Producer: Cool & Dre & The Game - FULL, CDQ, Track off upcoming album, Untitled, in stores 07.15 *Tibs Fav.™
Aite, so Nas’ upcoming album, Untitled, has been leaked by now and tons of trax have been available everywhere, in addition 2 the ones that have appeared on GWHH. If u want the whole album, I’m sure u can browse our affiliates and find it, but since we don’t post full albums on GWHH and try 2 limit the amount of trax also, I figured I would just post 1 more goodie for ya’ll that wanna sample or wait til 07.15… and it’s Nas’ unique collaboration with The Game & Chris Brown! It may sound surprising, but it’s a very quality track with Nas & The Game ripping over a ridiculous Cool & Dre beat, with CB enhancing the track throughout (listen and you’ll see what I mean..). Def a MUST-DL and I can see the track blowin’ up as a 2nd single with the appealing names and production involved. Below, we’re playing catch-up with 16 trax total from the past few days (since we let the Kidz In The Hall interview and Mr. Music get the well-deserved, extended spotlight) featuring a ton of big names. A few thoughts… Usher track is RIDICULOUS… pretty sure that’s a snippet but it’s a 2:51 long snippet, if that, and it’s HOT! Also, u may notice the same song by Lloyd and Sterling Simms, and well, that’s cuz it is… it’s just a different singer for each version. The early edge goes 2 Sterling IMO, but I’ll need a few more listens. Other than that, u can peep my favs below and I’m sure u’ll find somethin’ u like, in addition 2 the video premiere of Lil’ Wayne’s “A Milli”! Enjoy!
And in some bad news, fellow blogger gowhere? cannot access GWHH where he is staying in China because he’s in a restricted area or something like that. So unfortunately, it looks like we won’t be getting the unique posts from gowhere? until mid-August when he’s finally back in the States. But u kno Max G. & myself will be holdin’ it down for ya!
12:10PM - Just upped “Swing Your Rag” by T.I., produced by Swizz Beatz (formerly known as “Louis Rag”). It’s the clean version, but the previous version was littered w/ shout outs. Def update ur iTunes w/ this one below. Shouts 2 Z for sending this thru!
Chicago’s own rising star, Bullet, is back with another hard freestyle! Homie is doin’ it real smart, jumpin’ AND killin’ all the latest, hot beats, with Polow Da Don’s banger for Nas - “Hero” - is straight up fire. But damn, Bullet is droppin’ the gloves and building his rep and press. And the talent is there, just peep a couple lyrics from the freestyle above,
“And I study everything,
I got the game down to a science,
And I give it my aalll,
But I could lose like Kobe Bryant,
Even though your boy deny it,
Cuz you know that I’m a winner…”
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“I got drive like the shore by the lake,
And I’m rare like the rare meat in steak,
My girl thicker than a Baskin Robbins’ shake,
Yeah, you love the music that I make,
I go hard like a virgin hittin’ on the first date!”
- Bullet “Hero Freestyle”
And don’t worry, he’s got more witty, clever lines like that throughout! Big ups 2 Bullet himself for the shoutout 2 GWHH around 3:20! (”Whattup Tiiiibs?!”) Jyeaaa! Much appreciated young fella! Make sure 2 click the Bullet ‘tag’ for more from the Chi-bred rapper cuz you’ll be hearing his name a lot more real soon. Don’t sleep and DL above! And I can’t forget a couple trax dropped by some heavyweights 2day - Beyoncé & R. Kelly! Beyoncé comin’ thru w/ a nice slow jam and altho R. Kelly is the hundredth person 2 jump on “A Milli”, I’ll give him some dap cuz it sounds pretty smooth. Here’s a challenge for someone: round up every single RMX of “A Milli” and make it into one whole track. Including the original, I’m eager 2 see if we’d reach the 50 minute mark, haha! Enjoy!
Here’s a clip of a speech by Lupe Fiasco stressing how hip hop belongs and people will be entertained by hip hop as much as rock or whatever other genre. It’s a nice lil’ clip with the crowd going nuts. Head over 2 lupEND for downloads of the speech and performance and peep the small blurb on BET about his performance that is the biggest news of Lu’s performance in the U.K. last night…
“During his set at the Glastonbury Festival in the U.K. last night, rapper Lupe Fiasco spoke out about “tyrannical world leaders”, clumping Zimbabwe’s longtime dictator and the American president in the same category “F*@K Robert Mugabe, F*@K George Bush,” he said. F*@k politics, democrats, socialists, the Labor party. Music’s what it’s all about.” It’s likely there won’t be any blowback from his American fans for his comment considering the current political climate. But remember just a few years ago the Country music group, Dixie Chicks, were bashed for much milder comments they made about the President in the U.K. Fiasco drew an excited crowd to his performance which included his hits “The Cool,” “Food and Liquor,” “Hip Hop Saved My Life” and ‘Kick Push.’”
Wow, some strong words then from Lupe Fiasco and more power 2 him. He’s truly a strong and passionate artist as u can tell above and in his music. Down below, check out a few NEW trax, with my favorite of the bunch being the NEW version of “Diamond Girl” including a better, less repetitive beat than the original. Definitely a MUST-HAVE for the R&B fans! Peep the rest of the trax below and the Day26 video premiere! Enjoy!
