Tracks You May Have Missed

With Jay Z’s new artist owned streaming service, Tidal, making waves all week, I figured we might as well throw it back to  a classic track from the rap god. Back in 95′ (pre Reasonable Doubt) Jay Z dropped the ‘Big Jaz’ remix of ‘In My Lifetime’, complete with a new beat and fresh bars. The smooth piano based beat…

With the early release of Kendrick Lamar’s newest album To Pimp A Butterfly, Kendrick’s buzz is at its highest level ever. Considering the fact we thought why not take it back to one of our favorite tracks of his debut album Section.80. Much like GCMC’s ‘Swimming Pools’, ‘A.D.H.D.’ is a social commentary disguised as a party anthem. Kendrick exhibits the disconnect he…

Spring is here for us Canadians, but when the sun shines like the way it’s shining today it feels like Cali (but that breeze will freeze you still). That being said, this weeks throwback track takes you to the Wild West with Kurupt’s ‘On, On Site’ featuring Lil’ 1/2 Dead. The first time I heard this track I was probably…

It’s officially March and with Spring just around the corner I thought I would warm things up with a classic summertime groove. Taking it back 2011, an up-and-coming producer named Dillon Francis was making cheery Moombahton tunes as the genre began gaining steam. Possibly his best and most upbeat is ‘Beautician 2.0’. Borrowing elements from ‘Beautician’ Dillon strips all the…

With Nicki Minaj, Drake,  & Lil Wayne’s ‘Truffle Butter’ blowing up the internet, radio and clubs alike I thought it would be fitting to take a look at the track that laid the foundation for the beat. If you haven’t heard Maya Jane Coles’ ‘What They Say’ it should sound quite familiar. The deep house track is sampled throughout the…

With Drake’s If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late dropping just last week, we thought it would be cool to look back at the mixtape that made him. This track ‘Say You Will’, perfectly looped by 40, was track number eight on his So Far Gone mixtape. Venting over the Kanye West track, Drake walks you through what its like to be…

With Big Sean buzzin’ right now off the Drake assisted ‘Blessings’ and his album release just around the corner, I figured we’d take it back to a classic track from Sean Don. Coming of Finally Famous Vol. 3. ‘High Rise’ showcases Sean’s creative wordplay, ill punches and clever sense of humour. The track is dripping with quotables from, “now isn’t it…

I guarantee that anyone flipping through Danny Brown’s surprisingly large back-catalogue will discover Black andy Brown! and play it on repeat for a week. This short LP was released in 2011 to favourable reviews and all tracks are produced by fellow Detroit native, Black Milk.  It flew a little under the radar and doesn’t get the attention it deserves. On ‘LOL,’ Brown…

Earlier this week The Game’s debut album The Documentary celebrated it’s 10 year anniversary. To celebrate we’d like to take a look at the debut single ‘Westside Story’. Thanks to Game’s charasmatic sound, eyebrow raising bars and production from Dr. Dre and Scott Storch the song quickly garnered major buzz and new fans. The fact that G-Unit head honcho 50…

When 8 Mile dropped the lead single from the movie’s soundtrack ‘Lose Yourself’ stole the spotlight and shine from the rest of the tracks from the album. Though it’s shine was well deserved, a lot of people who didn’t cop or take in the soundtrack missed a few stellar joints. One of these joints is the D12 posse cut ‘Rap…