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Jumping on to the MGMT(Hype) Band Wagon a little late, rapper Jim Jonesspits a verse or two overMGMT’s “Electric Feel.â€
Is “Electric Feel†the new “Paper Planes� AreMGMT the new M.I.A.?
I guess we won’t know until Jay-Z or Wale get on it.
I don’t care if “Electric Feel†becomes the next highly sampled indie track for hip-hop music — I like this!
Props to Confusion @ PeePee for this one!
Brit producer tyrant and Lindsay Lohan’s future Brother-In-Law, Mark Ronson has signed DC rapper boy Wale to his label and has been working with Wale on his debut LP. On this track, Wale is rapping over Duffy’s mellow “Warwick Avenue,” not unlike Jay-Z’s stunt with Coldplay.Â
I’m not sure if this is some playful remix, or if this is a legit track that will appear on Wale’s forthcoming Back to the Feature.Â
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Now and then I like to mix up how I run things ’round here, Pretty Much Amazing. If you’ve been here for a few months, you may have caught the blog in a phase where I liked to mash one day’s worth of posts into one, extra-large post. I want to give that another crack.
Why? I guess you can say I’m not a huge fan of the monotonous life. This blog started out as a fun hobby, I’ll be damned before I let my hobby become monotonous.
Enough ranting, let jump into the music. I have some great mp3s for everyone including The Roots doing Weezy’s “A Milli”, Three (3) New WALE songs, and a KILLER Kanye West remix. Yeah, I bet you really wanna click that link down there, huh?
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It’s been a while since I posted any new Wale. Hell, it’s been a while since I’ve heard any new Wale worth posting — or maybe I’ve just been hating. If so, this song is probably for me. Wale’s a player hater, y’all. Or maybe a game hater?
PS: Check that track he did for that Levis ad campaign.
I have never done anything like this on PMA before, but it might be fun, if people are willing to participate. You should all know how this works.
And a little party shuffle to get those creative juices flowing. Here are the first seven.
Juelz Santana & Lil Wayne – Let Us Pray
My Morning Jacket – Sec Walkin (Live)
Bj̦rk РWanderlust (B-Ju Remix)
Death Cab For Cutie – The Sound of Settling
LCD Soundsystem – New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down
My iTunes is littered with crap. I know. Craaaazy. 
Mark your calenders for the upcoming musical goodness. Watch out for the new R.E.M., Colin Meloy, Spoon, Tokyo Police Club, and the Roots.
4/1
The Annuals, Wet Zoo EP (Canvasback)
Apples in Stereo, Electronic Projects for Musicians (Yep Rock)
Black Francis, Svn Fingers (Cooking Vinyl)
The Black Keys, Attack & Release (Nonesuch)
R.E.M., Accelerate (Warner)
The Sword, Gods of the Earth (Kemado)
4/8
The Breeders, Mountain Battles (4AD)
Clinic, Do it! (Domino)
The Long Blondes, Couples (Rough Trade)
Man Man, Rabbit Habits (Anti)
Colin Meloy, Colin Meloy Sings Live! (Kill Rock Stars)
Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, Pershing (Polyvinyl)
Spoon, Don’t You Evah EP (Merge)
Tapes ‘n Tapes, Walk it Off (XL)
Wye Oak, If Children (Merge)
4/15
The Brian Jonestown Massacre, My Bloody Underground (Suma)
9th Wonder & Buckshot, The Formula (Duck Down)
4/22
Atmosphere, When Life Gives You Lemons… (Rhymesayers)
Elbow, The Seldom Seen Kid (Geffen)
Flight of the Conchords, Flight of the Conchords (Sub Pop)
Love, Forever Changes [Collector’s Edition] (Rhino)
Lyrics Born, Everywhere at Once (Anti)
Tokyo Police Club, Elephant Shell (Saddle Creek)
4/29
Constantines, Kensington Heights (Arts & Crafts)
Jamie Lidell, Jim (Warp)
Portishead, Third (Island)
The Roots, Rising Down (Def Jam)
Nah Right reports that the Roots might be ditching the Patrick Stump-fueled “Birthday Girl” as Rising Down’s first single in favor of the title track itself. “Rising Down” is the collaboration everyone has been waiting for. I definitely prefer this piece of masterwork over the Gym Class Hereo-esque alternative.
1. Lil Wayne – Lollipop DOWNLOAD| LISTEN
A couple days ago, “Lollipop”, Lil Wayne’s probable first single off his Tha Carter III album leaked. It just might be the best rap song to use lollipops as a metaphor for oral sex, but even though, this song is getting a wtf from me. There has been some speculation that this is not the final album version (what is with Weezy anyway?), but hopefully its not and hopefully Lil Wayne will pump up the bass or something, and maybe learn to say something other than “lickin’ like a lollipop”.
2. Wale – Back in the Go-Go f. Bun B & Pusha T DOWNLOAD | LISTEN
This next one is the first leaked single off Wale’s new release The Mixtape About Nothing. A solid track indeed. It makes me excited for the Seinfeld-inspired album.
3. The National – Around The Bend DOWNLOAD | LISTEN
A couple of weeks ago, The National premiered “Around The Bend” at BAM. National fanatics around the internets are treating this song like its a God-send. Did I miss something? Maybe a studio version will convert me…
I’m not a huge fan of Chris Brown. None of his material ever interested me. Everything that came from this kid always sounded too over the top, including this new single “Kiss Kiss” which features an equally annoying and overrated T-Pain. I’m still confused as to why this song is No. 1 in America this week, I’d take Soulja Boy over this fool any day. Almost as if he can somehow read my mind, DJ Eli whips out his spin of “Kiss Kiss” with buddies Doug Grayson and Wale.
The track’s slow, hollow instrumentals and sleek synthesizers and sirens flawlessly distract the listener of Brown’s vocal limitations and does well with T-Pains technocorded spins.
I am not completely convinced of the stability of this track as a whole. I can see it will do fantastically well in Urban radio, and apparently its a hit on iTunes. Which makes me a tad bit sad.
MP3 | Chris Brown ft. T-Pain and Wale – Kiss Kiss (DJ Eli and Doug Grayson Remix)
Chris Brown ft. T-Pain and Wale – Kiss Kiss (DJ Eli and Doug Grayson Remix) [ysi]
