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

Monday, November 9, 2009

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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 [...]

The Top Albums of The Decade: 2001

Sunday, November 8, 2009

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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 [...]

Songs of the decade: “99 Problems”

Friday, November 6, 2009

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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, [...]

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

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

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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 [...]

Jay’s Blueprint 3 cover art revealed

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

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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 [...]

Jay-Z covers “No Sleep Till Brooklyn” (Beastie Boys tribute at APW Fest)

Monday, August 3, 2009

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Jay-Z performing at the All Points West Festival. (c) Melanism.com After MCA’s terrible cancer diagnosis and the consequent Beastie Boys canceled tour dates, a lot of APW Fest goers were left disappointed … or were they? Soon after the Beastie Boys had to cancel their appearance at Jersey City music & arts festival, officials announced their [...]

The Death Knell of music?

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

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It’s been called one of the defining sounds of this era as well as a trend [that became] a gimmick. TIME Magazine acknowledged it as a rare gimmick  that can lead to innovation. Rick Rubin has called its use lazy and argues that using it can remove the emotion from a performance. All this over [...]

New Coldplay feat. Jay-Z video: ‘Lost +’

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

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I’ve already talked a bit about Coldplay’s “Lost+” remix by Jay-Z, back sometime in October. Like I said before, it isn’t anything too extravagant, like Jay-Z’s ‘Encore’ with Linkin Park, but rather something just different - a well received diversification. The video for Lost+ just came out a few hours ago and frankly, on this department, [...]

Download: Jay-Z - ‘Remember’

Friday, November 7, 2008

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Call it foresight, high statistical measurement or simply woman’s intuition, but it seems Jay-Z put his bets right, as far as the recent US elections are concerned. Right after the 5th of November and the consequent Obama presidential victory, there were hundreds of bands flooding the Internet with various victory songs - Jay didn’t go any [...]

Download: Coldplay - ‘Lost+’ (remix featuring Jay Z)

Friday, October 17, 2008

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Lost is definitely my favorite song off “Viva la Vida,” Coldplay’s latest record, released at the beginning of the summer. It’s somewhat dark vibe, amplified by the beautiful dark church-like organ, makes it beautifully haunting and melodic. “Lost+” is one of the four tracks featured on the Lost single out on November 10 (the other songs [...]

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