If the posted songs remind you of one that you like, share it by dropping the youtube url or song name in the comment section. If there is just a jam that you have been into lately post it in the "Jam of the Day" section. If it is a chill song post it in the "Chill Song of the Day" section.
I've been listening to a playlist I made from freshman year all day today, kind of thinking back on my first year in school. The playlist was on random and the acoustic live version of this State Radio song came on:
"Mr. Larkin" by State Radio
State Radio is a Boston based trio (see video below)
there used to be a version of the song over a Red Sox montage which was badass, but it got removed from youtube cause it violated MLB copyright laws.... relax Bud Selig
Bud Selig - Commissioner of Major League Baseball
(PS - I'm sure Bud Selig had nothing to do with removing this video from youtube, I just needed a scapegoat)
"Knights of Bostonia" by State Radio
According to wikipedia, State Radio "Infuses a blend of Roots-Reggae, Ska, Punk and Rock". This last song I think exemplifies this fusion best, and is also one of my favorites by the group:
Got a week off before finals right now, the problem is that the lack of classes is causing a lack of motivation and I'm being real lazy right now. Well I think It's time to get off my ass and buckle down, and I had to dig out this old school Outkast gem "Git Up, Get Out" to do it. This song features 4 verses: first by Cee-Lo Green, the second by Big Boi, third by Big Grip, and Andre closes it up in Mariano Rivera style (see below)....
Mariano Rivera #42 RP
2010 Season Stats
SPLITS
G
GS
CG
IP
H
R
ER
HR
BB
SO
W
L
SV
HLD
BLSV
WHIP
ERA
Season
61
0
0
60.0
39
14
12
2
11
45
3
3
33
0
5
0.83
1.80
Postseason
6
0
0
6.1
4
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
3
0
0
0.63
0.00
Career
978
10
0
1150.0
887
309
285
62
267
1051
74
55
559
0
0
1.00
2.23
This one comes off of Outkast's debut LP "Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik", all the way back from 1994. I heard it first from the hip-hop duo's compilation disk: "Big Boi & Dre Present Outkast" which came out in 2001. For anyone trying to get into the group, i personally think this is the best way to start.... the album is their greatest hits up to "Stankonia" chosen by Andre 3k and Big Boi themselves -- really good stuff.
First of all Big Sean reps Detroit so I felt obligated to start this post off by giving a little respect to another Detroit icon with the initials B.S. -- Barry Sanders, one of my favorite athletes ever... Sundays rolling around and if a Barry Sanders montage to the "Requiem for a Dream" theme song doesn't get you pumped for football than nothing will...
Anyway..........
I just heard Kanye's latest G.O.O.D. Friday track called "Don't Look Down" featuring Lupe, Mos Def, and Big Sean. Personally, I think Big Sean kills it (see link below) so I thought it was an appropriate time to dedicate a post to him. Kanye West - Don't Look Now (feat. Lupe Fiasco, Mos Def, Big Sean)
Sean Anderson was born on March 25, 1988. If Big Sean had gone to college with me he would have already graduated last spring, however he is still only considered a Freshman to the rap game.
Anderson was born in Santa Monica, California but moved to Detroit, Michigan at the age of 2 months.
In his freestyle over Gucci Mane's "Lemonade" (see below), Big Sean gives a shout out to "D-town, westside"...
Big Sean signed with Kanye's label "G.O.O.D. Music" in 2007. A year later he signed with Def Jam. He has yet to release a full length album, but has had some success in the mixtape game.
Here are a few notable features that Big Sean does:
1. Kanye West ft. Big Sean - Paranoid (Remix)
2. Wale ft. Big Sean - Wonder Why (Prod. by 9th Wonder)
Taylor Gang and Paper Planes... "Young Wiz" Khalifa reps the "black and yellow", colors associated with the sports teams of his home town, Pittsburgh (See Below). Born on September 8, 1987 Khalifa's real name is Cameron Jibril Thomaz.
"And bein' from Pittsburgh/ they sayin' they concerned/
With tryna make a lane 'cause my sound is unique"
Thomaz was actually not born in Pittsburgh, but in Minot, North Dakota. Before finally settling down in Pittsburgh Thomaz also lived in England and Japan. His name khalifa is Arabic for "successor" or "wisdom". It's said that because Khalifa also means "Wisdom"... He shortened Wisdom to Wiz.
Bonus Track: "Take Yo Bitch"
Another Track off of Khalifa's mixtape "Burn After Rolling"
