Monthly Archives: August 2009

World Premiere: “North Memphis Like Me (Remix)” – Juicy J of Three Six Mafia (Feat. Project Pat & Vslash)

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In fear of losing readers (as in my mother), I haven’t posted any Three Six Mafia joints on the blog. That is, until this hit my desk this afternoon. It’s just too good not to post. It includes everyone’s favorite stereotypical hip-hop videoisms: child dancing (check), hands up (check), leashed pitbulls (check), wrists gleaming (check), tush (check), rims (check), dice (check), stacks (check), grillz (check, check, check). Raise your hood tolerance some and peep the Halloween-sampled cut above.

Congrats to The-Dream moving up a notch in the game this week. He’s one I’ve believed in since the beginning. (Y’all can’t say I didn’t warn you) Terius “The-Dream” Nash was just recently named Executive Vice President of Island Records. The next installment to his Love series, Love King, drops by year’s end. Excited.

Try this at home. I dare you.

World Premiere: “Hands On You” – Juvenile (Feat. Pleasure P)

The Jeff Bridges of Rap is back with his first radio-friendly single since Cool & Dre’s “Rodeo.” Its synth-heavy five-layer beat by N’Orleans newbie, Tick Tock, makes Pleasure P’s digi-yodel and Juve’s southern drawl more than tolerable. It’s no “Ha” but it’s still Baton Rouge as ever.

Happy to see that even with such a mediocre first crack (“Run This Town”), Jay-Z’s upcoming Blueprint 3 LP tracklist includes some of my favorite guest features… J.Cole, Cudi, Drake and do I see Luke from Empire of the Sun? Amahzing.

World Premiere: “Time” – O’Spada

Mix Utada with Jamiroquai, sprinkle in some Private and Lykke Li and you get O’Spada: Sweden’s next big show-’em-how-it’s-done sparkle-disco export. Julia Spada, the latest throwback establishment’s head mistress, aptly speaks on how she don’t have time for anything she can’t get behind in their first major single, “Time.” No arguments. Go ahead. Shit on those bitches. Her voice and accent are just too official. Consider this record the first time any style-over-substantive alt-pop hipster garbage sounded so worth while. Props. And to those who’ll spread this like jam; when I hear this at Jane, you can thank me there.

So, his mother’s a crackhead. Get over it. He lost on Dancing With The Stars. I’m over it. Reality shows have the ability to make anyone into disastrous play figurines. Sadly, for Mario’s music career; bad decisions have overshadowed his grace as of late. The cat is talented and has even been tagged as the Al Green of his day. His last album, the seductive Go, still stands as one of ’07′s best. His voice never tires in my opinion, his songwriting’s always on point and personal, it’s his generic positioning that’s done him in. Do remember: the kid gave us “Let Me Love U” in 2004 (Billboard All Time Top 100 #45) when he was only 18. He’s suiting up for an attempted comeback this September when he drops his fourth LP entitled D.N.A. While these songs are nothing final, they should give a good taste of what’s to come for the 22-year-old R&B crooner. Disregard his label’s first single choice, “Break Up,” penned by the hurl-worthy Sean Garrett, and have a listen to some colossal pre-cut tracks I’ve got my hands on instead.

World Premiere, Pt. 1: “Stuttering” – Mario
Production by Stargate. Catchy as hell. Turn that bass up.

World Premiere, Pt. 2: “Crazy Kind of Love” – Mario
Written with The-Dream. Song is gold. Why aren’t xylophones used in more songs?

Tell that zero that he need to get his weight up.