Chicagoan Chris Mathien premieres new track "The Definition"

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PREVIOUSLY:
R.O.E. "The Gloves (No Quit)" f/ Chris Mathien
Producer: Chris Mathien - FULL, CDQ, 1st Single off the upcoming EP, A Pen. A Mic. A Dream. *Tibs Fav.™

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!

Black Thought "The Professional"
FULL, CDQ *Tibs Fav.™

Nefew "Biko" f/ Consequence & Chanj
FULL, CDQ, Track off upcoming project, Homesick EP *Tibs Fav.™

Stat Quo "What I Like (Freaky Girl)"
Producer: Stat Quo - FULL, CDQ, 1st Single off upcoming album, Statlanta

Brandy "Stupid In Love"
Producer: StarGate - FULL, CDQ, Original Version/Demo for Rihanna *Tibs Fav.™

Rihanna "The Last Song"
FULL, CDQ, Track off upcoming album, Rated R

Rihanna "Wait Your Turn RMX" f/ Joell Ortiz
FULL, CDQ

Kevin Cossom "My Ex" f/ Joe Budden
Producer: Danja - FULL, CDQ, Track off upcoming project, Hook vs. Bridge EP

Freeway - The Beat Made Me Do It [MIXTAPE]
Producer: Jake One - Hosted By: Don Cannon

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Must-Have CD: Totally Bulls '80s

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GLC's video for "Elevator Hustler" leads new video post featuring Chris Brown and Rihanna

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Just the day in videos comin' up for now - and while there's three premieres from the biggest names in pop music today leaking out today, Chicago's own GLC gets the nod for the top spot. His video for "Elevator Hustler" is defined by a grimy, blue overlay (full-screen it for full effect) with the beautiful city of Chicago making some cameos as well. The Marina City one was captured very nicely by the director... none other than GLC himself. Props 2 him for executing his vision on this video, a solid follow-up 2 his spectacular "Big Screen" video with Kanye West.

Down below, the trio of big name artists with new videos is Chris Brown, Rihanna, and Gucci Mane for their singles "Crawl", "Russian Roulette", and "Worst Enemy". Cassie plays the female lead in "Crawl", which contains some powerful snowy visuals and some more of that dancing that everyone loves around the 3 minute mark. Rihanna's "Russian Roulette" video matches the dark mood of the song itself, again delivering on some powerful visuals. Watch it through 'til the end cuz it's a good one. In addition, 50 Cent sits down with MTV's Tim Cash as they briefly talk about the Jay-Z beef, coming 2 a previously unmatched apex with the release of "I Go Off". NEW tracks on the way in another post within the hour or so. Enjoy!

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Chris Brown "Crawl"

VIDEO PREMIERE!



Rihanna "Russian Roulette"

VIDEO PREMIERE!



Gucci Mane "Worst Enemy"

VIDEO PREMIERE!

50 Cent Talks Jay-Z Beef

Tha Bizness Interview w/ iStandard

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Johnny Otis and Hip Hop History

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No two people are ever going to agree on how or when hip hop came about. There are myriad ideas and reasons behind everyone's individual perspective, but that doesn't mean that we no longer need to speculate on the topic.

It's indisputable that during the late '60s a new kind of consciousness was washing over a generation of people in the States. The revolution that was to free us all never came to fruition. And while we can each blame our parent's generation for not having universal health care by now, the Boomers and some of the forward thinking members of the generation even older then them were able to explode musical boundaries.

Again, we can all argue about hip hop coming from funk, soul, blues, Jamaica, Germany or BK. Johnny Otis, though, is a part of the music despite being of Greek descent and playing in jazz bands during the '40s and RnB groups during the '50s and '60s.

Apart from hosting a wildly successful television showcase for musicians based in LA, Otis did a fair amount of recording - occasionally with his then teen-aged son, Shuggie Otis. While the younger Otis would go on to release several influential if not successful albums, it's on Cold Shot, attributed to the Johnny Otis Show, and Snatch and the Poontangs' For Adults Only, that the two musicians would contribute to the antecedents of hip hop.

Over the space of those two discs, the Otis' worked out the music behind a few blue lyrics. "Two Time Slim" finds Delmar "Mighty Mouth" Evans describing various sexual maladies that he's dealt with. In its delivery, the song works in a slow-speak manner as a whining slide guitar guides Evans through his story. It's not "King Tim III (Personality Jock)," but Evans should be easy to figure for a prehistoric rap hero. The fact that both Johnny and Shuggie Otis would go on to shred some funk tracks doesn't hurt the family's legacy either.

 

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GWHH New Blood

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GWHH is proud to announce that new blood will be contributing to our movement to add even more unique voices and perspectives for the betterment of all. We think new blood is very important in providing unmatched freshness to our dynamic, and we hope you enjoy these new contributors and what they have to offer. God bless this movement, and the movement of the pack! GWHH UP!

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Download new Kanye West "I'm So Appalled"

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2 Min., HQ, Tagged track off the mixtape, Big Mike & DJ Thoro's Follow The Leaders 2 *Tibs Fav.™

Thought the screen grab from the "Stronger" video was appropriate for this 2 minute Kanye West extended verse that surfaced seemingly outta nowhere, but was really extracted from the compilation mixtape from Big Mike & DJ Thoro - Follow The Leaders 2 (shouts 2 Shake). My bet is that it's just a previously unreleased track that somehow made its way on the mixtape, but who knows for sure? Nevertheless, it is surely welcome as Kanye raps and with I love Kanye's simple, effective rhyme scheme. He also mispronounces some letters like only he does so well; wait til you get 2 the Prada line. Here's my favorite few lines, however:

"N****** be writin' bulls*** like they gotta work,
N****** is goin' through real s***, man they outta work,
That's why another cotdamn dance track gotta hurt,
That's why I'd rather spit somethin' that gotta purp(ose)"

- Kanye West
Whoo, nice. My other favorite part was the MTV joke that precedes this, which you'll undoubtedly catch. Down below is a ton of new leaks featuring some big names, starting with the full version of the much-hyped Beanie Sigel and 50 Cent collabo "I Go Off" (shouts 2 Miss Info). I want to fav. this but I don't think I'll be going back 2 it that often. That said, Sigel does his thing on the bars and I like 50's flow on the hook. 50, who btw is re-linking up with Vivica A. Fox in a new video, also has some choice words for Jay-Z in the outro, saying that the money has changed him. Interesting. We'll see where this goes.

Also grab some new ones from Jadakiss, Chris Brown, Rihanna, Lady Gaga & Beyoncé, the latter's sis Solange, and more. Enjoy!

Beanie Sigel "I Go Off" f/ 50 Cent
FULL, CDQ

2 Min., HQ, Tagged track off the mixtape, Big Mike & DJ Thoro's Follow the Leaders 2

Shawty Lo "Burr"
FULL, CDQ (previously tagged)

OJ Da Juiceman "Popping" f/ R. Kelly
FULL, CDQ (previously tagged)

Chris Brown "Sing Like Me"
FULL, CDQ, Track off upcoming album, Graffiti

Rihanna "Cold Case Love"
Producer: The Y's - FULL, CDQ, Track off upcoming album, Rated R

Lady Gaga "Telephone" f/ Beyoncé
Producer: Darkchild - FULL, CDQ, Track off upcoming album, The Fame Monster

Solange "Stillness Is The Move [Dirty Projectors Cover]"
FULL, CDQ

Shakira "Give It Up To Me [Original Version]" f/ Flo Rida & Timbaland
Producer: Timbaland - FULL, CDQ
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