BET Hip-Hop Awards Nominees

Sairam os indicados dos BET Hip-Hop Awards desse ano (que irao ao ar em 9 de Outubro) e eu decidi usar esse espaco pra dar pitaco sobre que eu acho que deveria ganhar em cada categorias. Segue abaixo os indicados em cada premio e em negrito quem eu acho que deveria ganhar xD. Dê a sua opinião nos comentários!
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The nominees for BET's Hip-Hop Awards (which will air in October 9th) are out now and I decided to tell y'all who deserves to win in my opinion in each category. Below you can check the nominees for each category and my ideal winner in bold

Best Hip-Hop Video

2 Chainz feat. Drake - No Lie
A$AP Rocky - Goldie
Drake feat. Lil Wayne - HYFR
Wale feat. Miguel - Lotus Flower Bomb
Kanye West feat. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz - Mercy

Reese's Perfect Combo Award

2 Chainz feat. Drake - No Lie
Drake feat. Lil Wayne & Tyga - The Motto (Remix)
J. Cole feat. Missy Elliott - Nobody's Perfect
Wale feat. Miguel - Lotus Flower Bomb
Kanye West feat. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz - Mercy

Best Live Performer

A$AP Rocky
Drake
J. Cole
The Throne
Kanye West

Lyricist Of The Year

J. Cole
Jay-Z
Kendrick Lamar
Nas
Kanye West

Video Director Of The Year

A$AP Rocky & Sam Lecca (Danny Brown's Blunt After Blunt, Schoolboy Q's Hands On The Wheel, A$AP Rocky's Peso, A$AP Rocky's Goldie)
Benny Boom (Meek Mill's I'ma Boss, Nicki Minaj's Beez In The Trap)
Chris Robinson (Tyga's Rack City, Rick Ross' Touch'N You, Nas' Daughters)
Kanye West (Jay-Z & Kanye West's Niggas In Paris)
Hype Williams (Nicki Minaj's Stupid Hoe, Kanye West & DJ Khaled's I Wish You Would, Fat Joe's Pride N Joy)

Producer Of The Year

Hit-Boy (Jay-Z & Kanye West's Niggas In Paris, A$AP Rocky's Goldie)
J. Cole (J. Cole's Nobody's Perfect, Kendrick Lamar's HiiiPower)
J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League (Rick Ross' Triple Beam Dreams, Nas' No Introduction, Slaughterhouse's The Other Side)
No I.D. (Big Sean's My Last, Common's Blue Sky, Nas' Daughters)
Kanye West (The Throne's Otis, Kanye West's Mercy)

MVP Of The Year

2 Chainz
J. Cole
Jay-Z
Rick Ross
Kanye West

Track Of The Year

Ca$h Out - Cashin'Out (prod. by DJ Spinz)
Meek Mill feat. Rick Ross - I'ma Boss (prod. by Jahlil Beats)
The Throne - Ni**as In Paris (prod. by Kanye West, Hit-Boy & Mike Dean)
2 Chainz feat. Drake - No Lie (prod. by Mike Will Made It & Marz)
Drake feat. Lil Wayne & Tyga - The Motto (prod. by T-Minus)

CD Of The Year

Common - The Dreamer, The Believer
Drake - Take Care
J. Cole - Cole World The Sideline Story
The Throne - Watch The Throne
Young Jeezy - TM 103 Hustlerz Ambition

DJ Of The Year

DJ Drama
DJ Enuff
DJ Envy
DJ Funkmaster Flex
DJ Khaled

Rookie Of The Year

2 Chainz
A$AP Rocky
Ca$h Out
Future
Meek Mill

Made-You-Look Award (Best Hip-Hop Style)

2 Chainz
A$AP Rocky
Big Sean
Nicki Minaj
Kanye West

Best Club Banger

Ca$h Out - Cashin'Out (prod. by DJ Spinz)
Drake feat. Lil Wayne & Tyga - The Motto (prod. by T-Minus)
Future - Same Damn Time (prod. by Sonny Digital)
The Throne - Ni**as In Paris (prod. by Kanye West, Hit-Boy & Mike Dean)
Kanye West feat. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz - Mercy (prod. by Lifted)

