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Go Hip Hop. It's ya' birthday. We gon party like it's ya' birthday!

2011-08-11T14:05:00.000-07:00

I was reading through my twitter feed and found out that today is Hip hop's birthday. Read on at this link from @choderator :

http://myshittytasteinmusic.tumblr.com/post/8784614749

I will be doing my best to keep this site more up to date... gotta get back in on all the happenings in the scene. Music is getting crazier and good music is getting lost in the mélée of noise that's being released. But not to worry! My ears still work and CNP and I still listen to what we can. We'll get back on this soon. Til then, celebrate. Happy birthday, Hip Hop!

Don't Bring Sand To The Beach!!! mixtape

2010-06-24T04:16:00.000-07:00

This one took a while. I started this mix back in March with a playlist ready. The finished product is just that... with a few tweaks.

I put this out as a kick off to the summer. it should at least get your barbecue started or your picnics planned.

Enjoy.

Don't Bring Sand To The Beach

01 Different Language
Snoop Dogg Ft. Jasmine Sullivan

02 Rude Boy (Remix)
Rihanna Ft. Wale

03 Window Seat (CNP Remix)
Erykah Badu

04 I Will Always Be There For You (CNP Remix)
Anquette

05 Always
Trina Ft. Monica

06 Say Something (CNP Remix)
Timbaland Ft. Drake & Wale

07 Cuddy Buddy (Remix)
Mike Jones Ft. T-Pain & Trey Songz

08 Your Girl Is A Hoe
Ne-Yo

09 Bitch
E-40 Ft. Too Short & Vincent "VT" Tolan

10 Shakin' It 4 Daddy
Robin Thicke Ft. Nicki Minaj

11 Hey Daddy (DJ Superstar Jay Remix)
Usher

12 Amen
Trey Songz

13 Tonight
Ryan Leslie

14 Ain't No Doubt About It
Game Ft. Pharrell & Justin Timberlake

15 Gangsta Luv (Remix)
Snoop Dogg Ft. Raheem DeVaughn & Mayer Hawthorne

16 Miss Chocolate
Lil Jon Ft. R. Kelly & Claude Kelly

17 H.A.T.E.U. (So So Def Remix)
Mariah Carey Ft. Jermaine Dupri, Big Boi & Gucci Mane

18 My Boo
Ghost Town DJ's

19 This Bed
Alicia Keys

20 Nobody (CNP Remix)
Wonder Girls Ft. 112

21 Nobody But You
Cassie Ft. The Dream

22 Ride
Ciara

23 Pullin' On Her Hair (CNP Remix)
Marques Houston Ft. Rick Ross

24 Midnight Hour
Reflection Eternal Ft. Estelle

25 Make Her Mine (CNP Remix)
Mayer Hawthorne Ft. 2pac

26 Find Your Love (CNP Remix)
Drake Ft. Consequence & 2pac

27 Our Dreams (Remix)
Ghostface Killah & Method Man Ft. Alicia Keys

28 Next Time (CNP Remix)
Common Ft. Daz Dillinger & Queen Latifah

29 Always There
Phil Ade

30 MRSHMLO
Rocky Rivera

31 Magic
B.O.B. Ft. Weezer

31 California Girls (CNP Remix)
Katy Perry Ft. 2pac & Snoop Dogg

the futhamuckas - dance with you

2010-06-02T01:47:00.000-07:00

fresh thoughts... i just watched this for the first time about 5 minutes ago:

this is a real song?
*listened to the lyrics*
it IS a real song!
they're really doing this.
new edition? is that you?...
kid, bobby brown/jamie foxx, and brian austin green. where are they now? they're the futhamuckas!

again, awesome dancing captivates me despite the weak song. i can honestly say that this video made me like the song. good job futhamuckas!

usher - oh my gosh

2010-06-01T20:39:00.000-07:00

ok. i do not like this song. before somebody gets all up in my face about it, we all know that usher has produced far better tracks. he has enough great tracks that cancel out this one. well, maybe i shouldn't speak so soon... his last albums have been leaving me wanting more. ah, that's for another post.

anyway, the reason i post a song i do not like is because i am mesmerized by dance. how is it that the back up dancers can make a bad song palatable? i guess it helps that their moves are very sexy... but it's like "choreographed sexy". i should take their lead and choreograph my sexiness. it'd sure beat my "off the top of my head" sexiness (it's equivalent to the quality of this song. yup, THAT sad). even the guys that join up with him at 2:25 capture my attention. i wouldn't mind dancing like them either. the choreography isn't the best i've seen from an usher presentation, but still i watch. the dancers really carry this song. i think i'm in awe of the dancers' talent. props.

Brett Domino Is Cool!!!

2010-04-17T08:59:00.001-07:00

These cats are tight a hell!!! There have been a lot of videos like this, but I think you'll enjoy this tribute to Justin Timberlake and Timbaland.

I'm feelin' this one too!!!

2010-03-03T23:11:00.000-08:00

Is it the horns? Maybe
Is it the hook? It's catchy
Is it Kurupt? He's doin' his thing
Is it Joy Luv? Well, she's not ugly

But I think I like it cause Kurupt is in a track that would have been good even if he wasn't in it...

I'm excited for this LP's release

Check it

We Da West!!!

2010-03-03T22:45:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to post up a video mix of 3 tracks from Snoop Dogg's Mixtape "We Da West Vol. 1". It has some O.G.'s and new cats. The tracks are hella tight. I'm feelin' the on with The Twinz.

Enjoy.

Also, here's a link to the mixtape.

D/L it!!!

All Night Long

2009-12-09T16:02:00.000-08:00

Enjoy!

All Night Long

01 Don't Die
Bun B Ft. Talib Kweli & Colin Munroe

02 Pain (DJ Thug Life & Phonkey Dee Remake)
2pac

03 "... Cookie" Interlude
Black Dynamite

04 All Night Long
Estelle Ft. Ludacris & John Legend

05 Baby By Me (CNP Remix)
50 Cent Ft. Ne-Yo

06 Baby
Ghostface Killah Ft. Raheem DeVaughn

07 Hot Girl (CNP Remix)
Kidd Kidd Ft. Bobby Valentino

08 Pretty Girls (CNP Remix)
Wale

09 Pretty Brown (Remix)
Amerie Ft. Trey Songz & Lloyd Banks

10 Anaconda Malt Liquor
Adrian Younge

11 Strippin' In The Club
Ron Brownz Ft. Nikki Minaj & Latif

12 Say Ahh (Remix)
Trey Songz Ft. Fabolous & Juelz Santana

13 Patron (Rhythm & Nuvo)
Lee Carr Ft. Yung Joc

14 Wetter (CNP Remix)
Twista Ft. Erika Shevon

15 Tonight
Joi Starr Ft. Estelle & Kid Sister

16 I Like
Keri Hilson

17 Be Where You Are
Trey Songz

18 Make Her Say (CNP Remix)
2pac & Common

19 Let Em Have It (CNP Remix)
2pac

20 Holla (Remix)
Kida Ft. Busta Rhymes, Kurupt, Crooked I & Talib Kweli

21 "Bull Horn" Interlude
Bull Horn

22 Forever (CNP Remix)
Drake, 2pac, Lil Wayne & Eminem

23 The Way You Want It
T.I.

24 Thank You
Jay-Z

25 Fuck Y'all
DJ Quik & Kurupt

26 So Sick
Gorilla Zoe

27 My Ride
Jeremih

28 Jump Rope
The Cool Kids

29 Girl You Know
Young Money (Lil Wayne, Drake, Nicki Minaj & O'Marion)

30 "... Right Quick" Interlude
Black Dynamite

31 Ponytail
Mya Ft. Nicki Minaj

32 Butt Naked Fun (CNP Remix)
Krizz Kaliko

33 Number One (CNP Remix)
R. Kelly & Keri Hilson

34 Tip Of My Tongue
Jagged Edge Ft. Trina

35 I Invented Sex (Reinvented Remix)
Trey Songz Ft. Usher & Keri Hilson

Leroy Smith - Gift To The Game

2009-09-10T01:00:00.000-07:00

Just saw this new Leroy Smith video on TSS and felt real nostalgic. This video plays as much as an homage to MC Hammer, Jade, BBD and other 90's videos as it does a comic peace. It has it all, background dancers, studio shots, shots on stairs and shorts that go above the navel just to name a few.

"It's Like Wow"

2009-09-03T13:29:00.000-07:00

Let it be known, even before the incident with Rihanna, I never had an interest in Chris Brown. He's a great performer and I have put a few songs on my mixes, but I never really became a fan. He came out around the same time as Trey Songz and Bobby Valentino. So to me, he was the least talented out of the three (vocally). His songs were too "pop" for my taste.

