Video: Kanye West - "Devil In a New Dress" (Unofficial)

Shouts to weworemasks for drawing attention to this user-created video for one of my favorites off MBDTF. David's tip #79: Always keep your prized belongings in a secret hiding place or else a Kim Kardashian look-a-like will pillage you.

DEVIL from yonie.ethiopian.love on Vimeo.

MySpace: Kanye West

Blocks - "Hideaway"

Blocks, the new project of Dan Nigro (ex-As Tall As Lions vocalist), dropped a new track filled with digital trickles and a familiar falsetto. Yessah.

Stream: Blocks - "Hideaway"

Video: Travis Barker - "Forever" (Remix feat. Drake, Kanye West, Lil' Wayne, Eminem)

Apparently this is as old as hell, but watching Travis Barker throw down over Drake's breakout single will never get too tiring. Feeeeeelin' that all black drumset too.



Download: Travis Barker - "Forever" (Remix feat. Drake, Kanye West, Lil' Wayne, and Eminem)

Video: Lupe Fiasco - "The Show Goes On"

Think it really takes Lu 4:17 to make it from the dressing room to the stage? Either way, kinda wasted an opportunity on this video, but nothing can take away from how good of a song it is.

Lasers out March 8, ya'll.



MySpace: Lupe Fiasco

Sherri Dupree - "Heartless" (Kanye West cover)

Sherri Dupree/Bemis a.k.a. singer/guitarist for Eisley and bride of Say Anything's Max Bemis lent her willowy vocals to a haunting take on Yeezy's "Heartless". When she sings "I did some things, but that's the old me", you think she means Jesse Lacey and Chad Gilbert?

Boom, roasted.

Download: Sherri Dupree - "Heartless" (Kanye West cover)

MySpace: Eisley

Video: Steel Train - "You and I Undercover" (Live on Fearless Music)

Rousing rendition of a song that found it's way onto my list for best songs of 2010. Think Steel Train will do the same on the year-end record list? All signs points toward "Yes".



MySpace: Steel Train

Top 25 Songs of 2010

On the eve before Christmas....there was a dope ass list of the best songs of 2010. The end.

If anyone wants to teach me how to turn this into a zip file, I'll gladly make it available for your greedy little hands.

Hope everyone has a safe, fun, and merry Christmas/Holidaze!

Top 25 Songs of 2010

1. Cee Lo Green- "Fuck You"
2. Circa Survive - "Get Out"
3. Kanye West - "All Of The Lights" (feat. Rihanna, Alicia Keys, Fergie, The-Dream, Ryan Leslie, Elton John, Charlie Wilson, Kid Cudi, John Legend, Tony Williams & Elly Jackson)
4. Local Natives - "Who Knows, Who Cares"
5. Broken Bells - "The High Road"
6. Envy on the Coast - "Southern Comfort"
7. The Black Keys - "Next Girl"
8. Mark Ronson - "Bang, Bang, Bang" (feat. MNDR and Q-Tip)
9. The Gaslight Anthem - The Diamond Street Church Choir"
10. Lil' Wayne - "Right Above It" (feat. Drake)
11. Kings of Leon - "Back Down South"
12. "LCD Soundsystem - Dance Yrself Clean"
13. Kanye West - "Monster" (feat. Nicki Minaj, Bon Iver, Rick Ross, and Jay-Z)
14. Wavves - "Green Eyes"
15. The Roots - The Fire (feat. John Legend)
16. Ryan Adams - "Happy Birthday"
17. Drake - "Up All Night" (feat. Nicki Minaj)
18. Steel Train - "You and I Undercover"
19. Butch Walker - "She Likes Hairbands"
20. Yeasayer - "O.N.E"
21. Vampire Weekend - "Giving Up the Gun"
22. Gorillaz - "Stylo" (feat. Bobby Womack)
23. Katy Perry - "Teenage Dream"
24. RJD2 - "Games You Can Win" (feat. Kenna)
25. B.o.B. - "Airplanes" (feat. Hayley Williams)

Video: North Korea - "Master Plan B"

Here's our first taste of North Korea (a.k.a. Ryan and Brain from Envy on the Coast + Bill Rymer of Dillinger Escape Plan) and it involves them getting their Glassjaw on in more ways than one.

