February 2011
54 posts
Video: Jay-Z – “The Evolution of My Style”
I haven’t had a chance to read Decoded yet (although it’s next on my list), but this video is a bonus clip off the Ipad/Iphone app…of which I had no clue existed until today.
Raekwon ft. Nas – Rich And Black
Nas shouldn’t be saying he’s rich. Kelis and/or the taxman might come looking…again.
Raekwon ft. Nas - Rich & Black by Brian Gaffey
Video: Rick Ross "God Forgives, I Don’t" Blog No.1
Experience Rick Ross’s first recording session for God Forgives, I Don’t with award winning producer DJ Toomp in Zenith Studios.
jacked from Al Lindstrom.com
Video: Dr. Dre - I Need A Doctor ft. Eminem,...
This video is dope…and not just because I’m getting a check to push the project.
Gilbere Forte - I Know My Love (Bob Sinclair x...
Three of the hottest remixers in the game put their individual stamp on Gilbere’s single.
Gilbere Forte - I Know My Love (Bob Sinclair x Benzi x Enferno Remixes) by Brian Gaffey
REKS - Why Cry ft. Styles P (prod. The Alchemist)
Via RCRDLBL:
Though “Why Cry” may sound like the Tyson-sized punch and airless quarters of New York City streetrap, it actually fits nicely with the characteristics of wintertime Boston, the hometown of rapper REKS: frigid in temperature, unapologetic in attitude, political on its face. A mishmash of commentary and bragging rights, “Why Cry” is a track where the...
Throwback Thursday (Jay-Z Samples Edition): ...
“Much Too Much” is off the 1983 jazz rock album, Suddenly, by Marcus Miller. The track was sampled by producer Knobody for Jay-z’s “Can’t Knock the Hustle” off of Reasonable Doubt.
Download: Marcus Miller - Much Too Much
Throwback Thursday (Jay-Z Samples Edition): The...
“That’s How Long” by The Chi-Lites is off the bands seventh album, Toby, produced by lead singer Eugene Record, and released in 1974 on the Brunswick label. By 1974, Brunswick had started to struggle financially so Toby was less heavily-promoted than the group’s previous albums and fared less well commercially. It was the first Chi-Lites album since 1970 to stall outside...
Throwback Thursday (Jay-Z Samples Edition): Bobby...
“Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City” is a 1974 R&B song written by Michael Price and Dan Walsh and first recorded by Bobby “Blue” Bland for the ABC Dunhill album Dreamer. While Bland scored a minor hit with the song, landing in the top ten of the R&B charts, it is perhaps best known through cover versions and samples.
For his 2001 album The Blueprint,...
Throwback Thursday (Jay-Z Samples Edition): Ahmad...
Jazz pianist and composer Ahmad Jamal is, according to Stanley Crouch, second in importance in the development of jazz after 1945 only to Charlie Parker. For five decades, he has been one of the most successful small-group leaders in jazz.
“Pastures” is off Ahmad Jamal’s 1974 album Jamal Plays Jamal. You may be much more familiar however, with the opening piano sequence, as...
The Blueprint to a Rebellion with Just Blaze
Via AlLindstrom.com
There is a new version of the Harlem Renaissance. The heart of which is tucked away, in the heart of Harlem, NY. To access it, you have to take an elevator that consistently smells like the Popeye’s Fried Chicken that’s being cooked next door. If you’re lucky enough to have access through the giant glass door, you are now privy to the world that is Stadium Red. It’s...
Mix: DJ E-Rock - Big Room Sound 2011 (Vegas...
Download: DJ E-Rock - Big Room Sound 2011 (Vegas Edition)
Tracklisting:
1. Edward Maya �” Stereo Love (BeatBreaker Tribal Mix) 2. Chris Brown �” Yeahx3 (DJ Riddler Mix) 3. Usher �” DJ Got Us Falling In Love (JumpSmokers Mix) 4. Flo Rida �”Club Can’t Handle Me (FMIF Mix) 5. DJ Mujava �” Mugwanti F. Lil Jon (R3HAB Remix) 6. DJ Chuckie �” Let The Bass Kick...
Adele – Rolling In The Deep (Cousin Cole Remix)
So I guess I can play Adele in the club now. Nice!