After hearing about the Rihanna beating, I liked him even less. The Larry King interview will also not help him get any more fans (over the age of 20). If you missed it, check it out. He isn't able to articulate a lot of things so he is assisted by his mother and his attorney. When he does talk for himself, he sounds like he didn't listen to his speech coach before this interview. After viewing it, it's hard for me to feel anything other than "Wow".

Below is what a youtuber thought of the interview. Enjoy.

Support your artists: BUY THEIR MUSIC

2009-08-21T08:39:00.000-07:00

as read from THIS ARTICLE in the smoking section:

Dear You,

Way to go internetters. Pat yourselves on the back. Run laps of joy. You have now officially exiled yourselves from marketplace relevance. Slaughterhouse sold 18,000 records last week.

Congrats, you are a nobody.

i must say, david d. was a lot more sentimental and apologetic of his actions in his article back in may of last year (i had mentioned it in my own entry as well). he really feels strongly about being a responsible downloader. and now, with the lack of success in an otherwise great album, he is sounding off. WE have been found guilty of letting the convenience of ripping music off the net get us fat with stuff we really don't deserve. if you're reading this, david d., we, at jamanother1, feel you.

all the music artists out there have talent that they chose to share with us. so what if it costs us money to get it? it probably cost the artist more than just money to get it out to be heard. and so what if the record labels have a warped sense of what music is "hot right now"?... who's to blame except for ourselves? if we don't contribute to the music we like, the statistics will be off, the radio will keep playing the crappy "hip POP" that we all love to complain about, and the really good artists will struggle some more.

cnp and i have had a long-running list of what albums we need to cop... we're gonna start shortening our list this weekend. how about you?

This Dude Is Dope!

2009-08-17T04:33:00.000-07:00

I am not a fan of spoken word as a whole. But there have been a few cats out there that caught my attention. Rafeal Casal is one of them.

Bring It Back One Time!

2009-08-17T04:19:00.000-07:00

Don't know how many people remember this song. There was a time when music channels would play music videos and songs like this would get some airplay. Here, Funkmaster Flex gives Mad Lion & Co. a DeBarge beat to flow off of.

2pac Is Not Dead - The Movie

2009-08-13T04:59:00.000-07:00

Nice short film. Ain't on the level of The Shawshank Redemption or JCVD, but it's a good way to spend ten minutes.

Had To Rep...

2009-07-30T09:28:00.000-07:00

Just a little video showcasing a few of slang terms that originated in the bay.

raging phoenix trailer

2009-07-21T13:30:00.000-07:00

have you ever watched zoolander? did you wish that there was more breakdance fighting?

what if...
martial arts crossed the path of breakdancing in the form of a movie?... it would probably look something like THIS:

thoughts?...

Addiction

2009-07-10T08:26:00.000-07:00

Chico Debarge is one of the most underrated artist in the r&b/neo soul scene. For a guy who used to dress in clothes no grown man would ever wear to a guy who got his street cred for drug trafficking, this guy got some musical skills. His transition from pop artist to the r&b equivalent (with joe) of method man & redman took almost ten years (of jail time). He put out 3 solid albums between the years of 1997-2003. But his personal struggles caught up with him, with prescription drug addiction and also being stabbed in Philly, Chico was M.I.A. for more than 5 years.

Now he is back with a new LP. Under the new label Kedar Entertainment, Chico's album "Addiction" is out on the 14th of July.

As you can tell I'm a fan, but it's still hard to believe that Chico came a long way from his pop days. Don't believe me? Check this out.

And for those not in the know, here's a vid from when he got out of prison

First Mase, Now Loon

2009-07-10T06:04:00.000-07:00

Bad Boy Records has a way of getting their artists to find God.

rock

2009-06-30T10:47:00.000-07:00

call me biased but i think this was nicely done.
props, eeb.

Keisha's Las Vegas Mix...

2009-06-18T19:00:00.000-07:00

So here's another request mix from Keisha. My cousin Keisha. She thought the previous mix was for her. When she found out it wasn't she asked me to do one for her birthday. Being the great cousin that I am, I did.

She gave me a few perameters...
1 - Has to have "drinking songs"
2 - Has to have "dancing songs"
3 - Has to have "songs about Las Vegas"
4 - Have to Use Elvis' "Little Less Conversation"

After days of gather songs and asking people around for suggestions, I started mixing and notice that a lot of the songs in this mix would never be used in my mixes. Not that they're bad, but I just don't use certain songs. It messes with the overall vibe of the mix.

Well, Enjoy

And Happy Birthday Keisha!!!

Keisha's Las Vegas Mix...

01 Life Vegas (CNP Mix) - Murs & Slug
02 Signs (CNP Mix) - Snoop Dogg Ft. Charlie Wilson & Justin Timberlake
03 *Little Less Conversation (CNP Mix)- Elvis Presley
04 Just Dance (CNP Mix) - Lady GaGa Ft. Colby O'Donis
05 Freeze (CNP Mix) - T-Pain Ft. Chris Brown
06 Patron Tequila (CNP Mix) - Paradiso Girls Ft. Lil Jon
07 Feelin' It (CNP Mix) - Sammie
08 Ringtone - Big Boi Ft. Bosko
09 Crazy Cousins - Theophilus London
10 Party Girl - Janelle Monae
11 Champagne Red Lights Pt. II - O'Neal McKnight Ft. Busta Rhymes
12 Boom Boom Pow (CNP Mix) - Black Eyed Peas
13 Waking Up In Vegas - Katy Perry
14 Rollin' (Remix) - Jackie Chain Ft. Kid Kudi
15 I Got My - Static Major Ft. Lil Wayne
16 ABC (Salaam Remy Remix) - Jackson 5
17 Bump - Wale
18 Yardcore (CNP Mix) - Born Jamericans
19 Jumping (Out The Window) - Ron Brownz
20 Jumpin' Jumpin' - Destiny's Child
21 Drink It Straight - Gucci Mane Ft. Trey Songz
22 Flashing Lights - Kanye West Ft. Dwele
23 Casino - John Legend
24 I Know You Wanna (Happy Birthday Interlude) - Daz Dillinger
25 Low - Flo Rida Ft. T-Pain
26 ... Award (Interlude)
27 All Night - Western Union Ft. BJ
28 Just A Dance - Deborah Cox Ft. Kurupt
29 I'm Not Really Lookin' - Truth Hurts Ft. DJ Quik
30 Tonite - DJ Quik
31 Pitch In On A Party - DJ Quik
32 Tanqueray - DJ Quik
33 Life Of The Party - Snoop Dogg Ft. Too Short & Mista F.A.B.
34 Pop Rose - Trey Songz & Drake
35 Pass The Courvoisier II - Busta Rhymes Ft. P. Diddy & Pharrell
36 Get My Drink On - 2pac

*For some reason my program isn't letting track # 3 mix properly. At first I thought I messed up, but it turns out that it's just not rendering. Sorry

Does this make you want eat bbq...

2009-06-09T01:36:00.000-07:00

or make make love to it?

i saw this on a talk soup last night.

(Name This Mix)

2009-04-15T18:41:00.000-07:00

So this mix took over a month to complete. I started off with over 500 tracks that would might make it to the mix. After a couple of weeks it grew into 4500+ tracks. I was half way done with my mix when I realized that it that needed to be changed. So I cut all but a third of my mixed tracks. The Final two days were easier bringing me from 72 tracks to the 34 you see.

With all that work, I have no name for it.

40 Name This Mix

01 In California - Suga Free Ft. Capone-E
This song is what got me to start this mix. It might be my least favorite song, but it does have a "summer" feel. The beat sounds somewhat generic and the hook has no life, but it stayed in because I felt that it was a good direction for the mix to start.

02 Mr. West - Dubb Union/I'm Gettin' Money (CNP Mix)- 2pac
For over a year I've been trying to find a way to this Dubb Union Track. Part of me thought it was sampled too soon (Kanye's "Heard 'Em Say"). Then I thought to myself, "The song is almost 4 years old! It isn't new anymore, it's almost 4 years old!" I dug through some of my old mashes, and found a 2pac acapella that used the Kanye instrumental and blend the 2 together.

03 When The Money Goes - Jay-Z
Not being a fan of Hov, I found this song appealing. For one, the song isn't a "standard" Jay-Z where he talks about drug, sex or money, but rather it is the lack of money that is the central topic of the song. I for one was able to relate from the get.

04 Swagger - Red Cafe, Snoop Dogg & Lynda Carter
This was a track produced by the legendary Grandmaster Flash. Really, that should be the only reason use the song. I never really liked the word "swagger". It makes me feel yuck when people use it. Almost like when people use "WTFuck" and "OMG" when they talk! Don't know why, but it does (must be getting old). Even with the title, the song is pretty smooth. Easy hook, nice verses = Good song.

05 Wasting My Minutes - Kid Cudi Ft. 88 Keys
I must admit, I wasn't a fan of Mr. Cudi when I first heard of him. His rhymes seemed too lazy to me. After his appearances on Kanye's 808 LP dropped, my interest grew. This track right here made me a fan. It's pretty funny and 88 Keys hooked him up with a really nice beat. The sample is choppy but works with the song.

