This all star cast ensemble to bring us visuals for their recent remix of Tyga’s Rack City. Nothing really special to see, fairly basic hip hop video, but for a song like this, that’s all it needs. It’s just good to see such names get together and do something like this; as you all know, I love my collabos.
Originally I said my favourite verse of mine on this strangely addictive track is T.I.’s, but I’ve really warmed to Wale’s opening verse.
The remix to the massive hit that was Rack City sees Tyga, Wale, Fabolous, Meek Mill, Young Jeezy and T.I. all team up; what a lineup. Along with this official remix a video has been shot too. Best verse? For me it goes to T.I. who is really starting to come back into form after his latest jail stint. Download below.
The second OVOXO release for today, and for what is probably my favourite song from Drake’s Take Care album. The bounce, energy and verve of the track is incredibly infectious, and certainly has a nice knock when turned up in the car.
The video generally keeps that upbeat vibe going, with plenty of action and scene switches in Drake’s verse enhancing the audio’s dynamism. That’s then counterbalanced by a more relaxed set of scenes for Wayne’s verse, matching his more laidback deliver in what remains the highlight of the track. I’ve criticised Wayne’s work in recent times, but his verse here has a real addictive quality that is visualised well with a charismatic appearance from the New Orleans native. Tyga’s managed to creep his way onto this version too, and though I’m not a big follower of his music, he does OK with his verse, largely because it seems his voice has finally broken.
Talented upcomer Gilbere Forte hooks up with Young Money’s Tyga for the lead single to his next solo project, 87 Dreams To Reality. I’ve been effusive in praise of Gilbere’s work over the last year or so, and he continues his run of consistency with a solid single, lacing an uplifting, defiant production with some typically-passionate rhymes. Whilst the heavily-Autotuned hook is a little rough on the ear (purely for the heavy Autotune itself), the melodies are solid and certainly capitalise on the momentum of the verses. Decent feature from Tyga, who much like Gilbere takes to the beat comfortably with some enjoyable raps, rounding the song off nicely.
I’ve turned up late to the party once again, so I’m not going to mess you around with a long intro here. That’s helped by only having one relevant and noteworthy post from the week gone by, that being Erin Christine’s latest single.
Click below to fill your empty stomachs with R&B/pop/soul nourishment.
Right, time to fire some content at your disfigured faces.
First up, Tyga’s latest project which seems to be garnering some serious buzz across the internet. There are some interesting guests on this one, including The Game, Pharrell and one of R&B’s only in-form artists, Lloyd. I’ve been following Tyga since way back in 2007, and he’s been infuriatingly inconsistent over the years, as he’s clearly got some ability but only truly shows it in glimpses. Hopefully, this project shows a little more solidity in his work and gets him to the spot he should probably be at by now.
Here’s the first drop from Tyga’s upcoming album, Careless World. Some very big features on here, with fellow West Coast big hitters: Snoop Dogg & The Game featuring. Not often you hear Tyga associate himself with his West Coast roots, so that’s good to see. Being a part of the Young Money team Tyga could easily have got a feature from Wayne/Nicki/Drake, that’s not to say he hasn’t for the album, but it’s admirable that’s he’s gone in a different direction for the first track we get to hear from it.
I’ve not been too big on The Neptunes beats in recent years, but this is pretty decent. Nice West Coast sound, and all the rappers come through with good raps. Apparently Tyga sends out some shots to Wiz Khalifa on this, for some bizarre reason there are rumoured tensions between them, rumours that have been denied by Wiz. I think this is just a case of the media/internets going crazy over nothing, as there’s really not anything particularly damning from Tyga’s verse (that I can make out anyway).
Immediately after releasing Purp and Patron, Game announced The Hangover which would contain 10/11 tracks that didn’t make the final cut of P&P. The first of those efforts has already landed, as he links up with a few of hip-hop’s rising stars for an interestingly-titled track.
I’ve not listened to the whole of P&P yet, but the feedback seems to be mixed: some love it, some hate it. I suspect this track could go the same way, as the production has an 80s pop feel that’ll definitely divide opinion. Personally, I quite like the track and think the upbeat, retro vibe makes a nice addition to Game’s catalogue, and certainly fits Asher and Tyga superbly. Asher’s verse in particular is a highlight, with a tongue-twisting flow highlighting Roth’s versatility as a rapper. One that’ll be even more enjoyable when the weather gets a little brighter.
