da playblog

vybe w/ me

2008-08-14T23:46:00.000-07:00

There's a wealth of craaazy hot new music to enjoy for the last couple weeks of summer. I suggest burnin a CD, poppin it in your ride and turning the volume to MAX!
Aisha - Goodie Goodie / Can't Hide
Million Stylez - Frenemy (remix)
Nuffy Nuff - On The Corner
Demarco - Sort Dem Out
Cobra - Ohh Ohh
The Game ft. Neyo - Gentleman's Affair
The DEY - Addicted (remix)
Joe - Why Just Be Friends
Brandy - Right Here (Departed)
Monica ft. Ludacris - Still Standing
Marvin Winans Jr. - You Never Let Me Down
Kardinal Offishall - Bad Like We Bad
Kardinal Offishall ft. Akon - Dangerous (soca remix)
Rosco Umali ft. Talib Kweli - Find A Way
T.I. - Kick It In The Hotel
Vic Damone - Jockin Vic D
Styles P - Better Watch Yourself
The Game ft. Ludacris - Ya Heard

quik fix

2008-08-06T01:34:00.000-07:00

A few choice cuts...

These have that classic r&b sound I love:
Mary J. Blige - Supernatural
Raphael Saadiq - Love That Girl

Yeah, Paps is a beast:
Papoose - Get It Poppin Again - Get It Poppin Again

Couple rap trax I'm feelin:
Murs - Can It Be
Jane Doe ft. Talib Kweli & Black Tought - Bullshit

Wot? New from Rock & Ruck:
Heltah Skeltah - Everything Is Heltah Skeltah

Wtf! Khaled's a shrill goof, so how does he get such top-notch artists on his (ginormous) posse cuts? Lol @ the hiphop blogosphere's savaging the rotund megalomaniac and his soprano tones (not like the hit mobster show, more like a castrato):
Lloyd ft. everyone - Girls Around The World (DJ Khaled remix)

Fresh from the undagroud:
Balance ft. Big Rich & G Stack - I Can Give It To You

I don't know/care if you think you like reggaeton or not, this is a cut and a half!
Daddy Yankee - Pa Kum Pa

Did. Not. See. This. Coming.
Warren Zevon vs. Wu-Tang - Werewolves Of Chessboxin'

My fav hype riddim du jour:
10 Pounds Of Kush riddim

last of back

2008-08-02T23:33:00.000-07:00

Notch - Burn Out Bad Man
Notch & Fatman Scoop - Lay Away Love (remix)
Pitbull - Dem Miami Boyz
Qwote ft. Plies - 808
Rain ft. Traffic & Big Cas - Sex, Money, Drugs
Reds & Beenie Man - High Grade
Re-Up Gang - Zen
Ricky Blaze & Fresh Prince - How Mi Look
Ryan Leslie - Wanna Be Good
Shema - All About Me
Sizzla - Dingo
Takia Miguel - I'm Bad
Tank - Give It To Me
Theo - Hola Oh Theo
Timberlee, Natalie Storm & Tifa - Sexercise
Tish - Settle Down
Torica ft. Voyce Alexander - All We Need To Know
Usher - Don't Hurt 'Em
Vybz Kartel - Keeping It
Vybz Kartel & Javinchi - Weh Dem A Go
Warren G ft. Ray J - Crush

phew! ruminate those for a sec...

more back

2008-08-02T13:56:00.000-07:00

I'll just go ahead and put up a pile more from this week, don't sleep!
Hot Dollar - I Warned You
Huey ft. Trey Songz - No Makeup
Ivy Queen - Dime
Jae Millz - Str8 Outta Uptown (Dodg - peep this!)
Kardinal Offishall ft. Solitair - As We Continue
Keyshia Cole - Heaven Sent (remix)
Lil Joe - Bed A Rose
Lloyd - Let Me Know
Lloyd ft. Lil Wayne - All Around The World (dancehall remix)
Ludacris ft. Chris Brown & Sean Garrett - What Them Girls Like
Ludacris - Politics (Obama Is Here)
Madonna & Cherine Anderson - Give It To Me (Sly & Robbie remix)
Madvillain- Drainos
Maino ft T.I., Plies, Swizz Beatz, Fabolous & Jadakiss - Hi Hater (remix)
Megan Rochell - Caught Up
Mickey Factz - Going Nowhere
Miss Thing - Inna Mi League
Mr. Lexx - Nuh Flappy Flappy
Nathan - Broken Heart
Ne-Yo - The Truth
Nikal Fieldz ft. Nina B & Trazz - Now & Then

bbs w/ even more!

