on a beat like this for a really long time.
Common - What A World Ft. Chester French. Just like the song before, this beat allows Common to show a different side. Chester French is a dope ass dude I heard about from a DJ Manuvers mixtape. He adds dope flavor to this track, and gives it a nice indie feel.
Kelis - Millionaire Ft. Andre 3000. This one kind of has the same feel as the Common tracks, so I thought I’d share. Andre kill it as usual, with the best half-rap/half-singing type steez out there. This actually came out a few years back too. You know Andree be staying ahead of everyone.
Jokers Of The Scene - Y’all Know The Name. I was trying to find this song for so long! Pretty dope upbeat electro remix of a standard hip-hop classic. The breakdown in the middle is awesome, as they throw in the original for effect, and kick it right back up to primetime dance mode.
Dances With White Girls - Everyones Got To Make A Living. Another remix of a classic track, this time the classic being a b-boy dancefloor killer. This dude is not new to the scene, but I haven’t heard many remixes from him. I’m curious to hear some more after hearing this banger.
Avenue D - Do I Look Like a Slut. This is an old ass song that I only just got right now. These girls were originally from Miami, but now perform out of Brooklyn I believe. This is there best track to date. Basically just a dirty booty bass song that has that dope female flavor.
DJ Sega - Be. The original track to this was one of the biggest songs last year. However, the Bmore champ brought it back and flipped it very nice. Sort of has the same feel, but of course, the organs get chopped up Bmore style, and the bass knocks hard.
Maceo & All The King’s Men - I Remember Mr. Banks. This song hit me at just the right moment last week. Stumbled upon it online somewhere, and I just zoned out for a while. You’re not human if you’re not feeling this smooth shit.
YES YES Y’ALL!!!! I’m sure you already heard by now. If you didn’t know, the infamous Madlib will be tearing down the house this Thursday at Blacksheep Bar. Best of all, its FREE!
Brought to you by Public Wizard, MURK’d Miami, OkayPlayer, and Stones Throw themselves, this show will be free for RSVP guests. Set in one of South Beach’s newest revamped venues, this show fits right into the Art Basel week with live paintings going on throughout the show. Parable will be performing, as well as Rashaan.
Madlib will be throwing down one of his usual eclectic DJ sets, which I’m sure will include a bunch of exclusive and unreleased remixes by the genius himself. He always kills it when he comes down during WMC… But its dope to finally see him on another occasion.
Here are a couple of my favorite Madlib related videos. The first is “Slim’s Return” off of the special jazz/instrumentaql record he made using Blue Notes’ master recordings. The second one is of course the infamous cartoon video for Madvillian’s “All Caps”.
The world famous Art Basel extravaganza is going on again this week. Its a week where you can find yourself mingling with people from all over the world. From socialites to art collectors, to the usual drunk dudes trying to pick up girls.
So I figured what better way to celebrate this magnificent time with pleasant chillaxing tunes. Check these smooth jams out.
Jay-Z - Brooklyn Go Hard. Kanye’s new monster beat that sample’s one of Santogold’s songs. Just like the now classic jam which sampled M.I.A. did, this beat is just pure heat while Jay drops some heavy rhymes.
Chae Hawk - Pussy Poppin. This dude makes some very thick, Dilla-esque type beats. This one comes off a bit more dirty south like, but knocks nonetheless. The rapping is pretty nice too, with a nice chorus.
The Bloody Beetroots - Yeah Boy. These guys are known to pump out some heavy electro club tracks. This one is a lot more on the chill side though, with dope synths riding throughout, and a sweet drumtrack that adds a lot of flavor.
Twiggy Frostbite - Heroes. I actually caught this song while watching some random video on myspace. Video turned out to be a pretty fresh animated cartoon about robots, but the song is definitely better. It has a Zero 7 type vibe, which I’m always in the mood for.
Vampire Weekend - Everywhere (Fleetwood Mac Cover). Lastly, a song by a band I haven’t been paying much attention to. Here they cover a Fleetwood Mac song though, and its comes out rather incredible to me. Good vibes all throughout.
Its not too often that you see an animated music video — let alone three animated videos in a short period of time. That’s what today is all about. Here are three brand new videos with pretty dope animation work done.
Kanye West - Heartless. This one is my favorite of the three. Shot by Hype Williams, this video came out picture perfect. Looks like he just shot the video regularly, then had some cartoonists add coloring over that. The movements and facial expressions are so spot on.
Gnarls Barkley - Mystery Man. This one seems to take more chances, with what seems like a combination of drawings and cardboard cutout animations. They even added some blurred shadows and the weird grainy effect seen on really old films. It came out clever as fuck. Gnarls videos are always on point though, so what else can you say.
Ill Bill - Uncle Howie. All loyal fans of Non-Phixion and Necro already know who Uncle Howie is. This is not even the fist video he’s even been in. This one is definitely better to watch than the one where he was actually seen shooting heroin into his arm. This cartoon is definitely dark, but it goes perfect with the song.
T-Pain & Chris Brown - Freeze (nukes remix). This song is currently all over the radio. But this uptempo version feels so much better than the original to me. The bass hits hard enough to keep you dancing, while the claps and changeups help keep the vibe up. Well done remix.
The Killers - Human (ocelot remix). This is another song that is all over hte place at the moment. This remix takes the best parts of the song and just kill sit with the added electro! Dope ass remix.
