God, I am over this weather. Every time I open the door, I want to run back inside and cuddle with my computer and some nice beats. Wait, what’s that I just said? Yes, some nice crack beats, the kind I find over at SERVEmeCRACK\.
When Russell Simmons speaks, people listen–After all, he is one of the most successful music icons pretty much ever. Simmons created the groundbreaking hip-hop label Def Jam; started his own clothing lines, Phat Farm, Argyleculture, and American Classics; co-founded the Foundation for Ethical Understanding; he is the editor-in-chief of GlobalGrind.com, and, since May 2005, has [...]
Heh. The puns are never-ending. Though the next two weeks might be hell in a bucket (see last post), something about old school Jay-Z usually makes me feel better. My prescription for midterm blues: Listen to this once and go back to work. Midterms are almost over, cheer up.
This post is a little bit more about me than usual. See, I love the Dead and, more than the Dead, I love my birthday. It came to pass that when I started searching for shows in the great sea of Dead audience recordings, the first ones I checked out were shows that went down [...]
The Philadelphia-based Chiddy Bang rocked the University of Maryland last Thursday night. Chiddy working his magic on the mic alongside Xaphoon Jones doing his thing on the drums and beat machine turned the Stamp Student Union into a Thursday night hotspot. From the first song to the last they had the crowd dancing, jumping up [...]
His last album, Raymond vs. Raymond, hit #1 on the charts. Now he’s back with “Hot Tottie”, featuring Jay-Z and, rumor has it, Ciara on the final version, is the hottest track on the airwaves. Stream the song after the jump!
Remember when we interviewed Mike Posner last fall? After two College Park performances and a huge jump in popularity, Posner now has a new album coming out: 31 Minutes to Takeoff, expected August 10th. The latest track from this album, “Bow Chicka Wow Wow,” is up on Pigeons and Planes for your listening pleasure. Give [...]
To kick off the yearly excitement about who’s playing where, moe. has announced that they will be closing out their 20th-anniversary tour with two nights at the House of Blues in Boston. Two-night packages will be available for $75 on moe. ticketing starting Saturday morning at 11AM EST. Now, let the games begin…
Everyone at the Facebook headquarters got a special treat; according to 2dopeboyz, Kanye previewed a little bit of his fifth album a-cappella to the employees. Tracks include: “Lost in this World”, “Chain Heavy”, and “Mama’s Boyfriend.”
Earlier in the summer, I found a track on Pigeons and Planes that immediately shot up to the top of my iTunes most played: “Ambien (Sleepy Trip)”, a mashup of the Trina and Lil’ Wayne track “Don’t Trip” with the Passion Pit song “Sleepyhead” by mixmaster Brenton Duvall. Something about the eeriness of “Sleepyhead” backing [...]
