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- 081216: I Got You Dancing (Off. Video)
The official video for I Got You Dancing directed by Dandilion Wind Opaine features Lady Sov as a Ganguro in a Pikachu costume, as Joan Jett, as a part of a group zombie baseball players and a huge messy pile of other other flipped characters and it’s all kinda funny and cheeky. Sov all the way: I really look forward to April and the release of her second album (on her new label Midget Records, in conjunction with EMI), now named "Jigsaw". Except for productions from an old Sovie partner, Medasyn that is, the production credits on "Jigsaw" also goes out to Dr Luke and Benny Blanco. In other words, a pretty good prospect so far. - 081216: Lost in the Sauce
Soulja Boy’s second album "iSouljaBoyTellEm" was released today. I haven’t had time to listen the whole thing thru just yet but one thing is clear, one of the best and solid tracks is definitely the Jim Jonsin produced Kiss Me Thru The Phone ft. Sammie: Another track that’s kinda interesting is the second part of Donk (which was my fave track of his debut album), called Booty Got Swag. It feels like his old material like Bapes, Booty Meat and them tracks, prior all this Cucci bandana, Yamaha mama shit. One downside to this album is that 30% of the material (at least) feels sooo old and dated, like for example Whoop Rico with Show Stoppas, but well, if I know myself right this album will have grown on me in a week just like the last one did. I think u know the whole Soulja Boy vs. Charles Hamilton clowning out on eachother so I will not run my mouth about that, just simply say that Charles Hamilton’s latest installment of his "The Hamiltonization Process" (a series of releases gearing up for that debut album release on Interscope), with probably with the worst name ever, "The Pink Lavalamp" (a 15-track album recorded during what Hamilton refers to as “the darkest period of his life) must have grated some good hype from it all. Btw, here Charles clarifies the so called beef with Soulja a bit further, with auto-tune and all: The whole feud with Ice T was ridiculous, bare jokes really and it wasn’t hard to be on team Soulja on that one, here I chose to be Switzerland. I love 'em both, Charles Hamilton's new Brooklyn Girls is fantastic - 081216: Head, Shoulders, Knees 'n Toes
A couple of years back, when Uppsala Radical Cheerleaders still were alive and well we made an x-rated version of that old nursery rhyme/action/exercise-song called Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes. One time, after we performed that very cheer on an event at Uni (a paid performance, people actually gave us gage, booze and food for cheering, feels kinda bizarre in retrospect) we were reported to the police for aggravated assault. The case never went anywhere but to us it was a solid proof that we stirred things up in Uppsala’s political climate at that time. Now the K.I.G. (Kingz In Da Ghetto)-collective from the north and east of London has made that nursery rhyme into a full on dance floor banger to get down and wine that low to in collaboration with Mile Records. Got maaad love for this one! - 081215: No Gepetto To Guide Him
This newfound love of KanYe has really messed me up. Coz I actually enjoy this performance from SNL Saturdays even if his voice cracks like a pre-teen more than once: I enjoy it with the same eyes I watched my old boyfriend’s hard core-band performing when I was a teenager. U know, ur all proud and shit, playing the part of the perfect girlfriend supporting but at the same time ur ashamed to death by his wannabee-rockstar-moves. KanYe truly looks like a 17 year old boy let upon a big stage for the first time and I don't hate, it makes me pull of a smile. Best part of it all is to hear the Pinocchio Story without a massive live audience. - 081215: That Super Nu Nu Boo
Haha, oh my, I’m really really stupid sometimes. For example, yesterday my phone rang, the display blinked "Papi" and I got a bit stressed, wondered to myself who in God’s name I’ve named Papi. It felt sooo cheesy and way to corny for me to handle (the only thing worse naming someone must be Suga Daddie...) so I quickly came to the conclusion not to answer. 