N.3. The Alchemist feat Snoop Dogg, Jadakiss and Pusha T - Lose your Life. Sure the song isn't the best, the animation is a little bit low budget and it's got "web exclusive" written all over it. It doesn't change the fact that it puts some of my favorite rappers in fucked up Halloween situations. Snoop comes out of a coffin and rips his god damned face off. How the shit is that NOT video of the year material? act like you know.
N.2. Vivian Girls - Tell the World. Now we have one of my favorite songs/discoveries of the year all girl brkln hpstr band Vivian Girls. The thing I like the most about this band is that when I listen to their music I feel like they create a certain otherworldly ambiance and this video translates this PERFECTLY. Everything from the old school driving scene to the creepy forest is perfect. If you haven't copped their album yet you should.
N.1. Justice - Stress. Without question the best video of the year. Justice took their least dancy song and added images that went along great with the aural texture of the track. They also managed to showcase that they are from France and that France isn't all Amélie Poulin bullshit. This video is also heavily influenced by one of my favorite movies La Haine. Youth Anthems wholeheartedly supports misanthropic youth that scares the shit out of adults.
HONORABLE MENTION:
Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save my Soul. I never really got in to Gnarls but this video is visually stunning. We've all been there. Love it.
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Sunday, December 21, 2008
Friday, November 21, 2008
And if you like to tell me maybe
Joyeux vendredi les amis!
Feel like phoning this one in here. Last night I had to decide on the improv team the U of O is sending to the national tournament. I felt like crap cutting friends of mine, the real world sucks. So to cheer myself up i've got maybe the best video of all time to give to you.
The Alchemist feat. SNOOP DOOG, JADAKISS and PUSHA T - LOSE YOUR LIFE. This is the coolest video ever. I think the things I love the most after my mother would be Halloween and gangsta rap. This video combines both into something completely and utterly perfect. A MUST WATCH VIDEO.
Next up is a weird band from Manchester. WE HAVE BAND the song is called OH. I think its just weird and pretentious enough for it to fall into the shit I like pile. That and they don't even have an EP which is cool. I like artists who make it hard for their fans to have access to their art.
Lately I have been listening to a lot of THE PIXIES so I'm gonna send you some of that goodness with the song DEBASER. One of my favorite songs of all time. That being said I think I might have posted this already... if I did that's good, double debaser.
You're welcome.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
And today won't mean a thing
Saturdayz. It's raining like a god damned bitch and I want to be somewhere sunny. Hence a post dedicated to 90's west coast rap. Now don't get any ideas, east coast rap4lyfe. You can't beat big beats and high rise projects but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy a bit of sun and bandannas. Enjoy.
SNOOP DOGGY DOGG - WHO AM I ? (WHAT'S MY NAME). Seeing him live this summer was pretty cool. I don't know how these cali kids wear fucking longsleeves and layers in the heat. Snoop had black pants and a hockey jersey during the hotest day of the summer. Cripin!
WARREN G FEAT. NATE DOGG - REGULATE. Possibly the best west coast track of all time.
EAZY E - REAL COMPTON CITY G'S. I'm gonna go ahead and say that Eazy was the coolest guy to ever get AIDS. One of his later track where he goes to town on his former NWA friends.
WESTSIDE CONNECTION - WESTSIDE SLAUGHTERHOUSE. Classic westside track. Cube hating on the east is kinda dumb cause he had the bombsquad (public enemy and really NYC) produce his best material. Also this song is calling out Common who is by no means a G. It's kind of like punching a girl who already limps naturally. That being said Cube has one of the greatest verses in all of battle rap.
SNOOP DOGGY DOGG - WHO AM I ? (WHAT'S MY NAME). Seeing him live this summer was pretty cool. I don't know how these cali kids wear fucking longsleeves and layers in the heat. Snoop had black pants and a hockey jersey during the hotest day of the summer. Cripin!
WARREN G FEAT. NATE DOGG - REGULATE. Possibly the best west coast track of all time.
EAZY E - REAL COMPTON CITY G'S. I'm gonna go ahead and say that Eazy was the coolest guy to ever get AIDS. One of his later track where he goes to town on his former NWA friends.
WESTSIDE CONNECTION - WESTSIDE SLAUGHTERHOUSE. Classic westside track. Cube hating on the east is kinda dumb cause he had the bombsquad (public enemy and really NYC) produce his best material. Also this song is calling out Common who is by no means a G. It's kind of like punching a girl who already limps naturally. That being said Cube has one of the greatest verses in all of battle rap.
Saturday, August 16, 2008
then delay my system when you are near.
I love hip hop in most of it's forms. And I do like "conscious hip hop" the whole children of KRS ONE type of thing. HOWEVER, the genre always makes the claim that it is the only "real hip hop"and everything else is fake unless you've got a guy in an Adidas tracksuit breaking while an Asian is painting graffiti. They are like a god damned religion. Well let me tell you something, hip hop was not started by whiteboys and rich blacks with the goal of educating others about shit. It was started at parties based out of dance music (disco). Hip hop is not just about becoming conscious it's also there to make you unconscious by way of partying. AH HA! you're thinking i'm gonna do a post about beach cruisers and 2 live crew, hell no. This post is about subgenres of hiphop/dance music that have emerged around the world. It's time to get your passport of awesomeness stamped were going for a ride!