06 Rockin' That Thang (The Dream Cover) - Trey Songz
If you have listened to The Dream's version, you must've figured out this dude is a one trick pony. In the hands of Trey Songz, it becomes everything it should've been. It's that song that's played before the ugly lights are turned on.

07 Beep (G-Mix) - Bobby Valentino Ft. Tha Dogg Pound
The track is all DPG. The original was above okay, but with the addition of Daz & Kurupt, it adds more of a gangsta flare to this strip club track. Daz's verse kills Kurupt's with simple lines like "She drink Patron like she drink water". Classic!

08 In Love Witcha Boy - Lloyd Banks Ft. Ron Brownz
Originally I had a Bun B track After the DPG song, but felt the mix was going a different direction than I intended. The Lloyd Banks track came to my possession just over a week ago and thought it would work better. Lloyd Banks has been quiet for a minute and seems to be in the shadow of Ron Brownz on this track. The beat has a bounce to it.

09 Hey Playa - DJ Quik & Kurupt
I wasn't feeling this song when I first heard it. The sample seemed off to me. My ears felt that there was too many things going on in the song to pay attention to it. I left the song alone and came back to it a couple hours later. The second time around I found myself drawn to the horns. This lead me to repeating the song for over 20 minutes. In the end, the song made it to the mix because it is a party jam that stands out from it type. I wasn't able catch DJ Quik's genius at first, but when you follow the horns, it will lead you the light. The sample started to fit, Quik's verses were on point, the beat was bangin', and the hook was cool. There was no way it wouldn't make it to this mix.

10 The World - Ashanti
I was never a fan of this artist. I have used some of stuff on previous mixes before, but it's been a while. This song caught my attention because beat was hitting all corners. It starts off with an East Coast feel, the second verse had the dancehall, and finishes with a West Coast beat with Ashanti singing the "California Love" hook.

11 I Don't Chase Em - Devin The Dude Ft. Snoop Dogg
When a friend introduced me to this song, I liked it right away. I didn't play is much as I thought I would, but I knew that I would use at some point. Snoop always shines in these types of songs where the beat is laid back and some of Devin's caliber is with him.

12 The Manipulation - Wale
I hear that Wale's flow is the same in every song. If that's true, then this song is pretty entertaining because he plays a nice guy and a dickhead in th same song.

13 Hood Boy - E-40 Ft. Raw Smoov
E-40 Bellafonte is still carrying the hyphy tourch in this hood ballad. UUGGHHH!!!

14 Ego Trippin' - Mya
Mya's been quiet for a while and when her album was recently released, I thought there was gonna be a good number of tracks to use. This is one of those tracks. Skip the rest of her album. She's still hot though. It also helped that I was able to bring back the "Hood Boy" instrumental (the last 16 bars of the track) to close out the song.

15 Dat New New - Kid Cudi
A friend told me if Kanye is Andy Warhol, then Kid Cudi is his Basquiat. Whether or not my friend got it from another source is not the point. The point is that it's so true. Kid Cudi has all the tools to outshine his mentor. Tracks like this show his potential.

16 Blame It - Jamie Foxx Ft. T-Pain
I for one have no feelings for this song. But when it's around me, I don't walk away from it. I hear why people like this song. Auto tune, Check. Tight beat, Check. And that other thing, Check.

17 Driving Down The Block (West Coast Remix) - Kidz In The Hall Ft. Mistah FAB
Nice song using the Dr. Dre beat this remix.

18 The Reading - Asher Roth
Most people know this cat from "I Love College". If you caught his "Greenhouse Effect" mixtape, you became an instant fan as I did. This kid raps what he knows and knows how to rap. There isn't any sign of him "trying" to be anything other than what he is. And on "The Reading", he spits heat from the jump. The Nottz beat give Asher flow freely and makes it a fun track.

19 So Easy (Remix) - Red Cafe
Tight ass remix with Anita Baker's "Caught Up In The Rapture" sample. Real smooth.

20 I Shoulda Known Better - Case
Case has been MIA since he "accidentally" shot himself in the throat. His LP came out a month ago and gives the goods. Other than Chico Debarge, I've been waiting for this LP to come out. This has Case singing a club type track. Sounds very late 90's early 2000's.

21 Hold It Against Me - Trey Songz
Trey Songz uses a line from a pick-up line. A corny line at that and makes magic. I know there are people that don't count this cat as a top r&b artist (I personally believe he is ignored because he doesn't dance and and he can actually sing), but this dude can do no wrong.

22 Chillin' - Wale Ft. Lady GaGa
Using a sample that will sound familiar with anyone who watches sports, Wale spits what he knows best, himself. Within the first couple of lines he hits with a Jay-Z'esque "You say you got a lot of whips, well, I got a lot". Lady GaGa makes it sound more mainstream than the original version, turning this underground heater into a radio jam.

23 Hard As Hell - U.G.K. Ft. Akon
I can hear this in the strip clubs now (or what everyone else calls "clubs"). The verses are on point. Neither Bun B or Pimp C outshine each other. They are equally giving the goods.

24 DJ (Stand Over There) - Mahagani Ft. The Game
1996 all over again. This is standard "I'm here in the club wearing the sexiest I can find but don't want anybody coming up to me". The Game spits a nice verse without mentioning 50.

25 Forget About You - Marsha Amrosuius
If you haven't copped her mixtape, you're missing out. Really get this if you are or aren't a fan of Floetry.

26 At The Time - Usher
This is some good sounding Usher. Don't know why he didn't anything like this on his last LP. Song feels like a mature 8701.

27 She's A Hoodrat - Bad Lucc Ft. Terrace Martin
Nice song using Kool & The Gang's "Too Hot" sample.

28 In Love With A Ho - Damani
This is just a classic warning for a rapper. Nice hook.

29 I'm Toe Up (Remix) - Problem Ft. DJ Quik, Kurupt, Terrace Martin & Snoop Dogg
Really good party song. Everyone the track spits real nice. DJ Quik flips it on his verse referencing his previous songs. Fans will catch it. Snoop does a good job adding to the hook.

30 Echo - Gorilla Zoe
If anyone caught his first LP, the dude was pretty hood. This time around, he got all emotional. Auto tune assists him in a good number of tracks and this is the best example of it. The song is real nice and the hook is very catchy. I dig it even though some might wave this off on their list.

31 Cold Shoulder (Garbs Infinite Remix) - Adele
This whole mixtape was entertaining to listen to. All the beats are sampled from her brith year. This song was already a favorite when the LP come out. So when I heard this remix, it gave it more of a head bobbin' feel for me. That was good because there is none of that on her LP.

32 Paranoid - Kanye West Ft. Kid Cudi
The only uptempo track on the 808 LP. Kid Cudi comes with the hook and “Fish stick lover” comes with simple lines that make the song easy to memorize.

33 The Fear - Lily Allen
Didn't want to use this song. It was already being heard on the radio. But after going through her album, this is the song that fit best at this point in the mix.

34 Saviour - Alicia Keys
This is a real feel good song. The arrangements are reminiscent of the Motown songs from the 60's. Her song "Teenage Love Affair" is similar that sense. Can't rave enough about this one which made it a fitting way to end this mix.

this IS for real.

2009-04-15T14:16:00.000-07:00

so the REAL lyrics of this song are probably NOT as entertaining as what my sister and i have put together. it goes without saying that we made it even better.

picture eddie murphy playing buckwheat from his snl days.

it also makes me think of the ken li or benny lava videos on youtube.

ryan leslie has always had great beats, arrangements and even lyrics for other artists, but upon hearing his own album, he comes up short...
however, if ryan leslie has ever flexed his genius, it is right here.

(CNP, if you wanna add anything, please do.)

play the video as you read the first bit of lyrics. i dare you not to laugh!

diamonds flaming mount
peas dough maybe weight
i don't wall alone
ushed time of day
ushed another nushed
ushed on the lawn
ushed another ushed ta
you stand dog

pissed it on the wall
hand it in the things
i no funna dough
ushed out a bay
ushed another nose
ushed on the lane
oomp poompaloompa
ushed a thing

oh baby girl
i did a lananay
(yeah)
i'm tellin oh baby girl
i did a lanana-dadaday-dadaday
oh baby girl
i did a lana day day
uh
another da ba day da ba day da daaaay

i see your buddy lining up in the moonlight
it's a ghost story, in the dark in the moonlight
i wanna tell you there's a cop in the... dude right
dude right, right there!
yeah
i see your buddy throwing it up in the moonlight
i tell ya, i want a cop when i'm alright
i see your buddy and the cop and i want that
want that right there
right there...

blame happiness on somebody

2009-03-13T05:28:00.000-07:00

there are peeps out there who go around being grumpy all the time and blame their dissatisfaction on other peeps. i guess it's just that easy to do. well, i'm gonna try to go around and be happy as much as i can and blame my good mood on everyone else.

i'll start with my finger pointing at THIS guy:

a mix of d'angelo, lupe fiasco & joni mitchell

a mix of bob marley, fugees & roots

P.S. happy birthday cnp.

