Tuesday, November 11
Asher Roth Update
I found the full video of him freestyling over "Mr. Me Too". This is really dope, if you have any doubts about Asher, this will most likely make you a believer.
Asher Roth on Carson Daly
Asher Roth has really been building up momentum and credibility in the online hip-hop community, and my guess is that as soon as he drops an album he will be a mainstream success. Here's a video of him being praised on Carson Daly's show Last Call.
New Kanye Freestyle
Kanye was out in Singapore about a week ago, and after performing his verse from Young Jeezy's "Put On", Kanye went into a long freestyle, letting us know that Kanye's still got it. As much as I like some of what I've heard on 808's & Heartbreak, it would be lie to say this freestyle doesn't make me crave some more rapping then what we'll be getting. Regardless, enjoy the video. Kanye always knows how to move a crowd.
Saturday, October 25
Ludacris/Lil Wayne collabo- "Last of a Dying Breed"
This Luda track off of Theater of the Mind is maybe my favorite ever Luda song. Lil Wayne's verse is incredible, and the swagger and intensity here is great.
Tuesday, August 12
New A.P.T.- Kick Bush video
My man A.P.T. over at http://aptsongs.wordpress.com/ has just put out a video for his song "Kick Bush", a remix to Lupe's "Kick, Push"... and it is another very clever and witty track. Keep on the lookout for this guy, and I will keep posting videos as he stays in contact.
Friday, August 8
New Game/ Just Blaze
There's a new song that has surfaced produced by Just Blaze that is a banger, yet it did not make the album's final cut. It's a pretty dope track, so if this is a leftover L.A.X. must be really dope.
New Luda/T.I.
Two of Atlanta's finest, Ludacris & T.I. have squashed their beef and recorded a song to be released on Luda's forthcoming LP Theater of the Mind and it is a banger, as would be expected. DJ Toomp killed it behind the boards.
Thursday, August 7
Jockin' Jay-Z
During Kanye's performance the other night at Madison Square Garden he debuted a new Jay-Z track that he produced that is possibly from a Blueprint 3 album that is questionably in the works. Kanye's production is on-point and Jay sounds great. He keeps rapping hard he'll make up for Kingdom Come.
Whatever You Like video
This song has been playing on my iPod all day. This is one hell of a summer song... and now here's the video. I expect this to shoot up the charts just like "Lollipop" did.
Monday, August 4
Asher Roth's first single
To all my readers- this morning at 12:05 AM boybillions.com posted this new Ash Roth track entitled "I Love College", and after listening to it myself it is now going to be available to all my readers at 12:08 AM. Now that's a committed blogger! I got work early tomorrow so I'm about to be out but this is a great feel-good joint about the college experience many of us love. Check out the track.
Sunday, August 3
Game/Weezy "My Life" Video Shoot
Forget what I said about it possibly not making the album, "My Life" is the confirmed second single (I guess "Dope Boys" was more of a street single although they made a video). Here's a video of Game and Wayne out on set in East L.A. filming what looks to be a pretty grimy video complete with shootouts and graveyards. So much for a summer anthem. Regardless the song is hot and I'm feelin' Game's flow. I don't see this being big on the charts though.
