Second single from Wale off his upcoming mixtape dropping in two days. There’s not too much I don’t like about this. Folarin goes in, especially the last verse. The lil George Costanza sample in the middle was dope too. Gotta feeling this is gonna be a pretty decent mixtape. Drops in two days. Word to the Soup Nazi!

Download Eyes of the Tiger HERE

AR!

Nah it ain’t wednesday, but I figure why not hit ym peoples up with just a few tracks to tide them over until I get to that Teflon Don Review.. [shoutout to Howard U and all it's A-Bldg fuckery for pushing me waaay off schedule]

But I digress.

We got a lil bit of everything here; some club hits, good hip hop, and some in-between. Per usual, I don’t post what I dont think you won’t like. So go ahead and give all these tracks a spin.

[Click the downward arrows to the right of the audioplayer box to download.]

Paris Morton Music

You know Drizzy always making sappy songs to hoes he wanna fuck be with. Hey, long as it keeps him baggin the bad ones, and as long as they sound as dope as this… I ain’t gotta problem with it. Heat.

Yung Joc – Yea Boy

This is just for you to add to your pregame mix. Club hit.. not much else.

Cali Swag District f. JD, Bow Wow, B.O.B., Red Cafe – Teach Me How To Dougie Remix

Anyone else think it’s crazy that CSD made this remix, invited the whole world, but skipped Texas artists all together? Texas or not, this shit goes. Gone head and sway..

Jizzle – Jeezy f. Lil Jon

Mr. Stamp-in-the-middle describes this joint as “who dat” on steroids. I describe it as classic jeezy. 103!

P.S.A. (Pussy So Amazing) – Freddie Gibbs

One of the two songs you probably didn’t already have or haven’t yet heard. Gibbs is one of XXL’s Freshman 10 Hot New Artists. The Gary, Indiana native is skrate hood and keeps it gutta right here with an ode to that sweet ushy-gushy. Eat it up.

Kingpen Slim f. Wale, STS, Phil Adé

Let me find out the urrrea ready to take it past Wale. Nah, jk. Heat’s been coming out of my stomping grounds (yea thats right I can claim it now damnit–3 years in!!). Phil Adé goes off and Wale’s just a big ball of mambo-sauce-filled awesomenes. Beat ya feet and download.

Hope you enjoy.

AR!

Video: “So Close So Far” Statik Selektah feat. Bun B, Wale, and Colin Munroe

The song itself has been out for a minute, first leaking way back in January, but the video is new and I’m feeling it. Says a lot without doing a lot, andyou know I’m all for simplicity in music videos from time to time. Bun and Wale are lay some nice verses, and Colin’s voice is perfect for the hook. All in all dopedotcom.

Download So Close So Far HERE

Cop Selektah’s 100 Proof: The Hangover album in stores now .

AR!

Here’s the video for Wale‘s new single “Diary”. It features fellow Howard University Bison Chloe Jourdan. I knew Wale loved HU but I didn’t realize he loved it that much. Is he an honorary student? #Diddystatus? Oh, wells—HU!!

Cj..

“Up Out Of My Face” – Mariah Carey f. Nicki Minaj

First up, the new single from our new favorite drunk and Ms. Minaj. Nicki starts off strong per usual and Mariah keeps it that way. Really diggin this single.[DOWNLOAD HERE!]

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Knockout – Lil Wayne f. Nicki Minaj

I don’t like this song. Consider this nothing more than Exhibit A of “Why I could care less about Rebirth.” Nothing’s worse than when an artist tries too hard. Wayne, you’re not a rocker–neither are you Nicki. Fuck outta here. [DOWNLOAD HERE]

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“Bedrock Freestyle” – Wale [DOWNLOAD HERE!]

This reminds me why I bang with Wale so hard. Almost forgot after that ATROCIOUS Hip Hop Awards freestyle fiasco. But hey, the man with the most underrated album of ’09 goes IN. This freestyle is DOPE!

