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Need info on Hip-Hop in 2007...
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Guilty Simpson sounded very promising on Jungle Love from The Shining. Hopefully he'll get a chance to drop and album soon.
Any news on Verbal Threat's album? With production from the likes of DJ Premier, Da Beatminerz, Mathematics & 4th Disciple among others plus guest spots from Kool G Rap and Sadat X, it could be very interesting.0 -
Hey man check out our site http://www.choicecutsonline.com. We`ll keep you updated. Big Brother Records site is great too.0
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Talib Kweli's new album 'Ear Drum' is apparently out next week (April 10).
1. Listen!!! (Produced by Kwamé)
2. More or Less (Produced by Hi-Tek)
3. Over the Counter (Produced by Madlib)
4. In the Mood (featuring J. Sands) (Produced by Kanye West)
5. Country Cousins (featuring UGK)
6. Star (featuring Musiq)
7. The Weather Report
8. Something Special (featuring Sizzla)
9. Eat to Live
10. Deliver Me
11. Soon a New Day (featuring Norah Jones, Produced by Madlib)
12. Revolution in Sound
13. Say Something (featuring Jean Grae)
Other producers include Rick Rubin, MIDI Mafia, Just Blaze and Pete Rock.0 -
so far i have gotten
Snowgoons (class album ..defo worth a buy)
Evidence(one or 2 good beats but thats about it)
Timberland (meh)
Hell Razah (wasnt feeling this one)
Qn5 Promo (really enjoyed this one)
Redman (sounded good compared to recent failures ..but i got the feeling about 6 tracks into it i had only listened to 3 ..they sort of blended into each other)
Devin (**** ...i hate the logic that certain american people have ....i smoke weed...he raps about weed ...so im gonna like this
Young Buck (only got it for a friend ..didnt even bother listening my self)
Gonna Def give a listen to that Talib ..when i can
Nybody got any reccomendations that i might have missed?0 -
El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead0
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Makaveli wrote:El-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead
I second this. It is a simply brilliantly produced album, one of the few highlights of 2007 so far.
I'm actually going to check out El-Producto (with support from Messiah J & The Expert) in Crawdaddy on April 15th. Should be good.0 -
I seriously doubt Eardrum's dropping on the 10th, but if that tracklisting's true he isn't pulling back.
Phat Kat - Carte Blanche(almost completely produced by both Dilla and Black Milk)
1. Nasty Ain’t It?
2. Get It Started
3. My Old Label
4. Cold Steel feat. Elzhi
5. Danger feat. T3, Black Milk
6. Pressure feat. Truth Hurts
7. Lovely feat. Melanie Rutherford
8. Cash Em Out feat. Loe Louis
9. Game Time
10. Survival Kit
11. Nightmare feat. Guilty Simpson
12. Hard Enuff feat. Fat Ray
13. True Story Pt. 2
14. Don’t Nobody Care About Us
Cilvaringz - I
1. "Poison Ring Chamber (Intro)" [prd by Cilvaringz]
2. "Wu-Tang Martial Expert" [prd by Moongod Allah]
3. "The Weeping Tiger" w/ Raekwon & Senna [prd by RZA]
4. "Sheherezad, My Beloved" (The Greatest Love Story Ever Told-Chapter I) w/ Intwine [prd by Cilvaringz]
5. "Death To America" [Acappella] [prd by Cilvaringz & RZA]
6. "In The Name Of Allah" w/ Masta Killa, Killah Priest, RZA & Shabazz The Disciple [prd by Cilvaringz & RZA]
7. "Jewels" w/ GZA [prd by RZA]
8. "Christ & Judas (Skit)"/"Brothers Ain't Brothers" [prd by Cilvaringz/Bronze Nazareth]