Adele - Rolling In The Deep (Cousin Cole Remix) by COUSIN COLE
This Week's Top 10 Album Sales
1) JUSTIN BIEBER - NEVER SAY NEVER - THE REMIXES - 163,922
2) MUMFORD & SONS - SIGH NO MORE - 130,661
3) NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 37 - VARIOUS ARTISTS - 92,911
4) LADY ANTEBELLUM - NEED YOU NOW - 86,510
5) BRUNO MARS - DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS - 62,223
6) EMINEM - RECOVERY - 61,773
7) 2011 GRAMMY NOMINEES - VARIOUS ARTISTS - 54,082
8) JUSTIN BIEBER - MY WORLD 2.0 -...
Stream: Lykke Li’s Album Wounded Rhymes
We over here at Rob Gordon got exclusive access to Lykke Li’s album yesterday. (Ok, so I’m lying, she posted it to soundcloud) But since you’re reading this, I assume you have access to a computer and the ability to click a play button. So now you too, can now listen to Wounded Rhymes. Enjoy.
Lykke Li - Wounded Rhymes (Hype Machine Album Exclusive) by LykkeLi
Kenna – Chains (Prod. by Paul Banks and Chad Hugo)
Via Some Kind of Awesome:
Kenna lets out his first track from his long awaited Land 2 Air Chronicles series which is a prelude to his upcoming 3rd album Songs For Flight. The track “Chains” produced by Paul Banks of Interpol and one half of super producers The Neptunes, Chad Hugo, is set to appear on the first chapter of the Land 2 Air Chronicles titled Chaos and Darkness. The...
Juan Atkins - Dayshift (Oliver's Nightshift Remix)
Via Strictly Social:
The godfather of techno Juan Atkins gets the remix treatment from Terrence Dixon, Worthy, and Oliver as part of the Scion A/V remix series. Oliverabsolutely nail this remix of “Dayshift.” Love the bells and the synths. Just try to not nod your head. We dare you. Download the entire remix EP here.
Juan Atkins - Dayshift (Oliver’s Nightshift Remix) by weareoliver
Video: Kanye West - All Of The Lights ft. Rihanna...
Lykke Li – Love Out Of Lust
Lykke just dropped her second single off her upcoming Wounded Rhymes album, out 3/1. ”Love Out of Lust” sounds like the background music from a scene in a film where the main female character is walking on a beach heartbroken, trying to figure out how to pull herself together. This album is poised to be every female in the world’s new favorite emotional escape from reality.
...
Throwback Thursday: Jane's Addiction - Mountain...
Jane’s Addiction’s ”Mountain Song” was released on their 1988 album Nothing’s Shocking. The music video was banned from MTV because of nudity scenes and scenes of teen girls dancing in diapers. The song was also named the 71st best hard rock song of all time by VH1.
Download: Jane’s Addiction - Mountain Song
Throwback Thursday: Red Hot Chili Peppers - True...
“True Men Don’t Kill Coyotes” was the first song The Red Hot Chili Peppers ever released as a single. It is the first track from their 1984 debut album The Red Hot Chili Peppers, which received significant college radio play despite overall moderate sales.
This song was written by Anthony Kiedis, Flea, Jack Sherman and Cliff Martinez, rather than the original line-up (Anthony...
Throwback Thursday: Fishbone - Sunless Saturday
Fishbone’s ”Sunless Saturday” is from their 1991 album The Reality of My Surroundings. It remains, to this day, the band’s highest charting single.
One month before the release of the Reality of My Surroundings album, Fishbone played a memorable performance on Saturday Night Live, with frontman Angelo Moore doing a back flip into the camera pit a mere five seconds into...
Odd Future Performs "Sandwiches" Live On Jimmy...
Well, them OFWGKTA boys made their first national TV appearance last night on Jimmy Fallon and didn’t disappoint. Complete with a chick dressed as a zombie, Tyler the Creator and Hodgy Beats performed live with the Roots and put something back in hip hop that’s been missing for a very long time…the combination of shock value and raw talent.
Is Odd Future a gimmicky new...
Eminem ft. Just Blaze - Fly Away
I’m assuming this is a reference track for something coming out in the future. I can’t imagine Justin doing the auto-tune thing on purpose for a real record.