Best Mixtape

A$AP Rocky - LIVELOVEA$AP
Joey Bada$$ - 1999
Meek Mill - Dreamchasers 2
Rick Ross - Rich Forever
Wiz Khalifa - Taylor Allderdice

Sweet 16 - Best Featured Verse

2 Chainz in Kanye West's Mercy
Diddy in Future's Same Damn Time Remix
Drake in Rick Ross' Stay Schemin'
Ludacris in Future's Same Damn Time Remix
T.I. in Future's Magic Remix

Hustler Of The Year

2 Chainz
Jay-Z
Lil Wayne
Rick Ross
Kanye West

Impact Track

Lupe Fiasco - Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)
Lupe Fiasco - B*tch Bad
Nas - Daughters
The Throne - Murder To Excellence

People's Champ Award

2 Chainz feat. Drake - No Lie
Driicky Graham - Snap Backs & Tattoos
Meek Mill feat. Rick Ross - I'ma Boss
The Throne feat. Otis Redding - Otis
Kanye West feat. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz - Mercy

Best Hip-Hop Online Site

2 Dope Boyz
AllHipHop
Complex
Hip Hop DX
Nahright
Rap Radar
World Star Hip-Hop

Rick Ross - Presidential

God Forgives, I Don't, o ultimo album do Rick Ross, tem os seus momentos bons e os seus momentos não tao bons assim. Esse, pra mim, é um dos mais altos do album. Sou suspeito de falar porque eu adoro o tipo de produção que os Neptunes fazem (apesar de o Pharrell ter produzido esse som sozinho). Enfim, a batida complementa muito bem a flow do Ross, que não desaponta também, e o refrão do Elijah Blake também é muito bom. Pra ver qual é, clique acima.
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God Forgives, I Don't, Rick Ross' last album, had it's great and not-so-great moments. This one though is one of the greatest in my opinion. I'm suspicious to say cause I enjoy a lot pretty much everything The Neptunes do musically (even though this song was produced by Pharrell alone). Well, the beat complements Ross' whole vibe very well, his lyrics don't disappoint and Elijah Blake's hook is dope too. You can check it all clicking above.

Billboard Thursdays: Juicy J feat. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz - Bandz A Make Her Dance

We Trippy Mane! 2 Chainz continua na liderança do top 25 de rap da Billboard e está também no destaque da semana, dessa vez numa musica do Juicy J. Pra quem não conhece o Juicy J, ele é um veterano do rap que faz parte do Three Six Mafia, conhecido pelo seu single Stay Fly e por ter ganho o Oscar em 2005 pela musica que eles fizeram para o filme Hustle & Flow. Enfim, depois que o Lex Luger fez umas mixtapes com ele e o Wiz Khalifa o incluiu na sua Taylor Gang ele conseguiu deslanchar uma carreira solo. Essa musica faz parte do segundo lancamento da sua mixtape Blue Dream & Lean e o remix do som que ele fez com o Deuce e o Tunechi tá mandando bem nas radios. Pra ouvir o som produzido pelo Mike Will é só clicar acima e como ela náo tem video ainda, quando tiver eu atualizo esse post. Abaixo segue o top 25 da semana.
Update- Como eu havia dito, assim que saisse o video original da musica eu ia postá-lo e aqui está. Ficou foda na minha opinião xD.

