LISTEN: Nas - Surviving the Times (Spade's Remix)

DOWNLOAD Nas - Surviving the Times (Spade's Remix) (MP3)

Spade still has some to learn and work on his mixing game, but Spade's Remix > the original Cool & Dre version. Though the version from Nas's, see below in the classic SDSU captured live performance, is going to be hard to top by anyone.

LISTEN: The Game - Big Dreams RMX ft Ya Boy

DOWNLOAD The Game - Big Dreams RMX ft Ya Boy (MP3)

The Game's upcoming new album L.A.X. is set to be his last, and if that is the case he could leave behind quite the legacy. I know a lot of cats hate on the Compton kid, but I'm going on record here saying that his previous records are more solid than most records released along side including some big big names. I'm not much of a Cool & Dre fan, but I'm digging this beat.

LISTEN: Q-Tip - Midnight '08 (Prod. by Cool & Dre)

DOWNLOAD Q-Tip - Midnight '08 (Prod. by Cool & Dre) (MP3)

Part of the alcoholic remixes and I feel any moment Rick Ross is about to drop a verse right in the middle of this track.


Previously:
KRS One/DJ Premier - 'Criminal Minded '08' (download)
Common/Just Blaze - 'The Light '08 (It's Love)' (download)

NEWS: Fat Joe 'The Elephant In The Room' Tracklist + Cover

Well, at least we have a DJ Premier track to look forward to on Fat Joe's upcoming new album The Elephant In The Room



Fat Joe - The Elephant In The Room
1. The Fugitive - Produced by Street Runner
2. Ain’t Nothing feat. Dre - Produced by Cool & Dre
3. The Crackhouse feat. Lil Wayne - Produced by Cool & Dre
4. Coca Baby feat. Jackie Rubio - Produced by Danja
5. Get It For Life feat. Pooh Bear - Produced by DJ Khaled
6. Drop feat. Swizz Beatz & Jackie Rubio - Produced by Swizz Beatz
7. I Won’t Tell feat. J. Holiday - Produced by The Hitmen
8. KAR (Kill All Rats) - Produced by Street Runner
9. 300 Brolic feat. Opera Steve - Produced by The Hitmen
10. Preacher On A Sunday Morning feat. Pooh Bear - Produced by Scott Storch
11. Thank God For That White - Produced by DJ Premier
12. Party All The Time feat. Diddy - Produced by Danja

VIDEO: Freeway - It's Over + Lights Get Low

I can't keep up with Freeway. Two new videos were debuted on OnSmash today. I'm not feeling 'Lights Get Low', the collabo with Freeway's beard-brother Rick Ross, so much. Especially not the faux-Pharrell sung hook by Dre, who just doesn't have that on-camera charisma or a distinguishable voice necessary to pull that off. 'It's Over' is a better track with a more interesting visual as well. It's the Kanye West/Just Blaze accusation track I posted the MP3 for a few weeks back. And just two days ago he dropped the video for 'Still Got Love'.

NEWS: Fat Joe Announces Album, Chooses Bad Title

Now if you're Fat Joe, why would you choose The Elephant In The Room as your album title?


"Imperial Records, a division of Capitol Music Group and Terror Squad Entertainment have signed a new deal to distribute Fat Joe's next album entitled The Elephant in the Room, slated for release in early 2008. Fat Joe's new release is a follow-up to his previous critically-acclaimed album, Me, Myself & I, featuring the double platinum single, "Make It Rain."

Fat Joe's The Elephant In The Room will feature production by the multi-platinum powerhouses that previously worked with Fat Joe on his earlier hits, including Scott Storch, Cool and Dre, DJ Khaled, Danjahandz and the Runners, as well as guest artists P. Diddy, Rick Ross, Fabolous and more." More here.