Drake Freestyle Spoof

Once again spoof master Affion Crockett hits us with another Drake spoof. His taking the mick out of Drake when he was in the UK on the Tim Wastewood (or sorry I mean Westwood show lol)

Affion Crockett is killing me he hits the nail on the head...lol



Now check the Real Drake below below and the spoof makes so much sense... Sorry his freestyle is crap,boring and yes snooze button indeed....

UK Talent: Open Your eyes to Obenewa

I'm all for showcasing UK talent and giving them the spotlight.

Obenewa is the younger sister of my friend Nadine Charles (get to know the name as I'll be blogging more on her). I have to thank Nadine for hooking me up on the guest list to witness Obenewa tear it up in Shoreditch House. The place was packed with industry people, other musicians and what not. Me being me bumped into a couple of faces I know. The crowd was loud as hell but I kinda zoned out when the host said that Obenewa was about to come on stage as all I wanted to hear the music.

Obenewa came on the stage with a guitar, and took a seat whilst the crowd clapped her. I first felt like I was in an underground world as I know I’m a big music lover and not to be big headed I know my music, but this was new to me as I’ve never heard of Obenewa. Mark my words though, I will never forget her now. As she sang away, I was like yeah this girl is bad. The UK can stand tall with talent like this and my ears were wide open.

I was clapping along and rocking side to side. Not knowing any of her songs, when the crowd were singing along, I just stood there amazed. Obenewa got the crowd to sing along after giving instructions and I loved it as she got the guys to sing one bit and then the ladies.

I'm downloading the mixtape as I type this (some killer tunes on here too)

Just wanted to big up Obenewa for opening my ear to some great music.

On that note here is the link for Obenewa's mixtape called “Therapy”

http://www.multiupload.com/EHACLEM3AF

and here is her blogsite:

Snoop Dogg Feat. Kid Cudi - That Tree Video

So Snoop goes from the decent "I Wanna Rock" video to this...



Anyone with a clue what the hell this is all about feel free to fill me in

FDM new mixtape

Ok peeps if your wondering who the hell these guys are then let me fill you in. Before the days of JLS aka watered R&B we had Fundamental aka FDM...They have been busy in the states working on an album (for some time too). I have to give it to them, i'm a fan of their music, it's that old R&B with an edge and that feel good factor. They kinda remind me of a UK B2K (which ain't a bad thing)

Check out their old track playground for a reminder...

click the link for the mixtape titled "Pudding"

http://limelinx.com/files/d3b5d25ec82bca64fea4cbceb58670e9



this makes me wanna dance lol no for real it does....

Janelle Monae - Tightrope

Love this girls energy...bit of a strange video but it suits the tune. It also features Big Boi from Outkast...

This makes me wanna do the James Brown shuffle....

Oh No D'Angelo

It's been 10 years since D'Angelo's last album Voodoo was released and just like every other fan out there I have been waiting ever since for a new one. So what's he been doing? Well he has been busy getting arrested several times, being involved in car crashes, putting on weight, losing that weight again...it's no wonder he hasn't had much time for music. And now....?

It seems that Michael 'D'Angelo' Archer and Those Dreamin' Eyes of his, decided that One Mo' Gin just wasn't enough and he wanted to get Higher. So he decided to go Cruisin for a Lady who might also Feel Like Makin Love. Well what he did next was not exactly Smooth because he ended up goin for a piece of the Devil's Pie.

If only he had looked Left and Right a few more times he might have realised the undercover cop. After gettin caught red handed trying to pay $40 for a hooker you can bet he was sayin Sh!t, Damn, Motherfcuker!

For the less musical official version see the story on BBC News.

Personally I don't care if he writes the whole of his next album being obese and high on cocaine whilst driving around crashing cars and picking up prostitutes...the guy is a musical genius and the world needs at least one more album!!

Wu Massacre Artwork/T-Shirt

This is the artwork for the forthcoming Wu side project album from Method Man, Ghostface and Raekwon, titled Wu Massacre. Following on from the wicked House of Flying Daggers video from Raekwon's previous release, the Wu have again coupled great artwork with some great music.