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“Thank You Freestyle” – Wale [DOWNLOAD HERE]

See above statement.

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“Drop The World Freestyle” – Royce Da 5’9 [DOWNLOAD HERE]

One of the most criminally underrated artists of the last decade. Royce been doing this, but let this be your introduction. Murders this freestyle.

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“Big Dog (I Wanna Rock) Freestyle” – Young Jeezy [DOWNLOAD HERE]

Shhh— don’t say it out loud, but somewhere between Thug Motivation 101 and now, Jeezy has lowkey become one of my favorite rappers. With arguably two classics under his belt [and one of the ten best rap albums of the last decade], you need to pay attention when this guy speaks. So listen up.

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“Upside Down” – Snoop Dogg f. Nipsey Hussel & Problem (my fave!!) [DOWNLOAD HERE]

Big Snoop and his illegitimate son team up on this track. Is it worth your time? Let’s just say after I heard this cut, I immediately gave Snoops entire album a listen [its damn good]. Beat is sick, Nipsey goes hard, this just goes. Call this my favorite song out of this post [u know I'm a sucka for a party song].

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“Buffalo Bill” – Eminem [DOWNLOAD HERE]

Deranged Eminem always has a place in my ipod. Marshall’s always at his best when at his most weird. No exception here.

Hope you enjoy!

AR!

[ Gucci Mane ft. Pharrell - Have It All ]

[ Wale - Thank You ] (Jay-Z Cover)

[ Bryan Michael-Cox - You ] (Sounds like a demo for someone)(Wasn’t he supposed to drop an album?)

[ Lloyd - Sexcapade ]

[ Usher ft. Nicki Minaj - Little Freak ] (My Fav) (Dope production & Nicki verse)

[ Ginuwine - Next Door ] (The beginning is funny)

[ Jamie Foxx ft. Tank - Marching On ]

Aisha

[ Rihanna ft. Justin Timberlake - Hole In My Head ] (Decent)

[ Alicia Keys - Empire State of Mind (Part II) ] (It’s pretty, but I’m not sure if it was necessary..)

[ Joe - Endless Possibilities ]

[ R. Kelly ft. Tyrese, Robin Thicke & The Dream - Pregnant ] (I hate the hook and title)

[ Wale ft. Marsha Ambrosius - Diary ] (Acoustic)

[ R. Kelly ft. Rock City - Crazy Night ]

[ Usher ft. TI - In the Bag ] (Usher’s album has recently been pushed back, because it’s so good. lol)

[ Marsha Ambrosius - Don't Matter To Me ] (My Fav)

Aisha

GQ has named rappers Wale, Drake, and Kid Cudi has hip hop’s own ‘gangsta killers.’ Peep a scan of the article .

Is gangsta rap really dead?

Cj..

Wale covers the latest issue of Honey magazine, and discusses his album release, love life and career.

“This is my biography,” Wale says of Attention: Deficit, which leaked a couple of weeks before it’s official date. “It’s honest. Raw emotion. It’s close to me. That’s why part of me will be a little offended if it doesn’t get heard. I don’t want people to take lack of sales as me taking a hit. This is something different. My label is letting me put out an album with a single that released seven months ago. We’re not going for first week sales. We’re only shipping out 30,000 of them. We’re going for that grind. We’re showing people that you can build a fanbase the old fashioned way.” - Read the full interview [here]

Aisha

Here’s a new one from Wale called “Beautiful Bliss.” The track features J. Cole and Melanie Fiona and will be featured on Wale’s upcoming album Attention Deficit dropping November 10.

[Download Here]

There is something about this track that literally speaks to my soul. Wale went in. This is the perfect example of great lyricism equally matching a slightly gritty yet thought provokingly beautiful track. It also has great features, Melanie’s voice is like honey during the chorus and J. Cole murders his verse. Tracks like this one have me anticipating Wale’s debut, I think he just might bring it.

