1. SZA - "Babylon" 2014 *I wouldn't recommend putting a white sweater in the dirt like that, great song though.
2. Oddisee - "Back Of My Mind" 2014 *Oddisee seems like a cool dude, I'd go on a spacecruise with those guys.
3. Grieves - "Serpents" 2014 *Grieves is lookin' all slicked in this video.
4. Pebbles - "Giving You The Benefit" 1990 *This song also features motorcycles, wind, skeezy fashion photographer, water, shadows, solo dancing, blue lighting, strobe light action, spying/espionage by a guy in a coonskin cap; they may have done all this to hide the fact that it is only a mediocre song.
5. Lykke Li - "No Rest For The Wicked" 2014 *This is from her new album, I Never Learn.
6. Big Mike, Biggie Smalls, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Buckshot, Busta Rhymes, Coolio, Digable Planets, Heltah Skeltah, Ill Al Skratch, Jamal, Menace Clan, and Redman - "Points" 1995 *This is from the Panther Soundtrack from 1995. The reflection is Dwayne Wayne @ 3:36.
7. Cyndi Lauper - "True Colors" 1986 *Call her up on the shell phone.
8. Redman - "Dunfiato" 2014 *Redman has so much personality, he doesn't need a flashy video.
9. Ugly Frank - "Leftova" 2014 (TACOMA MUSIC) *But, did they ever eat the Froot Loops?
10. Shabazz Palaces - "Dawn In Luxor" KENZO Spring/Summer 2014 (SEATTLE MUSIC) *Reflections of the sun in the water and from the sequins. From their upcoming album Lese Majesty.
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Thursday, May 15, 2014
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Ten Music Videos featuring Dice
1. Kingdom Crumbs - "Red Cups" 2013 (SEATTLE) *This is a great band, I would have loved to see them play the Sasquatch Festival this weekend. Only one member of this band (Jarv Dee) made the questionable XXL list 15 Seattle Rappers You Should Know. I believe that not being on this list can be seen as a good thing. The list might be an indicator of perceived commercial viability, not artistic talent. Some of the rappers who did make the list are not that great. That said, congratulations to those who did make the list!
2. Warren G and Nate Dogg - "Regulate" 1994 *Nineties MTV heavy rotation Hip Hop.
3. Danny Brown - "Monopoly" 2011 *Warning! Danny Brown is not for everyone.
4. Funkdoobiest - "Dedicated" 1995 *I had never heard a Funkdoobiest song that wasn't "Bow Wow Wow", this one is pretty good, the beat anyway.
5. Cypress Hill - "Hand On The Pump" 1991 *An upbeat song about killing people?
6. Capital STEEZ - "Vibe Ratings" 2012 *This is one of my favorite Capital STEEZ songs.
7. The Notorious B.I.G. - "Warning" 1994 *Biggie eats Peanut Butter Crunch in this video, in case you were wondering.
8. Group Home (Produced by DJ Premier) - "Supa Star" 1995 *This is from a DJ Premier produced album, so it's worth a listen.
9. The Stepkids - "Suburban Dream" 2011 *This song is mostly good. This band is one of the not exactly Hip Hop artists on Stones Throw.
10. Ice Cube - "It Was A Good Day" 1993 *This is one of those songs that was on heavy rotation on MTV in my formative years. I love how in 2012 someone figured out which specific day he was talking about (January 20, 1992).
2. Warren G and Nate Dogg - "Regulate" 1994 *Nineties MTV heavy rotation Hip Hop.
3. Danny Brown - "Monopoly" 2011 *Warning! Danny Brown is not for everyone.
4. Funkdoobiest - "Dedicated" 1995 *I had never heard a Funkdoobiest song that wasn't "Bow Wow Wow", this one is pretty good, the beat anyway.
5. Cypress Hill - "Hand On The Pump" 1991 *An upbeat song about killing people?
6. Capital STEEZ - "Vibe Ratings" 2012 *This is one of my favorite Capital STEEZ songs.
7. The Notorious B.I.G. - "Warning" 1994 *Biggie eats Peanut Butter Crunch in this video, in case you were wondering.
8. Group Home (Produced by DJ Premier) - "Supa Star" 1995 *This is from a DJ Premier produced album, so it's worth a listen.
9. The Stepkids - "Suburban Dream" 2011 *This song is mostly good. This band is one of the not exactly Hip Hop artists on Stones Throw.
10. Ice Cube - "It Was A Good Day" 1993 *This is one of those songs that was on heavy rotation on MTV in my formative years. I love how in 2012 someone figured out which specific day he was talking about (January 20, 1992).