9. "Blazing Saddles" w/ Killarmy [prd by Cilvaringz]
10. "Caravanserai-Chapter I (Skit)" w/ Raekwon [prd by RZA]
11. "Damascus" [prd by True Master]
12. "Caravanserai-Chapter II (Skit)" w/ Raekwon & Salah Edin [prd by Cilvaringz & RZA]
13. "Two Missed Calls (Skit)" w/ Pharell Williams & Ne-Yo [prd by Mathematics]
14. "Dart Tournament" w/ Killa Sin & Blue Raspberry [prd by Cilvaringz]
15. "The Saga" [prd by Cilvaringz]
16. "Forever Michael" [Wacko Tablo] [prd by RZA]
17. "Elephant Juice" w/ Michele Van Der Aa [prd by 4th Disciple]
18. "Deaf, Dumb & Blind" w/ Roger Peterson [prd by 4th Disciple]
19. "Warriors & Poets (Skit)" [prd by Cilvaringz]
20. "Valentine's Day Massacre" w/ 9th Prince, 60 Second Assassin, Shabazz The Disciple & Blue Raspberry [prd by Moongod Allah]
21. "Poion Ring Chamber (Outro)" w/ Method Man [prd by Cilvaringz & Barracuda]
^Both out this month
But yeah EL-P, Timbaland,K-Lash and Mr Hudson's albums are the only releases of any note I've heard so far.Anyone got a tracklisting for Joell Ortiz's new album?0 -
1 Poison Ring Chamber (intro)
2 Wu-Tang Martial Expert f/ RZA
3 The Weeping Tiger f/ Chef Raekwon, Ghostface Killah & RZA
4 Sheherezad, My Beloved (The Greatest Love Story Ever Told)
5 "Death To America"
6 In The Name Of Allah f/ Method Man, Masta Killa, Killah Priest, RZA & Scientific Shabazz
7 Jewels f/ GZA/Genius
8 Brothers Ain't Brothers
9 Blazing Saddles f/ Killarmy
10 Caravanserai - Chapter I (skit) f/ Chef Raekwon
11 Damascus
12 Caravanserai - Chapter II (skit) f/ Chef Raekwon & Salah Edin
13 Two Missed Calls... (interlude) f/ Pharrell Williams & Ne-Yo
14 Dart Tournament f/ Killa Sin & Blue Raspberry
15 The Saga
16 Forever Michael (Wacko Tablo)
17 Elephant Juice
18 Deaf, Dumb & Blind
19 Warriors & Poets... (skit)
20 Valentine Day Massacre f/ 9th Prince, 62nd Assassin, Scientific Shabazz & Blue Raspberry
21 Poison Ring Chamber (outro) f/ Method Man
One of the most promissing releases so far this year in my opinion.0 -
Some info on Common's latest...Some track titles and features (list is incomplete; sequencing not yet set):
"The People" (featuring Dwele; prod. by Kanye West)
"Black Maybe" (featuring Bilal; prod. by Kanye West)
"I Want You" (prod. will.i.am)
"Southside" (featuring and prod. by Kanye West)
"Misunderstood" (Nina Simone sample; prod. by Devo Springsteen)(who??)
"Drivin Me Wild" (featuring Lily Allen; prod. by Kanye West)
"So Far to Go" (featuring D'Angelo; prod by Jay Dilla)
"Break My Heart" (prod. by Kanye West)
"Start the Show" (prod. by Kanye West)
Common stated that on some tracks, West tried to chop beats in the same fashion as Dilla as a way of honoring him. He said that it had been difficult for him to come home to his apartment and not see Dilla on the couch watching "whatever show comes on in the morning." (It was determined said show was either "Maury Povich" or "Montel Williams.") But that he knew Dilla lived on in the music.
Link.
What do people think of Dizzee's 'Sirens'?Real nice, if not as strong as his earlier lead singles.Also working with Joss Stone and Lily Allen.Maths & English was written entirely by Dizzee himself and sees him working with a number of collaborators like Arctic Monkeys on the song Temptation, rapper UGK on Where Da G's, plus Newham Generals on the track Lemon.
Although a full track listing has not been announced, Dizzee Rascal has revealed that other songs included on the LP are Pussy'ole, Industry, Flex and Bubbles.