Keisha's Mix

2009-01-31T09:07:00.001-08:00

This one was made by request.

Keisha's Mix

01 "Keisha Keisha Keisha"
02 Send My Love/Send One Your Love - Born Jamericans
03 Gotta Go (There's Trouble Remix) - Trey Songz Ft. Sizzla & Bob Marley)
04 No On (Reggae Remix) - Alicia Keys
05 Iwannabe - Musiq Ft. Damian Marley
06 Keep It Real - Jon B. & Coko Ft. Jay-Z
07 Female Players - Too Short
08 Good Lovin' (Remix) - Slim Ft. Ciara & 50 Cent
09 Happy Home (CNP Remix) - 2pac
10 Closer - Goapele
11 Get On Up - Jodeci
12 All I Need - Aaliyah
13 La La - Lucy Pearl
14 Feels Good - Dogg Pound Ft. LaToyia Williams
15 Smooth Sailing - Roscoe
16 Cloud 9 - Janelle Monae
17 Good Things - Rich Boy Ft. Polow Da Don & Keri Hilson
18 Beautiful Music - Keyshia Cole
19 So High - Trick Daddy Ft. 8-Ball & Trey Songz
20 After Party - Koffee Brown
21 Trouble - Amel Larrieux
22 Free - Chico Debarge
23 Incense Burning - Playa
24 In The Hood - Donell Jones
25 Best Friends - Missy Elliott Ft. Aaliyah

NPH!

2009-01-25T09:18:00.000-08:00

I had to post it.

You might have seen it elsewhere, but this dude is cool! Enjoy (again, if you already seen it)

SNL Digital Short: Orchestral Doogie Howser, M.D. - watch more funny videos

Barney Stinson's "Get Psyched Mix"

2008-12-31T04:41:00.000-08:00

Anyone familiar with the TV show "How I Met Your Mother" will know what this mix is about. Barney Stinson (an important character on the show) has a philosophy about mix cds. He points out that mixes usually have peaks where there are low and high points. Barney's mixes on the other hand start high and just rise.

This one took more than 5 months to complete. So there are a few songs that already ran its course on the radio and TV. But that doesn't take away from you getting psyched. It's 80 minutes of "Psych'atude" (at least most of it).

So, suit up! And enjoy the mix.

Also, Happy New Year!

"High Five!"

Barney Stinson's "Get Psyched Mix"

01 (The Green Hornet Theme) - Al Hirt
02 Lookin' Fly - Murs Ft. Will.I.Am
03 Do Ya Thang - Ice Cube
04 Let's Dip (CNP Mix) - Krizz Kaliko
05 I Can't Believe It (Rmx) - JoJo & Trey Songz
06 So Fly (CNP Mix) - Slim Ft. 2pac
07 Paris, Tokyo (Rmx) - Lupe Fiasco Ft. Q-Tip & Sarah Green
08 Competition - E-40 Ft. Ne-Yo
09 Girlfriend Ringtone - Sean Garrett Ft. Lil Wayne
10 In Ya Phone - Trey Songz
11 Love Hangover - Kidz In The Hall Ft. Estelle
12 N Ur Bed - Mona Lisa Ft. Daz Dillinger
13 Freeze - T-Pain Ft. Chris Brown
14 Please Don't Stop - Keyshia Cole
15 Cry For You - Jodeci
16 You're Everything (CNP Mix) - Bun B Ft. Jodeci, 8-Ball & MJG
17 Ride (Rmx) - Ace Hood Ft. Juelz Santana & Trey Songz
18 Just Like Me (Rmx) - Jamie Foxx Ft. Usher
19 Nike Boots (CNP Mix) - Wale
20 On My Radio - Musiq Souldchild
21 Greenlight - John Legend
22 Planet Mind Control (UMC) (CNP Mix) - Common Ft. Pharrell & Michael Jackson
23 Sugar Daddy (Planet Rock Mix) - Nina Sky
24 Get Fresh - Kid Sister
25 Damn - Suga Free
26 Why Niggaz Always Wanna Fuck - Deemi
27 Wait A Minute (Just A Touch) - Estelle Ft. Will.I.Am
28 Let Me Know - Verbal Ft. Lupe Fiasco & Sarah Green
29 Strings - Wale
30 One More Drink - Ludacris Ft. T-Pain
31 Porno Star - T.I. Ft. Ricco Barrino
32 Life Is Better - Norah Jones Ft. Q-Tip
33 Soldier (CNP Mix) - Erykah Badu Ft. 2pac
34 Tie My Hands (CNP Mix) - Robin Thicke Ft. 2pac
35 Angel - Game Ft. Common
36 Streetlights - Kanye West

*Note - If none of this is making sense to you, i suggest watching the show. If you can't wait, here's a tour of his crib

In The Middle Of The Night...

2008-12-25T03:47:00.000-08:00

When I first heard this track (around 2000), my ears weren't feeling the south. So the verses from 8-Ball & MJG didn't hit. My friend, Eddie, was creaming all of this song and told me to pay attention to (8-Ball's) third verse.

After hearing this song countless times in his room, I got used the flow and ended up liking it.

Years went by and this song came up in conversation. I realized I didn't have this song in my hard drive and neither did Eddie.

Long story short, I bought the CD (via half.com) and now i share.

Twista - In The Middle Of The Night Remix (Ft. 8-Ball & MJG)

? - first love

2008-11-12T01:23:00.000-08:00

so there's this demo track written by johnta austin made to be a duet. so far, it's been recorded with trey songz singing the guy part, and johnta temporarily filling in the female part.

the melody of the song is very... sparkley (yeah, i can't think of a better word, but when you hear it, you'll know what sparkle sounds like). it makes the otherwise sad subject matter not so sad. the lyrics remind me of "my boo", just less sappy and more grown up. the words instantly connect to the listener. they are written in such a way that contrasts very well with the pop-y beat... which essentially draws in the ear of the r&b novices as well as the veterans.

so now, the challenge: who could you hear singing the female part and why?

i've already picked mya cuz she could adlib the melody and still keep her voice sweet like honey. cnp chose keri hilson cuz he thinks her voice would compliment the song without overpowering it.

your turn.

? - first love DEMO

Overrated?

2008-09-06T12:36:00.000-07:00

For some reason, I received two copies of the magazine "Blender". With the cover being of the Pussycat Dolls, I thought nothing of it.

Then I read the top header, "Sorry, 'Pac! 33 Most overrated things in music". I checked the other copy and found out that it wasn't a typo (maybe that's why they sent me two).

I skipped to where 2pac placed and found him on the number one spot. After reading it, I found myself feeling I eager to write something.

The only way I can counter Blender's list is to put 2pac in the same light as Bruce Lee. If you watch a Bruce Lee movie now, you might not think much of it. If you compare his fight scenes to a Tony Jaa, a Jackie Chan (in his prime), or any CG enhanced martial arts movie's fight scene, you might not be impressed. But that just tells me that you might not be as technique savvy.

Bruce's fight scenes had clean hits. By that, I mean the viewer can feel every move. As if you were viewing it in real life. His charisma also carried the scenes. From the scratch of his nose to his signature roar prior to knocking someone out, these accents made his fight scenes a favorite among fans of the genre.

