So Chi-Town’s own, Verbal Kent, reached out to us with this timely exclusive - a hip hop version of the classic Chicago Cubs theme song “Go Cubs Go” that rings through Wrigley Field after every W (and let’s hope that will continue in October!). As a ridiculously huge Cubs fan, I’ll be glued to the TV or maybe at Wrigley for the playoffs this year and the city is straight up buzzing as this is the best chance in recent history that the Cubs will break their 100 year World Series drought (Oh, and I suppose the South Siders may be chatting a lil’ bit as well as they sneaked into the playoffs themselves less than an hour ago.. hmmph..) As for Verbal Kent, he is not just a no-namer from Chicago, as evidenced by his recent ink in the hip hop magazine, XXL, and you can peep his MySpace HERE! Much props 2 VK for the creative rhymes centered around the starters and pitching staff as well as the bench players, announcers, and more! Of course, Go Cubs Go!
Down below… FIFTEEN NEW TRACKS! You gotta find somethin’ u like, especially the R&B fans out there as the NEW trax from heavyweights Trey Songz, Ne-Yo, & Mario are ones that will be in my rotation for some time 2 come as well as some of the unknowns, specifically that Jason Derulo track that is striking a chord w/ me. Hip hop fans will see a couple Paper Trail bonus trax that are definitely good enough 2 be on the album (and I got the album 2day… it’s ridiculous.. expect a review soon!). Really feelin’ “I Know You Missed Me”! Sorry couldn’t get up on here earlier, but Tuesdays are my busy day. Off 2 the gym fools; Enjoy!
FULL, CDQ, Track off upcoming album, Stick 2 The Script *Tibs Fav.
Consequence Freestyle & Interview
A lot of Consequence for ya eyes and ears 2day, with a real nice feature from him as the feature track! He’s one of the most underrated lyricists in the game and he brings it on not only the track, but also the freestyle in the video above (after the interview). The Ben Franklin / Kite (Kyte) line is great. Don’t sleep on Cons and check out his OFFICIAL blog HERE! Below, a couple solid R&B trax from established singers, Mario & Johnta Austin, with super producers Scott Storch and Bryan-Michael Cox. There’s also a couple Young Jeezy and LL Cool J videos below as well as one of the sexiest covers I’ve seen in a while as Ciara poses naked (can’t see her goodies.. yes, pun intended) for Vibe. Wow. Enjoy!
FULL, CDQ, Unreleased track off the album, Back To The Lyrics*Tibs Fav.™
In comes Bullet once again, sendin’ thru an unreleased track off his recent album, Back To The Lyrics, called “The Cycle”! This track really shows Bullet’s lyrical ability as you’ll have 2 really zone in and listen 2 the lyrics 2 fully understand the story that Bullet is telling. It may take a few listens, but it really is a neat story from Bullet’s perspective of life’s experiences. Definitely take note as Bullet keeps making waves throughout the industry - just another Chicago artist soon 2 be hitting it big time! Down below, check out some more R&B and hip hop with 2 real nice slow jams comin’ from Ne-Yo & Joe & Mario along w/ some more trax by Lloyd, Freeway, & Crooked I! Enjoy!
Above is JUST the trailer for the video “My Life” by The Game & Lil’ Wayne. Supposedly, the full video will be released later 2day and I’ll have that up asap, but bear w/ me cuz I’ll be on the road most of the day. Anyway, I’m predicting the video and the record as a whole will do wonders for The Game’s career and only enhance his rising status as on of the game’s (no pun intended) hottest rappers. Below, enjoy a few trax including the 1st single by R&B singer Monica - a slow jam produced by Bryan-Michael Cox w/ Ludacris hitting the track for a nice verse! There’s also a T.I. listening party video 2 watch, which is a good sign that Paper Trail will actually hit stores on the day it’s supposed 2 (09.30!) Enjoy!
FULL, CDQ, Rumored track off upcoming album, Ryan Leslie*Tibs Fav.™
Above are a couple nice, nice trax from the boy R. Les as he comes thru with another R&B jam as the lyrics is the component that stands out on “Wanna Be Good”. He also remixes his own song with the “I.R.I.N.A. RMX”, showcasing his rap skills over a neat lil beat that features some beat boxing! And yes, he has them - he was a Harvard prodigy and can pretty much do everything, haha. I like both trax that are a nice addition 2 ur library. Down below, check out some more trax and vids featuring Lloyd, Ciara, Nas, T.I., & plenty more, just be sure 2 scroll down and don’t miss anything in the post! (Shouts 2 Urban Music for some of the exclusives!) Enjoy!
Dem Franchise Boyz “Mr. Feel Good” f/ Mannie Fresh
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Naledge (Of Kidz In The Hall).. Mugshot, haha.
“Double O from the hip hop group Kidz In The Hall was assaulted by several bouncers early Saturday morning, July 26, while inside a nightclub in Tempe, AZ following a Kidz In The Hall performance. Group member and friend Naledge, who did not witness the assault on Double O, was arrested outside of the club. Naledge’s attempt to get medical assistance for Double O was misconstrued as a hinderence to the investigation. Reports that no injuries were sustained are false as Double O was taken to the hospital with multiple injuries from the excessive force used by club security. On Sunday morning Double O underwent surgery for one of his injuries. He is still in the hospital, but in stable condition.” (Thx 2 Matt C. for the e-mail!)
