88 keys -Stay up! (Viagra)

Sometimes, you just gotta dance

Lmao.

Typical Maury ft. Izza Kizza - 88-Keys

DrewDown's Best 10 Albums of the Year & a few bad ones

In no particular order, sort of:

1. Elzhi - The Preface


Hands down. Classic. 5 stars. The whole Enchilada. This album will go down in history. Probably a sleeper too. Not to say anyone is going to underestimate the man's skill or anything, just guessing I won't see it on a lot of top 5 lists. Just know like they say at the end of Guessing Game "and by the way, Elzhi, That Niggas Better than You! Elzhi's better than you. He's better than you." lmao.

2. 88 Keys - The Death of Adam / Cold Case Files



Fuck it, the mixtape was classic, and so was the album. Mixtape was better than 90% of albums this year. I love music that I can relate to. Sadly both these gems had a lot of the skirt chasing stories of my past. I felt like there were some tracks I woulda traded from the tape to the album, and I was annoyed as hell that 88 keys won't rap without his altered voice but at least it wasn't auto-tune. I love albums that tell a whole story and actually succeed.


3. Solange Knowles - Sol-Angel & the Hadley St Dreams


Surprised the hell outta me. This album bangs.

4. The Roots - Rising Down


One of my favorite albums to drive fast with. Uptempo but dark and moody. Very different from the other roots albums. Killer.

5. Nas - Untitled


I kinda bump the Mixtape more than the album, but this was still a classic. I love it when artist touch on subjects that are kinda uncomfortable to talk about but need to be brought up. Like Kanye USED to with his self conscious shit. Now you can't tell him nothin. You can't even tell him he can't sing. lol.

6. Jake One - White Van Music


Not on here because he rep'd Seattle so damn hard. But on here because he spent like 2 years making a DAMN good album. The Truth was one of the best singles of the year. The release party was off the hook too.

7. Ne-Yo - Year of the Gentleman


I really enjoy this like I enjoy Kingdom Come. Not all the tracks are the best, but the content is mature and none of this "shake your junk" shit that happens too much. Hip-Hop needed this album. It just happened to be an R&B album.

8. Murs - Murs for President


Not up to par for a man who's last couple albums have been classics, but still a great album. The Hip-Hop version of Ne-Yo's joint?

9. Ludacris - Theater of the Mind


A great rebound album from Luda. The last one screamed 'gimmie a grammy' to me, and I wasn't feelin the whole runaway love stuff. He got it, so now he's back to his old self.

10. Common - UMC / Q-tip - The Renaissance



These albums were both so damn short. I had to count them as 1.

Honorable Mentions:
NERD - Seeing Sounds
Blu & Mainframe - Johnson & Johnson


Ok. A few bad ones:

Lil Wayne - Tha Carter 3


It had a few good joints, a few ok ones and a few bad ones, but it shouldn't be on ANYBODY's top 10 list.

T.I. - Paper Trail


Why does it seem I hear a lot of people saying this is T.I.'s Best Album? Did you guys ever listen to KING? Or for that matter ANY of his albums before that (except Ti. vs T.I.P.)

Ray J - All I Feel


You like to Trick? Really? See ya later Alligator. lmfao.

Bun B - II Trill


Rest in Peace PIMP C, but this was one of the worst albums I ever attempted to listen to all the way through a couple times just because I love Bun that much.

G-Unit - T.O.S.


More like P.O.S. - This goes under the Carter 3 definition but just a little bit worse. A few good tracks, not a lot of decent ones, a whole lot of bad ones. yyyyeeaaaaaNOOOO (c) Jim Carrey.

Kanye West - 808 & Heartbreaks


Give Kanye some singing lessons, Turn the autotune down just a tiny bit, change a few songs around and you've got a classic album. Don't do that, you've got a close but no cigar album. It didn't bug me as it bugged a lot of people I know that Yeezy can't sing. Cause this album definitely wasn't bad just wasn't that good.

There it is, folks. MINE. Agree? Disagree? Change? Way off Base? Mostly on Point? cuz it is fuck me, dwag, than you know its fuck you (c) DMX

EDIT:

Forgot to include probably the WORST album (no Trilla) of the year.
The Game- L.A.X.

I know it's a crowd favorite but this album was GARBAGE. MY LIFE was probably one of the worst songs I've heard in a long time. I fucked with the Dope Boys joint. Gotta love Beatles Samples.

Sample of the Week (Imagination)

I wasn't going to do a sample because I couldn't think of anything good for this week again, but I didn't wanna skip two weeks in a row. So in celebration of 88 keys new album "The Death of Adam" which I've been banging to death already. Here is the sample for Kanye and 88's "Stay Up (Viagra)" Joint.


Writer: Imagination - All night loving


Biter: 88 keys feat Kanye West - Stay Up (Viagra)


Anyway, I'll hit ya'll with a two for one next week or sometime this weekend when I get inspired by something in the car. I'm about to buy some more blank cds and burn all my cds over again and switch up the rotation soon. I should probably just invest in an ipod.

88-Keys - True Feelings (Video)

Try Before You Buy: 88 Keys- The Death of Adam

Shit. The mixtape still gets CONSTANT play every day from me, I've gotten through about 10 of the songs from this preview before I have to head out the door. Shit is exactly like the mixtape. Narrated story of Adam by 88 keys and friends. Hilarious and great music all at the same time.

88 Keys Album Preview

And also at the link he takes you play by play and inside the twisted mind of the author of this hilarious and brilliant concept album.

Sample of the Week! (Andrew Gold)

LOL. I swear this song is the perfect example of art imitating life. I can't tell you how many times I've related to this song when hanging out with a girl.

Biter: 88 Keys ft Kid Cudi - Wasting my Minutes



Writer: Andrew Gold - Never Let Her Slip Away

The Death of Adam (Video #3)

The Death of Adam pt 2

Cons and Kid Cudi discuss their good friend Adam's Passing.

88 Keys ft Kanye West - Stay Up (Viagra) -[Full Version]

The final album version of the snippit everyone's been waiting on since Kanye dropped his mixtape way back. Sounds like they tweaked the mix a little bit. It sounds good though, don't worry. Shout out to 2dope for the exclusive joint.

Download: 88 Keys ft Kanye West - Stay Up (Viagra)

Banana Creme Pie: Adam's Homicide in Harlem

Short news clip reporting on the Death of Adam...the killer is still on the loose!

88 Keys- Adam Case Files Mixtape

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Download: 88 Keys - Adam Case Files Mixtape

The mixtape before the Death Of Adam comes out from 88 keys. Tanya Morgan, Guilty Simpson, Kid Cudi, Izza Kizza all make guest appearances on this tape here.

WAKE UP and STAY UP (Viagra)!

EDIT: Just swipin niggas are we? You love taking from the black man...damn... anyway. This tape is nasty/raw/and other types of ill shit! Organic Beats, Nasty emcees. I URGE you to download it. NOW
(Jay Smart)


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88 Keys ft Kanye West - Stay Up (Viagra)

My hopes got up when I thought this was an actual music video. It's just some random video with (I think) the full song or at least the majority of it in the background. Hard to concentrate with everything going on in the foreground but I'll take it.



Stay Up

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