The same can be said about 2pac. We have our Commons, our Andre 3000s, our Nas', and our Lil' Waynes. What makes 2pac stand out from these great MCs is that he didn't carry himself as that kind of MC. He freestyled, but knew he wasn't the best. He wrote songs. You may remember a hella tight line from Lil' Wayne's "A Millie", but with 'Pac, you remembered whole verses

"Nothin' To Lose"

I thank the Lord for my many blessings
Though I'm stressin keep a vest for protection
from the barrel of a Smith & Wesson
And all my niggaz in the pen, here we go again
Ain't nothin seperatin us from a mack 10
Born in the ghetto as a hustler, older
Straight soldier, buckin at them bustaz
No matter how you try niggaz never die
We just retaliate with hate, then we multiply
See me strikin down the block hittin co'ners
Mobbin like a motherfucker livin like I wanna
Ain't no stoppin at the red lights - I'm sideways
Thug Life motherfucker criiime pays
Let the cops put they lights on - chase me nigga
Zig-zaggin through the freeway - race me nigga
In a high speed chase with the law
The realest motherfucker that you ever saw, I'm livin raw
'til they bury me don't worry me, I'm high
Livin like I ain't afraid to die (hahaha)
And you could walk a mile in my shoes
and you'd be crazy too

"Ambitionz As A Ridah"

So many battlefield scars while driven in plush cars
This life as a rap star is nothin without heart
Was born rough and rugged, addressin the mad public
My attitude was, "Fuck it," cause motherfuckers love it
To be a soldier, must maintain composure at ease
Though life is complicated, only what you make it to be
Uhh, and my ambitions as a ridah to catch her
while she hot, and horny, go up inside her
Then I spit some game in her ear, "Go to the tele hoe"
You put what money in a Benz, cause bitch I'm barely broke
I'm smokin bomb-ass weed feelin crucial
From player to player, the game's tight, the feeling's mutual
From hustlin and prayers, to breakin motherfuckers to pay-up
I got no time for these bitches, cause these hoes tried to play us
I'm on a meal-ticket mission, want a mil', so I'm wishin
Competition got me ripped, on that bullshit they stressin (boo-yaa!)
I'ma rhyme though, clown hoes like it's manditory
No guts no glory my nigga bitch got the game distorted
Now it's on and it's on because I said so
Can't trust a bitch in the bidness so I got with Death Row
Now these money hungry bitches gettin suspicious
Started plottin and plannin on schemes, to come and trick us
But Thug niggaz be on point and game tight (yeah)
Me, Syke and Bogart, wrap it up the same night
Got problems then handle it, motherfuckers see me
These niggaz is jealous cause deep in they heart they wanna be me
Uhh, yeah, and now ya got me right beside ya
Hopin you listen I catch you payin attention
to my amibitions as a ridah

Common would hit you with metaphors that make you say "Wow" from tracks like "Get 'Em High", while 2pac would tell you a story.

"Teardrops & Closed Caskets" and "Brenda's Got A Baby"

I hear Brenda's got a baby
Well, Brenda's barely got a brain
A damn shame
Tha girl can hardly spell her name
(That's not her problem, that's up to Brenda's family)
Well let me show ya how it affects the whole community
Now Brenda never really knew her moms
and her dad was a junky puttin death into his arm
It's sad, cause I bet Brenda doesn't even know
Just cause your in the ghetto doesn't mean ya can't grow
But oh, that's a thought, my own revelation
Do whatever it takes to resist the temptation
Brenda got herself a boyfriend
Her boyfriend was her cousin, now lets watch the joy end
She tried to hide her pregnancy, from her family
Who didn't really care to see, or give a damn if she
Went out and had a church of kids
As long as when tha check came they got first dibs
Now Brendas belly is gettin bigger
But no one seems ta notice any change in her figure
She's 12 years old and she's having a baby
In love with tha molester, whos sexed and crazy
And yet she thinks that he'll be with her forever
And dreams of a world with tha two of them are together, whatever
He left her and she had tha baby solo
She had it on the bathroom floor and didn't know so
She didn't know, what ta throw away and what to keep
She wrapped the baby up and threw him in the trash heep
I guess she thought she'd get away, wouldn't hear the cries
She didn't realize how much tha the little baby had her eyes
Now tha babys in the trash heep balling
Momma can't help her, but it hurts to hear her calling
Brenda wants ta run away, momma say, you makin' me lose pay
The social workers here everyday
Now Brenda's gotta make her own way
Can't go to her family, they won't let her stay
No money no babysitter, she couldn't keep a job
She tried ta sell crack, but end up getting robbed
So now what's next, there ain't nothin left ta sell
So she sees sex as a way of leavin hell
It's payin tha rent, so she really can't complain
Prostitute, found slain, and Brenda's her name, she's got a baby

If you want high flying mythic action, watch any of the "Spider-man" movies, "Hero", or "Tum Yum Goong"

But if you want some straight up action watch Bruce Lee.

If you want punchlines, swag, and metaphors, you got cats like Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Jay-Z, and Kanye.

But if you want heart, verses the that got a smooth flow and emotion, then you would be crazy not have 2pac in mind.

I will admit, he isn't the best lyricist, but that doesn't take away from him being one of the best rappers. He is a total package. If you look at hip hop, he has been the spark that made the Jeezys and the Games. To say that he is overrated is easy to write. Just picture yourself at present, look back at an era when the Tribes and Pharcydes were the mainstream sound, and 2pac being "overrated" would make sense. But if you play Me Against the World or 7 Day Theory now, try to tell yourself that 2pac is overrated. They're just as relevant today as they were back then. If you can agree that his albums aren't dated, you'll understand what many people who listen to his music have been feeling for over a decade.

He is the greatest. An icon. The Bruce Lee of Hip Hop.

Two Against The World: The Official Mixtape Volume 1

2008-06-28T21:47:00.000-07:00

This was the "official mixtape" of last summer... until jane blaze and I realized that we had too many songs to put on it. So we decided to make this one the 1st of a set of 2 official mixtapes (we'll post the vol. 2 as soon as we make it "ipod friendly").
This is also a significant mix because it marks the first of many collabos between her and I.

Made in 04/2007

Two Against The World: The Official Mixtape Vol.1

01 "You an Official?" - Chazz Michael Michaels
02 It's Me Bitches (Rmx) - Black Buddafly, Trey Songz
03 Candy - The Pack
04 Ain't No Fun Part 2 - Dove Shack
05 Bartender (CNP Rmx) - T-Pain
06 Hey Hey Hey - Natasha
07 Throw Some D's (CNP Rmx) - Jimmie Reign, 2pac
08 Livin' In The Projects (CNP Rmx) - Lil Scrappy, 2pac, Johnny P
09 Problems - Sunshine Anderson
10 "Do I Frighten You?" - Stuntman Mike
11 My 6-4 - Mike Jones, Snoop Dogg, Eazy-E
12 Candy Paint (CNP Rmx) - Bone, Swizz Beatz
13 Late Night - 2pac, Dj Quik
14 Material - Camp Lo
15 Freaky - R. Kelly
16 Strobe Light - Kieran
17 Picture This - Adina Howard
18 Get Your Clothes Off - Nina Sky
19 "Two Against The World" - Cherry Darling, El Wray
20 U R The One (Rmx) - Mos Def, Jackson 5
21 Bittersweet - Kanye West, John Mayer
22 Makes Me Wonder (CNP Rmx) - Maroon 5
23 College Girl - Federation
24 Kiss (DJ Z-Trip Rmx) - Murs, Prince
25 Can't Get Enough - Dogg Pound
26 A Bay Bay (Cnp Rmx) - Hurricane Chris
27 Keep It Fresh (CNP Rmx) - Cherish
28 Player's Anthem - U.G.K., Outkast
29 What's It Gunna Be - Ginuwine
30 She's Worth The Trouble - J. Valentine
31 Can U Get Away? - Goldie Loc/Ray J/Snoop Dogg
32 Boss Life - Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg
33 Summertime - Young Assassins, Gail Gotti, Nire
34 "How's the Pie?" - Harry Osborn
35 Do You (Rmx) - Ne-Yo, Mary J. Blige
36 Can't Help But Wait - Trey Songz
37 Too Late - MC Hammer, Big Daddy Kane, 2pac, Danny Boy

everything in moderation

2008-06-20T15:12:00.000-07:00

***this article is dedicated to CNP because he can't stand fads or anything in the same realm***

typically, "hip pop" music is not worth listening to. this is because anyone can make it.
take any combination of:

- a simple melody
- a synthesizer
- a vocorder
- a "boooom-boooom-ka-boom" beat
- the smooth singer hitting the occasional falsetto
- some sorta crunk element (ie. a guy yelling "yeah")

mix it all up and what you've got is any song on the top ten.

funny thing is, if you put the right amount of each fad, the outcome can be somewhat enjoyable to the ears.

now before i get blasted (particularly by CNP), hear me out.

let's just think back to why things become such a trend to begin with. it all begins with an idea that no one has ever had before. this idea is then backed by someone confident enough to expose it to the public eyes and ears... from there, the fate of this great idea would be to either be "a classic" or turn into the "temporary hotness" that quickly annoys the public that once adored it.

all trends once had their glory days, be they short or long lived. and if you keep piling trend upon trend, it's easy to see why people get sick of it all so fast... kinda like buddy the elf and his spaghetti toppings.

NOW... if music was the spaghetti, and the poptarts, smarties and maple syrup were the latest music trends, and you made your own concoction of it all to an actual edible level, you'd get THIS SONG by mario... it has all the trendy elements and yet, it's absolutely listenable.

it's a guilty pleasure. so what?

bon appetit.

Atmosphere - Yesterday

2008-06-15T00:07:00.000-07:00

As of late, I've gotten myself to listen to some new music. One of which is the Atmosphere's "When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold" album.

As far as the albums goes, "buy it", it's really good.

There is one track that got me. It's "Yesterday". When the track starts with keys, the song sets the summery sound. The instrumental as a whole is very minimal (like the rest of the album, which is makes it different from their previous efforts). Once Slug starts spitting, I was hooked. By the end of the song, I knew this my favorite track. But since I was driving, I knew I didn't catch everything.

