FULL, CDQ, Track off upcoming album, Evolver*Tibs Fav.™
Some more brand NEW JL for ya ears, this time featuring his good pal and labelmate, Estelle! As expected, it is a nice R&B slow jam, but has an unexpected reggae feel 2 it. I like the track, but not sure I’m going 2 fall in love w/ it as it certainly is no “You Are” (John Legend’s feature on Estelle’s most recent album, Shine). It is definitely a track ya’ll should DL and maybe it will grow on u as it likely will on me. Down below, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama recently spoke 2 MTV about hip hop! I included a video from the MTV news story (also linked below) along with some interesting quotes from the story. Can you imagine a president hyping himself for big meetings w/ the other world’s leaders to Kanye’s “Stronger”? Haha, well, with Barack, that’s entirely possible and somethin’ that makes me wanna vote for him (…haha, c’mon, I’m kidding. I’m voting for Obama for much more important reasons..) Anyway, enjoy!
51 minutes later.. I’m just throwin’ up the video premiere for Alicia Keys & Jack White’s “Another Way To Die” down below!
“I enjoy it, but these days I don’t have the time to listen to it all the time,” he told MTV News. He said that he still finds time to shuffle through MCs like Jay-Z and Kanye on his iPod, but he thinks the genre’s impact extends far beyond a few hot tracks.
“I’m a little older than hip-hop culture,” he said. “I was there at the beginning, but I was already getting older. … What I’ve appreciated, watching this hip-hop generation, is to see how entrepreneurial they’ve been. In the past, musicians oftentimes were commodities. They were just shuffled around. Obviously, they did well, but they didn’t have the vision to say, ‘I’m going to build a business. I’m going to build my own studio. I’m going to create my own production operations.’ I think they’re a lot more sophisticated than in the past, and that is a wonderful thing.” - MTV.com
FULL, CDQ, Theme song for the upcoming Bond movie, Quantum Of Solace*Tibs Fav.™
So I saw the track above a couple days ago in fact, and on 1st listen, I was admittedly occupied and felt like it didn’t sound like Alicia at all. Well, I gave it another shot and found the best version I could and it’s a song that I shouldn’t like, but at the same time, it’s def solid and also the upcoming Bond theme. So def an interesting track that’s outta the ordinary 2 start it off. Down below, a bunch of R&B including trax from Robin Thicke, Jennifer Hudson, & bonus cuts from Joe! Enjoy!
In some Kanye West news, he announced that his upcoming album, 808’s & Heartbreak, will hit stores sooner than expected in November! And in yesterday’s news, he and fellow Chicago rapper, Rhymefest, will be a couple of producers on a Comedy Central pilot of a hip hop meets the Muppets show.
***ADDED ANOTHER ROBIN THICKE TRACK CUZ “TIE MY HANDS” IS ALSO ON THA CARTER III***
The abstract art painting above is the art work for T.I.’s upcoming album, Paper Trail, as detailed at MTV.com! I love it, as it’s somethin’ different where T.I.’s image is constructed out of pieces of paper (not thaaat deep of a concept, I know, but still cool nonetheless). The MTV news story also briefs T.I.’s upcoming movie with Chris Brown, which should definitely be interesting (and maybe spark a collabo?!). Keeping w/ the T.I. theme, GLC jumped on “Big Shit Poppin’” for his upcoming mixtape, I Ain’t Even On Yet (shouts 2 Andrew). And he does a pretty solid job of it but I still prefer the original. You can also check out a Trey Songz feature and also some videos featuring the beautiful Alicia Keys with her “Superwoman” video premiere as well as Nas (cop Untitled 2day!) & Ryan Leslie! Enjoy!
FULL, CDQ, Verses over N*E*R*D’s “Spaz” *Tibs Fav.™
Bullet is back with another hot freestyle over a mainstream track, this one being N*E*R*D’s “Spaz”, which is one of my favorite beats from Seeing Sounds and compliments Bullet’s style perfectly! As we should now come 2 expect, Bullet goes hard and rips through the beat, especially with his break-neck paced final verse, which showcases his true Chicago, Twista-inspired flow. Pretty ridiculous that you’ll have 2 put it on again 2 make sure u didn’t miss anything! Down below, check out a beautiful live version of Alicia Keys’ “Superwoman” that you can’t help but at least respect, most likely enjoy. You can also take in 2 trax from the upcoming Gym Class Heroes album, Patches From The Quilt, as I especially like the cleverness of the Cool & Dre produced “Peace Sign”! Finally, I also upped some requests, including “Forbidden Fruit”, the future Ne-Yo/Shakira collabo. Apparently it’s not the final version, so I didn’t post it the other day when I was in a rush. I have since heard a request for it, as well as the Baby Bash/Frankie J 2003 hit “Suga Suga”. So DL them below if you wish. Enjoy!
About an hour later, I just added a few trax - the latest from FNF’s Bishop G (dope Dikembe Mutombo mention in there…), an old, rare Twista freestyle, and a hilarious Obama-inspired edition of “A Milli”, haha! Thx 2 FSD & my 3407 roomy for the finds. Enjoy!
