Enjoy.
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008
Yeah, I finally have a new mix up, no biggie. It took a while to actually sit down and mix it, and this isn’t quite the standard fair. This is a collection of some of my favorite low-key stuff that morphs into a little more upbeat goodtime hip-hop. Tracklist below. I’m trying out “soundcloud”, I like it so far, and it might stick around. You can see the waveform, leave comments at specific points, and download the full quality files (192kbps).
Oh, to comment at a specific part, click the “As Yet Untitled” link and go through there.
Anyway, here it is.
Tracklist:
Lloyd – Let Me Know
Travis McCoy – Can’t Wait
Saigon – Believe It
Asher Roth – I Love College
Atmosphere – Modern Man’s Hustle
K.Sparks – Definition
Lupe Fiasco – Paris, Tokyo
Wiz Khalifa – Ink My Whole Body
88 Keys feat. Kanye West – Stay Up (Viagara)
Kid Cudi – Man on the Moon
Sugar Tongue Slim – 6th Sense Freestyle (Rock The Dub)
Camron – Hey Ma
Mariah Carey feat. Ghostface Killah & LL Cool J – Lovin’ You Long Time (remix)
Nappy Roots – Good Day
Warren G – Crush
Pharrell vs Tribe Called Quest
Skillz – For Real (He Don’t Own Me)
MGMT – Time To Pretend
Kid Sister feat. David Banner – Family Reunion
Avery Storm feat. Pitbull – Here I Am
Raphael Saadiq – 100 Yard Dash
Wale – W.A.L.E.D.A.N.C.E.
Friday, September 26th, 2008
Alright, so I’ll have a new mix out soon, I know I owe you one. But here are some great songs to hold you off:
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This song appeared in one of the new Nano ads, and I’m in love with it. It’s like if the Weepies’ “Gotta Have You” met and fell madly in love with Yaz’s “Only You.” It’s a little sad but really beautiful. Not what I would usually post on here, but I do love it.
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Featuring John Legend, this is one of my favorite tracks on the recently-leaked “Paper Trail” album that wasn’t already leaked beforehand. “What Up,” “No Matter What,” and “Like I Do” were all great but this is something different. His cadence is great, the way each line flows into the next, and John Legend’s hook is so not like typical T.I., it’s really a little welcome.
Kanye West – Love Lockdown (Chew Fu Small Room Mix)
This came out probably two weeks ago or so, and it’s worth posting even though you’ll find it all over Hype Machine. Chew Fu manages to do with it what Kanye should have. I’m glad Yeezy has been pushing in new directions but that track just isn’t quite there yet. This, however, is perfect. It’s deep, spacey, and yet still keeps the original spirit of the track
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I don’t know anything about this guy, other than the fact that this beat is incredible and his rap is pretty damn good. This is great Jazz/Hip-Hop fusion. The beat would fit right in with some tracks on Guru’s Jazzmatazz.
Estelle (Feat. Sean Paul) – Come Over
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Remind you of Diana King? Maybe a little? Either way, I like this one a lot, it’s a slow “stir-it-up” anthem and it’s nice to hear Sean Paul slow down a little himself.
And in the “I can’t believe I didn’t post this thing sooner” category…
Kardinall Offishall (feat. Pussycat Dolls) – Tide is High
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I’ve been sitting on this one for almost a month but I never got around to posting it. The beat is great, and the lyrics are so much better when sung by the Pussycat Dolls than Rhianna. Rhianna’s voice just sounds kinda… meh. The Dolls’ voices fit perfectly over this beat and blasting this thing may be my current favorite guilty pleasure.
Thursday, August 7th, 2008
This fall, at that frat you go to every weekend, you will be listening to these songs (if I have my way). Click the titles to download the mp3s, you can stream using the players.
This will be the best t-pain sounding song come this fall. you loved Bartender and Buy You A Drank, and now you need something else to pregame with. It’s this song. Just letting you know.
This is one of those songs that will invariably make its way into a few playlists here and there, purely for it’s appeal to girls. You know, those girls who “just want to dance.” But good news guys, every song that chicks love to dance to is one more opportunity for you to dance with them. Guys who request “good music” from DJs have it all wrong: if you get the girls dancing, the rest will follow – and if the girls are really enjoying the songs and having a blast, it makes your job easy. You can thank me later, after your 4th makeout during this song in the basement. You know, of that frat you always go to.
This song answers a deep need for a song that I never knew I wanted. It’s, without hesitation, my favorite college anthem. “What’s My Age Again?” is a classic rock anthem, no doubt. And “Because I Got High” was funny. Sorta. And then it sucked. So how do we make an anthem that doesn’t suck? Sample that guitar riff in “Say It Ain’t So” from Weezer, rap really well over the beat about getting wasted, rinse and repeat. As Roth so nicely puts it “Time isn’t wasted, when you’re getting wasted.” If this isn’t playing at every house on campus by the end of the first semester, I will be severely disappointed.
Monday, May 19th, 2008
New songs to listen to, you say? Yes, I think I can help you out.
Hilltop Hoods – The Nosebleed Section (thank you Brett and Ben, addicted.)
Kanye West and Lil Wayne – Lollipop Remix
Lupe Fiasco – Superstar (Acoustic)
Donnis – Party Works
Nadia Oh – Got Your Number (a little Daft Punk, a little Nelly Furtado. All delicious)
Hope that keeps you crazy kids occupied for a little.
Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
I present to you Summer Flow, a tour de force of my favorite artists, songs, genres, styles, and feelings. This mix takes you from an afternoon with coronas to a sweaty evening of house all under an hour. Enjoy, leave a comment, and let me know what you think.
Naughty By Nature – Feel Me Flow
Ray J feat. Young Berg – Sexy Can I
MIA – Paper Planes (DFA Mix)
Notorious BIG – Hypnotize
J-Kwon – Tipsy
Lexicon – Rock to the Rhythm
Onyx – Slam
Shwayze – Buzzin (DJ Skeet Skeet mix)
Jackson 5 – Want You Back (Rogerseventytwo and the Walk remix)
Eve – Tambourine
Amerie feat. Eve – 1 Thing
Mariah Carey – Touch My Body (DJ Zax Remix)
Will Smith – Turf Drop
Mark Morrison – Return of the Mack (Josh Harris remix)
Estelle feat. Kanye West – American Boy
Pitbull feat. Lil Jon – Culo
Schmoov – The Swirl (Manuel Tur’s Bubble mix)
David Morales – Here I Am (Kaskade remix)
Janet Jackson – Feedback (Jeremy Word remix)
Kanye West – Flashing Lights (Diplo remix)
The Count & Sinden – Beeper (A-Trak remix)
Wiley – Wearing My Rolex
Dirty Secrets – Five Feet of Snow (Miami Horror remix)
Timbaland vs. Alice Deejay – Better Off the Way I Are
Felix Da Housecat – Radio (Data remix)
DJ Ezra Mechaber – Summer Flow [mp3 link, right click to download]
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