So I listened to it again.

This is where the song flips. At first, I thought it was a was "one of those songs" (listen to it and you'll know what I mean). During the second listen, I caught the last line. This changed the whole song.

I then listened to it for a third time.

This is where I came to the conclusion that this track is not just tight, but deserves to be posted today.

Yesterday

Update: Love Me Sexy Remixes

2008-06-09T03:02:00.001-07:00

The "Love Me Sexy" Remixes are back up.

i can't sleep.

2008-05-24T04:27:00.000-07:00

it's past 4:30AM and i'm STILL awake.

so i decide to read some blogs... but the only one i always end up reading is the smoking section.
i absolutely love reading what they put up. one day, this little consistently inconsistent blog will grow up to be something like them... at least that's our goal. until then, check out TSS every so often... they got some real intelligent cats educating and sparking insight into whoever reads what they've written.

i particularly enjoyed reading (and relating) to this article. i feel for the artists we at jamanother1 feature... and i can't stress enough how important it is to support them. show your appreciation for your favourite artists and buy their albums.

without fans, there are no artists. without artists, there are no fans...
ultimately, love begets love.

sandman, come and take me away.

Sex, Drugs, Violence & Sex

2008-05-19T16:59:00.000-07:00

Enjoy...

Sex, Drugs, Violence & Sex

01 Paper Planes (Rmx) - M.I.A., Bun B
02 I Know (CNP Rmx) - Jay-Z, Pharrell
03 I Wish I Never - Peach Candy
04 Love Me Sexy (CNP Rmx) - Will Ferrell (as Jackie Moon), DJ Quik
05 Let's Vibe - Yo Gotti, Pleasure P
06 Pretty Toes - 4-Ize, Anwar
07 Go - Scarface, Nina
08 Break My Heart - Common
09 Brand New - Lyfe Jennings, Lil Wayne, T.I.
10 Cheat - Daz, Kurupt, Pharrell
11 Smell Yo Dick - Riskay, Aviance
12 Shone - Ballgreezy
13 Beat Goes On - Madonna, Kanye West, Pharrell
14 Funky Bahia - Sergio Mendes, Will.I.Am, Siedah Garrett
15 She's So Fly (I'm So High) - Grind Mode
16 Boyfriend/Girlfriend (CNP Rmx) - C-Side, Flair Jonez
17 Boyfriend/Girlfriend (CNP Rmx) - C-Side, Keyshia Cole, 2pac
18 Pro Nails (Rmx) - Kid Sister, Kanye West
19 I'd Rather - Three 6 Mafia, DJ Unk
20 I Took It Down - Armel, Juelz Santana
21 Grippin' - Sean Garrett, Ludacris
22 Showdown - Cheri Dennis
23 Angel in Disguise (CNP Rmx) - Brandy
24 Lollipop (CNP Rmx) - Lil Wayne, Static
25 You Got It - Trey Songz
26 What's The Deal - DJ Funky, Daz
27 Staxxx In My Jeans - Snoop Dogg
28 Creep Fast - Twista, T-Pain
29 Off Da Hook - DJ Quik, AMG, Twista
30 LUV - Janet Jackson
31 Teenage Love Affair - Alicia Keys
32 Givin' Me A Rush - Tyra B
33 Rock With Me - Melissa Young
34 Good Love (CNP Rmx) - Sheek Louch, 2pac
35 La La (Means Love) - Steph Jones
36 Friday (Shut The Club Down) - Raheem Devaughn

what has your radio station done for YOU lately?

2008-03-03T12:33:00.000-08:00

so i wrote an email the other day to the most popular radio station in vancouver asking why i ain't heard anything mentioned about Ebrahim (no love on his first single either). i may not have been the bubbliest of email writers but i know i was at least getting my point across. and i was dead serious. i even made a conscious effort to use proper spelling and punctuation... nothing says amateur more than a misspelled formal letter.
all i gotta say is i'm just john q. public asking a simple question, and speaking a bit of my mind... how is it, mr. music director, that i deserve to get sarcasm, insults and a lecture in my reply?.. and in POST SCRIPT no less.

HERE'S WHAT I WROTE:

Hello Jaxon Hawks [other names omitted],

I would like to know why despite the beat promoting the Junos, I haven't heard a peep on your station about the Juno nominee Ebrahim. He's from Burnaby after all! Maybe this station should consider supporting local independent artists.
You should really check him out. Even just to say that you at least KNOW what's up with the local scene.
http://www.myspace.com/eebmusic

Peace.

... AND THIS IS WHAT I GOT IN REPLY:

From: jaxon@thebeat.com

Actually I’m well aware of his stuff, and mentioned it extensively the day the nominations were announced… thanx for listening.

- jaXon

ps – if you’re part of his camp or affiliated with him, first off… snide e-mails to people you don’t know make them even LESS interested in someone they may have never heard… secondly, tell him to send me a CD or broadcast quality mp3. Nobody in radio has a myspace account anymore. I can listen but I can’t message or play a 128 on the air.

yeah...i couldn't find a civil way to reply... and those who know me know i have a lot to say. so i blogged instead. and although i left mr. hawks' email up, i don't support you sending angry thoughts to him. he doesn't know any better. but if you have something completely different to talk to him about, i can't stop you. be sure to let me know how that goes.

i used to support this radio station, 100%. that was way back when they still needed listeners to get it on the air. they promoted themselves as being vancouver's first urban/hiphop station (it was our ONLY urban/hiphop station then, and ever). then about a year and a half later, clear channel got a hold of them and turned the station into a top 40 radio station. i could not believe my ears... so i turned off my radio. and just last year they got sold to the chum radio division. this was a small sign of hope... so after not listening to the radio for over a year, i started back on it. they're still a top 40 station so i don't listen to them a lot. but i gave it the benefit of the doubt that they'd at least be more in tune with the scene than when they were with clear channel.

and now, through their public relations skills, they've found a way to shoot down my faith in them... again.

p.s. - two words jaXon: SPELL CHECK.

and juno no?

2008-02-29T22:32:00.000-08:00

his name's ebrahim.

he's nominated for this year's juno award for r&b/soul recording of the year.

his first single, irrelevant, is one of my favourite songs on his album. just give it a listen... this melody just gets into you. and the words... is it just me or does it feel like he's singing how i feel about music?.. i can't get enough of it.

if you like what you hear, check out his myspace to cop his album. no one so far has represented vancity's r&b and soul like this man. i'm SO proud to support this cat.

ebrahim - irrelevant

hiphop made me do it

2008-02-29T22:13:00.000-08:00

my homeboy chris went to toronto over christmas to spend time with his parents and, as most of his christmas vacations go, he missed my birthday. but also as usual, he did NOT forget it :o). this past birthday, i received from chris a little book called people’s instinctive travels and the paths of rhythm by shawn taylor. yes, it talks of a tribe called quest’s debut album... and how it brought taylor into the world of hiphop waaaay back in 1990.

this got me thinking... what album turned me on to hiphop? don’t get this confused with one song... anyone can listen to a song on the radio and like it. but listening to a whole album is done on purpose... it takes consciousness. dedication. commitment. one listened to a whole hiphop album because one wanted to. back in grade 9, a good homegirl of mine passed me her newest tape: black sheep, a wolf in sheep’s clothing. i realized that i had never listened to something like that before. it was good. i was hooked.

and what about you? think back... it’s the album that you couldn’t stop listening to... you didn’t have the heart to skip a song, or stop it at all. where did you get it from? did you save up a month’s worth of allowance for it or “borrow” it from a sibling? and what made you listen to it in the first place? was it just cuz it was the cool thing to do or because of some innate bond you felt to the music once the beat dropped? would your life be the same if you had never listened to this album at all?... you can tell how deep this can go.

i asked a few of my friends, just out of curiosity. it’s quite interesting. as you can tell by the list, my friends’ ages vary... so don’t hate. everyone had to start somewhere.

puff daddy and the family, no way out
- believed the hype so he had to have it.

run dmc, raising hell
- heard it from an older brother.

bone thugs and harmony, creeping on ah come up
- bone thugs seen on the cali music channel (CMC).

tupac, me against the world
- picked up the album on a whim.

too short, life is too short
- on heavy rotation in an uncle’s car.

big boy, speakerboxxx
- heard from an older cousin.

public enemy, fear of a black planet
- heard from highschool friends.

the firm, the firm
- bought it because of nas, and still not knowing who nas was.

wu tang, 36 chambers
- “shadow of chessboxing” video was seen on rapcity.

Neo's mix

2008-02-19T11:51:00.000-08:00

Here's another mix. This one was made for a couple of cats that were feeling nostalgic. The mix spans from the 80's to 1997.

