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DJ Shares – The Knife “Heartbeats” vs. Jay-Z & Rihanna “Run This Town”

Mark Jackson — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:44:00 +0000

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 up very nicely, but still if you like both of these songs you're sure to have some liking for this. Link below.

The Knife “Heartbeats” vs. Jay-Z ft. Rihanna & Kanye “Run This Town” (DJ Shares remix)

[via Remix Nation]

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Watch Kanye Perform “Paranoid” w/ Mr. Hudson

Rad Parker — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 02:10:24 +0000

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:

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Music Video: Kid Cudi – Make Her Say ft. Kanye West, Common & A-Trak

Rad Parker — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:19:07 +0000

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 Cudi - Make Her Say ft. Kanye West, Common & A-Trak

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MP3: Q-Tip “WeFight/WeLove” Remix ft. Kanye West, Consequence

Mark Jackson — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 14:06:27 +0000

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.

Q-Tip: "WeFight/WeLove (RMX)" ft. Kanye West & Consequence (mp3)

via NahRight

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Pitchfork’s Top 50 Albums of 2008

Mark Jackson — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:59:49 +0000

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 Copy at #4 (same deal), and most obviously Kanye at #21 (completely undeserved... it's his worst record to date and even the explanation is weak).

Honorable Mention (blurbs):
Abe Vigoda - Skeleton
Calexico - Carried To Dust
Department of Eagles - In Ear Park
The Dodos - Visiter
The Dutchess and the Duke - She's the Dutchess, He's the Duke
Harvey Milk - Life... The Best Game in Town
Hauschka - Ferndorf
Philip Jeck - Sand
Nico Muhly - Mothertongue
Nomo - Ghost Rock
Osborne - Osborne
Quiet Village - Silent Movie
Jay Reatard - Matador Singles '08
Santogold/Diplo - Top Ranking
Snowman - The Horse, the Rat, and the Swan
Sun Kil Moon - April
Torche - Meanderthal
Ricardo Vallalobos - Vasco EP
Why? - Alopecia
Women - Women

50 Ponytail - Ice Cream Spiritual
49 Crystal Stilts - Alight Of Night
48 High Places - High Places
47 The Tallest Man on Earth - Shallow Grave
46 Beach House - Devotion
45 Lykke Li - Youth Novels
44 Marnie Stern - This Is It and I Am It and You Are It and So Is That and He Is It and She Is It and It Is It and That Is That
43 Shearwater - Rook
42 Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Lie Down in the Light
41 David Byrne and Brian Eno - Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
40 The Very Best - Esau Mwamwaya & Radioclit are the Very Best
39 Times New Viking - Rip It Off
38 The Bug - London Zoo
37 Grouper - Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill
36 Wale - The Mixtape About Nothing
35 Girl Talk - Feed the Animals
34 Arthur Russell - Love Is Overtaking Me
33 Frightened Rabbit - Midnight Organ Fight
32 Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Dig!!! Lazarus Dig!!!
31 Fennesz - Black Sea
30 Los Campesinos! - Hold on Now, Youngster...
29 The Hold Steady - Stay Positive
28 Flying Lotus - Los Angeles
27 Max Tundra - Parallax Error Beheads You
26 Atlas Sound - Let the Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel
25 Titus Andronicus - The Airing of Grievances
24 Gang Gang Dance - Saint Dymphna
23 Hot Chip - Made in the Dark
22 Santogold - Santogold
21 Kanye West - 808s and Heartbreak
20 Fuck Buttons - Street Horrrsing
19 The Walkmen - You & Me
18 The Mae Shi - HLLLYH
17 Fucked Up - The Chemistry of Common Life
16 Vivian Girls - Vivian Girls
15 Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles
14 Air France - No Way Down
13 Erykah Badu - New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
12 Lindstrøm - Where You Go I Go Too
11 Lil Wayne - Tha Carter III
10 DJ/rupture - Uproot
09 Hercules and Love Affair - Hercules and Love Affair
08 M83 - Saturdays=Youth
07 Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend
06 TV On The Radio - Dear Science
05 Deerhunter - Microcastle / Weird Era Cont.
04 Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours
03 No Age - Nouns
02 Portishead - Third
01 Fleet Foxes - Sun Giant EP/Fleet Foxes

Read the accompanying blurbs here.

Fleet Foxes didn't surprise me at #1 but I don't think you can say they made the best record of year; rather, they came from the middle of nowhere, delivered a collection of excellent songs, and had the best year out of any bands on this list.

Make sure to check back the first few days of January when we post our end-of-year top albums list.

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Video: Jay-Z ft. Santogold: “Brooklyn (Go Hard)”

Mark Jackson — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:05:35 +0000

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 track was produced by Kanye West and as you guessed heavily features the "Brooklyn we go hard" sample from "Shove It" off Santogold's debut LP. She pops in for a verse later on.

Evan Roth said via his blog:

"Last week I was contacted to make a video for a new Kanye West produced Jay-Z song for RED & the Global Fund to Fight AIDS in Africa. It launched today (World AIDS Day) at red.msn.com. And while I'm happy to be able to help the cause I'm also more than a little bit excited about getting a chance to make something for the likes of Jay-Z and Kanye. I've been turning down client requests to use Typographic Illustration for 5 years in hopes that one day the phone would ring and it would be Hova."

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Leaked! “Swagger Like Us” ft. T.I., Jay-Z, Lil’ Wayne, Kanye West

Mark Jackson — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 22:45:36 +0000

"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 having leak problems prior. "That's some bullsh--," he told MTV News Saturday afternoon via phone. "I'm beating down the Internet as we speak." Of course he can't be too mad considering the media buzz it's received, but he says unsurprisingly that he would have liked to debut it his way.

The song kicks off with M.I.A. declaring "No one on the corner has swagger like us," which continues & echoes throughout. A kind of "picked apart" simpler instrumental with an off-and-on drum beat sets an interesting stage for Hov and Wayne, but actually gives it a fresh composition after a few listens.

Stream "Swagger Like Us"

[read the full story at MTV News]

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