JASON DERULO

The kid's a star. First he had the suprise song of the day on April 8. Then he came back two days later with a strong follow up. On June 9th I noticed a little song called "Watcha Say" making a splash on iTunes. Now he's back with 2 new tracks, "Ridin Solo" is awesome, it samples "Bittersweet Symphony"...I've never seen an R&B guy with such cool rock samples, first with Imogen Heap and now with the Verve. "Shorty A Rider" is also pretty cool but I feel like it's more of a "featuring Jason Derulo" because most of it is rap. Definitely check them both out and look for this guy to get bigger and bigger.

RIDIN SOLO

SHORTY A RIDER


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WATCHA SAY

WE COULD MAKE LOVE

Jordin Sparks: Battlefield (Bimbo Jones Radio Edit)

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Livvi Franc: Trick Or Treat

Now she's that bitch
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Drake: Successful (Remix) (feat. Yung Joc & Trey Songz)

I love this song, Joc adds a verse
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The Alchemist: I Know Your Name (feat. Lil' Wayne & Travis McCoy)

Travis McCoy is the dude from Gym Class if you were wondering
Tight song here

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GO GET MAINO'S "IF TOMORROW COMES"

It's not every day that I recommend CD's or do anything except post singles here on Bangkok. Listening to a whole CD all the way through takes a lot of time, then writing about it takes time, and I'm a busy guy. I like to focus more on individual songs that you can play during a pregame...I'm no music expert, I'm not here to critique people who know a shitload more about their craft than I do, I just know what plays well on some loud speakers. Not to mention, let's not forget that One Night In Bangkok has tremendous influence on the worldwide marketplace and I would hate to ruin some young rapper's career just because I didn't care for his CD. Nobody's paying me to hear my thoughts on full albums...nobody's paying me anything actually, which sucks.

That being said, I'm gonna go ahead and give my full recommendation for Maino's "If Tomorrow Comes." I "bought" it today just cuz I saw it sitting there, and I don't know why but I put the whole thing on my iPod and ended up listening to it all the way through sitting on the 2 to go uptown and back. Then I listened to it again at home, then again at the gym, and I'm still not sick of it. There are only two CD's in recent memory that I can say that about, Passion Pit's "Manners" and Eminem's "Relapse".

Every song is really, really good and each one has it's purpose. There is the huge single "All The Above"...there are the happy party songs "Hi Hater" and "Million Bucks"....there is the upbeat dedication song "Celebrate"...There are the sex songs "Let's Make a Movie" and "Hood Love"...There are the gangsta gangsta songs "Gangsta" and "Soldier"...There are the serious songs "Back to Life" and "Floating" and "Runaway Slave"...then there is every other song, each one telling a story about his life (if you didn't know Maino just got out of jail, he was there for 10 years for kidnapping a drug dealer and holding him hostage). His name is JerMAINe, hence the Maino, if you were wondering.

If you appreciate good rap then go out and get this CD. You're not gonna put it on while you're drinking to go out, but I promise you that if your a rap fan you will love it.

Here are the highlights:

BACK TO LIFE (feat. Pusha Montana)
HOOD LOVE (feat. Trey Songz)
LET'S MAKE A MOVIE

Lupe Performs "Shining Down" @ Summerfest 2009

...(in Milwaukee)...
but it's still cool

Mr. Hudson: Supernova (feat. Kanye West)[VIDEO]

One of the best songs of the year
Watch for Mr. Hudson's new CD "Straight No Chaser" set to drop Oct. 5
Also watch for his work on Jay's "Blueprint 3"

BONUS: MIX-TAPE OF "STRAIGHT NO CHASER" FROM MR. HUDSON'S WEBSITE, 5 MIN PREVIEW OF A BUNCH OF TRACKS FROM THERE AND IT SOUNDS INCREDIBLE

Lupe Snippets from 'We Are Lasers"

Lupe's new CD is expected to (hopefully) drop by December...we already hit you with the first single "Shining Down" and if it's any preview then the album should be ridiculous...

