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Chief Stockton’s HOT Remix of CuDi’s ‘Make Her Say’

Felicia — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:54:00 +0000

OH YEY! This was a pleasant surprise, well worth since I’ve spend this whole day on 5 different tardy trains on my way home to Hultsfred, have had to put up with listing to annoying people breath with their mouths open. Sounding just like French Bulldogs, hey piggy piggy heeeeey! Like, shut the effing pie hole pretty please? I don’t wanna smell ur sick throat either. Sometimes I really hate public transports.

However, this refers to the hothothot remix of CuDi’s ‘Make Her Say’ by Chief Stockton (u know, the Mild half of Black N Mild). Loved GaGa’s acoustic version of ‘Pokerface’ from “The Cherrytree Sessions EP” and it’s nyce to see that Chief incorporated more of the original into the track.

He could have left them annoying scratches behind thou, but over all: LOVE IT!

KiD CuDi ft. Chief Stockton, KanYe West & Common – ‘Make Her Say’ YSI | zShare

New Version of Wale’s ‘Pretty Girls’ ft. Gucci Mane

Felicia — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 03:23:00 +0000

Never getting tired of the drunken Wale & Lindsay Lohan-set! Love every excuse to use it and here comes yet another one.

Ugly girls be quiet quiet, Pretty girls clap clap like this… I guess I betta clap then? HAHA. Nah, seriously, this track has grown on me and the adding of Gucci Mane makes it better than the previous version I complained about before.

Sure, it’s still not hittin the same hit potential as ‘Chillin’, why? The saucy production by Best Kept Secret. And yeah, funniest Wale tweet of the day that runs smoothly along with the ‘Pretty Girls’-theme: “Kanye created Amber Rose in a Stephon Urkel machine.. ok bye“.

Wale ft. Gucci Mane – ‘Pretty Girls’ YSI | zShare

It’s Yo Birthday, So I Know U Want To Ride Out…

Felicia — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:42:00 +0000

I never been the biggest fan of Jeremih’s ‘Birthday Sex’, dunno why really, the track just rubs me the wrong way. But Def Jam/Slip n Slide artist Shonie at least tries to make it better.

http://videos.onsmash.com/e/nZHgVxYuYVaQPBtC

The only thing that rubs me the wrong way with this; yeah, Shonie speaks with her female voice, but still from the male perspective. Perhaps I’m a bit rabid but seriously, things like that turns me off. I want Lil’ Kim or Diamond or Jacki-O just lay down the law, boom boom boom!

But the Agent X remix of the original (will be released the 21st of September) is faaaaaaaar from a turn off. Shit is HOT!

	Shonie – ‘Birthday Sex’ (The Female Version) YSI \| zShare

	Jeremih – ‘Birthday Sex’ (Agent X Remix) YSI \| zShare

Warning! New Clipse!

Felicia — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:28:00 +0000

This new banger by Clipse and Rock City has been floting around for 20 days or so and war originally an exclusive for theCluh.com. It’s not clear if this is from the upcoming Clipse-album “Til The Casket Drops” (drops October 20) or if it’s from the forthcoming debut album from the ATL-based production duo The Synth (Ben Hazlegrove & Alex Botwin: MySpace).

However. Track is sick!

Clipse ft. Rock City – ‘Warning’ (prod. by The Synth) YSI | zShare

Get MEGA with the Count & Sinden

Felicia — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 23:59:00 +0000

‘Mega’ is the new single from The Count & Sinden, personally not my fave track of the bunch but the video is on some Megatron-ish and that’s always a good look in my book:

Click here to view the embedded video.

The Count & Sinden – ‘Mega’ (Club Mix) YSI | zShare

“The Blueprint 3″ vs. “Man On The Moon”

Felicia — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:10:00 +0000

I’m still not impressed over the details released of Jay-Z’s “The Blueprint 3″ so far. Take the ‘Run This Town’-track ft. Rihanna and KanYe for example, sure it’s okay, but does it knock the ball out the ballpark? Definitely not. Full on lead-single material? Ehr. No. But earlier this week Jay-Z confirmed that he’s not a complete reactionary twat as he has pulled a Cudder on the album as he will feature MGMT on one of the tracks.

