The hip hop heads should already be familiar with the ATL’s Stat Quo, who was a rapper I first heard a few yrs ago and liked everything he was droppin. He is still with Shady/Aftermath from what I heard, but his debut album, Statlanta, has been constantly delayed and while it has apparently been completed for awhile, the label has yet 2 release it. The song above is Stat telling that story, along with other stories about his journey in the industry, Proof’s death, & more! Some pretty heartfelt lyrics attracted me right away on the 1st listen and reminded me why I liked Stat Quo in the first place. So if ur a big hip hop head, def give Stat a chance and DL 2day’s feature track above! Below, plenty more hip hop and R&B.. some thoughts on the trax below… Twista kills “The Business RMX”, Songz kills the hook on “Love For Money”, & I’m tryin’ 2 love Chris Brown’s “Captive”, but its slightly disturbing me that the song is in fact written in a girl’s perspective (a demo for the Pussycat Dolls… I can see Nicole S. on that Polow beat makin’ the radio for sure…). There’s also a couple videos featuring more from hip hop with Kidz In The Hall & Skillz! Enjoy!
FULL, CDQ, Track off upcoming album, The Mitchell Report*Tibs Fav.™
Here we are again with some more NEW trax for ya ears, with the latest from Chi-Town’s Twista (shouts 2 Andrew) and he is back with the same ridiculously fast, twisted Chicago flow we are all accustomed 2. Idk if it really shouts “1st single” but it’s certainly a solid track with a nice message dealing w/ relationships, basically summarized by the sample in the chorus. Down below, more sickness from Joe Budden thx 2 J.D. and another track that I’m really feelin’ on 1st listen by R&B singer, Mario! It’s got a fast, yet not annoying Jazze Pha beat (sometimes his productions get repetitive) and the lyrics are a good one and Mario’s got one of the more pleasing voices in the game. Finally, a couple video premieres for ya eyes n ears w/ “Don’t Turn Back” by Colby O’Donis, which coincidentally is a track that’s finally growing on me. While the video is nothin special, it is a cool one featuring some dancing and a very sexy brunette that Colby steals from a dude with a rough goatee, haha. The other video premiere - young up and coming R&B singer Karina Pasian w/ “Can’t Find The Words”, more proof that she could be something very special for years 2 come. Enjoy!
FULL, CDQ, Verses over N*E*R*D’s “Spaz” *Tibs Fav.™
Bullet is back with another hot freestyle over a mainstream track, this one being N*E*R*D’s “Spaz”, which is one of my favorite beats from Seeing Sounds and compliments Bullet’s style perfectly! As we should now come 2 expect, Bullet goes hard and rips through the beat, especially with his break-neck paced final verse, which showcases his true Chicago, Twista-inspired flow. Pretty ridiculous that you’ll have 2 put it on again 2 make sure u didn’t miss anything! Down below, check out a beautiful live version of Alicia Keys’ “Superwoman” that you can’t help but at least respect, most likely enjoy. You can also take in 2 trax from the upcoming Gym Class Heroes album, Patches From The Quilt, as I especially like the cleverness of the Cool & Dre produced “Peace Sign”! Finally, I also upped some requests, including “Forbidden Fruit”, the future Ne-Yo/Shakira collabo. Apparently it’s not the final version, so I didn’t post it the other day when I was in a rush. I have since heard a request for it, as well as the Baby Bash/Frankie J 2003 hit “Suga Suga”. So DL them below if you wish. Enjoy!
About an hour later, I just added a few trax - the latest from FNF’s Bishop G (dope Dikembe Mutombo mention in there…), an old, rare Twista freestyle, and a hilarious Obama-inspired edition of “A Milli”, haha! Thx 2 FSD & my 3407 roomy for the finds. Enjoy!
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!
Old School Sundays today, and we got the incredible mashup by DJ Danger Mouse where he takesJay Z’s Black Album & respectively mashes it with The Beatles White Album. I made a nice diagram to make it more clear for those that learn better visually. Basically it’s Raw; it’s that Grey Baby! Life is Grey, and that’s why this mashup is so great; you take greatness from one spectrum, and add it to greatness from another part of the spectrum, and boom - you get a whole new reinterpretation of beauty.