Weekly Music Guide: August 3-10
Got work pretty soon so this is just to get the lists out, but expect all of the links to be up by the end of the night. Also, remember that the top 10 songs will be linked upon request. You can do this by leaving a comment on the post, using the chat box, or e-mailing me at jwbunc25@gmail.com. You can use that e-mail at any time to send me songs or anything or to request something larger. On to the guide:
Close calls:
Ludacris- What Them Girls Like ft. Chris Brown & Sean Garrett (see earlier post for link/review)
I didn't post this link when I got it a few days ago, so I'll take a minute to review. This is a very introspective track by Game who stated that all the songs on his album were "universal summer songs", so maybe this won't be on the album? I actually am really feeling this track. Contrary to most people's views when Game is emotional he sounds most sincere. I'm not really going for all the Westside gangsta rap. To be honest the depressed Dr. Dre-tribute "Doctor's Advocate" was one of my favorite songs off his last album of the same name. Weezy can't get off that autotune, but actually he really fits the mood on the song. Game's lyrics are on-point, and if you fall to deep into the mood you're missing something important that he's saying. The one controversy with the song is that in the first version that leaked to the internet Game's 2nd verse contained these lines: "You see them 24's spinnin? I earned them// And all the pictures of me and Em, I burned them// So there ain't no proof that I ever walked through 8 Mile// And since there ain't no Proof, I never walked through 8 Mile". First off, why is he taking shots at Em? Now, the real question is why did he change those lines for the CDQ version that I'm giving y'all today. He's filled up those lines with some filler and the line "and fuck Jesse Jackson cause it ain't about race now". Maybe we'll hear more about this in the future. If you're interested in hearing the early version, check it out here.
Asher Roth- A Milli (see earlier post for link and review) Oh, and I'm now an even bigger fan after learning that Ash Roth is reppin' West Chester, PA- that's right up my alley.
Now what you've been waiting for: THE TOP 10:
10. David Banner- Shawty Say ft. David Banner
9. Nas- We Make The World Go Round ft. Chris Brown & The Game
8. Lloyd- I Need Love ft. The-Dream
7. R. Kelly- Skin
6. T.I.- Swing Ya Rag ft. Swizz Beatz
5. Akon- Clap Again
4. Bow Wow- Big Bank Take Lil Bank ft. Swizz Beatz
3. Chris Brown- Electric Guitar
2. Nas- Black President
1. Ne-Yo- Miss Independent
That's right, Ne-Yo is this week's #1! That song is undeniable.
Weekly Downloads:
The Game- L.A.X. leaks? I haven't checked this yet, so if anyone checks it out let me know if its the real thing. The download link can be found here.
A.P.T. Presents: The Obama Mixtape
This is a MUST download! The homie APT is incredibly talented and funny, and this is a great mixtape for any Obama fan. I've been bumpin' the "A Millie" remix that he did "Obama, Obama" for awhile now- and he's now got a video so check this out and if you're feelin' it make sure you support him and download the mixtape. Also check out his myspace and his website where he posts a new song weekly.
JD's Celebrity Basketball Game
Jermaine Dupri recently held a celebrity basketball game in Atlanta, with his So So Def family going against Nelly's Derrty Ent. crew. Kevin Hart is always a laugh.
Nas on the Colbert Report
This is a little late, but an interesting and inspiring video. I have really been appreciating the efforts of highly respected members of the hip-hop community speaking out against McCain and for Obama, and at the front of this is Nas. The more that rappers like him merge gaps between the black community and white liberals the stronger and smoother Obama's support will flow. John Legend also appeared on the show during the Spring, and both guests have really influenced the public. This was very uplifting to see. The embed's not working, so just follow the link. Oh, and if you're not familiar, Stephen Colbert is a very sarcastic person. Don't get it confused. lol.
Saturday, August 2
Luda is back!
That's right y'all, the self-proclaimed "King of the South" Ludacris is back with the first single from his upcoming album Theater of the Mind, "What Them Girls Like" ft. Chris Brown & Sean Garrett. The Darkchild production is catchy and definitely radio ready, and Luda showcases his great charisma all over the beat. Call it "Money Maker" 2.0. The Chris Breezy chorus sure doesn't help his chances of this being a major hit. Look for this to be climbing the charts in no time.
Thursday, July 31
ASHer Roth
This dude Asher Roth is sick, I can't even lie... and I don't think anybody who's staying on top of hip-hop right now can overlook him. He claims that he is the "Burbs' first person to murder a verse", and he has done just that on just about every track I've heard from him thus far. So... for all of you who are not yet familiar, you better get familiar, cause this college kid is gonna take the game by storm.First up is "A Millie", which just about everybody has gotten on, so I'm not suprised that Ash followed. If not my favorite remix, this one is up there and a must download.
