Back to School

First day of classes today, cool. Might as well have some old Afroman to listen to and to heed advice from.


Afroman - Back to School (drop)


More music to come later today.

Welcome Back

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 Baaaaaaack

I'm back for a week or so until I leave for school, after a virtually post-less summer, I owe you guys some good music.

Recognize two of these guys? I hope by now you can recognize Kid Cudi when you see him (on the left). The man in the middle is one you know, but probably not by face. His name is David Guetta. Yeah, the Dave Guetta that created Love is Gone. Well the two collaborated for Guetta's upcoming album and this is what came out.

David Guetta Feat. KiD CuDi - Memories (drop)

Skipping the long explanations...more music.

Wale - New Soul
(sampling Yael Naim's New Soul)

Chromeo - Momma's Boy
Chromeo - Needy Girl

Shwayze - Polaroid
Shwayze - Roamin'

Matt and Kim - Daylight

Nyle - F.a.N.G.
Don't even tell me you don't remember Nyle. I've made multiple posts about him and I'm still obsessed with his rendition of Let the Beat Build. See what happens when Nyle messes around with autotune and slows things down a bit.

Black Eyed Peas - I've Gotta Feeling (Luvtek Edit)

Enjoy. Once again, consistent and daily posts once the school year begins. Look forward to it.

A Parting Gift

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.

Nappy Roots - Good Day
Jackson 5 - I Want You Back (The Walk and Rogerseventytwo Remix)
K'naan - Wavin' Flag
K'naan - Fatima
K'naan - Take a Minute
Zion I Feat. K Flay - Coastin'
Wale - Pretty Girls

Chris Webby - La La La

Just Stopping By

I'm home for a day or two for my off days. I'll post some short goodies I've come across when I've been home, or some songs that I've discovered while I was away. The posts will be short and to the point, but enjoy the music!

Super Mash Bros have a new album out titled It's All About the Scrillions. Check it out here.

Gone for the summer

I'm leaving for the summer tomorrow morning.

Keep an eye on the blogging world for good, new music, and clue me in when I get home. I'd appreciate that greatly.

In case you haven't realized, this blog is really only consistent with the school year, so look forward to the BK Lounge's full return in August. Much love.


-DJ BK

B.o.B vs Bobby Ray

Sneak preview from a track off of Bobby Ray's next mixtape....B.o.B vs. Bobby Ray. This is promising. Bobby Ray's talent is currently unmatched by any upcoming artist that I know of.

New Chiddy Bang!!

Chiddy Bang Feat. Passion Pit - Truth (drop)

Tick tock, tick tock. Time ticks until Chiddy Bang blows up huge.

BEP and Eminem and Jimmy Kimmel

Betcha didn't expect a video this inappropriate for a song so cheesy.

Kickdrums

You probably know of these guys already, the Kickdrums have been featured kinda inadvertently on my blog a few times. They were on the Benzi/Plain Pat "Sky High" mixtape more than once., have many remixes to popular songs and have unbelievable talent making their own music. Here's a little information pulled directly from their site:

Kickdrums is comprised of singer/songwriter/producer Alex Fitts (Fitts) and dj/producer Matt Penttila (Tilla). After producing and officially remixing for artists such as 50 Cent, Jay Z, Adelle, Kanye, Kid Cudi, and many others, Kickdrums re-emerge with a new original sound all their own in their debut album "Just a Game." As artists, Fitts provides vocals and song writing while both produce the tracks and perform the material live. Kickdrums plan to tour this summer in support of "Just a Game" and recently completed a video for the lead single directed by Rik Cordero.

The Kickdrums' album "Just a Game" is out tomorrow! Check out these 2 tracks from their album and an old Lollipop remix of theirs.

The Kickdrums - Things Work Out (drop)

The Kickdrums - Just A Game (video)


The Kickdrums - Lollirock (drop)