Sunday, 20 February 2011
All of The Lights
Kanye's much awaited video for All of The Lights, track off My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, featuring Kid Cudi and Rhianna (with long red hair, which I'm still not sure about) but a good video. After the full length Runaway video which if you don't know was a basically a short which he co-wrote and directed and featured all the tracks off the album, and the cinematic black and white opening sequence I was expecting another (slightly pretentious) "visual representation" of the song - a lot of black and white long shots, pauses for dialogue, symbolism (a black-only banquet, served by caucasian servants, role reversal style, far from subtle) etc, so I was quite suprised when it drops and out comes Post-Graduation, 808's and Heartbreaks style neon. Whatever else you may hate about Kanye West you can't argue he constantly suprises.
Kanye to produce John Legend's new album
After the sucess at the grammys for his collaboration album with The Roots for their album Wake Up! (Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance, Best R&B Album for the album and then Best R&B Song for "Shine). John Legend revealed he's already been in the studio for what will be his 4th solo album, and he's been working closely with Kanye West. Should be good.
The song that earned them Best R&B song at the Grammys this year.
Saturday, 19 February 2011
Wiz Khalifa - Cabin Fever
Letdown, nothing innovative lyrically a bit weak in places "high socks, low cuts/ smell that good weed then you know whatsup". I don't really like the beats, lacks the usual energy. Shame cos i think he is talented but yeah, not a fan really...
Donnis - Diary of an Atlanta Brave
I was looking at the 2010 XXL freshman list today, which to be honest and XXL say themselves was barely a freshman list (it included Wiz Kalifa 7 mixtapes you can't really class as a freshman, OJ da Juiceman's already been on the cover of XXL and J Cole, if you're under Jay Z's wing you're hardly a freshman but then Drake made 09 so....) anyway I saw Donnis who for some reason I'd missed before and I'd never heard this mixtape. It's interesting a little bit generic in places but he has a nice flow, reminds me of Big Sean in places but without the laziness. Some of the beats are definitely Big Sean-esque but it's got a feel good style, and I was suprised I actually liked it Southern rappers arent usually my thing. Underdog's highpoint of the album for me, it's a shame Country Cool straight after it reminds me why I dont listen to southern rappers. Worth a listen just for Underdog though.
"So Cudi's On the Moon and Drake's So Far Gone, I'm Finally Famous like my boy Big Sean"
a new music blog
So i downloaded this mixtape today and i thought instead of filling up my tumblr and personal blogspot with mixtapes which a lot of people who follow me aren't really interested I'd create a music blog. Mixtape reviews, new tracks, new videos etc. Enjoy.
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