Here are two snippets from We Are Lasers, I would just listen to them on zShare instead of downloading because they are only 30 seconds but it's a free country so do whatever you want!

TWO WAYS

LADIES & GENTLEMEN

"Cookin Soul" Michael Jackson Tribute

PREVIEW: I Want You Back (feat. Lil' Wayne)

This is a real cool mixtape that Cookin Soul made just after MJ died, check out the tracklist, there are a ton of sick mixes on here so check it out

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White Lies: Death (Chase & Status Dubstep Remix)

Play this song LOUD, i know it sounds like some hipster stoner hard metal wrist cutter but it's really cool trust me, the bass is ridiculous, don't just zShare listen to it on your laptop speakers cuz it will suck, turn up your subs

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DatA: Skywriter

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Super Mash Bros: Livin the Dream (I'm On a Float)

Starts off like a slow typical boring mash-up but gets real good so give it a good listen

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Hey Champ: Cold Dust Girl

I gotta find out more about these guys, electro trio from Chicago that's all I know

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Michael Jackson Tributes

The internet is flooded with Michael Jackson songs, remixes, mash-ups, top-ten lists, etc etc etc
Most of them suck but here are 3 good ones to check out

1) Billie Jean (1981 Home Demo)
--I think this is really cool...it's a demo of Billie Jean, and the beginning is hilarious...it's the original Eminem "where's my snare? I need more snare in my headphones"

2) You Are Not Alone (VIKING & CJ Milli Shooting Stars Tribute)

3) Better On The Other Side (Tribute to MJ) feat. Nas, The Game, Chris Brown, Diddy, Polow Da Don, Mario Winans, Usher, Boyz II Men

Kid CuDi vs. The Postal Service: Man on the Moon

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The Verve vs. Jay-Z: Brush Your Bitter Sweet Shoulder Off

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Burns: Heartbeats

Ridiculous techno beat here that's just DYING for some vocals...just like Eric Prydz's "Pjanoo," you can't have a truly epic Bangkok techno jam without good vocals, but this is definitely awesome so add it to the playlist

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Dan Black: HYPNTZ

Pretty sick Biggie cover from this real cool lookin dude
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Ne-Yo: Round & Round

If I didn't post the Bangkok Ten a few minutes earlier then this would have easily been in the top 3, siiickkk new song from Ne-Yo, I've been waiting for the next great one and here it is

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BANGKOK TEN VOL. V

It's been a couple weeks now but I wanted to make sure that the Bangkok Ten was all quality songs, and due to a recent flood of good music we have THIRTEEN must-have songs for you so download the RAR file below.

Lupe's new one, the much anticipated "Shining Down" with Matthew Santos was a landslide #1 for me this week, I've been listening to it pretty much on repeat since it came out, during pregames, on my iPod, in the shower, etc etc. But, C-Ride's "Money Round Here" is also pretty close...after hearing it loud during our last few pregames I'm pretty obsessed with it, it's a great one to drink to.

1) LUPE FIASCO: SHINING DOWN (feat. Matthew Santos)

2) C-Ride: Money Round Here (feat. T-Pain)

3) Michael Mind: Baker Street

4) Mariah Carey: Obsessed (feat. Gucci Mane)

5) Daniel Merriweather: Change (feat. Wale) (Gigamesh Remix)

6) T.I.: Whatever You Like (DiscoTech Remix)

7) Antoine Clamaran: Gold

8) Lee Charm: Magnetic

9) Young Cash: Get Lower (feat. T-Pain & Tay Dizm)

10) Bali: Hold Me Down (feat. Kevin Cossom)

11) Ace Hood: Born an OG (feat. Ludacris)

12) Harvey Stripes: Shawty Got That (feat. Jason Derulo)

13) The Gossip: For Keeps

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Twista: Birthday

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