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When we first heard this song in South Africa, it was simply a comedy track as we thought he was singing ‘I Love Dogs’. Flashforward a month and it’s one of the biggest dance tracks around, getting regular radio airplay and now has Kanye West jumping on a remix. Incredible!
I love hearing ‘Ye do these remixes. He used to jump on these sort of tracks around the times of Graduation, and it’s superb to see him doing it again-there’s nothing like getting a ‘Ye verse on some good club music! His verses are very good additions to the track, and his flow is adapted nicely without sacrificing the memorability of his rhymes.
The beat is largely the same, with a couple of minor additions (additional percussion on the verses being the main one), and it retains Stromae’s ridiculously addictive hook throughout. Enjoying Gilbere’s verse on this a lot too, and overall it’s one of the best remixes I’ve heard in recent times, although probably because the original was so damn good! I’m so happy.
Stromae-Alors on Danse Remix ft. Kanye West and Gilbere Forte
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New leak from Kano’s upcoming Method To The Maadness album, which is produced by Chase & Status. As you can expect the beat to this is a superb one of the drum & bass variety (not the 1st time Kano’s experimented with this sound to great effect). This really is a very good track and fills me with great confidence that his album is going to be pretty awesome (which is out in just 3 days)! You can pre-order that here).
Kano – Spaceship
Originally let loose a couple of weeks ago, Mr Hudson’s first foray (to my knowledge) in the dubstep world gets some video treatment to boost its popularity. If it’s not already, I expect this song to blow up pretty big so be sure to check this out.
Audio is here.
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You may remember this song, Ajay in fact posted it in an R&B Friday back in March! This is produced and co-written by a guy called Justin Michael, who is signed to Ultra Records (home of Deadmau5, Pitbull & Tiesto among others).
Anyway this really is a fantastic song, which is proven by the fact that I still love it now. You can grab this here (if you were foolish enough to miss out on it the first time), also click below to see two new fantastic tracks by Justin Michael, where he’s remixed Ciara’s track Ride & Jason Derulo’s Ridin’ Solo.
→ Continue Reading Justin Michael/Bruno Mars – Her World Goes On [Video]
Tinie Tempah….Swedish House Mafia….Miami 2 Ibiza….? Absolutely no reviewing of this track is necessary, you know exactly how this is going to sound. I’ve been pretty critical of Tinie in the past and I’m not taking any of that criticism back, but he can make music that’s good to listen to if you’re not taking him too seriously. Basically the UK version of Flo Rida.
Oh, this is also going to be on his upcoming album, artwork for which is to the left.
Edit: I actually can’t stop listening to this, been on repeat all evening!
Tinie Tempah – Miami 2 Ibiza ft. Swedish House Mafia
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I REALLY need to remember to do these. I prepare them all week, setting up playlists and filtering songs, but come Friday I end up being massively distracted and completely forget all my hard work.
You’ll forgive me after the click though, of that I’m sure. I’ve made sure all the big hitters are involved in this milestone episode. Don’t believe me? Prepare to look (even more) like a fool.
→ Continue Reading R&B Fridays: Episode 60
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Snoop is landing himself some big guest spots in the pop world (California Girls is getting very annoying), and he gets himself involved in another slightly unusual collabo here. You’d think Snoop would lean more toward Robyn’s techno-pop style with his vocals as its her track, but it actually ends up being the other way around: Robyn comes with aggression and a rap-esque delivery that definitely caught me off-guard.
Could be a big song for them both: the electro beat makes this club friendly whilst the unexpected vocals/collab adds an intrigue that could re-ignite Robyn’s career.
Robyn-U Should Know Better ft. Snoop Dogg
Took a punt on this and I was glad I did.
Filip Filip (formerly Sin) is an MC of Serbian descent and during his career has worked with and opened for such acts as The Game, Young Jeezy, Cam’ron and Lil Wayne.
This track features a heavy dub baseline provided by Chase & Status and will spearhead Filip’s upcoming Vavilon mixtape. It’s unavoidable not to draw parallels between Filip’s delivery and that of Brooklyn/Belize MC Shyne but it actually really suits the filthy instrumental C&S provide. I happen to find this track very enjoyable and so should you.
