Jam of the Week: M.I.A. - "There's A Space For Ol Dat I See"
Posted by
Rozenswag
on Wednesday, January 20, 2010
You may remember artist M.I.A. for her "Paper Planes" song, which was good on it's own and then got blown up with 600 remixes. She also shares a similar background and some phenotypic traits as our favorite Sri Lankan. This song doesn't have the requisite gun clack noises that makes for choice sampling, so don't expect to see snippets of this anywhere else. Mom always told me to savor the moment anyways.
More jams after the jump...
Runners up:
Diddy (Feat. Rick Ross) - "Dirty Money (Angels Remix)"
OK, yes this is Diddy, yes he's autotune singing and yes, he's replaced the irreplaceable B.I.G. with Rick "Boss" Ross. What can I say, it's been a slow few weeks. Still, the song is catchy enough and funny enough (watch the camera swoop up and then back in close to Diddy as he belts out the hook) to warrant a spot. Plus, it lets me lead in to the classic OSJOTW below. Just you wait.
Big Sean - "A Million Dollars"
Big Sean was a featured artist on the last JOTW and he's back this week as a runner up. I like that Sean seems to be getting bigger and bigger budgets for his videos, which means that when he does finally release a full album, it'll (hopefully) be strongly backed by his record label, GOOD Music (of Kanye West fame). This one doesn't knock my socks off but it does have old people in row boats, which might be a first for any rap video.
Old School Jam Of The Week:
The Notorious B.I.G. - "Big Poppa"
Told you it was worth it. Bonus jams here, here and here if you can't get your Biggy fill*.
*Yup, that's a fat joke. Too soon?
3 comments:
The MIA video looks like a screen saver, very fun! :)
Do you think Biggie was looking down on that video shoot & was upset that Rick Ross is 99% him but with a big nasty beard, and Diddy's apparently really into it?
Found this online:
Hip Hop mogul, Sean "Diddy" Combs, recently co-signed southern rapper Rick Ross by comparing his rapping and rhyming skills to the late Biggie Smalls.... During the video shoot for their new "Angels" collaboration, Diddy explained why he thinks the Triple C's leader is in some way like Notorious B.I.G. "Oh y'all ain't hear the second verse," Diddy said about Ross' 'Angels' collaboration. "Yo, y'all gonna peep that when we world premiere that. I don't know, I guess him and Biggie locked up in the room, even my man Hen Roc even said that. For my man Hen Roc to say that and co-sign it like 'Yo, my man right there sounding like our homie.' That right there is something special. That's a mean co-sign, that's a mean co-sign. I don't know what was going on in the studio, the spirits were connecting but it's official. It ain't bootleg, it ain't got no preservatives in it." [Diddy Co-Signs Rick Ross - Compares To Biggie Smalls]
Ummmm...?
Nice find AOG. Pretty hilarious.
I'm still mad that instead of listening to Shyne for the last 9(!) years, I've been stuck with Making The Band 1 thru 600, Vote or Die, Cassie (and the idea that Diddy f'd Cassie), and umbrella-carrying Farnsworth Bentley, to name a few.
Aww, Farnsworth! I forgot about him- he was like the rich rapper's Jeeves.
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