Tyga’s latest project drops, and fairly suddenly too given that the few mixtape tracks released prior to this have only surfaced recently. He’s growing in stature as a rapper, and I’m keen to see what stage his progression is at now having shared a huge hit with Chris Brown with Deuces. There’s already some internet hype about the Chris Brown collab on this tape, Wonder Woman, so it seems they may have struck gold again.
Let’s be honest, the cyphers are the only reason people watch/care about the BET Awards. I mean, does anyone really know who won what last year? Nope, but I bet you could list a few of the cypher rappers.
Great cypher line-ups this year, with the video for the G.O.O.D. Music cypher (Kanye, Common, Big Sean, Pusha T and CyHi Da Prynce) being up here. After the click, there are great cyphers involving Wiz Khalifa, Mickey Factz, Raekwon, Yelawolf, Royce Da 5’9″, Rev Run and family, Ice Cube and family and so on.
Plenty of stuff there, and plenty of stuff below. This has to go down as one of the strongest R&B Fridays in recent memory too, there’s nothing I wouldn’t recommend from this week’s batch. Entrance below.
Visuals for Garrett’s hype single, originally dropped a few months back. My thoughts on the track were made pretty clear then, so save me from repeating myself and click here to see that/get the audio.
Well it appears that Kid Cudi track I posted earlier is from a new mixtape; a collection of unreleased and possibly unfinished singles. Here’s another one off that, which is a collaboration between 3 artists I like a lot!
Taken a while for Game to do a track with Tyga, considering they’re both from Compton and down with Lil’ Wayne, better late than never eh. Stay tuned for a bunch of tracks from some of your favourite artists which are also from this mixtape (yup that means more annoying DJ tags unfortunately).
Visuals for the much-praised single from the Fan of a Fan mixtape. Definitely a good track, and the glimpse I had of the video looked like a nice fit for the audio.
49 episodes in, and the fantastic material still keeps coming. The common theme of recent weeks has been a frightening consistency in the quality, as we’ve seen some superb R&B tracks being let loose in anticipation of the summer. Whereas previous R&B Fridays have been a bit of a struggle to fill/review, the past few weeks have certainly made my (busy) life a lot easier!
This week is no different, and you’ve got some very good stuff to look forward to in your immediate future from the likes of Justin Timberlake, Bruno Mars, Amerie and many more. Not as many lesser-known names as there usually are, instead we’ve got the more established names looking to make their mark. Click on to let them know if they got it right.
Edit: This is my 1000th post on this site, on the eve of my final University exam. Celebrations aplenty!
The rumours were true, here is the mixtape by Chris Brown & Tyga. I wasn’t expecting this, as most collaboration albums of this sort end up getting scrapped. On first listen this is pretty damn good, they share a great chemistry as evidenced by the previous collaborations we’ve put up from these two on OTU. Chris Brown fans will definitely lap this up, grab this mixtape by clicking below.
I’m a little late on this one, it’s been a busy time – forgive me.
Yup another song by these two, this one being the best one thus far (big accomplishment as I loved Holla At Me and G Shit), rumour has it these two are doing an album together, a plan I hope comes to fruition. This is a different type of song to the other two, with this more catered to the females on a more R&B tip, which will hopefully satisfy those of you who are waiting impatiently for this week’s instalment of R&B Fridays.
Chris Brown & Tyga – Deuces ft. Kevin McCall
Yeah that’s right, some more Tyga loveliness for your ears, this time in the form of a collaboration with Chris Brown. Catch the video for it to your left, then download this ‘super-turned up’ track below.
Along with Drake and Nicki Minaj, Tyga is one of the more talented artists on Lil Wayne’s Young Money label. This track further enforces our belief that this kid has a very bright future. Download it below.
Hmm. First up, this is from Tyga’s upcoming Careless World album. Not sure how many of you got his first album, but I quite liked it as it was a bit of an indie/hip-hop hybrid which fitted my tastes at the time (around the time Gym Class Heroes blew up). Hearing him on this suggests he’s taken on a lot of Wayne’s style of rapping, which disappoints me a little. Maybe it will grow on me, suppose we’ll find out.
This is the next single from the upcoming Young Money album. I can’t say I’m feeling this, but if you liked Every Girl by these guys, then you’ll definitely enjoy this too. At least this one has the much-improved Tyga on it. Lloyd’s chorus is the highlight of this track by far though.
It’s been a while since we’ve got a little raw, a little under-the-radar, and a little underground on here. Let’s change that with a Deluxe Edition of UGHH. Why is it Deluxe? Stop asking questions and click the damn link. → Continue Reading Underground Hip-Hop Part 4
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