There’s nothing like the awkward pause during the chorus when I play the clean edit for “Random Call” on SNSS. Sean, Guilty, and Black are currently dominating my car’s stereo, when I’m not being overwhelmed by bass from Sirius/XM.
Shout to Todd Angkasuwan on the visuals as well. Great stuff.
There are few things more rewarding for those of us who really live and breathe this music and culture than seeing talented artists, who are also good people with good teams, break through and get the success they deserve. I couldn’t be happier to see someone like Big K.R.I.T. get shine on a major label and have a hit record on his hands with the “Country Sh*t” remix. Kudos to his whole team and to Def Jam for getting this one right.
Seattle folks: come see K.R.I.T. at our Summer Jam on July 16th at the White River Amphitheater!
Pusha continues his visual assault with yet another video off Fear Of God, this time for the Nottz produced “Alone In Vegas.” 2011 is shaping up to be quite the year for Terrence.
So apparently there was quite the hubbub (greatest word ever?) earlier this week when Lupe was quoted as calling President Obama a terrorist. While I understand the shock value factor of grabbing that soundbite for the headline, people clearly missed the larger point that US foreign policy could certainly constitute terrorism for many folks in the world. Killer Mike’s latest, PL3DGE, touches on similar subjects, especially here on “Burn.” Go head fellas.
Elzhi’s back with the next set of visuals off Elmatic, this time linking up with Michael Castelaz to highlight “It Ain’t Hard To Tell.” Has anyone asked Nas if he’s heard the project yet? Most artists would probably be a little salty, but I gotta think Nas would be appreciative.
Ahhh…still in that LA state of mind. It helps that Nipsey’s rooftop shots here were filmed right next to the LA Convention Center and the LA Live complex, where I spent most of my trip. This beat is kinda epic too…
Aside from the realization that Drama Beats from Rob Dyrdek’s Fantasy Factory can actually make some slaps, the most surprising thing about this song/video is that Lamborghini’s actually require a key. I thought we were all on team #pushtostart these days, no?
While I was down in Los Angeles this past week for E3, it made me remember my college days down there and I can’t front, I miss that SoCal vibe from time to time. Thankfully, there are videos like this one from Dom’s upcoming West$ide II project to help me reminisce.
Wow. We need more music from Casual (and Pep Love, for that matter) stat!
A few posts ago, I mentioned that Taysean is possibly the most underrated artist in the Seattle scene. Looking at the game from a national perspective, I might have to give that distinction to Laws. I’m continually surprised that more people aren’t up on one of the nicest and most versatile MC’s around. Hopefully that will change with the release of his Paul McCartney inspired Yesterday’s Future project this summer.