Showing posts with label Chris Brown. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chris Brown. Show all posts

Saturday, December 31, 2011

Busta Rhymes "Why Stop Now"

Brand new Busta Rhymes and Chris Brown "Why Stop Now". If you ever have any questions about Busta Rhymes being one of the top 5 emcees of all time after hearing this? You're crazy!



Busta Rhymes is en fuego "Shit...I wanna see ya'll do that on youtube" Awready!

Friday, August 5, 2011

Chris Brown - Boy in Detention





Chris Brown-turned-rapper with his new mixtape "Boy in Detention" drops with 21 tracks of surpisingly dope shit. Lyrically the project is pedestrian, but I wasn't expecting any unique cadence or flow from the singer/dancer. WIth that said, he's no worse than 90% of the rappers in your ears now so don't hate on him for his flow. The production on the other hand is a definite highlight, outside of the dated sounds from 9th Wonder. For the Chris Brown fans - don't worry, he's singing too.

"Boy in Detention" jumps off with "First 48" produced by Jukebox and had my head noddin' immediately. I'll definitely be chopping the beat up and twisting it into my mixes. "Crazy" is next with production credits going to David Banner. "Crazy" has a different flavor then the lead track, but is still a nice piece of production regardless of the wack rhymes. "Freaky I'm Iz" is one of my top picks but it surprised me with a feature from Swizz Beatz yet production from Kevin McCall. The Swizz 'feature' adds absolutely no value to the song at all which is comical to me. "Body On Mine" is probably highlighted by the hooks and the production, but this is a common theme throughout most of the mixtape. "Spend It All" is another favorite of mine. "Private Dancer" is a nice flip and should have his die-hard R&B fans happy. "100 Bottles" really sounds like a reference track for Lil Wayne - it is absolutely screaming for Lil Wayne to jump on and rip it. "Leave the Club" is a bit boring, but I bet you'll be hearing it on the radio - it has that 'completely-made-for-radio' vibe. "Real Hip Hop #4" sticks out immediately, but I don't want to bash on 9th Wonder's production any more. 9th Wonder deserves so much respect for his catalog of work and contribution to Hip-Hop so it pains me to continue noticing how dated his production sounds. Hudson Mohawke's production of "Your Body" is definitely highlighted by the live drum kit flavor and the engineering on the snare hits. Those snares are just dumb crisp and I like that I can hear the sticks. David Banner comes through again with the production on "Ladies Love Me" which is an obvious twist to "Look At Me Now" but this time featuring Justin Bieber. Not for nothin, but LL Cool J should have been brought in for the collab on this one since he really was the first to brand the "Ladies Love" phrase. You get 2 more doses of 9th Wonder production with "Real Hip Hop #3" and "Real Hip Hop". I'll just skip ahead without beating the same comment into the ground. Mike Will is credited for the production of "Snapbacks Back" but I don't understand how when the beat is CLEARLY Lex Luger's signature production. "The Best Yo" has that made-for-radio vibe again and I won't comment on the "Marvin's Room Remix" other than saying I hate 'remixes'. "100%" has a beat that reminds me of Nicki Minaj's "Did It On Em", but only because of the synth riding throughout the song. "Last" got so saturated over the last year that just hearing the hook is enough for me to skip ahead. "Sweatheart" is a typical Chris Brown record so it should be received well by his fans, but I don't fuck with this record. I think the same about the "Strip" song. The last track is the "Yoko" record which is one of my favorites from the mixtape. I have to give credit to Big K.R.I.T. on the production which is seriously dope. I had slammed K.R.I.T. on his production being repetitve loops before, but "Yoko" has some actual arrangment and is honestly dope.

Overall I'm on board with the "Boy In Detention" project and would definitely recommend the download for rap and R&B fans and obviously for any Chris Brown fans. There are a grip of tracks from the project that will be in my mixes. I know there will be haters slamming Breezy for rappin and shrugging this off as a gimmick, but it's legitimately dope.

