Shoutout to OnSmash for running this record up. I don't know why "Drippin" didn't make the album, but you can count on me spinning this and definitely chopping that beat out for another break in my catalog.
Showing posts with label Keri Hilson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Keri Hilson. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Keri Hilson - Drippin
Shoutout to OnSmash for running this record up. I don't know why "Drippin" didn't make the album, but you can count on me spinning this and definitely chopping that beat out for another break in my catalog.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Keri Hilson - No Boys Allowed
The first thing that jumped out to me when I started reading the credits for Keri’s sophomore album “No Boys Allowed” was that she only wrote (or co-wrote) four songs on this album which is odd considering her track record as a songwriter. Another interesting fact is that the Lil Kim version of “Buyou” got clipped to be replaced by J Cole. Keri says that she did it only to keep the trend of having only male artists as collaborating guests. One note in the credits that alarmed me was John Legend wrote the song “All The Boys” PAUSE. I know Keri Hilson’s music enough to expect a heavy lean towards Pop so I dropped the needle prepared to get a heavy does of glow sticks and whistles.
“Buyou” is funky as hell. Definitely not a glow sticks and whistles record, but actually dope – although J Cole embarrassed himself with “I see her – its hard not to see her, Face like Aaliyah and plus a college degree-a”…I want to hear the Lil Kim version already. “Pretty Girl Rock” and the remix version with Kanye are going to be favorites with the ladies. Not bad records, but I’m sure women would rate them higher than I do. One thing I do like about both versions is the fact that Ne-Yo co-produced the tracks. If you haven’t seen the video for “The Way You Love Me” and somehow completely missed all the buzz around the lyrics and wardrobe, you should still like the song. Having the video running through my mind while I listen to it makes this song a definite highlight though. “Bahm Bahm” is a video I want to see with Keri doing some Dutty Wine action, but after the fallout from the other video – I don’t expect to see that. Don’t skip to the next song without advancing to the 3:38 point of the song where it COMPLETELY flips to “I Want You” with a heavy Kanye West vibe.
“One Night Stand” with Chris Brown is dope and please believe I will be looping that first full bar of the beat heavy. The song is hot, but that beat (minus the guitar) is absolute fire. That raw beat with the percussion towards the end will also get chopped up. I know I’m not the only one who sees this getting a lot of remixes thanks to those 2 points left open for DJs and producers to flip. “Lose Control” fits Nelly perfect and almost sounds like it was made for him rather than Keri. Beware that is a heavily pop-influenced track though; right up until it flips to “Let Me Down” around the 3:36 mark. I know that there are a lot of women (I had to delete a grip of adjectives ahead of that) that will identify with “Toy Soldiers” so I’m going to leave that one for them to speak on, but beware of any woman you see singing that song if you’re thinking about approaching her…she’s got some previous ‘men issues’ that are going to creep into any hopes of a relationship. Timbaland put his foot into the production of “Breaking Point” and immediately made it a highlight. “Breaking Point” is funky as hell, but again, I ain’t touching the message in the lyrics. I will however be chopping that beat left open at the end. Dope song. “Beautiful Mistake” on the other hand is not one of my favorite Timbaland productions.
“Gimme What I Want” is another anthem record for the ladies. I saw the reaction to that first-hand already and know I will be spinning it for all the women although I’m sure it won’t get such a positive reaction from the men in the club. The last thing any man wants to hear is a woman chanting “I want it all”. Now we get to the John Legend written “All The Boys” and I won’t even lie – I’m waiting to hear how gay it’s going to be; remembering my reaction to Janet Jackson’s “Discipline” album after learning Jermaine Dupree wrote some of that…disturbing. “All The Boys” is a nice record though and not disturbingly gay, BUT – the fake studio scratches kind of pissed me off as a DJ. Keri – you can have a line of DJs around the block to appear on any of your albums, get a real DJ and let ‘em play.
Overall I have to say that I liked Keri’s album. Some of the production is absolute fire and the songwriting is solid (except for that J Cole line….that was horrible). Obviously women are going to react much more strongly to this album than men, but I don’t think Keri deserves all the bad reviews I’ve seen for “No Boys Allowed”.