I’m not _all_ about hating, I’m kinda intrigued by ‘Off That’ ft. Drake (the track was originally planned as the first official single) and of course, the track featuring KiD CuDi.

But u know here my heart is, the album I look forward to is Cudder’s. Esp. since the new leak, a possible left over, called ‘Call Me Moon Man’ was translated into binary code. And let’s just have a look at the album details of “Man on the Moon: The End of Day”, so far:

1. ‘Day ‘n’ Nite’ (prod. by Dot da Genius)
2. ‘Make Her Say’ ft. KanYe West & Common (prod. by KanYe West)
3. ‘Sky Might Fall’ (prod. by KanYe West)
4. ‘Mr. Solo Dolo” (prod. by Melo)
5. ‘Soundtrack to My Life’ (prod. by Emile)
6. ‘Heart of a Lion’ (prod. by Will.i.am)
7. ‘Intergalactic, You & Me’
8. ‘Teen Wolf’ ft. Ratatat (prod. by Ratatat)
9. ‘Angels & Demons’ ft. Clipse
10. ‘Pursuit Of Happiness’ ft. MGMT (prod. by Ratatat)
11. ‘In My Dreams (National Cudder Anthem)’ (prod. by Emile)
12. ‘Not I Alone’ ft. Snoop Dogg (prod. by Just Blaze)
13. ‘Wake Up’ (prod. by Ratatat)

I understand why Cudder is pissed that the release of the album got postponed ’til after the release of Jay-Z’s but honesty, Cudder’s is both stronger on paper and by already released singles and leaks. What’s left for Cudder now is to look over his so called friends, some nyce “friends” leaking his tracks to their left and right.

	Jay-Z ft. Rihanna & KanYe West – ‘Run This Town’ YSI \| zShare

	KiD CuDi – ‘Call Me Moon Man’ YSI \| zShare

	KiD CuDi – ‘Man On The Moon’ (The Anthem) YSI \| zShare

Dizzee’s ‘Holiday’ Video & “Tongue N’ Cheek” Update

Felicia — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 04:25:00 +0000

The official video for Dizzee Rascal’s upcoming single ‘Holiday’ premiered earlier today on Channel 4;

Click here to view the embedded video.

If this ain’t another number 1, I would be very very surprised. Seriously, can Dizzee do anything wrong?

I’m looking forward to “Tongue N Cheek” so much (21st of September is the date)! For starters, it’s going undoubtedly to be the most upbeat album Dizzee has ever made, frankly, unlike some others, I don’t care if it’s grime or not from Dizzee anymore. Dizzee is Dizzee, he sounds just as good on almost everything and he has already stated that “Tongue N Cheek” is a party album – that it’s naughty and nice, offering something for everyone, not grime. Here’s the updated tracklist taken from HMV (where u also can pre-order the album):

1. ‘Bonkers’ ft. Armand Van Helden
2. ‘Road Rage’
3. ‘Dance Wiv Me’ ft. Chrome & Calvin Harris
4. ‘Freaky Freaky’
5. ‘Can’t Tek No More’ (prod. by Shy FX)
6. ‘Chillin’ Wiv Da Man Dem’
7. ‘Dirtee Cash’
8. ‘Money Money Money’
9. ‘Leisure’
10. ‘Holiday’ ft. Chrome (prod. by Calvin Harris)

As well as the three previous singles, there’s ‘Road Rage’; a thumping house track that has been a regular fixture of Dizzee’s live sets throughout 2009, whilst ‘Dirtee Cash’ which features a sample of the classic Stevie V tune, finds Dizzee warning people of the dangers of spending all their money at once and the chores of everyday life.

Shy FX, (who collaborated with Dizzee on ‘Da Feelin’ from the previous album “Maths and English”) also adds production duties to the carnival-esque, summertime anthem of ‘Can’t Tek No More’.

