The Audacity of Dope

The latest edition of GGR with Phonte and Brainchild dropped last week, but hey…life is busy.  Even if it’s a few days late on TAOD, the music is still as fresh as ever.  Plus, any mix that starts with an artist named Dorian gets posted.  Fact.

In celebration of his brother Big Pooh’s recent wedding, Phonte discusses his third time as a groomsman, how not wearing a wedding ring can build a healthy marriage, and how to use the word ‘bitch’ in a positive way.

1. Dorian “Be Loved”
2. Ebrahim “Tears Of Ayanna”
3. Q-Tip “Let’s Ride”
4. Ryan Leslie “Just Right”
5. The-Dream “Walkin’ On The Moon” (feat. Kanye West)
6. Theophilus London “TNT”
7. Trackademicks “Enjoy What You Do”
8. J*DaVeY “Night & Day”
9. Miguel “Dig”
10. J Dilla “Let’s Take It Back”
11. Dr Who Dat? “Kelly Drive”
12. Freddie Joachim “Meditation”
13. Mos Def “Victory”
14. Waajeed “Anything”
15. Fam-Lay “Fresh N Driving”
16. DJ Mitsu The Beats “Right Here” (Seoul City Remix)
17. Mayer Hawthorne “Just Ain’t Gonna Work Out” (Astronote Remix)
18. Little Dragon “After The Rain” (GB Interpretation)
19. Esthero “Superheroes” (Afta-1 Remix)
20. Aaliyah “Rock The Boat” (Stimulated Remix)
21. Santana “Aqua Marine”
22. Mr. V “I Can Sing”
23. Herbie Hancock “Watermelon Man” (Kenny Dope Club Mix)
24. Atjazz “Wind & Sea”
25. Rapper Big Pooh “Rear View Mirror”

Download here.

Congrats to Pooh as well!

Here’s some footage shot by the legendary JKim at the Seattle release party for Exile’s Radio at Nectar Lounge.  This was a dope night all around – DJ Day and Ex killed their set, and I judged the Qualified Beat Battle.  Congrats again to the winner, Ohmega Watts, and shout to all those involved with putting on a great night.

Be on the lookout for Exile’s appearance on SNSS soon…more homies who were down at SXSW!

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Criminally underrated producer Exile is dropping his new album Radio in January and he’s been shooting some of these ill promo videos leading up to the release.  In this edition, he chops up Lil’ Wayne and some Hiero to show you what true mpc mastery looks like.  Weezy never sounded so good.

Shout to the homey Jon Kim for sending this through.

See Musiq, was that so hard?  After the debacle that was “Radio,” I’m glad to see one of my favorite R&B singers bounce back with a solid single.  It’s not my favorite Musiq track, and I’ve never been a big fan of Mary, but at least it gives me hope that his album won’t be a complete departure from his style.

Musiq ft. Mary J. Blige – “IfULeave”

Swiped from IllRoots.

Musiq – “Radio”

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.

Yes y’all, another excellent podcast from Tay and Brainchild for Gordon Gartrell Radio.  Dope music and hilarious hosting, you know what it is.  Here’s the playlist and download link for GGR Episode 5:

1. Thomas Fehlmann “Interstellar”
2. Che Grand “Swing”
3. The Roots “Criminal” (feat. Saigon & Truck North)
4. Slum Village “Call Me” (feat. Dwele)
5. Symbolyc 1 (aka S1) “Mash” (feat. Rapper Big Pooh & Kay)
6. Erykah Badu “Soldier”
7. Ryan Leslie “Diamond Girl” (Sir OJ Remix)
8. Gangstarr “Zonin” (Instrumental)
9. A Tribe Called Quest “Rock Rock Y’all” (Instrumental)
10. Little Brother “Nighttime Maneuvers” (Instrumental)
11. Mos Def “Speed Law” (Instrumental)
12. Tek 9 “Gettin’ Down Again” (feat. Manifest & Cheewa)
13. Group Home “Up Against The Wall”
14. J Dilla “On You”
15. Ugene Latumeten & Krewcial “#12″
16. Zo! & Tigallo “Human”
17. De La Soul “Copa Cabanga” (Instrumental)
18. Bahamadia “I Confess” (Roots Remix Instrumental)
19. INI “Grown Man Sport” (Instrumental)
20. Jazzy Jeff “For The Love Of The Game” (Instrumental)
21. Cassie “Me & U” (1 O.A.K. Remix)

Download here.

Phonte and Brainchild return with more dope music and hilarious commentary:

Phonte uncovers two new taped conversations that have leaked in the wake of the 50 Cent/Young Buck beef, and counts down the Top 10 Greatest Lite Brites of All Time.