Mobb Deep - Shook (DJ Fashen REMIX). Not quite sure how to feel about this remix, but I’m sure some people will go nuts over this. DJ Fashen takes a classic hip-hop track and gives it an uptempo club remix. Some parts of this definitely hit hard, so This will surely get some good reactions.
3 Is A Crowd - Take It Back (rico tubbs remix). THis is a poretty slick bmore track with heavy electro synths coming in and out throughout. The Bmore track is kept subtle, as the heavy bass synths with the added vocals give the song its signature sound. Hype shit.
Cazals - Somebody Somebody (moulinex remix). I love disco type sounds, and this track delivers it nicely in an indie electro kind of way. Sounds like a much harder version of Chromeo.
Digikid 84 - Rock Steady In The Night. Like above, this one comes clean with teh disco type sounds. This one has much more percussion goiogn on in the background though.
I wanted to take some time this week to salute one of the illest DJs in the world right now, the one and only A-Trak. Long before he became publicly known as Kanye’s tour DJ, A-Trak was winning DMC championships and other awards non-stop. Aside from perfect technical ability, this guys can rock a party like no other. It doesn’t matter what kind of party it is either. The best time to catch him is always during Winter Music Conference, where he often spins a couple times a day the whole week, playing everything from hipster indie parties, to grimey hip-hop events.
Anyways, this past week he was featured on BBC Radio’s Essential Mix series. It basically showcases the best DJs out there with a live mix in the club. A-Trak played for an hour and absolutely killed it! You can check the mix here for the next couple of days. DO it before it goes down!
He goes in and out of songs with such ease, making it too easy to just vibe and catch good feelings. Here are some of the songs in the mix tat I thought were dope. These are all A-Trak approved joints.
Been a hectic week, and I ended being a coupel days late with this. So lets get on with it!
Kanye West - Streetlights. One of the biggest releases of the year is coming up real soon, and it looks like Kanye can’t wait himself. He keeps leaking lots of songs off his shit, this being one of the more interesting ones I think.
Gnarls Barkley - Mystery Man. Another huge release coming up is the third Gnarls album. Here is their first single, which they also made a video for. Sounds like the usual Gnarls — which means groundbreaking shit!
AC/DC - Thunderstruck (Crookers Remix). Here is a remix to a classic AC/DC song done by some fellas you should already know, Crookers. This shit bumps heavy jut like all their other jams.
Busta Rhymes - Dont Touch Me (Illo Disco Drums REMIX). Here is another remix I just came across for Busta’s dope summer jam. This one is actually my favorite version right now. It has minimal changes, but just enough to give it more flavor.
Ron Browz vs Busta Rhymes - Pop Champagne (DJ Rob Dinero REMIX). Here is a Busta Rhymes inspired track. Rob took one of the biggest songs out right now, and flipped it to one of Busta’s old tracks. Its gives the track a really different feel, and a lot more energy. I like.
Mike Posner & The Brain Trust - Cooler Than Me Ft. Big Sean. This is one of my favorite tracks out right now. So damn smooth and perfect on the gogo tip. This sounds like a track that Gnarls Barkley should have made for their last album.
Once again, Ben & Jerry’s comes through with the goodness. They are known for having their free cone days to celebrate their anniversaries. But I guess they thought today was another special day to celebrate.
They will be giving out free cones from 5 PM - 8 PM. Sweet!!! A good way to end a day of voting. However, I got a feeling the lines here be longer than those at the polling places. Not everyone cares about voting, which is a shame… But everyone loves ice cream! True story.
I just got put onto this hip-hop group from France called Hocus Pocus. The homie DJ Sharpsound sent me a couple of their videos, and I was very impressed.
I don’t speak French at all, but I can appreciate good tunes, and I know quality music when I hear it. They definitely have quality beats, and it seems like they are a positive type of hip-hop group. No thuggery in these videos. Just smooth beats and nice visuals. Someone let me know what they are saying!
Mr tout le monde. Butter beat with nice tambourines and acoustic guitar just vibing throughout. The sampled chorus and cuts add much flavor as well. Concept of the video is dope as well. These guys are on point!
Smile Ft. Omar. Very smooth with a nice english chorus.
Hip Hop? Ft. The Procussions. This song features a group from the states, which I’ve blogged about before. This one has a nice piano beat, with thicker drums than the previous two songs. And more english too! Dope shit.
Christina Aguilera - Keeps Gettin Better. The sexy blond is back from a long break after releasing a pretty solid album with the help from DJ Premier and others. For a first single (I think), this is pretty solid. Seems like the uptempo beat trend is still going strong. This is a proper club track.
Lil Wil - Bust It Open Ft. Murphy Lee. Here is a crunk track that caught my attention last week. This shit drops like a motherfucker. The thickness of the bass, and the subtle whistle in the background make this a nice trunk rattler.
Sharkslayer - Bad Ding. Here’s some “blawg hauz” with a nice reggae touch to it. The synths go in and out, and always come back strong with strong kicks. Its cool how they used some vocals here and there but didn’t over do it. I like where this is going.
Tuff Crew - My part of Town. Jesus,. thsi song is so sick!!! I haven’t been able to get enough of it lately every since I heard DJ Excel drop it in his live set. I’ve had this song for a while, but just hearing how Excel drops it in the primetime of his set, taking the energy to a whole other level is incredible. The bass kick and chopped up drums on this are so hype! Killing it!