Starting our trip is diplo discovered BONDE DO ROLE the coolest Brazilians this side of Renzo Gracie. Bonde Do Role have been popular amongst hipster circles for awhile now and have recently lost their lead singer (m.c.?) Marina (the girl) apparently they have replaced her by a girl who got part of her vag removed to win an mtv brasil contest... That kind of describes their overall feel. Technically the genre is called Funk Crarioca (meaning funk from Rio) but outside of Brazil it is known as Baile Funk. Baile apparently means prom. So it's all about partying. Generally simple beats with a lot of samples with sung/shouted lyrics. Bonde Do Role being my only live Baile Funk experience and I gotta they say that it's pretty mental. The song is OFFICE BOY because I like the video the most that being said you should all download/buy their album WITH LASERS.
Moving from Portuguese to Spanish we are going to explore the world of Reggaeton. Another misleading name. Where Baile Funk doesn't sound like Funk Reggaeton doesn't really sound like reggae. This type of music started by afro-panamanians translating their favorite reggae hit. It's modern form though comes from the "Dem Bow" beat which was popularized by dancehall reggae artist Shabba Ranks. It's a beat that goes sorta goes like "boom-ch-boom-chick". This beat is like on every single Reggaeton song and it's the main thing that differentiates it from hispaniphone hiphop. Most of the genre's artists come from Puerto Rico (where american hip hop had an earlier influence.). You probably heard of the featured artist DADDY YANKEE who really broke reggaeton into mainstream music. The song is called GANGSTA ZONE chosen due to it's toughness. It also features Snoop.
Finally we have an as of yet unnamed genre. Electro hip-hop, synthpop etc. I call it electro hip-hop. It's biggest point of origin would be in France and has spread in the francophone world. Montréal now spawning the more artists. Essentially hip-hop on dance influenced or sometimes straight electro dance beats. The lyrics also are devoid of any politics or tough guy stuff. It's generally about clothing and fucking. Needless to say I eat this shit up. It is NOT to be confused with traditional French hip hop which has existed for a long time. France is the second country to have adopted hip hop and the sound is very very east coast. TTC is the biggest group out of this new genre and the group I will feature. TTC is not the toronto transit commission, it stands for Teki Latex, Tido Berman and Cuizinier, the three MCs of the group. Yelle also falls into this genre although a bit less hip-hop. The video I chose is TRAVAILLER. Spankrock (who have worked with Cuizinier) are similar but to my knowledge have evolved independently of the French influence. Enjoy this sweet video.
Our bonus track is a TEKI LATEX solo song featuring franco-belgian popstar Lio, it's called LES MATINS DE PARIS. People in France have been criticizing that TTC are becoming too pop I don't really have a problem though. Apparently their next album is going back to the roots. This video is really beautiful, get psyched.
Starting our trip is diplo discovered BONDE DO ROLE the coolest Brazilians this side of Renzo Gracie. Bonde Do Role have been popular amongst hipster circles for awhile now and have recently lost their lead singer (m.c.?) Marina (the girl) apparently they have replaced her by a girl who got part of her vag removed to win an mtv brasil contest... That kind of describes their overall feel. Technically the genre is called Funk Crarioca (meaning funk from Rio) but outside of Brazil it is known as Baile Funk. Baile apparently means prom. So it's all about partying. Generally simple beats with a lot of samples with sung/shouted lyrics. Bonde Do Role being my only live Baile Funk experience and I gotta they say that it's pretty mental. The song is OFFICE BOY because I like the video the most that being said you should all download/buy their album WITH LASERS.
Moving from Portuguese to Spanish we are going to explore the world of Reggaeton. Another misleading name. Where Baile Funk doesn't sound like Funk Reggaeton doesn't really sound like reggae. This type of music started by afro-panamanians translating their favorite reggae hit. It's modern form though comes from the "Dem Bow" beat which was popularized by dancehall reggae artist Shabba Ranks. It's a beat that goes sorta goes like "boom-ch-boom-chick". This beat is like on every single Reggaeton song and it's the main thing that differentiates it from hispaniphone hiphop. Most of the genre's artists come from Puerto Rico (where american hip hop had an earlier influence.). You probably heard of the featured artist DADDY YANKEE who really broke reggaeton into mainstream music. The song is called GANGSTA ZONE chosen due to it's toughness. It also features Snoop.
Finally we have an as of yet unnamed genre. Electro hip-hop, synthpop etc. I call it electro hip-hop. It's biggest point of origin would be in France and has spread in the francophone world. Montréal now spawning the more artists. Essentially hip-hop on dance influenced or sometimes straight electro dance beats. The lyrics also are devoid of any politics or tough guy stuff. It's generally about clothing and fucking. Needless to say I eat this shit up. It is NOT to be confused with traditional French hip hop which has existed for a long time. France is the second country to have adopted hip hop and the sound is very very east coast. TTC is the biggest group out of this new genre and the group I will feature. TTC is not the toronto transit commission, it stands for Teki Latex, Tido Berman and Cuizinier, the three MCs of the group. Yelle also falls into this genre although a bit less hip-hop. The video I chose is TRAVAILLER. Spankrock (who have worked with Cuizinier) are similar but to my knowledge have evolved independently of the French influence. Enjoy this sweet video.
Our bonus track is a TEKI LATEX solo song featuring franco-belgian popstar Lio, it's called LES MATINS DE PARIS. People in France have been criticizing that TTC are becoming too pop I don't really have a problem though. Apparently their next album is going back to the roots. This video is really beautiful, get psyched.
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