Saturday, July 23, 2011

5 New Records in the Mix

Here's 5 new records I started leaning on this weekend - enjoy

Jay Rock ft Chris Brown "Westside" from Jay Rock's upcoming album "Follow Me Home"



Boss Hogg Outlawz "Get High" definitely highlighted by Mr Lee's production and Slim Thug's voice



Glasses Malone "Dope" - I like the way Tha Bizness flips the beat in the production




Tenille "Special Herbs" is a personal favorite. I just dig the vibe of the record



Los ft Andre Jones "Finally Here"

Monday, May 9, 2011

Chris Brown - Fools With You

Last one of the day - this one's for the special scenes with a special lady - new from Chris Brown "Fools With You"

Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Chris Brown - F.A.M.E. (Album Review)



Chris Brown’s “F.A.M.E.” (Fans Are My Everything) album is due for release on March 18 and by now you should have heard enough singles and leaks to know what to expect. Chris Brown has returned with a fury and leads the album off with the perfect song “Deuces” to shrug off any left over haters from his drama last year. “Up To You” is a nice ballad to follow, then “No BS” drops in and Chris Brown gets his Rated Sex vibe rolling – yes it will be on my Rated Sex mixtape series. “Look At Me Now” ha been banging for 3 months now so you already know that record is fire (check it out on my Unique Styles 2K11 Vol 1 hosted by Def Jam/We The Best’s Ace Hood). “She Ain’t You” is dope, but I have to admit the use of the SWV “Right Here” sample, which is really built on Michael Jackson’s “Human Nature”, had me digging the original song out. That’s the downside of using a classic song to flip.

“Say It With Me” is built for that Euro-club audience and you already know I’m not feelin’ that. It was produced by Harmony, but you can’t tell me you don’t hear Timbaland’s style in that production. If you’re into that Euro-club flavor then get your glow sticks and whistles out for “Yeah 3X”. Breezy went over the top with that one…straight buggin’. I guess he wants to reach deeper into the crossover audience and get that pop crowd, but I can live without that mess pulsing through my speakers. I can DEFINITELY live without any more Justin Bieber so “Next To You” was just too difficult for me to even listen all the way through. “Oh My Love” treads dangerously close to the same vibe, but it’s more of a ballad so it’s a little easier to listen to…still not anything I will play twice.

“Wet The Bed” with Ludacris finally gets back to the Chris Brown I want to hear. I’ve already said it, but this record is dope. I don’t know this producer named Harmony, but I swear the production from Harmony sounds EXACTLY like some Timbaland production. “Oh My Love” starts out kid of funky, but then it slides off to the pop crowd shit again. It’s funky except every time it reverts to the glow sticks and whistles mess I want to run a fork through my ears. “Should’ve Kissed You” is definitely built for radio play, but nothing I would spin on my radio shows. That mess sounds like some Michael Bolton crap to me. “Beautiful People” once again takes us back to the glow sticks and whistles with that corny euro-club shit. “Bomb” straddles the line between the clubs and just a heavy 808-banger for your trunk to rattle. Even with the thump of the 808s and Wiz Khalifa jumping on board with a dope verse, the production has a real corny loop running through it that I can’t stand. Rip that out and this one might be a keeper, but as it is…nope. I did like the Chris Brown line “So much ice up on my neck it look like I play hockey”.

“Love The Girls” featuring The Game is finally another record I can drag to my Serato and run in the mix. This one is dope and bringing The Game on board brings the perfect contrast of voices to make this one of my favorites of the album. “Paper, Scissors, Rock” had to grow on me. The first time I heard it I passed it up, but I’m digging the record the more I hear it. This one actually IS produced by Timbaland, by the way. When “Beg For It” first started I was thinking I had dug out an old Force MDs album, but once Chris Brown gets into the record it takes off and becomes another one for my “Rated Sex” mixtape series.

Overall “F.A.M.E.” might work for Chris as his big comeback album, but with so much crossover music he runs the risk of alienating his R&B fans. I’ll take 6 or 7 tracks at most and the rest go in the recycle bin. Not very good for an album with 17 tracks.

