Music Monday: DJ Cam – New Jack Swing Mix
Note: I have been a DJ for more years than I can remember. Lately, I’ve been dropping my own mixtapes of whatever genre I am feeling at the moment. This includes R&B, Hip-Hop, House, Funk and...
View ArticleThey Reminisce Over You (T.R.O.Y.)
* Warning – This is strictly for my NYC Hip Hop Heads* Remember tuning in to Video Music Box on those old school TVs to get your Hip Hop Fix. You know the ones we’re talking about, the TVs with the...
View ArticleMusic Monday: DJ Nerstylist – Gray Areas 2
As many of you know, I am from California, specifically the Northern part referred to as the Bay Area. Home to a really eclectic mix of deejays that grew up in the realm of massive raves, underground...
View ArticleMusic Mondays: DJ Cam – Dancehall
I was introduced to Dancehall by my fellow crew member, DJ Sid VIcious way back in the early 00s. Wasn’t really my thing but I enjoyed the bumpin’ and grindin’. Fast forward some 10 years later and my...
View ArticleMusic Mondays: DJ Shea Butter – Slow Sippers, Honey Dippers
I don’t know about you guys but sometimes I need some sexy smooth shit in my life. You know, background music while you are entertaining a lady. Wine is popped, sauteing some mushrooms, conversation...
View ArticleMusic Monday | DJ Mike RIzzy – Hoodies And Timbs (90′s NYC Hip-Hop)
Backin middle school I was introduced to East Coast Hip-Hop music by my cousin, an aspiring rapper himself. Living in the bay, it was mostly Bay Area and Socal music on the radio like E-40, Snoop, Dr....
View ArticleMusic Monday – MNEK
Uzoechi Osisioma Emenike aka MNEK, is a young (18) cat from the UK. A singer, writer, and producer, I was introduced to his music from Soul Bounce and then followed the rabbit hole called soundcloud....
View ArticleJay Electronica | Victim of the Wrong Label or Wrong Era in Hip-Hop
Nas hit me up on the phone, said “What you waitin on?” Tip hit me up with a tweet, said “What you waitin on?” Diddy send a text every hour on the dot sayin “When you gon drop that verse nigga you...
View ArticleMusic Monday – Quadron With Kendrick Lamar: “Better Off”
Yea, yea, yea, I KNOW it’s not Monday but this is way to HOT not to post! I’ve been a fan of Coco O. when I heard from her group “Boom Clap Bachelors” (see blow) and when she covered L-Boogie’s...
View ArticleMusic Friday | Maxwell – Sumthin Sumthin (ESTA. Remix)
Leave it to my man DeePhunk to put me up on some smooth summer-time-cool music. And I KNOW it’s not Monday (hence Music Friday, sheesh) but ESTA’s remix of Maxwell – Sumthin’ Sumthin’ needs to be...
View ArticleMusic Mondays | Kanye West, Jay-Z, and the return of Hip-Hop that people...
Well, well, well, look what we have here! With the unleakable Yeezus album being leaked and flooding the internet (you can find it on your own, it ain’t that hard) and then Jay-Z’s Samsung sponsored...
View ArticleKanye West | Yeezus Review
Kanye West is having a stellar June, he recently celebrated his birthday, headlined Mud Fest aka Governors Ball 2013, and welcomed his new born baby, Yeezus! Yeezy’s six studio album is a further...
View ArticleMusic Mondays | Mayer Hawthorne – Her Favorite Song
Aw yea, new Mayer Hawthorne! I’ve been a fan since his came on the scene with his doo wop slightly off key crooning. He was part of a number of artists who embraced the vintage soul sound that (I’d...
View ArticleMusic Monday | Stream Full Albums from Jay-Z, Kanye West, and J. Cole
Hello music fans! In this ever evovling digital world, gaining access to music is becoming easier and easier. True, ANYTHING can be pirated it (sup pirates! My fave site is Kickass Torrents, who...
View ArticleMusic Monday | Andy Smith & Keb Darge – Lost & Found at Madame Jo Jos
When I was 21, I lived in London for a semester. I had just started drinking (late bloomer) and in a whole other country. My primary activities included drawing, drinking, and dancing. That sums up my...
View ArticleKendrick Lamar Crowns Himself King of NY on Big Sean’s Control
On Big Sean’s Control we have yet another example of why you don’t have Kendrick Lamar feature on your song. He staked claim that he was the King of NY. Well, Technically, he says “I’m Machiavelli’s...
View ArticleKendrick Lamar – The Day Hip Hop Stood Still
In the span of 18 hours Kendrick Lamar gave the hip hop world a much needed spanking, and simultaneously broke the internets. K.Dot has been hot for a while, from his platinum selling “Good Kid,...
View ArticleGet Acquainted with Joell Ortiz
By now you have heard Kendrick Lamar verse off of Big Sean’s ‘Control‘ where Lamar makes his claim for controlling both coasts and being the best out. K.Dot’s verbal assault has produced countless...
View ArticleMusic Monday | DJ Cam – Summer Time’s End
Way back in the summer of 1997, I learned to dj from my friend and fellow artist/dancer Erik Otto. I first started beat matching w/ “Three Blind Mice” freestyle track. It was hard and I sat there for...
View ArticleTop Debut Albums of 2013
Being that I run a music site (here) and recently got called the human Shazzam, I figured one of these days I should do a music piece on the ToT site. Most of the ToT hosts have given up on rap, which...
View ArticleNew Faces of Blue Eyed Soul | Top 5 List
The definition of “Blue-eyed soul” (also known as “white soul”) is rhythm and blues and soul music performed by white artists. Some of the top acts (commercially) in all of R&B are Robin Thicke and...
View ArticleKanye West Releases “Bound 2″ Music Video Starring a Topless Kim Kardashian
I waited a day to check out the Kanye West’s Bound 2 video. After it premiered on Ellen, talked about on E News and was all over social media, I figured after 24 hours the hype would die down and I...
View ArticleDJ Cam’s 5 Favorite Christmas Songs
Christmas isn’t a really big deal in my family as we have gotten older. I live in NYC, my younger brothers visit their in-laws, and my parents are actually on trip visiting my Dad’s family. So I am a...
View ArticleKiller Mike – The Undisputed Most Slept On MC
For all those people who say they have given up on Hip Hop, I say you need to give Killer Mike a listen. And I mean a full listen. Not listening while you are on Tumblr or Facebook. Sit down, listen...
View ArticleThe Secret Life of Walter Mitty Soundtrack
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a film directed and staring Ben Stiller. We got a sneak peak at this film during CMJ 2013 and now that it is out, and more importantly the soundtrack is out, we...
View ArticleMusic Mondays | FS Green – All Good Vol. 2
One of my favorite DJ/Producers, FS Green, dropped yet another fresh R&B mixtape for the masses. I first heard of him from his curation of Soul selections over at 22tracks.com with partner Full...
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