baaack

2008-08-01T19:48:00.000-07:00

been a long time, shouldn'a left u, w/out a dope beat 2 step 2...
Well lets make up 4 it with sum trax, allsorts:

Yung Berg ft. Amerie - Get Your Number
Baby C ft Chi Ching Ching & friends - So Hot
Beenie Man & Shatta - Better Man
BKay and Kazz - You Know Its Right (acoustic mix)
Bling Dawg & Busy Signal - V.I.P.
Brooklyn Academy ft. Jean Grae - Raise Ya Hands
Busy Signal - This Is
Carl Henry - Request Line
Cassie - Soldier 4 Your Love
Cecile - Gets My Man
Ciara - Walk On It
Daddy Yankee - Ten Pacencia (remix)
D'aville - I'm In Love With You
DJ Revolution ft. KRS One - The DJ
Mavado ft. Bling Dawg & Demarco - Money Haffi Sort Out
Empress Robertha - How Long
Gentleman ft. Sizzla - Lack Of Love (Jr. Blender remix)
Ghost - By Your Side
GZA - 0% Finance
Heavy D ft. Junior Reid - Long Distance Girlfriend

more 2morrow - mwah!

sweetness

2008-07-27T23:31:00.000-07:00

Call 'em girlie tunes, slow jams, quiet storm, whatever you like, just listen 2 'em. They make u fall in love or make ur heart ache, just as long as they make you FEEL SOMETHING. Here's some beauties that I'm feeling, from me to you:

Avant - Yes
J. Holiday - I Know Love
R. Kelly - Heaven Chose You
Dawn Richard - Strobe Light
Lloyd - Treat You Good
Raekwon ft. Mika - Once In A Lifetime
Lee Carr ft. Jadakiss - Stilettos (remix)
Rick Ross - Teenage Love Affair freestyle
Joell Ortiz - Good Times
Natural Black - Just Like In The Movies
Marcia Griffith ft. Busy Signal - Automatic (remix)
Beenie Man ft. Miss Trinity - A 1000 Lifetime
Serani ft. Lorraine - Rain A Fall
Collie Buddz - Old Times Sake
Tony Curtis - Superstar
Konshens - Winna
Nanko - For You

(lovely Kelly this is 4 u)

Aretha Franklin - The Night Time Is The Right Time
<3

d'hall nyceness

2008-07-24T23:07:00.000-07:00

Kuum lisn 2 new Sadiki!
Ridiculas and Realistic's Give It To Me.
Beenie Man's request: Gimme Likkle.
Busy Signal confesses: I Like Milk.
Leftside saw ur Black G-String.
Mr. Vegas needs a Round of Applause.
Mad Cobra and Demarco a Trap Wi Mi.
Japanese with Suku Castro & Demarco r hype on Que No Muera El Dancehall (remix).
Junior Reid ft. Andrew & Wada Blood no Want Tek Life.
Caspa Codina & Rubi Dan - Used To Go Dancing (Heatwave remix).
Anthony Red Rose - Gangster Paradise.
Mavado's On The Go.
Vybz Kartel's Bruk Buddy.
Demarco thinks Dem A Fool.
Alaine sez Spin Me.
Here's some Croaking Lizard.
Munga and Kartel are pure fyah on Tiger Balm.

L'embarras du choix

2008-07-22T21:26:00.000-07:00

YAY so much great new music!
Marques Houston is incredible on "Sunset".
If Donnell Jones really wanted me not to trip he wouldn't have released a single this hot.
F-f-"Fall" 4 more new Brandy.
Talib Kweli teams up with Fabolous, Styles P and Ranson on "What I've Learned", which brings to mind the most hilariously scathing review over @ TSS = ROR!
Oh looky, posse cut w/ Red Cafe!
Every member of humankind might be related to somebody on this one.
Ice Cube has a str8 banger with "Get Used To It" featuring The Game and WC.
Cuban Link returns with a fine effort.
The instr on Nas' "Can't Stop Me Now" ft. Eban Thomas is everywhere, and that's good.
Lil Wayne and Mike Tyson posit on "The American Dream".
"Didn't I Tell You?" I'm not sure Keyshia, say it again!
Homegirl Mami Montana's fully reppin on "Afficial".
Ja Rule's back with "Baby".

