Big Sean - Made ft. Drake

This is a good day for music. Courtesy of New Music Cartel, I bring you Big Sean's Made featuring Drake.

Download: Big Sean - Made ft. Drake

([Grandmaster Benji])
Harlemz White Knight

New Video: Lupe Fiasco - IM BEAMING

Yo! KiDBLaCK. Lu-to-tha-Pe released the video for his first single Im Beaming off of LASERS. Amped.

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Eminem-Despicable Freestyle (New Album Entitled Recovery Drops in June)

Well, I believe Eminem is still one of the best to ever do it. A lot of people have done some things in the past few years but um... Mr. "Don't Give A Fuck" pretty much lived up to his nickname. Enjoy.

ATM

Bluetube: Lupe- Beautiful Lasers preview

Beautiful Lasers - Lupe Fiasco (Snippet) Live from HD on Vimeo.

...Dear Lupe, put LASERS out now. stop stringing me along or i'll stop being a fan. k? thanks...

----->KiDBLaCK<-----

New Video: B.o.B.- Bet I Bust ft. Playboy Tre & T.I.

Honestly i don't like this song. I skip it when it comes on the album...i also didn't watch the video...so here is YOUR mission. Watch it and tell me ifs as bad as i assume....

----->KiDBLaCK<-----

Bluetube: Kanye West on The Cleveland Show

Yo. KiDBLaCK. Kanye on Cleveland Show this sunday. Gonna peep that AND THEN watch the BOONDOCK SEASON 3 premiere. Whose gonna keep me company?

----->KiDBLaCK<-----

New Video [comin soon]: Outasight – Don’t Say Anything

YO. KiDBLaCK. Can you say dope? Outasight, im ready...but are they?

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New Video: N.E.R.D.- Hot N’ Fun

YO! KiDBLaCK. N.E.R.D. Nothing. Coming soon. Heres the first single. Enjoy.

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Bluetube: Corinne Bailey Rae- Closer Live

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Yo! KiDBLaCK. I love Corinne. So smooth. Enjoy.

----->KiDBLaCK<-----

Lupe Fiasco – “Love Letter To The Beat” feat. Alicia Keys [free download]

Hey guys. It's Lady Trace-Y back from the dead. I haven't posted in a minute, finals and whatnot, ya know? [read: too lazy]

But I saw a new Lupe track & felt i was obligated to come back and post it. It gets bonus points for featuring Alicia Keys.

Click Here to enjoy your free download

in Other Lupe related news. here's a little something i borrowed from BeatsandBombs:

If you haven’t been following Lupe’s post-The Cool saga, here’s a condensed version:

• On the last track of The Cool, he announces LupE.N.D. and says he’ll be calling it quits after that.
• LupE.N.D. gets postponed, then is reannounced as a triple album, then is “postponed indefinitely” (i.e. cancelled).
• Somewhere along the way, he lets us know of his plans to drop an album titled The Great American Rap Album. That gets scrapped.
• LASERS gets announced. Two singles drop and a bunch of tracks off it get performed live. Lupe goes on a tour calledSteppin Laser.

So now that you’re up to speed, guess what just happened. Yeah, new plans. Via Twitter, Lupe writes, “Writing ‘The Great American Rap Album’ While Touring America…”. I don’t know if it’s justLASERS under a different name, or another album in itself, or ifLASERS is being scrapped. All I know is that, in the words of Colonel Stinkmeaner, “this some ol’ bullshit”. This album could go untitled for all I care – I just want some new music.

the end

- Lady Trace - Y

HOT OR NOT: Delicious

Dear Delicious,

Track is not that tasty. Some love affairs NEED to stay a secret. You've GOT to do better.

-Artemis J

The Connect: B.O.B. – The Adventures Of Bobby Ray

Yo! KiDBLaCK! i got that CONNECT for that ass. This time i got B.O.B.'s album The Adventures Of Bobby Ray. This is actually dopeness, if you ask me. I thought the single Nothing On You {video above} was a fluke, but nope, the entire is equally as well crafted. Check it yo self.

DOWNLOAD: B.O.B. – The Adventures Of Bobby Ray

----> KiDBLaCK <----

Chris Breezy Pulls 180...Again

Dear Chris,

Too soon.

- Artemis J.

"Bad Boy celebrity cuz I'm so large//
And don't need no battery cuz I'm in charge.

On second thought...right on time. I love the track and it might take others a while to hop on but oh well. Time heals all wounds. Wait...was THAT too soon?

Bluetube: Drake-Fireworks

Yo! Drake. Fireworks. Thank Me Later.

----->KiDBLaCK<-----

New Video: Basic Instinct & Ride

Yo! Ciara is coming back, but no one asked her too... heres her new music...above is a buzz thing, like Rhianna'a Wait Is Ova...but its more like a womp...



Comment if YOU TOO are upset...

