Ten Music Videos featuring Singing Into The Camera Shots

1. The Beatles - "Hey Jude" 1968  *As one should expect, this is an extremely great song.

2. Dirty Dike - "Ten Dike Commandments" 2013 (UK HIP HOP)  *Dirty Dike oozes personality and seems like I could never party hard enough to hang out with him. This beat is amazing, his delivery is captivating, and the video is hilarious.

3. Klymaxx - "Meeting In The Ladies Room" 1985  *This is one of the best eighties videos I have ever seen. They even have a mermaid.

4. MORE1 - "On A Mission" 2011 (UK HIP HOP) *I love this beat, I kind of wish it was an instrumental.

5. The Police - "Roxanne" 1978  *My parents loved this band, and I can now appreciate their greatness.

6. Illa J feat. Debi Nova - "Sounds Like Love" 2008  *The Yanceys are a talented family (Captain Obvious strikes again).

7. Datkid - "Home By 8" 2012 (UK HIP HOP)  *I've watched this like 6 times and still can't figure out why I might like it. He has a thuggy UK rapper thing going. He isn't my new favorite rapper but I keep watching what he is doing anyway.

8. Slum Village - "Reppin'" 2012  *New era Slum Village, worth a listen.

9. Wham! - "Everything She Wants" 1984  *I think that this and their Christmas song are the best Wham songs.

10. Q-Tip - "Breathe And Stop" 1999  *Q-Tip is awesome.

Ten Music Videos featuring Texts or Phone Calls

Here's the full list on a YouTube playlist.  #YouTubeNchill

1. Ghostpoet - "Meltdown" 2013 (UK HIP HOP)  *Let's assume she is receiving or sending a text when she checks her phone. I have a thing for this song which I found through the Pigeons and Planes website.




2. Wrecking Crew - "Scallops" 2013  I found this via email from Mello Music Group.




"Scallops" is on Wrecking Crew's Wu-Tang Pulp album.

3. Blue Scholars - "Fou Lee" 2011  *Geo gets a text on his way into the market, this video could have been in my upcoming shopping cart collection. I don't love this song, but, I appreciate what these guys have contributed to Seattle and Hip Hop in general.




4. Estelle - "No Substitute Love" 2008  She is pretty amazing.




5. Buggsy feat. Jehst and Farma G - "Connect The Spdif" 2011  (UK HIPHOP)  I love this Jehst verse and that they drink tea in this video. Jehst is wearing the black hat and his verse is first..




6. The Streets - "Blinded By The Lights" 2004  I think 2004 was right near the beginning of text messages. Even though it is kind of dark, this is my favorite Streets song.




7. Outkast - "Benz Or Beamer" 1995  From the soundtrack to New Jersey Drive.




8. Yeasayer - "Madder Red" 2010  This video stars Kristen Bell and a sad neglected puppet thing.


9. Somethin' For The People - "My Love Is The Shhh!" 1997  Telephone operator R and B girls.


10. Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - "Round And Round" (Unofficial Video) 2010  This is awesome.

Ten Incredible Live Performance Videos

1. Radiohead - "All I Need (Live From The Basement)" 2007  The full performance is available to watch here, "All I Need" is no longer available to be watched on it's own.




2. The Rolling Stones - "Under My Thumb" 1966



3. Broken Bells - "The Ghost Inside (Live At The Boat)" 2010



4. Bill Withers - "Use Me" 1973



5. Bobby Womack and Damon Albarn - "The Bravest Man In The Universe" 2012



6. Shabazz Palaces - "A Mess, The Booth Soaks In Palacian Musk" 2011 (Live at KEXP in Seattle)



7. Grimes - "Be A Body" 2012  (Live at Good Records in Dallas, TX)



8. Portishead - "Roads" from Roseland NYC Live 1998



9. Heart - "Magic Man" 1976



10. Norah Jones - "Little Broken Hearts" 2012

Ten Great Madlib Productions

1. Declaime feat. Quasimoto - "Don't Trip" 2001  *You will be glad you heard this.

2. Quasimoto - "Shroomusic" 2005 *Quasimoto is the animated and voice altered Madlib alter-ego.

3. Quasimoto - "Astro Travellin" 2000  *In this song we get to understand Madlib's views on marijuana.

4. Madvillain - "Figaro" (Madlib's Stones Throw 101 Remix) 2004  *Beat nasty face.

5. Madvillain - "Curls" 2003  *This is the B-side to "All Caps" which can be found in the original Ten Animated Music Videos.

6. Mos Def feat. Slick Rick - "Auditorium" 2009 (Produced by Madlib)  *I believe this is one of the best songs on the album.

7. Erykah Badu - "The Healer" 2008 (Produced by Madlib)  *Amazing song.

8. Madlib - "Pyramids" 2006  *This is from Beat Konducta Vol 1-2: Movie Scenes (this is not the real music video).

9. Madlib the Beat Konducta - "Get It Right" 2007  *This is from Beat Konducta Vol 3-4: Beat Konducta in India.

10. Madlib - "Slim's Return" 2003  *This is from the Shades Of Blue album.

Ten Great J Dilla Productions

1. Illa J - "All Good" 2008  *This is my new theme song. Illa J is J Dilla's brother. I even like the lyrics to this song which can be hard to come by in Hip Hop,

2. J Dilla feat. Illa J - "Won't Do" 2006  *This video is already in the moving clouds or fog category but no Dilla list would be complete without this song.

3. Jaylib - "The Red" 2003 *Jaylib is J Dilla and Madlib.

4. Slum Village - "Fall In Love" (Jay Dee Remix) 2000  *This is a ridiculously great song.

5. J Dilla - "Featuring Phat Kat" 2001  *This is one of those beats that you can't believe how great it is even when you are listening to it.

6. Spacek - "Eve" (Jay Dee Remix ft. Frank-n-Dank) 2000  *This song is whoa.

7. J Dilla - "Make'em NV" 2003  *Beat nasty face.

 

8. Jaylib feat. Talib Kweli - "Raw Shit" 2003  *They were a great team.

9. Heavy D feat. Q-Tip - "Listen" 1999  *Produced by J Dilla. YouTube credits are wrong and yet, the song is so right.

10. DJ Cam feat. Cameo - "Love Junkee" (J Dilla Remix) 2004  *Dj Cam and J Dilla in one song, one of those great moments in music.