Cj

…Class ends

Recap

Notes

• Eminem is the best rapper alive. period.
• Mos Def is a marvel, almost as much as Black Thought.
• Note to self: Find Wale some respect and stage presence, cause he just lost both.
• Nicki Minaj is a Beast. Haters, shut up—stay in the crowd.
• KRS ONE: ..he still got it.
• the next generationn: Nipsey Hussel.
• You’re a fool if Joe Budden’s bars were a suprise to you. He been doing this
• What happened in that third cypher is just unfair. #massacre

Definitions

Barbie Bomb - I’m on stage, you can sit in the cloud/ I be up in Leer jets: “make a left at the cloud”/… Metaphor Heaven/ so they approve Nicki like my credit score seven/ Mac and Cheese Sticks Fried Chicken in her Guts/ and i’m killin these bitches, Mike Vickin’ it up -Nicki Minaj

Everyday business – Wanna talk about bars, mine leave it be/ Neva needed an AR, mine needed me/ It’s one thing in this world I cant stomach’s a fake/ you try to stop what ain’t come wit a break/ you made a mistake…You past your prime, I ain’t spit Ether yet/ you need a major, i just need an ethernet. -Joe Budden

Genius- The trash talkers deleted/ Blast off. I lay him out like a Tempur Pedic / Black Thought, I told you I’m a win eventually this/ unsung, UNDER rated, UNDER appreciated/ the one, them UNDER acheivers had UNDER estimated/ finally, graduated from suttin’ dats so hated to one of the most sacred/ nobody gone take it, face it -BlackThought

Cocky- My d*ck is so big, if I add another inch to it/You would swear when I raped you, that you was actually into it/… It’s like I’m off my Bon Bar/When I bring the fuckin’ drama/Used to bomb you like Saddaum/ But now that I’m a lil calmer/I’m a fuckin cross between Osama, Dahmer, Obama, and Dalai Lama/Somali, im a knight in shining armour. -Eminem

Disappointemnt- Wale

Potential- I’m a boss, nothin move less I say so/ I’m a business, you the nigga on the payroll/ Here come recession? There go yo J-O/B/While we/Fly high on mo’ chrome than eva, everytime I ride by/’Member every day was like the Fourth of July/At war, so you had to keep ya pistol in your ride/ Lean low, blowing kush in the sky/Watchin out, for blue cars, driven by white guys/Now it’s like, white clouds and blue skies/European grill with the leathers inside/Ain’t a nigga this fly comin out the West Side -Nipsey Hussel

Wise Words- I MC, don’t rap/We take you back to “return of the Boom BAP”/Let me take you all the way to ’94/”This-is-what -you-came-here-for”/BET…the Rap Awards/we rappin. Look, this from the lord/You gotta overstand/it’s all in your heart/Forget that chart, man/ get wit cha art! -KRS One

Resulting Equation

• Eminem > Budden > Mos/Black Thought > Nicki Minaj > KRS > Nipsey Hussel > G’Saan> Wale…

Concluding Hypothesis:

Hip Hop lives. Shut da fxck up.

AR!

Got A Resulting Equation I should borrow? Let me know

Today’s music selection is comprised of all Rap tracks, about time!

[ Big Boy ft. Gucci Mane - Shine Blockas ]

[ Wale ft. Rihanna - Contemplate (Can I Endure) ] (my fav)

[ Wale ft. Pharrell  - Inhibitions ]

[ N.E.R.D ft. Santigold - Soldier ]

[ Snoop Dogg - World of A Gangsta ]

Aisha

I was pleasantly suprised by the amount of good music that came out this weekend. I hope you all enjoy as well, they all deserve a listen.

[ Robin Thicke - Sex Therapy ] (HOT!)

