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Another month gone, which means another Best Tracks of the Month feature coming at you from The Chuckness.  We received an extremely positive response with our test run last month, so naturally we’ve decided to keep the trend going here in July.  Here are the top 21 tracks of the month, mixed and mastered into a continuous playlist below.  Just like last time, conveniently download a Zip file of the entire tracklist, unzip it, and add it to your iTunes in one fell swoop.  The ears felt good this month. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: The Chuckness’ … Continue reading →

I just 100% passed out to this jam with my Dres on, and woke up in a panic to Andrew WK’s “Party Hard” from the Coors Light commercial like 8 years ago.  Fuck.  Andrew WK just happens to be relatively close to Aloe Blacc in the alphabetically organized iTunes.  If you don’t know how loud and obnoxious that jam is, then you don’t understand what I just went through. Anyways, “Femme Fatale” is off of Aloe Blacc’s upcoming album Good Things, and it’s got an attractive old-school feel to it.  Some Temptations mixed in with Boyz II Men maybe? That … Continue reading →

I found this gem the other day on Hype Machine and it comes from DJ Dizzy, who is someone I know nothing about.  However, the guy fuses Biggie’s “Juicy” with Aloe Blacc’s hit from the How To Make It in America intro perfectly….Enjoy. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: Notorious B.I.G. vs. Aloe Blacc- Juicy Dollars (DJ Dizzy Mash-up)

This song is the theme song for HBO’s new show How To Make It In America and is also the lead single off of the artist Aloe Blacc’s forthcoming album, Good Things. The song was stuck in my head for days the first time I watched the show so I had to find the track and get it on my Ipod.  The song fits perfect with the concept of the HBO show as well. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: Aloe Blacc- I Need a Dollar (How To Make It In America)