Alright, remind you... We started making this list in late July while we were enjoying our hiatus. So, a few of these albums/mix-tapes have already been released. WE APOLOGIZE!!! FUCK IT!!! SUE US!!! lol. With out further a do... HERE IS THE TOP !@ MOST ANTICIPATED ALBUMS/PROJECTS/ COMPILATIONS/ NEW MUSIC in our respected FUCKING OPINION!!!! ENJOY!!!!
12.Drake- "So Far Gone" EP - I guess we've heard the majority of this, and that is the reason for such a low ranking on our list. Still, in my opinion, one of the best projects to be released this year.
11.Ghostface Killah- "Ghostdini, the Wizard of poetry in Emerald City- The Idea of a pure R&B project from Tony Starks had me nervous, but after hearing a bit of it, I warmed up to it. Definitely something different from the Ironman. Can't wait to hear it.
10. The Roots - "How I got over" I guess I'm getting spoiled by the Roots. Either way, They always deliver on every album they release.
9. Young Free - "The Best things in Life are...FRee" Haven't heard of him??? Well, you will. With witty lyrics, and eagerness to take over the world, We first heard this kid by accident. While surfing through a myspace account, we saw this kid's page, and have been fans since. Definitely something different, from a crisp Indie voice. With his project being "all over the place" he'll probably be everyone's favorite rapper in a year's time.
8.Raekwon - "Only built for Cuban Links 2" The sequel to the Purple Tape. Has the Chef been gone for too long???? Who knows??? Either way... we'll be listening. (Editors Note- This shit was dope!!!)
7.Kid Cudi -" Man on the moon... The End of Day" We still listen to "A Kid called Cudi", and I'm pretty sure this album will have the same effect on my car's stereo. Cudi's eagerness to be different, or well, just himself will mean instant longevity in today's watered down "POP" fad known as HIP-HOP (EDITOR"S NOTE- ummm... IT'S OK)
6.LiL Wayne- "REBIRTH" - you never know what to expect from Weezy F BABY..... there.
5.Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono Band- "Between My head and the Sky" I mean you know who her husband is, and she's delivered in the past. She is also very witty with her music, and her band's off the wall techniques never seem to amaze the ear. Can't Wait.
4.Mika - "The boy that knew too much" One of my favorite artist to date. Always delivers with great music, and I'm really looking forward to his new LP
3.Wale- "Attention Deficit" Definitely our favorite new artist to hit the scene. With Classic Mix-tapes, and a good fluent pop single... I got the feeling about Wale. He'll be here for a long time, something we can't say about all of these new bucks in today's hip-hop.
2. John Mayer- "Battle Studies" MR. MAYER has been everywhere, MJ's Funeral, HOVA's Benefit show... etc. Now the homie is dropping a new album in NOVEMBER, and we can't wait.....
1. JAY-Z- "Blueprint 3" I think it goes what saying..... really.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
The Dude Bol At it again....
SO I FINALLY GOT TO SEE MY DUDE HOV' ON OPRAH TODAY. GOOD SHIT. AS I DID MY DAILY SURFING ON THE WEB TO BRING YOU ALL THE GOOD... I STUMBLED ON THIS PIECE BY BOL ON WWW.XXLMAG.COM. I SUBSCRIBE TO XXL, AND I'M AN AVID READER. SO... I DECIDED TO POST THIS, BECAUSE WE'RE ENTITLED TO OUR RESPECTIVE OPINIONS... SO HERE IT IS
Say what you will about Jay-Z, but he somehow managed to get damn near a million people to buy an album that fucking sucks balls.
This week, the Blueprint 3 remained in the top spot of the Billboard top 200 albums chart for the second week in a row, having sold 200 some-odd thousand more copies, which puts it up near a million copies sold. After only two weeks. In 2009. Eminem’s Relapse has only gone 1x platinum, despite the facts that a) it’s been in stores all summer long; b) Eminem, at his peak, sold way more albums than Jay-Z; and c) Relapse was a genuinely worthwhile comeback effort.
But never mind Eminem. It’s not like he needs the money. And he’s still doing better than pretty much anyone whose name isn’t Jay-Z. Meanwhile, I shudder to think how a new Fiddy Cent album might sell, if the TIs at Interscope ever allow him to release another album. (It’s still not clear to who’s barring 50 Cent from releasing another album.) Remember Curtis got trounced by Kanye West’s Graduation, in their first week sales battle in 2007, and then struggled to reach the 1x platinum mark.
I’ve yet to hear a response from Fiddy (who usually jumps at the opportunity to talk shit) to Jay-Z’s statement, on some radio show over in Europe, that no one is scared of 50 Cent. The host asked Jay about Fiddy’s comment on 106 & Park that, if Kanye would have jumped onstage and interrupted his speech at the VMAs, like he did Taylor Swift, Fiddy would’ve blacked his eye. As if 50 Cent was about to get a Moon Man in 2009. Jay told the host that Kanye would have done the same thing, if it was Fiddy, because no one is afraid of Fiddy.
