Kid Cudi ft. Kanye West - Poke Her Face(Make Her Say)

Kid Cudi - New Music - More Music Videos

Say what you want about Cudi. You listen to this song, and you like it, and you sing it, and you wish you were tellin some girl that shit right now, but you're not. And we are, cuz we are the fucking Bomb Squad. Sorry TiffLOC, but you know it's true. ;) I make her say...

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A Day In The Life Of Kanye

Common Hates Lil Wayne... But He'll do a Cop

Wow.

Sample of the Week - The Light

Writer: Buddy Caldwell - Open Your Eyes

Open Your Eyes - Bobby Caldwell

Biter: Common - The Light

The Light - Common feat. Erykah Badu

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.

Common x Nardwuar Interview

This guy is a fuckin genius.

Check out all his other interviews with Jigga and Pharrell on youtube too.

Ketchup: Wordsmith, Chaundon, Common, Tech N9ne, Ratatat, Peedi Crakk, Heltah Skeltah

Just a recap of about videos i've watched with intent to post, but didn't due to having a life, as well as not giving a proverbial "fuck"


Wordsmith - Park & Ride (The Sunset Edition)


Chaundon - The Greatest Warrior


Common Ft. Pharrell - Universal Mind Control


Tech N9ne - Like Yeah


Ratatat - Shempi (Should have made a video for Imperials but whatever)


Peedi Crakk - Sweet Dreams (Jay-Z) (I smell a body in the near future)


Heltah Skeltah - Ruck N Roll

Bonus:

Mysonne Vs. E. Ness (Ness caught a body in my opinion!)

Common on Sunday Nite Sound Sessions

Common on KUBE 93's Sound Session from DJ Hyphen on Vimeo.

Click Here to Hear the Full Show

I'll tell ya'll one thing. This man's live show is NOT to be FUXXED with. REAL DEAL WOLLYHOOD.

Check it.

This is what we have to look forward to tomorrow! =)

Common ft Pharrell - Announcmnet (Video)

Dre's headphones are getting plenty of burn in videos these days. I'll have to try those out. Or have Henry con some dude into giving me some too. lol. uhh, promotional purposes. yeah. Oh yeah. This is a dope video fyi.

Afterthought: Did Pusha T write Pharrell's verse or what?

The Cant Wait 4s Qtr 4....

As the 4th quarter is upon us, we've been blessed with some pretty nice CDs so far.  But, there are still a few albums that I, and the people of BombSpot can't wait to get our hands on.  Oh, and this ain't in a particular order.

1 - Busta Rhymes - Blessed..  September 2008

2 - Big Boi - Sir Luscious Left Foot Saves The Day... Oct 28

3 - Joe Budden - Padded Room ... Oct. 28

4 - T.I. - PaperTrail.. Sept 30

5 - Young Jeezy - The Recession ..  Sept. 2

6 - The Game - L.A.X. .. Aug. 26 (I personally don't care for Game. )

7 - Ludacris - Theater Of The Mind.. October 2008

8 - Eminem - King Mathers ... 4th Quarter 2008 (ruMor)

9 - Dr. Dre - DeTox.. 4th Quarter 2008, or sometime in our children's lifetime.

10. - LL Cool J - Exit 13 - Sept. 9

11. - Common - The Believer.. November 2008

12. Jay-Z - BluePrint 3..  4th Quarter 2008 (Maybe)

Common & N.E.R.D. at Showbox SoDo

September 18th. Only $37. Ridiculous.

Buy presale tickets now [PW: showbox] or wait until tomorrow at 10 AM.



It's too damn hot to blog, but I'll be back on it soon.

Ladies.. Got a lot comin up for ya.

Common & NERD - Invincible Summer Tour

Common and NERD announce Invincible Summer Tour. These are the only CONFIRMED dates so far, but stay tuned for more news as it develops.

Sunday, 9/7/08 - The Tabernacle Atlanta, GA - ?

Tuesday, 9/23/08 - The Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO - On Sale Sat, 8/9 at 10:00 am

Saturday, 9/27/08 - House of Blues Chicago - Chicago, IL - ?

