Interscope released this new Weezer music video for their recent single “I’m Your Daddy” off of their latest album Raditude.

Sorry things have been so quiet around here. It was a busy week for me personally, and there was not much noteworthy music to blog about. However, over the weekend I stumbled upon interesting covers from Vampire Weekend and Major Lazer, as well as a great Nas/Dilla mash up album. Without further adu:

Vampire Weekend – Ruby Soho (Rancid cover)
I still havn’t been able to get into Vampire Weekend’s new album. I love their debut, and I’m intrigued by the idea of them embracing their ska influence more on the new record, but it just hasn’t hooked me yet. When I heard they did a cover of Rancid’s classic Ruby Soho, I was sure this was going to do it for me. Boy was I wrong. Instead of emphasizing the few similarities of the two bands, VW goes in the complete opposite direction and flips the track in an ugly way.

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Major Lazer – Halo (Beyonce cover)
While Elephant Man emotes more soul here than Beyonce has ever been capable of, this is still a horrendous cover of a terrible song. Autotune + gimmicks does not a hit single make.

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Nas + J. Dilla – Dillmatic
I’ve never been a huge fan, but Nasty Nas is a serious MC with a number of classics under his belt. While Dilla produced beats for nearly all of Nas’s contemporaries, the two sadly never got the chance to work together. Squeek Boogie’s mashing of Nas’s best material over Dilla beats workings surprisingly well, and on the anniversary of Jay’s passing, serves as a nice reminder of how talented and versatile the musician was.
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First Leak from the release of U-N-I & Ro Blvd’s ‘A Love Supreme 2.0′

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also watch: A Love Supreme: U-N-I & Ro Blvd – The Documentary (Teaser)

Skillz with the 2009 Year End Rap Up. (O.K. NYC, you are now clear to drop the ball.)

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A New EP from the Los Angeles duo know as J*Davey just dropped on their Bandcamp page. The duo comprised of Briana Cartwright (who performs by the name Jack Davey) and producer Brook D’Leau who have been performing together since High School and  have had somewhat off an illustrious trip the past decade.

They have made a name for themselves performing alongside legends such as Prince & Questlove of  The Roots. Also they have been producing a number of tracks over the past few years for T.V shows and Films such as CSI:NY and Snoop Dogg’s Movie ‘Bossin Up’.

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