Over the last couple of days some unreleased footage of Kanye has sprung a release. First we had this little previously unreleased video of him performing live in Chi Town back in 1996. An interesting watch. Joined by partner in rhyme Phenom at the legendary Double Door spot. Kanye’s voice ain’t changed one bit.
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Ahhhh, this is my FAVORITE instrumental project of ALL time. Not only because of the beats from Yeezy, but the interludes make the listening session that much better. Listening to these joints just take me back to the day I found out about Kanye on this MTV segment. I can’t remember the name of it, but I remember sitting in my dorm room at Howard University listening to “Through The Wire” JAMMING like it was the next best thing to H20.
These beats? Pshh, these beats are STILL fire. I mean not all of em are the greatest, but a good 90 percent of these joints I can listen to allllllll fucking day. Fuck that, I’m playing these every morning when I wake up. And you can bet your ASS this is going on the LowTouch. Anyway, enough of my rambling. Enjoy. Sidebar: The original version of “Through The Wire?” Man o man lol! Tracklisting and download link, below!
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Here’s some footage from Ye’s NYE soiree at 1 Oak in Las Vegas. Yeezy World Peace and his understudy Big Sean hop on the tables to perform their smash collaboration “Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay” sans Roscoe Dash.
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It brings me JOY watching mini-documentaries like this. Though Kanye’s Late Registration is my least favorite LP from him, the instrumentation on this project is fucking INCREDIBLE. And to be honest? Watching this again is making me re-think my order of Kanye’s favorite albums. Correction, 808′s & Heartbreaks is my least favorite. Man, just watching this is fucking beautiful. Sit back and take notes. Part two (which at the start might be a tear jerker) and three under the hood. Oh, I also included Ye preparing for the Late Registration Orchestra concert/album he did. Good night! Read More
As we all know, the HOOK of a song is probably one of the most important elements to a track’s success. From it’s simplicity factor all the way down to personal connection to the intended ear, the hook needs to be MONEY. And in 2011, we heard various amounts of hooks that snatched us in from the very first listen. Team YHTN (along with some other valued ears) have selected THESE six hooks for nominees to this years Hook Of The Year accolade. And the nominees are?
Rihanna – We Found Love (Prod. By Calvin Harris): If one of the pivotal figures in Black Twitter sings this your hook as much as I enjoy Egg Nog? You have a winner. RiRi’s Talk That Talk was fueled with slutty commentary, but it was the lead off single “We Found Love” that dragged everyone into Ms. Fenty love land. Clubs WORLDWIDE could not and would not stop singing an infectious hook that an even my 6 year old niece enjoyed. But, was it TOO simple?
Lil Wayne ft. Drake – She Will (Prod. By T-Minus): One thing about Sherbert? The guy knows how convey specific feelings. And on the hook on Wayne’s dark “She Will” offering, he did just that. How often does one wonder about how REAL an ass is once a PYT is backing it up towards you? Not only that, but even girls were Twitpicing and Instagramming girls grabbing their tushi’s with the caption “Baby, it’s real.” *Clutches chest for a second* And to close it off, we all consider ourselves the “realest” niggas in the game right now, chances are she’ll get down with the get down lol.
Meek Mill ft. Rick Ross – I’m A Boss (Prod. By Jahlil Beats): Talk about a MONSTER! Self made or not, we all consider ourselves bosses in some way shape or form. And when the DJ’s got a hold of this puppy? Even the sweepers in the club were chanting this hook verbatim. Countless nights in 2011 were spent on couches and tables reciting this hook like there was no tomorrow. Bitch, I’M A BOSS!
DJ Khaled ft. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne – I’m On One (Prod. By T-Minus, Nikhil S. and Noah “40″ Shebib): Sherbert’s at it again. It’s simple, you can relate and it’s an exact emotion when under the influence. Everyone is on one when them lights go dim and the music gets loud- all we needed was the right rhetoric to get our point across. And no matter where you’re from, what age you are and how you mix any drink, you’re sure to be on one once the needle touches this record.
The Throne – Niggas In Paris (Prod. By Hit Boy): I don’t know about you guys, but I’m all “cray” out. But that still doesn’t take away from how dope and simple this hook was. I mean Khole Kardashian tweets it, I use it as a response to when my mother asks me what I’m doing for the weekend and the cougars that attended the Victoria Secret Fashion show now have a new anthem to strip to when they go lingerie shopping for their UBER rich husbands this Valentine’s Day.
Big Sean ft. Kanye West & Roscoe Dash – Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay (Prod. By Andrew “Pop” Wansel, Shepard & Mike Dean): There was no way we could leave out the human instrument in this years Hook Of The Year nominees. Roscoe Dash, who actually said this was intended for Watch The Throne scored BIG time with this bad boy. It also helped the hook STARTED the song off which makes it THAT MUCH more infectious. And who can forget the adlibs heard around the world, “Hol up, Hol Up, Hol Up, Hol Up” connecting the hook to the verse. This was DEFINITELY inspired by a lil Marvin Gaye & Chardonnay word to Kevin Liles (anyone who attended Big Sean’s album listening session in NYC will understand that reference).
Ok ladies and gents, those are this years nominees. I know I know, there are some I left off the list, but these 6 echoed throughout Twitter and email threads when I inquired about this topic. No fear, I got some honorable mentions below. Winner will be announced New Year’s Day!
Honorable Mentions: Kendrick Lamar’ “ADHD”, Drake’s “The Motto”, J.Cole’s “Can’t Get Enough”, Wale’s “That Way”, Waka Flocka’s “Round Of Applause”, Big Sean’s “Ass”, Young Jeezy’s “Way Too Gone”, Nicki Minaj’s “Super Bass”, Future’s “Tony Montana”, Pitbull’s “Give Me Everything”, Big K.R.I.T’s “Country Shit”, Wale’s “Tats On My Arm”, Meek Mill “Tupac Back”, Gunplay’s “Rollin”, Drake’ “Marvin Room”
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Big Sean reveals to MTV that the G.O.O.D. Music compilation is just about finished and he’s soon heading to London to work out the final parts of it with Mr. West. Sean also details his plans for 2012, which are a new mixtape and his sophomore set after the release of the GOOD Music LP. Finally Famous: The Album is in stores.
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Nothing like giving back to the fans that made you who you are today. Ahhh, Watch The Throne was such a good damn experience. And to see it with Mama LowKey just made it about the BEST hip-hop experience, EVER!
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Guess The Throne decided to end their tour by performing “Niggas In Paris” 11 times in Vancouver last night. Again, not even mad. I mean they DID make a song called “Niggas In Paris” right? So if they want to perform it 11 damn times? LET THEM lol. AGAIN!!
VOYR lets loose another clip from Ye’s Watch The Throne tour diaries. This VOYR captures a couple of moments between Big Sean and Ye with Sean explaining what his mentor has done for his career. Ye also talks keeping music in its purest form from his perspective. Ye also shares some historic photo booth shots with one of the Olsen Twins followed by a power speech from one of the greatest producers of all time, Mannie Fresh
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The title of this says everything you need to know. Shouts to VOYR for all these short clips. We see the braintrust behind the brand that is Kanye West. Two more intricate clips inside the circle of Kanye below which highlight Kanye’s road manager, Don C and Ye’s creative director, Virgil Abloh.
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