Kardi & rant

2008-07-20T16:54:00.000-07:00

Last night was off the scale of wikkidness! Peepd the Kardinal Offishall afterparty (props 2 Gman & Rizk) and lemme tell you bout a performer so generous he unbegrudgingly signed and posed so graciously all night without pause, truly a gem of an artist, and I'm so proud he's Canadian and true to his craft. He was here on tour with Akon, Sean Paul and Wyclef, so here's a whole heap of choice cuts from all these brothas:
Kardinal Offishall - Touch Me Back
Kardinall Offishall - Bad Like We Bad
Kardinall Offishall ft. Akon - Graveyard Shift
Drake ft. Kardinal Offishall & Andreena - The Last Hope
Rochester ft. Kardinal Offishall - Pull Up
Akon - Right Now (Na Na Na)
Akon - She's So Fine
Colby Odonis - Don't Turn Back (prod. by Akon)
Briccs Dolla Figga ft. Akon - Stay Down
Wyclef Jean ft. Lupe Fiasco - Fast Car (remix)
Wyclef Jean ft. Sizzla - Welcome To The East
Uncle Murda ft. Wyclef & Movado - Informer
T.I. ft. Wyclef Jean - You Know What It Is
Sean Paul ft. Mr. Evil (Leftside) - Back It Up
Sean Paul - Hold My Hand
Sean Paul - The Rite Time
(on second thought its so sweet here's the rest of Forever riddim)

The indomitable Joe Budden. Love this new Papoose.

Red Cafe appears on this hot HOT trak (tx KS!).

Mario's Stuttering and I Choose You are gonna be bangin in my ride this week.

Dunno bout this new Ciara tho its nice 2 hear Luda for a sec.

This fresh Christina Milian is by my favourite furtive producer, brilliant beatmaker 7 Aurelius. Nicole Wray (when oh when?...) did a secret unreleased trak w/ him called Lollipop a few years back that is the holy grail of NW fanz (featured for a few bars playin on the car radio in a Dame Dash video intro, how obscure can u get!).

It is interesting to note that today's post begins and ends with two of my all-time favourite artists. Both are prodigiously talented and both have been royally shafted by the commercial music biz. Kardi's 2nd album got shelved after the collapse of MCA and was summarily forgotten by the execs, and Nicole Wray got screwed by both Missy and the execs, fuckery which continues to this day. Hopes were high that her unreleased "Elektric Blue" album would finally drop when she hooked up w/ Dame Dash a few years ago, but, erm, that didn't really work out, so uhhh..., well, nothin... (sistas, in the words of Dorothy Parker: "Never put all your eggs in one bastard"). Theories abound about underground music staying pure and independent when artists face such struggles and the inevitable sellout when the formulaic major music ~~machines~~ labels take control of an artist's career. Perhaps they do explore their art more freely without oppression from the mainstream music industry's artistic directors breathing down their necks. That said, you would spend a long day trying to convince me that either artist would be any less gritty or keep it any less real with some industry support. Imho, the greedy-a$$ media moguls who (still) desperately want to cash in on a culture and movement they dismissed at its inception, attacked at its peak, and continue to misunderstand and misinterpret in its renaissance are now panicking as they see themselves left out of the equation as purveyors of what is worth listening to - that's what I'm here 4!

hip politix

2008-07-18T14:19:00.000-07:00

OMG, 'Ye, 'Clef and N.E.R.D. gonna perform 4 the DNC @ the end of Aug!

mondegreenz

2008-07-17T22:04:00.000-07:00

Thought you should know, some of these days, the weight of so many roads is sometimes too much;
happiness just out of reach, as if I can't wait one more day.

Only women bleed. Her ordinary pain can open your eyes & change your world.
She's a woman, a lover, a friend; she's got to be real always.

Tell me, in time can we work it out?
Just say yes my dear, only you make me feel alright.
You know, that's a pretty good love. What a man; he's funny that way.

What you gave me talkin about forgiveness led me into love.
The magic of your mind's the reason I wanna thank you.

filing findz

2008-07-16T00:32:00.000-07:00

L8st riddims from di Yard:
Duane Stephenson on Deception;
Munga on Heatstroke;
Rseenal on Sky Daggering;
Oneal Ferno on Sleepy Medz;
Giddeon Red on Snub Nose;
Lyon I on Country Reggae;
Turbulence on Fortune Teller;
Fantan Mojah on Fugitive;
Natural Black on Yard & Abroad.