Filip Filipi – Slav (Produced by Chase & Status)
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 Fans and followers, friends and foes: you heard it here first. Being the forward-thinking, innovative blog we are, Overrating The Underrated is jumping on the latest music revolution which is Spotify playlists. This will allow us to bring you monthly snapshots of all five authors’ posted material. The OTU monthly snapshots will ensure you never miss a thing and can enjoy all our picks from one central location: your Spotify application!
Unfamiliar with Spotify? It’s a free music application which allows you to stream and share music with your friends. You can listen to your playlists from any computer or phone in the world and you can also sync with Facebook to see what your friends are listening to. Keep up with the in-crowd, read about it and then get it here.
This month we’ve scoured through our back catalogue to bring you a stylish summery playlist boasting material from the likes of The-Dream, Empire Of The Sun, Tinchy Stryder, The Roots, Rick Ross, Skepta, You Me At Six and many more. So hurry up and click that glorious red text below!
Overrating The Underrated’s July Snapshot
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This dry period for new music gives me a good opportunity to showcase some more music I picked up from South Africa. This, again, is a few months old but has yet to be released over here (I think?).
There are certainly plans to do globally launch these guys/this single as far as I’m aware, and upon downloading this you’ll see why: it’s an easygoing, summery piece of electro-pop that could quite conceivably do really well over here. This manages to get that rare combo of chilled out and ‘danceable’, whilst being nothing particularly complicated. One to look out for.
Locnville-Sun In My Pocket
This is just utterly amazing. I’m pining for one of these helmets so bad, I’d honestly wear it everyday.
On the toilet? Yup. To work? Yup. In the bath/shower? Despite electrical risk, yup. You get the point.
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The latest in my gifts from South Africa comes in the form of another song that has apparently been around for a little while.
This one is yet another different style of house, specifically chilled/soul house. It does what it says on the tin-really relaxed, soulful vibes emanate throughout this one. Subsequently, its versatility makes it a must for anyone’s playlist as it will seamlessly slide in alongside anything else you’re playing right now. The link below is for the extended club mix, which should suit you DJs just fine. Enjoy!
Black Coffee-Superman ft. Bucie
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Are they real? No-one can know for sure. Daft Punk music is rare to come by these days, but there were rumours swirling a while back that they would be fronting the soundtrack for the upcoming Tron remake.
Click below for a link to hear all of the snippets. I personally think they’re legit, especially with the hype for Tron beginning recently, and can’t wait for the final versions!
Daft Punk Snippets
Love a bit of Kid Sister. Her electro-hop style is difficult to imitate, and her positive, energetic vibes definitely come through whenever she’s making music. Enjoying this track, and the video is summery and enjoyable.
I also forgot that she’s looking pretty good nowadays. Total package?
Can you believe its been 3 weeks since I’ve been here? After cultivating the global reputation of OTU in South Africa, I’ve come back bearing house music. African House is a sound that definitely rubbed off on us whilst out there, although I’m kicking off with a French House track that was played on one of their local music TV channels.
I won’t lie, this track was loved by us originally just because it sounds like he’s singing ‘I love dogs’. However, repeat listening since being back home has made this track a pretty likeable one for the right reasons. The beat is frighteningly addictive, with lashing of techno and a heavy horn riff that will be stuck in your head for days. The video is pretty funny too. Even though you’ll have no idea what he’s saying (unless you speak French…) this is definitely a track that could cause some feet to move in your local club.
Stromae-Alors on Danse
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I haven’t checked this out yet myself, but I’m sure it’s great.
Audio can be found here.
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Quality track here by David Guetta, although a little short, featuring the vocals of Katie Ann-Marie, this song will have you wanting dance the night away.
David Guetta – Nothing Else Matters ft. Katie Ann-Marie
Visuals for the pretty awesome track that Ajay posted a while back.
As he said then, a signature track for the summer!
First off props to Mike for bringing this track & video to my attention!
