The Tape

Yes folks Kanye West’s Glow In The Dark Tour kicks off tonight in Seattle. I personally think it’s going to be the greatest tour of 2008 with N.E.R.D., Rihanna, and Lupe F-ing Fiasco… I can’t wait to go when they come to L.A. Anyways, what better way to get everyone excited for the tour than tons of mp3’s, videos, and pictures.

I am praying an extreme amount that the newly formed Child Rebel Soldier will encore with this song.

Child Rebel Soldier- Us Placers

Hopefully Kanye will bring Lupe out for “Touch The Sky.” This is one of my favorite Kanye songs, and the set is supposed to be insane looking during this song*.

Kanye West (Feat. Lupe Fiasco)- Touch The Sky

Next we have “Hey Mama” by Kanye West, but a studio version of the one he performed at the Grammy’s. This will probably be the low point of the show, not because it’s a bad song (in fact it’s fantastic), it will just be so sad.

Kanye West- Hey Mama (Grammy 2008 Studio Version)

In the spirit of A-Trak (for those inexperienced in the teachings of life, he is Kanye’s DJ) here is his remix of “Stronger.”

Kanye West- Stronger (A-Trak Remix)

Our last Kanye choice for tonight is his medley of “Stronger” and “Good Life” on SNL. I’ve seen a few videos of the live version of “Stronger”, and I have a feeling it’s going to be life changing.

Kanye West- Stronger & Good Life

Next is my hero, Lupe Fiasco.

My only choice is him rapping over an N.E.R.D. song. Since N.E.R.D. is playing as well, I found this song to be so appropriate.

Lupe Fiasco-And He Gets The Girl

And now for a video. I found this while scrolling through youtube, and found this to be hilarious.

Now I’m running out of steam so I’ll just post a Rihanna video, and then an N.E.R.D. video as well.

I really hope they make a single out of that… It’s fantastic.

That is by far my favorite N.E.R.D. song.

Get excited everyone, because the glow in the dark tour is here.

Huge Guilty Music Monday. Let’s get going.

First we have “Everyone Nose” by N.E.R.D. This whole song is absolutely ridiculous… I Love it.

N.E.R.D.- Everyone Nose

Next we have “The Boss” by Rick Ross and T-Pain. Many things make this song guilty two of them being, T-Pain and Rick Ross.

Rick Ross (Feat. T-Pain)- The Boss

Rihanna, “Shut Up And Drive”… Enough said.

Rihanna- Shut Up And Drive

Who’s House? Run’s House. That’s right Run-DMC!!! The theme song of his tv show is amazing. How could you not love this?

Run DMC- Run’s House

Here is a fantastically bad mash-up but at the same time amazing. Kanye vs. Beethoven vs. Walter Murphy. Is it fantastic or awful? No one knows.

A Plus D- Beethovens Fifth Gold Digger

Last we have “Creator” by Santogold. I used to love this song until it got used in a beer commercial. Sucks.

Santogold- Creator

Here is a new segment that both me and Tristan will be participating in. We are both making our own posts so you can get the most music and such. So let’s get started.

#5 Life The Great- Back 2 The Future Trilogy (Mediafire)
Life The Great takes us through a tour of the history of hip-hop, with narration and rapping. The beats are fantastic, and while the lyrics may be a little week the beats make up for it. Life The Great sounds like a very intelligent, well spoken man, but his lyrics tend to talk about the same stuff. A great song none the less.

ABX- Can Your Hear My Kids Now
A fantastic mashup by ABX over at the hood internet. This MGMT song is fantastic, but Lil Kim adds something special to it.

#3 Spank Rock (Feat. Santogold and Betty Black)- B-O-O-T-A-Y (Mediafire)
I got this song on vinyl yesterday, and it reminded me how fantastic Spank Rock is. Almost every song of his is about girls, but in no way is it repetitive. I’m so excited to see him at Lollapalooza.

