The XX – Intro, Long Version (KJ Song Rec)

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The XX’s unique sound has been catching a lot of ears, including Simpsons creator Matt Groening who asked the band to perform at a music festival he organized in England.

 

Blue Scholars – Lumiere (Samples The XX – Intro)

Other artists have sampled the popular Intro track from the XX, but none do it better than the underground hip hop duo from Seattle, the Blue Scholars.

Top 10 Chilled Out Samples in Hip Hop History (Video)

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DJ Funktuall presents Volume 27 of his Hip Hop Sample breakdown series. In this Chilled Out Edition, DJ Funktuall gives you a history lesson on the original samples and the proceeding songs that used them.

Top 10 Chilled Out Samples in Hip Hop History Track List

1) Mother Nature – Albert Jones

Be-Intro – Common

2) A Little Fugue for You and Me – Enoch Light

No Escapin This – Beatnuts

3) Risin to the Top – Keni Burke

Keep Risin’ to the Top – Doug E. Fresh
Around the Way Girl – LL Cool J
Smooth Operator – Big Daddy Kane
I Wanna Rock – DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince
Take You There – Pete Rock & CL Smooth
U Da Man – Black Moon
Love No Limit – Mary J. Blige
How to Roll a Blunt – Redman
Rap Phenomenon – Notorious B.I.G. w/ Method & Redman
I Pioneered This – MC Shan
(Lately) I’ve Been Thinking – Common feat. Sean Lett
Fat Rat – Grand Puba
Straight from Da Ghetto – Lost Boyz
Born to Live – OC
Paradise – LL Cool J feat. Amerie

4) Mind Blowin Decisions – Heatwave

How to Flow – Nice & Smooth
Mind Blowin’ – The D.O.C.
Mind Blowin – Pete Rock w. Vinia Mojica
Keep Risin’ to the Top – Doug E. Fresh
Stressed Out – ATCQ w/ Faith Evans

5) Distant Lover – Marvin Gaye

Spaceship – Kanye West

6) Don’t Look Any Further – Dennis Edwards

Hit Em Up – 2pac feat. Outlawz
Time to Go – King Sun
Cappucino – MC Lyte
Quitter – Eminem
Get Money – Junior MAFIA
Final Chapter ~ He’s Dead – Scarface
I Beeped You – Father MC
and the bassline to PAID IN FULL
and this just in: Way of Life – Lil’ Wayne

7) Why You Treat Me So Bad – Club Nouveau

I Got 5 On It – Luniz
Satisfy You – Puffy feat R. Kelly

8) Wildflower – Hank Crawford

Shorty Wanna Be a Thug – 2Pac
Drive Slow – Kanye West feat. Paul Wall & GLC
No One’s Iller – Eminem feat. Bizarre, Swifty & Fuzz

9) Winter Sadness – Kool & the Gang

Picture Me Rollin – 2Pac

10) Never Gonna Stop – Linda Clifford

Street Dreams – Nas
All Eyez On Me – 2Pac

Jennifer Jayleen Martinez – Time Of Your Life (Video)

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In Kid Ink’s music video for Time Of Your LifeJennifer Jayleen Martinez plays the role of a perfect stoner girlfriend.

You ain’t gotta leave

My bad, I know this isn’t usually your scene

But don’t worry about it girl, just be yourself

And I swear, I ain’t gonna, I ain’t gonna say a thing

Now go just have the time of your life, the time of your life, let it go

Jennifer Jayleen Martinez – Time Of Your Life Photos and Gifs

 

 


 

Top DJ Premier Beats Compilation

Top DJ Premier Beats Compilation | Third Monk

You can tell that a beat was produced by DJ Premier if it has these Primo qualities:

1. Just a straight boom bap, nothing else

2. Some sort of spooky sounding violins

3. 1-6 different keyboard keys with a slight reverb, spooky sounding

4. Some soul/gospel/jazz sounding sample

5. Lots of scratches and vocal sample mixes from other songs

Top DJ Premier Beats Snippets Part 1

25 Mc Lyte – Wonder Years
24 Guru – The Anthem
23 Nas – Come Get Me
22 AZ – The Come Up
21 Das EFX – Real Hip Hop
20 Gang Starr – Royalty
19 Jeru Tha Damaja – Ain’t The Devil Happy
18 KRS-One – Outta Here
17 Crooklyn Dodgers ’95 – Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers
16 Royce Da 5′ 9 – Boom
15 Group Home – Living Proof
14 Fat Joe – Shit Is Real (Dj Premier Remix)
13 Nas -Represent
12 Gangstarr – The Militia
11 Lox – Recognize
10 Gang Starr – Code Of The Streets
09 CNN – Invincible
08 Gang Starr – Moment of truth
07 Gang Starr – Take it Personal
06 Nas – Memory Lane
05 Gangstarr – Full Clip
04 Pitch Black – It’s All Real
03 Nas – Nas Is Like
02 Gang Starr – Mass Appeal
01 Nas – N.Y. State of Mind

Top DJ Premier Beats Snippets Part 2

50 Gang Starr – Now You’re Mine
49 Shyheim – On And On
48 Termanology – Watch How It Go Down
47 OC – My World
46 Non Phixion – Rock Stars
45 Big L – Platinum Plus
44 Gang Starr — Skillz
43 Gang Starr ft. MC Solaar – Le Tempto
42 Big L – The Big Picture Intro
41 Jay-Z – So Ghetto
40 Fat Joe – Crack Attack
39 Gang Starr feat. M.O.P — Half And Half
38 AZ – The Format
37 Afu-Ra — Defeat
36 Common – The 6th Sense
35 Royce Da 5’9 – Hip-Hop
34 Jadakiss – None Of Y’all Betta
33 Gang Starr – You Know My Steez
32 Showbiz and Ag – Next Level
31 Limp Bizkit ft. Method Man – N 2 Gether Now
30 Mos Def — Mathematics
29 Jay-Z – Intro A Million And One Questions
28 KRS-One – MC’s Act Like They Don`t Know
27 Rakim – When I Be On The Mic
26 Big Daddy Kane, Shyheim, ODB and Jay-Z – Show and Prove

