JJ Beat

*So apparently, this gem that Premo had crafted was specifically made for Yeezy (and possibly My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy). But was unfortunantely turned down by Mr. West . The beat also known as the JJ (Jermaine Jackson) Beat was also turned down by southern rapper Bun B... Now this is definitely the type of music that I expected to see on Kanye's album, and I think it is a shame that it has been overlooked. But I can definitely see some other artists rocking over this such as: Nas, Jay-Z, Jay Electronica, who doesn't sound good with Premo on the boards haha!

Who do ya'll think would fit this joint perfectely??

*DJ Premier - JJ Beat

BONUS:

*&& Speaking of MBDTF... here goes a song that was also cut from the album. GOOD grief..

*Kanye West - Eyes Closed



G.O.O.D. Album Review

*Wow, I can not believe how disappointed I am with myself not being able to post as must as I should be, but I'll skip the excuses and start off with this review of Yeezy's new album.

*I meant to post this the week it came out along with another album review, and I wasn't going to at all after I listened to the album. I was disappointed with the album overall, I really expected a REAL HIP-HOP masterpiece after all the hype for the pass couple of months with the G.O.O.D. Fridays (which I think were better than most songs on the album) and rumors with working with GREAT producers such as RZA, Q-Tip, Madlib, Pete Rock, and DJ Premier. I mean on paper there is no way this album can fail, but sure enough, most of those tracks were scrapped from the album and we were left with a 13 tracks of dissapointment.

Now, I thought to myself that perhaps I was to quick to judge the album without actually sitting down and listening to it in full detail. So I played the album about 20 more times in my ZUNE and really tried to listen to the album in different angles and hear what he is trying to say. After all the madness, some of my opinions about the album had changed opposed to the ones I shared on my buddy Frank's blog. And I think I understand more or less of what the album is really about. So, without further ado lets get on with the review.

*Hit the jump for the Review, Tracklist and MORE.!!

*Kanye West - Dark Fantasy [Prod. The RZA, Kanye West, No I.D., Jeff Bhasker & Mike Dean]

Just a Reminder

*In case if you are not aware, a couple of DOPE album drop with the next week on November 22. You can tell what albums I'll be copping up top. I'll write a review on both the albums the week they drop, but you can pre-order both the albums here and here. OHH an don't forget to cop KiD CuDi's new album which is avaliable now.

*Hit the jump for both the official tracklists of each album.

*Kanye West - Chain Heavy (Feat. Talib Kweli & Consequence) [Prod. Q-Tip]

*Left Over off Mr. West's album, WOW.!!

Runaway (Short Film) by Kanye West

*Speaking of Mr. West, here is his DOPE short film that premiered last night on MTV and BET. Featuring music from My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (which you can pre-order now). It is narrated by the Young Money representative Nicki Minaj.

Unfortunately the video/music is clean but the explict version can be viewed at Kanye's site.

*PROPS to Yeezy.

G.O.O.D. Update

*At the Los Angeles premiere of his short film Runaway, Kanye West revealed that he is now preping 5 album covers for My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy which will all be included with the album itself on November 22. Up top is apparently the first cover.

*Also hit the jump for the tracklists of both Kanye's and KiD CuDi's albums; and also a interview Mr. West had with MTV on why he changed his album title.

G.O.O.D. Album Covers

#Kanyeshrug

*Up top is apparently what would've been the cover to Kanye's newest album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy after it was recently BANNED in the U.S. (thank god). Kanye expresses his thoughts and reaction in numerous tweets..

*Hit the Jump for another G.O.O.D./DOPE album cover of KiD CuDi's sophomore album Man On The Moon II: The Legend Of Mr. Rager...Oh and dont forget to keep up with G.O.O.D. Fridays.

Kanye West - Lost In The World

808's all over again.?

*New (UNFINISHED) song from Mr. West which is presumably off his upcoming "Hip-Hop" album, Dark Twisted Fantasy?? I'm not going to lie, this sounds like something straight out of 808's & Heartbreak, which is not completely bad but not too good at the very most. But I do see potential, his verse is actually not that bad and sounds like something more or less from his last Hip-Hop album Graduation. And although I am very open minded when it comes to music, and respect artists when they are trying to branch out and do something new, I really hope that Yezzy's newest effort is not completely covered with auto-tune/vocoder and weak instrumentals.

*Also Hit the jump for Kanye's returning cameo as Kenny West in the Family Guy spinoff The Cleveland Show,, which is actually pretty good..

*Kanye West - Lost In The World (Feat. Bon Iver)

Kanye West once again links up with Bon Iver..

(Lost)100th Post..

I know I look really young lol.

This is my official 100th post since I first started my blog during the summer. And so I figured that on rare occasions like these I'd share some previous events/unfinished posts that where meant to be posted, but I never got around to actually doing it..Or I forgot haha.

FAMILY REUNION..

One of the things that I'd never shared was a Family Reunion that I recently had gone to in August at Bisbee, Arizona which I must say was quite the trip.