“Buyou” is funky as hell. Definitely not a glow sticks and whistles record, but actually dope – although J Cole embarrassed himself with “I see her – its hard not to see her, Face like Aaliyah and plus a college degree-a”…I want to hear the Lil Kim version already. “Pretty Girl Rock” and the remix version with Kanye are going to be favorites with the ladies. Not bad records, but I’m sure women would rate them higher than I do. One thing I do like about both versions is the fact that Ne-Yo co-produced the tracks. If you haven’t seen the video for “The Way You Love Me” and somehow completely missed all the buzz around the lyrics and wardrobe, you should still like the song. Having the video running through my mind while I listen to it makes this song a definite highlight though. “Bahm Bahm” is a video I want to see with Keri doing some Dutty Wine action, but after the fallout from the other video – I don’t expect to see that. Don’t skip to the next song without advancing to the 3:38 point of the song where it COMPLETELY flips to “I Want You” with a heavy Kanye West vibe.
“One Night Stand” with Chris Brown is dope and please believe I will be looping that first full bar of the beat heavy. The song is hot, but that beat (minus the guitar) is absolute fire. That raw beat with the percussion towards the end will also get chopped up. I know I’m not the only one who sees this getting a lot of remixes thanks to those 2 points left open for DJs and producers to flip. “Lose Control” fits Nelly perfect and almost sounds like it was made for him rather than Keri. Beware that is a heavily pop-influenced track though; right up until it flips to “Let Me Down” around the 3:36 mark. I know that there are a lot of women (I had to delete a grip of adjectives ahead of that) that will identify with “Toy Soldiers” so I’m going to leave that one for them to speak on, but beware of any woman you see singing that song if you’re thinking about approaching her…she’s got some previous ‘men issues’ that are going to creep into any hopes of a relationship. Timbaland put his foot into the production of “Breaking Point” and immediately made it a highlight. “Breaking Point” is funky as hell, but again, I ain’t touching the message in the lyrics. I will however be chopping that beat left open at the end. Dope song. “Beautiful Mistake” on the other hand is not one of my favorite Timbaland productions.
“Gimme What I Want” is another anthem record for the ladies. I saw the reaction to that first-hand already and know I will be spinning it for all the women although I’m sure it won’t get such a positive reaction from the men in the club. The last thing any man wants to hear is a woman chanting “I want it all”. Now we get to the John Legend written “All The Boys” and I won’t even lie – I’m waiting to hear how gay it’s going to be; remembering my reaction to Janet Jackson’s “Discipline” album after learning Jermaine Dupree wrote some of that…disturbing. “All The Boys” is a nice record though and not disturbingly gay, BUT – the fake studio scratches kind of pissed me off as a DJ. Keri – you can have a line of DJs around the block to appear on any of your albums, get a real DJ and let ‘em play.
Overall I have to say that I liked Keri’s album. Some of the production is absolute fire and the songwriting is solid (except for that J Cole line….that was horrible). Obviously women are going to react much more strongly to this album than men, but I don’t think Keri deserves all the bad reviews I’ve seen for “No Boys Allowed”.
Saturday, December 11, 2010
DA' HITMAN & ECLIPSE "PASS IT DOWN 2 ME"
After seeing the single "Shy" gain steam across the US and begin breaking radio rotation, we finally reach the release of Eclipse's first official mixtape "PASS IT DOWN TO ME" featuring a range of music from one end of the spectrum to the next while Eclipse rips his witty wordplay at warp speed. The collaborations and remixes fill out a body of work that has been growing in recognition thanks to Eclipse's young twist on rhyme patterns and cadence that few other emcees can even hope to copy.