Neo's Mix

01 Roxanne, Roxanne - U.F.T.O.
02 The Birthday Party - Grandmaster Flash
03 Sometimes I Rhyme Slow - Nice & Smooth
04 I've Gotta Man - Positive K
05 The Choice is Yours - Black Sheep
06 They Reminisce Over You - Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth
07 Crossover - E.P.M.D.
08 Around the Way Girl - LL Cool J
09 Ain't no Half Steppin' - Big Daddy Kane
10 Chief Rocka - Lords of the Underground
11 Buddy - De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest
12 Make em Clap to This - Eric B & Rakim
13 How Many Emcees - Black Moon
14 Boyz in the Hood - N.W.A.
15 I Got 5 on It (Remix) - Luniz, Dru Down, Richie Rich, E-40, Michael Marshall
16 Whateva Man - Redman
17 Dead President - Jay-Z
18 Luchini (This is It) - Camp Lo
19 Passing Me By - Pharcyde
20 Get With You - Questionmark Asylum
21 Pour out a Little Liquor - 2pac
22 Fu-Gee-La - Fugees
23 C.R.E.A.M. - Wu-Tang Clan
24 Life's a Bitch (Remix) - Nas
25 Sugar Hill - AZ
26 Renee - Lost Boyz
27 I Used to Love H.E.R. - Common
28 What They Do - The Roots, Raphael Saadiq
29 Shook Ones - Mobb Deep
30 Hey Alright - Rottin Razkals
31 Sittin' on Chrome (Remix) - Masta Ace
32 Respect - Dogg Pound
33 Da B Side - Da Brat, Jermaine Dupri, Biggie Smalls
34 Hey DJ - Lighter Shade of Brown
35 Don't Fight the Feelin' - Too Short
36 Spottieottiedopaliscious - Outkast
37 Joints & Jam - Black Eyed Peas
38 Don't Let it go to Your Head - Brand Nubian
39 Far From Yours - O.C., Yvette Michelle

I'm From the Bay...

2008-02-03T13:02:00.000-08:00

The title might confuse some, but this mix is all west coast (in some form or another). It is not, however, all Bay Area artists. In the creation of this mix, I thought it would be more "hardcore" than my last couple of cd's. It turned out that the Westcoast music had more r&b and radio friendly cuts than I thought. Still, the final product turned out well. For every Ne-Yo and O'marion track, there's a Murs and Mac Dre.

I'm From the Bay

01 I'm From the Bay - The Federation
02 Shrooms and E-pills - Mac Dre
03 Rock N Roll - The Pack
04 When I Tell You - Clyde Carson
05 Cupid - 112
06 1st Love - Murs
07 Fresh Rims & Vouges - Coughee Brothaz
08 My Rimz - The Federation
09 Nite and Day - Al B. Sure
10 Excuse Me Miss - Suga Free
11 Westside - Tyrese (Black Ty), Kurupt
12 Blow Me Away - The Relativez
13 Dip Drop Stop Dip - Daz
14 Live it Up (Rmx) - Roscoe Umali, E-40, Bobby Valentino
15 This One - Raphael Saadiq
16 Hold You Down - Game, Keyshia Cole
17 Power 106 Drop - The Fixxers
18 Sexual Seduction (Rmx) - Snoop Dogg, Noelle, Robyn
19 Heartbreaker - Will.I.Am
20 All Night - Terrace Martin, Kurupt
21 It Ain't Over - Too Short, Tanu
22 Another Girl - O'Marion & Bow Wow
23 Over You - Kismet Brown, Jim Jones
24 Ride Wit Me - Michael Jackson
25 Number 1 - DPGC
26 What's is Gonna Be - Mario, Ne-Yo
27 Comfortable - Lil Wayne, Babyface
28 Happy Home (Rmx) - 2pac, Blackstreet
29 Sexy can I - Ray J, Yung Berg
30 Can't Get With This - J. Valentine
31 Love's Gonna Be - Teedra Moses
32 Comin' Home - Planet Asia, Celestia Martin
33 Between the Lines - Co-Deez
34 Nobody Does it Better - Keith Murray, Tyrese
35 Goin' Home - Outlawz, J. Holiday
36 Thugz Mansion (DJ Critikal Rmx) - 2pac, Eric Clapton

Encarnacion Mix

2007-12-03T01:59:00.000-08:00

This was my pride and joy at this time in 2006. It took over a month to do. But when it was finished, the mix had a pretty good response. So this is for the ones that didn't get it the first time... Enjoy

Encarnacion Mix

01 Hombre Relisioso (Religious Man) - Mr. Loco
02 The Re-Up - Eminem, 50 Cent
03 Lost Ones - Jay-Z
04 Rap Up - Skillz
05 Silly Girl - Murs
06 “Beneath the clothes we find a man" - Jack Black
06 We Fly High (Rmx) - 2pac, Jim Jones, T.I., P. Diddy
07 Betcha - Megan Rochelle
08 You (Rmx) - Lloyd, Andre 3000, Nas
09 Lock U Down - Mya, Lil Wayne
10 Candy - Snoop Dogg, Daz, Kurupt, E-40
11 Hell Yeah - San Quinn, EA Ski
12 At the Club - The Pack
13 Good - Ghostface Killah
14 “A nice pile-drive to the face" - Jack Black
15 Chocolate Girl - Leroy Brown
16 Family Values - Xzibit
17 Baby we can do It - Nok, Haze
18 If You Play Your Cards Right (Rmx) - 2pac/Keyshia Cole
19 Sukiyaki (CNP Rmx) - 4PM
20 Magic City - 2XL
21 Encarnacion - Jack Black
22 Encarnacion (CNP Rmx) - Jack Black
23 Promise (CNP Rmx) - Ciara
24 Keep it Movin' - Sammie
25 Dance With ME - Sleepy Brown
26 Throw Your Hands Up - Cherish
27 Perfect Love Song - Boyz II Men
28 Take It Slow - Shawnna, Ludacris, Bobby Valentino
29 Doin' the Most - Usher
30 I’mma Flirt (Rmx) - R Kelly/Trey Songz
31 Do It 2 Me - Janet Jackson
32 “I’m Serious” - Jack Black
33 Emergency - Kelis, Raphael Saadiq
34 Come to Me - Keisha Starr
35 Wouldn't Get Far (CNP Rmx) - Game/Kanye West
36 All Girls - Rhymefest, Mario
37 Again - John Legend
38 Again - Brian McKnight
39 Forbidden Nectar - Jack Black

Christmix

2007-11-28T10:41:00.000-08:00

Made this one a year ago. Didn't get this one out on time. So now is the best time to post it. Enjoy.

Christmix 2006

Tracklist

01 I Wish - Daz & Kurupt
02 Christmas Time Again - Ashanti
03 Party 4 Da Homies - Sean Barney Thomas
04 Player's Ball - Outkast
05 This Christmas - Joe
06 Sleigh Ride - TLC
07 Santa Baby - Rev Run, Mase, Snoop Dogg, Salt 'N Pepa
08 Dipset X-mas - Jim Jones
09 Xmaz - Daz
10 Frosty the Snowman - 6 Feet Deep
11 Home - Ne-Yo
12 Come Home - Profyle, Joe
13 Christmas Only Once a Year - Chaka Khan
14 It Don't Have to Change - John Legend
15 Santa's on His Way - Jon B
16 Grown Up Christmas List - Monica
17 Let it Snow - Boyz II Men, Brian McKnight
18 My First Christmas - B2K, Marques Houston
19 "Leave a Message"
20 Christmas Without You - Rihanna
21 Alone - 24K, Joni
22 All I Want for Christmas is You(Rmx) - Mariah Carey
23 Joy All Day - Usher
24 Someday at Christmas - Alicia Keys, Destiny's Child, Blaque, Jagged Edge
25 Take You Home for Christmas - 3LW
26 Home for Christmas - Danity Kane
27 Christmas Wish - Faith Evans

That Boom

2007-11-19T10:02:00.001-08:00

Okay, here's the new link. It'll be a while before it dies. So enjoy.
Peace

That Boom Mixtape

Tracklist

01 Boom I

02 Finer Things - Kanye West, Ne-Yo

03 Take U Home - Tangled Thoughts, Natasha Ramos

04 Happy I Met You - Federation, Snoop Dogg

05 Digital Experience - Roscoe, James Debarge

06 Where U Should Be - Young Leek, Kanye West, Ne-Yo

07 Groove Tonight - Nicole Scherzinger, Mannie Fresh

08 Street Love - Next, Rick Ross

09 You Turn Me On - Hot Wright, Trey Songz

10 Get Buck in Here - P. Diddy, Ludacris, Akon, Lil Jon

11 Body - Ja Rule, Ashley Joi

12 Boom II

13 Circles - Crime Mob

14 Walking in the Rain - Ice-T

15 The Heart Gently Weeps - Wu-Tang Clan, Erykah Badu

16 Playas Rock - Hurricane Chris

17 Love's Holiday - Earth, Wind & Fire

18 Get ya Head Right - Tech N9ne

19 Get Your Money - Will.I.Am

20 Get it Started - Azure, Snoop Dogg

21 Show U - T-Pain

22 Fuck Shit Wit You - Suga Free

23 Talkin' Smart to a Pimp - Project Pat, Pimp C

24 Pak Man - Yung Joc

25 It Ain't Like - Brotha Lynch Hung, Daz Dillinger

26 Blue Magic - Jay-Z, Pharrell, Trey Songz

27 9mm - Lil Wayne, Snoop Dogg, Akon

28 Boom III

29 Dreadlocks - Murs

30 Cause the Beat's Hot - Board Bangers, 2pac

31 Soulja Girl - Soulja Boy, I-15

32 Real Women - U.G.K., Talib Kweli, Raheem Devaughn

33 Fly Like Me - Chingy, Amerie

34 Can't Get Enough - Kevin Michael

35 Long Gone Missin' - Trey Songz

36 After the Party - Little Brother

37 Gone in the Morning - Young Buck, Trey Songz

alicia keys - no one (jane blaze's good remix)

