FULL, CDQ, Track off upcoming album, Theatre Of The Mind*Tibs Fav.™
Shouts 2 Best Of Both Offices for sending a track that I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw the heading in the e-mail… Luda AND T.I.! If u didn’t know, T.I. & Luda had a pretty big beef for a long time over who is king of the south and king of Atlanta (both rappers’ hometowns). They have since squashed the beef and have now jumped on the same track and it was bound 2 happen sooner or later! (as Luda says, haha!) It’s a real hard beat that is contagious on 1st listen and both artists go equally as hard in the verses, somethin’ both needed IMO after their latest radio-friendly singles 2 remind everyone they haven’t strictly gone mainstream. Luda shines on the 2nd verse with many clever lines and references that don’t seem forced and T.I. shows once again why he is one of the all-time greatest in the flow category on his last verse. Def a MUST-DL! Down below, a couple more quick updates w/ a NEW Game/Just Blaze track, where Game definitely had 2 reference the NBA’s Superman in Dwight Howard, and also may have taken a lil dig @ Soulja Boy. Also, a Dwele video premiere! More updates 2 come later 2nite! Enjoy!
Producer: The Neptunes - Freestyle over the Common single, “Universal Mind Control” *Tibs Fav.™
LARGE update here so here’s some thoughts… first and foremost, Bullet.. straight up stepping his game up. DL his ridiculous freestyle of Common’s latest single “Universal Mind Control”. Perfect beat for Bullet 2 shine on with his fast, twisted Chicago flow and they got creative with chopping up his voice in a couple instances. (Not 2 mention Common killed this as well…) He’s on the verge of being the next big thing out of the Chi so don’t sleep. Below, a TON of NEW trax f/ the long-awaited return of Lil’ Wayne on “A Milli”, celebrating his million copies sold of Tha Carter III in the first week. Some more big names of hip hop and R&B featured below like Nas, The Game, Day26 as well as quality trax from some lesser known names like Mickey Factz & The Cool Kids, Dwele, & perhaps my favorite song from the batch below, “Can’t Do Without Ya” by R&B singer, Francisco! Scroll below and you’ll find somethin’ u like and u can also check out some videos featuring Bun B, The Roots, Bobby Valentino, & MORE below! Enjoy!
And for all u Chicago visitors, GemStones is throwin’ a bday bash and mixtape release party TONIGHT!! All the info is on the flyer at the very bottom with GemStones himself performing at midnite (along with some FNF friends, maybe Lupe??). Thanks 2 KayCee and hopefully Max G. & I will be there 2 see ya there! Also, last-minute addition of the K-Salaam & Beatnick RMX of Common’s “Go” & Lil’ Wayne “On Me” that u can DL below (spotted @ HHU)! Enjoy!
FULL, CDQ, Rumored track from upcoming album, Sketches Of A Man *Tibs Fav.
The feature track for 2day is the RMX 2 Dwele’s first single “I’m Cheatin’” featuring fellow Detroit artist, Slum Village! It’s a unique R&B track with Dwele singin’ about cheatin’ on a girl, not with another girl, but cuz the girl is different, while Slum Village adds a nice flavor 2 the RMX. Not sure if the track will be included on the album, but the original sure will and its due out in stores on June 24th! Down below, a couple trax from some hip hop heavyweights - a short freestyle over “A Millie” (what else is new?) but this time by Jay-Z and a new release from G-Unit produced by Swizz Beatz. Also down below, don’t sleep on a HOT R&B slow jam track by virtual unknown - Nathan. He should be grateful for that ridiculous StarGate beat, which is attractive 2 ur ears on first listen. And finally, the video premiere of Estelle’s latest single - “No Substitute Love”, a nice video with some old school elements telling the story of the song! Enjoy!
Some quick hit vids for ya eyes and ears. Not much else 2 say, cept Dwele… jyeaa!! Dwele is sick. He should blow up, esp after the extra exposure from “Flashing Lights”. Gotta run, but enjoy!
Slow Sunday for some hot trax, but I saw this unofficial compilation of a ton of artists over “Flashing Lights” featuring old verses from all of the above (For ex: Lupe & Santos’ “Superstar” is over the “Flashing Lights” beat.) Nonetheless, it makes for a nice listen if u can’t get enough of “Flashing Lights” (which I can’t, haha.) Down below are some big names like The Game, Akon, Pharrell, but I’m not really feelin’ any of those trax. No bigger names tho than USHER & MICHAEL JACKSON, who are apparently collaborating (with T-Pain tho… ugh) and the snippet is out on their song. We’ll see how the full version turns out but so far it sounds pretty sick! The song is credited w/ the artists listed below and shouted out by T-Pain on the track, but again, we’ll see when the full version leaks! Enjoy!
FULL, CDQ, 1999 (NEW) Track from lost album, World Record Holders*Tibs Fav.
