Chris Mathien "The Definition"

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R.O.E. "The Gloves (No Quit)" f/ Chris Mathien

Chicago artist Chris Mathien just came through with a flat out awesome record entitled "The Definition". Rewinding a step, we were all first exposed to the interesting sounds of singer/producer Chris Mathien with the dope 1st single from R.O.E., which you can grab above as well. Mathien does the solo deal with "The Definition", successfully summarizing the feeling he gets when people ask him what genre he performs in. As you can hear, Mathien can't be classified in one lane, which of course makes the record register more powerfully. I especially like the effortless flow and how the lyrics just roll of his tongue at the :49 second mark. The piano-dominant production actually reminds me of the Fort Minor/John Legend 2005 collabo "High Road". Mathien's catchiness is dispersed throughout his delivery on the entire song, not just the hook, but the latter is actually the song's greatest trait because of how the words can be directly applied to many of us.

"I don't.. want to be.. no one else but,
Who you.. don't expect.. me to be,
So just when you.. think that you.. have got my number,
I-I-I keep you guessing.. I-I-I keep you guessing.."

- Chris Mathien

So yeah, as u can tell from the all caps, it's a MUST-DL! I think you'll like it. Down below, is the day in mp3s as Black Thought (Of The Roots.. c'mon) does his thing on the raw, uptempo produced track called "The Professional". Also below is a nice collabo featuring Consequence, who displays a nasty flow and droppin' in some articulate rhymes on the second verse (shouts 2 YK). You can also grab the latest from Stat Quo, the original version of "Stupid In Love" by Brandy, one last Rated R leak, features/RMXs from Slaughterhouse's Joell Ortiz and Joe Budden (shouts 2 JM), and Freeway's latest mixtape. Finally, check out our hometown Chicago Bulls comin' through with the must-have CD of 2009, just in time for the holidays... Totally Bulls 80's! Watch the hilarious, straight up ridiculous TV infomercial below; the Tyrus Thomas/Derrick Rose rendition of "Ghostbusters" serves as the funniest highlight for me. I almost fell out of my chair. Enjoy!

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Must-Have CD: Totally Bulls '80s

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