Live Nation

Skillz - Million Dollar Backpack Album Sampler

Download: Skillz Album Sampler

The Sound of Young America Podcast: Blu of Blu & Exile

Blu jumps on a podcast to talk about some of the stuff that inspired him to become involved in hip-hop and the troubles he went through. The first songs he fell in love with, to which cassette singles he first started buying himself to the first time he heard that 'dope girl song' "used to love her". From DMX to Ma$e, Will Smith, and Timbaland & Magoo. It's all here. Great interview.




I can't recall exactly who and where, but I swear, LATELY I've heard quite a few great rappers talk about DMX's first album inspired them. I know Jay-Z said it on the UK interview and Blu talks about it as well. Crazy to think about Earl then and now. Good news though. We are about halfway through this day (pacific time), and DMX has not been arrested.

Congrats Buddy!

DREW
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Common FT Pharrell - Universal Mind Control

"That New Shit"
Common X Planet Rock X Pharrell = Universal Mind Control

Common Ft Pharrell - Universal Mind Control
(click to Download/Listen)

Common Talks New Album

On the album . . .

the new album is called Invincible Summer. It will be out in the later part of June. The music sounds new. It’s really developing. I’m really happy about it. It feels good. It’s not really heavy. The Neptunes are producing a lot of it. Also a producer named Mr. DJ [is on the project]. He did a lot of work with OutKast. He did “Bombs Over Baghdad” and “Ms. Jackson.” These cats are really giving me some new, fresh sounds. I’m taking it somewhere vocally that I haven’t been before.

On possibly making more club friendly tracks . . .

You always need music that’s uplifting and conscious, but you also sometimes wanna relax and party. At a party, you might not wanna hear those things at that time.

On Working with Kanye for the new album . . .

Kanye and I will be working on it with some other new artists. But I think this will give it something fresh and it’ll give it more spice when Kanye and I get back together. Who knows? He may do something for this album, too, because I’m not finished.

Check out HHDX for the full interview.

DREW
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Hollywood Divorce: Street Kings (Red Band Version)

restricted Street Kings trailer

Kanye Glow in the Dark Tour Stage

I can't take it anymore. I have 2 show you guys a model of the stage. This is not a regular show. I tell people, hey, this show is gonna be crazy and they say, "I bet it is!", BUT THEY HAVE NO IDEA! People expect me to come with innovative stuff... I'm sure a lot of people expect some neon, lower east side, post everybody dressing like the 80's stuff or maybe the light up jacket from thhttp://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gife Grammies, perhaps the robot girl and light spectacle they saw on Youtube from the European run. My friends..... NONE OF THE ABOVE!!! AN ENTIRELY NEW DESIGNED SET!!! ROBOT DESIGNED BY ACCLAIMED ARTIST CHRISTIAN COLON, CREATURE'S BY THE LEGENDARY JIM HENSON'S CREATURE SHOP, LIGHTING BY MARTIN PHILLIPS AND JOHN McGUIRE RESPONSIBLE FOR LAST YEARS FESTIVAL ANNIHILATOR, DAFT PUNK'S PYRAMID, POSSIBLY THE GREATEST LIGHT SHOW OF ALL TIME!! THANKS 2 PAUL, THOMAS AND GUYMAN FOR THE HOOK UP. SIDEBAR, MY SET DOES NOT HAVE A PYRAMID IN IT OR ANYWAY FEEL LIKE A BITE OF DAFT'S SHOW. WE'VE GOT HOLOGRAMS SHOT BY HYPE WILLIAMS!!!
SAM SPIELGAL, MIKE DEAN, JEFF BAXTER AND I HAVE SPENT A MONTH AND A HALF RE-ORCHESTRATING EVERY TRACK 2 FOLLOW A NARRATIVE. WE'VE LEARNED TO SURVIVE OFF OF 1 HOUR OF SLEEP A DAY!

From Kanye's Blog

Also - Ye just posted part 2 of behind the scenes:



Check out More of that HERE

DREW
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Fifth & Fashion: Lupe Fiasco X Product [RED] Converse All-Star

Lupe Fiasco, Product [RED], and Converse have come up with a custom charity All-Star. They're are not scheduled for release, but could be with enough buzz. This is part of Product [RED] x Converse project with 100 different artists for charity. Look out for Common's Red Weapons coming soon.

pix from Complex