Producer: Kanye West & No I.D.? - FULL, CDQ?, Track off upcoming album, 808’s & Heartbreak *Tibs Fav.™
Spotted over @ Urban Music, the supposed MASTERED version of “Heartless” comes thru and well, you already know it’s hot! My comp speakers aren’t 2 great but in comparing the mastered version above w/ the ummastered version ‘Ye dropped on his blog a couple days ago, I did notice that Kanye’s voice in general simply booms over the beat more. There really is a difference there and although it is a slight difference, it is one worth DLing the NEW version above. We’ll see if there’s more versions 2 come from ‘Ye himself in the future. Also, Andrew liberated another rare, unreleased Lupe track, that truthfully is nothin’ more than solid 2 me. I was never feelin’ the old Lupe nearly as much as Lupe on his albums and since then, but it is interesting 2 see how much he’s grown. Down below u can also find a T.I. / Akon collabo called “Hero” that was a leftover track from T.I. Vs. T.I.P., I believe, that surfaced just now on that upcoming mixtape of T.I. songs that didn’t make Paper Trail as well and that you’ve seen here on GWHH. Other than that, there’s a few more trax and a couple videos of Scarface talkin’ politics and B.o.B. talkin’ about how his collabo with T.I. and Ludacris, “On Top Of The World” from Paper Trail came about. Enjoy!
FULL, CDQ, Track off upcoming album, Yes We Can: Voices Of A Grassroots Movement*Tibs Fav.™
Big update for ya Saturdays here, starting with 2 powerful, inspiring tracks on the album inspired by perhaps the most powerful and inspiring person in the U.S.A. today - Democratic candidate, Barack Obama! Starting it off with an original track created for the Obama album above, Malik Yusef goes spoken word and delievers nothing less than an inspiring message. Adam Levine comes through on the hook and Kanye West raps (sans autotune) with the same amount of passion as Obama has for changing our country. It is a great song with a booming beat, especially at the finale of the song. Also above is John Legend’s contribution to the album with a magnificent cover of the U2 smash-hit “Pride (In The Name Of Love)”, which certainly fits the theme of the album as well.
Down below, a bunch of very solid tracks with Mark Ronson putting a nice spin on Robin Thicke’s “Magic”, along with Wale spittin’ some clever lines as well. R&B singer Joe’s album comes out on Tuesday and another track from the CD can be had as well. Def lookin’ forward to that album. I’m also feelin’ that Murs track as it contains clear and inspiring lyrics as well - from the album, Murs For President, in stores September 30th! In the midst of the videos below, you will find the official video premiere to Ne-Yo’s “She Got Her Own (Miss Indepenent Pt. 2)” f/ Jamie Foxx & Fabolous. I’m kind of surprised he didn’t include that track on the album for Year Of The Gentleman, but my guess is they recently recorded it with not enough time for the track to make the final tracklisting. Regardless, the star power above carries the nice slow jam sequel to “Miss Independent” and the nice black & white video does the song justice. Enjoy!
Sorry for the long time between updates.. between all the work, being sick, and social events I was busy with yesterday, I was flat out exhausted to do anything until now. But it’ll all be made up next week because I also used that time to conduct a very interesting interview with a professional athlete that will be hitting GWHH sometime next week! Stay tuned!
Producer: Kanye West? - FULL, CDQ?, 1st single off upcoming album, 808’s & Heartbreak *Tibs Fav.™
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‘Ye just released the CDQ version on his blog and on 1st listen… I think I’m feelin’ the live performance more. There’s times where Kanye doesn’t hit the notes right.. but anyway, DL it now! (Extended review 2 come..)
