Cee Lo – I’ll Be Around.mp3 (right click and “save link as”) About Artist: Cee Lo is a very unique palyer in the game. His funky pop sound and Hip Hop cred make him unlike anyone else. Cee Lo is probably most famous in the mainstream as his role as one half of Gnarls Barkley which hit it big mainstream with their hits “Crazy” and “Smiley Face”. The other member of Gnarls Barkley DJ Danger Mouse is one responsible for the underground monster hit mashup album “The Grey Album”. About Song:This song is originally off of Cee Lo’s 2004 album “Cee-Lo Green… Is the Soul Machine” but I first heard it on a mixtape of Go-Go beat songs (pictured right). Timbaland is the producer but it is not like most of his other stuff. Favorite Verse:1st verse (0:20) Favorite Line: The opening line. Other:Cee Lo is a weird looking dude if you wanna go check pictures of him out. Cee Lo Wiki
K’naan – T.I.A .mp3 (right click and “save link as”) About Artist:K’naan is a artisti from Somalia who just excape the violent civil war. His first album was released in 2004 so he’s been around and had some commercial sucess. About Song: T.I.A (This Is Africa) is a hip hop song with strong African influence and represents the worldwide Hip Hop movement. Favorite Verse:1st verse (0:13) Favorite Line: “I know all the tricky sticky ickey alleys ways” (1:31) Other: The music video is GREAT check it out HERE K’naan Wiki
Lyriciss – A Milli Freestyle.mp3 (right click and “save link as”) About Artist:Lyriciss is just another unsigned up-and-coming artist out of the DMV (D.C., Maryland, Virginia) About Song:This song is off Lyriciss’ “Hope” mixtape which was released late 2008. Of course this song is a remix of Lil Wayne’s A Milli which was produced by Bangladesh and was 2x Platinum with over thirty remixes listed on wikipedia. If you haven’t heard the original you must have been living under a rock in 2008. Favorite Verse:1st verse (0:22) Favorite Line: “You Motherfuckas don’t wanna renew, I put that nine to your chest like Freddie Adu…(the next part is tight but I’m not gonna type it out)” (3:04) and the part at 1:03 is tight Other:The Original Lil Wayne song is posted in the comments Lyriciss Website
B.o.B. – My Sweet Baby.mp3 (right click and “save link as”) About Artist: B.o.B now known as Bobby Ray is preparing for his first Album with Grand Hustle this fall. I Love Bobby Ray. He’s not pure hip-hop and he leans a little on the pop side but he writes and produces a lot of his own music and his creative and style and unmatched. About Song: This song is just a nice simple little song produced by Fury. Favorite Verse:1st verse (0:41) Favorite Line: “…and if drugs are bad through away every CD you carry,
because drugs have inspired every musical visionary,
and this ain’t even the album yet so the thought alone should be scary” (1:00) Other: Just a nice little song. BoB Wiki
Apathy – Doe Raker Check.mp3 (right click and “save link as”) About Artist: Apathy is a rapper out of Connecticut who after one album with Connecticut left the label after being shelved for several years About Song: This song is one off of his only album Eastern Philosophy and features Motive, Big Hoot, and Emilio Lopez. Favorite Verse:1st verse (0:06) but the firs’t verse is really good Favorite Line: “I’m a bastard that will master ways to massacre the masses,
like a massive meteor that smashes cities into ashes,
ya i bash this little faggots till you face is facin backwards
waitin for you I’m takin you to quiet places in the back woods
where a hoes already thug and slug is waiting very patiently
to travel through the chamber and will bang em very gracefully
and dance through your cranium, tangle with your brain stem, saw sir with you cerebellum , quickly re-arrange them
exit through your ear holes firing projectiles
my bullets are accumulating frequent flyer miles.” (0:06) Other: WOW that first verse is the shiiiit. Apathy Wiki
The Paxtons – Still Waiting (ft. Oscar Wao) (Juxtaposition).mp3 (right click and “save link as”) About Artist:The Paxtons is a hip hop group originally from Chicago’s Paxton Avenue but now out of DC. RIght now they are trying to grow their reputation from DC to the rest of the country. Their recent mixtape WORK is great and can be found a number of hip hop blogs for download. About Song:I wanted to come back today with something hard after yesterday’s slower song BUT I was just feeling this laid back beat today. The instrumentals on this track are really good but don’t forget to listen to the words because the rap is real. I really do like the male vocals on the hook. Favorite Verse:2nd verse (1:44) Favorite Line:The sweet male vocals on the hook Other: The Paxtons are fresh, smart, lyrical, smooth, sophisticated, old school all in one.