Aww dang…
I doubt that’s true, since Kanye is kind of a pansy and Fiddy is kind of a beast. But it’s gotta sting Fiddy a bit anyway, in the sense that 50 Cent has become such a nonentity. Yeah, if you tried to snatch some shit from his hands, he might punch you in the face, but was Fiddy Cent even at the MTV Awards this year? Even Lil Mama, who’s probably never been on MTV otherwise, was at this year’s ceremony, but 50 Cent was nowhere to be found. They probably asked him to stay home, in case he tried to start some shit. I remember the last time I watched the MTV Awards was that year when Fat Joe pointed out how many cops 50 Cent had with him.
Then I remember reading that, at one of the subsequent VMAs, they had Kanye performing from a remote location in a basement somewhere. They were probably afraid he’d run into 50 Cent, who’d kick the shit out of him, upset about his loss in their sales battle. But that was two years ago, when Fiddy actually had an album out. It didn’t sell very well, and he hasn’t had anything for sale since, so he probably had to watch at home this year. For all we know, he might not be back. Kanye probably wouldn’t have been back either, except for the fact that he somehow managed to sell a few copies of 808s & Heartbreak. He better hope his next album does well, after the stunt he pulled this year.
Jay-Z, with the Blueprint 3, has proven that relics from the late ’90s/early ’00s, who can’t rap well anymore, can still move units. Never mind the economy, illegal downloading and what have you. If 50 Cent wants to do anywhere near as well, he’s gonna have to take a page from the Jay-Z playbook. He can’t just count on aging haters on the Internets. M.O.P., who used to be on G-Unit, tried that shit, and look at how well it did them. The thing is, Fiddy might be hamstrung in his efforts to emulate Jay-Z, in that he can’t play the game like Jay-Z. Fiddy couldn’t go on Oprah even if he wanted to. He might be shit out of luck.
Say what you will about Jay-Z, but he somehow managed to get damn near a million people to buy an album that fucking sucks balls.
This week, the Blueprint 3 remained in the top spot of the Billboard top 200 albums chart for the second week in a row, having sold 200 some-odd thousand more copies, which puts it up near a million copies sold. After only two weeks. In 2009. Eminem’s Relapse has only gone 1x platinum, despite the facts that a) it’s been in stores all summer long; b) Eminem, at his peak, sold way more albums than Jay-Z; and c) Relapse was a genuinely worthwhile comeback effort.
But never mind Eminem. It’s not like he needs the money. And he’s still doing better than pretty much anyone whose name isn’t Jay-Z. Meanwhile, I shudder to think how a new Fiddy Cent album might sell, if the TIs at Interscope ever allow him to release another album. (It’s still not clear to who’s barring 50 Cent from releasing another album.) Remember Curtis got trounced by Kanye West’s Graduation, in their first week sales battle in 2007, and then struggled to reach the 1x platinum mark.
I’ve yet to hear a response from Fiddy (who usually jumps at the opportunity to talk shit) to Jay-Z’s statement, on some radio show over in Europe, that no one is scared of 50 Cent. The host asked Jay about Fiddy’s comment on 106 & Park that, if Kanye would have jumped onstage and interrupted his speech at the VMAs, like he did Taylor Swift, Fiddy would’ve blacked his eye. As if 50 Cent was about to get a Moon Man in 2009. Jay told the host that Kanye would have done the same thing, if it was Fiddy, because no one is afraid of Fiddy.
Aww dang…
I doubt that’s true, since Kanye is kind of a pansy and Fiddy is kind of a beast. But it’s gotta sting Fiddy a bit anyway, in the sense that 50 Cent has become such a nonentity. Yeah, if you tried to snatch some shit from his hands, he might punch you in the face, but was Fiddy Cent even at the MTV Awards this year? Even Lil Mama, who’s probably never been on MTV otherwise, was at this year’s ceremony, but 50 Cent was nowhere to be found. They probably asked him to stay home, in case he tried to start some shit. I remember the last time I watched the MTV Awards was that year when Fat Joe pointed out how many cops 50 Cent had with him.
Then I remember reading that, at one of the subsequent VMAs, they had Kanye performing from a remote location in a basement somewhere. They were probably afraid he’d run into 50 Cent, who’d kick the shit out of him, upset about his loss in their sales battle. But that was two years ago, when Fiddy actually had an album out. It didn’t sell very well, and he hasn’t had anything for sale since, so he probably had to watch at home this year. For all we know, he might not be back. Kanye probably wouldn’t have been back either, except for the fact that he somehow managed to sell a few copies of 808s & Heartbreak. He better hope his next album does well, after the stunt he pulled this year.
Jay-Z, with the Blueprint 3, has proven that relics from the late ’90s/early ’00s, who can’t rap well anymore, can still move units. Never mind the economy, illegal downloading and what have you. If 50 Cent wants to do anywhere near as well, he’s gonna have to take a page from the Jay-Z playbook. He can’t just count on aging haters on the Internets. M.O.P., who used to be on G-Unit, tried that shit, and look at how well it did them. The thing is, Fiddy might be hamstrung in his efforts to emulate Jay-Z, in that he can’t play the game like Jay-Z. Fiddy couldn’t go on Oprah even if he wanted to. He might be shit out of luck.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
YEAH!!!