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J.Monae- The ArchAndroid Cover Art

YO! KiDBLaCK is back for ya'll losers and lames. Sorry i've been gone so long, busy losing my mind. But im back with some visuals for you. Janelle Monae's album art is here... along with this blurb from Ms. Monae

The ArchAndroid Crown: Designed by Zoman Ignatius, the half-elf, half-human mystic, reportedly 500 years ago. According to legend, the crown has several magic properties, as well as innovative technologies that can be employed only by The ArchAndroid. Zoman was a consummate inventor, artist and sculptor, a cross between Tesla and Da Vinci, and as such, he designed the crown to be a work of beauty that would embody the very spirit of Metropolis. According to legend, the crown features prominent Metropolis buildings and towers that will light up radiantly when the one and only true ArchAndroid wears the crown. According to the Daily Horos, this opulent headdress was stolen from the vaults in the Black House, reportedly by 1954, in October of 2715. Several members of 1954 were hunted down and executed for this crime. But the crown was never found. Many claim it has been secreted away to the Wonderground. There is also word that in the year 2010, several 1954 operatives have crafted a replica of this historic headdress to be worn by Janelle Monáe in anticipation for her album The ArchAndroid…no word on whether or not this replica has magic properties… The Living Cyktionary, 9th Edition, 2719

Oh, aiight then...Comment if you get the urge.

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Bluetube: Will.I.Am ft Thugnificent 'Dick Riding Obama'

Yo! Boondocks are back soon... this is to keep you satisfied while you wait...

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New Music: Big Sean, B.O.B., Ciara and J.Cole

Yo! KiDBLaCK! i got some musics for you from the likes of Big Sean, B.O.B., Ciara and J.Cole. Listen and download if you like. Comment to let me know how you feelin bout these tracks.

DOWNLOAD: Big Sean-Bullshittin

DOWNLOAD: B.O.B.-Airplanes (ft. Hayley Williams)

DOWNLOAD: Ciara-Ride (ft. Ludacris)

DOWNLOAD: J.Cole- We On

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Bluetube: Janelle Monae THE ARCHANDROID trailer

Yo! Janelle Monae...yes.

Heres some exclusive footage of one of Ms. Monae's secret shows in NYC. You can get a little taste of what is on ArchAndroid. Anywhoo, comment if ya not too lazy...

----> KiDBLaCK <----

New Video: Kid Cudi & Snoop ‘That Tree’

Yo! KiDBLaCK. Heres the offical video for that tree. Snoop...please sit the fuck down...old ass... Comment if you wanna put your two cents in...

----> KiDBLaCK <----

Kickin' Knowledge: CunningLynguists-Cocaine

A clever little take on that white girl/Christina Aguilera...

ATM

New Music: YahZarah...

Yo! I am currently in love with this woman here. Her song 'Why Dontcha Call Me No More' is always on repeat. LISTEN HERE

but now she has this sampler to let us know what is coming next...The Ballad of Purple Saint James

DOWNLOAD: YahZarah – The Ballad of Purple St. James (Sampler)

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New Video: Melanie Fiona 'Ay Yo'

Yo! Yess Melanie Fiona. You lookin right right now. This is off her debut album THE BRIDGE. Get it, please. Comment if moved to do so...

----> KiDBLaCK <----

Bluetube: Musiq Soulchild Talks On New album

Yo! KiDBLaCK! Musiq... do something good, k?

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New Video [comin soon]: Kid Cudi & Snoop ‘That Tree’

MTV Shows

Yo! KiDBLaCK! CuDi & Snoop have lost their... jezz.. bob the builder...lumberjack...ok. comment if you want.

----> KiDBLaCK <----

Drake - Over

Harlemz White Knight coming through to bring you the visuals for Drake's debut album track Over. With Thank Me Later due out at a tentative date of June 15th, a music video was very much appreciated. Roger that.

([Grandmaster Benji])
Harlemz White Knight

Lil Wayne Get's a New Job In Jail

Leave it to Lil Wayne to actually enjoy prison life. I wonder what kind of music he'll make after the experience...

He managed to keep his dreads, blog to his fans & act as a counselor to his prison peers. When you have enough money....

article courtesy of Rolling Stone (aka, where Lady Trace-Y is going to be working next)

Lil Wayne makes his living as the bestselling rapper on the planet, but while serving his year-long jail sentence at New York’s Rikers Island, Weezy has entirely new job: keeping watch over suicidal inmates. Antonia “Toya” Johnson, the mother of one of Wayne’s children, tells Us Weekly, “Wayne has a job. They got him on suicide watch for other prisoners. He watches the crazy prisoners and makes sure they don’t kill themselves.” Finding himself in a 9-to-5, albeit in prison, Weezy shares a similar complaint with much of the working population. “He likes the job even though they don’t pay him much,” Toya says of the Young Money multimillionaire.

Lil Wayne’s World: look back at the rapper’s rise in photos.

