Travis Barker x Jay-Z

Trav doing what he does, namely killing drums and remixing others' hot joints. Peep his redux of Jay-Z's "Jockin' Jay-Z". Click the pic.

Give the jocker some.

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c/o

Phonte doesn't sleep...

Yeah...so I, along with Bouier and a thousand other Socialite friends o'mine, had the pleasure of attending the Little Brother concert last Saturday. It was thoroughly entertaining; in addition to playing all the fan favorites [and a few surprise joints], and killing the freestyle segment, dudes were basically clowning from start to finish.

After the show, they had the traditional shirt-and-CD stand. While most of the fans were more interested in the garments [Bouier purchased the shirt above], I happened to notice a particular CD:

Zo! and Tigallo Love the 80's.

I'd heard of this effort, but knew very little. Here are the facts: Phonte [opting for the name "Tigallo", seen on the right with the Soul Glo], hooked up with Detroit born, DC based producer Lorenzo Ferguson [that's Zo!, on the left] with the intention of dropping an EP full of 80's covers. Yes, it sounds [and looks, judging by the album cover] like some silly shit, right? I assure you, this is a full fledged effort. Here, I'll prove it:

Level 42 - "Something About You"

And the cover:



Pretty decent, yes? Dudes put serious work in.

So...how do you get it? I'm...not sure. It's extremely limited edition [2500 units], and isn't available on Amazon or iTunes. I'd say...hit the concert. Or there might be some obscure place online that sells them. [I know this because I've checked.] I might post some more at a later date. But until then, give the drummer some.

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post script: oh, you didn't forget about the new Foreign Exchange album, did you? because it's out...

Hmm...bastard pop, for the win?

There's a guy by the name of Dan Black...hails from Europe. And he did this:




10 GFN Points for those of you who can name the sample and/or borrowed lyrics.

Like? Good. mp3? Click the pic.

Black also has a few other good'uns on his page. Peep the official.

That's all, bipeds.

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Very Quickly...

Some pretty dope songs that have some equally dope covers.

MGMT - Electric Feel

Electric Feel by MGMT



The same song as covered by Katy Perry. This makes me like her a little more, she was already dope though.

Next up,

Sex On Fire


Sex on Fire by Kings of Leon



Covered by James Morrison. Also, freshness. That picture of him in the video is hilarity however.

Finally,



American Boy by Estelle.

Covered by...



Sam Sparro.

Ironically, I like all three of the covers more than I like the originals. Not to take anything away from the orignals of course.

The Blow-Us Item, well...none other than a new video from Coldplay.

Indeed.

TLSW5000