As if that wasn't good enough, Wu Tang have collaborated with Rocksmith to produce this shirt to accompany the album.

Guess Who's Bizzack?

Ok so in a million guesses you probably wouldn't have guessed who or what I was talking about but...drumroll please...one of my favourite websites ever is back online.

hiphopsite.com is a must visit, sorry scratch that, a must favourite for any self respecting hiphop fan. I was going to write a little history but DJ Pizzo (one of the site creators) has done such a good job himself that i suggest you read his here if you are interested.

I used to visit this site daily for its features such as News on the DL (a daily gossip/news column), In The Deck (reviews)and their renowned Best and Worst lists. It's a great thing to find a site that stays true to it's beliefs and no matter what pressure or money may be being thrown at it from certain quarters, sticks to its guns and gives an honest opinion. Because of this I always found their reviews to be on-point and would often buy albums off the back of their recommendations.

On the note of buying music, another of the reasons I visited the site so often was to buy music, yes they were based in Las Vegas and I have an HMV down the road but did HMV offer free mixtapes, hats, shirts and other goodies and all for pretty much the same price as buying from down the road (incl. shipping)? (The answer is no, by the way).

So albeit without the store (a victim of the massive changes in music retail), the site is back up and running and it may have a new lick of paint but the old soul is still there. In fact years worth of archived reviews and features have been uploaded so check it out and fill your boots.

Timbaland – Carry Out f. Justin Timberlake (Video)

Can't lie I'm a fan of the 2 Tim's when there together, its seems like a great music friendship...

Timbaland drops his lastest single "Carry Out" with his boy JT....(it is catchy so don't blame me) lol

Redman - Oh My

Redman by far is one of my fav mc's, with his new album dropping this year, this is the first offical single called Oh My.

Also added his video Coc Back feat Ready Roc (Red keeps it real and one of the many reasons why I'm a big fan....



Love this tune....

Nas & Damian Marley - Distant Relatives

No doubt this album being released on April 20th this year, it will do so with no big fanfare and probably fall below the radar. Shame that. I can understand though, there won't be songs about lollipops or some new dance craze, the content will no doubt be deeper than a child's paddling pool, plus proceeds of the album will go towards building schools in the Congo...I can see how this may put off the modern hip hop fan.

Anyway, with my usual cynicisms over, I am looking forward to this project and will definitely check it out when it's released. So far a few tracks have been released and here's one of my favourites that i've got on constant repeat right about now.

Nas & Damian Marley - As We Enter

Ludacris new video "How Low"

Can't stop playing this new booty bounce tune from his new album called Battle of the Sexes....Ludacris always seems to bring out these kinda tracks that make you wanna smack the DJ for not playing it.

Video is jokes, it's got a dancing Ludacris busting some moves and of course some fine ladies dropping it low...check it out

Ludacris New Mixtape

As Ludacris prepares for his new album titled "Battle of the Sexes", he's keeping busy promoting his new drink called Conjure, with a free mixtape. Oh yes, I love the freeness like I love my food!

Hit the link for the download...
http://usershare.net/rxfsrnd91nd1

Enjoy folks....

Kida - The Endemic Mixtape

You're probably thinking who the hell is Kida, trust me the boy can hold his own and he is working with some of the best around such as Busta Rhymes, Little Brother, DJ Khalil, Kurupt and Marsha Ambrosius to name a few.

Production is tight and with beats from The Real Focus (okay so you may not know of focus but his been under the watchful eye of Dr Dre for some time and his beats are knocking). Let me know what you think people (I like to let people know about decent music) , click the link below to download...

http://kida.bandcamp.com/

Here's the tracklist...

