Kanye West most likely won't be attending the MTV VMAs, choosing instead to support his lady Kim Kardashian's perfume deal as a part of NY's Fashion Week. Still, he's found [...] The post Big Sean, Jay-Z & Kanye West - "Clique" appeared first on The Smoking Section .
TMZ, that beacon of journalistic integrity, offers up this 30-second preview of "Clique," an upcoming single from Kanye West /G.O.O.D Music's Cruel Summer . While we don't hear them, the full version of the song features verses from Jay-Z and the insufferable Big Sean . That minimalist-to-maximalist backdrop your head is bobbing to comes courtesy of "Niggas In Paris" producer Hit-Boy . Read more articles like [...]
Looks like this track isn't a rumor. TMZ let loose a brief (very brief) snippet of the Hit-Boy produced Yeezy, Sean and Hova collab. I mentioned earlier that I was hoping this didn't disappoint, and from what I hear so far I don't think it will. Hopefully we get the full version later this week.
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I don't post snippets that often, but this new 12-bar sample from Kanye West is better that a lot of completed records. TMZ is reporting that this is from a new song off Cruel Summer entitled "Clique". It is said to feature Jay-Z and Big Sean, with production by Hit-Boy. Kanye references the Kim K. sextape, which I'm sure will get a lot of ink, but even more impressive is the George Tenet name drop. That's a whole other kind of stunting. Listen to the song here [...]
Khaled, Kanye and Rick Ross hang out in a quaking tunnel in the new, Hype Williams-directed video for "I Wish You Would" and "Cold." The clip debuted on tonight's episode of 106 & Park; don't ... read more
If there's one thing these YMCMB guys know how to do, it's find a winning formula and sticking with it. DJ Khaled breaks no boundaries on "Wish You Would," but [...]
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Let me give you a brief "hitstory" lesson. Before Kanye West broke through as the multi-million dollar mega producer/rapper he is today, he had plenty of detractors who had no faith in his prowess on the mic. This fact is pretty well documented on " Last Call ," the closing track on his debut album, College Dropout . It's a pretty remarkable story, and at the time, it really provided perspective on the struggles Kanye had to endure just to get a shot to prove himself as an emcee. Nowadays, hardly anyone would ever question Kanye's abilities as [...]
Hit-Boy 's second song as a rapper is the long-awaited, often-teased "Old School Caddy" collaboration with G.O.O.D. Music fam Kid Cudi . This time, the producer-turned-rapper got behind the tables himself to churn out his own production, which fits perfectly with Kid Cudi's energetic Man On The Moon / A Kid Named Cudi era flow. Cudi is actually only on the song for about 36 seconds (one short verse after Hit-Boy spits his two), but his presence is huge, especially since Hit-Boy still sounds like he's trying to find his voice and [...]
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G.O.O.D Music artist, Cyhi The Prynce , let's loose his newest mixtape, Ivy League Club . Ivy League Club has features from Promise, Travis Porter, B.O.B, Dose, Schoolboy Q, Pill, Big K.R.I.T and so many more. On the production end of the tape you've got crazy sounds from Anthem, Mike Will, Beat Billionaire, T-Minus and others. This tape definitely caught me by surprise as to the level of heavyweight sound it has and I'm sure it will shock you too. Check it out below.
"I Wish You Would" is the lead single from DJ Khaled's upcoming sixth (!!?) studio album Kiss The Ring . I had high hopes for this on upon pushing play, but Kanye's auto-tune crooning and Rick Ross's standard posturing fall short on this one. I kind of suspected it would suck the way Yeezy opened the track with a flip of an old nursery rhyme . And the beat sounds like a Hit-Boy throwaway, sorry to say. See for yourself: DJ Khaled - I Wish You Would ft. Kanye West [...]
The master of family reunions, DJ Khaled , is back at it again. Kanye brings his 808s & Heartbreak sound and Ross sounds as gruntful as ever. Props to Khaled for letting the link out. Production by Hit-Boy . Kiss The Ring comes out August 21. Download DJ Khaled I Wish You Would (featuring Kanye West & Rick Ross) Download DJ Khaled I Wish You Would (featuring Kanye West & Rick Ross)
The Mouth of the South, Jimmy Hart DJ Khaled, continues the search for his new warm weather blockbuster. Next up to the plate is "I Wish You Would" featuring, as [...]
Hit-Boy takes a page from his G.O.O.D. Music co-conspirator and mentor Kanye West with his debut rap song, the oddly-titled "Jay-Z Interview". After conquering the production world with bangers like "N-gas in Paris" and A$AP Rocky 's "Goldie", the famed producer is now starting his recording career as a rhymer. Below, you can listen to Hit-Boy's rap debut alongside the visuals for the track, which includes cameos from Jay-Z , Kanye, Kid Cudi , and Rocky.
This is Hit-Boy . He produced the most over-performed song of 2011 in Jay-Z and Kanye West 's mega-hit, "N*ggas In Paris". He's a rapper now too though, and to prove it here's a video for his new song, "Jay-Z Interview". In it we see the very talented young producer sharing camera time and studio space with every hot spitter under the sun, which in my eyes only highlights how many better rappers there are out there other than the subject of the video. Whatever though, people are going to immediately try and [...]
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What is there to really say about the young talent that is Hit-Boy ? The young talent has moved up the ranks to become a super producer and to have produced one of the biggest records in history. Now, instead of showcasing his beat making talent, he displays his rap skills to show he just not one talent. Check the vid out below and let us know what you think.
We've already explored "swaggy adult" Justin Bieber’s insistent flirtation with rapping, and while it's likely that he'll drop some new verses on his upcoming album, Believe, Bieber will also solicit help from some of rap's ... read more
Ready for the biggest dosage of SWAG you've experienced at the very least during the month of April? Look no further than everyone's favourite pretty motherfucker A$AP Rocky , who yesterday unleashed onto the interwebs his first official single 'Goldie'. Rocky's 'LiveLoveA$AP' was widely cited as last year's best mixtape and this latest cut keeps the quality control tightly in check. Production is handled by 'Niggas In Paris' beatsmith Hit-Boy and whilst calmer in tone than the Jay-Z / Kanye joint, it's still constructed of similarly mechanical sounding components that tip their hat strongly [...]
Who has Kanye West been in the studio with? Everyone. It will be interesting to see what ends up where. What combination would you most want to see? Kanye West, Mos Def, Diplo, and A$AP Rocky? Kanye West, Hit-Boy, and Jadakiss? Huge, epic posse cut? Avant-garde noise-rap featuring nothing but yelled Khaled vocals over dueling Kanye West/Diplo production? [...]
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Last week Kanye West dominated the music world by releasing a new record seemingly out of nowhere in the form of "Theraflu" . The song was pretty much a gloves-off, chest clearing type of record, with West going at Peta, representing for Chicago hoods, and declaring his love for Kim Kardashian. The record was produced by Hit-Boy, who spoke with MTV about creating the song, giving it to DJ Khaled, and hearing the record for the first time just shortly before Funk Master Flex debut it on the air. Watch the short interview below. Also, check out the photo [...]
The pics of the all-star studio sessions continue to flood in. Last night this crew was holed up in a lab in NYC working on Khaled's Kiss The Ring album. Kanye and Fat Joe must be heavily involved? More pics below.
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