Another HUGE update for ya (sry, going 2 be inconsistent w/ timely updates the next few days…) with the feature track being the HOT, Swizz Beatz-produced?, RMX of Alicia Keys’ latest single “Teenage Love Affair” featuring LL Cool J! LL’s male perspective definitely adds 2 this song that was lyrically brilliant in the first place. Another big RMX below is from Usher for his latest single “Moving Mountains” featuring Hood Fella. Not sure if that’s official, but Hood Fella adds 2 the original beat pretty well also. More songs 2 add 2 ur collection include the latest GemStones track “Never Give Up”, which features the new and improved GemStones - meaningful, conscious lyrics and a beautiful, passionate chorus that brings the cliche some depth. The mixtape should be hitting the web within the next couple days as it’s finally done (unfortunately we couldn’t hit up the mixtape release party last nite). It’s just a matter of time and once it pops up in our e-mail or around the other blogs, u’ll see it on GWHH. Be sure 2 scroll below for the boatload of new hip hop and R&B trax, requests, and videos as the Keyshia Cole Letterman performance is especially worth ur time! Enjoy! (Big ups 2 FSD & NMC)
Producer: Alicia Keys, Kerry “Krucial” Brothers, & Dirty Harry - 2:28 Freestyle over the Alicia Keys Hit *Tibs Fav.™
Up above is the latest from NBA Baller and upcoming rapper, Ron Artest as he comes through with a freestyle over Alicia Keys’ mega-hit “No One”! He has clearly stepped up his skills on the mic as he has something 2 say about his experiences in his hometown of Queensbridge, NY and various analytical lines in his lyrics, name-dropping President Lincoln and Rudy Giuliani, for instance. I think the freestyle gets better toward the end, when u keep waiting for him 2 run out of gas, but instead, Artest increases the energy and flow. Judge for yourself above and expect more from Ron Artest here on GWHH in the near future! Below is a Kanye West request, “You Know”, which I have had credited to Kanye in my iTunes library… Kanye f/ Whiteboy Belo & John Legend - a track off of an old mixtape. Definitely a solid track that u should add 2 ur Kanye/JL collection! And finally, check out a video interview with The Roots! Enjoy!
FULL, CDQ, 1st single off upcoming, untitled 3rd album *Tibs Fav.™
“It’s going to be a surprise for a lot of John Legend fans, because it is a lot more upbeat than John is — than people think John is. I was actually happy to hear it. This is a cool John Legend song.” - Andre 3000
NEW John Legend above as I’ve been waiting for the full version of “Green Light” f/ Andre 3000 2 drop for a long time now (thx 2 Legend in our CBox & Young Kingz)! This is the definition of a fun song - uptempo beat and fun lyrics, especially from Andre 3000. Definitely not what we’re accustomed 2 from JL, but he said so himself that this 1st single would be something different and ‘3000 supports that with his quote above. With Andre 3000 on board, I can see this hitting the mainstream and attracting more of an audience to John Legend. It is a great pick for a 1st single and I’d expect even better songs for the album, tentatively due in September! Judge for yourself and DL a track that is a MUST-HAVE for your collection! Below is a RMX of Alicia Keys’ latest hit, “Teenage Love Affair” f/ Al Be Back, who doesn’t add that much 2 the song, but it was a great one to begin with anyway. More NEW trax below featuring another heavy one by Nas (and DJ Khaled??? C’mon, everyone wants 2 see a Nas/Lupe collabo waaaay before Nas/DJ Khaled, haha!), LL Cool J, Casely, Danity Kane/Fabolous, & some requests featuring Estelle, The Game, & Busta Rhymes! Enjoy!
Here’s a few good hip hop trax for ya ears. The story behind the J. Dilla / Kanye collabo is interesting and here’s Kanye’s explanation straight from his blog.
“Never heard this song till now….I made this beat in 2001, of course right after Takeover…we were havin’ problems clearing the Doors sample so I made this version originally 4 Big Bro Hov.” - Kanye West
Ya’ll should check out the final product above and the hip hop trax below f/ The Roots and Pharoahe Monch. I also threw up a video premiere featuring Colby O’ Donis and Akon and u can click the links below 2 take a look at some news articles below pertaining the upcoming albums and projects for Common & Alicia Keys! Enjoy!
Producer: Polow Da Don - FULL, CDQ, Track off upcoming re-release, Exclusive: Forever Edition*Tibs Fav.
Whoo, Chris Brown comes thru with another sweet video for his latest single “Forever”, which will be on the Exclusive: Forever Edition re-release of his 2007 album due out June 3rd! I was in love w/ this track since the first listen and it’s definitely going 2 blow up and become an early summer anthem for 2008. The video above should definitely help the cause as CB pulls out some more of his usual smooth dance moves amidst a bevy of effects (the fountain one was real cool!). Below, check out some LIVE videos featuring Common & Alicia Keys as well as a Gnarls Barkley premiere! (Damn, Letterman is getting some good music lately, haha!) Enjoy!
John Legend “No Other Love” f/ Estelle - MORE
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