Inspectah Deck be "Swaggin" 4 real, here's my man D' w/ the DPG on the same beat @ least 2 yrs ago. Seems all paths lead 2 another Mickey Factz track.

Elucid got my attention with this moody number. Young Chris ft. Freeway & Omilio Sparks is dope. This is from Skillz' freshly dropped album. In other newz: Obie's baaaaack...!

Seriously, watch the Rootz Manuva vid to the right (tx CB!), lovelovelove it.

<3 xoxo

LOVE>FEAR

2008-07-14T19:18:00.000-07:00

Yeah peeps, here with new Teairra Mari "Finding My Way Back". Mary J.'s sweet on this joint with Big Boi. Styles P's "Ghosts" is nice too.

From Chocolate City, RatheMC gets together with Kid Cudi and DJ A-Trak and the result is spectacular.

Busta's on quite a streak, continuing to explore his caribbean heritage, this time with Machel Montano.

Statik Selektah gets a heap of homies to help out on this lovely cut "To The Top".

AZ's got a "Secret". And Joe Budden's proving hip hop isn't dead at all with this ~~tirade~~ trak.

VIC is like, Mister club banger: "Wobble". Okiii, now let's be "Gangsta"! As for this, just one more can't hurt.

From da Wu fam (BK Zoo 2 b specifik), Chi King's "Icy" on Maino's Hi Hate r track.
This "incredible" beat is hot, peep Mickey Factz and Naledge on it.
Here's Chamillionaire's freestyle on Nas' "Hero" track.

Gee, I dunno if this Erykah is funky enough...
And gee, that's some "homage" to my hero, Chuck D....

Some unrlsd Talib (not) from Eardrum:
"Gettin My Grown Man On" ft. Little Brother
"Take It Back" ft. Marsha Ambrosius

(Word, Sadiki. Mea culpa.)

This and that

2008-07-09T20:15:00.000-07:00

Let's start with some Wu, RZA with U-God and Inspectah Deck on this remix.

This Ryan Leslie track ft. Cassie "Addicted" is gettin mad love from some choice MCs like Joe Budden - see below for Red Cafe's version. Here's a couple more R. Les' jointz: "Elektro (remix)" and "Where U Gonna Be".

Since we're on an R&B tip, Akon's midas touch production is in effect on Romeo's "Need 2 Be There".

Brandy can always be counted on for a decent album and her latest "Keeping It To Myself" is no exception. "I Wanna Fall In Love" is my current fav.

I'm lovin the cross-pollination of hiphop/r&b/dancehall/reggaeton. Here's what I mean:
Wise Intelligent ft. Somer Lane "Sensi Party"
Brahim - "Chica Loca"
Atiba ft. Mr. Vegas - "Like What"
Nigel Lewis ft. Beenie Man & Giovanna - "I Jus Wanna"
Kardinal Offishall ft. Lindo P - "Burnt"

WOT!? New Onyx!

Boommmmmm!

2008-07-07T18:58:00.000-07:00

Know what I like? I like BOOMIN'-A$$ BASS! Standin' next 2 tha speakers so the bassline makes your chest cavity vibrate. Or the rearviews. Just turn it up.
Mr. Bangladesh is tryna make my summer, next up is Busta Rhymes "I Got Bass" - yeah u sure as hell do.

Know what else I like? Da AIR HORNNN!!! It might be my favourite musical instrument.
Peep Team Blackout's liberal use on "Billion Dollar Boyfriend".
Tek Nizzle gives us a few well-placed honks.

Gotta show some love for who? Joe Budden.
Mickey Factz is everywhere! Here with XV and Jessie Boykins III, a remake of Common and Mos Def's classic "The Questions".

"No Tomorrow" is Stealth's latest, so of course I had 2 link this.

Try some Sha Stimuli with "Ribbon In The Sky". Covers by Boys II Men (accapella), Jamelody and Stevie's sublime original.

Ne-yo smoovin' on "Set It Off", and Joe is Beautiful.

Yo - wow!

2008-07-05T15:04:00.000-07:00

What's good ppl!?!
In a hurry 2 get 2 my bikram's class, but I couldn't leave without posting this new Brandy "List" - she's certainly in top form imho.
While I'm @ it, here's new Busta, he's on fire l8ly also!
As for today's vid, I'm just sayin, this kid Broadway betta get signed quick!
BBS!

are we free yet?