Next up is his internet-acclaimed The Greenhouse Effect mixtape hosted by Don Cannon & DJ Drama. This is one of the best mixtapes I've heard this year. This mixtape puts him up there with Ya Boy on my list of favorite mixtape artists. And that's what I feel Ash will be... I haven't heard the expected single "College Kid" that he is promising us in the fall, but I feel his style is more meant for the mixtapes. So take this one for what is it- a college kid who loves music making some feel good tracks and ripping a handful of beats.
Stay tuned for more Ash updates, and I'll put the "Roth Boys" video up later tonight.
Keep it locked.
JB
Jay-Z puts on for his city too...
That's right, Kanye's been X'd, and his "big brother" takes his spot with yet another killer guest verse from Hov. Jeezy sounds better on the remix, and Jay adds a new flavor. Although I'm a big Kanye fan, I was pretty sick of all that autotune filling up my ears. Shouts to Low.Oh by the way, that Bow Wow/Swizz track is a killer. I've had it playing all day. Look out for Pedigree this summer!
Wednesday, July 30
Bad girls
Danity Kane and Missy Elliot's new track, the Danja-produced "Bad Girl" is the newest single off of Welcome to the Dollhouse, and the girls have gone with a very sexual video. Nothing wrong by me.
Got Money! And you know it!
Lil Wayne & T-Pain's (T-Wayne?) new single "Got Money" is tearing up the radio out here in Philly, and as the declared third single, the video has recently surfaced. This is a big track, one of the catchiest and radio-friendly songs on a commercially-driven Tha Carter III. Weekly Music Guide Update
As you can see with Friday's WMG post- I am having trouble with zshares. Many links that I open are being closed, and so I ask that with all the trouble posting the links puts me through to look up the songs on my list yourself, and if you want the zshares of the songs contact me. I will continue to post my WMG every week and the album downloads and close calls with always contain links, however links to zshares of "top 10" songs will be available only upon request.
Thanks, and keep it locked.
JB
New Bow Wow
It's been a long week. Sorry I haven't got at y'all in a minute. Thanks to Low I've got a new joint off Bow's upcoming album for you, and it is one hell off a banger. Swizz keeps coming with beats that keep your head rockin', and Bow switches up the flow on this one.Friday, July 25
Weekly Music Guide: The Top 10
Let me introduce you all to a new tradition that I've been wanting to start up for a while now. As your blogger I am using bias when posting, because I generally am posting music that I like myself. If you keep coming back, one of the reasons is probably because you too like the same music. So, in an effort to give you more of my favorite music, I'm starting a weekly music guide including my top 10 played songs of the week, 3 close calls, and any new albums or mixtapes that you should check out- complete with zshares, videos, and full album/mixtape downloads. You're not gonna want to miss this. My goal is to post one every Friday so that you can go home for the weekend and pick up all your new music for the week.
Week 1- July 25- 31:
Close Calls:
The Top 10:
10. Nas- We Make The World Go Round ft. The Game & Chris Brown
8. Chris Brown- Electric Guitar
6. Nas- Black President
4. John Legend- Green Light ft. Andre 3000
3. Usher- What's A Man To Do
2. T.I.- Whatever You Like
1. Gym Class Heroes- Cookie Jar ft. The-Dream
This Week's Best:
Stay tuned for next week.
Wednesday, July 23
New Lloyd/Polow- Party All Over Your Body
A new banger from Lloyd has surfaced thanks to Urban Music- the Polow da Don produced "Party All Over Your Body". Lloyd's new album is looking real good so far. Check it out below.
Monday, July 21
Estelle and Travis McCoy at the Puma Store
Estelle performs "1980" and Travis freestyles over Kanye's "Flashing Lights". Estelle is expected to appear on GCH's new album The Quilt.
