Freestyle-Pop Reigns Supreme!

Tiffany Evans f/ Ciara "Promise Ring" (2007)
(Written by The Clutch & Produced by Mr. Collipark)

[download]

This shit is hard!

Bjork + Timbo = Koji Kondo

Bjork "Innocence" (Co-Produced by Timbaland)

(download)
from Volta (2007)

I'll Be Gone For A While

Happy holidays, folks.

Hallelujah...Holla Back.

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A Good New York Record!

Busta f/ Papoose, Flipmode & Yummy Bingham "We Got The Streets" (2007)

(sorry, Labba's verse kinda skips.)

Okay, so this was obviously recorded last year, but still, this is some of the most ruggedest New York shit I've heard in a minute. Why the didn't they ever release this?

Ain't Nuthin' Changed But The Name On The Mail

T.I. "Big Shit Poppin'" (Produced by Mannie Fresh)

(download)
from T.I. vs. T.I.P. (2007)

I had to make a post celebrating another amazing single from Tip. Next to Toomp and Tip, Mannie and Tip has to be one of the best combos. Frankly, the luke-warm reaction this one has been getting thus far is baffling to me. I remember a similar reaction to a few other songs—"U Don't Know Me" and "What You Know". They both had slow builds, and many people didn't apreciate them until the video broke, after which they went on to become the biggest songs of their respective years. Will "Poppin'" have a similar arc, or could this be the start of some inevitable Tip backlash?

Also, the second single with Wyclef is surprisingly dope in my opinion.

Too Many Rockstars, Not Enough Mics

T-T-TOTALLY DUUUUUUDE!

Montana Da Mac feat. DJ Unk "Rock On" (2007)


Green City feat. Mannie Fresh "Party Like A Rock Star" (2007)


Da Shop Boyz "Rock Star (Lil Jon Remix)" (2007)


Flo Rida, Brisco, Dre & Gunplay "Rock Star (Remix)" (2007)



Still, nothing beats the original:
Da Shop Boyz "(Party Like A) Rock Star" (2007)


All this Rock Star mania makes me worry most for one person: Lil Jon. He claimed he was going to drop "Crunk Rock" last spring, and a full year later, its nowhere to be found. He's saying it won't be out until the end of the year now. The question is, with "Rock Star" already gripping Atlanta, will "Crunk Rock" come 6 months too late for anyone to care? It's an extra added blow that Lil Jon's own remix of "Rock Star" is probably the worst version. Perhaps its time to scrap the album and move onto something new? Or maybe this is all just warm up, and Lil Jon will bring (read:steal and make money off of) the "Rock Star" movement to the mainstream?

Tell Me This Isn't Gonna Be A Pop Smash

Sean Kingston "Beautiful Girl" (Produced by Jonathan "JR" Rotem)

From his upcoming Belluga Heights/Epic debut

Man, that "Colors" song Sean Kingston did with The Game and Rick Ross was horrible, so I'm happy that he's at least managed to make a catchy-as-hell pop song by jacking Ben E. King's doo wop classic.

Hey, Hey, Hey!

San Quinn "Do Ya Thizzle" (Produced by Traxxamillion) (download)

from From A Boy To A Man (Coming Soon)


That synth line is meeeeeeeean!

Roger Ebert: 40 Large

thumbs up!

Battle Of The Bird Flu

I can't call it...

Gucci Mane "Bird Flu" (download)

from Gucci's Untitled 2007 Atlantic Debut


M.I.A. "Bird Flu" (watch video)

from KALA (2007)

I never thought Gucci would release another song I liked, but I can't even front.

Now I Understand Why Baby Boy Da Prince Sold More Records Than Crime Mob

Because his album is fuckin' hot!


Baby Boy Da Prince "Naw Mean" (Produced by Mannie Fresh)
from Across The Water (2007)



Baby Boy Da Prince "Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday (The Proposal Song)"
from Across The Water (2007)



Baby Boy Da Prince "Lock Me Down"
from Across The Water (2007)



Baby Boy Da Prince "Who Sheed"
from Across The Water (2007)



Baby Boy Da Prince "A Rose"
from Across The Water (2007)

Kells: 60% R&B, 40% Hip-Hop

R. Kelly feat. Young Dro & Young Jeezy "Blow It Up"
(download)
from Double Up (2007)