5 minutes later it occurred to me, it wasn’t some old casual sex-subject from back in the day trying to pull a booty call, it was in fact my father calling from his cell phone. I rarely speak to him on that number, hence the confusion in my small head. Another stupid thing I’ve done recently is to dismiss KiD CuDi. Why? Well just by the fact that he released his mixtape "A Kid Named Cudi" in collaboration with 10 Deep. Seriously, I hate 10 Deep and my thought was that any relations with that fugly brand should be punished. But well, luckily my pragmatism and childish stubbornness is reversible. His part on KanYe’s Welcome to Heartbreak is amazing and how on earth can u dismiss a guy (kinda cute) who blurbs: "I’m jus Cudi u know?....I’m weird... I love cheeseburgers and beer...I only make music about realness....my lifes goal is to live on the moon lol....I’m a Lover, I’m a Fighter..I’m difficult 2 deal wit at times...a lot of people dont "get" me". I feel the connection, at least with the love for cheeseburgers and that people don’t always "get" me-part. However, even thou I never had given the guy a proper chance before Welcome to Heartbreak I’ve felt for him throughout all his clashes with the music industry. First, when Jim Jones made that foolish and lazy remix of Day ‘N’ Nite and gained huge buzz and cred from it, CuDi’s feelings were "It's kinda wack that somebody established with a big name has to jump on your record before mutha----as start to feel it. That's my problem with the game. I think that's the lamest part of the game, of the industry". Second, when someone leaked this version of the KiD CuDi vs. Crookers - Day 'N' Nite-video (single will be re-released on Data Records 12th January 2009): CuDi was not happy about the outcome, no one involved (him, G.O.O.D-music nor the Crookers) has approved it, but honestly, it’s not a bad video at all actually, can go on and on about videos from 2008 that all look like pure shit. However, all things come in three and now someone has leaked a new track called Super Boo from his upcoming album "Man on the Moon: The Guardians" (due for release in the spring of 2009). This leak, in comparison to the Crookers remix video, seems not disturbing to CuDi at all since it’s not the final version of the track and he actually points out a positive thing about it: "THE COOL THING ABOUT ALL THIS IS THAT I MADE THIS BEAT (yes I did, it was one of 5 beats i made and it was the only decent one too hahaha) AND U CAN HEAR HOW IT SOUNDS BEFORE WE FIX IT UP FOR THE FINAL PRODUCT (which I repeat will be magnificent)". I bet it will, but since I’ve slept on the whole hype about Day ‘N’ Nite I’m still amazed by Dot Da Genius-beat on that one. Here’s also a new remix of the track featuring Collie Buddz, it’s not that surprising really, the lonely stoner seems to free his mind at nite... weed weed weeed. From Cleveland to Chi-town and to someone who actually reminds me a bit of Cudi, Hollywood Holt that is, whom I haven’t slept on. here’s a nyce new remix from Willy Joy of Hollywood. - 081213: The PingPong Remix
Let’s stay with the collaboration around the world-buiz for a while. Today, right about now, starts the event Musikhjälpen (the Music Help), an event from December 13 to 19 to raise money and awareness for refugees around the world. A part of this is the PingPong Remix-project, a collaborative music event connecting musicians from around the world to create music together. The goal is to break down cultural barriers and create worldwide musical exchanges. PingPong Remix works by planting a sound seed. A sound seed is a basic beat, rhythm, melody, or even just small sound bites recorded in the artist’s culture. The seed then gets ping-ponged around the world so musicians can add their own musical layer. Throughout the event, the website will be the central location where everybody with musical talent can download the sound seeds, add their own sounds and melody, upload and share. During the event, the online library of music will grow and be enriched by layers and remixes from different cultures. In the final days of the event, established artists go through the music and pick a list of the best, which they then give the final polish. These complete tracks are then put online and made available to purchase, with all money going to Musikhjälpen! So all, get busy and join the cross cultural music marathon over here! One artist, who definitely has broken down some cultural barriers, is M.I.A. here’s a fresh little goodie from her of the "Slumdog Millionaire" OST, a movie about an Indian boy who'll participate in a Hindi version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire". - 081213: More N.A.S.A.
Woop woop, this Saturday brings more goodies from the "N.A.S.A"-project sent to me via ThatRealIsh. I really like the idea behind this, the idea to ignore all of the boundaries and borders that are in place to keep people divided, such as musical genre, race, politics, geography, language, etc. As a result, Squeak E. Clean (Sam Spiegel) and DJ Zegon (Ze Gonzales). gathered the craziest and most ecle