Video: Wiz Khalifa – Damn It Feels Good To Be A Taylor
Taylor Gang or shoot a Youtube patching things up with Soulja Boy.
Video: Bruno Mars – Just The Way You Are
Nifty little video from the breakout pop star of 2010. Thankfully, Bruno has a release date for his debut album on Atlantic Records Doo-Wops & Hooligans and it drops on October 5th.
Video: Curren$y – 4 Hours & 20 Minutes (f. Killa Kyleon)
Visuals for this track between the H-Town (Kyleon) & the NO (Spitta) which is allegedly going to find itself on Pilot Talk 2. Now, I’ll take the late pass on this since I never did get around to posting the audio of the track as well as Mr. Run It spitting his verse of this song at the Dom Kennedy show I attended in ATX last week. Don’t worry, it’s still Jet Life though.
DOWNLOAD: Curren$y – 4 Hours & 20 Minutes (f. Killa Kyleon) | Mediafire
Video: Waka Flocka – No Hands (f. Wale & Roscoe Dash)
Hey, the club anthem from Wale’s More About Nothing is actually a Waka Flocka song. Although I’m drawing a blank stare at Flocka’s debut album title. October 5th, be prepared for the release of Murda-Man Flocka Flockaveli on Warner Bros/Asylum Records. UPDATE: Earlier version posted was unfinished so here’s the official. Not to mention the *ahem* cover art & tracklist for Flocka’s upcoming project.
Video: Freddie Gibbs – Oil Money (f. Bun B, Chuck Inglish & Chip Tha Ripper)
How do I like my reality rap? Served up on a gangsta ass platter. Here is the underground superteam and their collaboration from Gibbs’ Str8 Killa EP.
RELATED: Freddie Gibbs – Str8 Killa, No Filla (No DJ)
Video: Ne-Yo – One In A Million
Video for the next single off Ne-Yo’s upcoming Libra Scale album due October 5th.
DOWNLOAD: Ne-Yo – One In A Million
Video: Trey Songz – Can’t Be Friends
The video leaked out slightly unfinished a couple of weeks ago but Trey just gave up the official one today. Passion, Pain & Pleasure drops September 14th.
Video: Show Tufli – 1st Class Ticket
Visuals for the intro off Tufli’s Erykah Badu inspired KeepInMindImSensitiveAboutMyShit, which drops later this week. After the whole Charles Hamilton fiasco, glad to see Tufli overcome all that he’s been through (the video will explain in more detail) and make it this far and sustain a little buzz in the blogosphere.
Video: Kendrick Lamar – Growing Apart (f. Jhene Aiko)
More visuals from Kendrick Lamar, this time pulling in some gorgeous shots for his Jhene Aiko featured record off OD dropping September 15th. If you can’t remember who Jhene Aiko is, she’s the girl Drake made that “July” reference track for.
RELATED: Kendrick Lamar – Monster Freestyle
Video: Drake – Miss Me (f. Lil Wayne) [Cookin' Soul Remix]
Visuals for the Cookin’ Soul creation of Thank Me Later‘s latest single. After driving all over Austin for the last couple of days, I heard no less than five songs from the album (Miss Me, Fancy, Over, Up All Night & Find Your Love). It’s a testament to how replayable the album is and how underrated the Cookin’ Soul version Thank Us Later is. if you’re unaware of the production team that is Cookin’ Soul then let this be an introduction as they mashup Drake’s debut album with their own live instrumentation. So, I’ve included it down below.
DOWNLOAD: Cookin’ Soul x Drake x Don Cannon – Thank Us Later (Mixtape)
Video: Z-Ro – O Let’s Do It
Rotha Vandross shoots a viral for his freestyle over Fozzie Bear’s “O Let’s Do It”, chock full of shoutouts to Mo City, Texas. I’m shocked he didn’t choose “BMF” or “Hard In Da Paint”. Thankfully Ro has a mixtape The 5200 coming soon which should keep him plenty busy instead of ending up on the police blotter for codeine related charges.
Throwback Friday: Method Man & Redman – How High
A Labor Day BBQ jawn for the people as Method Man & Redman started the trend of two rappers coming together to create a full fledged album together. Yes, there was a duo of stoners before Curren$y & Wiz. Or Chip The Rip & KiD CuDi.
