Enjoy.

Sunday, July 12th, 2009

Listen, I used to love Pitbull. Culo? Hot. Toma? Badass. I remember when that awful show “South Beach” was on, those tracks had just come out and nothing conveyed Miami’s crazy nightlife better than those two songs. And then Oliver (aka Gucci Vuitton), co-owner of Bodega, had this fantastic blend of Toma over a drum-line. And then I used the “Culo” acappella over a house track to great effect.

And then Pitbull started to suck. It started with Krazy. The rhymes were terrible, I wasn’t totally in love with the drums, and the rhymes were terrible. And then Calle Ocho happened. And it was also a disappointment. The beat was so good, and the chorus was decent, but once again the verses were so, so, so terrible. I had just about given up on him. While Miami’s other hometown hero Rick Ross had gotten better (We Shinin’, for instance), Pitbull had totally regressed. Well, except for that remix of the Rick Ross/Avery Storm track “Here I am.” That one was okay. Whatever, not the point.

And then I heard “Hotel Room Service.” The beat, essentially a re-edit of Night Crawlers’ “Push The Feeling On,” was hot, and when I listened I didn’t hate the lyrics. That was a shocker.

And then I listened again. And I liked it more. This song is fantastic, and I can only hope he continues to push in this direction further. Because if I have to hear “Krazy” once more, I will cut off my ears. Or smash the iPod responsible.

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

Alright ladies and gents, I’ve got a present for you. Fresh off a wonderful engagement at the Alpha Delta Phi house last night (shouts to all those who came out and enjoyed my table-dancing/what’s-my-age-again-playing antics), I’ve been working on this mashup all morning.

Some of you might have heard a version of this blend a while ago, I made it on the fly during my Summer Flow mixtape (worth a listen!). This is the polished standalone, a fantastic smoothie of deep/jazzy house (courtesy of Miguel Migs’ label) with reggaton superstar Pitbull’s anthem Culo. And since Culo was recorded below the mason-dixon line, of course we’ve got Lil Jon too!

You can cop it here:

Ezra Mechaber – schmoov x pitbull [mashup/blend] [mp3]

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Oh. I almost forgot. I’ve just been booked for ART AWAKE, UR’s first and only underground art/music show. March 27th, put it on yo’ calendars.