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anyone like rich boy's album? he's a bit poppy but its great0
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Hip.Hop.Fish wrote:I think i heard or read somewhere that the track with Joss Stone didn;t make the album
Wouldn't be a bad thing, her new American accent makes me throw up a little.
Dizzee's one of the best things to happen to rap for years.Kano's also dropping an album soon, so be on the lookout for both.June the 4th for Maths 'n English I think.
So basically these are the best releases I've heard in order...
EL-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead
Dub Pistols - Speakers And Tweeters
Mr Hudson & The Library - A Tale Of Two Cities
Black Milk - Popular Demand
Dalek - Abandoned Language
Klashnekoff - Lionheart:Tussle With The Beast0 -
Releases to take note of for the rest of April and May(apologises if they are are a bit off):
Black Panther - My Eternal Winter(April)
Cap D - Return Of The Renegade(April)
Joell Ortiz - Brick(24th April)
Marco Polo - Port Authority(1st May)
Pharoahe Monch - Desire(8th May)
A-Plus - My Last Good Deed(8th May)
1. Intro
2. One, The
3. A Plus
4. Beautiful Thing, A - (featuring Casual)
5. Patna Please
6. Whats Hatin - (featuring Ty Nitty)
7. My Last Good Deed
8. My Dub Song
9. Nothin Fake / The Ultimate - (featuring Del The Funky Homosapien)
10. Goodtime Charlie
11. Kiss The Sky
12. Javelin
13. Far Away From Here - (featuring Sunspot Jonz)
14. Right Quick - (featuring Souls Of Mischief)
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Orizio wrote:Releases to take note of for the rest of April and May(apologises if they are are a bit off):
Black Panther - My Eternal Winter(April)
Cap D - Return Of The Renegade(April)
Joell Ortiz - Brick(24th April)
Marco Polo - Port Authority(1st May)
Pharoahe Monch - Desire(8th May)
A-Plus - My Last Good Deed(8th May)
1. Intro
2. One, The
3. A Plus
4. Beautiful Thing, A - (featuring Casual)
5. Patna Please
6. Whats Hatin - (featuring Ty Nitty)
7. My Last Good Deed
8. My Dub Song
9. Nothin Fake / The Ultimate - (featuring Del The Funky Homosapien)
10. Goodtime Charlie
11. Kiss The Sky
12. Javelin
13. Far Away From Here - (featuring Sunspot Jonz)
14. Right Quick - (featuring Souls Of Mischief)
15. Outro
Is that the same a-plus as that one hit 'wonder' some years ago?0 -
Orizio wrote:Pharoahe Monch - Desire(8th May)
This is actually set for 26th of June.
Track list:
1. "Intro" (Produced by Black Milk)
2. "Free Bo" (Produced by Be McKensie)
3. "Desire" (Produced by The Alchemist)
4. "Push" (Produced by Pharoahe Monch) featuring Shotyme, MeLa Machinko
5. "Let's Go" (Produced by Black Milk) featuring MeLa Machinko
6. "Body Baby" (Produced by Pharoahe Monch)
7. "Hold On" (Produced by Lee Stone) featuring Erykah Badu
8. "Walk Alone" (Produced by Denaun Porter)
9. "Gun Draws" (Produced by Denaun Porter) featuring Denaun Porter
10. "Bar Tap" (Produced by Black Milk) featuring MeLa Machinko
11. "So Good" (Produced by Pharoahe Monch)
12. "What It Is" (Produced by Pharoahe Monch, Lee Stone)
13. "Welcome to the Terrordome" (Produced by Sean C.)0 -
Hip.Hop.Fish wrote:Is that the same a-plus as that one hit 'wonder' some years ago?
No, it's Souls of Mischief A-Plus.0 -
Raekwon wrote:This is actually set for 26th of June.