[ Wale - Fly Away ]

[ Tank - Stay ]

[ Joss Stone ft. Nas - Governmentalist ]

[ Toni Braxton ft. Trey Songz - Yesterday (Remix) ] (my fav)

[ Mario Winans - Love's Highway ]

[ Mario - Karma ] ( Why didn’t any of the good songs make the album??)

[ Norah Jones - Chasing Pirates ]

[ R. Kelly - Religious ]

[ Nivea - I Promise ]

Aisha

[ Usher - Papers ]

[ JoJo - I Hate Love ]

[ Wale ft. Colin Monroe - Bittersweet ] (my fav)

[ One Chance - Speaking In Tongues ]

[ Toni Braxton - The Break Up ] (I promised the mp3 after the preview last week)

[ Slim - Spaceship ]

[ Donnell Jones - What's Next ] (Very different for Donnell Jones, I’m not sure how I feel about it ..)

Aisha

So I had to play a serious game of catch-up. This past week I was extremely busy and finally I have down time to get some good posts in and hear new music. I decided that this post would be EXTREMELY long if I put everything I hadn’t put from the past week. SO, here are the new songs from Friday ’til now, because here at MESH. we like to stay up-to-date.

[ Usher - Be ]

[ JoJo - Forever In My Life ] (my fav)

[ Wale - My Sweetie ]

[ Jazmine Sullivan - Fame ]

[ Ron Browz ft. Bobby Valentino - She's What I Like ]

[ Ryan Leslie - Nothing ]

[ T.I. - For Real ]

[ Lil Wayne - Bad ] (Sounds Like Classic Weezy)

[ Lil Wayne - Life's Too Short ]

[ The Dream - Zodiac ]

Aisha

Just a little something to get you by on this slow Sunday…

“Pretty Girls” – Wale

“Talkin’ Shyt” – Wale Feat. Bun B. & Dre

“Cross My Mind” – Ludacris Feat. Damien Marley, & Kevin Cossum

“Born A O.G.” – Ace Hood feat. Ludacris

AR

Heres the highly anticipated mixtape from Wale. The mixtape features a number of artists including  Talib Kweli, Joell Ortiz, Young Chris, Skyzoo,  Black Thought, Big Sean, Torae, Memphis Bleek, J. Cole, Curren$y, Jean Grae, Royce Da 5?9?, Bun B and more.

[DOWNLOAD HERE]

Thanks 5StarHipHop for the link

Aisha

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The real deal ..

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- Aisha

Time for a couple new song downloads.

(Lickin’ My Fingers- NeYo)–Download

I noticed that Ne-Yo’s last album didn’t really have that classic “Mirror” of his first or the “Say It” of his second. I wonder why? Well this is a great Ne-Yo sex song. So. Download It.

(Better Not Together- Justin Timberlake)–Download

So. I’m ready for a new Justin Timberlake CD. It’s really that simple. It’s kind of hard to believe that the Justin as we know him today spawned from N*Sync (yea, you forgot too). “Better Not Together” is a really good song about, well, not being with someone anymore.  

(Look Up In Da Stars- Kid Cudi ft. Wale)–Download

Kid Cudi is slowly rising to become the hottest Hip Hop act of 2009. You know it, don’t doubt it. This song “Look Up In Da Stars” makes me happy. Point blank. So get happy too and download it.

(Flight School- T-Pain ft. Kanye West)–Download

T-Pain is known for usually coming with hot songs and this “Flight School” leak with Kanye is no different. The vibe of the song is real cool and worth the download.

(Fuck You- Lily Allen)–Download

I told you Lily said it and not me. Let me take this time to officially declare–Lily Allen is that bitch and I love her–now that that is out the way, “Fuck You” is a fun song with a deep message (much like all her songs). It talks about bigotry and hatred in the world and simply tells those who are intolerant of others–fuck you. Her album It’s Not Me. It’s You is out and worth giving a listen to.

Some Others:

(Common Sense- Ne-Yo)

(Glide For Me- Redd Hott ft. Bobby Valentino)

Enjoy.

-Cj