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Ten Music Videos featuring Taxis
1. A Tribe Called Quest - "Electric Relaxation" 1994 *It's crazy that they edited out the word "ass" as in "fat ass thighs". It is a hip hop staple.
2. Depeche Mode - "It's No Good" 1997 *It would be awesome to see Depeche Mode in a club this small.
3. Yuna - "Live Your Life" 2012 *This isn't a club banger or anything like that. It's just a pretty good song with a good message.
4. Daft Punk - "Something About Us" 2003 *My favorite part of this song is before the singing starts.
5. Redman - "I'll Bee Dat" 1998 *Redman is hilarious.
6. Bahamadia - "True Honey Buns" 1996 *She's cool.
7. The Go-Go's - "Vacation" 1982 *I could never hate on The Go-Go's.
8. The Notorious B.I.G. - "One More Chance" 1995 *"Girls peepee when they see me" -Biggie That seems like an uncomfortable situation to me, but, it is a quadruple rhyme so that's probably why he said it.
9. Jean Grae - "Love Thirst" 2008 *This song doesn't really do it for me, but, I think she is bad ass. She wears many different outfits in the back of a taxi in this video.
10. Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five - "The Message" 1982 *A prime example of the infinite potential of Hip Hop.
2. Depeche Mode - "It's No Good" 1997 *It would be awesome to see Depeche Mode in a club this small.
3. Yuna - "Live Your Life" 2012 *This isn't a club banger or anything like that. It's just a pretty good song with a good message.
4. Daft Punk - "Something About Us" 2003 *My favorite part of this song is before the singing starts.
5. Redman - "I'll Bee Dat" 1998 *Redman is hilarious.
6. Bahamadia - "True Honey Buns" 1996 *She's cool.
7. The Go-Go's - "Vacation" 1982 *I could never hate on The Go-Go's.
8. The Notorious B.I.G. - "One More Chance" 1995 *"Girls peepee when they see me" -Biggie That seems like an uncomfortable situation to me, but, it is a quadruple rhyme so that's probably why he said it.
9. Jean Grae - "Love Thirst" 2008 *This song doesn't really do it for me, but, I think she is bad ass. She wears many different outfits in the back of a taxi in this video.
10. Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five - "The Message" 1982 *A prime example of the infinite potential of Hip Hop.
Monday, May 6, 2013
Ten Music Videos featuring Maps, Globes or Earth
1. Kid Koala - "8 Bit Blues (Chicago to LA to NY)" 2012 *Kid Koala went all out on the tour for this album, they even had puppets. This cd came with a folding paper turntable that was intended to actually work, it might, I just never folded it.
2. Azealia Banks - "1991" 2012 *This is what I was hoping all of her music would sound like, not all of it is this good. This is my second favorite of her songs, "212" is still my favorite.
3. Crowded House - "Don't Dream It's Over" 1986 *This is a Where's Waldo style globe. Many dishes were harmed in the making of this video.
4. Snap - "Rhythm Is A Dancer" 1992 *This song puts us back into cassette single territory.
5. Anika - "Yang Yang" 2010 *I don't like this song that much, but, the video is interesting and I can't hate on someone for making music; unless it really sucks of course. She may be the only lady on Stones Throw Records.
6. The Notorious B.I.G. feat Puff Daddy and Mase - "Mo Money Mo Problems" 1997 *Now that they have mo money, they have to start worrying about their golf game.
7. R.E.M. - "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" 1987 *Now I know that the end of your world is where all the good stuff happens.
8. Beastie Boys - "Intergalactic" 1998 *This video was a mega-production.
9. A Tribe Called Quest - "Find A Way" 1998 *Produced by J Dilla (that means it's good). Q-Tip shows us how to do the rapper walk.
10. Slum Village feat. Kanye West and John Legend - "Selfish" 2004 *This video is about auditioning video girls. This is from when Slum Village consisted only T3 and Elzhi.
2. Azealia Banks - "1991" 2012 *This is what I was hoping all of her music would sound like, not all of it is this good. This is my second favorite of her songs, "212" is still my favorite.
3. Crowded House - "Don't Dream It's Over" 1986 *This is a Where's Waldo style globe. Many dishes were harmed in the making of this video.
4. Snap - "Rhythm Is A Dancer" 1992 *This song puts us back into cassette single territory.
5. Anika - "Yang Yang" 2010 *I don't like this song that much, but, the video is interesting and I can't hate on someone for making music; unless it really sucks of course. She may be the only lady on Stones Throw Records.
