My Early Morning Pick Me Up| January

2010 January 10

Let’s not mind the fact that I wake up after noon everyday–don’t judge, I’m on winter break)
Clearly, Chelley gets the dp (dance party) started & I can always go for some J* Davey and Vikter Duplaix. AND of course.. *DJ Clue voice* New Lupe!

“Took The Night” – Chelley

“A Life Worth Living” – Vikter Duplaix

“Fight The Daylight” – J*Davey

“I’m Beaming” – Lupe Fiasco

J*Davey

“I’m Beaming” – Lupe Fiasco

Eric Roberson – “Dealing” feat. Lalah Hathaway

2010 January 2

*sigh*
Didn’t realize how much I loved this song until I saw the video.

J*Davey| Boudoir Synema: The Great Mistapes Part.1

2009 December 25

…And what a Merry Christmas it’s been!

With two of the more highly anticipated mixtapes of the season pushed back–Lupe’s Friend of The People and Jay Elect’s Act II–for anxious fans it was almost impossible to redeem the day…ALMOST.
Then after realizing that new J*Davey was coming and checking my Twitter periodically after 12 PT (3am EST) for a link  (along with Phonte Coleman it turns out)–and getting nothing,  I just fell asleep before the night could get any more anti-climactic.

Thankfully, Boudoir Synema more than makes up for it. It’s part 1 of a 3-part series of The Great Mistapes, and although 24 minutes long, boy does it quench the drought since their Beauty in Distortion/Land of The Lost.

EARGASMIC.

On Loop| Reflection Eternal – “Just Begun”

2009 December 24

UGH!
Talib Kweli, Jay Electronica, J. Cole and Mos Def over Hi-Tek production is a dream so many backpackers never knew they had. Funny how one of the dopest tracks of 2009 drops with just a week left in the calendar year.

This track is renegade in so many ways.

“Just Begun” off Reflection Eternal’s upcoming Revolutions Per Minute

Georgia Anne Muldrow – “Roses”

2009 December 16

Everything Georgia Anne Muldrow touches is so poetic, spirited and soulful.
Below is the  Mos Def enhanced version of “Roses” off of his Grammy nominated The Ecstatic, and one of my favs off of her Olesi|Fragments of An Earth.

“Roses” – Mos Def feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow

“Lovelight” – Georgia Anne Muldrow

Politics | The Foreign Exchange’s Pre-Grammy Acceptance Speech Video

2009 December 15

Just when the Flor Rida and Pleasure P nods make you lose all hope in the GRAMMY committee, the Best Urban/Alternative Performance category comes out of nowhere and redeems the integrity of the entire shabang. Honestly, it looks as if this one’s going to be a battle between Foreign Exchange’s “Daykeeper” and Eric Roberson’s “A Tale of Two”–both very deserving records from two extraordinarily special acts.

I’ve been waiting for a great way to honor FE since the nominations were announced, and this video is a great walk through their unique journey….and may just make you want to root for these guys a little bit more.


Who would you give it to?

Foreign Exchange – “Daykeeper”

Eric Roberson – “A Tale of Two”


50 Cent – “Do You Think About Me”

2009 December 9

Damn shame.

Before I Self Destruct should really be signaling 50’s return to prominence, but his clownish ways have only alienated the fans to the point where we don’t even want to be bothered with him anymore.

For what it’s worth–great song, great video. Honestly, Before I Self Destruct is pure hotness–too bad the world may never find that out…

Sade – “Soldier of Love”

2009 December 8
by kpent

The time has come for Ms. Adu’s triumphant return.  Soldier of Love, Maxwell’s Summers’, and D’Angelo’s James River (*cough*..we’ll see) all in one year? I’m not sure we’re ready.

“Soldier of Love” is stunning.

(Im)patiently Waiting | Lupe Fiasco x Jay Electronica

2009 December 8

Is it just me, or don’t these guys basically share the same core fanbase? Nevertheless, last week as some opinionated stans ran rabid over at the OKPlayer messageboards on the thread “Lupe Fiasco vs Jay Electronica PTII,” Lupe decided to drop a few bars and shut. it. down. (And when I say “it,” I mean Hip-Hop).

Coexist,
the devils in the dealer, the poltergiest is in the pokerchips,
Game changer, I practice Iron Swan Song, Tiger Palm & Cobra Fist,
Go by many slang name’s and sobriquets,
Asking me how many lines is in my mind is like asking how many fish can the ocean fit,
I set out to do the impossible like an open fist,
Achieve the unbelievable like throwing Open Pit,
The last line refers to flying saucers,
A rhyming Chaucer who came from District 9 but now he’s flying over it,
Battle Jay Elect? Who has the foolhardy audacity to utter this?
I look at him like a high minded brother from another and when we finally encounter with dual flows overdosed on over-the-counter’s its gone be like Mulder meets the Mothership,
Friend Of The People, Fuck the government…

I feel like one can’t grasp the gravity the situation without being a wholehearted fan of both of these guys, but as the internets wait on a reply from Jay Elect, I’m already sharpening my teeth for a collab. We know it’s coming…I mean, it HAS to come. *closes eyes and crosses fingers*

And for those who still aren’t quite sure  here’s his latest heater (which I hear is being released sometime this week(?)!!..)
“Exhibit C” – Jay Elect

My Early Morning Pick Me Up | December

2009 December 8

Theophilus London gives me that..that Drake itch–you know, that superstar itch. Seeing him live a few months ago really sealed the deal, and I’ve been a loyalist ever since.
Needless to say I’ve been on my Theo  something heavy lately, and the Clipse.. well, enough said.

“Late Night Operation” – Theophilus London

“Always Love You” – Theophilus London

“Counseling” feat. Nicole Hurst – Clipse

“I’m Good” feat. Pharrell – Clipse

Theophilus London