Kanye West

This is the first I’ve heard from DJ Shares who resides in Denver/Boulder CO. This isn’t by any means the slickest or surprising remix in the world, but for once I think you can judge a song by it’s title. It gets a little sketchy at points, in the chorus especially as it doesn’t match [...]

Here is a live performance of Kanye West’s “Paranoid” at London iTunes Festival courtesy of Nah Right. West was joined by his British protege Mr. Hudson for the performance from West’s latest release 808s and Heartbreak:

Here is the music video and download for Kid Cudi’s “Make Her Say” from his upcoming debut album, Man on the Moon: The End of Day. Interestingly enough, Cudi revealed at Wireless 2009 he was working with MGMT on the album on a Ratatat beat. The album is set to drop August 25th. Download: Kid [...]

The original song off Q-Tip’s Renaissance features Raphael Saadiq on the chorus, but Q decides to remove him, letting the instrumental carry on until the next verse.

Not much needs to be said if you’re a fan of any one of these guys. Hurry up and download it already.

None of these picks are mind-blowing if you’ve been keeping up with their record reviews over the past year, so as far as consistency goes, and as a whole, they do a decent job. But a handful of picks seem kinda crazy to me: New Age at #3 (it’s good but not that good), Cut [...]

Evan Roth presents… the first ever rap video with open source code! He uses typographic illustration, repeatedly throwing down letters that spell “Brooklyn” to eventually form sweet illustrations of Jay-Z and Biggie. Why Biggie? The song comes off the Notorious OST, a biographical film starring Jamal Woolard. It’s out January 16 via Fox Searchlight. The [...]

“Swagger Like Us”, a brand new track featuring the collaboration of T.I., Lil’ Wayne, Kanye West, and Jay-Z, was leaked on Friday. The single was meant to debut on T.I.’s forthcoming LP Paper Trails (due 9/30)and may also make an appearance on Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3. T.I. was startled to hear the news, not ever [...]