The Chuckness

John Legend is the man and it is that simple.  His first album, Get Lifted, is easily one of my favorite albums of all time.  This song is dope, I just wish he would make an album like his first one where he plays the piano more often. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: John Legend- There With You Tweet

This short film, directed by Spike Jonze (director of Where The Wild Things Are), recently released and it’s been getting a lot of buzz around the blogosphere…particularly because it stars Kanye West, of all people.   I’m gonna need a lot of input on this, because after first watching it I had absolutely no idea what the encompassing theme was.    The video’s really bizarre, so if you make it through all 11 minutes, please let me know what the hell it’s about.  I’m guessing it’s a film about keeping your inner ego/demon in check…thus attempting to repair Kanye’s battered image.  … Continue reading →

Huge collaboration here, couldn’t really have lived up to my hopes.  Pretty much everyone on Kanye’s G.O.O.D. Music label features here.  It’s a decent jam at best, I expected a little more. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: Consequence (feat. Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Common, Big Sean & John Legend) – Whatever U Want Tweet

I’m not usually huge on bizarre remixes, but this one from Dr Rosen Rosen is unreal.  He completely revamps the song and gives it an entirely new sound that works perfectly, it’s hard to do but he pulled it off.  Let me know what you think. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: Forever (Dr. Rosen Rosen Remix) Tweet

There are tons of Ratatat remixes circulating, all of which are pretty awesome.  Get yourself familiar with these two to give you a little taste. [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: Ratatat and Notorious B.I.G. – Dead Wrong [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download: Ratatat and Kanye West – Diamonds Tweet

A couple months ago, Xaphoon Jones of Chiddy Bang (who we’re talking about a lot lately) released The Xaphoon Jones Mixtape Vol 1, an independent effort.  It’s filled with both creative mashups and original material…and in case you let it slip by, here are two standout tracks that brilliantly blend together entirely different songs.  There’s no way in hell Radiohead’s “Reckoner” and Kanye’s “Touch the Sky” should have anything to do with each other, yet Xaphoon seamlessly fuses the two into one.  The production throughout the whole mixtape is outrageous… download it in it’s entirety HERE. [Audio clip: view full … Continue reading →

Mr. Hudson is a British artist who recently signed with Kanye West’s G.O.O.D. Music label. I guess you could compare his sound to that of Chris Martin, the lead singer of Coldplay, but Mr. Hudson has a different style. He went from a nobody to being featured on Kanye’s 808s and Heartbreak as well as Jay-Z’s The Blueprint 3 within 6 months, so he’s doing alright for himself.  Expect a huge 2010 from this guy. This is his first single, “Supernova”, featuring Kanye, off of his upcoming album, “Straight No Chaser”.  The disc is mainly produced by Mr. West, and … Continue reading →

[Audio clip: view full post to listen] I can’t take Drake seriously.  I’m really trying to, but after playing Wheelchair Jimmy in Degrassi (the ultimate tween drama on The N), I don’t think it’s possible.  Regardless, he’s blowing up everywhere.  Click on the thumbs up below if you can take Drake seriously, or click the thumbs down if you think there’s no way in hell he’s escaping his Wheelchair Jimmy days. Tweet