Posts Tagged: Timbaland


29
Nov 09

Lupe Fiasco – Enemy Of The State: A Love Story (Mixtape)

Lupe Fiasco   Enemy Of The State: A Love Story (Mixtape) listenArtwork by Shake

Lupe Fiasco has finally released his hotly anticipated mixtape, Enemy of the State: A Love Story. Lupe calls Enemy a “cassette” because it is intended to be heard in a continuous fashion. He wants you to forget that CD players and MP3 players introduced the “skip” button, but honestly, why would you want to skip any of these tracks?

On this rap cassette (the first of its kind?), Lupe is heard rapping over some slick samples by some of his musical heroes including: Radiohead, Jay-Z, Timbaland and Lil Wayne. Read on for the full tracklists and two ways to download: Continue reading →


24
Aug 09

Jay-Z – Off That (ft. Drake) (Prod. Timbaland)

Jay Z   Off That (ft. Drake) (Prod. Timbaland) listen
The first couple of singles of The Blueprint 3 have been underwhelming, there’s no doubt of that. His last single, “Run This Town” featuring Kanye West and Rihanna should have been a shining beacon of hope and a highlight for B3, but sadly, it doesn’t even hold a candle to Clipse’s “All Eyes On Me” (I compare the two because they both feature a boring female hook, and other prolific rapper).

Hot off the still-impressive Timbaland machine, “Off That” features a blistering hook brought to your ears by king of the summer, Drake. It is by far the best B3 track I’ve heard so far. “Off That” will serve as The Blueprint 3’s third single, but something tells me it won’t be as successful as “Best I’ve Ever Had.”

Listen to “Off That” here Continue reading →


25
Jun 09

The Best Pop Songs of the 2000s

I was thinking about this a lot the other night, and I think its time to being the great debate of the Best Pop Song of the 00s over to PMA. Before everyone starts mouthing off some obscure Scandinavian pop songs, here are a few rules.

1. The song had to have achieved notoriety from 2000-present.
2. It pains me to say this, but the song has to have been a nationwide (or worldwide) hit. The bigger, the better, in most cases.

Why? Because pop music is supposed to be universal. Everyone is supposed to enjoy it and love it and everyone can’t love something if they’ve never heard it before. Simple as that.

3. Only one song per artist. Pick their best single, if that helps.

I have a few submissions in mind. Read on to find out Continue reading →


7
Apr 09

Keri Hilson – Since U Been Gone (Kelly Clarkson Cover)

Keri Hilson   Since U Been Gone (Kelly Clarkson Cover) covers
“Since U Been Gone” will probably go down in history as one of the early 00’s best pop songs, along with other pop gems like “Toxic” and “Umbrella.” Like “Toxic” and “Umbrella,” “Since U Been Gone” is no stranger to the cover scene. Since it’s induction into chambers of pop royalty, Robyn, The Gossip, Ted Leo, the Aquabats, and Fucked Up have all covered the song.

Keri Hilson, on many occasions during her stay on Justin Timberlake’s FutureSex/LoveShow, covered Kelly Clarkson’s trademark single and Timbaland and JT have taken the vocals from her live performances put them over a generic Timbo/JT beat. The cover only runs a minute and 31 seconds, but it gives “Since U Been Gone” a nice r&b flavor to it, something I never imagined I’d enjoy. Continue reading →


20
Dec 08

New Justin Timberlake ft. T.I. – If I (Produced by Timbaland)

New Justin Timberlake ft. T.I.   If I (Produced by Timbaland) listen

Justin Timberlake and T.I. hook up for the third time on the Timbaland produced “If I.” This isn’t a “My Love” for sure. Hell it doesn’t even come close to their messy “Dead and Gone” track. But as far as demos go, this is pretty damn good. Maybe after a few more months of studio work, we can get a proper Timbaland beat and not this fake stuff.

If Justin Timberlake’s demos are sounding this good, can we expect his third album to be as good as Future Sex/Love Sounds?

Grab “If I” after the jump. Continue reading →


10
Oct 08

New Timbaland ft. T-Pain & Missy Elliott – Talk That Shit

New Timbaland ft. T Pain & Missy Elliott   Talk That Shit  listen
I guess I posted this track a bit too soon earlier. This is the final product fully equipped with Missy Elliott. I am really feeling “Talk That Shit” — but one thing is still unclear, will “Talk That” be on Timbaland’s Shock Value 2 or Missy Elliott’s Block Party, or maybe even T-Pain’s Thr33 Rings. 