2007-10-23T21:30:00.000-07:00

so i'm in the middle of putting together a mixtape and there are a bunch of tracks i'm digging. but two tracks i want to include are already on heavy rotation everywhere (particularly on cnp's latest mixtape: hotel 1000).

so what is a girl to do? well, i just took the vocals of one and added the instruments of the other together.

so here's a taste of some goodness i want to share with you.

alicia keys - no one (jane blaze's good remix)

enjoy.

and, more importantly, let me know what you think.

aloe blacc - shine through tracks

2007-09-25T23:52:00.000-07:00

i really can't get enough of how music makes me feel. i read a quote today from some classical composer (yeah i can't remember his name but it'll come to me). he said "music begins where the power of word ends".
and that is why i present to you 2 tracks.

the first one, gente ordinaria, is already a favourite for me in its english form. but this time it's arranged a bit differently and sung in spanish. if you don't understand spanish, the easier it'll be to appreciate the feeling this song gives you without the distraction of the lyrics (although, the lyrics are good).

the second, i'm beautiful, is just one of my favourite "cheer you up" type of songs. definitely one to listen to when you're not feeling what your surroundings are dishing out to you.

aloe blacc is a true musician. he's been on the scene since 1995 and he can hold his own as a singer, rapper, instrumentalist, producer... in other words: he's got mad skills. i could regurgitate everything his myspace page says, or i could just link it. alls you gotta know is that he's underrated and that's not right. i adore his style and his voice just caresses my heart. enjoy.

aloe blacc - gente ordinaria

aloe blacc - i'm beautiful

...yes, the tracks are in mp4 format but your itunes will read it :o)

Hotel 1000

2007-09-18T12:29:00.001-07:00

This is a mixtape I mixed last night. It's ipod friendly. Only one track (so there's no pauses). It will also fit in a CD (78minutes 39 seconds). Kinda jiggy, girly, poppy, and captain hooky, but not too jiggy, girly, poppy and captain hooky.

Hotel 1000 Mixtape

Tracklist

01 Good Things - Polow Da Don, Keri Hilson
02 Big Thangz - Ray J
03 Crazy Love - J. Holiday
04 Things You Do - Red Cafe, Nina Sky
05 The Things You Do - Gina Thompson
06 Back in the Days - Loon, Candace Jones
07 Want Some? - Coughee Brothaz
08 Used to Be - Ryan Leslie, Fabolous
09 Is it You - Cassie
10 Hot Thing - Talib Kweli, Will.I.Am
11 New York Girl - J. Holiday
12 Never be Lonely - Emily King
13 Money in the Bank - Swizz Beatz
14 Sexy Lady (Rmx) - Yung Berg, Jim Jones, Junior
15 Make me Better (Rmx) - Fabolous, Lil Mo, Jagged Edge
16 Big Poppa - Notorious BIG
17 So Good - The Fixxers
18 Candy - UGK
19 Caught up in the Game - Daz Dillinger, Jagged Edge
20 Hood Nigga (Rmx) - Gorilla Zoe, Jermaine Dupri
21 So Good, So Right - Bone, Felicia
22 Good Life - Kanye West, T-Pain
23 P.Y.T. - Michael Jackson
24 Too Fine (Rmx) - Cristian Alexanda, Ja Rule
25 Crank That (Travis Barker Rmx) - Soulja Boy
26 Crank That Spider-Man - GPS
27 Spider-Man - Dem Counrty Boyz
28 Batman - Dubz-N-B. Hall
29 Transformas - Dem Country Boyz
30 Starin' Through my Rearview - 2pac, Dwele
31 Drvin' me Wild - Common, Lily Allen
32 There's Nothin' - Sean Kingston, Paula DeAnda
33 Follow my Lead - 50 Cent, Robin Thicke
34 Me and You - Montell Jordan
35 No One - Alicia Keys
36 Brand New - Yung Joc, Snoop Dogg
37 You Make me Feel Brand New - The Stylistics
38 Say Say - Twista, Jazze Pha
39 Baby Come Back - Layzie Bone, Mo Thugs Soldiers
40 I Remember - Keyshia Cole
41 Trapped - J. Valentine
42 Bed (Rmx) - J. Holiday, Nina Sky

Split tracks coming soon.

Outlawz - Teardrops and Closed Caskets

2007-09-13T10:43:00.001-07:00

After 11 years, people are still bumpin', remixing, and re-releasing tracks from Lesane Parish Crooks known later as Tupac Amaru Shakur. 2pac as a rapper and Makaveli the Don with the Outlawz. One track that i wish would have been a single in the hay day of Death Row is a track with the Outlawz and Nate Dogg. The story is very vivid as each rapper trades off verses commenting on the actions of two friends and a girl that leads to a tragic end. Very GOOD.

This is not the version from the "Still I Rise" LP. The only difference is some change in the instrumental and no extra ad libs from a female vocalist.

Enjoy

Outlawz - Teardrops and Closed Caskets

Talib Kweli - Give Em Hell

2007-08-28T11:44:00.000-07:00

This Battlecat produced track is really tight. The beat doesn't overshadow the spits from Talib. In this song, he breaks down how he feels about religion. Pretty deep. Coi Mattison and Lyfe Jennings help the song out in a simple hook and bridge. Listening to this song made me listen to the rest of the CD. And not being a Talib Kweli fan, I have to say, it's pretty good. I say it's up to par with his work in Black Star. It's a buy.

Talib Kweli - Give Em Hell

R-E-A-D-A-B-O-OKAY!!!

2007-07-30T14:45:00.000-07:00

check d'mite out.

j. holiday - be with me

2007-07-23T00:07:00.000-07:00

j. holiday is a new artist and i can't say i've heard a lot about the guy (being in vancouver, you have to really search for good music, cuz it ain't like it'll be played up here). that said, this track was one of them singles that didn't get the buzz (if any) it deserved.
be with me has qualities in it that you don't find in many new songs that have been coming out lately. there's nothing catchy in the hook, and the beat doesn't overpower the song... something easily found in today's r&b scene. instead, it has a simple and clean melody going to an uptempo yet mellow beat... sounds like it'd be sorta bland, and you can see how on paper it doesn't seem to have the "it-factor" that can sell.
but listen to the lyrics. you can actually hear them. connect to them. appreciate them. remember, that's the other reason why people listen to music.

j. holiday - be with me

Josh Verdes - Save Me

2007-07-22T04:21:00.000-07:00

For all the Happy Slip fans out there, you can't get this song out of your head. But for those who haven't heard of this guy, here's a link. It's just a video from youtube. To me, this song sounds very Hawaiian. So it surprised me when i found out that this cat is reppin' the 2 up 2 down. If you want the mp3, check out his myspace.

www.myspace.com/joshverdes

And if you want to see the video where i first heard this song, then check this link.

Trey Songz - Missing You

2007-07-07T20:05:00.000-07:00

Why isn't this song being played on the radio? Don't know why I'm asking, I don't listen to the radio. But if I did, I would like this track to get a couple of spins (a day). It feels like it needs to be out there. This cat is sick. The song is GOOD. And isn't that what the radio wants? A catchy hook and nice beat. The bonus is that it is actually GOOD. Like more than just a carbon copy of a Beyonce or Chris Brown track (that wasn't a diss). Well, judge for yourself. It's been out for a while on other blogs, but i thought i'd share as well...

Trey Songz - Missing You

what's uppers?

2007-07-06T01:57:00.000-07:00

we love music.

it doesn't matter as long as it's GOOD.

GOOD = innovative
GOOD = replay-able
GOOD = meaningful
GOOD = better than a clear channel playlist

our goal is to just perpetuate the GOOD music.

~IF YOU DON'T LIKE SOMETHING WE POST, FEEL FREE TO HIT US UP VIA EMAIL... jamanother1@gmail.com

that being said... enjoy.