13 Beats for the Week (10/21)
1. “Hey Hey” by Dennis Ferrer
Check out the remixes done for this track by the New Jersey based DJ Dennis Ferrer from heavyweights Crookers and Vandalism.
2. “Come Ere and Say That” by Rusko (Hide & Seek Remix)
Number one on the Billboard Jug 100, Rusko remixed Derulo’s “Whatcha Say” earlier this year. It starts off virtually identical and then takes a sharp right turn with the heavy synth-laden bass which is SOP for dubstep.
3. “It Wasn’t Me” Shaggy
Ah, simply a classic. I have to start using the “shaggy defense” a little more in my life.
4. “Hey You There ” by Soulja Boy
In the words of hotnewhiphop.com, “VERY HOTTTTT.”
5. “Choice Notes” by Alex Winston (Tomb Crew Remix)
“London’s rising stars, TOMB CREW, bring the noise and no mistake. Their bottomless box of Dubstep, House, Kuduro and Bmore is borderline madness and a formidable dance floor beast in their very capable tag-teaming DJ hands” – No Love Lost Records … whatever that means.
6. “Ray Ban Vision” by A-Trak feat. CyHi Da Prynce
A-Trak teams up with new G.O.O.D. Music signee CyHi Da Prince. I don’t know much about CyHi Da Prince, but I like what I’ve heard. Kanye may indeed be crazy, but he does have an ear for good music.
7. “Mad” by Magnetic Man
This dubstep supergroup consists of Skream, Benga and Artwork. They recently released this track, which is surprisingly audible considering Skream and Benga’s track record.
8. “A** N’ T******s” by DJ Assault
Known for little else than his stunning work on this track, DJ Assault was at the forefront of the little known Sex Rap genre when he put this track out.
9. “Hot in Herre” by Nelly
Imagine it’s your 2002 bar mitzvah, you just sweated out your reading of the Torah, but you’re raring to get the party started off right because you’re a man.
10. “Distubia” by Rihanna.
I really don’t like this song, but I just had to put it on the list; it wouldn’t be complete without it.
11. “Anything Worse” by The Gaslamp Killer
Gaslamp Killer reminds me of that crazy Chef from Apocalypse Now. Regardless of his appearance (I don’t discriminate), he has a futuristic sound that is sure to please.
12. “Kill Your Co-Workers” by Flying Lotus
I can’t get enough of Flying Lotus lately. He put out his third studio album Cosmogramma this past year and has already put out another EP entitled Pattern + Grid World this month. I guess FlyLo is on that grind you hear so much about.
13. “I Got Chills” by Grease
What better way to cap off this illustrious list of non sequitur tracks? If you weren’t already weirded out by this eclectic bunch of songs, the classic “I Got Chills” may have just done it.