6. The Notorious B.I.G. feat Puff Daddy and Mase - "Mo Money Mo Problems" 1997 *Now that they have mo money, they have to start worrying about their golf game.
7. R.E.M. - "It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)" 1987 *Now I know that the end of your world is where all the good stuff happens.
8. Beastie Boys - "Intergalactic" 1998 *This video was a mega-production.
9. A Tribe Called Quest - "Find A Way" 1998 *Produced by J Dilla (that means it's good). Q-Tip shows us how to do the rapper walk.
10. Slum Village feat. Kanye West and John Legend - "Selfish" 2004 *This video is about auditioning video girls. This is from when Slum Village consisted only T3 and Elzhi.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Ten Music Videos featuring Boats
Here's a YouTube playlist of ALL the Boat Music Videos I've found so far. #YouTubeNchill
1. DJ Vadim - "Black Is The Night" 2007 These people are on a boat and seemingly on drugs. This is one of those songs that I always put on mix cds when I want to show how much great music isn't played on the radio.
2. The Notorious B.I.G. - "Hypnotize" 1997 Biggie and Puffy immediately come to mind when brainstorming videos with boats in them.
3. Jennifer Lopez - "Jenny From The Block" 2002 I love the Beatnuts sample. She pretty much kicks ass, get it J. Lo.
4. The Lonely Island feat. T-Pain - "I'm On A Boat" 2009 This makes me cringe a lot. Andy Samberg is definitely cool though. Fortunately, this is supposed to be ridiculous...because it is. T-Pain is NOT COOL (all caps to be clear).
5. Depeche Mode - "Precious" 2005 Computer animated boats still count as boats. This is one of those new era Depeche Mode songs that is actually as great as their older stuff.
6. U2 - "Pride (In The Name Of Love)" 1984 My mom and uncles loved U2, so I got to listen to this a lot when I was a kid.
7. Angie Martinez, Lil Kim, Left Eye, Da Brat, and Missy Elliott - "Ladies Night" 1997 Ladies night starts out on the water of course.
8. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - "Can't Hold Us" 2013 Whoa, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are taking over the world.
9. George Michael - "Careless Whisper" 1984 In the song, he is talking about dancing. In the video, PEOPLE ARE DOING IT!
10. Culture Club - "Karma Chameleon" 1983 We may never know why they chose to make this video a period piece on a paddle boat.
1. DJ Vadim - "Black Is The Night" 2007 These people are on a boat and seemingly on drugs. This is one of those songs that I always put on mix cds when I want to show how much great music isn't played on the radio.
2. The Notorious B.I.G. - "Hypnotize" 1997 Biggie and Puffy immediately come to mind when brainstorming videos with boats in them.
3. Jennifer Lopez - "Jenny From The Block" 2002 I love the Beatnuts sample. She pretty much kicks ass, get it J. Lo.
4. The Lonely Island feat. T-Pain - "I'm On A Boat" 2009 This makes me cringe a lot. Andy Samberg is definitely cool though. Fortunately, this is supposed to be ridiculous...because it is. T-Pain is NOT COOL (all caps to be clear).
5. Depeche Mode - "Precious" 2005 Computer animated boats still count as boats. This is one of those new era Depeche Mode songs that is actually as great as their older stuff.
6. U2 - "Pride (In The Name Of Love)" 1984 My mom and uncles loved U2, so I got to listen to this a lot when I was a kid.
7. Angie Martinez, Lil Kim, Left Eye, Da Brat, and Missy Elliott - "Ladies Night" 1997 Ladies night starts out on the water of course.
8. Macklemore and Ryan Lewis - "Can't Hold Us" 2013 Whoa, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis are taking over the world.
9. George Michael - "Careless Whisper" 1984 In the song, he is talking about dancing. In the video, PEOPLE ARE DOING IT!
10. Culture Club - "Karma Chameleon" 1983 We may never know why they chose to make this video a period piece on a paddle boat.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Ten Music Videos featuring New York Yankees Hats
1. Black Rob - "Whoa" 2000 *I love that he told us how to use his new it word "whoa".
2. A$AP Rocky - "Purple Swag" 2011 *This blonde girl is kind of scary.
3. Jay-Z and Alicia Keys - "Empire State of Mind" 2009 *Naturally, there would have to be a Jay-Z song on this list.
4. 112 featuring Biggie and Mase - "Only You (Bad Boy Remix)" 1996 *Totally 90's.