01 The Jump-Off produced by Bravestarr
02 Hol On Hitz Remix ft M-D
03 What Chu Gon Do ft Tacticz and Fedarro
04 I Do That ft Bobby V and Roccett
05 Head Games ft Kim Joyce
06 Shy ft Nuel Hookman
07 Secret Lover ft Fedarro
08 Wanna See Her
09 Booty So Big ft TNT
10 Donell Jones ft Eclipse - Welcome 2 Assville
11 Keri Hilson ft Eclipse - The Way You Love Me
12 Pass It Down 2 Me
13 Curious ft Ray J
14 My Hood ft Corress
15 Skinny Jeanz
16 Emergency ft K Frank
17 Bow Wow ft CeeLo and Eclipse – Girl of my Dreams
18 Twank Star ft Eclipse - She Rollin
19 Tae Love ft Eclipse - All Alone
20 Like To
Mediafire link to zip file containing all tracks and artwork
ThatCrack url to listen/download
Coast2Coast url to listen/download
DatPiff url to listen/download
MixtapePage url to listen/download
MixtapePass url to listen/download
TweetMyMixtape url to listen/download
DownloadaMixtape (UK Site) url to listen/download
BlastTheseMixtapes.com url to listen/download
Pass It Down 2 Me at Third Coast DJs
Pass It Down 2 Me at DJ Ames
Pass It Down 2 Me at The Justos
Pass It Down 2 Me at Swurv Radio
Pass It Down 2 Me featured at The Sweetness
Pass It Down 2 Me at Rap Basement
Pass It Down 2 Me at Swag on Check
Pass It Down 2 Me at Spotlight Music Mag
Pass It Down 2 Me at Team Bigga Rankin
Pass It Down 2 Me at The Core DJs
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
UNIQUE STYLES VOL 19
01 TI ft Rico Love - Lay Me Down
02 Keri Hilson ft Rick Ross - The Way U Love Me
03 TI ft Pharrell - Amazing
04 Ne-Yo ft Fabolous - Crazy Love
05 Chariz - We Gon Do It Big
06 Epademik - Kick In The Door
07 Atiba - Hitman Dub Plate
08 Lloyd Banks ft Lloyd - Any Girl
09 Kanye West and Jay-Z - Thats My Bitch
10 Skool - Eye Contact
11 Mansion Tutt - BoutMine
12 Snoop Dogg - Wett
13 Slim Thug - Outta Dere
14 Skool - Grody
15 J Kwon - Yeah
16 Mistah FAB ft Ya Boy - Actin Funny
17 Bobby V ft 50 Cent - Alter Ego
18 J Cole - 2 Deep 4 The Intro
19 Miss Marianna - Flippin n Foldin
20 King Ashoka - I Dont Have Nothin 4 Ya
TWITTER ROLL CALL
01 @TIP @IAmRicoLove
02 @MissKeriBaby @RickyRozay
03 @TIP @PharrellNerd
04 @NeYoCompound @MYFABOLOUSLIFE
05 @YoungChariz
06 @Epademik
07 @AtibaForeigner
08 @Lloydbanks @Lloyd_YG
09 @KanyeWest @JayZ
10 @Skoolinyou
11 @REALMANSIONTUTT
12 @SnoopDogg
13 @SlimThugga
14 @Skoolinyou
15 @jkwon_hoodhop produced by @H_Snow_Beatz
16 @MistahFAB
17 @BobbyV @50Cent
18 @JColeNC
19 @MCMissMarianna
20 @KingAshoka
Mediafire link to zip file containing all tracks and artwork
ThatCrack url to listen/download
DatPiff url to listen/download (Tracks 8 & 9 are clipped to 30 sec. previews)
Coast2Coast url to listen/download(Tracks 8 & 9 are clipped to 30 sec. previews)
MixtapePass url to listen/download
TweetMySong url to listen/download
MixtapePage url to listen/download/embed
TweetMyMixtape.com url to listen/download/embed
DownloadaMixtape.com url to listen/download
Unique Styles vol 19 at Swurv Radio
Unique Styles vol 19 at the Justos Mixtape Awards
Unique Styles vol 19 at Spotlight Music Mag
Unique Styles vol 19 featured at The Sweetness
Third Coast DJs
DJ Ames Website
Unique Styles vol 19 on Core DJ Radio
Unique Styles vol 19 featured at RapBasement.com
Unique Styles vol 19 on BiggaRankin.com
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Keri Hilson & Raheem DeVaughn videos got big buzz
Normally I just focus on the actual music, but I can't front on the huge buzz both of these videos have created. Both videos are dope and both songs are hot - no doubt, but the buzz is bananas!
I'm still laughing at all the women that are pissed off about the sexuality Keri throws down with her lyrics, her clothes, her moves....These are the same women going bananas for Raheem DeVaughn's "Single" video
Shout out to WSHH for the video
I'm still laughing at all the women that are pissed off about the sexuality Keri throws down with her lyrics, her clothes, her moves....These are the same women going bananas for Raheem DeVaughn's "Single" video
Shout out to WSHH for the video
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