Year in Review: Top 10 Albums of 2010

Welp, that’s it. The year 2010 is over, and what a rollercoaster it was. We lost many great musicians (R.I.P. Guru, Teddy Pendegras, Jay Reatard, Gregory Isaacs), but just as many stood up to take their place as the leaders of the next generation (Justin Bieber, Jackie Evancho, Odd Future).  T.I. got out of jail, made a terrible album, and then went back to jail. Lil’ Wayne and Gucci Mane got out of jail, while Lil Boosie got invited to stay a little longer. Erykah Badu & Ke$ha got naked, and Miley Cyrus acted like a bitch. Justin Timberlake did some acting, and Joaquin Phoenix did some rapping. Don’t ask or tell about Lady GaGa’s dress. M.I.A. got in trouble for eating truffle fries, and Willow Smith suffered a neck injury. Kanye West had a busy year: he apologized to George Bush and Taylor Swift, then un-apologized to Taylor, never apologized to Matt Lauer at all, made a movie, showed his dick, and joined Twitter. Susan Boyle emerged from the depths of… somewhere dark… and Bruno Mars failed. Cee Lo said “fuck” a lot, and Jay Electronica drank Mountain Dew. Pomplamoose made commercials, and Earl was kidnapped/died/incarerated/no one is really sure. Taylor Swift sold 1 million (bad) albums in a week, Eminem sold 3 million in 52 weeks, and no fucks were given. Oh, by the way, Lil B looks like Jesus. Phew. Glad that’s over.

Is That… Justin Bieber Rapping?

With all the hype surrounding the All-City Chess Club supergroup, I was expecting something fantastically mind-blowing from them. I was certainly dissapointed, but to my surprise Shawty Mane, better known as Justin Bieber, came through in the clutch and released a new hip-hop song through his Twitter entitled ‘Speaking In Tongues’.

Songs of the Week: Part One (11 Jul – 17 Jul)

Here’s a little something we put together to help you through your Music Monday…

An up and coming Florida emcee, Laws landed two great features from Emilio Rojas and Big K.R.I.T. for the remix of his most popular song to date, Hold You Down. Huge props for the Guru shout out toward the end of the song!
[download] Laws feat. Emilio Rojas & Big K.R.I.T. – Hold You Down Remix

After falling off the face of the planet for a couple months, on Thursday Wale popped back on the scene in a big way. He not only announced his next mixtape More About Nothing, but also dropped a free track that won’t be on there. Yupp, Wale is back.

[download]  Wale – Workin’ (Prod. Yogi)

If you haven’t heard him yet, you need to check out Miguel Jontel. He’s Filipino, so of course he’s going to be great! Blu fans may know him from the tracks “First Things First” and “Cold Hearted”, and the rest of the world will know him soon. Also, J.Cole continues his streak of murdering features, fitting in perfectly with Miguel over this smooth beat.

[download] Miguel feat. J.Cole – All I Want Is You
And if you like the song, be sure to check out the visuals!

Fresh out the DMV, mC goes gives us his interpretation of Rihanna’s single. Catch him on Twitter!
[download] mC – Roodboi (Remix)

Yeah that’s right, Justin Bieber. Well, technically Bieber mixed with Paul McCartney & Wings. I can promise that this mix of “Baby” and “Live and Let Die” sounds nothing like what you think. Check it out for yourself. It’s surprisingly awesome.

[download] Justin Bieber, Paul McCartney & Wings – Live and Let Die + Baby (Remix)


-Tycho