Sorry for the lack of posts as of late, peoples of the internets. All of the crew at KTBN are suffering a slow death by finals at each of our respective schools.
The good news is that we found a way to incorporate the site into everyone’s studies.
One of RayKay’s friends bet him that he couldn’t start a dance party in the library during exams.
Yeah. He was dead wrong.
Man, we keep telling people but some heads just still aren’t listening. Just in case YOU forgot …
You should know this by now.
Did you know that there’s course being taught at Carnegie Mellon University that’s entitled “Sneakerology 101?” The Pittsburgh college has legitimzed the art and history of the sneaker by teaching about its connection to hip hop, the internet and basketball … all in the clasroom.
There’s even a midterm where you have to design a sneaker using the elements taught throughout the semester.
You probably also don’t know about this Sneaker Mirror that reproduces pixels fed through a live webcam by using the images of over 100 of the most iconic sneakers. It’s kind of hard to explain.
Just watch the video.
This crazy concept was conceived and delivered by Jessy Chorng for Kicksburgh 2009 (the guys that created Sneakerology 101).
You should know this by now.
We introduced you to Curren$y a while back and told you had a project in the works, but many of you may have know about from the slew of mixtapes he has to his name.
Well said project, This Ain’t No Mixtape, dropped yesterday, and he wasn’t playing with words when he titled this album. It is in fact not a mixtape, but rather is first album to be released since freeing himself of the chains of Young Money Entertainment.
We’ve given the album a full listen, and if you weren’t convinced by some of his singles, the kid has some serious talent. Do yourself a favor and cop the album..and actually go spend the 9 bucks and support independent artists. Download Purchase HERE.
We’ll drop a couple samples on you to show you what he’s all about.
Curren$y- Elevator Musik.
Curren$y feat. Dee-Low- The Jets Son.
You should know this by now.
Charles Hamilton- Barbara Walters. Download HERE.
We all know that Sonic Hamilton is a little bit crazy, as evidenced by his get-up above, and after a somewhat absurd string of mixtapes, we haven’t heard much from Charles.
Well, except when Wale called him out while on stage in Atlanta saying that:
Charles Hamilton… that’s not my nigga. Any real nigga don’t run behind your back and say some bullshit. Especially if he know you gon’ check him and not check him on a record. It’s ok… we all young rappers growing up.
Of course, Charles blogged about it like everyone knew he would and it has seemed to turn into a non-issue.
Anyway, CH just released the first single off of his debut album, This Perfect Life, dropping June 23rd, and its named after The View host, Barbara WaWa. Interesting choice, but what else would you expect.
You should know this by now.
KiD CuDi- Daps & Pounds. Download HERE.
Wow. A rapper delivering on a promise in a timely manner. CuDi really is of a new generation.
As noted in the post below, this is CuDi’s contribution for 4/20. Pretty dope.
You should know this by now.
KiD CuDi- Higher Up. Download HERE.
Cudders slows it down a bit, reminiscent of “The Prayer” as he rhymes over the Dre and Snoop track “Imagine.” Be on the lookout for another CuDi jam later today as he promised one to celebrate the day he loves most.
Also, I got a new joint, Ima put out on 4/20 for y’all. Its called “Daps and Pound,” might change the title but i think its sound pretty illy. It’ll only be available on my site.
So look out for that, and the final copy of “The Sky Might Fall” is finished and will be released soon. CuDi claims it’s nothing like we heard when it first leaked. He also spoke about his debut album, Man on the Moon: The Guardians, saying:
The last couple days I’ve been workin wit Will.i.am, APL, and Jean Baptiste out here in LA and all I can say is, please, please get ready. My album will be nothing short of friggin awesomely wicked. I’m enhancing my sound one track at a time, sooo don’t try and figure out how the albums gonna sound cuz you wont be able to imagine.
Well there’s not much else to be said about that. The album will be dope and thankfully not his only release.
You should know this by now.
Don’t know about you, but we have been waiting for Big Sean to drop this mixtape for a while now. And in the slight oversight, missed the fact that it actually did drop when we leaked two tracks the other day. Download HERE.
Might as well go right to the source for the download, www.uknowbigsean.com, not to mention we’re all a little lazy at times.
The Dirty D native is really starting to make a name for himself. He’s got the talent. Oh and its not such a bad thing to have Kanye and Mike Posner in your corner either.
Sean hits you with some full versions of snippets that were on his Finally Famous mixtape, as well as some Matter of Time stuff, but no worries, the tape is 30 tracks long.
