You only get one chance to make a good first impression. Attention spans are as fleeting as ever in this world of instant gratification and 140 character limits. A rapper can gain or lose fans in just a few seconds, which is why it's so important to hitthe track hard. Over the course of Hip-Hop's history, a few songs have become iconic based solely on the opening lines. Here are 55 songs whose opening lines are unforgettable. 1. 2Pac "Hit [...]
Lennon, Hendrix, Biggie, Pac: some of the most iconic names in music history-artists who epitomize the very point of this blog, artists who made music that transcends people’s personal favorite genres and styles to become some of the most internationally loved artists of all time. Each artist’s music helps define their genres; combined, each artist’s music begins to mold an answer to the impossible question of “what is good music?” All had lives that were cut short, silencing their voices, but luckily for us the cliché that "music is forever" is true. Tupac’s brilliance was that he [...]
Only 84 days remaining until Coachella and today we have music from Two Door Cinema Club. Two Door Cinema Club consists of four Irish mates (ha, mates) with an electro rock/pop tune. TDCC is easily one of my most favorite bands to listen to. I only have five bands/artists that have their own playlist on my iPod: Tupac, XV, Jack Johnson, Wale, and Two Door Cinema Club; that's it. Two Door Cinema Club released their debut album, Tourist History , in April of last year and have been touring the globe non-stop. I was fortunate enough to attend [...]
First things first. Biggie is the best emcee dead or alive, the greatest of all time. End of that topic. Tupac was good, but no Biggie, let’s be real. Anyhow, here’s a couple tracks you need to know about. Tupac ft Biggie & Big L - Deadly Symphony - Mike Wr Remix - This is dope. A classic Pac and Biggie song over the Bittersweet Symphony beat(with drums), a combo that is as awesome as it is unlikely. Enjoy. Wilhelms Scream - James Blake [...]
The lovely PamJane has been kind enough to do a guest blog post for Let's Take it One by One, and she couldn't have picked a better artist! Hope you enjoy her post and give her some lovin'
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It’s 1:45 AM, I should be asleep, but the demons inside my body want to womp, so womp they will. For your listening pleasure tonight (or this morning depending on how you look at it, whatever) we have King Fantastic / Bassnectar , Pretty Lights , and yours truly, D Prep! Let’s get to it. First up is myself, because I’m a conceited bastard. Anyways, I haven’t had much time to produce music recently which is kind of a bummer, but this is one of my favorite personal tracks. This is [...]
"It ain't them that's knockin' us off, it's us that's knockin' us off." Originally, "White Manz World" was going to be a simple Shuffle post to shine light on one of Pac's most rousing but unheralded songs. Then G-Dep chose this weekend to make a casual confession to committing a violent act which ended up being a seventeen year old murder case gone cold . Then too, Charles Hamilton allegedly socked a cop . Lastly, DMX spent his 40th birthday in jail on December 18th. Placing all of the jail-related news that [...]
Its been a loooong ass weekend so lets leave things off with some new 2 Pac music. You may have heard part of this track a while ago but here's the full version. Now Im off to realx and watch some T.V. before the work week starts. Download: 2 Pac feat. Snoop Dogg, The Outlawz & The L.B.C. Crew - "The New Untouchables" / Hulkshare
So I've been seeing this name, DOSVEC, around the internet for some time now, but I never took the time to investigate who this artist is. Today, I came across one of his tracks, "Pursuit of Changes," which is a mashup of Kid Cudi's "Pursuit of Happiness" and Tupac's "Changes". It's an awesome song and it motivated me to check out more of DOSVEC's music. I found another solid track of his that is a mashup of Kaskade and Deadmau52s "I Remember" and Mike Posner's "Please Don't Go". What sets DOSVEC apart from other mashup artists is that he stays [...]
So yesterday DOSVEC put this mashup out yesterday 12/8/2010 and I have to say this is one of the best mashups thus far. DOSVEC has put together a collection of mashups for the holiday season and this is the 8th, with more to come. Download in SoundCloud by clicking on the down arrow or below the SoundCloud audio there is a link to UserShare. DOWNLOAD: Tupac vs Kid Cudi - Pursuit Of Changes (DOSVEC Mashup) PREVIOUSLY: Notorious B.I.G. vs. [...]
Ready for another mashup from Dosvec? I hope so because the 17 days of dosvecmas rolls on! Tupac vs Kid Cudi "Pursuit Of Changes" (DOSVEC Mashup) by djwhatt
This post is a "QuickPick". QuickPicks are my attempt at getting all of the music that's sent to me that I like (or just music I like but have no words for because it's so awesome), out into the dubya dots. Any time I get sent music that I like I "star" it in Gmail and then go back and listen to it a day later. If it's still as good as it was a day before then it goes up on the site, but sometimes I get backlogged and can't get through writing up pieces for each [...]
A minute ago I posted NAPT 's latest remix / bootleg along with the video for the Bashy colaboration. Well, since they're celebrating the forthcoming release, NAPT mashed BASHY 's 2009 hit "Millionaire", TuPac’s "California Love" & Chromeo’s "Needy Girl" into a finely crafted piece of N-Funk. The single is now available for pre-order and since everyone is going to have this track, you might as well get on it. The file came untitled so you'll I took the liberty of creating one. [...]
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After many months of trying to figure out how to fix WordPress to allow uploads greater than 8 megabytes, I've given up and decided to just link directly to my content folder. So, here are a lot of songs I've been meaning to get up here, but I have had issues with uploading: Tupac - Do for Love (Vodka and Milk Remix) AWOLNATION - Sail Kelly Rowland - Commander Also, I was supposed to go to Stars here in Houston [...]
I'm still tergiversating trough the music I love and I guess that is a good thing. Now try mixing those tracks and you get yourself a headache. It took me all night to find those but it was worth it. ZitanB's 'Lone Maya' is a "Classical Tribal Trip Step" aka ambient music released this week that makes you want to light it up and lay back. It is made up of bootleg samples from: Diabate (West Africa Unwired), Isaac Stern (Violin), Jacqueline du Pre (Cello), and others. Lone Maya - ZitanB [...]
Winter takes the warm away. Spring takes the cold away. Summer takes the rain away. and Fall took away my friend. Download Eyedea and Abilities - Hay Fever I was in a daze on Sunday. I was back on my couch [...]
Unreleased 'Pac? Apparently. Regardless, wouldn't expect anything less. Download it. RIP. mp3: Tupac - If They Love Their Kidz
Any time I get a chance to show love to D.C. musicians, I jumps on it . This time, it's Brenton Duvall of the Potomac Boys Club who, according to his mission statement, desires to deliver "funky jams…sunny days…everyday." I feel like that's a train we can all get on. Duvall recently released The PBC Demos , which contains a series of interesting mashups and remixes of recognizable favorites ranging from Aaliyah to Jonsi to Wale. My personal favorite, and without a doubt the mixtape's standout track, is [...]
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