Above is the latest from Go Getters, exclusively dropped from FSD. Go Getters, if u recall from last week, is the group consisting of Kanye West, GLC, Really Doe, & Arrowstar - a Chi-Town clique when they were all fresh in the game around 1999 and 2000. It is interesting 2 hear these trax, especially Kanye pre-accident, who sounds noticeably different. It’s some raw Chicago Hip Hop above so be sure to DL it!
The third (and final?) version of the “Flashing Lights” video has also hit the web and u can view it below! Admittedly, it goes over my head a lil’ bit on first viewing, but Kanye brings it with a deep and artistic perspective that his fans should respect. It is important to note that this “Version 3″ is the last 2 leak and hit the web, but it was in fact the first video Kanye & Co. shot for the song. They scrapped it and filmed the 2nd version that leaked last week, scrapped that, and released the one with Rita G. back awhile ago.
Scroll a lil’ more for a large batch of NEW trax featuring some big names like Usher, Lil’ Wayne, & Mario, but the one below that I’m feelin’ above the rest is the song by Danny Fernandes - an uptempo new-age R&B track with a sick beat, similar 2 Fernandes’ earlier hit “Curious”. Enjoy!
Above is the supposed official Part 2 video for Kanye West’s “Flashing Lights” f/ Dwele. It seems 2 me it is; after all, Kanye himself appears throughout. It is a well done video and was definitely the type of video I was expecting when it first came out. It tells a nice story of the young lady with “Flashing Lights” being the overbearing theme, so watch that above and judge for yourself! Below are some NEW trax from the past couple days… we’ve been busy with our Glow In The Dark festivities.. But yeah, not many thoughts on the NEW trax - nothin really that special honestly, haha. Altho there are some nice ones that if ur fans of the artists, u’ll likely enjoy them!
Producer: The Neptunes? - FULL, CDQ, Rumored track off upcoming album, Here I Stand *Tibs Fav.
NEW USH & Skateboard P! I shouldn’t even have 2 hype this one up, ya’ll are already prolly clicking the link, but yeah, another hot track from 2 of the smoothest in R&B. Not a smooth beat, however, but its got that Pharrell/Neptunes unique sound that is real cool. Not sure if this is going 2 be on Here I Stand actually since I haven’t seen it on a tracklist, altho there hasn’t been an official tracklist as well. We’ll find out soon enough tho cuz Here I Stand is hitting stores on May 27th! “Moving Mountains” is also slated 2 be the next single, following Usher’s formula from Confessions with a banger first and slow jam second. Below, you can see some new music featuring Ne-Yo (sweet long snip), Akon, Dwele (awesome on that chorus), and Lil’ Wayne among others. Peep & DL what u like above & below. Enjoy!
01. Piece
02. Get It Now f/ Move Ment & Trek Life
03. City Of Los(t) Ang(e)les f/ Cro$$ *Tibs Fav.
04. Sene f/ Dope 4 Gold Rope
05. Spanish Winter *Tibs Fav.
06. MyBoyBlu *Tibs Fav.
07. ItsOkay(PtOne) f/ Myth & Definite *Tibs Fav.
08. Local Legends *Tibs Fav.
09. Respect *Tibs Fav.
10. Sun In My Face f/ Jontel *Tibs Fav.
11. Never Ending f/ Mumbles Flora Purim
12. Top 5 N Luv (Taking A Little Break)
13. Hostile Gospel RMX f/ Talib Kweli & Joell Ortiz *Tibs Fav.
14. BadNewsBarnes
15. Stupid f/ Sens
16. Mars RMX
17. Fly(SongOfLiberation)
18. Maintain f/ Donel Smokes, Cro$$, & Jontel
Sry for the delayed update (internet uploading very very slow), but it comes with a lot of content! Included is the MUST-DL mixtape from Blu of Blu & Exile, another really good conscious rapper that we love 2 promote here at GWHH! Some of the trax have been posted already but the mixtape as a whole is real nice and without DJ shoutouts. Below, you can check out a few NEW audio trax f/ 50 Cent, Young Buck over “Hip-Hop Saved My Life”, & R&B singer Lloyd! And then there are a ton of cool, NEW videos including the latest 2 from the Graduation Listening Experience from Kanye West and a few LIVE performances/videos featuring Kanye, Lupe, Mickey Factz & The Cool Kids, & Talib Kweli! Enjoy!
Here’s a unique mix of NEW school trax w/ Old School Sundays! Above is the NEW track from Dwele called “I’m Cheatin’” - simply another good track from the Detroit R&B/soul singer. And below are the OLD school trax that is by or featuring Dwele! They include the Grammy-nominated “That’s The Way Of The World”, the ridiculous collaboration with Kanye West and Consequence, and more collaborations with 2Pac, Slum Village & Proof! Finally, there are also some solid NEW trax featuring Snoop Dogg, Pharrell, & the Minneapolis underground duo - Atmosphere! Enjoy!
Ludacris “Wish You Could” f/ T.I. - MORE