About Artist: Drake is signed with Lil Wayne’s Young Money. His debut album “Thank me Later” is coming out this fall. There is an earlier Drake post if you want to know more about Drake but his upcoming album is supposed to be much more R&B than his wildly popular hip-hop mixtape “So Far Gone”
About Song: This song is a single from his 2007 mixtape “Comeback Season”. This is a nice slow song and is about as R&B as a I want to go on the blog.
Favorite Verse:1st verse (0:16) this verse is good all the way through and has a great transisition into the hook Favorite Line:The part right at 0:10 where the Trey Songz sings in the middle of the verse.
Other: This something nice and slow to listen to with someone you care about. Drake Wikipedia
Chip Tha Ripper – Can’t Stop Me (ft. Kid Cudi).mp3 (right click and “save link as”) About Artist:Chip Tha Ripper is a underground rapper from Cleveland still ooking ro a record deal. About Song: This song is on Chip’s 2008 “Can’t Stop Me” mixtape which is a great mixtape of original material mixed by DJ EV. This particular track is also produced byRami and Dez. I was listening to this song and this whole mixtape real heavy in June so hopefully you can enjoy it too before summers done. Favorite Verse:Chip is on the 1st and 3rd, Kid Cudi’s on the 2nd. All verses=Good Favorite Line:“Ok now lets begin, I can show n*gg*s the game lik ESPN” (0:40)
“Your buds is so wood, I’m in the Q-35 Infinity doin doughnuts”(1:11) Other: The guitar solo in the background at 1:10 is awesome (and don’t miss the kazoo solo 2:48). CHip Tha Ripper Myspace
About Artist:If you haven’t heard of Pitbull you’ve never heard of Reggeaton. Pitbull is arguably the most dominant artist in the genre and its hard to go out to the club in Tucson and not heard at least a couple Pitbull song. Pitbull is from Miami with a Cuban background and has been cranking out monster hits since 2004.
About Song: This song came out on the 2007 album “Boatlift”. This song is such a club banger here in Tucson and I just wanted to share it with all those poor souls who don’t get to hear Reggaeton. I know that some east coasters won’t believe it but this song puts Usher’s “Yeah” to shame when it comes on. The beat on the song is based heavily on popularized by Enur which is also a great song and is posted in the comments. The Anthem also features Lil Jon.
Favorite Verse:1st Verse (1:02) Favorite Line:“Hey hey, baby give it to me, don’t play-play
She was like O.K K K
Started clapping her ass to ay bey bey, ay bey bey, ay bey bey
She told me that her mama’s latin, dad’s asian
Abuela está loca, abuelos hatian
Y yo soy cubano and I’m impatient
So do me a favor, lets skip conversation
I just wanna taste ya ASAP
Take ya ASAP, to the room ASAP
Zoom zoom ASAP, boom boom take that
OOOHH I like that!
When you fight back!”(1:02) … And thats the whole first verse lol Other: The song this is based on, Calabria 2008, is in the comments. Pitbull Wiki The Anthem Lyrics
About Artist:I know nothing about Ced Hughes
About Song: This song has a some real nice instruments and rap is just real fun. This song came out on the Smash the System mixtape from Jan 2009 which is a compilation of tracks made by the Kickdrums. The production on the track is done then by the Kickdrums of whom I’m a HUGE fan. Check their bio out at the link below or download “Smash the System” .