Track list:
1. "Intro" (Produced by Black Milk)
2. "Free Bo" (Produced by Be McKensie)
3. "Desire" (Produced by The Alchemist)
4. "Push" (Produced by Pharoahe Monch) featuring Shotyme, MeLa Machinko
5. "Let's Go" (Produced by Black Milk) featuring MeLa Machinko
6. "Body Baby" (Produced by Pharoahe Monch)
7. "Hold On" (Produced by Lee Stone) featuring Erykah Badu
8. "Walk Alone" (Produced by Denaun Porter)
9. "Gun Draws" (Produced by Denaun Porter) featuring Denaun Porter
10. "Bar Tap" (Produced by Black Milk) featuring MeLa Machinko
11. "So Good" (Produced by Pharoahe Monch)
12. "What It Is" (Produced by Pharoahe Monch, Lee Stone)
13. "Welcome to the Terrordome" (Produced by Sean C.)
Strange, Black Milk said he produced two tracks for Monch on youtube.Possibly wasn't counting the intro as a full track.Seems a little short, songs names very dull.
Black Panther - My Eternal Winter
1. Winter's Calling
2. All Falls Down feat. Oktober, Maya Azucena
3. And The Day Keeps Coming feat. J-Treds
4. The Return feat. Pumpkinhead
5. The Half feat. Maya Azucena
6. In From The Cold feat. Masai Bey, L.I.F.E. Long, Savage, Messiah, Mr. lVielodic
7. Invasion feat. Mr. Metaphor
8. Love Letters feat. Paze Infinite, Maya Azucena
9. Dreams feat. Mez, Majesty, Ali Bey, M1 (of Dead Prez)
10. My Eternal Winter feat. Meridith Qirnenna
11. Nothing Personal feat. M.F. Grimm
12. Your Mine feat. Shabaam Shadeeq, Bronze K
13. Sadtimes feat. Archrival
14. Hustle And Flow feat. King Syze, King Krong, Des Devious
15. You Don't Know feat. Shabaam Shadeeq
Cap D - Return Of The Renegade
1. Xian (Intro)
2. Return Of The Renegade
3. Blow
4. Bright Lights
5. Answer, The - (with One Be Lo)
6. Game In The Mic
7. Street Knowledge - (with Ali)
8. Ups & Downs
9. Nickel & Dime - (with Iomos Marad)
10. Come Up, The - (with Ali)
11. Rock Me
12. Destiny - (with Rhymefest & Cuttness Tone)
13. Shabazz
14. Adrenaline Rush - (with Majestik Legend)0 -
DJ Jazzy Jeff - Return of the Magnificent (May 8th)
1. Hip Hop - Twone Gabz
2. Let Me Hear U Clap - feat Pos of De La Soul
3. Run That Back - Eshon Burgundy & Black Ice
4. The Definition - feat Kel Spencer
5. Touch Me Wit Ur Handz – ChinahBlac
6. Jeff n Fess - feat Rhymefest
7. Practice - feat J Live
8. Supa Jean - feat Jean Grae
9. The Garden - feat Big Daddy Kane
10. She Was So Flyy - feat Kardinal Offishall
11. Hold It Down - feat Method Man
12. All I Know - feat CL Smooth
13. Go See The Doctor 2k7 - Twone Gabz
14. My Soul Ain't For Sale - feat Raheem Devaughn
15. Come On - feat Dave Ghetto
16. Brand New Funk 2k7 - feat Peedi Crakk
Marco Polo - Port Authority (May 15th)