Bonus:
GCH performing "Blinded by the Sun" off The Quilt on Warped
Tour.
Saturday, July 19
Put that "Body on Me"
The official video is here for Nelly & Ashanti's new single "Body On Me" also featuring Akon. The track is slated to appear both on Ashanti and Nelly's forthcoming albums. The song was produced by Akon.
Props to Binside TV for this one.
Buy "Untitled"// Fox News vs. Obama
Nas' new album "Untitled" is probably his best album of the new millenium. "Queens Get The Money", "Sly Fox", "Hero", "Fried Chicken" and the bonus track "Black President" sampling 2Pac are the biggest highlights for me, but I really feel that there is no filler on here.*UPDATE: Because "Black President" is a bonus track I'm not sure if it is included in the rapidshare file. In that case, here it is as a zshare.
I hope all of you Nas fans support him and go get his album, but if you are on the edge about whether to buy it here is the rapidshare, but please... if you like it go out and support.
Also, here is the recently released video for "Sly Fox"- one of my favorite songs on the album. Pay attention to what he's saying... especially in the heat of the approaching election what he's saying is extremely relevant. You cannot turn on Fox News right now without hearing an Obama bashing and it needs to be stopped.
Also, I have included a video made by Robert Greenwald about
Fox's attacks on Obama. Please watch and spead the word.
Update on "The Quilt" straight from Travie
I just checked Travis' blog and saw that he had posted a response to the Billboard review. Here's what he had to say:
So apparently, BILLBOARD, one of the most prominent music publications in the industry has “Reviewed” or record. I was delighted by the “right over your head” aspect of the entire “review”. I like to let our albums be somewhat of a “choose your own adventure” listen but seriously, The theme of the record is not infidelity, With the exception of “Cookie Jar”, “Coming Clean” may be a little misleading, It’s actually about me having an affair with music, do these people “really listen to music or do they just skim through it”??? At any rate, Warped tour has been amazing, I finally got Michealangelo running like a champ, stooooked. Big up to my homies at WARBUX for coming through and tuning my baby up! I had a blast in Winsdsor last night, made some really great friends and got karate chopped by a woman at a chinese joint for being out of line, it was rather cute. DETROIT WAS BANANAS, BEST SHOW BY FAR!! We have so much love for DETROIT ROCK CITY!!! Damn, i felt invincible after that set. Listened to The Gin Blossoms in a drunken stupor, dejesus wasn’t too into that, But you can deny that fucking band. Hit after Hit. “Until it hear it from you”, COME THE FUCK ON!!! My new jam is the new John Legend and Andre 3K JOINT, SHEEESH, shit puts me in the greatest mood, looking forward to hangin with K-OS and Drake today in the T-Dot. Toronto’s such a great fucking place, i may live hear someday, just a thought……….
Check out Travis' blog here for more updates as GCH's music continues to drop.
New Ya Boy & Dr. Dre
Ya Boy has always been one of my favorite underground artists. His freestyles are really dope and he can just go on and on. Now he has linked up with Dr. Dre for a new track, confirming rumors that he may be in talks with Aftermath. Regardless, Ya Boy is one of the best in the underground right now and this is yet another banger. Also check out his most recent mixtape I'm Bout to Murdah This Shit! The title track is a 5-minute freestyle and one of my favorite freestyles of all time. Too many highlights to name.
"That's why these hoes put Ya Boy on they hitlist//Swag like a motherfucker I'm the new Slick Rick".
To download the mixtape click here.
Password: www.maxalbums.com
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Also, this song is pretty old now, but if your not into the freestyle vibe check this Cool & Dre-produced track that is slated to be his first single whenever he releases a full album.
Danity Kane looking good
Danity Kane, whose new album Welcome to the Dollhouse debuted at #1 last week, finished up a tour promoting their new album with their last stop at Wiltern in Los Angeles last month. I just came across this video of their performance, and I gotta say they are looking really good. The video is about 15 minutes and includes clips of about 5 different songs- be sure to check out their performances of "Right Now" and especially "Ecstasy", both which include special guests on stage with the girls. Damn Aubrey is fine.