I’m not going to lie, I know nothing of this group ‘MoonRunners’ but a quick google search tells me that they’re a 4 man British collective, who consider themselves bloggers as much as they do artists.
With this track they’ve sampled a classic Daft Punk song to superb effect, with a music video that cost them just £55 to make! This isn’t by any means a brand new track, but I’ve only just heard it, so I’m guessing quite a few of you have yet to hear it too.
Go check out this great club (with a fusion of hip-hop) track to the left here and then have the audio on repeat after grabbing the download below.
MoonRunners Vs Daft Punk – Feels Like Magic
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With Ajay currently incarcerated in some grotty South African prison, your weekly R&B fix has been left with me to try and fill. Now I may not have anywhere near the amount of knowledge with this genre, I can however appreciate a good R&B song.
I’ve sorted through over 50 R&B songs over the last week and have narrowed it down to the best 24 and for that reason you shouldn’t at all be dissuaded from clicking on. We have some real gems for you, from the big names, to many a newcomer. Click that red text to find out whether I’m true to my word, or whether I’ve completely ballsed this feature up….(now that’s pressure!)
→ Continue Reading R&B Fridays: Episode 55
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Right. I’ve wanted to do this for weeks now, but it’s just been about finding the time to do it. It’s been the most difficult HITNL I’ve written to date because although there are rumours and stories around how the beef came about, there is not one universally accepted point of view. Therefore not only have I had to use my knowledge I have collected over the years, but I had to do extensive research in order to supplement and fill in the gaps.
To the U.K. Grime scene, this was our version of the Jay/Nas beef although we are still waiting reconciliation from the two. Wiley has taken strides to repair broken bridges, but more about this later. Let’s get into things.
→ Continue Reading Hate Is The New Love: Dizzee Rascal vs Wiley
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A little late on this but I stumbled across it whilst doing my research for the upcoming Hate Is The New Love episode.
I think there is universal agreement that Dizzee’s new single Dirtee Disco is straight up garbage. This however, reminds us all that Dizzee is in fact one of the UK’s best spitters when on his game and is somewhat of a throwback to his Boy In Da Corner days. As the titled says, this track is indeed ‘heavy’ and Dizzee goes in hard.
Chase & Status w/ Dizzee Rascal – Heavy
EDIT: This is ridiculous!
Kelis comes through with another dance type track, (courtesy of Benny Benassi) with Black Eyed Peas rapper, apl.de.ap, also featuring. All in all this has all the right ingredients to become a big hit, with yourselves and the mainstream media.
Benny Benassi – Spaceship ft. Kelis/apl.de.ap/Jean-Baptiste
Visuals for the awesome track from Crystal Castles. Really liking this one, although I’ve not had the chance to watch the video for obvious football (soccer)-related reasons.
Audio is here, definitely one to check out.
Passion Pit add an electronic twist to Katy Perry’s single. There really isn’t a lot more I can say to describe it-it’s definitely more listenable than the original for those of you who find the pop sounds a bit too much, and will probably be the favoured version for many DJs.
Katy Perry-California Gurls (Passion Pit Remix) ft. Snoop Dogg
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The relaunch of the Rowland continues with the visuals for her David Guetta-assisted single. Not had the chance to check this one out, but I’m sure it will be nothing beyond the usual club/party-style video. Works for most, not for me.
Audio is here.
I’ve been waiting on this video for the longest time, so trust it to drop when I’m in the middle of trying to get R&B Friday done before the England match kicks off. Terrible timing.
Like the track, and can’t wait to see what they’ve done with the video. Audio can be swacked here.
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Visuals for Kelis’ dancefloor single, which I said before is a pretty decent track. The video matches the audio well, and it definitely matches my expectations for the track.
Audio is here.
18 tracks from 18 artists this week, with a bunch of the biggest names in R&B/pop/soul making the cut.
As per recent routines, I’d recommend checking over the R&B posts from the week gone by: Dirty Money want your love, Trey Songz is already taken, Lloyd has dropped 3 guest features this week, and Ciara recruited Andre 3000 for a Ride remix.
Next stop of the tour: click below.
→ Continue Reading R&B Fridays: Episode 52
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