1. The Endemic (Intro) (Produced by WyldFyer)
2. The Change Up (Produced by Seige)
3. Ain’t Nothin feat. TheRealFocus… (Produced by TheRealFocus…)
4. I’m Clean feat. TheRealFocus… (Produced by TheRealFocus…)
5. Fight This Feeling (Produced by 9th Wonder)
6. Street Music (Produced by DJ Khalil)
7. The Wrong Rapper (Produced by !llmind)
8. I’m Good (Produced by Mell & D)
9. Inglewood’s Finest (Produced by Seige)
10. I Put In Work feat. TheRealFocus… (Produced by TheRealFocus…)
11. Not Real Music SKIT
12. Wanna Be’s Feat. Kobe (Produced by DJ Khalil)
13. Platinum Status feat DJ Rhettmatic (Produced by TheRealFocus…
14. I Appreciate U (Produced by TheRealFocus…)
15. Oh Baby! (Produced by TheRealFocus…)
16. Sho’ Shot feat. TheRealFocus… (Produced by Mell & D)
17. HOLLA! feat. Nell (Produced by D.J Seige)
18. WordPlay (Produced by TheRealFocus…)
19. Yes Indeed (Produced by Jake One)
20. Eulogy (Produced by DJ Khalil)
21. HOLLA! REMIX feat. Busta Rhymes, Little Brother, Kurupt, Crooked I, Talib Kweli, Jay Rock, Willie B (Produced by Seige)
22. Homage To Dr.Dre Feat. Crooked I, Jay Rock, Marsha Ambrosius (Produced by TheRealFocus…) ******BONUS TRACK******

Ms. Cherri V (one to look out for)

UK has a new princess by the name of Cherri V, she has an awesome blend of rock/pop/RnB and is a talented singer and songwriter.

Cherri was singing by the age of 5 in her church and her famous aunty Mica Paris (come on if you don't know UK music with Mica Paris and the likes of Omar stop reading lol) gave her a cameo in her video 'My One Temptation'. She went to Brit school and in her teens she was wowing live audiences as she toured with Mercury Prize winner, Ms Dynamite (where's she at?!).

She started out in a group called Trinity Stone in 2005, when their contract ended in 2007 Cherri went Solo and signed to the independent label 6060 Music, being given free rein to write, and sing her own music.

Cherri V is no doubt one to watch with her debut album, 'Fast Cars, Silk Sheets and Favourite Guys', set for release later in 2010. Cheeri descirbes her forthcoming album in her own words as an album which "... unites a mixture of RnB,Rock and Pop melodies with a provoking piece of Cherri on top!".

I've been lucky enough to see her perform last year at Miss Flavour 2009 event and she for was the highlight performance (ask Mrz 2Drinkz) we were vibing to her songs and her energy on stage is great....


Look out world for Cherri V setting a trend...

Teddy P....

A sad note to start the year on with the passing of Soul singing legend Teddy Pendergrass, He died @ hospital in Philadelphia following "a difficult recovery" from colon cancer surgery.



Rest In Peace Teddy P.....

Jay-Z - On to the Next One

Jay-Z is opening up the new year with another video from his album. Doesn't he stop?! The track is produced by Mr Swizz Beatz (I wonder if I will hear this in a club).

Is it just me, or does this track get a little bit irritating? Oh well on to the next one.

Dru Hill - Love MD ... Hate It or Rate It

Before I start I should reveal my biases...i'm a big fan of 90's RnB and Hip Hop, particularly the likes of Wu Tang, Jodeci, Dru Hill etc. So with that being said my opinion may be slightly weighted.

So, I thought with Sisqo currently being in the Big Brother house it would be a relevant time to air this. Dru Hill have slated a March 23rd release for their 4th album imaginatively/stupidly (delete as appropriate) titled Indrupendence Day.

The first release from their first album for 8 years is Love MD (listen below). I've got to say...I like it. The first thing I noticed was Sisqo seems to have lost his voice somewhat, from seeing him on BB though perhaps this is due to smoking and the like, tut tut. With that being said though he can still hold his own. This song is a bit of a throwback and maybe an indicator that there is still hope in a dying genre that lacks variety at the forefront.

Being critical i'd say after the 2nd verse the track loses it's way a little and could possibly have done with a 3rd verse but as far as comeback singles go I was expecting the worst and was nicely surprised. I rate it...do you agree or do you hate it?

Lets Break down 2009 with Skillz

End of each year Skillz aka mad Skillz gives the world a hip hop review of the year with a jokey twist..

Check it out




"who would have thought Tiger was doin 18 hoes" classic

Kano - More Than One Way

One of my favourite UK artists is on his grind with his new video...I need to listen to it more as I still like Rock n Rolla more....