Matty K's TOP HIP HOP SINGLES

“LOVE this. The cheeriness of it is contagious - I feel like setting up a flower shop or selling ice cream...or *buying* ice cream (it IS getting hot outside), but this is a winner from every angle. My favorite of the night.”

“My thought process: 1. "Hmm...U.C.B. ft. Wale & Colin Munroe...let me listen." 2. "Wow! I really liked that. Let me listen to it again so I can find something wrong with it." 3. "Huh...still no complaints. Let me try again." 4. "Are you serious, Matt? Nothing?"”

“There are many tracks with inspirational/awareness messages like this one that fail because at times they don't even seem like the track's contributors believe what they're saying. With this, however, you can hear the sincerity.”

“I don't know what it is about me - maybe it's just the way my mind works - but my ears do not allow me to be receptive to Dream. I REALLY want to like him, but I CAN'T. This, though, is good. Not a fan of the entire Dream spectrum, but this color is nice.”

“I tried to narrow down the phrases I came up with to describe the robotic production and got it down to two: "Optimus Prime singing karaoke" and "Optimus Prime gargling." But I'm really into it...not sure why...doesn't matter.”

“I don't understand why Novel is still unsigned... Maybe he's taking the Drake approach and waiting for the best deal before he jumps on with a particular label, but then again, maybe he doesn't even need to be signed. *Almost* classic.”

“So, was "Distant Relatives" a get-ready-for-Nas'-new-music promotional tactic? I don't know why I asked that, because I don't really care - this track is excellent. Too bad Kelis isn't in the picture... Kelis (hiding outside of Nas' window): "Did someone say my name?"”

“I can already tell that no matter how many times I listen to this, I'm never going to get tired of it. Nikki seems like she made a conscious effort not to overdo anything, because I think that could have easily been done here. Nice.”

“This is one of those tracks that, after it ends, makes you take a breath like you just ran ten miles. High energy every second, but just enough to make you say "I gotta listen to that again."”

“This is great! I can see it being the backdrop for an epic-feeling NBA commercial. My only problem with it is that it seems to be on the verge of a climax the whole way through, but never reaches it. It's like you're waiting for something to explode but it just gets hotter and hotter...and ends. Aside from that, I'm not complaining (though I think I did enough of it already).”

“Even though everyone likes to claim that they make what they do look easy (when it's really not) this has a little something different about it. Not a fan of the hook, but the verses are stellar.”

“I don't know if it's just me, but it seems like at times Emmany's voice could easily be mistaken for Trey Songz'. That's a good thing, especially considering Trey's everywhere right now. I'm surprised he's unsigned (and with Jadakiss contributing? Really?)”

“I don't think anyone's going to forget Cyph at all, especially with a beat like that behind him.”

“For some reason, it seems like some thunder, lightning, and rain sound effects would have worked well in the backgroud. Even though both emcees do an excellent job, the production and hook are the highlights. The mood overpowers the message in this case.”

“This works so well as a summer radio song; it's light, relaxing, and smooth. I was on the fence about his use of Kanye's verse from Brandy's "Talk About Our Love," but it fits.”