1. Port Authority Intro
2. Get Busy - (with Copywrite)
3. Marquee - (with O.C.)
4. War F - (with Kardinal Offishall)
5. Nostalgia - (with Masta Ace)
6. Wrong One - (with Wordsworth)
7. Low Budget - (with Allstars/Kev Brown/Kenn Starr)
8. Speak Softly - (with JoJo Pellegrino)
9. Time & Place - (with Ed O.G.)
10. Radar, The - (with Large Professor)
11. All My Love - (with Jaysaun)
12. Lay It Down - (with Roc-Marciano)
13. Go Around - (with Buckshot)
14. Hood Tales - (with Kool G. Rap/D.V. Alias Khryst)
15. Heat - (with Supastition)
16. Rollin - (with Sadat X/Ju Ju/AG)
17. For The Future - (with Critically Acclaimed)
18. Relax - (Bonus Track, with J*Davey)
Info on that Masta Ace group.Isn't Koolade Croation or something?The Show is the upcoming debut album by Hip Hop supergroup eMC, which consists of rappers Masta Ace, Punchline, Wordsworth and Strick. While it was originally rumored that Ace had retired from music after the release of his acclaimed 2004 concept album A Long Hot Summer, the following year the veteran had formed the new collective with his protege, Milwaukee rapper Strick, and revered underground lyricists Punch & Words. The four had previously collaborated on numerous albums and tracks, and toured extensively as a collective.
Like Ace's previous albums, A Long Hot Summer and Disposable Arts, The Show will be a thematic concept album that tells a story. The album's story follows a day in the life of eMC doing a show on the road. In a January 2007 interview, Strick explained in detail: "It starts with Punch being late for his flight, which he always is. As we're doing this skit for the album, Punch is getting mad, saying 'Why you accusing me of always being late?' Then as we do the first eMC tour, he misses his flight to Berlin. So, the album starts with Punch being late, and follows us all the way to the show and the interviews after the show."
The first official eMC track, the Ayatollah-produced "Four Brothers", was released in 2006. A music video for the song was released online on December 10, 2006. Album guests will include Little Brother and Sean Price, and a tentative appearance from Slick Rick. Producers confirmed for the project include Ayatollah, Marco Polo, Koolade, Frequency and Quincy Tones. Producers rumored to be involved in the project include DJ Premier and Nicolay.
Confirmed tracks
* "Four Brothers"
* "Traffic" (feat. Little Brother)
* "Get Some" (feat. Sean Price)
* "Beware" (feat. Queen Herawin)0 -
Common's 'Finding Forever' (10th of July 2007)
Track list:
1. "The People" (featuring Dwele) (Produced By Kanye West)
2. "A Dream" (featuring will.i.am) (Produced By will.i.am)
3. "The Ambassadors" (featuring Nas) (Produced By Kanye West)
4. "Southside" (featuring Kanye West) (Produced By Kanye West)
5. "Black Maybe" (featuring Bilal) (Produced By Kanye West)
6. "I Want You" (Produced by will.i.am)
7. "Misunderstood" (Produced By Devo Springsteen)
8. "Drivin' Me Wild" (featuring Lily Allen (Produced by Kanye West)
9. "Break My Heart" (Produced by Kanye West)
10. "Start the Show" (Produced by Kanye West)
11. "Pretty Face" (featuring T.I.) (Produced by The Neptunes)
12. "So Far to Go" (featuring D'Angelo) (Produced by Pete Rock & J Dilla)
13. "Black Light" (featuring Adam Levine) (Produced by J Dilla)
14. "Ghetto Heaven" (featuring Fergie) (Produced by will.i.am & Soulquarians)
15. "The 6th Time" (featuring John Legend) (Produced by Pete Rock & DJ Premier)0 -
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Raekwon wrote:Common's 'Finding Forever' (10th of July 2007)
Track list:
1. "The People" (featuring Dwele) (Produced By Kanye West)
2. "A Dream" (featuring will.i.am) (Produced By will.i.am)
3. "The Ambassadors" (featuring Nas) (Produced By Kanye West)
4. "Southside" (featuring Kanye West) (Produced By Kanye West)
5. "Black Maybe" (featuring Bilal) (Produced By Kanye West)
6. "I Want You" (Produced by will.i.am)
7. "Misunderstood" (Produced By Devo Springsteen)
8. "Drivin' Me Wild" (featuring Lily Allen (Produced by Kanye West)
9. "Break My Heart" (Produced by Kanye West)
10. "Start the Show" (Produced by Kanye West)
11. "Pretty Face" (featuring T.I.) (Produced by The Neptunes)
12. "So Far to Go" (featuring D'Angelo) (Produced by Pete Rock & J Dilla)
13. "Black Light" (featuring Adam Levine) (Produced by J Dilla)
14. "Ghetto Heaven" (featuring Fergie) (Produced by will.i.am & Soulquarians)
15. "The 6th Time" (featuring John Legend) (Produced by Pete Rock & DJ Premier)
I seriously doubt thats real.Never heard anything about a track with Nas, Common wouldn't be stupid enough to do a track called 'Ghetto Heavan' with a rich white chick and two Pete Rock tracks?0 -
These tracks were confirmed by Geffen as being released by Common in 2007. Trouble is, they are not all off his album.
