Hip Hop/Rap Covers For Ya Mutha

Hip Hop/Rap covers by indie artist are far from new and I am pretty certain Ben Folds started the tradition with his cover of Dr. Dre's song "Bitches Ain't Shit". And since then every year or so someone does one that catches, this time it is Anya Marina's cover of T.I.'s song "Whatever You Like". It is what it is so I doubt I will listen to it more than twice but enjoy. Also included are a couple of other popular covers.

*Mp3: Anya Marina - Whatever You Like (T.I. Cover)
*Mp3: Ben Folds - Bitches Ain't Shit (Dr. Dre Cover)
*Mp3: The Gourds - Gin and Juice (Snoop Cover)
*Mp3: Dynamite Hack - Boyz N The Hood (NWA Cover)
*Mp3: Phish - California Love (2Pac Cover)

The Golden Filter - "Thunderbird" Video

This is the new video for "Thunderbird" by The Golden Filter. The song has been out for a while and has been getting a lot of buzz around the blog world. The video is good but it doesn't blow me away.

*Mp3: The Golden Filter - Thunderbird
*Mp3: The Golden Filter - Thunderbird (Villa Remix)
*Mp3: The Golden Filter - Solid Gold (Russ Chimes Remix)

Crookers Crookers Crookers

Crookers have a new single out "No Security" ft. Kelis on vocals. They are releasing a track per month until their album "Tons of Friends" comes out on March 8, 2010. Watch for the next official single, coming out in February, I have a feeling it will be a heater as Bot and Phra start to build the hype as they get closer to their albums release date. Below is "No Security" and a couple other Crooker colab tracks.

*Mp3: Crookers ft. Kelis - No Secruity
*Mp3: Crookers ft. Kardinal Offishall & Carla Marie - Put Your Hands On Me
*Mp3: Congorock & Crookers - Sbombers

*Mp3: Crookers ft. Wiley & Thomas Jules - Business Man (Black Noise Remix)

Mixtape Vol. 10

"If you want respect for your past, it means

that you have a problem with your present

and even more with your future."

Karl Lagerfeld

1. *Mp3: Tiny Masters of Today - Hey, Mr.DJ (CSS Remix)
2. *Mp3: The Teenagers - Make It Happen (Dolby Anol Remix)
3. *Mp3: The Virgins - Rich Girl (RAC Remix)
4. *Mp3: Spoon - Don't You Evah (Diplo Remix)
5. *Mp3: Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Y Control (Tommie Sunshine Brooklyn Fire Retouch)

The Hood Internet Mixtape Volume 4

I am usually not a big fan of mashup stuff but I do think The Hood Internet is putting out some good shit. This is their 4th mixtape and they are giving it away for free. Good Music + Free = SAAAWeet! You can hop over to their website and download it or click below. I also included a couple preview songs to wet your whistle.

*Mp3: The Hood Internet - Comfortable Up Here (Lil Wayne (feat. Babyface) vs Royksopp)
*Mp3: The Hood Internet - Bang Raiders (Bangers & Cash vs Bag Raiders)
*Mp3: The Hood Internet - Make The Loop Aye (OJ Da Juiceman (feat. Gucci Mane) vs Discovery)

Click----->HERE to see all of the tracks and download the whole mixtape

Is 8 Bit The New 64 Bit?

Soooo 8 bit music samples have been popping their heads up in songs for a while but lately it seems to be escalating at a faster pace. The video above "8 Bit Trip" went viral and has been viewed by over 4 million people. Below are several songs that have 8 bit samples in them and an all 8 Bit mix. Enjoy!

*Mp3: Deadmau5 - You Need A Ladder

*Mp3: Sebastien Tellier - Divine (Danger Remix)
*Mp3: 8 Bit - Hip Hop Medley

What's The Opposite Of Fork?

That's right...(see picture above)!!! This is a new song off of (see picture above)'s up coming album Transferance called "Mystery Zone". The album is set to be released sometime in January 2010. I have always been a (see picture above) fan and this song is awesome mellow classic (see picture above). Obviously I am trying to be somewhat incognito with this post because the web sheriff has been on patrol and is having it pulled from all the blogs quickly after it is posted. Enjoy while you can!

*Mp3: The Opposite of Fork - Mystery Zone

Chiddy Bang "The Swelly Express"

Chiddy Bang's new mixtape "The Swelly Express" is fire. I had honestly never heard of them but the name of one of the songs caught my eye "All Things Go", I recognized the line from the Sufjan Stevens song "Chicago" and thought it might be a cover. Without going into too much more detail I highly suggest you download the mixtape its free at Chiddy Bang's myspace or I provided the link below.

*Mp3: Chiddy Bang - All Things Go

*Mp3: Chiddy Bang - Never

Click--->Here to download the whole mixtape

Mixtape Vol. 9 Halloween Edition

"Charlie Brown is the one person I identify with. C.B. is such a loser.

He wasn't even the star of his own Halloween special."

Chris Rock

1. *Mp3: Michael Jackson - Thriller (Louis La Roche Remix)

2. *Mp3: Rockwell - Watching Me (After Midnight Bootleg)
3. *Mp3: Bloc Party - Hunting For Witches (Crystal Castles Remix)
4. *Mp3: Justice - Phantom II (Boys Noize Remix)
5. *Mp3: Metric - Monster Hospital (MSTRKRFT Remix)

Malcolm Gladwell: Beatles...Prodigies or Not?

I came across this video when i was checking out a blog i like Fresh Creation. I have read Malcolm Gladwell's Book "Outliers: The Story of Sucess". He gives a fresh perspective on the way our culture works. In this video the best-selling author uses The Beatles as an example to question the existence of genuine musical prodigies. He attributes a large measure of the band's success to the experience they gained while playing as the house band for a strip club in Hamburg, Germany. Weather you think they are prodigies or not, they are no doubt one of the greatest bands of all time.

*Mp3: The Beatles - Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Streetlab Remix)