Tag Archives: kanye west
song of the day: h.a.m.
The first single for Kanye and Jay-Z’s collaboration album Watch the Throne dropped this morning… You can listen to it here. And my Lord, if you thought My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy was over-the-top, you ain’t heard nothing yet. Yeezy … Continue reading
guestlist: top 10 most painfully hipster songs of 2010
By Myra Gupta We are all guilty of it. Of liking something just because nobody else knows what it is, of not really enjoying a song but saying we do because it sounds cool to do so, of parroting whatever … Continue reading
guestlist: top 10 kanye west songs of 2010
By Will Saborio What do you do when you’ve publicly humiliated yourself, made yourself one of the most hated figures in pop culture, and, to top it off, prompted Barack Obama to call you a jackass? If you’re Kanye West, … Continue reading
song of the day: christmas in harlem (remix)
Who could ask for anything more for Christmas? Kanye packs this remix to the brim with stocking stuffers — Pusha T, Cam’ron, Jim Jones, Big Sean, Musiq Soulchild — and more quotable lines than I have space for (Pusha T … Continue reading
song of the day: welcome to the world
T.I.’s best song in years, Ye’s best in about a week. Serious banger.
song of the day: dark fantasy
Get. This. Album.
setlist: electric relaxation, 11/23/2010
Our radio show this week was one of our best in a long time, with a varied mix of old school and new school jams. A perfect soundtrack for drivin’ down the block, bass crazy kickin’ it: Black Star – … Continue reading
song of the day: classic (dj premier remix)
Spectacular posse cut featuring Rakim, Nas, KRS-One and a slightly-out-of-his-league Kanye West — oh and DJ Premier, dropping one of the best beats of his career.
video of the day: runaway
In the unlikely event you haven’t seen this yet: the video that will single-handedly make ballet dancing cool again. Also noteworthy: scantily-clad bird-women, random slow-mo explosions, spine-tingling Bon Iver samples, and the best damn production values of any music video … Continue reading
mash up: gold digger vs. a fifth of beethoven
This one’s pretty silly, but a lot of fun. Kanye and Beethoven just belong together. The backing track’s “A Fifth of Beethoven,” a classic in its own right off the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.