Producer: The Neptunes? - FULL, CDQ, Rumored track off upcoming album, Invincible Summer *Tibs Fav.™
“This is hip hop baby! I’m finna take it 2 the tip top baby!” - Common
MORE heat from Common and Pharrell! More of a traditional hip hop track than the previously released “Universal Mind Control”, Common and Pharrell both spit some verses over a slow, addicting, Neptunes-sounding beat. The lyrics are real nice, as u can expect from Common. They are an instant hit on your ear and it is definitely a track I’ll be listening 2 quite frequently. The song is supposed 2 be off his album, Invincible Summer, but it has since been pushed back 2 the fall, which may cause the title of the album 2 change as well. Below is a verse from Lupe Fiasco that I’ve never heard before over the Common song “The Corner”. It’s short but sweet as Lupe hits us with a dope metaphor on wrestling, more specifically the Ultimate Warrior, as well as shouting out a bunch of friends, including John Legend (my dream collabo that hasn’t happened yet is Lupe & Legend..!) So that got me all excited for no reason, but both the Common and Lupe songs are MUST-haves for ur collection! Oh, and btw, u may have seen the “Absolute Freestyle” around other blogs 2day, but that track is mad old from 2006. I’ve had it on my iTunes since then, but for all I know, “The Corner RMX” could have definitely been out there as well before 2day, but it was floating around as well 2day. That’s just a track I’ve never heard before and I have everything by or featuring Lupe Fiasco. Just thought that warrants mentioning. Anyway, below is a collabo between arguably the 2 biggest stars on the radio 2day… T-Pain & Lil’ Wayne, and u should expect more from them in the future as the rumor is that they will be working on a joint album 2gether. As GWHH visitors can tell by now, I’m not really high on either of them (not that I hate them) and I’m not really feelin’ the track, but I’m sure many of the masses will enjoy a surprising slow jam from the 2 mega-stars of music 2day. Finally down below, the video premiere of “Eat To Live” from Talib Kweli off his last album, Ear Drum! Enjoy!
A couple notes… sry for the delay on posts 2day. I’ve been out or working all thru the night and this was as soon as possible for me. More of the same 2morrow as I will be workin’ in the day and at nite, watching my hometown Bulls hopefully select the hometown prince, DERRICK ROSE! Can’t wait, but stay tuned for more NEW music and cool features…!
Producer: Bangladesh - Another “A Milli RMX” (2:31)
A boatload of NEW trax 2day, with the feature track actually being an incomplete one, haha. The latest track (supposedly) from the upcoming album, Year Of The Gentleman - in stores August 5th, has been released in snippet form. It’s produced by StarGate. Some of you may already be familiar with this equation.. Ne-Yo + StarGate = Awesome. And this one sounds like no exception with Ne-Yo dropping some pretty nice lyrics so far on the high quality (not CDQ) snippet. I’ll be excited when that full version leaks and it’ll be up on GWHH when it does! Ne-Yo is also the 79,139,322nd artist 2 jump on “A Milli” so I figure I’d post that… not really feelin’ it honestly, haha. Below is a bunch of R&B and hip hop as I’m mainly liking the R&B, especially the latest trax from Colby O’Donis, Francisco, and Timbaland’s brother Sebastian (NOT the R&B Sebastian, the Sebastian on the extended version of “The Way I Are”). DL above & below! 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: 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!
DjMiniMaxX is back with a sick mashup between Justice and Lil Wayne. His work is improving, can’t you tell? The old school GWHH people have to see the improvement, the development, and the improved skill of DjMiniMaxX. I’m good with seeing progress potential and the passion in people, and I definitely see a more professional, and tuned sound from DjMiniMaxX. Good looks! Lesson: The harder you try the better you’ll be.
Also check this very true, and very good critique on music sales, and the hinted future of hip hop. BLOGS BABY~~~~Like we were saying with the Examiner post; people on a mass scale will soon be relying on getting their information much differently. The Revalulion has begun.
FULL, CDQ, Old, Unreleased track from the album, World Record Holders*Tibs Fav.™
FSD just dropped the latest, old, unreleased track from the album, World Record Holders, and this one is by Kanye West featuring Mikkey Halsted & Miss Criss… along with some DMX on the chorus (not credited I suppose..) Either way, its definitely a nice track and surely some vintage Kanye, while I actually enjoy Mikkey Halsted’s verse a lil’ more, both flow well over a very nice beat. Below, check out the latest from Three 6 Mafia & Akon, along with another Lil’ Wayne feature (pretty good on this one IMO) as well as a Nas interview with Angie Martinez. With his album, Untitled, hitting stores next month, expect 2 see a lot more Nas content in the near future! Enjoy!
Some NEW music above as the Pharoahe Monch freestyle awhile back on “The Healer” has been put 2gether for the official RMX! It’s a nice, unique track from 2 unique artists, and as a quick sidenote, I’ve read that Erykah Badu is quite the live performer and pulls out all the stops in her shows. Her performance stands out in Dave Chappelle’s Block Party and all her new tunes have been pretty sweet. So check that out above along with another GLC track (thx Andrew), the latest from Obie Trice & Musiq Soulchild, as well as a couple requests, including, as u may notice, a recent Lil’ Wayne song that I actually like, haha. Kanye produced a sick one there. Keep the requests comin’.. I’ma do my best 2 find them and post them ASAP! (Some of the trax don’t exist like the “Diamond Girl RMX” f/ Craig David?? I don’t think there’s one with him..). Anyway, enjoy!
BTW, how dope is the new header by Max G.?!! Superman literally flyin’ above Chicago (with the GWHH logo in the upper left on a building, takin’ overrr!!) all reflected off an increasingly unique Chicago landmark - The Bean @ Millennium Park! Let’s hear some feedback!!
Nas “Make The World Go Round” f/ Chris Brown & The Game - MORE