"The Glory" (featuring Kanye West) is going to be on Kanye's 'Graduation' album, "I Have a Dream" (Produced by will.i.am) is on the 'Freedom Writers' soundtrack & "Pretty Face" (featuring T.I.) will be released on the 'American Gangster' soundtrack (both artists will also star in this movie).
But I wouldn't be surprised to see 90% of the tracks mentioned on his album (Yes, that includes the track with Nas). But July is still awhile away so only time will tell.0 -
In fairness, take off Fergie and it looks like pretty kick ass tracklisting.Gives me a bit more hope after the over rated Be.
Watch out for Sa-Ra.Along with Black Milk they are the 'next big thing'.
Sa-Ra - The Hollywood Recordings01. Seagulls (Intro) 01:00
02. Hey Love 03:15
03. Glorious 04:41
04. So Special (Feat Rozzi Daime) 03:35
05. And If (Feat Ty Of Ty & Kory) 02:37
06. Rosebuds 04:18
07. Feel The Bass (Feat Talib Kweli) 03:01
08. Not On Our Level (Feat Capone-N-Noreaga) 03:35
09. White! (On The Floor) 02:58
10. ***** 03:23
11. Do Me Gurl (Feat Ty Of Ty & Kory) 03:57
12. Ladies Sing 03:31
13. Sweet Sour You (Feat Bilal) 03:23
14. Tracy (Feat Rozzy Daime) 02:25
15. Fly Away 04:12
(Feat Erykah Badu & George Anne Muldrow)
16. Lean On Me 03:32
(Feat Kurupt, Lord Nez & Erika Rose)
17. Fish Fillet (Feat Pharoahe Monch) 03:38
18. Thrilla (Feat J. Dilla) 03:59
19. Hollywood (Redux) 05:31
Joell Ortiz - The Brick: Bodega Chronicles01. 125 Pt. 1 (The Bio) 05:25
02. Brooklyn Remix 02:42
(feat. Cashmere, Maino, Big Daddy Kane, Solomon)
03. Caught Up 03:38
04. Night In My P's (feat. Big Noyd) 02:27
05. 125 Pt. 2 (Fresh Air) 05:09
06. Hip Hop 03:21
07. Modern Day Slavery (feat. Immortal Technique) 02:56
08. 125 Pt. 2 (feat. Ras Kass, Stimuli, Grafh, Gab Gotcha) 06:04
09. BQE (feat. Lord Black, Alex "BQE" Santiago) 04:09
10. Block Royal 03:01
11. Latino (feat. La Bruja) 03:35
12. Keep On Callin' (feat. Akon) 03:45
13. Time Is Money (feat. Styles P) 03:05
14. Brooklyn B******* 04:20
15. 125 Pt. 4 (Finale) 05:420 -
Sa-Ra 'The Hollywood Recordings' (out now)
1. "Seagulls" (Intro)
2. "Hey Love"
3. "Glorious"
4. "So Special" (featuring Rozzi Daime)
5. "And If" (featuring TY)
6. "Rosebuds"
7. "Feel The Bass" (featuring Talib Kweli)
8. "Not On Our Level" (featuring Capone-N-Noreaga & Lord Nez)
9. "White! (On The Floor)"
10. "Bitch"
11. "Do Me Gurl" (featuring TY)
12. "Ladies Sing"
13. "Sweet Sour You" (featuring Bilal)
14. "Tracy" (featuring Rozzi Daime)
15. "Fly Away" (featuring Erykah Badu & Georgia Anne Muldrow)
16. "Lean On Me" (featuring Kurupt, Erika Rose & Lord Nez)
17. "Fish Fillet" (featuring Pharaohe Monch)
18. "Thrilla" (featuring J. Dilla)
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^^^ Ah sh*t you beat me too it0
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Good to see I'm not the only one looking out for the next generation.;)
Something in-depth on Common.Good to see Kanye keeps sampling the greats.:rolleyes:1. “The People” featuring Dwele
Produced by Kanye West
