New unofficial video for Tip’s “Gettin’ Up” single swiped from OKP. Speaking of Q-Tip and Rock The Bells, despite a bit of a scare, it’s now confirmed: A Tribe Called Quest WILL be performing at RTB in Washington! Whew, that was a close one. September 6th at the Gorge, be there!
Kanye? Check. Animation? Check. Dropout Bear? Check.
Ok, it’s official, this is my new favorite video. You may remember part of this being used in a commercial for Graduation when it first dropped, and apparently it was also bootlegged from a Takashi Murakami exhibit a while back as well. Luckily, we finally get it in good quality, and, as expected, it’s dope as hell. The only thing wrong with this song is that ‘Ye set up the opening of the 3rd verse so perfectly to rhyme my real name and then never did. Boo.
(LOL @ that still frame. Biggest. Contrast. Ever.)
Song = Wack. Cassie = Hot. Deal with it.
Swiped from OnSmash.
Finally! Here’s the oft-talked about video for one of the best songs of the year, John Legend’s “Green Light” with Andre 3000. I’m hard pressed to think of a better guest verse on a R&B song than what Dre drops here. Ridiculous. Also, you get a quick preview of another track off Evolver, “Good Morning,” right at the end. Dope ish.
If for some reason you still need this song, grab the high quality wav here and cop Evolver when it drops!
Video courtesy of OnSmash.
Aw man. First off, you know anything related to the greatest show of all time, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, is automatically getting posted. Second, Shad can really rhyme and this track is dope. Everything I’ve heard from dude, I’ve liked. Good to see another dope Canadian MC (shout to Kardi & the Black Jays, Drake, Web, Moka, etc.), since somebody has to rep our neighbors to the north properly…lord knows their athletes aren’t doing it*.
*ok, ok. You guys have picked it up after a horrible first week. Took you waaaaay too long to get going though.
Swiped from Pitchfork.
QN5‘s Domingo remixed a classic joint from Amy’s first album and they synced it up to the original video. After one listen, I still prefer the original, but that’s cause I’ve bumped that one about 23981293218 times (and cringed at the homophobic lines each time). Domingo did his thing on the remix though, good ish. Some of you younger cats might be familiar with part of this song, since B.o.B. sampled it for “Grip Your Body.” And the nerve of them to label it as “featuring Amy Winehouse.” I hate when people do that.
Sidenote: get yourself together Amy, we need you back.
(that 3rd verse is fierce)
Speak on it Supa Kam. While I never want artists to be locked into a stereotype, I love when dope MC’s tackle serious issues like Supa did with his newest video for “Black Enough?” off the Self-Centered EP. If you’re sleeping on the Kam Moye project, read up and download it for free right here. It’s one of my favorite releases of the year and this is one of its standout tracks.
Over a dope beat from Eric G (206 like what!), Supa speaks on a controversial aspect of the institutional racism we have here in America. As a middle class white dude, I’ve obviously never had to confront this issue head on, but I’ve seen it play out in an ugly fashion on many ocassions. It’s even been a big talking point during Obama’s run for the White House, so whether you want to admit it or not, it’s still here in 2008. If there’s more educated discourse similar to this song, perhaps we can get things moving in the right direction.
Be sure to stay up to date on Supa and Reform School Music on his blog.
Well, minus Cee-Lo. I wonder why they couldn’t get him to appear in the video, and why on earth did Aubrey from Danity Kane make a quick cameo? She scares me. Anyway, dope clip from Estelle‘s highly underrated Shine album. Seattle people can catch Estelle at Bumbershoot at the end of the month, where she’s actually one of the only artists I’m looking forward to see (her + Chester French + Brother Ali).
Spotted at illRoots.
This is so wack. Not only is the song awful, but it’s such an obvious attempt to pander to the dumbed down radio audience. Horrible beat, horrible melody, horrible lyrics, and a blatantly moronic hook. I know some of y’all thought this song was a joke of some sort when I first posted it up, but it looks like Musiq is really going to put all of us through this. I’m looking forward to hearing the album (apparently titled Aijuswanaselle), but if there’s any more crap like this on it, I’m taking him off my list of favorite singers. “I’m not mad Musiq…I’m…I’m disappointed.”
And just cause I can’t leave you with that atrocity, peep a flashback to the better times.
No, this isn’t about Fest’s missing iPod, it’s a little deeper than that. Here’s the video for “Stolen” off Rhymefest’s upcoming El Che project. I think we’ve finally reached the point where the pendulum swung so far to one side, it’s only natural that artists like Nas, Killer Mike, Wyclef, Kanye, Lupe, ‘Fest, etc. are releasing great music with substance. El Che should follow up nicely where Untitled left off. Shout to Konee Rock for directing this piece, good ish fellas.
Swiped from Eskay‘s again.