What’s that you say? WLotD is back? Well…not officially, but I have received a few requests to revive what I started in 2001 on my old AIM away messages. Working from home today and heard this gem as I was going through music:
“Your booty girl…God, it’s like a Mack truck/
Your booty girl! Beep, beep, back it up”
— Chris Brown, “Drop It Low (Remix)”
Yes, I’m late posting this video. No, I don’t care.
Recently, I’ve been playing this Miike Snow album non-stop and it’s really impressive. I seem to be on a “white guy singing, possibly with a foreign accent or falsetto of sorts, about semi depressing, ethereal topics” kick. *Kanye shrug*…sue me. I’m sure I’ll get back into my backpack hip-hop mindset soon, but for now, enjoy some different ish.
Shout to my man Soul Supreme at Potholes In My Blog for giving me the heads up on the Mark Ronson “Animal” remix. We rocked this on Sound Session a few times and I’m a sucker for anything dub related.
Miike Snow – “Animal (Mark Ronson Remix)”
Are you there Jah? It’s me Ras Trent.
I don’t know the back story behind it, but this is crazy. “Comprised using chords, bass notes, and vocal samples” from one of the best films of ’09, Up.
Sidenote, just saw Up In The Air, which was fantastic as well. Next up is Avatar, but I need to wait until the furor around the 3D IMAX shows dies down a bit…
My favorite track of the month is easily Mayer Hawthorne’s remix of James Pants’ “Thin Moon,” and the fine folks at Stones Throw have given me the go-ahead to post it up for y’all.
James Pants ft. Mayer Hawthorne – “Thin Moon (Remix)”
EDIT: Apparently there was a mix up and the label has now asked for the song to be removed. If you got it, lucky you. If not, you can always tune into Sound Session this week to hear us run it over 100K watts.
Mood music. Enjoy.
This dude is so ill on the drums. Ridiculous. Download link courtesy of the Dopehouse.
Drake ft. Kanye West, Lil Wayne, and Eminem – “Forever (Travis Barker Remix)”
Oh, and for the record: after further inspection, Lil Wayne remains thoroughly outclassed on this track.
Since I’m gonna run this on Sound Session tomorrow, I figured I’d post up this quick mix I made combining Timbaland’s “Say Something” featuring Drake with the freestyle that Lupe murdered last week. Someone’s verse had to go…sorry Tim.
Timbaland ft. Drake & Lupe Fiasco – “Say Something (Hyphen Edit)”
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Timbaland ft. Drake & Lupe Fiasco – “Say Something (Hyphen Edit) (Clean)”
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Clean included for my fellow DJ’s.
For those who aren’t aware, the talent in Seattle is crazy right now. One of my favorite releases of the year, local or national, was Fresh Espresso‘s Glamour, and Rik Rude & P-Smoov just enlisted Grynch, Macklemore, and Gatsby for the remix. Video by Stephan Gray. Bananas.
Fresh Espresso ft. Grynch, Macklemore, & Gatsby – “Something New (Remix)”
Yeah, this dropped a little while ago, but for some reason I didn’t get a chance to post it up then and I think it definitely deserves some shine. I’m not too familiar with Rob Murat, but the stuff I’ve heard from him has been dope. Plus, this joint features the homies Naledge and Double-O from Kidz In The Hall. Be on the lookout for their new “Jukebox” video dropping soon as well!
The video doesn’t do much for me (not really into girls looking like Destro), but the track is dope. Well, the track is cool…and the verses from Drizzy and ‘Ye are fire. Anyone who drops an “alt-tab” reference automatically wins, and Kanye’s verse is pretty much spot on. “Even [his] superficial raps are super official.” Not sure what’s up with the beat change during his verse for the video, but it’s cool.
And just to show you how far we’ve come in less than a decade of widespread technological assisted hook ups, I present Next’s classically bad computer-related sex track, “Cybersex”:
That’s right ladies…he wants your PC…to sit on his laptop. “Oh technology, wow”…not one of RL’s finer moments.
Bobby Ray flips the classic Tribe track for his edition of the Reebok Classic series and absolutely murders the hook. Super catchy. Shout to the Cornerstone folks, B Rich, Tre, and TJ…dope job fellas.