Eminem Feat Just Blaze - Fly Away by Brian Gaffey
Direct Link: Eminem ft. Just Blaze - Fly Away (cus I’m assuming Interscope will kill the soundcloud link quickly)
Katy Perry ft. Kanye West – E.T. (Remix)
Ok, so these aren’t Kanye’s greatest bars of all time, but it is worth posting.
Katy Perry ft. Kanye West - E.T. Remix by Brian Gaffey
Toro Y Moi - Still Sound (Xinobi Remix)
Everybody knows music from that Lisbon, Portugal and Columbia, South Carolina go together like cabidela and sweet tea. Ok, so not really. But Xinobi’s nu-discoish remix of “chillwave” artist, and SC native, Toro Y Moi’s newest single is pretty dope.
Check out Toro Y Moi’s album, Underneath The Pine, dropping February 22nd.
Toro Y Moi - Still Sound (Xinobi...
This Week's Top 10 Album Sales
1) NOW THAT’S WHAT I CALL MUSIC 37 - VARIOUS ARTISTS - 152,233
2) JUSTIN BIEBER - MY WORLD 2.0 - 50,770
3) MUMFORD & SONS - SIGH NO MORE - 50,446
4) NICKI MINAJ - PINK FRIDAY - 47,569
5) P!NK - GREATEST HITS SO FAR - 42,575
6) EMINEM - RECOVERY - 39,469
7) BRUNO MARS - DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS - 39,203
8) RIHANNA - LOUD - 37,085
9) JASON ALDEAN - MY KINDA PARTY -...
Video: Raekwon - Shaolin vs. Wu-Tang
Yeasayer - Crazy (Seal Cover)
Yeasayer did a little acoustic set for Triple J while on tour in Australia. This little gem was included.
Yeasayer - Crazy (Seal Cover) by Brian Gaffey
Boney M. - Daddy Cool (Chris Moody & Dj Riz Remix)
Chris Moody and Riz put a big room spin on Boney M,’s disco classic.
“Daddy Cool” was a 1976 hit and a staple in disco music and Boney M.’s first UK hit. It reached #6 in the UK charts and #65 in the United States Billboard Hot 100. The single also topped the German charts.
Daddy Cool - Chris Moody and Dj Riz Mix by Chris Moody & Dj Riz
The Knux - She's So Up
Via RCRDLBL:
L.A. hip-hop duo The Knux is back, and their return is marked by a new sound. Giving a hint of what their follow-up to 2008’s excellent Remind Me In 3 Days… will sound like, “She’s So Up” is rap-rock, but there’s no odor of Limp Bizkit here. The guitars are less metal and more glam rock, with The Knux providing a galvanizing chorus as fitting in...
Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers (Tyler The Creator...
Tyler takes Lykke Li’s vocals from her latest single and pairs them with a perfectly understated beat, then spits a verse that would make the late 90’s Eminem very proud. Nobody’s ever gonna accuse the Odd Future boys of spitting sappy love raps.
Lykke Li - I Follow Rivers (Tyler The Creator Remix) by Brian Gaffey
Video: Tyler The Creator - Yonkers
If you haven’t jumped on the Odd Future bandwagon yet, you might wanna start thinking about it.
Lady Gaga - Born This Way
Madonna called, she wants her melody from “Express Yourself” back. I wonder how many times some drunk girl will ask me to play this in the club tomorrow?
Download: Lady Gaga - Born This Way
Hercules & Love Affair - My House (Tensnake Remix)
It’s fitting that Tensnake would take a record called “My House” and remix it with an old school Chicago House Music vibe.
Hercules & Love Affair’s super dope album Blue Songs dropped in January. You should probably cop it.
Hercules Love Affair - My House (Tensnake Remix) by Brian Gaffey
Rick Ross - Bricks
I’m always down for new music from William Roberts, who, apparently likes Ed Hardy tees.
Rick Ross - Bricks by Brian Gaffey
James Blake - A Case of You (Joni Mitchell Cover)
James Blake hops on the piano for an awesome cover of Joni Mitchell’s classic. ”Joni Mitchell never lies”
James Blake - A Case of You (Joni Mitchell Cover) by Brian Gaffey
Mixtape: Rye Rye x DJ Sega "Ryeot Powrr"
If you’re not a fan of Rye Rye yet, this mixtape will change that. If it doesn’t, then I don’t want to hear you musical opinion on anything ever again.
