And his name is "Young Nigga". He's the new odd future member and just released his single "Come Threw Looking Clean" which already is a modern hip hop classic about explosions, diamonds, bitches and coming threw looking clean of course. The beat is produced by Tyler, the Creator and sounds really raw. I wouldn't try to offer this guy some cheap pasta if I were you.
Some people really believe this shit is serious but it's obvious as fuck that this is Tyler dressed up and pissing all over the current rap scene. I really hope there will be an album, because this should be quite funny.
Check out the single over here: Young Nigga - Come Threw Looking Clean
Release date: None yet.
Leak Status: One song released.
Kind of have mention this guy at least once right :D ?
I just checked the sales numbers of his debut "My World 2.0" and was pleasantly surprised: He didn't sell as many of them as I thought. It only has 2x Platinum in the US. Lil Wayne comes out and sells almost a million or more copies in the first week, but somehow I thought that Justin Bieber has managed to pull more money out of people's pockets.
Now to something else: his "music". It's not really my style so I don't like it whatsoever, but I'm also not a 12 year old girl. I understand there's a market for this stuff and it's very profitable too so I don't hate Justin for milking this cow like anyone would do in his position.
But now he's really going in for the big one: a christmas album. I actually expect him to surpass Lil Wayne's sales numbers with this one, but the profit will go to charity which is a good thing, so just turn your radio and youtube off until christmas is over and you won't have to deal with his babylike voice. I don't like christmas anyway so I'm good at avoiding shit like this :D
Release date: None so far, but should be before christmas(who would have thunk that?)
Leak Status: Nothing Yet
This is the cover for the collaboration album of Lou Reed & Metallica called "Lulu". The first time I heard about this I was wondering how this would sound. Both kind of are legends in their own musical field, but does their music really fit together?
Let's face it Metallica are in a bit of a crisis right now: Death Magnetic did pretty good commercially but it's nothing exciting honestly. It just can't compete with classic Metallica and let's not talk about that pile of shit called St. Anger. So maybe now they are out for some experimentation instead of rehashing the past halfassedly(is that a word? you know what I mean anyway). This may end in a catastrophe, but at least they are trying.
Lou Reed doesn't really have to lose anything, he has been making music for such a long time and has done a lot of weird stuff (even a noise album, just to fuck with your brain). So either way for Lou Reed this is nothing more than fun I guess.
Thank god, they just released a sample of the first single called "The View". check it out first and then read my thoughts on it (trollface.jpg, (not really though(yeah parenthesis inside a parenthesis(problem with that?)))):
Let's be honest ok? Lou Reed sounds like a half asleep Johnny Cash on crack while Metallica play riffs in the background that sound like they were actually generated by cheap music program written by a 4-year old. Either Lou Reed is joking or he just wants to fuck with Metallica. At the end when James starts singing the song picks up a bit of speed and gets better, but the beginning is pure shit.
Right now I really have no hopes for this...but let's wait for a full song, it can't get worse right?
Here's the tracklist for "Lulu": 01. Brandenburg Gate (4:19)
02. The View (5:17)
03. Pumping Blood (7:24)
04. Mistress Dread (6:52)
05. Iced Honey (4:36)
06. Cheat On Me (11:26)
07. Frustration (8:33)
08. Little Dog (8:01)
09. Dragon (11:08)
10. Junior Dad (19:28)
Release Date: October 31st Leak Status: Entire album out.
If you're already sure you want to buy this, do it here:
Here's one collab where they actually sound good, so hope is not lost yet:
Hey guys,
I'm really sorry but I have a lot of things on my schedule right now. Won't have any time to post new stuff until the week after the next one. I'm still updating some of the post though.
Just a short update: Check out a new Mellowhype song off their "Numbers" album, that should be out in 2012. I don't want to wait this long goddamn it.
Again great beat by Left Brain and amazing rapping by Hodgy.
Listen to the song here: Mellowhype - 67
I know things have been kind of slow lately, too be honest there is not much to post about right now. One thing I and it seems you too can't wait for is the new M83, but there have been no news since my last post. I will keep updating it though.
So here's something different, an album I've been listening to a lot in the last couple of weeks. A lot of you probably won't like it, but I don't care :D
The Weeknd is R&B singer Abel Tesfaye(the fellow pictured above) and "House Of Balloons" is his first release, a mixtape you can download for free here.
I'm not a big R&B fan, I don't like it if someone is whining all the way through a song, trying to be "really" expressive. Somehow though I like how this guy is doing it, he has some pretty good and even funny lyrics, he doesn't try to pack everything he says into beautiful words, he doesn't have a problem with the word "fuck" for example or singing about betraying one's girlfriend. He's just honest and it comes a long way in a music industry where everything is kind of recycled melodies with lyrics that just have to sound good, no meaning behind it. The shit that comes to my mind first is stuff like the Black Eyed Peas. It's beyond me how so many people really buy into this bullshit excuse for music just to make some quick bucks.
But happily "House Of Balloons" is different.
Yes, I also had to get used to his way of singing but a lot of things on this mixtape made it easier for me and made me come back to this. The production is one of those things. Every song is really right to the gut, some are just so epic you can't help yourself but get lost in the music and eventually in the beautiful voice of this guy. This guy can sing, forget all the autotune infested scheiss you here in almost every song now ("808's and Heartbreak" rules though, you just have to use autotune in the right way, if you can't sing don't try to hide it though). I like how the only two songs from Beach House, that I really love are sampled here and generally the production is better than on most of the mainstream albums nowadays and don't forget that this is free to download for everyone.
I'm sure if you give this one a chance it will stay with you for some time. I hope this guy kicks some serious butts and won't become corrupted by the mainstream. Make music that is personal to you, that you would like to listen to and it's gonna be fine. It seems that this mixtape is part of a trilogy, the other releases are called "Thursday" and "Echoes Of Silence". I can't wait for those!
Here's a sample track for you(one of my favorites off the mixtape):
The Weeknd - Wicked Games:
Now for something a bit different: Old Silver Key is kind of an all-star black metal band composed of the legendary Drudkh members(on the instruments) and Alcest/Amesoeurs main man Neige(vocals). A lot of people were upset by the last Drudkh album, because apparently it has too much of a post rock influence. It seems like they are continuing the sound on this project now and the next Drudkh will be back to the roots kick ass stuff again.
The debut album of Old Silver Key called "Tales Of Wanderings" will be out on Season of Mist on September 16 and has the following tracklist:
1. What Once Was And Will Never Happen Again
2. November Nights Insomnia
3. Cold Spring
4. Nineteen Winters Far Away From Home
5. Star Catcher
6. Burnt Letters
7. About Which An Old House Dreams
There is no leak yet, but my prediction is it will leak around two weeks before the release date. One track is available already though, check out "Burnt Letters" below:
Yeah, it's not much of surprise but it's a very solid track. I really like the music and the vocals are ok too. Maybe they could be better, but they fit to the music so I'm not gonna complain. Neige's vocals are often kind of a hit-and-miss. I'm having great hopes for this though.