Updated Extended Review:
“Love Lockdown” delivers what all Kanye West fans should expect - a fresh, boundary-pushing 1st single, a la “Stronger” last year, in terms of impact. Production wise, there are elements in “Love Lockdown” that I feel have not been heard like this before, which really makes the song unique. The ominous “dum dum dum, dum” bass line 2 begin and end the track really sets the mood for the song and it is simple, yet effective throughout. Add in the high-pitched clicks and bangs of the bongos and other percussion instruments in the chorus and it is a very well-produced track that changes throughout its entirety and especially toward the end. Lyrically, Kanye is on point about describing his internal struggles with love and sings them with emotion. Gotta give him credit as the passion is certainly on paper and on the mic, yet I do feel that the quality of his singing is really exposed on this track, specifically in the chorus. Right when he starts, “So keep your love lockdown..”, the quality of his voice really plummets, especially when he hits the “love lockdown”. I think he had a desired effect in mind, but it didn’t really work for me as I feel it was not executed to its fullest. As suggested by “Non” in Jabbify (get chatting people! :D), the chorus could really be cleaned up (the main reason why I like the LIVE version better than the studio), which caused Max G. to think that this was not even the CDQ version when I talked to him. And who knows? Maybe it is a rough version. Non also suggested that someone else jump on the chorus and I will throw out a name who I think would kill this - John Legend! Yes, he is one of my favorites, but this is the type of beat, with piano on the chorus as well, that his soulful voice would enhance. Not to mention the topic of love as well; a topic that is certainly not a stranger to the R&B genre that John Legend represents. Overall, I like the track, but it could definitely be better and I do not think it will ever come close to my top ten Kanye West songs. I really respect that Kanye is branching out and growing as an artist - trying out new styles and production, but this track is not all the way there for me. I wish he rapped - his two best musical strengths are production and rapping. Singing is a distant 3rd. It will certainly blow up on the radio, but I really hope that the rest of the album does not have this much autotune. Check out my editorial from earlier this week for more thoughts on that!
I’ll put up some more content and update it here within the hour.. keep it locked! I’ll actually need some more time on that
Here it is (bout 10PM CT)… NEW Trax-N-Vids.. just peep them below (especially the comic book sayings in the Luda premiere.. my favorite funny one is @ 4:12..). Also… it’s Naledge’s birthday 2day (hence the track) and our M.I.A. 3rd blogger, gowhere?’s bday 2day as well! Happy bday all around! 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!
Above is the supposed video for another track from Paper Trail called “What Up”! I’m havin’ trouble playin’ videos myself right now, but I figured the top spot is nothing new 2 T.I. b/c he just scored the biggest leap in Billboard Hot 100 history with his 1st single, “Whatever You Like” jumping from #71 to #1! Congrats to T.I. & I’m real happy 2 see him up on top with a song that has really grown on me. Jyea! Down below, a few trax and vids featuring Cassidy, Saigon, Jagged Edge, Nas, The Game, Joe Budden, & many more! Enjoy!
Consequence Behind The Scenes @ The “Disperse” Video
If you have the time, definitely take a great inside look (moreso than the previous videos) of the making of the video “Disperse” - one of my favorite hip hop trax of 2007 by Consequence f/ GLC & Really Doe! Lupe & Cons dancin’ in the beginning is great, Kanye makes a cameo as well, and GLC chillin’ w/ one of the many fine ladies at the end (also showed in yesterday’s update). The video will finally premiere on Monday so check back here for that! Down below, some interesting, solid trax 2 be had with the return of Whitney Houston, collaborating w/ Akon on a song that will likely hit the radio. Whitney is definitely trying 2 comeback and appeal to the younger mainstream audience as she already has Timbaland & Danja on board for her upcoming album, currently slated for November. Peep the rest of the trax below & enjoy!
Here’s a bunch of NEW trax & requests for ya! The feature track is an unreleased track by Mario, who ppl are sleeping on still for some reason. He broke out with “Let Me Love You” and then since then hasn’t gotten as much love. Go, his latest album in stores now, was one of my favorite R&B albums of 2007 and ya’ll should go support him if u haven’t already! The rest of the trax can be seen below - the hip hop fav. of mine for 2day is the Termanology track - a lyrically conscious track that represents good hip hop well! Enjoy!
REQUEST 4: Yoox! - Producer: Bryan-Michael Cox - FULL, CDQ, UK Bonus track off CB album, Exclusive*Tibs Fav.
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Kanye West “Heartless” [Mastered] - MORE
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