Hey Kids,
So this week, I’m getting high off my own supply. Luckily, I deal music and not coke. Anyways, in this post we have Mister Mistress covering both “Heartbeat” by Childish Gambino, and “We Found Love” by Rihanna. Mister Mistress is currently busy recording their new EP, and wanted to give a nice treat during the wait. (more…)
I know I posted the above video already but it’s such an epic song and the video can be described in the same light plus it recently got deemed unsafe for people with epilepsy which I’m not surprised by. It happened to a video by Gnarls Barkley.
Anyways after watching the video, I got a few “All of the Lights” songs for you including one with Lil Wayne, Big Sean and Drake rapping to the beat, then Play N Skillz create a slowed up electronic pop hop cover/remix.
All Of The Lights (rmx) f. Big Sean, Drake & Lil Wayne
Play N Skillz – ALL OF THE LIGHTS RMX
However I saved the best for last with a rocking cover of “All Of The Lights” that I absolutely love. Folk/Soul/Pop band Delta Rae captures the power of the original but takes it into a more acoustic rock direction. Follow Delta Rae on facebook and twitter if you like the cover below. I think Kanye would give a standing ovation to this song.
For this week’s mashup monday I decided to dedicate it to three emerging mashup DJ’s: The Friendly Giant, John Marr, and Party Ben. I have 2 songs I like a lot from each artist below to listen and download.
First we got John Marr, a UK DJ whose first mashup below adds a more elelectronic feel to Snow Patrol’s hit single “Chasing Cars”. In the second mashup it’s more a remix as Mike Posner originally used the Miami Horror song in another song of his. I like the party feel of it.
John Marr – Chasing Kylie (Snow Patrol vs Kylie Minogue)
John Marr – Sometimes Cooler Than Me (Mike Posner vs Miami Horror)
Next DJ is LA-based The Friendly Giant who is really good at mixing two catchy songs into a dope mashup. Two examples below.
The Friendly Giant – Forever (Drake vs Jack Johnson)
The Friendly Giant – Don’t Stop This Plane (Wiz Khalifa vs Journey)
Lastly Party Ben is probably my favorite of the three just because he’s been around the longest from what I know. Here’s two of my favorites by him, they are kind of old but still great.
Party Ben – Shame (At Nite) (Evelyn Chamagne King vs. Kid Cudi)
Party Ben – Live Your Life Punk (Rihanna/T.I. vs Vampire Weekend)
Colors! One word to describe why this video is so interesting is how colorful it is. Once again Kanye West gives us a music video with amazing colorful visuals, lots of quick cuts and most of the lyrics to the song in a very interesting way. Plus Rihanna looks hot in that outfit and Kanye West looks pretty bad ass rapping on top of a cop car. If I had the video on mute or couldn’t hear the music, I would still be tuned in by how intriguing this video is. Download
The original was a huge hit so check out the sequel going on Rihanna’s new project, coming Nov 16th. Eminem drops some more sweet bars on the third verse. More of an R&B feel.
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With over 4.5 million views, I wish I could have been one of the first couple millions but that’s ok, as long as most of you haven’t seen it yet.
Sam Tsui is really good, taking three overplayed songs, (Eminem/Rihanna’s “Love The Way You Lie”, Taio Cruz’ “Dynamite”, and Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream”), and turning it into his own.
Cover/Mashups have become a cool trend with television show, Glee, Neon Hitch, Sam Tsui and many more.
For more videos of Sam Tsui, click here.
Rusko is a dubstep music producer and DJ from the UK. Above is the official music video for “Hold On”, a club dance song, not too much dubstep, but this is.
In May 2010, Rusko released his debut album O.M.G.! which boosted his exposure further and more in the US. Here are two of my favorites by Rusko, “Da Cali Anthem”, “How Lo Can U Gizzo” and “Hold On”
Tinie Tempah is an English rapper born in London. He plans to release his debut album, Disc-Overy on October 4 through Parlophone records. His music is considered grime hip-hop and he has collaborated recently with Kelly Rowland, Snoop Dogg, and Mr. Hudson to name a few, and even toured with Rihanna for part of her 10-date UK tour in May 2010.
Once Tinie Tempah’s album drops, I believe he is going to make a bigger impact in the US like he has already done in the UK, with “Pass Out” and “Frisky” reaching UK Gold and UK Silver, respectively.
Listen and download his latest song featuring Kelly Rowland, “Invincible”, and two of my other favorites, “Written in the Stars” and “Pass Out (Remix)” featuring Chiddy Bang.
Although I’m not the biggest fan of Lil Wayne or Drake, they both have songs that came out this week that are not great but good. I respect them, but cannot listen to more than a few songs at a time.
Listen to and download both tracks below:
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