“The People” is the first single off Finding Forever and it’s one of our favorite tracks on the album. It’s a declaration of people struggling through everyday life set to a head-bobbing beat that has the potential to be a radio hit. Common calls the song a “declaration of who [he] is.” Dwele sings on the hook, which has been sped up in typical Kanye fashion. Dwele sings, “By the people, for the people…Good days have come to stay.” Common raps, “The people said I was sharp, at the Grammys they tried to India.Arie me.” This is a reference to Common getting nominated for five Grammys this year for Be and not winning any like India.Arie with her seven nominations in 2002. Another sample lyric: “Can’t leave rap alone the streets need me.” Kanye made the beat in Australia when he was on tour.
2. “Black Maybe” featuring Bilal
Produced by Kanye West
Kanye sampled a Stevie Wonder and Syreeta Wright song for “Black Maybe.” A midtempo number with what Kanye calls a “soul authentic” beat. He made this with the late J Dilla in mind with respect to the chopping of the beat. Common explains that this track deals with struggles because of color and beyond. The struggles can come from your own nationality. Kids don’t get the opportunity because of the way they were born. The songs starts off by saying, “I heard a white man’s yes is a black man’s maybe.” Bilal sings on the chorus which goes like this: “Can’t come around, they gon’ wanna put me down, doin’ dope and doin’ time…black maybe.” It ends with a spoken word about race set to the beat of bongos.
3. “I Want You”
Produced by will.i.am
Common calls this his “love joint.” Reminiscent of “Go” dealing with his attraction to a woman. Hard drum beat with a hook that sounds like Imogen Heap from the pop group Frou Frou. Common first heard the beat when he and will.i.am were working on the Gap holiday commercial. He told will.i.am that he had to have it. Sample lyrics: “Thinkin’ about your love, I need another dose.”
4. “Southside” featuring Kanye West
Produced by Kanye West
You may have heard this song by now. It was originally released around this year’s Super Bowl to support the Chicago Bears and was used in an NFL commercial. The song sounds great when it’s performed live. Kanye is the only rapper rapping on Common’s album. The song has a rock edge with an electric guitar. Kanye raps, “I’m Mike and he’s Tito.” Common describes the track as just “two Southside dudes just emceeing.” One of the album’s highlights.
5. “Drivin’ Me Wild” featuring Lily Allen
Produced by Kanye West
Our second favorite song off the album after “The People.” It also happens to be one of Common’s favorite songs. This should definitely be released as a single. A fun song with British pop singer Lily Allen singing on the hook. She sings, “It’s this thing now that’s drivin’ me wild, I got to see what’s up before it gets me down…Love’s not a mystery, it’s everything.” Many pop culture references on the song (“Unbreakable like Bobby and Whit”), which is about people who do too much to fit in or be cool. The moral of the song: be yourself. Common talks about a girl who “be on the treadmill like OK Go, reading Us and People magazine, chasing an actor for a Bentley coupe…Rock a fur in the summer, so somebody would pet it.”
6. “So Far To Go” featuring D’Angelo
Produced by J Dilla
This was originally considered to be the “Go” remix. It’s smooth and sexual with a piano on the instrumental. Common describes it as a “wet and sexy” song. J Dilla finished this song before he passed away and Common held onto it for this album. Common calls JD “one of the greatest producers in music, an unsung hero.” JD and D’Angelo are two of his favorite artists. D’Angelo sings on the hook: “You’ve got so far to go.”
