Visuals from Kardinal’s Kill Shot here, the latest drop from his and Nottz’ collaborative album A.M.T.R.I.M. (Allow Me To Re-Introduce Myself).
I’m feeling this track but something about it isn’t quite right. I mean, it’s just too aggressive for a track which essentially is chastising the use of guns. The visuals are grimy and at times I feel like Kardinal is almost glamorising the use of carrying heat.
As a musical piece, it’s nice. Nottz brings his disjointed production to great effect, somehow managing to bookend a couple of Steve Carell samples in there too.
Lots of slow jams and collaborations in this week’s episode, some of which are certainly noteworthy not only for their lineup, but also as they’re potentially quite prominent singles from upcoming albums.
Good collabo from these middleweight rappers. A strong, soulful beat provides a lively backdrop for each of them to deliver some strong raps: Creekwater comes with his usual introspective style, which is always good with me. Mickey fires away with some nice pop culture references, including a couple of nice Street Fighter references. Initially, I didn’t think Kardinal would fit on this track but he definitely holds his own, bringing a passionate delivery that allows him to hold his own.
New single from this duo, who did a good job on their last one (Dangerous). Haven’t checked this one out yet, but it’s fairly evident that it’s going to be a club track from both the title and the feature. Should be decent, as Akon always brings good hooks and Kardinal can flow nicely.
Another version of K’naan’s amazing track (scroll a little further down for the World Cup version), this time with all of Canada’s young talents getting together to record a version for the Haiti earthquake.
Drake, Bieber, Avril Lavigne and many, many more appear on this and it’s a really good version that’s worth checking out. Drake’s verse near the end comes with a great message too, nice to see that.
Visuals are released for Estelle’s David Guetta-produced club track/latest single from her upcoming album. Audio can be swiped from here if you didn’t grab it first time out last week.
Bit of a change in direction for Estelle. Pretty dancey track, with some dub elements in the production too. Produced by David Guetta, so there’s no secret that this one is aimed at the clubs.
It might grow on me eventually, but I was a fan of her more soulful stuff so I’m not completely sold on this yet. However, I completely expect this to be a pretty massive track as it’s exactly the sound the mainstream is looking for right now, so it’s one worth grabbing if you’re that way inclined.
I noticed something very strange a while back. My music library was on shuffle, and a song called Bring It Back by Kardinal Offishall featuring Rock City came on. Nothing weird there, until I heard the beat: The very same beat used for Drake’s super-collabo Forever. Now, I bet you’re thinking ‘so what? loads of people freestyled that beat’. Right, but wrong. This track was from early October 2008.
The original version of Forever (with Lil’ Wayne/Nut Da Kid) was on a November/December 08 mixtape, and the final version was August 09. A bit of research showed me that other sites believed it to be produced by Konvict, despite production credits on Drake’s version going entirely to Boi-1da. I haven’t seen anyone else bring this up, and I might be late on this but it was just by sheer coincidence this popped up (about 2 months ago…I forgot to put it up!), and it seemed worth informing you all!
Now that I’ve finally had some time, a quick glance over my inbox threw up this little gem that Mick Boogie sent across. It’s the latest project from himself and Terry Urban (from a long line of classic mixtapes, go here for some) and is a tribute to the veterans of hip-hop, De La Soul. There are some great names contributing on this, including Talib Kweli, Camp Lo, Colin Munroe and many more.
Definitely worth grabbing, and anyone who owns one of these boys’ previous projects will know that this is going to be something special.
Nice little bit of variety here for you, click below to get new tracks from Kardinal Offishall, B.o.B/Bobby Ray, Sullee J, a Gucci Mane remix of a recent Lil’ Wayne track featuring Plies and OJ Da Juiceman.
I’ve been a little quiet lately, but this post will make up for that – here are 6 great new tracks that have heavily been in my rotation this past week. Click below for the goodness. → Continue Reading Several New Tracks For Your Ears
First off, thanks to Raman for providing me with the tracks!
Lomaticc is an up and coming artist who has worked with artists such as Kardinal Offishall, Baba Khan, Sunny Brown and Fatman Scoop. His songs have been played on some of the largest Asian stations in the UK and Canada. Hits like ‘Slip n Fall’, and ‘Tonight’ mix bhangra with hip-hop: East meets West in Lomaticc’s music. Click below to hear some great tracks.
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