For Old School Sundays, I was thinkin’ of some Chicago stuff 2 put up and I stumbled upon a video that interested me… a collaboration of underground and rare hip hop from artists of Chicago. They include Twista, The Legendary Traxter, Juice, Quazaar f/ Verbal Kent, but the highlight is the much-talked about freestyle battle between CHI-Town legends Common & Kanye West, before they were CHI-Town legends! They playfully went at each other and the story was that Common won the battle (as told on his Finding Forever DVD if I’m not mistaken) and I think I’d agree altho ‘Ye comes with the best (and weakest) lines. Judge for yourself above! And below, some NEW-school Chicago trax - from up and comer Mikkey Halsted (thx again Andrew) and the R&B representatives, One Chance! CHI-TOWN UP! Enjoy!
***And a special, happy 31st birthday goes out 2 the biggest name in the rap game 2day… Mr. Kanye West! Much love from everyone at GWHH and all your fans! Congrats on the wave of success and here’s 2 another great year for u, Kanye! - Max G., Sgt. Tibs, & gowhere?***
Pimpin’ is a major part of the city, so we got them pimp songs right below! Also if interested read about Chicago’s most infamous pimp, Don “Magic” Juan HERE.
I had 2 roll thru this awesome post by Max G. with some recent trax f/ Chicago’s The Cool Kids & Teejay that I’ve been meaning 2 post. It’s nothin’ but more heat from our hometown so simply DL above and below! Enjoy!
HAH! Who says this ain’t a CHI-Town thing?? Btw… GO CUBS GO!
Above is a HOT, NEW track from our boy Chip Tha Ripper, freestyling over the recent Weezy track “A Millie”. Chip is up on his current events with a nice mention of Big Ben Wallace, a recent aquisition 2 his hometown Cleveland Cavaliers. As an NBA nut, I noticed that right away along with his Carmelo Anthony drop, haha. Def worth a DL 2 see what the best from Cleveland has 2 offer. Speaking of Weezy, there’s another Lil’ Wayne track that hit the net along with a Ne-Yo feature, and a Mariah Carey request! We got a NEW video by the Speedknot Mobstaz & Twista (CHI-Town stand up!). Thx 2 the homey Clyde for the heads-up! Finally, I posted a couple links 2 my favorite BET Spring Break performance videos from Lupe Fiasco & Day26 so peep them below and enjoy!
FULL, CDQ, Alternate Mix, potentially on the upcoming album, Rising Down*Tibs Fav.
Above is an alternate mix of one of the sick Roots tracks that was leaked a few weeks ago (click that Roots tag!) and I think I actually like this one better overall. It’s hard 2 say, but the songs do sound similar. It is def worth downloading the latest from The Roots tho and u can hear for yourself. Below are some more hip hop tracks and a video featuring Consequence for u 2 view while u wait for the downloads, haha. Twista hasn’t lost a step in his feature on the AZ track, def check out the latest from the Chicago rapper! Finally, all the T.I. fans will definitely want to read a candid interview with T.I. that was his first interview since his sentencing, where he discusses everything from family, business (a possible collabo with Amy Winehouse.. interesting), his experiences with the law, house arrest, and MORE! Real interesting read. Enjoy!
Some Chicago Superstars…I love watching Jordan Highlights, especially to the top 10 Hot 100 Single “Superstar” by Lupe Fiasco.
Top 10 Singles on the Hot 100:
1. Usher - Love in This Club feat. Young Jeezy
2. Chris Brown - With You
3. Flo Rida - Low feat. T-Pain
4. Sara Bareilles - Love Song
5. Rihanna - Don’t Stop the Music
6. Jordin Sparks - No Air feat. Chris Brown
7. Ray J & Yung Berg - Sexy Can I
8. Timbaland - Apologize feat. OneRepublic
9. Webbie, Lil’ Phat & Lil’ Boosie - Independent 10. Lupe Fiasco - Superstar feat. Matthew Santos
Also check out this cool video above, props to Wicked Wy. Empire is the second music video of ‘Mystery Repeats’ and was entirely shot on the streets of Tokyo.
HAHAHA this video is jokes from one of Chi’s greatest w/ voice over by comedian DeRay Davis!
Stat Quo “Dear Summer Pt. 1″ - MORE
Basically it’s Raw; it’s that Grey Baby! Life is Grey, and that’s why this mashup is so great; you take greatness from one spectrum, and add it to greatness from another part of the spectrum, and boom - you get a whole new reinterpretation of beauty.
