Freeway featuring Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel “What We Do” Music Video

I’m going to try something a little different with my posts since recently I have been slacking on reviewing albums and my daily morning listening.  I get songs stuck in my head every day and always repeat the same damn line, over and over and over for hours at a time, much to everyone’s dismay.  I want to start sharing these songs, albums, videos, etc with everyone so, I will be posting random stuff, hopefully on a daily basis along with everything else.  I will still try to keep up with albums and whatnot but lately, I have been listening to public radio news every morning during my drive to work to try to stay current on the state of worldly affairs.  Anyway, today’s music video comes from Freeway featuring Jay-Z and Beanie Sigel, What We Do.  I love the line where Jay says “Gotta kill the witnesses, Free beard stickin out.”  The song is sick and so is Freeway’s debut album.  I’m going to start growing my beard in 2011 to hopefully get to Freeway status.  Enjoy the music video.

J. Cole “Who Dat” Video

One of hip hop’s newest emcees, endorsed by the god mc, J. Cole has been making some noise recently.  On Monday, he dropped the music video for his “single” Who Dat, which is supposed to be featured on his album, Cole World.  It has taken me several months of observation and open ears about J. Cole to really become a fan but after I heard this song and listened to some more of his music, I like dude.  I’m not sure he will have the success that Drake has but I think dude is definitely a better emcee and seems to have the right approach to the music.  Time will tell but as of now, I fucks with J. Cole.  Who Dat is an ill way to come out for your debut album.  I just hope this joint can get as much burn as Drake’s Over.  Check out the video and keep  your eyes and ears open for more from J. Cole

The Blueprint

I know I have probabley been dubbed a “Jay Hater” by now but I want to let everyone know that I FUCKS WITH JAY.  I just hold him to a very high standard after Reasonable Doubt, The Blueprint and The Black Album.  Jay has “The Blueprint” of a rap career in terms of success, longevity, credibility and albums.  His career is what every rapper hopes to have when they pick up a mike.  His Kanye and Just Blaze produced album(with help from Timbaland, Trackmasters and others, The Blueprint is a shining example of Jay’s skills.  This album is the reason why I became a fan.  I was snoozing on Jay for a long while until I saw his Unplugged with The Roots, then checked The Blueprint and I became a fan.  I feel like this is the album that solified Jay in everyone hip hopper’s heart from backpacker to mainstream.  The production is really dope, the beef with Nas was one of hip hop’s most notorious and Jay shows he can spit with the best of Em, even though Em did serve him on his own song.  Renegade is really an Eminem song if you ask me.  Check the Royce Da 5’9″ version.  Anyway, one of these weeks or two, I am going to listen to all of Jay’s albums in chronological order, similiar to the Gorilla Zoe challenge but a lot less painful.  Happy Friday to all and enjoy some classic shit from rap’s biggest and most consistent superstar, the god emcee, Jay-Z. 

And Em and Royce’s version of Renegades

Weekly Sales 3/3/10

It’s Wednesday and the weekly numbers are in for the first week in March.  Sade is still holding on to the top spot, moving 127K.  Black Eye Peas are still dominating things with another 50K and my boo, Miss Keys is still sitting up top.  Here is top

Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)

Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total
1 Sade Soldier Of Love
127,000 820,000
4 Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D.
50,000 2,181,000
6 Lil Wayne Rebirth 38,000 361,000
13 Alicia Keys Element of Freedom
24,000 1,102,000
14 Rihanna Rated R
24,000 688,000

And for the bottom.

Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total
37 Jay-Z Blueprint 3
13,000 1,645,000
52 Eminem Relapse
11,000 1,864,000
63 50 Cent Before I Self Destruct
8,400 411,100
78 Drake So Far Gone
7,100 394,000
158 Freeway & Jake One The Stimulus Package
3,500 13,000

Freeway and Jake One passed the 10K mark.  Eminem and Jay-Z are neck and neck and Drizzy Drake is almost at 400K.  A couple big releases later this year are Little Brother’s final album, Leftback and Meth, Ghost and Rae’s Wu-Massacre.  Hopefully they will do at least 60K first week.  Until next time……

Weekly Numbers 1/13/2010

Another week is upon us and the numbers are in.  As always, shout out to HipHopDx for keeping a player current in this wonderful world of sales figures.  Not much has changed since last week, Alicia Keys and Mary J. Blige stay on top.  Black Eyed Peas are still moving more units per week than most artists period.  And Young Money and Rihanna sold just over 25K.  Here are the top steppers

Top 200 Album Sales (Top 5 Hip Hop/R&B)

Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total
4 Alicia Keys Element of Freedom
62,000 841,000
5 Mary J Blige Stronger (With Every Tear)
47,000 441,000
8 Black Eyed Peas The E.N.D.
36,000 1,823,000
11 Rihanna Rated R
27,000 526,000
13 Young Money We Are Young Money
26,000 212,000

And for the stragglers. 

Rank Artist Album This Week Est. Total
16 Eminem Relapse
24,000 1,760,000
22 Jay-Z Blueprint III 19,000 1,533,000
37 Gucci Mane The State Vs. Radric Davis
12,000 203,000
57 50 Cent Before I Self Destruct
8,800 358,000
177 Wale Attention: Deficit
2,600 66,000

Eminem and Jay are still doing pretty well.  It looks like even with radio and tv on his side, Gucci Mane won’t hit gold any time soon.  And Wale is slowing trying to reach 100k.  Stay tuned until next week.  Make sure you download both Roots’ projects.  They are ill.