Download: Rye Rye x DJ Sega “Ryeot Powrr” mixtape
Motorcycle - As the Rush Comes (DJ Kue Remix)
DJ Kue posted this up on his soundcloud account a few days ago. I have no idea if this is a brand new remix or something he did a long time ago and just posted it up now.
For those that may not be familiar, Motorcycle’s “As the Rush Comes” was a huge dance hit back in ‘04/05. I can definitely see Kue’s remix giving it a new life in a new decade.
Motorcycle...
Mixtape: Gilbere Forte' x Don Cannon - EYES of...
Gilbere Forte’ dropped his highly anticipated mixtape collabo, Eyes of Veritas, with Don Cannon today. It’s dope. Download Here
This Week's Top 10 Album Sales
1) RED - UNTIL WE HAVE FACES - 43,910
2) NICKI MINAJ - PINK FRIDAY - 42,112
3) RICKY MARTIN - MUSICA + ALMA + SEXO - 32,696
4) BRUNO MARS - DOO-WOPS & HOOLIGANS - 30,186
5) RIHANNA - LOUD - 29,560
6) JASON ALDEAN - MY KINDA PARTY - 27,468
7) KIDZ BOP KIDS - KIDZ BOP 19 - 26,783
8) TAYLOR SWIFT - SPEAK NOW - 25,999
9) P!NK - GREATEST HITS SO FAR - 24,462
10) THE CIVIL WARS...
Talib Kweli ft. CyHi Da Prynce – I’m On One...
First leak off of Kweli’s upcoming mixtape with DJ Smallz.
Talib Kweli ft. CyHi Da Prynce – I’m On One (Remix) by Brian Gaffey
R.I.P. Christopher Rios a.k.a. Big Pun & James...
Today marks the 11 year anniversary of the passing of Big Pun as well as what would have been the 37th birthday of J.Dilla. I was looking for an proper mix today that would incorporate both of their works, forgetting that last year Tony Touch did the definitive job on his Shade 45 radio show. Enjoy.
Download: ?uestlove Spins a J Dilla Set (Hour 1) Download: Busta Rhymes Calls In,...
Cold War Kids - Mine is Yours (Yeasayer Remix)
This is rather fun.
Cold War Kids - Mine is Yours (Yeasayer Remix) by Brian Gaffey
Why I Rarely Listen To Most O.G. Rapper's New...
Yesterday I got a Benzino track in my inbox, today I got a Ja Rule track in there. A few minutes ago I was on DJ City downloading some new tracks and saw a new D-12 track up there. Did I fall asleep on Wednesday night and somehow wake up in 2001?
Some people might get mad at that and say that I should always support older artists who put out new music. Obviously Benzino and Ja deserve...
Throwback Thursday: Company B - Fascinated
I choose this pic due to its obvious misspelling of “fascinated”. Nobody ever said that folks in the music industry should enter a spelling bee. Anyway…
“Fascinated” was the first single released off Company B’s self-titled album in early 1987. It was written and produced by Ish Ledesma and released by Atlantic Records.
The song topped the Billboard dance...
Throwback Thursday: Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Can...
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam’s ”Can You Feel the Beat” is from their 1985 album Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam with Full Force. The song hit number 69 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 40 on the R&B singles chart in December 1985. It achieved its biggest success on the Billboard Dance chart, where it peaked at number six.
Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam - Can You Feel The Beat by Brian...
Throwback Thursday: Shannon - Let The Music Play
Many people cite 1983’s “Let the Music Play” by Shannon as being Latin Freestyle’s debut hit.
By the early 1980s, the backlash against disco had driven dance music off mainstream radio stations in the US. The rhythmic ingenuity of “Let the Music Play,” with its drum-machine pattern produced by a filtered Roland TR-808, allowed it to hit #8 on the US Singles Chart and #1...
Throwback Thursday: TKA - Maria (12'' Vocal)
We’re going Latin Freestyle today for this week’s Throwback Thursday.
Released in 1992, TKA’s “Maria” dropped at the tail end of the Latin Freestyle movement. The track, added as a single on the band’s greatest hits album, peaked at #44 on the Billboard chart and was a nightclub staple for the following several years.
TKA - Maria by Brian Gaffey
Video: Cyhi Da Prince - Ring Bellz
It takes a lot for a music video to keep my attention for 8 whole minutes. This video from who I refer to as “Consequence 2.0” actually had me wanting more. Amazingly well done.
