Check out Daft Punk ft. Jay-Z: Computerized

Source It seems that nobody knows much about this mysterious collaboration between Daft Punk and Jay-z. This track, Computerized, has all the chances to be fake, even though, according to the Daft Punk sub-reddit, it seems that the song it’s a little bit similar to the band’s soundtrack to Tron and also back in 2010, Jay-Z expressed his intention about working with these guys (kind of the same period they were…

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Beyonce reveals new track: ‘Bow Down/I Been On’

If there ever were a question as to who runs the Beyoncé/Jay-Z household, here’s your answer: It’s Beyoncé. It was the singer herself who explained that… well… she wears the pants. Personally, I like her more in a dress, but oh well, what are you gonna do. The singer posted her new track, “Bow Down/I Been On,” on her website Sunday, without a heads-up or explanation, but I guess that’s what she really needed after…

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Quickie album reviews: Jay-Z and Kanye West, “Watch The Throne”

The two biggest (and, honestly, most important) names in rap come together to brag.  A lot.  As has always been the case, Kanye has some great lines (“Luxury rap, the Hermes of verses/ Sophisticated ignorance, write my curses in cursive”) and Jay-Z has some better ones (“Cocaine seats, All white like I got the whole thing bleached/ Drug dealer chic”).  Since Kanye didn’t produce the entire album, it isn’t as cohesive as his best work. …

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Kanye West: “My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy”

Album name: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Artist name: Kanye West Genre: Rap Released: November 22, 2010 Label: Roc-A-Fella/Def-Jam ZME Rating: 9.5/10 Website: kanyewest.com I remember when OutKast’s Speakerboxxx/The Love Below came out. It was the album that convinced me OutKast could fucking do anything. They were incapable of committing mistakes. OK, the album was too long (mainly The Love Below, of course), but “Hey Ya!” is, like, the greatest thing ever. Then something happened:…

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So Kanye put a new single out this week

To be exact, it was two days ago (Tuesday, January 11) and it’s called “H.A.M.” The single is taken from the forthcoming album he made with Jay-Z called Watch The Throne, due out sometime in March. Oh, and he (originally) released it on the official Facebook page for the album. I kid you not. In order to hear it (or, rather, have heard it), you have to like the page. It’s worth your time, of…

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Jay-Z in auto-tune: “I got 99 problems but my pitch ain’t one.”

We’ve raved about auto-tune, T-Pain and the likes before, but this track right here is sheer gold for anyone left with a sower taste after channeling through MTV nowadays. A while ago, Jay-Z released a called D.O.A. (death of auto-tune), in which he openly condemned the overuse of auto-tune in the mainstream scene today. “This is anti-AutoTune / Death of the ringtone / This ain’t for iTunes / This ain’t for sing-along,” goes Jay through…

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The Top Albums of The Decade: 2001

This post is part of our “Top Albums of The Decade” series. Follow the series to read about the best music to grace our ears in the 2000s. Jimmy Eat World – Bleed American (Dreamworks) There are 10 other tracks on Jimmy Eat World’s fourth effort besides “The Middle” but you’d be hard-pressed to find any average music fan who could name one. Which is a shame because the others are just as good –…

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Songs of the decade: “99 Problems”

Jay-Z | “99 Problems” | 2004 The thing about Rick Rubin is that he’s concurrently the most and least talented producer of the Aughts. It’d be fascinating if he weren’t so sought after and considered a sultan of sorts. But since he is, it’s horribly irritating because you never know what the results are gonna be, whether he’s producing an entire album of sparse yet hard-hitting beats, masterminding a phenomenal comeback record, ruining Weezer or…

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Download: Phoenix vs Jay-Z vs Don Diablo – ’99 Fences’

Alright, it’s now official: Phoenix is without a shadow of a doubt the most remixed band of the year. This most recent one, penned by the talented uprising DJ Don Diablo, is an interesting mashup of Phoenix’s “Fences” and Jay-Z’s “99 Problems.” You can really sense the tight production work that went into the remix from a mile away – almost perfectly synced samples, blending the two songs together in a seemingly effortless and natural…

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Jay’s Blueprint 3 cover art revealed

Seeing how Jay-Z’s upcoming eleventh album, “Blueprint 3,” is just weeks away from its release, it’s pretty understandable what’s with all the buzz around Hova lately. Just yesterday we posted about Hova’s awesome APW performance where he covered a Beastie Boys song. Now, today, we’ve got our hands on the official Blueprint 3 cover art – an all white scenery comprised of all kinds of musical instruments and equipment. Not much sense to it and…

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