They have also just shot the video for their new single "Bad Girl", featuring Missy Elliot and produced by Danja, which is
expected to be a very hot video. Find the full story here.
Here is a clip of the video:
MTVMiss Independent
While his Stargate-produced lead single "Closer" continues to clime the charts (#17 on Billboard 100 after #27 last week), Ne-Yo prepares his second single "Miss Independent" to hit the airwaves on August 7th. While not as instantly infectious as his first single, his new song shows radio potential and is growing on me the more I listen to it. Year of the Gentleman is slated to hit stores August 5th, and reflects Ne-Yo's desire to show the more mature side of R&B. With guest appearances from Jay-Z, Rihanna, T.I., Nas, Patrick Stump, Lil Wayne, and Leona Lewis- and production from the likes of Stargate, Tricky Stewart, Kanye West, Timbaland, and J.R. Rotem- Ne-Yo is on track to deliver a very strong album among a current R&B climate centered around ringtones and Autotune.
10 Best Beats of All Time?
So I just spotted a blog that Scratch did over at XXL, picking his top 10 favorite beats of all time, and giving a short explanation of his picks. Here's his list- feel free to comment on his or post your own. I'll try to get mine together in the next few days...10) “Wrong Side Of The Tracks”- The Artifacts produced by T-Ray- the rolling bassline, the persistent drum hits, the sax samples…. this was a beat made strictly for the backpackers, and it worked.
9) “Come Clean”- Jeru the Damaja produced by DJ Premier- can’t front, first time I heard this I didn’t like it. We all thought Premier sampled some drops of water, low and behold it was a straight loop off a Shelly Manne record, go figure.
8) “T.R.O.Y.”- Pete Rock and CL Smooth produced by Pete Rock- Soul Brother #1 lifts a portion of Tom Scott’s “Today” (among other samples) to create the only sentimental rap record in the history of hip-hop that can literally shut a club down at 2am.
7) “Diary Of A Madman”- Gravediggaz produced by RNS- the main loop andbreakdown both come from Johnny Mathis records, go figure. I remember literally tuning in to HOT97 every night for a week straight just so I could tape the song off the “Hot 5 at 9.” The beat was both eerie and spooky, but it still had that hip-hop bounce to it. It was horrorcore at its finest.
6) “Hand On The Pump”- Cypress Hill produced by DJ Muggs- when I heard “Duke Of Earl” chopped up, it was a purely a “wtf?” moment… I could only nod my head.
5) “Da Rockwilder”- Method Man and Redman produced by Rocwilder- this track came out at a time when Swizz Beats was literally ruling the radio with synth-infused tracks. Rocwilder took that sound, gave it more melody and a more straightforward hip-hop drum beat, and Redman came with the Cypress Hill redux (see above), and a classic was born.
4) “T.O.N.Y.”- Capone N Noreaga produced Nasheim Myrick- this could be quite possibly the hardest hip-hop beat ever made. Slow and brooding, it creeps along while that deep 808 just keeps banging down low. The way this track is arranged, how the main vocal sample keeps dropping out and coming back in, keeps it interesting for the whole song.
3) “Whoah”- Black Rob produced by Buckwild- this beat was unique because at the time a) nobody was really making hard records and b) It’s a song that still plays in the club, but if you really listen closely, there’s a lot of things going on in the beat itself- the violin melody, the breakdown at the end of every 4-8 bars or so, the bassline. It’s very musical, but still knocks.
2) “Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See”- Busta Rhymes produced byShamello- the flip of Seals and Croft’s “Sweet Green Fields” was deceptively simple, but when you really listen to the original sample and the Busta track, you can hear some different percussion elements, particularly the shaker, that make the beat swing more like a hip-hop record.
