words by Harold Scott There are two thing to consider with hip-hop news - not everyone is going to keep up with every story , and people love to make things connect . Following up on one of the most explosive weeks in the game for a while and in keeping with these notions, we thought it relevant to re-hash some of the bigger stories from the past seven days, and draw some parallels while we're at it. Read more here ... [...]
Rap and video game culture have been well interwoven over the years. Their relationship have led to a few "A-Ha" moments when you hear a song sample a game from [...] The post SPIN Chronicles The History Of Video Game Samples In Rap, Please Thank Them appeared first on The Smoking Section .
It's a strange fact that hip-hop has often been poorly represented by it's best selling artists. The XXL "Freshman List" is one prime example of over looking the true emcees of our time to instead give that spotlight to some rappers with zero talent. Whilst people still bemoan the quality of modern hip-hop, I've always felt most detractors have been going to the wrong sources for their music. Make no mistake about it XXL are a powerful force within the industry and one of the few physical publications left with a large.. Continue Reading
No matter what your ethnicity, religious background, or location, one common ground we, as humans beings (hopefully) all share, is an individual music taste that can be appreciated. Whether I’m hanging out with my friends or meeting new people, one thing I commonly find being a topic of conversation is music; but rightfully so, that’s usually the most unbiased form [...]
After their physical altercation a couple of weeks ago , nothing would be more entertaining than to see Chris Brown and Drake go head-to-head in a boxing arena. But I suppose verbal jabs will have to do for now. C. Breezy appears on Game 's remix of "I Don't Like," taking direct aim at Drake. Hell, he even goes after Drizzy's luscious eyebrows. Yeah, shit just got real. Check out the lyrics for Chris Brown's verse and stream the remix below. A fuck ni**a, that’s that shit I don’t like [...]
Just when the commotion behind the Chris Brown-Drake fiasco seemed to subsiding, Chris went as pissed gasoline onto the fire. Everybody in rap must've drank from the same cup of [...]
Finals Week Has brought out a ridiculous amount of new music that I haven’t been able to completely cover, so don’t worry but there’s a lot more where this is coming from. I’d share it earlier but unless someone out there wants to take my macroeconomics final (open offer) then I think we’re all screwed. Coldplay - Fight For Your Right To Party (Beastie Boys Cover) Meek Mill feat. Drake & Jeremih - AMEN Game feat. [...]
Game dropped his California Republic mixtape in conjunction with DJ Skee yesterday. I think you'd have to be a big fan of Game to go through the massive 24 track list but it's on Dat Piff if you want. I only listened to a hand picked few but "It Must Be Tough" is a jam and Game flows well on it. I doubt "Come Up" is recent Drake , his sound is a few years old on that track. Listen to both below. Download Game Come Up (featuring [...]
1. "Glory" - Jay-Z feat. B.I.C. Jay-Z releases this track in honor of his & Beyonce's newborn, Blue Ivy Carter. Congrats to them, and thanks Jay for the sick song! 2. "Stay Schemin (Remix)" WE GOT BEEF! It's official, if there was any doubts about it before, Drake and Common are in full fledged beef. Common vaguely and indirectly called out Drake on "Sweet," then Drake responded, again somewhat indirectly, in his verse on "Stay Schemin," from Rick Ross's mixtape. Common took offense and responded with this, absolutely ripping into Drizzy. He left Ross's verse and [...]
With the end of Best of 2011 week upon us, it’s time to start getting into the good shit. Each one of these beats held something special for me this year, whether they highlighted a completely different side of a rapper we all thought we knew, whether they knocked particularly hard, whether they put on a brand-new producer that the world hadn’t heard before or whether they just proved that some beat-makers really never lose it. Though 2011 was dominated by knockoff Lex Luger beats, these 10 tracks all shined heavy. [...]
Hip-hop comes with a lot of guest verses, and 2011 was no exception to the rule. Sometimes featuring extra rappers improves a track by building on the artist's energy and offering different perspectives. Other times, it hurts a good song and brings it back to earth. In this case, we are only looking at successes. Below are the top 10 guest verses of 2011. 10 Drake on DJ Khaled’s “I’m On One” “I’m gettin [...]
This week Billboard published its final charts dated in the 2011 calendar year. All in all, there were 31 LPs that rose to #1 on the Top 200 in 2011, several of which we highlighted in both our Summer and Fall Music Previews . We dissected the 13 chart-toppers from the first half of the year back in late June. (Adele's 21 still ruled when all was said and done, with over 5 million copies sold by the end of December.) Now flip through the gallery of the 18 [...]
Another rip-roaring adventure that’s equal parts Indiana Jones and DaVinci Code sees everyone’s favourite smartmouth adventurer (and descendant of Sir Francis), Nathan Drake back doing what he does best: brawling, shooting and stealing his way through another historical-themed mystery. While Drake’s last outing saw him scaling the icy heights of the Himalayas, this time around he’s following in the footsteps of Lawrence of Arabia through the deserts of the middle east in the hunt for the Atlantis of the Sands. Well, he’s also exploring ancient passages beneath London City Centre, surviving a veritable army of would-be assassins in [...]
RELATED STORIES: Drake 'rips off'/'samples' a Jamie xx song. Has Jamie xx 'sold out' 2 go mnstrm? [...]
I was driving to the supermarket the other day, jamming out to XM station 44, and these three songs came on. Though they have been out for a bit, they deserve a post, so here you go, all three at once! PS- Tyler The Creator is scary as shit. Preview: Game - Martians Vs Goblins Ft. [...]
You know that friend who always tags along when you go out, and does his best to fit in by copying whatever the cool kids in the group do? If your social clique was made up of the most famous rappers in the world, then that friend is Game. Ever since his debut album dropped in 2005, he’s been notorious for name-dropping and an overreliance on guest artists. And in that sense, The R.E.D. Album is the disc that he’s always been destined to make. Averaging a guest spot per track, The R.E.D. [...]
Road Trips Rolling back to school tomorrow with Big Buell. Will be my second 12-hr car ride of the summer. The trip will most likely be sponsored by a collection of hard rap tracks in the wee hours of tomorrow morning as we exit New England. Here’s a selection of the playlist that’s building up. Soulja Boy, Matt & Kim, Andrew W.K. - I’m A Goner Game feat. Drake - Good Girls Gone Bad
It has dawned on the braintrust of P&B that we need more regular segments on our website. As a result, Hump Day was born. The idea behind Hump Day is simple. We know the work week drags on and there is no worse day of the week than Wednesday, otherwise known as Hump Day. We will strive to give you the best cure for the Wednesdays, some bomb ass music. Generally you will find some banging hip-hop / rap and some electro. But you never know what you'll find from week to week, so you might as well keep it [...]
Here's smash release from unlikely duo Game and Drizzy Drake off of Game's R.E.D. album dropping next Tuesday. This soulful instrumental and sampled hook produced by Cool and Dre are phenomenal and both artists step away from their cocky persona's a bit to lay down some dope lyrics, making for real nice track. Enjoy. Download: Game - "Good Girls Go Bad" ft. Drake Via 2DB Previous: The Game - "Martians V. Goblins" ft. Lil Wayne & Tyler The Creator [...]
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