However, the track that I’m actually looking forward to the most, with a bit of fear, is ‘Chillin Wiv Da Man Dem’ which is probably Dizzee’s biggest departure from his old grimy self. It’s actually a classic, smooth-sounding r’n'b-tune reminiscent of Tupac or Snoop Dogg. Can be either very good or a total train wreck like ‘Holiday Lover’. Uh never been a fan of Prince other than the standing joke of Family Guy.

And yeah, usually I hate to post old shit but I re-discovered this little pearl earlier this week and I don’t think that I’ve posted it before, so whatevez. It’s Johan and Etienne at their best!

	Dizzee Rascal ft. Chrome – ‘Holiday Lover’ YSI \| zShare

	Dizzee Rascal – ‘Stand Up Tall’ (Radioclit Remix) YSI \| zShare

Dizzee Rascal’s ‘Holiday Lover’

Felicia — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:43:00 +0000

Click here to view the embedded video.

I’m out of words frankly. I think I’ll stick to the original, without the Lover-part. Yepp, definitely. This is waaaaaaay to much disco for my taste. The video for ‘Holiday’ will drop soon and the single will be out the 24th of August.

Frankmusik and Tinchy Stryder Join Forces

Felicia — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:33:00 +0000

Okay, Tinchy Stryder got much on his plate atm. First up, the release of his sophomore album “Catch 22″ crawls nearer and nearer. The date is set to the 17th of August, Island Records is the label and the official tracklist looks like this:

1. ‘Take Off’
2. ‘I’m Landing’
3. ‘Take Me Back’ ft. Taio Cruz
4. ‘Spotlight’ ft. Tanya Lacey
5. ‘Number 1′ ft. N-Dubz
6. ‘Shake Me’
7. ‘Stryderman’
8. ‘Warning’
9. ‘First Place’
10. ‘Pit Stop’
11. ‘Halo’
12. ‘Tryna Be Me’ ft. Ruff Sqwad
13. ‘Never Leave You’ ft. Amelle
14. ‘We Got Dem’ ft. Chipmunk
15. ‘You’re Not Alone’
16. ‘Preview’
17. ‘Catch 22′
18. ‘Express Urself’

Second: The upcoming single ‘Never Leave You’ ft. Sugababes member Amelle Berrabah I’ve spoken of before will be released the 3rd of August. Not my fave Tinchy track to be honest.

The 3rd of August is also the day of the release of Frankmusik’s (u know, the ‘Confusion Girl’-guy) debut album “Complete Me” and last week Frankmusik and Tinchy teamed up once again (earlier they worked together on the remix of ‘Confusion Girl’ that can be found on the official single that was released Mondays, listen here), this time for Mixmag to make some magic happen. The result become ‘Wrong Time, Wrong Place’: the perfect mixture of Frank’s distinctive vocals, Tinchy’s spot on rhymes, a fat bass and grinding electro.

Last but not least, as promotion for the album Tinchy giving away free “Star In The Hood” EP’s and here’s the 2nd edition as promised. Maniac’s remix of ‘Take Me Back’ = <3.

	Frankmusik & Tinchy Stryder – ‘Wrong Time, Wrong Place’ YSI \| zShare

	Tinchy Stryder – ‘Take Me Back’ (Maniac Remix) YSI \| zShare

Westcoast Chillin’

Felicia — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 09:15:00 +0000

Sorry for the no-show the past days, I’m not home at the moment, waved good bye to Hultsfred for a vacation with my best friend at the good old westcost!

And speaking of the west, Wale just got booked to the club program of the Way Out festival in Gothenburg in mid August (Wale will be performing at Kajskjul 8 the 15th). It’s a damn shame that I’m no longer live in Gothenburg, miss the city like crazy to be honest.

Here’s two pretty nyce new remixes of ‘Chillin’ that have been sent to me the past week. Btw, thinking of making the GaGalicious-bow as the hair for tonight’s shenanigans… well, we’ll see.

	Wale ft. Lady GaGa – ‘Chillin’ (QUIX 95 Remix) YSI \| zShare

	Wale ft. Lady GaGa – ‘Chillin’ (The Knocks Remix) YSI \| zShare