Favorite Verse:1st Verse (0:29) But the part I really like is the chorus Favorite Line:Nothing really stands out. Other: The rap is Ced Hughes but the track is all KICKDRUMS! Ced Hughes Myspace Kickdrums last.fm Bio
About Artist: Phil Adé is a brand new artist from the DC Area (his bio is on his myspace). Adé just came out with his very first mixtape so download it from his myspace and show him some love.
About Song: This song is from Phil Adé’s first and only mixtape called “Starting on JV” which came out on July 10 2009.
Favorite Verse:The whole song is ONE HUGE VERSE! Favorite Line:“Flippin up a school cause my minds too slick, I rip, dude I am swine flu sick, gimme a drum kick with snare and I swear I can make them shit into hits on the air, I hear don’t feel youngins but I don’t discriminate, she call me D-Wade with the way that I penetrate, hand me a pen and pad, the rappers I get em mad…”(1:09)
“listen to the evidence, its evident I’m heaven sent”(2:46)
Other: The DMV (DC, Maryland, Virginia) is runnin it! Phil Adé Myspace
About Artist: Kid Cudi is one of the only people left from the XXL freshman class cover that I haven’t posted (Wale, B.o.B., and Drake have already been posted). Kid Cudi is signed with Kanye’s Good Music and will come out with his debut album “Man On the Moon: End of Day” this fall. Kid Cudi will also be featured on at least one song on Jay-Z’s highly anticiapted Blueprint 3. Kid Cudi was featuerd on Kanye’s poplular “Welcome to Heartbreak” and already has two popular singles “Day n Night” and “I Make Her Say (I Poke Her Face)” both which are awesome and will be POSTED IN THE COMMENTS.
About Song: This song is from Cudi’s 2008 mixtape “A Kid Named Cudi” which you can easily find online for free download.
Favorite Verse:1st verse (0:24) Favorite Line:“The one bad bitches call super duper lame
Now super duper fame gives me super duper brains
86 to Cape, but I’m super duper high
Soarin past the moon I’m super duper lonely guy”(1:13)
Other: TWO MORE KID CUDI SONGS IN THE COMMENTS Kid Cudi Wiki
About Artist: Pharrell is an interesting character in the Hip Hop world. Pharrell started as a producer with the production duo Neptunes which has been producing mainstream hits for artists like Jay-Z, Lil Kim, Usher, Busta Rhymes, NSYNC, Clipse, P Diddy, Backstreet Boys, Ludacris and others since 1996. Pharrel also is in the very alternative Hip Hop band N.E.R.D. which has a strong cult following. As a solo artist Pharrell is no for his smooth voice and has song the hooks on songs like Jay-Z’s “I Just Wanna Love You”, and Change clothes, as well as Snoop Dogg’s “Beautiful” and “Drop it Like its Hot”. Finally Pharrel is also a fashion figure with strong skater and biker influences.
About Song: This song came out on Pharrell’s 2006 album “In My Mind”. The album, which had a more Hip Hop Neptunes sound than N.E.R.D., was not very successful. The song also features Slim Thug.
Favorite Verse:This song is more about the beat.
Favorite Line: At 2:55 the songs breaks down real nice for the beginning of the last verse. Other: Pharrell is one of the greats. Pharrell Wikipedia
About Song: This song goes out my boy Pirmin who’s 21st is tomorrow! Happy Birthday! …and the track features Ayomari.
Favorite Verse:The whole song is a story so you gotta hear the whole thing.
Favorite Line: “and i can stand up, but I’m leanin a little to the left, if i leave and the P.D.s smell it on my breath, then I’m punk in drublic, and thats when I drunk dial or text my homies like pick me up”(1:52)
“Say, Say Bye Bye Liver. Farewell Seeya next lifetime like bye bye liver…”(1:11) Other: Happy 21, Pirmin! Tiron Myspace