5. The Physics - "The Goodbye" (Song 2012, Video 2013) *This is a bad breakup.
6. MAB - "The Dark Side Of My Mind's Eye" 2013 *The novelty of the British rapper combined with this familiar beat made me watch it twice.
7. SWV - "Weak" 1993 *Yankees hat on the ironing board.
8. Brand Nubian - "Slow Down" 1990 *Hat is sitting on top of a tv.
2. A$AP Rocky - "Purple Swag" 2011 *This blonde girl is kind of scary.
3. Jay-Z and Alicia Keys - "Empire State of Mind" 2009 *Naturally, there would have to be a Jay-Z song on this list.
4. 112 featuring Biggie and Mase - "Only You (Bad Boy Remix)" 1996 *Totally 90's.
5. The Physics - "The Goodbye" (Song 2012, Video 2013) *This is a bad breakup.
6. MAB - "The Dark Side Of My Mind's Eye" 2013 *The novelty of the British rapper combined with this familiar beat made me watch it twice.
7. SWV - "Weak" 1993 *Yankees hat on the ironing board.
8. Brand Nubian - "Slow Down" 1990 *Hat is sitting on top of a tv.
9. KRS-One - "The Bridge Is Over" 1987 *Guy in the crowd holds up his Yankees hat.
10. Kooley High - "All Day" 2011 *Upon further reflection, I have decided that these guys are not that cool. I also realized that the dude on the left is not Kid Cudi.
Monday, March 11, 2013
Ten Music Videos Featuring Pools
YouTube playlist of ALL the Pool music videos I've found so far. #YouTubeNchill
1. Kendrick Lamar - "Swimming Pools (Drank)" 2012
2. Mayer Hawthorne - "Your Easy Lovin' Ain't Pleasin' Nothin'" 2010
3. 2Pac - "I Get Around" 1993
4. Sol - "This Shit" 2011
5. Lana Del Rey - "Blue Jeans" 2012
6. The Beatnuts - "Watch Out Now" 1999
7. Bonnie Raitt - "Something To Talk About" 1991
8. The Notorious B.I.G. - "Juicy" 1994
9. Orfeo - "Quiet Nights" 2013
10. De La Soul - "Ego Trippin (Part II)" 1993
1. Kendrick Lamar - "Swimming Pools (Drank)" 2012
2. Mayer Hawthorne - "Your Easy Lovin' Ain't Pleasin' Nothin'" 2010
3. 2Pac - "I Get Around" 1993
4. Sol - "This Shit" 2011
5. Lana Del Rey - "Blue Jeans" 2012
6. The Beatnuts - "Watch Out Now" 1999
7. Bonnie Raitt - "Something To Talk About" 1991
8. The Notorious B.I.G. - "Juicy" 1994
9. Orfeo - "Quiet Nights" 2013
10. De La Soul - "Ego Trippin (Part II)" 1993
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Ten Music Videos featuring Palm Trees
1. One Self - "Bluebird" 2005
2. Pusha T feat. Tyler, The Creator - "Trouble On My Mind" 2011 *Tyler makes the song.
3. Shabba Ranks - "Mr. Loverman" 1992
4. Belinda Carlisle - "Mad About You" 1986
5. L'Trimm - "Cars That Go Boom" 1988
6. Mad Cobra - "Flex" 1992 *He always takes his chain off before he meets his lady at the beach.
7. Junior M.A.F.I.A. feat The Notorious B.I.G. - "Get Money" 1995 *They have a palm tree IN their house.
8. Dr. Dre - "Been There Done That" 1996
9. Eric B. and Rakim - "Don't Sweat The Technique" 1992
10. Solange - "Losing You" 2012 *The beat is fabulous, her singing is mostly good.
2. Pusha T feat. Tyler, The Creator - "Trouble On My Mind" 2011 *Tyler makes the song.
3. Shabba Ranks - "Mr. Loverman" 1992
4. Belinda Carlisle - "Mad About You" 1986
5. L'Trimm - "Cars That Go Boom" 1988
6. Mad Cobra - "Flex" 1992 *He always takes his chain off before he meets his lady at the beach.
7. Junior M.A.F.I.A. feat The Notorious B.I.G. - "Get Money" 1995 *They have a palm tree IN their house.
8. Dr. Dre - "Been There Done That" 1996
9. Eric B. and Rakim - "Don't Sweat The Technique" 1992
10. Solange - "Losing You" 2012 *The beat is fabulous, her singing is mostly good.
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