Toya adds that Lil Wayne is adjusting well to prison life, and getting along with his fellow inmates. He’s even managed to avoid getting a haircut. As Rolling Stone previously reported, in addition to suicide prevention tasks, the rapper is also a fledgling jailhouse blogger, writing responses to fan mail on his Weezy Thanx You blog from Rikers, where Lil Wayne is serving a year behind bars — or less with good behavior — after pleading guilty to weapons charges stemming from a 2007 arrest in New York City.

- Lady Trace - Y

Movie: Lottery Ticket

YO. KiDBLaCK. Im interested. Thats funny... how does this seem like a good movie to me...? Comment, does anyone think this movie will be good?

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New Video: ALOE BLACC - I NEED A DOLLAR

YO. KiDBLaCK. Aloe Blacc's got some tricks up his sleeve for this album i see. Visuals for I NEED A DOLLAR. Comment if need be.

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New Video:CONSEQUENCE FT. ASHER ROTH - CHILDISH GAMES

YO. KiDBLaCK. Cons and Asher dont like childish games. keep that in mind. comment if you feel moved to do so...

----> KiDBLaCK <----

Hot Mess Of My Adolescence: The Other Cheetah Chick

So her name is Kiely and her claim to fame is being a member of the Cheetah Girls. She wasn't Raven...or the white one...or the hispanic one...she was the black one that wasn't Raven. Sorry, but that's the only way I can remember her. Well evidently she got tired of being Disney's slave and decided to branch out as a solo artist. Ehhhhhhhhhh it's 2010 so I GUESS I'll go along with this foolishness. I should warn you all right now that this video is...nope. On second thought ya'll will not get disclaimer from me. No one warned me of the level of desperateness I would be exposed to. Only thing I will say is watch this in an area where you can get a GOOD laugh.

[Artemis J]

BOONDOCKS SEASON 3 TRAILER LEAKED!

hurry up & watch before Sony takes it down...




Lady Trace - Y

Instant Gratification Album Review: [we did outsourcing]

Yo! KiDBLaCK. I got the album review for my band[DownBeat Keys]'s new album INSTANT GRATIFICATION. Now it would be wrong for me to sit here and review it, so i outsourced and found a review on another blog [The Record Crate] and here's what they had to say:

"As I posted about last week, the boys from Hamilton, the DownBeat Keys, have released their new album “Instant Gratification.” For those of you both initiated and otherwise, you’ll be surprised. Check it after the jump.

I was lucky enough to have the tracks sent early to me via bass player Andrew Root. You may remember this character from myfirst DBK post as the dude in the kilt. For those of you unfamiliar with Root, get familiar with the track “The Stick Up” and pay close attention to the bass solo. Now that we’re all familiar with each other, let’s move on.

I generally try to keep my posts PG. Being that I’m a teacher and everything, lately it’s been coming natural to me. However I can’t hold back, so I’m just going to say it. Holy Santa Claus shit. For an unsigned band with up until this point a mainly local support base, the production values on Instant Gratification transcend that of their signed (and for the most part significantly less talented) counterparts. I use the term “counterparts” loosely, as that conveys that there are other bands out there who share DBK’s sound. In reality, there isn’t a band out there remotely close. I’m simply referring to bands who for some godforsaken reason have gotten a record deal and a following. With all the talk of the seriousness of white collar crime in America, the true crime these days is shit bands blowing up. Consider DBK the newly appointed “Shit Band Task Force.” Their weapon? Instant Gratification.

From start to finish, the boys bat the cycle on this album. From the jump-off “Another Hit” to the jazz tinged “I Don’t Mind,” there seemingly isn’t a genre that’s untouched. Even while rounding the bases, they boys stay true to their central sound. I think that’s something that sets this band apart form a lot of other acts out there. Regardless of style, tempo or otherwise, each song delivers an infectious punch that makes it impossible to not move to.

Some of you may be thinking “Yeah they’re alright, but I bet you they can’t make a horn section work with their tunes.” To that, I would tell you to put on “Unstable.” For real, listening to this album is like that scene in Grandma’s boy where Alex raids his Grandma’s fridge and finds all that tasty food. “Unstable” is “the wings to go with the breast!” In essence, this album solidifies the fact that this band can do just about everything."

Awesome! To check out the album hit up www.DownBeatKeys.Com. The album will be available on itunes in 2 weeks...

----> KiDBLaCK <----

THEN vs NOW: Mary J Blige

So here's a new segment for yall, then vs. now. There are so many artists currently in the game who've been here for quite a while. You kinda have to wonder if who the artist USED to be would even listen to the music the artist is making NOW. First stop - Mary J Blige.
vs.




Who doesn't remember this song? Who doesn't remember that one Sister Sister episode where this song won the talent show? [it won right?] I feel like everyone's related to this song at least one point in their life...

"The sound of the rain against my window pane is slowly driving me insane"

and then we have this...




"i ain't sayin I'm the best... but i'm the best"

i guess we've gone from an age of songs with true emotion to songs that are just self indulgent and aggrandizing. keep it up mary!

I do have to admit, the strangeness of her videos have been consistent...

come back tomorrow for the next installment

- Lady Trace - Y