1. Little Brother “I See Now” (feat. Kanye West) (Instrumental)
2. Wale “Strings”
3. Royce The 5′9 “Boom”
4. 2pac “Do For Love”
5. Mel’isa Morgan “Fools Paradise”
6. Jesse Boykins III “Baby I Don’t Know”
7. Coldplay “Yellow”
8. Comfort Fit “Sorry”
9. DJ Day “A Place To Go”
10. Freddie Cruger “Sunday Love Beat”
11. The Away Team “The Blah Blah”
12. Foster Sylvers “Misdemeanor” (Remix)
13. 24 Karat Black “Ghetto: Misfortune’s Wealth”
14. Sylvia Striplin “Can’t Turn Me Away” (Re-edit)
15. Azymuth “Morning” (Peanut Butter Wolf Re-edit)
16. Little Brother “Too Late For Us” (feat. Tiye Phoenix) (instrumental)
17. Stevie Wonder “Superstition” (Todd Terje Edit)
18. Stevie Wonder “You Got It Bad Girl” (The Randy Watson Experience Remix)
19. Marvin Gaye “What’s Going On” (Mr. Beatnick’s Reconstruction)
20. Young Buck “Driving Down The Freeway” (feat. The Outlaws) (FS Green remix)

Download here.

LOOOOOOOL right off the bat at the spoofs of the 50/Buck convo.  Aw man.

GORDON GARTRELL RADIO DOT COM!!!!!

(i felt the same way)

This is just sad. One of my favorite singers out there just dropped a new joint. Swiped from 2DopeBoyz:

Musiq – “Radio”

Nothing more disappointing than hearing an artist you really dig make a blatant attempt to fit in with a popular sound. It’s so far from his style, it’s ridiculous. Hopefully this won’t end up being the first single from his next project.

Yes! Another episode of Phonte and Brainchild’s always entertaining podcast, Gordon Gartrell Radio (I love that they made ID’s and a logo for this…greatness). I haven’t had time to listen to it yet, but here’s Tay’s description of the episode:

Phonte reflects on Father’s Day by saluting the greatest sitcom daddies of all time*, explaining the difference between a father and a daddy, and by giving the 2008 Ed O.G. “Be A Father To Your Child” Award to a worthy recipient.

*Phonte would like everyone to know that he discovered later on that Alan Thicke did not sing the “Growing Pains” and “Diff’rent Strokes” theme songs, but he did co-write them!

1. Nicolay “Body
2. Xscape “The Softest Place On Earth”
3. Jon B “They Don’t Know”
4. Ginuwine “I’ll Do Anything / I’m Sorry”
5. Angie Stone “Wish I Didn’t Miss You”
6. Mpho Skeef “What Hearts Share”
7. Atjazz “Put It On” (feat. Ernesto) (Osunlade Remix)
8. Spymusic “Din Daa Daa”
9. Little Brother “Do It To Death” (Instrumental)
10. Darien Brockington “He Will Break Your Heart” (Instrumental)
11. Khrysis “Sunflower’s Lament”
12. Foreign Exchange “Von Sees” (Instrumental)
13. Idle Warship “Fall Back” (feat. Chester French)
14. Masta Ace Incorporated “Born To Roll”
15. Kidz In The Hall “Drivin’ Down The Block” (feat. Pusha T. Bun B & The Cool Kids) (Remix)
16. Clipse “Ride Around Shinin’”
17. Ghostface Killah “Nutmeg”
18. Zo! “Time Table”
19. Stephanie Mills & Teddy Pendergrass “Two Hearts”

Download here.

Props to Tay for the “Be A Father To Your Child” reference. We kicked off Sound Session with that last night…I’m working on getting the audio of our last show up for y’all ASAP.  Happy belated Father’s Day to all the dads out there.

The big homey Phonte (of Little Brother) started a hilarious podcast with Brainchild called Gordon Gartrell Radio a few weeks back, and they just dropped the second episode. Some excellent music + Tay’s ramblings = gold. Here’s the playlist and download link:

1. Tony! Toni! Tone! “I Couldn’t Keep It To Myself
2. A Race of Angels “We”
3. Brand New Heavies “Sex God” (featuring Phonte) (DJ Spinna Remix)
4. Smoke E Digglera “Refreshin’
5. Afta-1 “Believe”
6. Samon Kawamura “Aaragon”
7. Comfort Fit “Planetary Picknick”
8. Declaime and Georgia Anne Muldrow “Robin Hood Theory”
9. Nicolay and Kay “Stop My Way” (feat. Mic of the Legendary K.O.)
10. Giovanca “A Matter of Fact
11. Atjazz “Before” (feat. Clara Hill)
12. R. Kelly “Red Carpet (Pause, Flash)”
13. Common “The Questions”
14. Q-Tip “Work It Out
15. Skillz “So Good” (feat. Common) (Instrumental)
16. D. Huston “So Good” (feat. Kev Brown) (Instrumental)
17. The Pharcyde “Somethin That Means Somethin” (Instrumental)
18. Pete Rock “Glowing”
19. Waajeed “Fat Asia”
20. Ray-J “I Like To Trick”
21. 1 O.A.K. and Trackademicks “Got Me Hooked”
22. Crucial Conflict “Hay”
23. Kool and The Gang “You Don’ Have To Change”
24. The Stovall Sisters “Yes To The Lord”

Download here, and check out the official GGR site as well.

See, wouldn’t you listen to the radio again if shows like Sound Session, Gordon Gartrell Radio, The Wake Up Show, Real Late With Peter Rosenberg, Street Sounds, and The Takeover were all on the air on one station? Someone over at XM/Sirius needs to make it happen…

And if you’re a young’n and confused about the name of GGR, peep game: