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VIDEO: RIHANNA – HARD (FEAT. YOUNG JEEZY)

Rih goes in!

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2010 GRAMMY NOMINEES

All year long we’ve been making our projections about who would be nabbing all the Grammy nominations. Now, The Recording Academy has revealed their list. Check it out and let us know what you think. Don’t you wonder who the Hell is actually on these voting committees?

Agree? Disagree? Which songs/albums made your personal soundtrack? Who was slept on? Over-hyped?

DO Tell.

List after the jump.

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JAY-Z – RUN THIS TOWN (FEAT. RIHANNA & KANYE WEST)

New Jay-Z shit off Blueprint 3! This joint features Rihanna and Kanye West, not sure who did the beat but I’m gonna guess it was Yeezy. I like this joint! Indulge thine self.

Jay-Z – Run This Town (Feat. Rihanna & Kanye West)

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VIDEO: KANYE WEST – PARANOID

Rihanna FTW!

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MAROON 5 – CALL AND RESPONSE REMIX ALBUM

Even if you’re not a Maroon 5 fan this is still a decent look…remixes from Swizz Beats, Mark Ronson, Questlove, Just Blaze, Tricky, Pharrell, DJ Quik, David Banner, The Cool Kids, Of Montreal, Deerhoof, DJ Tiesto, Ali Shaheed Muhammad, DJ Premier, Cut Copy, and Paul Oakenfold. You know you want it! Partake! Tracklisting after the jump.
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PLAYLIST ADDITIONS – SEPTEMBER 2008

PLAYLIST ADDITIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 2008
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TO BE OR…

This is just a lil, slightly, tad, old, but…shit is hot. Do yourself a favor and download it…you know…if your into that kind of thing.

1. DLake – Bmore Of a Hipster “V-Mail” Intro Feat. Symbol & Spank Rock

2. DLake – Dance All Night Feat. Symbol & Demetrius

3. M.I.A. – U.R.A.Q.T.

4. M.I.A. – XR2 TURBO! (Diplo Re-Edit)

5. Blaqstarr – Hands Up, Thumbs Down

6. Bamabounce – Wu-Tang Slide

7. Wu-Tang Clan – Ain’t Nothin’ To F Wit’ (Bird Peterson Remix)

8. Scottie B – Find A Way Feat. A Tribe Called Quest

9. Dre Skull – I Want You Back Feat. The Jackson 5

10. Beastie Boys – Girls (DLake Remix)

11. Gotye – Hearts A Mess (DLake Remix)

12. Royksopp – Remind Me (DLake Re-Edit)

13. Justin Timberlake – Love Stoned (Justice Remix)

14. Rihanna – Don’t Stop The Music

15. Fergie – Glamorous (Space Cowboy Remix)

16. DLake – Diffibulator Feat. JC & Demetrius (Bird Peterson Remix)

17. Qualo vs. Green Velvet – Shake Yo’ Pockets (DJ Morsy Remix)

18. Lil’ Jon vs. Goose – Throw It On (DJ Morsy Remix)

19. Thunderheist – Suenos Dulces

20. Spank Rock & Benny Blanco – Shake That (DLake Re-Edit)

21. Kid Sister – Damn Girl (Curtis Vodka Re-Edit)

22. Kanye West – Stronger (DJ A-Trak Remix)

23. Diplo – Work Is Never Over

24. Daft Punk – Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

25. Edwin Birdsong – Cola Bottle Baby

26. DLake – Bmore Of a Hipster “Shameless Plug” Outro

Bmore Of a Hipster “The Mixtape” v1.0

Check out DLake at his website The DLake 

-JK

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I Know Who Killed R&B

As much as people love to quote Nas on the “Hip-Hop is dead” tip, I would argue that R&B is, well, deader. And while New Jack Swing may be the best sub-genre in the history of musical sub-genres, I do have to say that the marriage of Hip-Hop and R&B certainly helped to cause the latter’s demise.

However, I think there is a powerful force of evil in the music industry today who has made it his cause to ensure that R&B music is completely obliterated as we know it. This man, simply by existing, has insulted all that is talent, songwriting and soul. This man is the equivalent of an “anti-drug” for sex. He may also be the first succesful cross between man and wilderbeast.

I think you all know who I am talking about:

T-Pain: human kryptonite to quality music and female arousal.

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So, I Could’ve Been Wrong. Whatever.

See, I have the unfortunate burden of being one of the smartest people in the world (it’s true!!!!) and I would have to say that about 98% of the time, I am right about everything (except for when it comes to my personal life). However, even the world’s second smartest woman (Michele Obama got me beat) can a) be wrong and b) have a change of heart.

Sooooo, I gave $uli’s arguement for the digital music revolution a LOT of thought. And while I am still in favor of saving the national treasure that are our mom and pop CD and vinyl shops, I do realize that the buisness of music has changed in a potentially good way. Musicans need to get down or lay down for real.

Building off what $ said, a lot of musicians are lazy these days, or so fucked up on drugs they can’t squeeze out more than one record every 7 years (hey D’Angelo, Maxwell). If regular folks can get up and do the 45 hour work week, why in the hell should you be jet setting and snorting coke off a hooker’s thigh when you should be touring your butt off and consistently rolling with new material? It’s not that we want the quality of the music to change- shit, Rihanna put out three albulms in the past three years and they were trash (well, I never heard them, but I doubt I’m wrong about that). But we can’t give up our dough to these people if they aren’t gonna grind for it.

One big issue is that a lot of these cats (especially the mainstream ones) are not musicians, they’re entertainers. They don’t have the artistry to record constantly because they can’t even do shit on their own. They need the producer, the vocal arrainger, the vocal coach, the ghostwriter. Cats like Miles and Trane lived in the studio because they lived and breathed music. If you are just recording to get rich, you better do it fast because your days are numbered. People will download your record for free and use the $15 they saved to go buy some product you name checked or an I-Phone to listen to your words for free!

Hopefully the folks who deserve to be in this bidness will get it and maintain long, fruitful careers. And the garbage will take itself out. And as for me- yes, treated I was. But I learned something and I hope you did too.

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