2008-07-04T23:34:00.000-07:00

Another 4th of July, another evening of fireworks-related mayhem on the evening news... Here's hoping you had a fun and safe Independence Day!
A few topical trax:
Rankin Cobra - Obama
Capleton ft. Barack Obama - People Want Change
Estelle ft. Busta Rhymes - American Boy (remix)
Jay-Z @ Glastonbury - American Boy (live)
Esoteric - God Less America
Davie Bowie - Young Americans (still funky after all these years!)
Nas - America
Sam Scarfo ft. Barack Obama - America Happens
Kidz In The Hall - Work To Do (Obama '08)
Cocoa Tea - Barack Obama
Mavado ft. Barack Obama - We Need Barack
Mighty Sparrow - Barack The Magnificent

Feelin' these

2008-07-02T19:12:00.000-07:00

I love covers and remixes. Here Estelle reprises Faith Evans' hook on ACTQ's classic "Stressed Out".

If Sha Stimuli's "Redemption" is growing on me, lets just say that Charles Hamilton is smothering me with vines before dropping a massive tree on my head.

The Clipse is back on "Fast Life" with über-producer Scott Storch, who also worked with Mario on this cut.

Looks like Cube's hangin' with the Carter clique, Trick Trick's long-hyped album should be out now that alpha dog lil Wayne's pwnd tha game (well, @ least in his mind, and largely thanx to Bangladesh...); that said, this track keeps gettin a replay. LW also lends a verse to Sean Garrett on "Girlfriend Ringtone".

Big Hop is an MC/DJ reppin' NC, "Reggae on the Radio" is my fav track thusfar.

Just in case u missed it, here's a lil unrlsd 'Ye. Which brings me 2 LupEND - is it really? And yes, u bet that beat sounds familiar! Which reminds me of a mad new dancehall collabo by Farenheit ft. Sean Paul and Jigzagula.

Sum Nu

2008-06-30T17:28:00.000-07:00

I love me some Red Cafe, he keeps bringin' it, album drop is imminent.

Can't decide if I'm feelin' Musiq Soulchild's latest track "Radio"...

The D.E.Y. however, I'm all over (tx KS). "And I Miss You" brings 2 great trax 2gether (EBTG's "Missing" & XSO ft. Red Cafe's "Can I Get It Back").

Might Sasha and her (aptly named...?) baby-daddy Turbulence be easing into domesticity?

'Nother great new collabo: Macy Gray ft. The Game "Only In The Dark", produced by Jared Lee.

Hot Stylz & Mya get together on "Faucet", causing me to play SWV's "Rain" even tho its hot & sunny out.

The Clipse + Scott Storch = club banger.

MJ + Akon = resurrection?

Just in case you haven't heard, Kardinal Offishall is pretty much the best MC in the world, as far as Akon and I (among others) are concerned. This track is très pop, but I love a remix and if it gets Kardi more play, all the better.

Jaheim's latest is here on principle, I'mma keep it 100 w/ him.

KRS One still soundin' ferocious on "Today's Lesson".

Kid Cudi outta Cleveland asks "Is There Any Love"?

Fantasia sounds lovely on "Broke", but 4 me, Nicole Wray does it better ("...hold up - who the fuck iz dat bitch!...")

This cut had me bus-tin-out in my ride 2day (ya ya, 50's all "goo goo gaa gaa" but when's the last time anyone dusted off tha Yarborough & Ppls?)

So did this T.I., course I have 2 link the orig.

Back 2 dancehall, Bramma's one of my fav up & coming artists atm, this is him on Soulseeka riddim, love when tha bass booms.

Can anyone resist clappin along to Chi Ching Ching's latest?

Lukie D's a gem on How Can I riddim.

Pharoahe Monch is feelin Madlib's illness and Erykah's healin', so he "had to spit on this joint".

Here @ last!

2008-06-30T15:50:00.000-07:00

Ok ppl, this is it, had to consolidate my need 2 push next/catch up/vent my spleen! If you ever asked yourself "what should I play today?", the answer is here.

The world of music is too swift and vast to navigate alone, so here are my favs, new and old; trax that need to be heard and noticed or remembered, imho...

I agonized over what would be my first blog trak ever, but in the end, it was simple; I let my iTunes Most Played track decide for us.

Tagore's da man: "music fills the infinite between two souls".

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