The story above pretty much explains it and altho Naledge seems happy (in the mugshot, I’m sure not in general), we hope Double-O can make a speedy recovery and that the incident was nothing more than a misunderstanding. Finally, our affiliate - Hip Hop Honey - is releasing a free hip hop magazine - the details can be viewed below!
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Wow, here’s a boatload of R&B for ya ears featuring a ton of big names like Usher (above), Trey Songz, Mario, Akon & up and comers like Colby O’Donis, Sterling Simms, One Chance, & many MORE! We also got some J. Dilla produced hip hop and a Lil’ Wayne feature along with a video about DMX’s latest arrest. Damn, what’s goin on w/ the Dark Man X? He has more arrests lately than tracks and I hope he gets his head straight soon for his family’s sake, not only his career. Just crazy. Anyway, just peep everything and DL what u want! Enjoy!
Back from the doc with some updates for ya eyes and ears, including a very unique, NEW track from Common that he debuted above in a live performance! The beat between the chorus and the verses changes drastically, which is very interesting, but most of all, Common KILLS it, spitting every word clearly live and droppin’ names like Kimbo Slice and Michael Vick very cleverly. I mean, are you not entertained?? Haha, down below, u can DL 12 NEW trax from artists like the late J. Dilla, Kardinal Offishall, Chris Brown, Lloyd, & MANY MORE! Just peep them below and DL, along with The Cool Kids performing live on Jimmy Kimmel and getting some more much deserved mainstream pub. Enjoy!
FULL, CDQ, Rumored track off upcoming, self-titled album *Tibs Fav.™
Some NEW R&B trax for ya ears with the feature coming from Ryan Leslie above! It sounds similar 2 the original “Diamond Girl”, with that same scratchy, yet catchy beat which makes for a pretty unique song that I’m feelin. I would think that by seeing Chris Brown & Bryan-Michael Cox 2gether that it would be an automatic *Tibs Fav.™ but there’s just 2 much going on in the chorus that it’s hard 2 follow, I’m not feelin’ the B. Cox joint like I usually do, and it just sounds overall a lil corny and formulaic for me. Maybe it’ll grow on me, who knows, but on first listens, I couldn’t get into it. (Shouts 2 our aff. Urban Music for those exclusives..) Some other solid trax u can peep below, but also the behind the scenes look at CRS’ first video for the “Everyone Nose RMX”! I’m psyched, can definitely see that record takin’ off. Quite frankly, the excitement level for upcoming CRS songs and videos is on par with my excitement for Derrick Rose on the hometown Bulls, which as u may know already, is thru the roof! Anyway, enjoy!
Whoo, a ton of heat for your summer night 2nite and I’ll start off by explaining an unorthodox feature track for the day - Just Blaze’s instrumental for Team USA’s Olympic run later this summer! Think “The Second Coming” but better (yes, it’s that good) as the beat is perfect for pumpin’ u up and switches throughout from uptempo to ominous and it’s just brilliant. Now here’s the cool part: Nike Basketball will be having a contest where the you, the MC, can drop a verse that will be featured over that beat! So if I were an upcoming MC, I would DL that beat (in addition 2 our contest — ONLY 3 MORE DAYS!) and take some time 2 showcase ur skills for another great opportunity 2 get some exposure! And man, this beat and the picture above [featuring Illinois fav. Deron Williams! (far right)] is already enough 2 get me hyped for the competition in Beijing in just another month or so!
Down below, definitely some trax u have 2 DL. Another Go Getters track has hit the web (big ups FSD) and while I’m not really feelin’ the annoying hook, the verses are on point, including another neat glimpse at Kanye pre-accident. Let’s see.. Chamillionaire always brings the heat and drops some nice lines on his version of “Hero”. Also be sure 2 DL the Lil’ Wayne featured track by Kevin Rudolf “Let It Rock”, which may come as a surprise 2 u b/c I am praising a track with Lil’ Wayne, but this is a perfect example of when I like him. New-comer Kevin Rudolf absolutely kills it and Weezy enhances the track with solid verses that flows nicely over the rockish-popish beat. I can see this one blowin’ up the radio by the end of summer! Finally, I’m also diggin’ the 2 NEW Chris Brown trax, especially the one produced by Bryan-Michael Cox - one of his better beats, which is def sayin’ somethin’ since all of them are pretty damn good. That’s all I got for now, and I will be online very sparingly this weekend as I’ll be outta town this weekend, but I should try 2 find some time 2 update still. Enjoy!
Producer: J. Lack - FULL, CDQ, Rumored track off upcoming album, Brass Knuckles*Tibs Fav.™
Comin’ thru w/ a late nite update and HOT Hip Hop and R&B trax for ya ears, with the Nelly & Usher collabo (shouts 2 Urban Music for the exclusive) over another ridiculous beat by J. Lack! I’m likin’ bits and pieces of the lyrics a lot, both the chorus by Usher and some clever lines from Nelly. Def a MUST-DL for the mainstream fans. Below is the full version of a Chris Brown snippet from awhile ago called “Back 2 Back”, produced by Bryan-Michael Cox, and a couple good hip hop trax by Mickey Factz & Q-Tip, as well as the official? video premiere of a bonus track from N*E*R*D’s latest album Seeing Sounds, and one of my favorite trax from the album, “My Drive Thru”! Enjoy!
Verbal Kent “Go Cubs Go (2008 Hip Hop Version)” - MORE