7. “Break My Heart”
Produced by Kanye West
This song had yet to be finished when we listened to it, but it’s about love and breaking a girl’s heart. “Sometimes it happens,” Common laughed. Sample lyrics: “I got my SAG card, baby, I’m an actor…You could be by my side like Flavor and Deelishis.”
8. “The Game” featuring DJ Premier
Produced by Kanye West
This one has an old school beat with record scratching by DJ Premier. Kanye talked Common into using the song on his album. It felt like a Primo beat to him. The hook goes like this: “It’s only right that I address this, gotta be in it to win it.” Common raps, “I want to be like Akeelah, an achiever.”
9. “Start the Show” featuring Kanye West
Produced by Kanye West
This will be the first song on the album. It has a thrashing beat with a snare drum. “To the top of the globe,” Kanye raps.
10. “Misunderstood”
Produced by Devo Springsteen
Kanye’s cousin Devo Springsteen produced this. He produced “Diamonds (From Sierra Leone)” with Kanye and “So High” for John Legend. Kanye sampled Nina Simone on this. Common was inspired by his friends who are good-natured, but made bad choices. He rewrote it many times before getting it right. He talks about a girl who had dreams of being a dancer, but ending up stripping and a guy who had dreams of acting, but got mixed up in the wrong crowd. The hook goes like this: “When everything goes wrong, you see some bad…Please don’t let me be misunderstood.”
11. “Forever Begins”
Produced by Kanye West
The last song on the album and a tribute to the late J Dilla. The title of the album Finding Forever is also a tribute to JD who lives on through the music. This song has an uplifting, soulful, almost spiritual feel. Drums and strings can be heard. Common raps, “We live forever through song.” Kanye is still thinking of more ideas, so more songs may be added or changed. Common says he’s trying to make timeless music that means something to society. After listening to these 11 tracks, he’s definitely accomplished this with Finding Forever.
Kanye added that we should look out for his album in September.
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Upping this, want to know what people are listening to Hip-Hop/Rap wise in 2007...
EL-P - I'll Sleep When You're Dead
Dub Pistols - Speakers And Tweeters
Lifesavas - The Gutterfly Soundtrack
Capital D - Return Of The Renegade
Sa-Ra - Hollywood Recordings
Black Milk - Popular Demand
Dalek - Abandoned Language
Mr Hudson & The Library - A Tale Of Two Cities
Brother Ali - The Undisputed Truth
Klashnekoff - Lionheart:Tussle With The Beast
Hell RAZAH - Renassiance Child
Basically the best stuff I have heard this year. Undecided on the new Phat Kat and Marco Polo albums, waiting to get the Jazzy Jeff and A-Plus records as well.0 -
haven't really bought many of 2007 releases yet, El-P album is the best I've heard in quite a while though. Only got hold of CunninLynguists A Piece of Strange from last year yesterday, so thats whats getting a listen at the mo. Other 2007 releases i bought so far were Scratch Perverts - Watch The Ride & Deep Burial - Black Music which is Irish instrumental Hip-Hop0
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spacecoyote wrote:haven't really bought many of 2007 releases yet, El-P album is the best I've heard in quite a while though. Only got hold of CunninLynguists A Piece of Strange from last year yesterday, so thats whats getting a listen at the mo. Other 2007 releases i bought so far were Scratch Perverts - Watch The Ride & Deep Burial - Black Music which is Irish instrumental Hip-Hop
Tch tch tch, truly disgracefully.I hope you've got the Clipse and Spank Rock albums?;)
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i wish i had the money (& space) to buy the lot. But now I'm into the real world, mortgage repayments, etc....and a girlfriend who claims my cd collection already takes up too much space, so its rare i'm getting the chance to buy much these days!!!
So whats the odds P. Monche album gets pushed back again before the current listed release date?0
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