It’s so dope to see the homey Shad blowing up all over the world these days. Right after Yeezy, SK is my second favorite artist out these days, and above all, him and his team are just good, cool folks. Peep the video above to see clips from his recent performance in Cologne plus some interesting interview excerpts.
Is it just me, or is there some sort of acapella renaissance going on these days? I’m not mad at this one at all, though the high synths and accompanying funny faces make this into more of a quirky video than it needed to be. And of course, Shad is a better rapper than you all. Hyph-approved.
This is easily one of my favorite records of 2010, though I much prefer Drake’s original version (download below). I wonder if he has any regrets over giving it to Jamie…though I suppose it depends on the success the single has. Chance are, it’ll be tough to catch on with radio or TV since it’s such a slow, brooding record, but I hope it works.
Drake – “Fall For Your Type (Same Mistakes)”
…take you anywhere you wanna go, let you meet my friends / so they can lecture me again, about how reckless I have been…
Parker’s mixtape, Between Struggles, drops on Christmas Eve. Hold your head Stretch! Parker Brothaz…
I dunno why, but this is my jam for the day. Lloyd’s voice is maaaaaad whiny on here, but it works. If I was in 10th grade, I’d put this in the CD deck and invite the flyest girl on the basketball team to drive around in my car. I told you…I dunno.
We played this joint from Noni Spitz & Dae One (collectively known as No One) on the latest episode of Sound Session and folks have been asking me about it since. Very dope record with lyrics that pretty much paint a perfect picture, but if you’re struggling, peep the video to fully understand.
In a cooooooooold Seattle winter, this makes me want to get to the islands so bad. Shout to the girl getting her Shawn Wayans “DJ SW-1” on. I see you ma.
This joint gooooooooooes. Kendrick is easily the 2010 Rookie Of The Year.
Don’t wowwy!
A certain Seattle DJ/blogger/all around cool guy might be featured in one of these in the near future…gasp. From Jon Jon:
This is the first installment in a series I’ve entitled “Good Times.” The basic idea is to do more than just shoot music videos with hip-hop artists. I wanted to get a story out of them and keep it simple. For my first effort I linked up with Chicago area, DC-born rhymesayer Dave Coresh (no relation to infamous Waco man Dave Koresh). DC takes time out to drop a couple of freestyle snippets and explain his amazing teeth all whilst riding the L.
Dave Coresh is a dope MC for sure. Peep some samples here.
My favorite record off Cudi’s new album gets the video treatment from Jason Goldwatch’s short film, “The Journey of Mr. Rager,” which comes packaged with the deluxe edition of Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager. Don’t do drugs kids.