Kanye West

Well look who’s delivering on his promises! Ye announced recently via Twitter that every Friday would be G.O.O.D. Friday (chuuch), and talk about starting with a bang. This will be the second song on the Kanye West and Jay-Z EP entitled Watch The Throne, with the first being the “Power (Remix)”  – announced as well on Mr. West’s Twitter. With Kanye playing the role of rap’s Santa Claus, the hype surrounding his yet-to-be titled album continues to shoot up. “Monster” features four ridiculous verses from four different rappers. It’s easy to say that Hov bodied this, which he rightfully did, but Rawse, with his bawse flow and bravado, and Ms. Minaj with her crazy Harajuku Barbie antics do well to not be looked over. Also, applaud the fact that Kanye somehow found a way to fit in indie folk rockers Bon Iver onto this lineup.

Download: Kanye West – “Monster” feat. Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj & Bon Iver

Now this is a remix! The beat, the structure, and of course the Hova verse is new, making this a worthwhile wait.  With Kanye going off at a hundred-thousand-trillion, he naturally steals the spotlight. Jay isn’t far behind with some stellar bars of his own either. There’s not much more I can say about this, so grab the download link and check the lyrics after the jump.

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This tape is weird as hell. I haven’t downloaded it yet but I find it weird that a Russian site got the exclusive on it. Nothing against our Russian friends in the least, it just doesn’t make that much sense to me but whatever… it is finally here. EDIT: It is an unofficial tape, that is how the site got the “exclusive”. The tape features a bunch of songs that have leaked an a few unreleased joints from all across the GOOD Music roster. Check the download and tracklist below the break.

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This is off of an upcoming project entitled G.O.O.D. Ass Mixtape, brought to you by Perojak. I’m not sure if it’ll be full of exclusives or just a mix of throwaways and loose ends, so we’ll just have to wait and see. To be honest, as much as I commended Cudi for Man On The Moon, I still have a nagging problem with the guy’s music. Others might think differently, but I feel that Cudder hasn’t improved much in the lyrical way of things, and his post-Man On The Moon material has flat-lined. It sounds as if he is trying to convey layers of emotion and feeling with juvenile skill. Cudi’s got all the extra creativity and ingenuity needed to stand out, but when it comes to the fundamentals, it’s lacking at times. Again though, this was probably just a loose end track that never saw the light of day, so this isn’t Cudi’s best work either. The beat however is nice and brings a spacey atmosphere that we’re used to hearing on Cudi’s songs.

Download: Kid Cudi – “Wylin Cause I’m Young” feat. Kanye West

Hot97 premiered this track a little bit ago and it couldn’t be a bigger hit. Kanye not only is making more uplifting music which is vastly different then the 808s depression but he also gets his big bro’s wifey to hop on the track who is a superstar in her own right. Judging by the blogs and Twitter this one is going to be huge and definitely will be bigger than “Power”. Thanks to Kanye’s blog for letting this joint go.

Download: Kanye West ft. Beyonce & Charlie Wilson – “See Me Now”

I’m not sure how I should feel about this video. On one hand, it certainly is original and different and displays a powerful video image which compliments the track. On the other hand though, we only get 1 minute and 42 seconds for that whole song? WTF? I can’t believe I watched some of Jersey Shore to only be given a teaser length video. Kanye, please give me an extended length version on the album where you kick some demon ass and we can call it even, thanks.

I’ve been posting very sporadically as of late and that’s been because of a summer course I’ve been taking (music composition…I’ve been doing it for a while now but any new experience is a good one). The only thing that matters here though is that I have some catching up to do so let’s get down to it. This post is essentially the one-stop shop for all things Kanye-related that happened in roughly the last 24 hours. That might not seem like much but within a day, he previewed verses off of his new album at a Facebook conference and a Twitter conference and they’re big ones. Even though they were previewed acapella, they still sound fiery, especially the verse he spit from “Chain Heavy” (in the video above). Mr. West also got himself a Twitter account – a future source of many intriguing comments no doubt – and promptly announced that Good Ass Job as a title was no more. So all in all, some great news from the source of G.O.O.D. Music. Remainder of the videos after the jump.

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