As Musicology pointed out, Missy has two verses on the track indicating that the song may appear on her upcoming album. Listen to the track below: Continue reading →


10
Oct 08

‘R.I.P. Paper Planes’ – Yeah Right, Diplo.

R.I.P. Paper Planes   Yeah Right, Diplo. listen

Over at Mad Decent, Diplo had this to say about a new “Paper Planes” copycat remix:

La Fonda – Paperplanes <—- Gross
It had a really good run, but it’s over now.

M.I.A. – Paper Planes (La Fonda remix)

Yes, this remix IS completely horrible and should have never been recorded, but I doubt “Paper Planes” is going anywhere. It’s still hot on iTunes — it’s currently sitting at #14 and it’s still in the Top 10 in the US. If this Jigga and M.I.A. joint (“Boys (remix)”) ever hits radio the way “Paper Planes” has, we’re going to listening to M.I.A. clear through 2009.

All this mainstream success has brought M.I.A. out of retirement; she is prepping to do a cheapo re-release of her sophomore album Kala fully-equipped with some high rolling bonus tracks.

But what can we expect from LP number three? More rappers? Of course. What about high profile rappers? I’m afraid so. It doesn’t have to be a bad thing — listen to this:

M.I.A. – Boyz (Jay-Z Remix)

Not bad right? I just hope not every track on LP3 will sound like that Timbaland collaboration.


25
Sep 08

New Timbaland and T-Pain – Talk

New Timbaland and T Pain   Talk listen
Here is a semi-fresh Timbaland leak (the first of two, actually ;) ) — and I really like it. All of my friends really have a problem with Timbo, maybe it’s the way his joints climb the charts or tend to take over the radio, but I always catch myself sticking up for this guy. You say he’s some fluffy commercial fiend, I say he’s one of America’s greatest pop icons of the 21st Century. A true musical genius in my eyes.

I find myself listening to his 2007 album, Shock Value (instrumental version mostly) all the time. The lyrics are, undoubtedly, bullshit, but the music itself is too good to deny. The same goes with “Talk.” I’m not sure if this song will be featured on Timbaland’s highly anticipated Shock Value 2 or T-Pain’s next album.

Oh and T-Pain kills Timbo on his verse. Not that it’s hard or anything, but since when does T-Pain rap? Catch the song below: Continue reading →


10
Mar 08

Madonna and Her Hard Candy: Tracklist

Madonna and Her Hard Candy: Tracklist mp3The full tracklisting for Madonna’s forthcoming new album ‘Hard Candy’ has been revealed.

The album, which will be Madonna’s 11th studio effort, will be released on April 28, with first single ‘4 Minutes’ available as a download on March 26 and as a physical release on April 21.

Guests on the album include Timbaland, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell Williams and Nate ‘Danja’ Hills.

The full tracklisting of ‘Hard Candy’, according to The Sun, will be:

  1. ‘Candy Store’
  2. ‘4 Minutes’
  3. ‘Give It 2 Me’
  4. ‘Heartbeat’
  5. ‘Miles Away’
  6. ‘She’s Not Me’
  7. ‘Incredible’
  8. ‘Beat Goes On’
  9. ‘Dance Tonight’
  10. ‘Spanish Lesson’
  11. ‘Devil’
  12. ‘Voices’

Madonna – 4 Minutes (ft. Justin Timberlake)

Madonna’s “4 Minutes” or “4 Minutes to Save the World” leaked after airing on French radio show. The track features Justin Timberlake and Timbaland, who also produced the track with Danja.

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2
Nov 07

That’s, Like, A Remix Post, OMG

Thats, Like, A Remix Post, OMG mp3

I always look forward to our Friday night remixes, and it makes happy that a lot of you guys do too! Earlier this morning I thought it might be fun if every Friday I had a theme revolving around the remixes… I dropped that idea about a minute later. It seemed stupid. So, yeah, here’s to just darn good remixes.

MP3 | Seal – Amazing (Kaskade Remix) [via]

MP3 | M.I.A. – Jimmy (DJ Eli Mix) [via]

MP3 | Rihanna – Shut Up and Drive (Edson Pride Dirty Mix) [via]

MP3 | Shiny Toy Guns – You Are The One (Gabriel & Dressdn Club Mix) [via]

MP3 | Hard-Fi – Suburban Nights (Angellow & Ingrosso Remix) [via]

MP3 | Jay-Z ft Linkin Park – Numb/Encore (Cliff Coenraad Bootlet Mix) [via]

MP3 | Duran Duran – Fallin Down (Sebastian Ledger Radio Mix) [via]