kendrick lamar, sza - all the stars (OST black panther)
damn! the dave meyers directed video has SO many beautiful images to look at! with the movie coming out next week worldwide, the kendrick produced soundtrack kicks off the crazy buzz with this lovely sza collab. by the weekend we'll be able to hear the rest of this collection and check out how james blake, khalid, anderson paak & jorja smith sound when inspired by what some are already calling one of the best marvel superhero films ever.
kendrick lamar, jay rock, future, james blake - king's dead
OH MY GOSH, with the soundtrack officially out, this collab with rappers jay rock & future is kind of incredible!!! their phrases are sooo good and this video! the soundtrack just keeps on giving!!!
for those 3 of you who actually follow my posts & spotify playlists, you'll know that i've already put out my BEST OF 2017 playlist a few weeks back. but for those who need a more visual display, i'm finally getting around to compiling my fave songs in video form. feel free to play in the background or discover some wonderful videos while you're at it! kicking off with the TOP 20: 1. Perfume Genius - Slip Away / Wreath / Just Like Love / Otherside 2. SZA - Supermodel / The Weekend / Drew Barrymore 3. Sampha - (No One Knows Me) Like the Piano 4. P!nk - What About Us / Beautiful Trauma 5. St. Vincent - New York 6. London Grammar - Big Picture 7. Dark Rooms - I Get Overwhelmed 8. Dua Lipa - New Rules 9. Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin Me Back 10. Kendrick Lamar - DNA. / LOVE. / HUMBLE. 11. Dermot Kennedy - All My Friends / Boston / A closeness 12. Dear Evan Hansen / Ben Platt - For Forever 13. Sufjan Stevens - Mystery of Love 14. Drake feat Jorja Smith - Passionfruit / Get It Together 15. Lucy Rose - End Up Here / Moirai 16. Khalid - Location / Young Dumb & Broke 17. A R I Z O N A - Oceans Away / (Mansionair remix) 18. mura masa - 1 night / Second 2 None / helpline 19. Charli XCX - Boys 20. Jessie Ware - Midnight
kendrick lamar feat zacari - LOVE
besides the fact that 'LOVE' has been on serious repeat since kendrick's album 'DAMN' came out back in april, it's also managed to stand the test of time and continues to be a favorite whenever i wanna get into a slow jam. throw in a hot video by dave meyers (AND a tease to the upcoming black panther soundtrack) and we got ourselves a repeat play in the visual department! LOVE this song!!!!
dj earworm - united state of pop 2017 (how we do it)
it's that time of the year again when dj earworm gathers together the 25 biggest pop hits of the year and somehow manages to mash it up into something cohesive. nice to know that i still listen to enough pop radio to know all the songs on this list (whew... not a total out of touch oldie!)
this release also means it's pretty much the end of the year so kicking off the countdown press play, reminisce.. and there you have it.
the 25 songs are: Bruno Mars - That's What I Like Camila Cabello Featuring Young Thug - Havana Cardi B - Bodak Yellow (Money Moves) The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - Something Just Like This Charlie Puth - Attention DJ Khaled Featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper & Lil Wayne - I'm The One Ed Sheeran - Perfect Ed Sheeran - Shape of You French Montana Featuring Swae Lee - Unforgettable Future - Mask Off Imagine Dragons - Believer Imagine Dragons - Thunder James Arthur - Say You Won't Let Go Kendrick Lamar - Humble. Lil Uzi Vert - XO TOUR Llif3 Logic Featuring Alessia Cara & Khalid - 1-800-273-8255 Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee Featuring Justin Bieber - Despacito Migos Featuring Lil Uzi Vert - Bad And Boujee Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still Post Malone Featuring 21 Savage - Rockstar Post Malone Featuring Quavo - Congratulations Sam Hunt - Body Like A Back Road Shawn Mendes - There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do Zedd & Alessia Cara - Stay
kendrick lamar - element.
once again kendrick offers up striking visuals about the expectations surrounding what is needed in order to be as a 'black man' (through violence, as a collective, as a child). co-directed by the little homies and the amazing jonas lindstroem, these haunting visuals will stay with you for some time. what a strong video for an awesome song!
kendrick lamar - dna.
i think the first thing you gotta do (after watching don cheadle channel kendrick in the 1st half of this video) is put on that cc: button and read exactly what kendrick is saying in this song...CAUSE it is dense! torn between his fame, his expectations, what it means to be a black man in this america, his history, his connection to telling his truths, ALL OF THAT is rolled up in this hard hitting number (does the man even breathe in the 2nd part of this song?) with kendrick doing some of his best raps that defy form. it's kind of awe inspiring really...
kendrick lamar - humble
the buzz around a brand new kendrick lamar album has been kind of crazy since he offered up the anti trump track 'the heart part 4' last week, kicking off speculation that there's going be ALOT of new material coming out. well... kendrick did one better and premiered his 1st single 'humble.' which not only gives us an insight of the possible themes of the new album (fame, religion, power) but also the accompanying visuals thanks to his creative side project 'the little homies' and video maestro dave meyers. i won't say more except press play and be entertained! welcome back kendrick!
though this years grammys clocked in at a solid 3 1/2 hours (!!!), the show managed to get some seriously exceptional performances from the nominees/winners. here are my fave performances of the night (and no, adele's painful mic clanging performance didn't make the cut)
kendrick lamar - the blacker the berry / alright
seriously this is one of the best things i've seen on grammys PERIOD. intense, political and just showcasing the lyrical genius that is kendrick, no wonder he walked away with 4 awards by the end of the night!