North Korea - Master Plan B (DOGMA) from DOGMA on Vimeo.

Video: The Dear Hunter - "White #2"

I'm gonna be honest...I thought Casey Crescenzo's whole EP concept series dedicated to all the colors in the spectrum was never really gonna happen. Now we have to official tracks and confirmation that a 40-song package will be available in May 2011.

Shut me up, right?



MySpace: The Dear Hunter

Talib Kweli - "How You Love Me" (feat. Blaq Toven)

Talib Kweli sounds poised for a comeback and this new one off Gutter Rainbows only confirms that vibe, but what's with all these MCs getting bitten by the love bug anyways?

Download: Talib Kweli - "How You Love Me" (feat. Blaq Toven)

MySpace: Talib Kweli

Video: Beach House - "10 Mile Stereo" (Live on Conan)

Beach House bring their dreamy sounds, complete with Victoria LeGrande sumptuous vocals, to Conan's stage with the aid of some glowing pyramids. Teen Dream will definitely make an appearance in my year-end list. Top 10? Guess you'll have to wait and see...



MySpace: Beach House

Wale - "Lets Chill" (feat. Lloyd)

New cut from Ralph Folarin in which he tries to...um..."chill" with a certain lady. Lloyd hops on the hook to make things properly lovey-dovey.

Download: Wale - "Lets Chill" (feat. Lloyd)

MySpace: Wale

Bright Eyes - "Shell Games"

So much for retiring the Bright Eyes moniker, eh Conor? In truth, I'm glad he didn't or else we wouldn't have gotten to hear this 80s-tastic jam.

Peoples Key is out February 15th and is set to feature a more "modern" and "rocking" sound. Innnnnnnnteresting.



MySpace: Bright Eyes

Video: Manchester Orchestra - "Simple Math" (acoustic)

Given that this is an acoustic rendition, there is little to no chance this sounds anything like the album version will. That being said, I hear some bits of "Stairway to Heaven" in the melody. I also hear a fair share of awesome.

This will show up on their forthcoming LP that is due out in March (news to me)...2011 is already looking dope.



MySpace: Manchester Orchestra

Video: The Lonely Island - "I Just Had Sex" (feat. Akon)

The Lonely Island show off their visuals for "I Just Had Sex" a.k.a. "I'm On a Boat 2.0". Replace "boats" with "sex" and T-Pain with Akon and you're about on it.

That being said, these dudes are still hilarious and the addition of Jessica Alba and Blake Lively to the mix always makes things better.



MySpace: The Lonely Island

Ghostface Killah - "In Tha Park" (feat. Black Thought)

Ghostface and Black Though team up to get angry on a classic track propelled by an epic Prince Paul sample. The higher the volume, the better it sounds.

Apollo Kids drops Dec. 21.

Download: Ghostface Killah - "In Tha Park" (feat. Black Thought)

MySpace: Ghostface Killah

Iron & Wine - "Try By The River"

Sam Beam lets loose on a breezy, laid-back jam that sounds strangely similar to something James Taylor would've written mid-methadone addiction. Yes, that was suppose to be a compliment.

Comes of Kiss Each Other Clean, due out Jan. 25.

Download: Iron & Wine - "Tree By The River"

MySpace: Iron & Wine

Kanye West - "Christmas in Harlem" (feat. Cam'ron, Vado, Jim Jones, CyHi Da Prynce, Pusha T, Big Sean, Teyana Taylor & Musiq Soulchild)

Mr. West delivers a Christmas sermon in the form of another epic G.O.O.D. Friday track. He enlists the help of Cam'ron, Vado, Teyana Taylor, Jim Jones and Musiq Soulchild and some other G.O.O.D. regulars (Big Sean, CyHi Da Prince, Pusha T) to tell the tale of Baby Yeezus in the snowy Harlem street.


