Showing posts with label hip hop. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hip hop. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Drake Finally Reveals "Nothing Was The Same" Tracklist

Multiple supposed tracklisting leaks for Drake's new album, "Nothing Was The Same", set the internet buzzing for the past few months leading up to the set's September 24th debut. Considering the delay in release dates, it's no wonder that Drizzy fans are giddy with anticipation over the young rapper's third album. Tonight, Drake finally unveiled the official tracklist for the album, setting all rumors straight. "Nothing Was The Same" will feature Jay Z and Detail. Among the listed songs are hit singles "Started From The Bottom", "Hold On, We're Going Home", and one interestingly titled "Wu-Tang Forever." Catch the full standard-edition tracklist below.

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Lil Wayne Collab w/ Audio Push Is Outta This World

Hip Hop duo Audio Push collaborated with Lil Wayne on a track called "Space Jam", which samples the original hit of the same name. The track's thumping beat  calls for twerkage galore. Enjoy it below.

Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Lacking #Willpower

                    


                    Three years of waiting, and Will.i.am’s sophomore solo album has finally surfaced. After going through names changes (the tentative title was once Black Einstein), and some less-than-stellar attempts at lead singles (“Check It Out” was planned as a joint single between the BEP front-man and Nicki Minaj),  #Willpower has finally arrived. With the 2008 reinvention of the Black Eyed Peas in what the group described as “the digital afterlife”, Will changed singularly as an artist as well. And what a shame that is. His knack for making innovative hip hop that helped bring the Black Eyed Peas into the mainstream spectrum is absent here, while noticeably replaced with electronic dance music with little novelty to display. Where as Will’s raspy but charismatic vocals used to serve as an asset, his synthetically convoluted voice sounds like a bad advertisement for the T-Pain auto-tune app. From the beginning of the album’s first track, “Good Morning”, the artist’s synthetic crooning let’s you know that he’s still  living in that digital afterlife. Or rather, he’s stuck in it.  The problem is that the sound utilized throughout the album is dated rather than futuristic. While the hashtags and features are pleads of relevancy, the content to back it up is a perpetuated sound that is sonically akin to almost every other generic EDM song. The sound was somewhat inventive in 2008, but is far from new in the current pop atmosphere. However, there are a few guilty pleasures on the album. “This is Love” provides an anthemic dance track that demands blasting in the car and the clubs.