If he has that much lying around the studio, we can’t wait for the debut album to hit stores, sooner rather than later.
Big Sean feat. Dusty McFly- Iraq
Big Sean feat. Jay-K- Paper Chaser.
Tracklist after the jump. Yip.
We’ve been talking about this mixtape and dropping leaks for weeks now, but the real thing has finally dropped. Wiz goes in real hard on this 22 track mixtape.
He displays some definite versatilty with techno-charged songs like “Get Sum,” and he also throws some curveballs at you with some despised autotune, and even a little H-Town slowed down flow on some tracks. But as always you can expect to hear some fire music.
Don’t sleep on the Wiz or the mixtape. Download HERE or buy it through his MySpace page if you feel so compelled. Tracklist after the jump as always kids.
Wiz Khalifa- Name on a Cloud.
Wiz Khalifa- Never Ever.
Wiz Khalifa- Get Sum. Download HERE.
We bring you the third leak off Wiz’s upcoming mixtape Flight School. We all know Younh Khalifa is a dope freestyler, but he is also quite adept at incorporating techno/trance beats into his music. Everyone remembers “Say Yeah.”
This track is anthem about “getting some”, in this case that means money. And in these times, who isn’t trying to get some dollars.
Flight School is dropping later this month..hopefully. Below peep a live performance of the new song.
You should know this by now.
Lykke Li – Dance Dance Dance (Grandtheft RMX). Download HERE (Right click and press “save as”).
Lykke Li (pronounced “Licky Lee”) kind of sounds like your modern-day Alanis Morissette. Only, she’s actually cool and relevant.
And attractive. Sorry, Alanis.
The Swedish indie pop artist is thankfully a successful product of the blogosphere. Much like many of today’s artists, she made a name for herself by posting songs on her MySpace page.
Her quirky singing voice is often backed by a bass that’s heavy enough to make it tingle in all of the right places. Catchy hooks and labido-enticing beats. What more can you really ask for.
After a well celebrated debut album (entitled Little Bit) in 2007, Ms. Li now finds herself signed to an independent label by the name of LL Recordings and making rather regular appearances on the Swedish MTV.
Don’t sleep on this one, ladies and gentlemen. As much as we love saying “we told you so,” we’re more partial to uttering …
You should know this by now.
A new colorway for the mega hyped Air Yeezy was officially revealed at a Nike sneaker exhibition in Taipei.
With a simple, black upper and a bold, bright red sole, this colorway definitely draws inspiration from the Jordan and has a more athletic feel to it than the other Yeezys we’ve seen.
No word on an official release date, but we will definitely keep you updated.
You should know this by now.
Asher Roth ft. Chester French- As I Em. Download HERE.
First we offered you the sneak peak at Asher addressing, through rhyme, his opinion of the Eminem comparisons.
Now the full CDQ track is available and we have updated the link for your pleasure. The hook is still provided by fellow Caucasians, Chester French.
If this doesn’t make the critics go away, then Asleep in the Bread Aisle certainly will. And if they’re still around after that, it’s just needless hate.
Hit the jump for the lyrics from the first verse.
Employing warped and distorted visuals, much like he did in Kanye’s Welcome to Heartbreak video, Nabil Elderkin adds a dose of visual brilliance to Mr. Hudson’s “There Will Be Tears.”
The song will be the first single off his upcoming album Straight No Chaser.
Expect the album to drop sometime this summer, but in the meantime enjoy the Englishman’s lovely blonde locks and autotune-infused melodies …
Both which are featured in the video.
You should know this by now.
For 13 seasons Trey Parker and Matt Stone have made a living off the hilarious adventures of four small town Colorado boys and making fun of celebrities. Diddy got hit. Metallica got hit. It was only a matter of time before they got Kanye.
And boy did they get him. They got him from all angles: his ego, his attire, the auto-tune, everything.
Luckily, Kanye took it all in stride, issuing this response on his blog.
In case you didn’t catch the whole song during the episode, South Park Studios released the full, uncensored version of Stone and Parker’s “Heartless” remix, “Gay Fish.”
Kanye West- Gay Fish. Download HERE.
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Dude Royal- Mr. Curtis. Download HERE.
We introduced to you to his dudeness, Dude Royal, a couple of days ago. And based on the rave reviews and high level of interest, it appears we should have done it sooner, because as he raps:
Way back since the age of 3, my daddy always knew I’d be an O.G.
Better late than never, right?
Well, here is the newest track from the Encino rapper. Expect much more from Dude Royal in the coming months. Shouts to dubfrequency.com for the drop.
You should know this by now.
