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Usher & Jay-Z’s “Hot Toddy” [NEW MUSIC]

Deja Perez — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:00:37 +0000

Usher serves up a “Hot Toddy” with a shot of Jay-Z. The mid-tempo jam was produced by Polow Da Don and will appear on Ursh’s upcoming album Versus.

Ciara is not featured on this version, but you can hear vocals from songwriter Ester Dean (who wrote the tune).

Versus, which will also be available as a deluxe CD with the rerelease of Usher’s latest album, Raymond v. Raymond, will be available in stores and online August 24th.

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Usher F/ Jay-Z “Hot Toddy”[AUDIO]

EZ Street — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:12:00 +0000

So does divorce make your music better? Usher has teamed up with Jay-Z once again for this track from his upcoming EP, Versus. The sonic spiked cold remedy is produced by Powlow Da Don with additional vocals from Ester Dean. We hear Ciara is supposed to appear on the finished version.

I think the beat knocks but I think Jay is taking those illuminati rumors to heart:

“I was born a god/
I made myself a king/
which means I downgraded to a human being/”

Auto-Tunes: Top 10 Free Car Promos In Hip-Hop

EZ Street — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 19:38:18 +0000

Hip-Hop’s obsession with automobiles may go as far back as the Sugar Hill Gang’s “Rappers Delight” when Big Bank Hank rhymed (via Grandmaster Caz) “I got two big cars that definitely ain’t the wack/ I got a Lincoln Continental and a sunroof Cadillac.” Years later it’s commonplace to find rap songs in official car commercials (Hamsters be damned) , but that hasn’t stopped artists from giving away free advertising to their favorite brands.

But how much is it all worth? We’ve compiled a list of songs that gave significant advertising love to an automaker in both the rhyme and/or accompanying video. We’ve rated their influence on the masses with our Mad Men Donald Draper rater. (Donald Draper being the creative mastermind on one of TVs best shows about advertising—ever.)What is your favorite “auto” tune? Let us know in the comments!

1. Dr. Dre “Let Me Ride”
Carmaker: ’64 Chevy
Quotable: “Rollin in my 4 with 16 switches…”

It didn’t matter what coast you lived on if you saw this video and heard the song you wanted a ’64 Chevy Lowrider.

2.Jay-Z “Imaginary Player”
Carmaker plugged: Land Rover
Quotable: “What’s the difference between a 4.0 and a 4.6? Like 30-40 grand c*cksucker, beat it.”
Don Drapers: 4.5

Only Hov could son you with an adlib. After this song came out your 4.0 Range Rover might as well have been a RAV 4.
TIE: “We don’t drive X-5’s we give ‘em to baby mommas” from “Show You” didn’t help the BMW SUV sales, rather it damn near killed ‘em.

3.Ludacris, “Southern Hospitality”
Carmaker plugged: Cadillac
Quotable: “Cadillac grills, Cadillac mills, check out the oil my Cadillac spills!”
Don Drapers: 5/5

Cadillac may be headquartered in Michigan but Ludacris made it the official car of Atlanta in 2000. This may be the first rap song to lead off with the name of a car in the first word and the Escalade truck was given nearly as much face time in the video as Luda.

4. Lost Boyz: “Jeeps, Lex Coups, Bimaz and Benz”
Carmakers plugged: Lexus, BMW, Merceds-Benz
Quotable: “Shout out to the jeeps, lex coups, bimaz and the benz…”
Don Drapers: 3.5/5
R.I.P. Freaky Tah

Before Lloyd Banks’s “Beamer, Benz & Bentley” the Lost Boyz rocked the clubs and radio with their quadruple name-dropping driver’s ed anthem.

5. Rick Ross, “Maybach Music”
Carmaker: Maybach
Quotable: “Take a toke of this Maybach Music, the realest shit I ever wrote…”
Donald Drapers: 5

Ross has turned this one song into a fantastically decadent trilogy thanks to producers The J.U.S.T.I.C.E League and A-List guest appearances from Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lil Wayne, T.I. and Jadakiss. Do people even talk about Phantoms anymore?

6. Wutang Clan: “C.R.E.AM.”
Carmaker: Mazda
Quotable: “Rollin in MPVs’ every week we made 40Gs”
Donald Drapers 4

It’s funny to think that at one point a Mazda minivan was something to brag about. But before the total takeover of the SUV the MPV was the coolest thing you could cram your extended fam into. Instead of the soccer mom sliding doors it had traditional hinges and 4 Wheel Drive made it less of a station wagon. Add some 10” chrome wheels and you were set.