Video: Kendrick Lamar – Monster (Freestyle)
According to internet knowledge (which changes with every single keystroke), West Coast emcee Kendrick Lamar was the first person to rhyme over the Kanye/Jay/Bon Iver/Nicki/Rozay cut “Monster”. And since he slayed the beat, I haven’t seen anyone else step up to the mantel and try to challenge that proclamation.
Video: B.o.B – Magic (f. Rivers Cuomo)
Bobby Ray and the frontman for Weezer link up for the visuals to B.o.B’s next single off The Adventures of Bobby Ray. Still sounds like a Kids Disney track, even with marijuana references.
Video: Big Boi – You Ain’t No DJ (f. Yelawolf)
Face it, there’s nobody who’s put more effort into a project over the years than Big Boi. It’s taken some two years but once Daddy at Sacks got a foot in gear, it was all systems go. Since then, there’s been six, count ‘em six videos for the album (including this) and for a guy who has one of the best albums of the year, that’s no slouch at all. Speaking of the DJ argument, real DJs mix, blend & break records, not just scream all over a microphone on a mixtape. Issue settled, now enjoy the video.
Video: Rado Da Boss – Tears of Pain
It’s not often you get a introduction to someone by way of their visualized death through motion picture. But that’s how I felt when I saw Rado Da Boss flip Rick Ross’ “Tears of Joy” into “Tears of Pain”, complete with Law & Order detectives analyzing his created crime scene. It’s a sobering tale of someone given a lot but unaware of how much his power holds, so much that it consumes him in the long run. The kind of reality rap I can get into, regardless of subject matter.
Video: John Legend & The Roots – I Can’t Write Left Handed
Legend & The Roots cover Bill Withers’ 1973 classic in studio. Sounds like something my parents would love seeing as they bumped the hell out of Legend’s first three albums. Off their collaborative project Wake Up! due September 21st.
Video: Cee-Lo – F*ck You
The viral video that caused a stir all over the internet (and was shockingly written by Bruno Mars of all people) gets an official vision from Cee-Lo himself. Whatever it is, it’s the greatest payback anthem a simp ever got granted to him.
DOWNLOAD: Cee-Lo – F*ck You
Video: Gyptian – Nah Let Go
More visuals from the man who made the best reggae track of the summer. Now, if we can keep reggae around and not have it swing back and forth every other summer.
Video: Jazmine Sullivan – Hold You Down (Goin’ In Circles)
Quite possibly one of my favorite R&B records out right now. Jazmine’s sophomore LP Love Me Back hits stores and online retailers on October 5th.
DOWNLOAD: Jazmine Sullivan – Hold You Down (Goin’ In Circles)
Video: Lil Wayne – Ground Zero
The incarcerated goblin plans to release Tha Carter IV on November 5th, the same day he’s sprung from Rikers. Without a single, without a video for it, it’ll just be sitting in stores waiting for mass consumption according to YM president Mack Maine. In the meantime, he’s still promoting his rock album that managed to go gold in Rebirth. Here, Young Money songstress Shanell plays the main role.
Video: Aleon Craft – A Different World
Summer’s coming to a close, which means scenes like the one Aleon Craft produced along with SMKA will be a frequent occurrence in the coming weeks or so. Doesn’t bother me in the slightest as this is just a small sample of the funk Craft offered on The Stargazing Soundtrack, which if you haven’t climbed aboard yet – do so now.
RELATED: Aleon Craft – The Stargazing Soundtrack
Video: PUSH! Montana – I’m Alive (f. CurT@!n$)
The rapper with the dope pair of “Flu Game” Jordans joins Dope Boy C for some visuals to highlight the living and that his upcoming tape FreshDope is coming pretty soon.
DOWNLOAD: PUSH! Montana – I’m Alive (f. CurT@!n$)
RELATED: PUSH! Montana – Bun B For President
Video: Usher – DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love Again (f. Pitbull)
Usher’s Versus EP is out now. I’m still saying “Hot Toddy” is more of a banger than this though. Damn you David Gueta for helping instrument the idea that euro-pop should be the new R&B. If you don’t know what “Hot Toddy” I’m referring to – it’s a Polow Da Don produced, Jay-Z & Ester Dean featured cut.
DOWNLOAD: Usher – Hot Toddy (f. Jay-Z & Ester Dean) (prod. Polow da Don) | Mediafire
