Throwback Thursday: Usher – “U Don’t Have To Call”

Contrary to popular belief it’s not “I’m gon’ be yo ride” but, instead “I’m gon’ be ALRIGHT“…
No? Just me then? Okay cool.

Turnip Tuesday: Skepta – “Numbers” (Ft. Pharrell)

EXACTLY  a year ago we introduced you to Skepta via an electrifying punk-cover of his smash single “Shutdown”.  “That’s Not Me”, “Man”, and “Shutdown” are all riding at the same tempo to make true and new Grime fans comfortable that Mr. Adenuga has not sold out in his latest critically-acclaimed LP, Konnichiwa. That said, “Shutdown” has done all it can do as a single, and its time to move on to bigger and better things.
There is nobody better to dock the Black British Invasion than The Othertone Skateboard P (aka Pharrell Williams).  Much like he did for 2 Chainz with “Feds Watching”, Pharrell laces Skepta with familiar bongo drums to “fuvk up a whole new sound” with. This could do numbers on the Rhythmic charts, and introduce the British to a whole new crowd! MAKE THIS THE SINGLE, PLEASE! #SummertimeAlert

Turnip Tuesday: N.E.R.D. – “Brain”

Almost a year to the month ago I landed on these Virginia boys for the Turnip Tune. I was battling a flu then. The more things change, the more they stay fevery, mucous-filled, itchy throat the same – it appears. Phuck this OTHER flu too

Turnip Tuesday: WatchTheDuck – “3,2,1 Stretch” (Ft. Pharrell)

“Oooh snap! WTF IS THAT $hit! Hol up, lemme Shazam that jawn!”
That’s me hearin yet another Samsung commercial bout a week ago.
Shoutout to whoever is their music supervisor, btw. They put us onto this gem with Lady Leshurr a few back

Anyway, with Skateboard P’s assistance these Alabama boys bring the “trapstep noise” in this gym anthem turnt Turnip Tune! DON’T WATCH ME…

Turnip Tuesday: Missy Elliott – “WTF” (Where They From) Ft. Pharrell Williams

Missy “Misdemeanor” is BACK! Nuff Said… actually nah. This video’s too nasty to be passive. Missy is back like she left somethin with the  tried and tested dance-floor dominating, video awards vandalizing combination of Pharrell on the audio, and Dave Meyers on the video. If this joint doesn’t blow up the hip hop charts, its a perfect re-introduction for today’s youths who know her as simply that other chick in the Katy Perry “Friday Night” remix. Gotta hate the youths… the dances they do are so DUMB.

P.s.
DAT NUCCA PHARRELL DIDN’T EVEN APPEAR… HE WAS A PUPPET, AND IT WAS STILL FLY! Shout out to all the talented puppeteers out there!

FY Friday: Sade – “By Your Side” (Neptunes Remix)

Skateboard took this to a whole other level! That’s those classic Neptunes keys that got The Clipse the masterpiece that was Lord Willin. It’s those same chords from Jay’s Allure that closed The Black Album. Those same minors that Justified a N’Sync ending for the better good.  Here they are, NOW – justifying the end of the week FY FRIDAY.

Throwback Thursday: Clipse – “Hot Damn” (Ft. Ab Liva, Pharrell, Roscoe P. Coldchain)

Today is the 12th anniversary of the Clipse debut, “Lord Willin”. With that, we celebrate the central single of the classic watchin the Thornton brothers poundin the VA pavement long before today’s rappers were runnin through the 6 with their woes. HOT DAMN – did they make that drug life sound fly…but responsibly cautious.

Flashback Friday: Watch Pharrell’s Reaction After First Hearing Young Kanye

Looking back at it now, “Never Let Me Down” was as solid of a covenant as you can get in rap.  This is an arena where alliances are declared ‘4 Life’, but come and go (see Death Row, Bad Boy, G-Unit sorta, and on and on). Coming to think of it, the only hip hop treaty that stayed true to the ‘4 Life’ moniker is ‘UGK 4 Life’ (R.I.P Pimp C). College Droput was Kanye’s debut, and after helping deliver Jay a classic in Blueprint – it was only expected for Jay to knight the newcomer with a sharp verse. Knight he did.
Not only is this one of Jay’s best verses of that era (Blueprint – Kingdom Come), but it was clear from that first declaration that Kanye would be the best sparring partner for Jay (like Drake and Wayne,T.I. and B.O.B., or dare I say Rick Ross and Meek Mill?).  Maybe Pharrell was amazed at the beat, or the flow – but wait till the end for his reaction when he FIRST hears the song before anyone else.