Track List:
01. Deuces feat. Tyga & Kevin McCall
02. Up To You
03. No BS feat. Kevin McCall
04. Look At Me Now feat. Lil Wayne & Busta Rhymes
05. She Ain’t You
06. Say It With Me
07. Yeah 3X
08. Next To You feat. Justin Bieber
09. All Back
10. Wet The Bed feat. Ludacris
11. Oh My Love
12. Should’ve Kissed You
13. Beautiful People feat. Benny Benassi
14. Bomb feat. Wiz Khalifa
15. Love The Girls feat. Game
16. Paper, Scissors, Rock feat. Timbaland & Big Sean
17. Beg For It
And no, I will not post a link to bootleg the album. If you're going to buy it though, make sure you get the Deluxe Edition so you don't miss out on the last 4 tracks.

Chris Brown and Ludacris - Wet The Bed



As Chris Brown prepares to release "F.A.M.E." we are getting leaks from the album and this "Wet The Bed" collaboration with Ludacris is easily a highlight. This is the best I have heard from Luda in a minute too - good to hear him getting back to his signature flow and style.



I keep seeing the same 3 songs listed on sites as "leaked" but the entire album has "leaked" already.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Big Sean – My Last (ft Chris Brown)



From OnSmash:

The first single from the forthcoming album due out this March. This isn’t the first time Big Sean and Chris Brown have collaborated, but it’s their first attempt to make a run at radio. No I.D. on the track, now let the story begin..

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Today's Heat

One more time with another dose of daily heat starting with Top Dawg Ent's Kendrick Lamar "Vanity Slave pt. 2"



Lupe Fiasco ft Skylar Grey "Words I Never Said"



Slaughterhouse "Sun Doobie"



Trey Songz "Its Gon Be On" (Feat. Rico Love)



Chris Brown "Boombox" (Prod. By will.i.am) I had to post this just for the love of Run-DMC and the classic Jam Master Jay track being sampled up so heavy.



Trae "Earthquake"

Friday, December 31, 2010

Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes – Look At Me Now

First dope record to drop for 2011 is an absolute BANGA!!!! Chris Brown blazed it! Busta Rhymes blazed it! Lil Wayne blazed it! "LOOK AT ME NOW" is the immediate anthem to kick off 2011.



Remember where you heard it first!

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

RATED SEX

Da' Hitman and DJ Beanz bring you in the bedroom while the DJ Duo lay their sex out on tape.

01 Omarion ft Tank - On My Grind
02 Daddy’s Theme Music
03 Ray Lavender - How U Want It
04 R Kelly ft Tyrese - Get U Pregnant
05 Lloyd ft J Holiday - I Can Be More
06 Jagged Edge - U Look Good With Me
07 Spin My Turntables
08 Keith Sweat ft Athena Cage - Nobody
09 Jagged Edge - Give It 2 Her
10 Chris Brown - Sex
11 Chris J - Blast Off
12 Ciara - I Run It
13 Jamie Foxx ft LL Cool J - All This Love
14 With Toys
15 Jamie Foxx -Your Body (Hit List Remix)
16 Drake ft The Dream - Shut It Down
17 Usher ft T-Pain - Private Dancer
18 Marques Houston - Pull Her Hair
19 Lloyd - Baby Dont Do It
20 Ludacris ft Dru Hill and Shawnna - Rollercoaster


JAMES RICH EXPERIENCE

Da' Hitman presents the "James Rich Experience" mixtape, providing the musical landscape for world reknown photographer James Rich and his photo shoots with the most amazing models for publications such as FBM Magazine, ASIS Magazine, GGurls.com, etc.

01 Tyga and Chris Brown - Holla At Me
02 Snoop Dogg and Kid Cuddi - That Tree
03 Big Boi - Shutterbugg
04 Marques Houston - Kickin and Screamin
05 Marques Houston ft Soulja Boy - Swag Sex
06 Eclipse - Wanna See Her
07 KD Tha Duke Ft Dorrough - Mirror Watchin
08 Wiz Khalifa - Never Been
09 Nice - Boy I’m Fresh
10 Omarion ft Snoop Dogg - Last Night
11 Whitefolkz - Grown Folkz
12 R Kelly ft TI and T-Pain – I’m a Flirt
13 Trey Songz - Neighbors Know My Name
14 Ludacris ft Trey Songz - Sex Room
15 Shawnna with Twista, One Chance, Sophia Fresh - Hide and Seek
16 Ludacris ft Shawnna - I Do It All Night
17 Usher ft Nicki Minaj - Little Freak