Internet has been shaky in the house for a change. More often than not, I don't get internet in my own house. So hang in there because I have an absurd amount of new music to share with you. I'll start by throwing some remixes out here before we get to some new original stuff. Enjoy, and look forward to some more posts.
I've got a few tracks for you, nothing brand new, but certainly worth knowing
Big Sean - Cum Over This song's title is absurdly misleading. It's not just some dirty obnoxious rap song. It's just a somewhat-dirty really really chill song. Big Sean's whole mixtape, U Know Big Sean, is actually pretty dirty, cop it here. Highlights? "Hollywood," "Cum Over," "Desire, Want & Need," and "Million Dollars."
I'm gonna tack these two other tracks on here at the end, just because they fall under the same category of chill. K'naan's track is a really heartfelt track and can be pretty heavy if you're listening for it to be; while the other is simply a really good cover of the popular "No Diggity." Check em.
The BK Lounge has returned for the school year. Sorry for the delay, move-in was a bitch, but here I am. So let's get back to the norm, shall we?
News today: Adam Goldstein, better known as DJ AM, has died at 36. Apparently, they found crack in his two million dollar apartment. That's a pretty significant loss to the music industry. DJ AM has an interesting story behind him. Philly bred, Goldstein lost his gay drug-addicted father when he committed bank fraud and was locked up. He would soon after die of AIDS. Goldstein got into drugs himself after that, and his mother sent him somewhere to clean up. Unknown to her, the place which he was sent was soon to be shut down for hitting their patients, starving their patients and other forms of maltreatment. Fast forward a couple years, DJ AM is a member of Crazy Town (yes, the band that sings 'Butterfly'), and soon would climb to fame and begin collaborating with Travis Barker. His skill as a DJ gained him international fame, and he gained respect from all aspects of the music industry. If you didn't know, DJ AM and Travis Barker were recently in a plane crash, and they were the only 2 survivors. Months of rehabilitation and recovery later, DJ AM made his return to the clubs and to music altogether and was received more than warmly around the world. An interesting story for sure.
RIP Adam Goldstein
Now, to some music.
It's only fitting to introduce DJ AM to those who don't know his music. Check out one of his collaborations with Travis Barker, called Fix Your Face (zshare). It's an entire mixtape of Barker and DJ AM going at it; it's really impressive stuff. Check out their website for volume 2.
Moving on... Wale Feat. Jazmine Sullivan - World Tour (Wale's CD Attention Deficit dropping in October!) K'naan - If Rap Gets Jealous K'naan has got an awesome story to him as well, expect a full feature about him soon. Wiz - I Hate College (Remix) Shouts to Vlad for this one. Anyone that's followed this blog knows that I wouldn't be featuring any parody, remix, knock-off, etc, of I Love College unless it was pretty damn good. This unknown delivers a pretty awesome remix, so check it out.
P.S. Inside scoop from Dan Liffman, who's friends with Chiddy Bang's producer, that Chiddy Bang broke up, and the lead singer was signed. Guess we'll wait for something official from the band before we (meaning at least me) get too sad about it. In Chiddy Bang related news though, their producer, Xaphoon Jones, is releasing a mixtape! If you haven't hopped on the Chiddy Bang train yet, here's their biggest hit and one of their most creative songs, Kids, once again. My drop is going really slow, so that's the direct link from Pretty Much Amazing.
I'm leaving again for a little less than month, so I'm going to leave you with a parting gift of faboulous music, some new, some old, some remixes, some originals.