7. Puff Daddy “It’s All About The Benjamins”
Carmaker: Mazda
Quotable: “Swimmin in women with their condominiums/ 5 plus 5s who drive Milleniums…”
Donable Drapers: 3.5

This is probably the least expensive car that P Diddy has ever name-dropped. No question that in 1999 the Mazda Millennia was nothing to sneeze at with its $35K MSRP but Mr. Combs wouldn’t be caught dead in one of these today. However, he gave hope to aspiring baby mommas everywhere with this attainable dimepiece accessory.

Puff Daddy – It’s All About The benjamin
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8. Missy Elliot “The Rain”
Automakers Plugged: Jeep/Hummer
Quotable: “Beep, beep, who got the keys to the jeep? Vrrrrrm”
Donald Drapers: 3

It was one line that was more repeated than the hook. With everyone calling SUVs “Jeeps” (which is a brand of Chrysler) Missy was giving generic props to the 4X4s but gave the Hummer prominent face time in the video.

Missy Elliot – The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)
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9. Dre. F/ Rick Ross “Chevy Ridin High”
Carmaker: Chevy
Quotable:
Donald Drapers: 3.0

This was one long Chevy commercial set to a beat, but it failed to fully espouse that “i need to get one” feeling.

10. Leaders of The New School “Sobb Story”

Carmaker: Nissan Patherfinder

Quotable: “Now I’m feelin stingy since I got my cherry Pathfinder…”

I had to take it back for the last one. I know this song will go over most people’s heads but when Leaders Of The New School dropped this song/video in the 90s I wanted nothing more than a red Nissan Pathfinder. Of course Busta has moved onward and upward to Ferrari’s and Lambos but I’ll never forget how badly this made me want to get my license and drive.

Honorable mentions:

Pebbles, “Mercedes Boy”

David Banner “Cadillac On 22s”

LL Cool J “Backseat of My Jeep”

Prince, “Little Red Corvette”

Outkast, “SouthernplayalisticCadillacMusic”

Jay-Z Makes Forbes’ Highest Paid Musicians List

The Urban Daily — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:11:32 +0000

According to Forbes magazine’s list of the highest paid musicians, Jay-Z is the highest paid rapper.

Landing at a very respectable number 6, Jay-Z raked in $63 million last year thanks to his investments in the 40/40 club, the New Jersey Nets, his Blueprint 3 album and tour, and a ton of other investments that we probably know nothing about.

He’s behind such powerhouses as U2, AC/DC, Bruce Springsteen, Britney Spears and his wife Beyoncé.

Check out the top 10 list below:

U2 – $130 million
AC/DC – $114 million
Beyoncé – $87 million
Bruce Springsteen – $70 million
Britney Spears – $64 million
Jay-Z – $63 million
Lady Gaga – $62 million
Madonna – $58 million
Kenny Chesney – $50 million
Black Eyed Peas / Coldplay (tie) – $48 million

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Alicia Keys, Jay-Z & Sade To Perform At Annual Black Ball Charity

Deja Perez — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:00:51 +0000

Alicia Keys, Jay-Z and Sade will join musical forces later this year for charity. Keys has recruited Jay-Z and Sade to perform at her charity’s annual Black Ball on Sept. 30 at New York’s Hammerstein Ball.

The foundation, Keep a Child Alive, is celebrating its seventh year. The organization assists children and families affected by HIV/AIDS in Africa and India.

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Jay-Z Addresses Freemasonry & Illuminati Rumors On Rick Ross Song

EZ Street — Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:37:51 +0000

Those Illuminati and Freemason rumors have dogged Jay-Z long enough.

Jay has finally chosen to address the issue through his lyrics on a song he’s featured on on Rick Ross’ forthcoming album. The song is appropriately titled “Free Mason.”

From MTV:

“N—as couldn’t do nothing with me, they put the devil on me,” Jay raps. “I would have preferred n—as squeeze the metal on me/ Rumors of Lucifer, I don’t know who to trust/ The whole world wants my demise, turn the music up.

“If y’all n—as fear me, just say y’all fear me,” he adds. “F— all these fairy tales/ Go to hell, this is God engineering/ … I said I was amazing/ Not that I’m a Mason …/ I’m on my third six, but a devil I’m not. …”

The song appears on Rick Ross’ forthcoming Teflon Don album.

AUDIO: Rick Ross + Jay-Z + John Legend “Free Mason”

EZ Street — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:02:11 +0000

Conspiracy theorists, and illuminati hunters, start your engines!

Here’s a snippet UPDATE: the full version of “Free Mason” from Ross’ new album, Teflon Don.

The song appropriately enough features everyone’s favorite (alleged) Illuminati member – Jay-Z.

