Summer Heat: What’s Up in Hip Hop
Posted by Lake Arlington | Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

I can tell you that I have absolutely not use for Busta Rhymes. I mean, dude was fire back in his Scenario days, no question and homey definitely got shit poppin’ with that Put Your Hands Where My Eyes Can See. I mean, that shit was great. But right about now, dude is looking like Sam Perkins with the weaved out cornrowed up receding hairline. Just setting high screens and poppin’ threes. I mean, dude is just irrelevant.

Now see, sometimes those ‘roids can go the other way.

But I do appreciate that he has enough cents (get it? ahnt) to know that he’s gotta put top notch talent on his tracks nowadays. Peep Ludacris’ act on this Throw It Up joint.

Decent. I did appreciate Busta’s speaking in tongues reference, but the rest was well, fairly terrible. Wayne was Wayne, but he’s got better stuff. Like, well, this blackout right here on Don’t Touch Me. Trust me, Wayne’s verse is crazy.

Now that right there was straight FIrah from Wayne! Let me ask you hip hop cats now, though… Is Nas still relevant?

I don’t think so either. Yo, here’s our Playlist for July:

UvT July Mix

1. Gym Class Heroes – Cookie Jar (Feat. The-Dream) 3:35

2. Solange – I Decided 4:17

3. Alicia Keys – Teenage Love Affair (Remix) (Feat. LL Cool J) 4:08

4. Rick Ross – Get Down (Feat. Pharrell) 4:34

5. Three 6 Mafia – That’s Right (Feat. Akon) 2:56

6. Eve – Fantasy (Feat. Robin Thicke) 3:08

7. The Game – Dope Boys 4:03

8. John Legend – Green Light (Feat. Andre 3000) 4:37

9. 2 Pistols – You Know Me (Feat. Ray J) 3:43

10. Three 6 Mafia – My Own Way (Feat. Good Charlotte) 3:31

11. The Game – Pain (Remix) (Feat. Jadakiss, Bun B, Pusha T, Fat 5:31

Joe, Young Buck, Queen Latifah & Keyshia Cole)

12. Common – Announcement (Feat. Pharrell) 4:04

13. Chrishan – I Wish 4:55

14. Jim Jones – Money Right (Feat. NOE & Sen) 4:50

15. Romeo – Get Low Wit It (Feat. Akon) 4:40

16. G-Unit – Party Ain’t Over 3:30

17. 2 Pistols – Let’s Ride 3:37

18. Little Brother – Don’t You Have A Man (Feat. Drake & Dwele) 4:08

19. Tyga – First Timers 3:43

Stick with me. I got that fire.

- Lake



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14 Responses to “Summer Heat: What’s Up in Hip Hop”

  1. says:

    muxtape? the peanut gallery would be much obliged if there was a way to actually, you know, hear these songs. Also, I don’t see “A Milli” on that list, so my neck is kind of on a Mike Hart angle right now.]]>

  2. says:

    even Shaq can’t believe that you wasted all our time with that trash comment. And Phil, Don Cornelius just called me, he’d like you to shut up too. You give me a song that’s mostly gimmick, zero substance and nothing I’ll ever hear at TenJune when I’m sippin on Grey Goose. Pleez. It’s hot for the summer alright, with the suckers who play the wall at bullshit ass clubs when you have to tell cats not to rock timbos and do rags, next.]]>

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