Top 25

1- 2 Chainz feat. Drake - No Lie
2- Kanye West, Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz - Mercy
3- French Montana feat. Rick Ross, Drake & Lil Wayne - Pop That
4- Meek Mill feat. Drake - Amen
5- Wale feat. Rick Ross, Meek Mill & T-Pain - Bag Of Money
6- Future - Turn On The Lights
7- Flo Rida - Whistle
8- Wiz Khalifa - Work Hard, Play Hard
9- Ca$h Out - Cashin' Out
10- DJ Khaled - Take It To The Head
11- J. Cole feat. Missy Elliott - Nobody's Perfect
12- 2 Chainz feat. Kanye West - Birthday Song
13- Young Jeezy feat. Ne-Yo - Leave You Alone
14- Juicy J feat. Lil Wayne & 2 Chainz - Bandz A Make Her Dance
15- Kirko Bangz - Drank In My Cup
16- Chief Keef feat. Lil Reese - I Don't Like
17- 50 Cent feat. Dr. Dre & Alicia Keys - New Day
18- Rick Ross feat. Usher - Touch'N You
19- DJ Khaled feat. Kanye West & Rick Ross - I Wish You Would
20- Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)
21- Driicky Graham - Snap Backs & Tattoos
22- DJ Drama, 2 Chainz, Meek Mill & Jeremih - My Moment
23- Nicki Minaj feat. 2 Chainz - Beez In The Trap
24- T.I. - Go Get It
25- Rick Ross feat. Wale & Drake - Diced Pineapples
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We Trippy Mane! 2 Chainz continues in the first place and is also on this week's highlight, this time on a song made by Juicy J. For those who ain't know Juicy he is a rap veteran from the Three Six Mafia, known for their Stay Fly single and for winning the Oscars for a song they did for the Hustle & Flow movie. A few years ago Lex Luger decided to produce almost the entirety of a mixtape for him and Wiz Khalifa added him to his Taylor Gang, and since that his profile has rised. He is now more successful as a solo act and has been going hard with his mixtapes. This song is on the re-release of his Blue Dream & Lean tape and the remix of it with Deuce and Tunechi is going higher and higher on the rap charts. If you wanna check the Mike Will produced song all you gotta do is click above. You can also check this week's Top 25 Hot Rap Chart from Billboard above.

Kanye West, Jay-Z & Big Sean - Clique

Aaaah caralho, agora sim xD. The Throne se junta com o Big Sean numa batida do Hit-Boy, fazem a sua versao de Crew Love e o resultado é Clique. Sei lá, me faltam palavras pra descrever esse som. A batida é demais, e apesar do verso do Big Sean ser bom o Kanye e Jay-Z passeiam pela musica com os seus versos. Musica da mais alta qualidade de dois perfeccionistas, e do Jay-Z tentando um espanhol até o Kanye voltando ao tema que ele introduziu no ultimo verso de All Falls Down, tudo se encaixa perfeitamente. Quem ainda náo ouviu deveria faze-lo nesse exato momento, clicando abaixo.
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Oh damn, now that's what the fuck I'm talking about. The Throne gets together with Big Sean on a Hit-Boy beat to do their version of Crew Love and the result is Clique. I don't know, I'm kind of short of word to describe this song. The beat is so damn dope, and even though Sean represents, Kanye and Jay-Z swerve through their verses. High quality music from this two perfeccionists, from Jigga trying his spanish to Kanye getting back to All Falls Down's last verse theme, everything fit perfectly. Those who ain't heard it yet should do it now, clicking below.

Maybach Music Group Session Live at Alife

Power Circle, Alife and Maybach Music Group from Alife New York on Vimeo.

A Alife é uma loja em New York e sempre que elas convidam um convidado pra fazer um jam no espaco que eles tem no terreno da loja, sai algo quente. O John Mayer e o Just Blaze já fizeram um som lá juntos, o Drake foi após os seu Thank Me Later, Cypress Hill e vários outros já se apresentaram lá, e os ultimos a terem ido lá foi o pessoal da Maybach Music. No video dá pra ver o pessoal cantando Actin' Up e Stay Schemin' e trocando uma ideia geral sobre o album que eles estavam promovendo, o Self Made 2. Clique acima pra ver qual é.
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Alife is a store in New York and when they decide to envite someone to present themselves on the outerspace they've got, it's fire. John Mayer and Just Blaze have jammed together there, Drake did something right after releasing his Take Care, Cypress Hill and many others have presented themselves there, and the latest up there are the people from Maybach Music. In the video you can check them performing Actin' Up and Stay Schemin' and talking about the album they where releasing, Self Made 2. Click above to check it.

DJ Scream feat. Rick Ross, Slim Thug & Bun B - Cassette Deck

O DJ da MMG se junta com o seu chefe e dois ótimos rappers de Texas pra prestar um tributo ao Pimp C (que se bem feitos, nunca são demais). A vibe é bem aquela que o próprio Pimp C já evocava nas suas musicas e uma na qual eu náo costumo ouvir muito o Ross. O som estará no álbum Long Live the Hustle do DJ Scream e vocês podem ouvir o som abaixo.
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The MMG DJ gets together with his Boss and two great Texas rappers to do a tribute to the late Pimp C (tributes that, if done well, are never too much). This song evoques the vibe that Pimp C had in many of the songs he produced for UGK, one that I don`t really listen Ross usually on. The song will be on Scream`s Long Live the Hustle and you can check the song below.

