Hey ya'll. I must say I'm happy to be writing again for your reading pleasure...and after writing two beautiful gems this morning on some real shit, I'm just going to break you off with a playlist. It's not a current playlist. It's not an oldschool playlist. It's not the ONLY playlist. This is just shit that I am listening to right now and enjoying. So take it, love it, destroy it from your memory. Whatever-the-fuck-ever, but read it.
Little Brother - Delusional feat. Oddisee
Common - Universal Mind Control feat. Pharrell
Wale - The Crazy (Nick Catchdubs Remix)
Lil' Wayne - A Millie
The Fugees - Zealots
88 Keys - Cuddle Bums
Blaqstarr - Shake it to the Ground (Claude Von Stroke Remix)
Erykah Badu - Soldier feat. Jay-Z
Estelle - Magnificent
Mickey Factz - Overdose on Life
The Roots - Criminal feat. Saigon
Fonzworth Bentley - C.O.L.O.U.R.S. feat. Pimp C & Lil' Wayne
The Roots - You Got Me feat. Erykah Badu
Jay-Z - Feelin' It
Peace, Love, the GAP. And I'm out!
6.06.2008
Cudder on the Come-Up
Last time I mentioned an artist on the "Come-Up" to you guys, he went by the name of Wale, and I hate to say I told you so. But, I did. Since my December post, Wale has signed with Interscope Records, been featured in Vibe and GIANT Magazines and has recieved crazy press. He also recently released a new mixtape with turntablist Nick Catchdubs, and is working on another with dream-merchant 9th Wonder. Also, according to him he's working with Just Blaze and Skateboard P on tracks for his debut.Anyway, on to newer and possibly better things, Kid Cudi! Cudi is originally from the now-hip hop defunct town of Cleveland, OH. He moved to Brooklyn a few years ago, and began working with producer Dot Da Fucking Genius. After a fateful meeting at Def Jam (where he didn't get signed) he gained the support of GOOD Music A&R Plain Pat. Soon after, Cudi signed with the newly established indie label Fool's Gold, belonging to 1's and 2's Masters A-Trak and Catchdubs. Cudder then released his first single "Day N' Night" and got a SUPERDOPE remix made for him by a couple Frenchies known as Crookers. The song absolutely blew up, and for good reason. I'd go as far as to say it's impossible to play without dancing to it, or at least seeing head nods from the "least likely to dance crew." Anyway, he came right back with a song called "Dat New New," a slow and absolutely wonderful jam that just makes you want to play it on repeat for longer than normal. He's also released a freestyle on his MySpace page and has a few downloads up online for jams such as "Maui Wowie" and "Is There Any Love."
With fans (88 Keys, Wale, A-Trak, The Neptunes, Plain Pat) in high places, the Ohio-Native singer/rapper is destined to make something of himself. I'm seeing him at Knitting Factory on June 17th in NYC, I suggest if you can, you go!
Here's some links:
Oh, and check out his movie-esque trailer for his new mixtape, "A Kid Named Cudi," on his website, super dreary but very fucking cool.
Mixtape - July
Album - January
Video for Day N' Night - June
Impressively Cool Kids
Hey everyone, I haven't written in a while, but I'm back in full swing and the summer shall bring new...news. So there's been some hot music as of late, from Erykah Badu's overdue return, to the new Roots album to the Estelle's sophomore album and the Cool Kids EP. All of these albums are great, and really different sounding, but it's definitely a relief to hear artists still making music, with so many rappers who live off one single for years.
With that being said, I'm really impressed with what the Cool Kids have been doing, and as unsuspecting and ridiculous as their music may seem, they may have uncovered the future of the industry. The Cool Kids have been performing live for about a year and a half now, and have gotten some great buzz as they've opened for super-hipster M.I.A. and held the main stage at festivals like Coachella and S/SW. After getting all of the road buzz, they released a few songs to their MySpace and several online outlets, for free. Then, after a lot of internet advertising and forum-buzz, they released their debut EP through iTunes...on their own label. No middle man, no major labels, no distributors, no SOLID COPIES. They wen't completely digital, and every single dollar earned from sales was theirs and Apple's. For two kids under 22 years old, even a couple thousand copies (which would be horrible by a major label's standards) means direct profit.
It's brilliant. Just wait for this to happen more and more, and for the Def Jam's, Atlantic's and Interscope's to break down as soon as it does.
With that being said, I'm really impressed with what the Cool Kids have been doing, and as unsuspecting and ridiculous as their music may seem, they may have uncovered the future of the industry. The Cool Kids have been performing live for about a year and a half now, and have gotten some great buzz as they've opened for super-hipster M.I.A. and held the main stage at festivals like Coachella and S/SW. After getting all of the road buzz, they released a few songs to their MySpace and several online outlets, for free. Then, after a lot of internet advertising and forum-buzz, they released their debut EP through iTunes...on their own label. No middle man, no major labels, no distributors, no SOLID COPIES. They wen't completely digital, and every single dollar earned from sales was theirs and Apple's. For two kids under 22 years old, even a couple thousand copies (which would be horrible by a major label's standards) means direct profit.
It's brilliant. Just wait for this to happen more and more, and for the Def Jam's, Atlantic's and Interscope's to break down as soon as it does.
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