Thursday, February 24, 2011

Dr. Dre- I Need a Doctor featuring Eminem (Official Video)

Dr. Dre - New Music - More Music Videos


The symbolic reawakening of Dr. Dre. It gets two thumbs up from me.

Eminem- Things Get Worse featuring B.o.B



Two of hip hop's most popular rappers revert back to a basic instrumental and superb lyrics. This underground track is definitely an older, judging by Eminem's use that infernal accent that plagued his Relapse album. B.o.B impressed me with his straighforward delivery.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Joell Ortiz, Ace Hood, Lil' Wayne and Rick Ross- Hustle Hard remix


Joell Ortiz put his special touch on this underground hustle anthem originally penned by Miami rapper Ace Hood and produced by Lex Luger.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Mcgahee's rumored exit could hurt Ravens.


Rumors have begun to circulate that running back Willis Mcgahee will be traded from the Baltimore Ravens before the beginning of training camp. Despite Mcgahee's apparent abundance of talent, he has been used only as Ray Rice's compliment for goal line and short situations. His contract will require the Ravens to pay him $6 million in base salary in 2011 if he stays so releasing him would be a cost-efficient move.

If Mcgahee were to leave now, the only running back on the roster available to fill his role is Jalen Parmele. The 5'11" 220 pounder is a bruising boulder of a man who accelerates with authority and hits opponents with considerable force. In the 2010 regular season, Parmele returned 24 of the Ravens' 55 kick returns but didn't carry the ball at all as a running back. There is a serious lack of experienced depth at that position, Parmele's very short resume is evidence of that.

2010 was a good season for Ray Rice partly because he had a larger, often fresher Willis Mcgahee on the bench ready to rotate in whenever he got tired. Rice acquired five touchdowns with 307 carries last season; Mcgahee hit the endzone the same number of times but with only a third of Rice's carries. In the previous season, Mcgahee tied with LaDanian Tomlinson for fifth-most touchdown runs in the league with 12.

Mcgahee is a valuable scoring piece in the offense so the coaching staff will have to configure a way to effectively utilize his skills if he stays and find a player to replace his productivity if he goes.

Friday, February 18, 2011

J. Cole- In the Morning featuring Drake (Official Video)



Life on tour as J. Cole obviously has it's perks!

Wiz Khalifa- Phone Numbers featuring Big Sean and Trae tha Truth




Wiz Khalifa opens up his new mixtape Cabin Fever comparing the amount of money he makes to the digits of a phone number. He calls in Houston and Detroit rappers Trae tha Truth and Big Sean respectively.

Since "Black and Yellow" has raised him to a national platform, the next project people expected to hear from Khalifa was an album. Instead, he released Cabin Fever, a nine track mixtape, via Twitter. To listen to the entire mixtape, click here.

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Cee-Lo Green- Bodies (Official Video)



Fresh off his first grammy win, Cee-Lo releases a motion picture video for "Bodies". The storyline takes the murder mystery approach so certain parts are grotesque in nature. Regardless, it's a great vid. Watch above.

Saturday, February 12, 2011

ACE Primo, a superstar in the making?

Washington D.C bred and current Charlotte resident, 15 year-old-rapper ACE Primo is slowly building up an impressive following.

The long-haired lyricist has demonstrated a nack for clever rhymes very few others his age have. He was recently mentioned on XXLmag.com as a young rapper with the potential to fit in with Lil' Wayne's Young Money crew.

Primo is currently signed to producer Rodney Jenkins' Darkchild Records and is continuing his high school education. He is an active twitter member and has over 14,000 followers.

Below is his most recent music video, "Go".

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Wale- Break Up Song (Official Video)



If you have seen the movie 500 days of Summer, you may be able to appreciate the cinematics of this video. "Break Up Song" is one of the best on the Wale's More About Nothing mixtape and has long been expected to have a video to accompany it. For the record, that is Morgan Freeman's voice in the beginning.

Donnis- Blackberry Molasses

Donnis-Blackberry Molasses by $ealedIVFreshness


Crada, producer of Drake & Alicia Keys' Fireworks, and longtime Outkast producers Organized Noize team up to give Donnis a platform on which he can tell a story. The piano and Mista sample combined make this song unique and worth several listens.

Juelz Santana- Homerun featuring Lil' Wayne (Official Video)



I originally posted this song over a year ago yet the video is just now hitting the internet. The song is still hot and has not gone stale but the video is so poorly done. There is no real concept beyond tons of masked, half-naked women doing nothing but posing and kissing each other. Watch to understand my disappointment.

By the way, shout out to Jim Jones for the cameo.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Big Sean- My Last featuring Chris Brown



Even though No I.D's instrumental has a calmer, slower tempo, Big Sean still finds a way to flash the life of parties and women at us. The song is a decent listen but won't become Sean's breakthough hit.

Friday, February 4, 2011

Game- Undefeated featuring Busta Rhymes and Marsha Ambrosius

Game f. Busta Rhymes & Marsha Ambrosius

"Undefeated" sounds fit to be the closing song on Game's next album. It is somewhat introspective and has a light instrumental. Marsha Ambrosius' sing the chorus with her angellic voice.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

New Chris Brown rap song is number two on iTunes right now



The rapid flows of Chris Brown, Busta Rhymes and Lil' Wayne are obviously what the rap world wants to hear right now since it is the second most downloaded song of the day on iTunes. The only song more downloaded is Dr. Dre's new single "I Need a Doctor" featuring Eminem and Skylar Grey.

"Look at Me Now" has a simple beat, simple chorus and rhymes delivered at mind-boggling speeds. Although it's unclear whether it will be featured on Chris Brown's upcoming album F.A.M.E, the song definitely has the support of Brown's internet fanbase that has been raving about the song for month.

Slaughterhouse- Everybody Down



Slaughterhouse comes ready for another title fight with tons of punchlines. The whole crew, Royce da 5'9", Crooked I, Joell Ortiz and Joe Budden, make appearances here. When describing Slaughterhouse's style, the word "aggression" has to be mentioned in the conversation.

"Everybody Down" is one of six songs set to be on their new extended play coming out next Tuesday.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Lupe Fiasco- Words I Never Said



There is a common formula for radio success these days. One of the ingredients is a beat produced by Alex da Kid (B.o.B's Airplanes and Eminem's Love the Way you Lie) and Lupe Fiasco has landed one.

Words I Never Said is another Alex da Kid produced rap/sung ballad featuring Skylar Grey. It's the newest single from Fiasco's LASERS project.