Top DJ Premier Beats Snippets Part 3

80. Big Shug ft.Guru – Counter Punch (Who’s Hard?)
79. Group Home – Supa Star (Livin’ Proof)
78. Cormega – Dirty Game (My Brother’s Keeper)
77. Gang Starr – Battle (8 Mile OST)
76. Big Shug – Do Ya (Who’s Hard?)
75. Guru ft.Mendoughza – Back 2 Back (Baldheadslick & Da Click)
74. Tony Touch ft.Gang Starr – The Piece Maker (The Diaz Bros. VLS)
73. Jeru the Damaja – Me or The Papes (Wrath of the Math)
72. Big Shug – Tha Way It Iz (Who’s Hard)
71. Group Home ft.Guru – The Legacy (A Tear For The Getto)
70. NYG’z – Ya Dayz R #’D (Welcome 2 G-Dom)
69. Blaq Poet – Voices
68. Gang Starr – JFK 2 LAX (Moment of Truth)
67. Big Shug ft.Singapore Kane – Streets Move (Street Champ)
66. Group Home – Suspended In Time (Livin’ Proof)
65. Guru ft.Donell Jones – Hustlin’ Daze (Jazzmatazz III:Street Soul)
64. Afu-Ra – Mic Stance (The Body of the Life Force)
63. J-Live – The Best Part (The Best Part)
62. NYG’z – Giantz Ta Thiz (Welcome 2 G-Dom)
61. Jeru The Damaja – Me Or The Papes (remix)
60. Blaq Poet – Watch Your Back (Rewind:Deja Screw)
59. Rass Kass – Golden Child (Golden Child VLS)
58. Nas – Represent (Illmatic)
57. Gang Starr – PLAYTAWIN (The Ownerz)
56. Jeru the Damaja – Come Clean (The Sun Rises in the East)
55. Group Home – Up Against Tha Wall (Getaway Car Mix) (Livin’ Proof)
54. Reks – Say Goodnight (Gray Hairs)
53. Kanye West, Nas, Rakim & KRS-One – Classic
52. Big Shug – Play It (Street Champ)
51. Gang Starr ft.Big Shug & Freddie Foxxx – Capture (Militia pt.3) (The Ownerz

Best Songs of 2011 Featuring Childish Gambino, The Black Keys, ASAP Rocky, The Weeknd

Top 20 Best Songs of 2011 | Third Monk

Third Monk Presents the Best Songs of 2011

Best Songs of 2011 (#18 – #11)

18. A.Dd+ – Insomniac Dreaming

Featuring a neck-breaking beat from Black Milk, the track  finds A.Dd+’s Slim Gravy and Paris Pershun detailing the topics that keep them up at night. The whole venting/getting-shit-off-my-chest approach obviously isn’t new to hip-hop, but it’s rare that it’s executed this well. If you’re still sleeping on these guys, you better wake up.

 

17. Wale ft. Miguel – Lotus Flower Bomb

This mellow track from Wale finds him spitting verses about his lady love while Miguel provides the hook. Lotus flower is named “padma” or “kamala,” which also means vagina.

 

16. Vic The NorthStar – How I’m Doing

Ottawa-based emcee Vic the Northstar spits about his grind and hard work, a testament to his youth and ambition.

 

15. J. Cole ft. Trey Songz – Can’t Get Enough

J. Cole and Trey Songz hang with a beach full of babes in their video for Can’t Get Enough. Eventually they’re joined by Cole’s label mate Rihanna, who waves a flag, puffs on a cigar, and plays in the sand in her home country of Barbados.

 

14. Rockie Fresh & Casey Veggies – Duckin N’ Dodgin

Rockie Fresh and Casey Veggies were two of the nominees for the XXL Freshmen List, the two bring their summertime, cruise friendly Hip-Hop duet to the forefront with the visual at somebody’s country club.

 

13. The Black Keys – Lonely Boy

The Black Keys are still hot from the breakout success of their previous album Brothers, and “Lonely Boy” from their latest El Camino proves that the band’s still got a handle on crafting amazing hooks.

 

12. Miguel – Sure Thing

Every once in a while something comes out of those speakers and catches you off guard. Miguel’s got the same recipe as everybody else, but he’s tweaked it just enough to make his songs distinctive. The bass on Sure Thing sighs in the most soothing way just before the beat drops.

 

11. The Cool Kids Ft. Bun B – Gas Station

The simple hook, the patient kick drum and snaps, and Mikey’s smooth-talk laziness “Throw it in reverse for a shorty with the works/Write my number on some paper then throw it in her purse/As I ride by, first things first/nine times out of ten that cool shit usually works” all recall vintage Cool Kids.

Click on Page 2 to continue the countdown with Clams Casino, Das Racist and J Cole

Ratatat – Loud Pipes (KJ Song Rec)

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Ratatat – Loud Pipes
Album: Classics (2006)

Ratatat’s album Classics catches an eclectic buzz with hand percussion, organ, cello and other bits and pieces. Rhythm is at the fore, and Loud Pipes is an example of the warm analog melodies interwoven with beats that just wanna rock.