Temper Trap – Sweet Disposition (video)

Posted in Artists, Music Videos on April 3rd, 2010 by Hyphen

I get rapped out quite often these days, and when I do, I love stuff like this.  Yes, this is every pseudo-emo girl’s favorite song, or at least it was when it was used in 500 Days of Summer, but so what…it’s great.  I caught these guys at a Filter event at SXSW and was pretty impressed.  Sure enough, when they broke into this song, every girl in the crowd sang along word for word…hit record status.  Above is the new US version of the video, to complement the previously released European clip:

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Wack Lyric of the Day, 4-3-10

Posted in Wack Lyric of the Day on April 3rd, 2010 by Hyphen

“I use food stamps in the street yo/
Now I got a cool ranch like Doritos”

— Tony Yayo, “Obama”

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Strong Arm Steady ft. Phonte – Best Of Times (video)

Posted in Artists, Music Videos on April 3rd, 2010 by Hyphen

Shout to the whole S.A.S. and of course the homey Phonte.  In Search of Stoney Jackson is one of the doper records in the past year, but that’s to be expected when Strong Arm links up with Madlib for a full project.  Cop that.

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Rhymefest – Familiar Faces (…and SAD PANDA!)

Posted in Art, Artists, Joints, Videos on April 1st, 2010 by Hyphen

The homey Fest just dropped his new joint, “Familiar Faces,” and while it’s dope…it also gives me an excuse to post possibly my favorite YouTube clip of all time.  First, the song:

Rhymefest – “Familiar Faces”

The track samples Gary Jules’ “Mad World,” which is generally known as the song used in the first Gears of War commercial, but if you’re really cool…you know it as the soundtrack for SAD PANDA!

Fin.

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Usher – Pro Lover

Posted in Artists, Joints on April 1st, 2010 by Hyphen

Ok, so my last post made me feel kind of bad for old Ursher.  I’ve been listening to his new album recently and while very little of it is actually appealing to me, there’s one track that I like a lot:

Usher – “Pro Lover”

Perhaps it’s the subtle Dawn Penn reference in the lyrics, or perhaps it’s his incredibly romantic chorus, sure to make all the ladies swoon:

“Lovin’ me baby, that’s a no-no/
I’m better when I touch and go/
I’m tryin’ to add your name/
To my Hall of Fame/
Not just a player, I’m a pro”

Really a modern day Marvin Gaye with the songwriting.  Alright fine, just enjoy the melody…

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Wack Lyric of the Day, 4-1-10

Posted in Wack Lyric of the Day on April 1st, 2010 by Hyphen

(I wish Usher’s All-Star Game outfits were April Fool’s jokes too)

“Honey got a booty like pow, pow, pow/
Honey got some boobies like wow, oh, wow”

— Usher, “OMG”

What’s that you say?  A song titled “OMG” has wack lyrics?  No way.  Don’t believe it.

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