Hip-Hop Playing Cards

Achei foda essas cartas entáo me dei o direito de posta-las xD

Talib Kweli feat. Black Thought & Ab-Soul - Congregation

O Talib Kweli ta ai a muuuito tempo, a propria carreira de ninguem menos que o Kanye West nao seria a mesma coisa sem o cara, e com esse som (e a sua nova mixtape Attack The Block, na qual ela esta), o rapper apenas prova como ele ainda é relevante e consistente. No som ele se junta com o MC do grupo The Roots, o Black Thought, assim como um dos melhores dessa nova geracao, o Ab-Soul, do Black Hippy, tudo numa batida do J Rhodes. O som é muito foda e voce pode ouvi-lo clicando abaixo.
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Talib Kweli is in the game for a while now and the career of many, including the great Kanye West, wouldn`t be the same without his touch. With this song, which is on his latest mixtape, Attack The Block, the rapper proves how he is still relevant and consistent. On the song he gets together with the MC of The Roots, Black Thought, and one of the best rappers from the new generation, Ab-Soul, from Black Hippy, all that on a J Rhodes beat. The song is dope and you can check it below.

Albuns, Mixtapes, EPs & other rap releases (08/2012)

Ultimamente não tem sobrado muito tempo, mas eu prometi que colocaria aqui os álbuns de destaque que eu ouvi/foi lançado durante o mês e segue aqui os melhores de Agosto. Espero que vocês aproveitem!
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Lately there haven`t been too much time for me to keep this blog updated, but I said I would post the things I found the most dope released (or that I`ve heard) in each month, so here`s my August picks. Hope you enjoy them!

2 Chainz - Based on a T.R.U. Story
Birthday Song feat. Kanye West [prod. by Sonny Digital, Kanye West, B Wheezy, Anthony Kilhoffer, Lifted & Mike Dean]

Ace Hood - Body Bag Vol 2 (link)
Leggo [prod. by Mike Will]

A$AP Mob - Lords Never Worry (link)
Purple Kisses [prod. by VERYRVRE]

Beautiful Lou - Sumone 2 B Young With (link)
Orion`s Belt feat. Kitty Pryde & Riff Raff [prod. by Beautiful Lou]

Blu & Exile - Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them (link)
Mask Your Soul [prod. by Exile]

Deniro Farrar & Shady Blaze - Kill or Be Killed: A Prequel (link)
Cold Blood feat. Haleek Maul [prod. by Ryan Hemsworth]

DJ Khaled - Kiss the Ring
Shout Out to the Real feat. Meek Mill, Ace Hood & Plies [prod. Jahlil Beats & DJ Khaled]

Hit-Boy - HITstory (link)
Jay-Z Interview [prod. by Bink!]

JJ DOOM - Key to the Kuffs
Guv`nor [prod. by Jneiro Jarel]

Lil B - Based Jam (link)
Championship Game

Ryan Hemsworth - Last Words (link)
Charly Wingate [prod. by Ryan Hemsworth]

Walt Fraze - Blue (link)
100ML [prod. by Walt Fraze]

Gucci Mane feat. Rocko & T.I. - Plain Jane (Remix)

 Umas das (senão a melhor) musica da ótima mixtape Trap Back, do Gucci, ganha um remix pra outra ótima mixtape que ele lançou esse ano, a  I'm Up . Quem se junta ao Gucci Mane e ao Rocko dessa vez é outro veterano de Atlanta, o T.I. A batida é uma das melhores do produtor mais quente do momento, o Mike Will, e no vídeo vocês podem ver um casal de Ferraris 458 Italia e a aparição também do Waka Flocka Flame. Vale a pena clicar acima pra ouvir o som e ver o vídeo.
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One of (if not) the best song from this year's great Trap Back mixtape, by Gucci, earns a remix on the other great mixtape Gucci released this year, I'm Up. The guy that joins Gucci Mane and Rocko for the remix is another Atlanta veteran, T.I. The beat is one of the best by this year's hottest producer, Mike Will, and you can check in the video a couple of Ferraris 458 Italia and a cameo by Waka Flocka Flame. It`s worth clicking above, so do it.