Another quick update for ya, w/ the feature track of the post featuring the lovely Keri Hilson taking the place of Cassie on “Addiction”! I just straight up love the R-Les track; his vocals and production are all on point and his running mate, Fabolous kills it as well. Keri & Cassie both sound great with the addictive chorus and I think I actually like Keri’s version slightly better. So if you’re all up on “Addiction” like I am, you’ll def check out the new version. Down below, some more trax f/ GLC & Bobby Valentino as well as a couple requests and the latest video premiere from Usher! I love the special effects on the piano and the sexy ladies provide for a really steamy video. Still not that high on the actual song, but the video is another nice one for Usher. Enjoy!
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!
Shouts 2 our boy Kev from S.L.A.B. Entertainment for comin’ thru w/ a special, GWHH exclusive by Chip Tha Ripper - a RMX of the T-Wayne hit “Can’t Believe It”! I was never a fan of the original, but I gotta respect the rhymes and flow of Chip on this one! Don’t sleep on the Cleveland bred rapper, who will be performing with Kid Cudi on Monday at the Evil Olive on Monday! Down below, some more NEW trax for ya ears featuring the “Love Lockdown” A Capella and Trey Songz killin’ yet another hit song with his cover of “What Them Girls Like”! Don’t forget the couple video premieres as well! Enjoy!
Oooh, Consequence just hit everyone w/ an e-mail as he posted a ConsTV exclusive! The video below is of him and Kanye in the studio, workin’ on 808’s & Heartbreak! Enjoy!
Producer: Omen - FULL, CDQ, Track off upcoming album, Troubles Of The World*Tibs Fav.™
Props 2 KayÇee for the FULL version of this HOT NEW track from FNF’s GemStones! Wow, I feel like everyone (myself included) can connect 2 this song on first listen. It’s got a sick, uptempo beat from Omen and the lyrics are sung clearly and beautifully from Stones and his female counterpart on this song, Chu Chu! Expect more from Gem 2 come 2 GWHH soon! Down below, ur typical batch of daily hip hop and R&B, including Ludacris’ nice verse on the “Pop Champagne RMX” that he alluded 2 in our talk with him that he used the autotune very slightly. A bunch of nice trax 2 be had, so don’t delay! Enjoy!
Expect another GWHH interview in the near future, as late as Friday! Keep checkin’ back
OH YEAH… KayCee told me Gem is opening for Lupe @ the Congress Theatre in Chicago on Halloween… SICK! Maybe Tibs and/or Max G. will be there as well!
FULL, HQ, Track off upcoming album, Evolver *Tibs Fav.™
First off, daaamn, how old is that pic? JL’s still got the fro in that one, haha! Secondly, the HQ really makes me fall in love w/ this track. JL is sooo catchy on the hook and Kanye sooo clever in his verse, all over an addicting beat that I’m speculating was a Neptunes production.. Def a great song for the fellas breakin’ up w/ their girl, as the title insinuates. Anyway, these are 2 of my absolute favs, so you kno I’ma dig this track from the 2 of the 3 heavyweights of G.O.O.D. Music (I see u Common, and everyone will see u ‘Quence!) Luckily there’s a ton of nice releases comin’ our way before October 28th when Evolver comes out, so I’ll be pleasantly distracted until then. Down below, not thaaat much to distract me from “It’s Over” OR Year Of The Gentleman (I’ma try 2 get up a review soon), but Wale spits some nice rhymes and Jennifer Hudson is, well, Jennifer Hudson, so u’d expect a nice slow jam from her. A bunch of videos 2 peep as well f/ R. Kelly, Nas, ?uestlove, and Diddy bein’ ridiculous, haha. Enjoy!
FULL, Radio Rip, Track off upcoming album, Evolver *Tibs Fav.™
Had 2 MediaFire the track above cuz zShare had probs w/ just that file and not the ones below, but anyway, NEW JL & Kanye! It’s HQ, but not CDQ b/c the track was premiered on that radio show. I like it though. Kanye’s on the autotune once again, but it’s not annoying. JL is pretty nice on the chorus 2 the midtempo track. I’m expecting the CDQ version soon. Check out the rest of the forgettable trax below, haha. Enjoy!
Producer: Kanye West - FULL, CDQ, RMX of T.I.’s “S.L.U. (Swagga Like Us)”*Tibs Fav.™
Trey Songz is on a wave of jumpin’ on the hottest songs 2day and not only providing something fresh 2 them, but also killin’ ‘em. His rendition of “S.L.U. (Swagga Like Us)” is one that I’m really feelin’ as it brings out his high level of swag. Songz changes up the flow a lil’ bit, has some clever lines, and his delivery is just on point. I love his singing voice over hip hop beats like this. It’s not like he’s belting out a slow jam here, but he is singing and it makes for a version of “S.L.U. (Swagga Like Us)” that is different than the verses in the original. I’m lookin’ forward 2 another mixtape from Songz with a compilation of all these RMXs he’s doin’ and then his next album, READY, which is due to hit stores this year! Down below, you can check out the rest of the R&B trax as well as the latest from Bow Wow (ehhhhhh….) and Nelly dissing Ice-T and a new version of the video for Jordin Sparks’ hit, “Tattoo”! Enjoy!
Another hot track from Trey Songz, as he adds his flava 2 the current #1 single in the country - T.I.’s “Whatever You Like”! Dirty lyrics are abound and delivered nicely… still doesn’t compare 2 the T.I. original, but I still like this version and will keep it in my select rotation for sure. Down below a few more NEW trax f/ the various artists listed below, but I should also draw attention 2 the lil’ Kanye West video at the bottom… a very short snippet of Kanye performing a supposed, brand NEW track. Flow sounds sweet, but it looks like he f’ed up in there as well. Hope everyone had a fun and safe Labor Day weekend; back 2 the grind on Tuesday..! Enjoy!
Producer: Timbaland - FULL, CDQ, Track off upcoming album, In A Perfect World… *Tibs Fav.™
Above is a brand NEW track from my girl Keri Hilson featuring her mentor Timbaland! It’s got a nice Timbo beat and equally nice lyrics; the duet reminds me of the Nelly Furtado / Timbaland mega-hit “Promiscuous”, but it’s not as dumbed-down, yet also not as catchy. Either way, it’s a good track and Keri’s debut album should hit stores this fall! Down below is some more trax from the Saturday - starting w/ a real nice slow jam from Ne-Yo, and the rest featuring many hip hop artists that are not mainstream names, yet still doin’ their thing. Peep them below and DL what u like. Enjoy!
Fyi, Sunday is another travel day for me; updates from me will be sparse, but as always, I’ll try and get a big update up sometime later in the day!
The Lupe vault is opened once again, courtesy of former producer Prolyfic and Andrew, and this is yet another track featuring Lupe & GemStones back from ‘01 or ‘02. The track is alrite; like many of the old, unreleased tracks from Lupe, it contains moments of clever lyrics and Lu’s high-quality flow throughout, but it is nothing special. These tracks are illustrating the growth of Lupe Fiasco and GemStones as artists - for instance, throw on “Go Baby” after hearing this track and u’ll see just how much these 2 have stepped up their game since. Down below, some hip hop and R&B featuring some big names like Mos Def, T-Pain, Flo Rida, Chris Brown, & Trey Songz! I’m really feelin’ Casely on the hook of the Pitbull track as well as Songz showin’ why he already has one of the best voices in R&B on “Love Song (Different For The Other)”! Also peep the Dem Franchize Boyz / Lloyd video premiere! Enjoy!
Ryan Leslie “Addiction RMX” f/ Keri Hilson & Fabolous - MORE
