Nyle

Remember Nyle? Sure you do. I blogged about him a while back for this:


Nyle "Let The Beat Build" from Nyle on Vimeo.


Well I followed up on him, looking for more music and information. And I found a hidden gem in Nyle (pronounced Ny-lee maybe, he says both, so like, wtf). And guess what? Another Philly born talent. I love this shit. He goes to school at NYU and made the above video there with a bunch of his class mates. You really gotta hear this kid go. Using covers of artists like Jack Johnson and sampling songs like "Take a Walk on the Wild Side," Nyle does it all.

Don't take my word for it though, check out his music with this incredibly easy mp3 player from his website. I'm going to feature a song on my dropbox for you guys, but I'm also going to include the inredibly easy mp3 player from his website that you can listen to and download directly from (well, from 'Frosh' at least), so you can listen to all of his stuff if you want.

Nyle - Wildkick (drop)

Nyle Music 1 (Frosh)
Nyle Music 2 (S'mores)
If you're from Philly or my area, which I know almost all of you are, be sure to check out Bye Philly from this second link. Mad shoutouts to Philly, cheesesteaks, Will Smith, Wawa, Ritas, South Street, the attack on Santa Clause, and more in it. You'll love this song, it's not often someone raps (well) about things we actually know.

"But Philly, it's not you, it's me, can't you see?"

Check out NYU too if you only are gonna listen to a couple songs.

His website here.

Aime

I really have nothing on this kid, I'mma get on it though, cause this kid is fire. I stumbled upon him while perusing through some illRoots posts.

And what do you know? Another hot artist from a Philly school. Straight outta Temple University, allow me to introduce you to Aime.

Aime - Dope Boys
Aime - Swag of a College Kid
Aime Feat. Samantha Rise - 2 Tantric
Aime - Heartbreaker
Aime - Aime for the Basics

Hey Temple kids, recognize any of these places?



His flow is nice, and his lyricism and witty rhymes are outstanding, as is his use of samples and different instrumentation. The diversity of his music is seen in these 5 songs alone. Telling a story with his rhymes and music in Heartbreaker, a comparison can easily be drawn to Atmosphere. The moods of his songs vary as well, with Heartbreaker being slow and serious, 2 Trantric being smooth and laid back, and Dope Boys hitting hard. Kid's got talent.

I'm gonna keep an eye on this kid for new music and info. In the mean time, enjoy the rhymes and flow of Aime.

Be By Myself

Asher dropped the video for Be By Myself. It's pretty abstract and artistic. I dig it. Something's a little funky with the video, about 2 minutes in, I'm pretty sure it's not supposed to be in there, and it cuts out earlier than the released track does, not sure if that's on purpose. It's all good.

Asher Roth Feat. Cee-Lo - Be By Myself

Stay Fly

Pulled directly from White Folks Get Crunk comes this Luny P remix of Three 6 Mafia's Stay Fly. It's infinity times faster, got a nice heavy house beat behind it, and just gives the song a new feel. Chickety check it.

Props to White Folks, this drop is right from their website.

Three 6 Mafia - Stay Fly (Luny P Remix)

Let Love Rule

Over 20 years ago, Lenny Kravitz released an album entitled "Let Love Rule." 6 years later, the album was certified gold.

The hit single, "Let Love Rule," became immensely popular and Lenny Kravitz was shot to the top of the charts. But you've most likely never heard the track, because when it comes down to it, it's been lost amongst the new age music, and the original track is somewhat lackluster, although I still enjoy it. The saxophone solo is really impressive at the very least.

Many years later, Let Love Rule, the album, was re-released, and who comes along to remix the hit single? Justice! (You know Justice, these guys created D.A.N.C.E.) Check out their rendition of the song, but I also recommend checking out the original so you will better appreciate this remix. The electronic feel and bass in this remix has Justice written all over it. The electric accompaniment to the sax solo is outstanding.

Lenny Kravitz - Let Love Rule
Lenny Kravitz - Let Love Rule (Justice Remix)

And if you haven't guessed, sorry hip hop lovers, you will find your stereotypical hip hop neither in Lenny Kravitz nor Justice.

White Rappers

Asher and Rick Ross's albums were released the same week (maybe same day, I don't know or care too much), in case you haven't heard. Well, that's not the only thing they faced off in.





And a new Eminem track off of Relapse. It's 'eh.' May 19th debuts the comeback of Eminem.
Eminem - 3 AM (drop)

Basement Jaxx...And Lil' Wayne

Whatchu know about Basement Jaxx? Probably not much. Well they sing "Where's Your Head At?" That's some 2001 ish, but at least you know who they are. Bet you didn't think that they looked like this though. They're an electro-house duo from the UK who know how to rock your face off.

Well fresh off their newest album, appropriately named, "The Return of Basement Jaxx," comes this.

Basement Jaxx - Raindrops (drop)

This is far from anything remotely close to hip hop, so sorry hip hop lovers. My advice? Turn this up to at least eleven and rock your fucking face off.


Oh yeah, and this sounds like it could possibly be Lil' Wayne's next radio jam once it makes the jump from internet to mainstream; it sounds extremely radio friendly to me. And the radio loves Kevin Rudolf.

Lil' Wayne Feat. Kevin Rudolf - Spit (drop)

"Sayin hey ohhh, whoaa oohh ohh"

2 Weeks of Hip-Hop

Jacked straight from The Tape (cause they're the shit), link and all, is the new Hood Internet jam.

The Hood Internet- Two Weeks Of Hip Hop (Dead Prez vs Grizzly Bear) (direct)

"And it don't stop 'till we get the po-po off the block."

Quickie News and Track

Quickie. Some news and a random song.

Asher Roth's 'Asleep in the Bread Aisle' rocketed to the number 1 album on iTunes before 24 hours had even passed. Universal Records undershipped his album around the country, guess they didn't expect it to do so well. They're more than 200,000 albums short, or so rumor (illroots) has it. The album is sick, but I'll save that for another post, another time.

New jam from Ron Browz, Keri Hilson and Juelz Santana, called Simple.

Let The Beat Build

Nyle "Let The Beat Build" from Nyle on Vimeo.


Take a seat Lil' Wayne and make way for Nyle.