#2 Saul Williams and Trent Reznor- Sunday Bloody Sunday (Mediafire)
A fantastic cover of the U2 song. This song is mostly Trent, but I still love it. I’m praying that Saul will make a guest appearance with NIN at Lollapalooza, just like he has done for most of their tour.

#1 Lupe Fiasco- Paris, Tokyo (Video)
Even if this video wasn’t good, it would still be my number one. But it is a great video. Especially the part with the camel. Yes, there is a camel in the video.

Just a quick post. Hip-Hop producer/rapper Pharrell Williams and Memphis University point guard Derrick Rose.

Sorry, too busy to get that done this week, but I promise an excellent one next week.

The same guy that leaked the headliners, leaked this.

Radiohead
Rage Against the Machine
Nine Inch Nails
Kanye West
Wilco
The Raconteurs
Louis XIV
Love and Rockets
Gnarls Barkley
Bloc Party
The Black Keys
Broken Social Scene
Lupe Fiasco
Flogging Molly
Mark Ronson
Cat Power
The National
G. Love & Special Sauce
Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings
Explosions in the Sky
Brand New
Gogol Bordello
Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks
Dierks Bentley
Okkervil River
Amadou & Mariam
Blues Traveler
John Butler Trio
Girl Talk
Your Vegas
CSS
Eli “Paperboy” Reed & the True Loves
Battles
Steel Train
Jamie Lidell
Bang Camaro
Butch Walker
The Blakes
Mates of State
Tally Hall
Spank Rock
White Lies
Brazilian Girls
Magic Wands
Chromeo
Electric Touch
Duffy
Innerpartysystem
The Kills
The Postelles
Rogue Wave
The Parlor Mob
The Go! Team
Bald Eagle
Mason Jennings
Krista
The Gutter Twins
Ha Ha Tonka
Yeasayer
Witchcraft
Grizzly Bear
We Go To 11
MGMT
Sofia Talvik
The Weakerthans
Booka Shade
Santogold
Black Kids
Black Lips
Dr. Dog
Nicole Atkins & the Sea
The Ting Tings
Kid Sister
Office
The Cool Kids
What Made Milwaukee Famous
Does It Offend You, Yeah?
The Whigs
Manchester Orchestra
Foals
Uffie
The Octopus Project
Cadence Weapon
Ferras
De Novo Dahl
Noah and the Whale
Margot & the Nuclear So and So’s
K’NAAN
Serena Ryder
Newton Faulkner

That’s right, this means that Radiohead, Rage Against The Machine, Kanye West, Wilco, The Raconteurs, and Nine Inch Nails will all headline Lollapalooza. Gnarls Barkley, MGMT, The Cool Kids, and Black Kids will join them as well. This is just a tiny amount of the wide range of bands at the summers best festival. The official lineup comes out tomorrow. Oh yeah, he also mentioned that my hero Lupe Fiasco, will be joining this excellent line-up. By then, it will be my fourth time seeing him, all of which have been absolutely spectacular.

Perry Farrell Lollapalooza Confirmations

From Nah Right comes a great performance of Lupe’s “Dumb It Down.” For all of you poor souls who have never been to a Lupe show in a cozy venue, I would have to say that this is calm Lupe. The way his energy and lyrics seem to explode is ridiculous. Enjoy this video plus a fun bonus.

Lupe Fiasco- Frosted Flakes Song

This Is Ivy League is a new-ish two man band, out of New York. This Is Ivy League can be described as versatile. They play many instruments including drums, bass, guitar, synths, and trumpet. For a two man band, that is pretty impressive. But what seems to be my favorite part of this catchy pop act, is their use of harmonies. Throughout many tracks most vocals are stacked and layered with harmonies. While this may not be the most exciting music it is extremely catchy and smart.

The band has requested that I only put up their one single, so go out and buy their self titled album on their myspace page.

This Is Ivy League- London Bridges

We give it to you first. The very brand new Ye video. This is perhaps my favorite song of Kanye’s new album, and this video is basically a black and white tour of Chicago. Chicago happens to be one of my favorite cities around, so I of course love this video.