hamilton cast - alexander hamilton
the closest thing that most of us will get to seeing hamilton up close and personal (sold out thru the summer yo!!), the show also picked up a grammy soon afterwards!
stevie wonder & pentatonix - that's the way of the world
this awesome vocal moment is what happens when stevie wonder collaborates with the acapella act pentatonix to celebrate the music of earth wind & fire's maurice white. bliss.
little big town - girl crush
i've seen so many excellent live performances of this song, but stripping it down to just strings is pretty darn wonderful. congrats on the 2 grammys btw!
alabama shakes - don't wanna fight
seriously brittany howard is pure vocal goddess. 3 wins. nuff said.
lady gaga + intel - david bowie tribute
gaga's tribute to bowie was also an interesting visual experiment that was at once beautiful to watch and camp extravaganza. which in the spirit of bowie is exactly what he would have enjoyed.
taylor swift - out of the woods
i gotta say our tswift hit some serious notes in this performance and then gave a solid third finger speech to kanye when she picked up the album of the year award. nice one t!
adele - all i ask
ok fine, here is the adele performance that not only started messed up (the mic fell on the piano and made clanging noises) but you can see it jarred her singing until she just decided to sing through the mistake. but yeah, not a great one...
kendrick lamar - alright
the magic of rapper kendrick lamar is that he can be at once political and poetic under the guise of popular music culture. though the pharrell produced jazzy number is uplifting, the lyrics tell a totally different story about black america propelled even further with this amazing video by colin lilley. just powerful stuff here.
madonna vs taylor swift - bitch i'm madonna / bad blood
taiwan dj andy wu musicland goes and mashes up madge and taylor's current hits to become your viral buzz track of the weekend
taylor swift feat kendrick lamar - bad blood
it's a crazy cast, but t-swift has some serious a-list connections:
Bad Blood Cast:
Taylor Swift as Catastrophe
Selena Gomez as Arsyn
Karlie Kloss as Knockout
Kendrick Lamar as Welvin Da Great
Martha Hunt as HomeSlice
Jessica Alba as Domino
Serayah as Dilemma
Lena Dunham as Lucky Fiori
Hailee Steinfeld as The Trinity
Ellie Goulding as Destructa X
GiGi Hadid as Slay-Z
Hayley Williams as The Crimson Curse
Zendaya as Cut-Throat
Lily Aldridge as Frostbyte
Ellen Pompeo as Luna
Mariska Hargitay as Justice
Cara Delevingne as Mother Chucker
Cindy Crawford as Headmistress
kendrick lamar - to pimp a butterfly
getting some of the best reviews of his career, kendrick lamar's new album 'to pimp a butterfly' is a complex hip hop album with some tracks that defies song structure yet completely captivates. it begs repeated listens and introduces new elements with each play. i'm hooked!
kendrick lamar - i (live @ snl)
if you didn't know kendrick before, hopefully saturday's performance on snl would have convinced you that this guy is on a different level in terms of what he brings to the music scene these days. weirdly the studio version doesn't have the intensity as this version, but thank goodness kendrick showcased his massive talents for everyone to see.
alicia keys feat kendrick lamar - it's on again (the amazing spider man 2 OST)
it's that time of the year again when pop/r&b/hip hop/rock/indie acts start popping up inexplicably as theme songs for big blockbuster films. the 1st of the summer batch belongs to our soul diva alicia as she reminds us that it's on again for the men in latex summer season.
robin thicke feat 2 chainz & kendrick lamar - give it 2 u
i love how robin can now just stand in his videos and act bemused while ALOT of gals are working around him (robin even throws in his son aka julian fuego into the mix). he's basically the bruce willis of pop right now!
kendrick lamar feat emeli sande - b*tch don't kill my vibe
oh yeah, emeli returns a favor after kendrick added some verses to her 'next to me' single, now she offers her vocal take on the anthemic song and it's fabulous!
mutya keisha siobhan - lay down in swimming pools
how hot is this! taking the kendrick lamar track 'swimming pools (drank)' and then putting their tight vocals on top of it, the original sugababes are really building anticipation for their eventual official release. perhaps this will show up on a mixtape, but hurry up and put out stuff already!
want to hear the original smash? check it out below:
kendrick lamar - swimming pools (drank)
the song is HOT!
the lonely island feat adam levine and kendrick lamar - yolo
the wonderful lonely island boys returned to SNL over the weekend and offered us a slice of practicality. YOLO folks!
WONGIE FM BEST OF 2012: guilty pleasures #16-30:
16. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Thrift Shop
17. P!nk – Blow Me (One More Kiss)
18. Girls Aloud – Beautiful Cause You Love Me
19. Little Big Town - Pontoon
20. Eric Church - Springsteen
21. Miss A – I Don’t Need A Man
22. Tulisa - Young
23. Adele - Skyfall
24. Kendrick Lemar – Bitch Don’t Kill My Vibe
25. The Wanted – I Found You
26. Die Antwoord – I Fink U Freeky
27. Frank Turner – If Ever I Stray
28. D’Banj – Oliver Twist
29. DJ Fresh feat Ms Dynamite – Gold Dust (Shy FX remix) / DJ Fresh feat Rita Ora - Hot Right Now
30. Monsta – Holdin On (Skrillex and Nero remix)
wanna hear the top 15 guilty pleasures of the year? click this link now!
kendrick lamar feat lady gaga - bitch don't kill my vibe
for reasons between rights and clearances, gaga never made it to the final version that you hear on kendrick's awesome debut album 'good kid: m.a.a.d city', but the diva leaked her demo out to the masses with an accompanying video to boot. maybe it'll get re-released with gaga at some point, cause it sure sounds hot!
