So, apparently, HOT 97 is going to be blasting off the new
Jay-Z record,
"Run This Town" (which features
Rihanna &
Kanye West); here's my recounting of it, while it goes down...
(NOTE: I'm listening via this ill Nobex software on my BlackBerry, so times might be off a smidge)
9:33AM - Saw
YN's tweet that the record was supposed to drop around 9:11AM (get it?), but
word from Ciph and Rosenberg is that the record isn't even in their possession - they're waiting for it to upload? Sheesh...
9:35AM - "Successful" is the only track from
So Far Gone that I actually appreciate.
9:39AM - Looks like "Run This Town" is over on
Jay's MySpace page, but is currently unavailable.
9:41AM -
YN called the rain delay for "Run This Town" - drats!
9:44AM - Ciph is getting into his
Flex zone... "OK!"
9:45AM - Finally hearing it; Rihanna got the hook in the intro. Jay proclaiming Roc Nation...
9:46AM - If you gonna rock the "KINDA TOUGH, HOV!" shit, shoulda just had
Flex come into the station.
9:47AM - So far, I'm diggin' Hov's flows on the track... the beat is on that marchin' shit, ala "Brooklyn (Go Hard)" and shit. 'Ye rappin' on the 3rd verse.
9:48AM - Kanye did his thing on that!
9:49AM - End verdict: I'm not mad at the track. Having just heard it for the first time, I'm admittedly not blown away (after "D.O.A.", I wasn't expecting to be), but maybe it's just my being tired of Rih's wailing shit (that record she had with
T.I. worked my nerves), but I think its a cool one. Jay sounds hungry, I love the way he's flowing on this, and hearing Kanye pick up his pen on the third verse really sounded ill. I need to hear this on better speakers (no diss to you, cranBerry, but I couldn't blast you in my cubicle). So, what say you YN? NMC? Who will have the rip(s) first?
Here's the 2nd edition of Whygee & Sunkenstate's Suicide Watch trilogy; I've been privy to hear this come together, and the whole batch of tracks they worked on are fire. I hipped you to "Black Superheroes" a minute ago, but you need to get involved to tracks like "Tears Of The Son", or "Whoodyalso", which is just one of my favorite sax-laced beats in a bit. If you dug Suicide Watch, peep their evolution.
Via The Colorado Rap Report.
Here's something special. Shouts to Highbrid Nation for allowing me to collaborate with them on this one. The idea sprung from that old Michael Jackson in 2000 picture from Ebony back in the mid 80s; they took my idea and birthed a dope mixtape. I appreciate them for reaching out to me; I dig their series, and I'm glad to be a part of it!
Reso vs. Jeremih "Onsen Sex (TRENCH Mashup)": Do you remember The Takeover mix from DZK? Homey has been on a roll with his mashup game (under the guise TRENCH), and has a stack of fire that was expertly presented to you in that mix. While those were DnB mixes, here's a mashup of Reso's "Onsen" with Jeremih's "Birthday Sex", which has been catching crazy fire over the first half of 2009. This is the perfect grindtime late-night mood music, with a nice tempo accenting dude's post-R. Kelly come-ons. There are more where these came from, so hold tight!
Via BGDB:
Jay-Z ft. Rihanna & Kanye West "Run This Town" [clean \ dirty]: I just live-blogged my shoddy listening to Hov's new track (which premiered on Hot 97), and Dom Corleone hits me with this tweet.
So, apparently, HOT 97 is going to be blasting off the new Jay-Z record, "Run This Town" (which features Rihanna & Kanye West); here's my recounting of it, while it goes down...
