This one’s from the recently leaked “Red Rum”:
“I need a whore to be slaved,
I need a whore to behave,
I need a whore to be gay –
what the fuck am I saying.
I don’t need a hoe for a thing
cause I’ve got more game than Beijing.”
Dear lord, sometimes when you step back and look at this man’s lyrics you start to question his talent.
This week on MuchMusic, Degrassi star-turnt rappa Drake revealed that Lil Wayne is working on a rock album for his follow-up to 2008’s massive Tha Carter III.
Whaaaaaaaaaaa?
Can’t see this one turning out better than 808’s…
Here’s a slight taste at what a Lil Wayne rock album might possibly sound like:
Let It Rock- Kevin Rudolf ft. Lil Wayne
Lollirock [Prod. By The Kickdrums]- Lil Wayne ft. Kanye West
I’m going to try and start this series, get some regularity into the postings on this blog. Just a few random covers that I found good/bad/interesting.
Let Me Love You- Ocotillo (Mario Cover)
White Winter Hymnal- Ruby Isle (Fleet Foxes Cover)
Paper Planes- Pale Young Gentlemen (M.I.A. Cover)
Most importantly is this fabulous cover by Bon Iver.
Your Love- Bon Iver (The Outfield Cover)
When listening to their newest album, 2008’s HLLLYH, it’s easy to see that the Mae Shi had a great time recording it. Whether it is their cuh-razy harmonies, the use of auto-tune on their glitchy vocals, or the cheesy 16-bit drum kits that complete it all, you can tell they enjoy their job. I highly recommend this wonderfully weird album.
Additionally, they seem to be getting some well-deserved coverage for an exhilarating cover of Miley Cyrus’s “See You Again”. The image above is a doctored screencap from the video*.
Below are sample mp3s from HLLLYH, as well as the aforementioned Cyrus cover. If you like it, buy it!
See U Again (Miley Cyrus Cover) MP3 Video
*Seems as though, I’ve come a long way since this.**
**Photo-sheesh.
Caught this one in the midst of all of the end-of-the-year-list hooplah. Off of Midnight Boom, this song captures The Kills’ garage-rock feel, with its rough squeals and bleeps.
(For more on The Kills, check out my Lollapalooza pre-show post)
(Photo by Jefferson Gaddis; Editing by Yours Truly)
Bon Iver (pronounced bohn eevair) is an artist I’ve wanted to tell you faithful/fleeting readers about for a long time.
After being hit with a serious sickness, as well as the breakup of a band and a relationship, Iver, whose birth name is Justin Vernon, retreated to his father’s cabin in northern Wisconsin to live in isolation. For three months.
Out of this Thoreauic experience came For Emma, Forever. Appearing on critics’ “Best of ‘08″ lists everywhere, this nine-track gem has more layers than the finest kosher deli sandwich. Recorded on a very basic setup, Vernon relies on these earthy, naturalistic layers to combat the extreme digitalization of today’s music. The only exception to this would be “The Wolves (Act I and II)”, in which he utilizes a vocoder, a tool more rampant in the rap circuit than bitches, hoes, and purple drank.
It is a rare occasion when every track on a CD is worth listening to — over and over and over again. Emma is one of those. Below are two songs from Emma and one from the Blood Bank EP, distributed on his most recent tour. The latter, “Woods”, is a vo-gasm if I’ve ever heard one.
Yeezy’s jealous.
This hurr’s an “A Milli” remix.
There are so many out there, but this one is the most impressive: it almost transforms it into easy listening. Mixed and mashed by The Tape’s own Tristan Rodman a.k.a. Swine Forkbeard, “A Milli/Porcelain” is a mashup of Lil Wayne’s 2008 smash hit with Moby’s 2000 club banger.
Earlier this year, Swine also put out an EP, with a T.I. vs. The Office theme song mash-up.
A YouTube fiend, I’m always listening to random songs or watching obscure videos I am linked to. This being said, it takes a solid song to make me revisit it again. And again. And again.
Ida Maria’s “Oh My God” is one of those. A stunning, jittery video, “God”’s lyrical force assaults the listener in a truly special fashion.
Unfortunately, I have been unable to find the audio from the video on any of her current releases. The closest thing I could find, on the Norwegian release of her debut, Fortress Round My Heart, has male vocals as well. According to Wikipedia, the version you hear in the video will be released on January 26th.
What’s a better way to ring in the new year than another Black Album mash-up?
This one’s from Minty Fresh Beats, a New York City based DJ. He’s decided to take on the daunting task of mixing some of Radiohead’s greatest hits with Jay-Z’s “Final Album”. It’s not 2004’s Grey Album, produced by the now-legendary DJ Dangermouse, but it’ll do.
Here’s to another 364 days of messing with the classics.
From “I’m Me”:
“I know the game is crazy
It’s more crazy than it’s ever been
I’m married to that crazy bitch
Call me Kevin Federline”
(For More on Wayne-isms see http://itsmyblogg.wordpress.com/2008/07/02/wayne-ism/)