Chris Taylor, Grizzly Bear's blonde-haired, sharp-chinned producer and multi-instrumentalist, is getting into the indie label game. Alongside Lust Boys' Ethan Silverman, Taylor is launching a new label called Terrible Records, which will hopefully not turn out to be a prophetic name. And yes, Taylor will release solo music on the label.
On October 13, the label will make its grand debut with a 7" single that will include "Ghosts", Taylor's first solo song, under the moniker CANT. On the flip, you'll find "Come to Life", a previously unreleased song that the late avant-disco hero Arthur Russell recorded in the late 70s. "Come to Life" comes courtesy of Audika, and that label will release it as a digital download. The physical release will be limited to 1000 copies, and you'll be able to buy it from the label's website once that gets going. (Right now, the goofy-fun blog is the only operational part of that website.)
This is the first in a series of 7" singles that Taylor produced at Terrible Studios, the same place where he produced much of Grizzly Bear's Veckatimest. On October 28, Terrible Records will release All of the Fire, a five-song 10" EP from the New York band Acrylics, which Taylor also produced.
On October 13, the label will make its grand debut with a 7" single that will include "Ghosts", Taylor's first solo song, under the moniker CANT. On the flip, you'll find "Come to Life", a previously unreleased song that the late avant-disco hero Arthur Russell recorded in the late 70s. "Come to Life" comes courtesy of Audika, and that label will release it as a digital download. The physical release will be limited to 1000 copies, and you'll be able to buy it from the label's website once that gets going. (Right now, the goofy-fun blog is the only operational part of that website.)
This is the first in a series of 7" singles that Taylor produced at Terrible Studios, the same place where he produced much of Grizzly Bear's Veckatimest. On October 28, Terrible Records will release All of the Fire, a five-song 10" EP from the New York band Acrylics, which Taylor also produced.
Jigga WHAT???
"[Coldplay's] Chris [Martin] hasn't tried to get me to do yoga yet, but I am close to doing it. I am envious of what he can do on stage. Watching him is amazing. He can really move. I want to able to move like that, get my leg behind my ear, things like that."
J.Cole Interview with ABC News
The 24-year-old rapper, the first artist signed to Jay-Z's fledging new label Roc Nation, now faces the task of making hit music under the wing of his boss, who brought to the world superstars Kanye West and Rihanna.
"I studied the game and I studied the greats and I studied people's movements and the mistakes they made and the pitfalls. And he just did everything so close to perfect," Cole said about Jay-Z, during an interview with ABC News. "If I wanted to do it like anybody or better than anybody, it would be him," Cole said.
But just two years ago, he feared that chance would never come. In September 2007, after reading about Jay-Z's upcoming album "American Gangster" on a rap Web site, Cole thought he could get his break by making beats for a record that would ultimately top the Billboard charts. "This was my chance. It was like a sign," Cole recalled. "God is telling me to get on this album. So I was praying on it," Cole said.
Cole went home that day and began making beats for the album. Hours later, with his work in hand, Cole and a friend waited outside Roc the Mic studio in the rain, on a hunch that Jay-Z would be there to finish work on the album.
Cole had the scenario figured out in his mind.
"Maybe we could just slide him the CD and if we slide him the CD, he'll go upstairs and listen to it, and if he listens to it, he's gonna love it and he's gonna send down, you know, for me to come upstairs and he's probably going to sign me -- or whatever was in my head," Cole said with laughter.
Two-and-half hours passed before Jay-Z emerged from a black Rolls Royce Phantom.
Cole mustered up the courage to mumble a few words and hand Jay-Z the CD.
"Man, I don't want that," Jay-Z responded as Cole recounted, delivering a crushing blow to his spirit.
"I studied the game and I studied the greats and I studied people's movements and the mistakes they made and the pitfalls. And he just did everything so close to perfect," Cole said about Jay-Z, during an interview with ABC News. "If I wanted to do it like anybody or better than anybody, it would be him," Cole said.
But just two years ago, he feared that chance would never come. In September 2007, after reading about Jay-Z's upcoming album "American Gangster" on a rap Web site, Cole thought he could get his break by making beats for a record that would ultimately top the Billboard charts. "This was my chance. It was like a sign," Cole recalled. "God is telling me to get on this album. So I was praying on it," Cole said.
Cole went home that day and began making beats for the album. Hours later, with his work in hand, Cole and a friend waited outside Roc the Mic studio in the rain, on a hunch that Jay-Z would be there to finish work on the album.
Cole had the scenario figured out in his mind.
"Maybe we could just slide him the CD and if we slide him the CD, he'll go upstairs and listen to it, and if he listens to it, he's gonna love it and he's gonna send down, you know, for me to come upstairs and he's probably going to sign me -- or whatever was in my head," Cole said with laughter.
Two-and-half hours passed before Jay-Z emerged from a black Rolls Royce Phantom.
Cole mustered up the courage to mumble a few words and hand Jay-Z the CD.
"Man, I don't want that," Jay-Z responded as Cole recounted, delivering a crushing blow to his spirit.
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