On the way there, I got to view some of the country side, which was really something that I had missed seeing from my previous trips to Mexico, which by the way is the same route we use to get to Bisbee. 

It brought back memories of a time that I used to feel never should have happened, but now I am thankful that it did, and hope to continue learning from it.  

The reunion was held at a community center near a church, I can't remember the name but I remember it being kind of small. And despite the size of the location, it actually worked out for the best. Not as many people showed up that I thought would. But there was still a good amount of people.

The first thing we did when most of us were gathered was a group photo. Afterwards we proceeded to the festivites which literaly did not end to the next morning. The potluck which was contributed by everybody was INCREDIBLE, an endless amount of food ranging from Fried Chicken to Tacos and Salad.

Although I did not dance, or do karaoke, I still enjoyed myself. I had conversated with many people of family whom I have never met in my enitre life but yet they knew much about me. I felt guilty of not knowing more than half the people in the room.

Awkward enough, me and the krew my cousins decided to take a stroll down Old Bisbee, we checked out some of the town, and got to observe some of the lifestyle that was around which was completely different from where I'm from. After awhile we got bored and headed back to the reuninon. Not much later my family had decided not to stay at a hotel and instead head back home.

The quiet road back home was good, it gave us the opportunity to take in everything we had just experienced. By the time we arrived at good old Too Strong, it was around 1:40 am and we were all eager to get home. We finally arrived, exausted, we all decided to go to bed almost immeditaly. I on the other hand stayed up a while longer to update my blog, I had started the post but just never got around to finishing it until now. 

Overall, I had a great time and is definitely something that I will always remember, and I hope to attend more reunions, or host one of my own.

Kanye West - Devil In a New Dress [Prod. Bink!]

^CLASSIC^

-Yeezy has no doubt been dropping some incredible music lately, dropping DOPE tracks after track and this one is no different... Off his forthcoming Hip-Hop album (thank god), Dark Twisted Fantasy which is slated for a Novermber release.

I am a BIG fan of Kanye West's work, especially his first 3 albums, he is no doubt one of my favorite producer/MC's. And I hope that the rumors about his newest album are ture and lives up to the hype. But with songs like these, I think we have nothing to worry about. G.O.O.D. Music.

*Kanye West - Devil In a New Dress [Prod. Bink!]

BONUS:

*Kanye West - Monster (Feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj & Bon Iver)

Without a doubt I have to give it to Young Money's own Nicki Minaj who definitely held her own in this track. DOPE beat and verses from Yeezy & Jay-Z...& I definitely digg Nicki's Jamaican flow on this lol.

Kanye West x Justin Bieber x Raekwon x MORE.!

 

 

-WOW,, talk about a random collaboration.. What's next, 50 Cent, Hannah Montana & Lil Wayne.? Nah but I've gotta respect this collab featuring two of my favorite artists (KANYE WEST x RAEKWON!!).. With Rae' on the track it's only fair that Yeezy samples a Wu Record right.??

-It was rumored that these were bound to collab. Just didn't think it was actually gonna go down lol.

*Justin Bieber - Runaway Love |Remix| (Feat. Kanye West & Raekwon) [Prod. Kanye West]

Posting this is just killing me in the inside just a little.

BONUS:

Also, new song from the former Flipmode MC, featuring Busta Rhymes and Swizz Beatz also sampling a very familiar Wu' classic.

*Reek Da Villian - Mechanics (Feat. Busta Rhymes & Swizz Beatz) [Prod. Swizz Beatz]

What is it with this trend of sampling Wu' records.?

VideoPortrait: Kanye West - POWER

-When I first caught this on after Jersey Shore last night on MTV, I did not know what say afterwards other than "what the Fuck did I just watch.?"...although I was impressed by the imagery, I still did not know what the meaning of it all, but I knew it all obviously had something to do with Power....In case you want the full detailed breakdown of the video, you can visit here...The video portrait was Directed by Marco Brambilla (Demolition Man...awesome)...Off Kanye West's 5th studio LP Good Ass Job Dark Twisted Fantasy.?
*Kanye West - POWER (Feat. Dwele)

KiD CuDi – Erase Me f. Kanye West

-New track off Cudder's new Album, Man On The Moon II: The Legend Of Mr. Rager, which is set to DROP along with Kanye West's new album Good Ass Job, Big Sean's new album Finally Famous, and Consequence's new album ConsTV, on September 14, now being called G.O.O.D. Music Day,, Can they pull it off? Only time will tell.

*KiD CuDi – Erase Me (Feat. Kanye West) [Prod. Jim Jonsin]

Kanye West – Good Ass Job Dark Twisted Fantasy?? (Tracklist? + Leak?)

-Do not if this is legit or not but this is the supposed tracklist to Kanye West's newest album, Good Ass Job Dark Twisted Fantasy??. Also, it is being said that an E-Mail that was intended for Hype Williams containing what appears to be a leak of the album. The E-Mail was cracked by hackers and now the whole internet is going nuts as the leaked file is password protected.

*Hit the Jump For More Info + Tracklist & MORE.!