5 posts tagged “m.i.a.”
They wonder where Beyonce, Lil' Wayne, Gucci, Missy Eliot, M.I.A., Kelis and Ludacris got their beats from.
In in an issue of VIBE or something, I remember reading about a producer named Bangladesh who was in the high of the release of Kelis's song, BO$$Y. They asked him how he wanted to be remembered, and he said something in the vein of,
I was reminded of the greatness of Bangladesh the other day with the release of Gucci Mane's "Lemonade,"
Anyway, see how Bangladesh is hamming it up for the camera? Any accolades he receives here on out are well deserved though, because his beats are deceptively simple, but with every bass drum and clap and piano keys in the right place to give you that False Sense of Gangsta.
So when looking at more of Bangladesh's work, I discovered that he was responsible for many a great hit.
From 'What's Your Fantasy?'
To one of my favorite M.I.A. jams, Hit That
And finally, Bangladesh can throw a little Hip Hop into his R&B, by helping Beyonce out with a few hits. The most recent and my favorite beat, Video Phone.
If there is anything connecting these songs, it's the bass. So if you have a good subwoofer, use it.
Enjoy!
~`*Tina
Good thing I didn't.
This song...is so damn hype.
That's all I can say about it.
Listen to it.
Fire baby.
~`*Tina
After spending a few weeks in Baltimore, the Bmore sound has been drilled into my head every day of the week. Occasionally with some break ins with Go-Go, but that's another post.
I love Rye Rye, and this vid.
Enjoy!
~`*Tina
Whenever this song plays, my mind travels back to it's video, trying to remember a dance done in it that would apply to the beat.
You know, 'cause it's hard to do any average jig to this songs. Her songs period, you have to know.
~`*Tina
Let's not waste any time, shall we? It's Eleven Fifty Seven, and I've gotta catch some Z's, however, my obsession over my music will not let me rest until I finish.
Oh-kay?
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1. I'm from MD. So when Spank Rock appeared with their debut album, YoYoYoYoYo, I just HAD to check it out. Dancing is something that I did as a child -ridiculously, I might add, it was never a serious passion- and still do as a teen, just, not as publicly. Baltimore Club (-or Go-Go even-) is something that'll always have a spot in my music catalog. So while searching out everything Spank Rock, I came across the label of Hollertronix, a collective of DJs Diplodocus and Low Budget. Diplo, having started other projects gave off the latest projectile from the Hollertronix centrifuge (of dance, techno and whatever else you wanna throw in there), M.I.A.
You see, her first album, Arular, was being released, and everyone in America was just getting to know this UK upstart all at once. The first song I heard by her, had to be Bucky Done Gun, and I had seen the video online. I don't know what tempted me to listen to it, but I did, and I was gladly rewarded with something I could flail around to while no one was looking.
And yeah, she was really cool to me. Very outspoken with a past you only see on Oprah, and she was really making something out of all of her experiences.
So I download Arular -I just bought it, it took me a year to get money to spend like that!- and bang out Galang, U.R.A.Q.T. -helped by that Bmore Club Sample- and all that I can play. I am contented, but not for long.
3. Like, she was totes involved with this dude Diplo, and stuff. And like, Diplo's all into this Funk Carioca, Baile Funk madness releasing mixtapes like Favella On Blast and whatnot. So after a night of digging into what was labeled as Baile Funk and whatnot, I found a mixtape she released with Diplo called Piracy Funds Terrorism.
Within it, one of my favorite gems, Baile Funk Two.
5. Kala is then released, giving me another song to flail around and sing off key, Jimmy (not to mention it's sample, Jimmy Jimmy Jimmy Aaja)
6. And along with Kala, you get the remixes. One of the best I've heard is from Time Machine (my first ever time hearing of them, maybe soon they'll get a 6 Degrees), with their remix of Boyz.
~`*Bonus!
Now, if I had to dig into Baile Funk -well, I didn't exactly have to dig when groups like Bonde Do Role are dropping songs like Geremia
---I had to dig into the style that gave me Boyz, one of the most amazing songs of the year, to me. So I did, and my search brought me to this guy at Youtube.
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So, did you like it? You better, there's a lotta media on this post, so you better enjoy it!
~`*Tina