1) “Protect Ya Neck”- Wu-Tang Clan produced by The Rza- there are so many elements to this track that I don’t even know what was sampled and what was played out on a keyboard. There’s the drum loop, the bass line loop, the piano that comes in sporadically, the weird stringy sound that drops in and out, and tons of other sounds. I think that’s what makes the track incredible, the fact that it keeps changing as the the voices you hear on the track change- the arrangement is very dynamic.
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Scratch also went on to list his honorable mentions. You can find the whole article here.
Ciara is back...
Props to Chris.
Gym Class Heroes' "The Quilt" touches new ground
The metaphorical lead single, "Cookie Jar," produced by and featuring The-Dream, and the Estelle-assisted "Innocent" ("I'm guilty 'til proven innocent," he raps about being unfaithful) are both about McCoy's cheating ways. On "Come Clean," he continues on about infidelity, rhyming, "Been cheating and this isn't easy for me because you've been so good to me."
But it's not all about disloyalty. On "Kissing Ears" and the Cool and Dre-produced "Live Forever," featuring Daryl Hall, McCoy leaves his playboy ways behind and opts for lust and love. On the Patrick Stump-produced "Catch Me If You Can" and the piano-laden "Like Father Like Son" ("Papa was a rolling stone / but I want to be on the cover of a Rolling Stone"), McCoy rhymes about his music success, while addressing the skeptics on the drum-heavy "Don't Tell Me It's Over."
Additionally, there are tinges of reggae on "Drunk Txt Romeo" and "Blinded by the Sun," both produced by Fall Out Boy's Stump. "Peace Sign / Index Now," featuring Busta Rhymes is a viral promotional track whose video was released today (July 18) online.
"As Cruel As School Children" reached No. 8 on Billboard's Top Rap Albums chart. The set has sold 519,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen Soundscan. The single "Cupid's Chokehold" climbed to No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
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They also have released a new iTunes EP entitled "Patches From The Quilt" that includes 3 songs off their new album, including the lead single "Cookie Jar" featuring The-Dream.
You can find the EP on iTunes, and The Quilt will be out September 9th.
And in case you missed it, here is the link to the lead single "Cookie Jar" (evilshare)
Here is the video for one of the songs off their new EP, "Peace Sign/Index Down" featuring Busta Rhymes.
GCH is also headlining this year's Vans Warped Tour so be sure to catch them, Shwayze, and many other bands and artists when they come to your city!
Will you be my corona and lime?
Upcoming Malibu rapper Shwayze has a bright future ahead of him with his first single "Buzzin" featuring Cisco Adler making its way up the Billboard Hot 100 and his new TV show set to air on MTV this Wednesday. Right now between every show of MTV there is a little segment of one of his performances, and I can really see a bunch of MTV lovers going crazy over this new song he's just released entitled "Corona and Lime". Set to be the second single, it also features Cisco Adler and is a free release over at Rhapsody and Verizon. I just got it and uploaded it to a zshare so you all can find it below.
Also, here is a decent quality live video of Shwayze and Cisco Adler performing their new song in Scottsdale, AZ.
You can have whatever you like...
While I am a big fan of Swing Ya Rag, one listen to T.I.'s new official first single Whatever You Like and I know that this will tear up the charts. Produced by Jim Jonsin (Lil Wayne's "Lollipop" and Danity Kane's "Show Stopper"), T.I. goes the "Lollipop" route and exercises his singing ability on this track. The song will be hitting airwaves shortly and a video will be released soon.
Whatever You Like (zshare)
Thursday, March 20
Back up and running
Hey y'all-
ATI is back up and running for good. I had a lot of internet/computer issues, but I'm gonna re-build this site back up from the ground up. I'll be back later today to hook you up with some new music.
Breeze
ATI is back up and running for good. I had a lot of internet/computer issues, but I'm gonna re-build this site back up from the ground up. I'll be back later today to hook you up with some new music.
Breeze
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