MySpace: Kanye West

Beach House - "I Do Not Care For the Winter Sun"

Tis' that time of year for crackling fires and chestnuts roasting over said blaze. Aptly-named Beach House pay their respects with a holiday tune that opens with sleigh bells before sliding into bending notes, warming piano, and their traditionally hazy vocals.

Rumors tell that the duo promise to re-release the song with subsequent revisions and new cameos, but I'll just settle for a new album. Christmas miracle?

Download: Beach House - "I Do Not Care For the Winter Sun"

MySpace: Beach House

Talib Kweli - "Start It Up" (freestyle)

There's very few ways better to start up a track than have Mr. Kweli bless it with a freestyle...Talib does what he does on Lloyd Banks' dope "Start It Up", although I don't know what the hell that pseudo-hook is.

Gutter Rainbows, featuring Sean Price, Jean Grae, and 88-Keys, is out Jan 25.

Download: Talib Kweli - "Start It Up" (freestyle)

MySpace: Talib Kweli

Lil' Wayne - "6'7'" (feat. Cory Gunz)

First taste of the reformed Lil' Wayne and one word comes to mind: "hungry". Dude sounds eager as hell over a low-end beat that'll blow you out your ride, while Cory Gunz does what he can to stand as tall as the 6-foot, 7-foot Mr. Carter.

Tha Carter IV is expected out in February 2011.

Download: Lil' Wayne - "6'7'" (feat. Cory Gunz)

MySpace: Lil' Wayne

Video: Blu - "Seasons"

The unstoppable duo of Blu and Exile bundle up and hit the snowy streets to give all us listeners the dopest of holiday gifts. Can't get enough of this...more new muzik plz?



MySpace: Blu

Video: Dustin Kensrue - "Mesa, AZ" (Bad Books cover)

Dustin Kensrue of Thrice fame takes on the KDev-led Bad Books track "Mesa, AZ" to excellent results on a stop for the Where's the Band? tour with Matt Pryor (The Get Up Kids), Chris Conley (Saves The Day) and Anthony Raneri (Bayside). But, c'mon, what did you expect?




MySpace: Dustin Kensrue

Video: Jamie Foxx - "Fall For Your Type" (feat. Drake)

I've been digging this song hard of late, but the only thing hot in the is video is the leading lady. Got DAMN.



MySpace: Jamie Foxx

Skyzoo - "Speakers on Blast" (Remix feat. Lloyd Banks and Maino)

The one and only S-K-Y-Z-00 gives the bass-rattling favorite off Live From The Tapedeck a facelift and lets Lloyd Banks and Maino get at it too. Sharing is caring.

Download: Skyzoo - "Speakers on Blast" (Remix feat. Lloyd Banks and Maino)

MySpace: Skyzoo

Wiz Khalfia - "Real Estate"

Only reason for the lateness on this is because I've been listening to it too much to actually find time for a post. Huge beat, so-so rhymes, classic Wiz.

Download: Wiz Khalifa - "Real Estate"

MySpace: Wiz Khalifa

J. Cole - "Leave Me Alone" (feat. Kevin Cossom)

Mr. Cole originally dropped this as "Untitled" back in July, but added a catchy melody from Kevin Cossom and now we have "Leave Me Alone". Works for me.

MySpace: J. Cole

Raekwon - "Butter Knives"

The Chef's back on his Wu-Tang shit for his follow-up to Only Built for Cuban Linx II. Heard of lyrical wordsmiths? Try lyrical swordsman.

Download: Raekwon - "Butter Knives"

MySpace: Raekwon

Video: Kings of Leon - "Pyro"

One of my favorite cuts off Come Around Sundown gets video treatment. KOL nonchalantly play a dingy bar where all the innocents get a dues ex machina. Good heavens...literally.

Love this whole album, expect it high up on my year-end list. Don't know why all the old school fans have to hate...



MySpace: Kings of Leon