Beyonce Escapes Being Hit By Car

Deja Perez — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 15:15:48 +0000

Beyonce had an amazing escape when she opened her car door — and it got ripped off its hinges by a London taxi.

Beyonce with hubby Jay-Z was about to step out of the car and enter Harrods for some quick shopping, but the cab missed her by inches as it collided with their Mercedes.

A source said:

“It was terrifying to watch. It all happened so quickly, the taxi came out of nowhere. She seemed very shaken and was lucky to be alive. A couple of seconds difference and God knows what could have happened.”

Beyonce was out for a romantic evening in London with her husband.

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The 9 Best DMX Features And Collaborations

EZ Street — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 20:10:27 +0000

Dmx has one of the toughest images, voices, and rap styles in the game. You can hear him growling like a pit-bull on many tracks or scaring the living day lights out of senior citizens. He has seen much tribulation in the last 6 months though. He was sentenced to 6 months in an Arizona jail for violating probation for having cocaine in his system. It’s clear that DMX has a drug problem and seems to not be able to stay out of trouble but there is something underneath his hard exterior that we have grown to love. In hopes that positive energy will motivate Earl to go back to making “thugged out” music that we love and leave the drugs alone, we have taken a trip down memory lane and dug deep in the Youtube crates of music for the 5 Best DMX collaborations.

Aaliyah ft. DMX- Back In One Piece

Before Aaliyah died, she and DMX were able to get together on a track for the soundtrack to Romeo Must Die.

LL Cool J, DMX, Red Man, Canibus- 4,3,2,1

Jay-Z ft DMX- Money, Cash, Hoes

Probably one of the “hardest” beats I’ve ever heard, “Money Cash Hoes” is unconventional but you can’t help but sing along to the catchy hook. Before Drake’s “Successful” there was this!

DMX ft. Swizz Beats- Get It On The Floor

If you don’t want to punch someone in the face after this tune, then something is wrong!

DMX ft. Sisqo- What These B*tches Want?

One of the biggest summer anthems ever! Every female turned up the radio so she could hear if D, said her name at the end.

DMX ft. Sean Paul- Top Shotter

This is as hard as it gets–”Rip your butt hole out of place” PAUSE (Riley voice)

DMX ft. The Ruff Ryders- Ruff Ryders Anthem Remix

DMX laced the chorus on this but is it me or did Eve totally body everyone on this track?

Busta Rhymes, Missy Elliot, Lloyd Banks, Rah Digga, Papoose, Mary J. Blige, DMX- Touch It Remix

Wait, so Spliff Starr couldn’t get a verse?

DMX ft. Faith Evans- I Miss You

You could always count on DMX to deliver lyrics that ware soul deep!

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Ten Songs For Your Summer BBQ Playlist

EZ Street — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 13:00:04 +0000

With summer in full swing, it’s time for summer cookouts!

And no cook-out is complete without music loud enough to make your neighbors complain…. or at least come over and join in the festivities.

Here are ten songs guaranteed to provide the perfect soundtrack to your summer BBQ!

Total “Kissin You / Oh Honey Remix”

Built around a sample of Delegation’s late 70’s classic “Oh Honey,” Kima, Keisha & Pam crafted a great song for a chill afternoon in the sun with a burger fresh off the grill and a good game of dominoes.

Slave “Watching You”

“Walkin’ down the street watchin ladies go by”

Really, as far as summer anthems go, it gets no better than this classic 80’s jam!

DJ Quik “Summer Breeze”

Quik represented for the west coast on this overlooked gem from his 1995 album Safe & Sound which also has the distinction of being one of the few Quik records you can throw on with your grandparents around.

Jay-Z “Dear Summer”

In an effort to get people to buy Memphis Bleek’s 534 album, Jay-Z contributed this ode to the season.

Slum Village “Tell Me” (feat. D’Angelo)

The combination of J Dilla’s swinging drums, D’Angelo’s breezy keys and vocals, and the rest of Slum Village’s rhythmic flows makes this cut from Slum Village’s Fantastic Vol. 2 a great song to throw on at your next BBQ!

The Gap Band “Outstanding”

This is a song that is good for any type of gathering, except maybe a funeral. Someone’s gonna bust out in a two-step with a hot dog in one hand and a beer in the other. Guaranteed.

Ghost Town DJ’s “My Boo”

Sure, they were one-hit-wonders, but what a hit this song was!

Dr. Dre “Nuthin’ But A G Thang”

Blame it on the video.

Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince “Summertime”

It’s an obvious pick, but there’s a reason why this early 90’s classic is always named on these sorts of lists. It’s just that great!

Luther Vandross “Never Too Much”

The title track from Luther’s first solo album has been a staple of barbecues ever since it dropped in the early ’80s.