http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks Listen to new songs from Hip Hops hottest artists. en Copyright 2009 2009-11-20T02:08:08+00:00 http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/verse-buy-round-rmx/ As those familiar with his Booth history are well aware, Verse Simmonds is a pretty straightforward guy when it comes to the ladies. Whether he’s inviting you to sit on his “magic wand” or propositioning you through an Intoxicated Text, his agenda’s right there in the open. Similarly, when he offers to Buy You A Round, he makes no bones (pun intended) about his intentions – the alcohol is simply the shortest route from point A to point B (B, of course, stands for “Bedroom.”). On the official remix of his current single, the Virgin Islands-born singer is joined by a whopping five guest emcees. Jim Jones, Jermaine Dupri, OJ Da Juiceman, Juvenile and The Game each step up to the mic to deliver their most seductive bars over Meco the Great‘s swirling synth backdrop. All six collaborators turn in solid performances, but I’ll let the single ladies (OK, gents can have their say, too) decide who comes out on top. Verse’s Stories of a Bachelor LP has yet to receive a solid release date from the label brass. Keep it locked to our front page for all the latest! Club, R&B, Pop, Collaborations 2009-11-20T02:08:08+00:00 http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/kidz-in-hall-grizzly-man/ For those of us who have seen the movie, Grizzly Man is the name of a crazy flick about a dude who gets eaten by bears, but for those who haven’t, the title The Grizzly Man will now be forever associated with the Kidz in the Hall’s new dope cut. Produced by Kidz member Double O (who also lays down some dope vocals), The Grizzly Man appropriately samples rock band Grizzly Bear’s single Two Weeks, cleverly flipping the original’s piano riff into a banging hip-hop beat for Naledge to drop some always on point flows over with his usual blend of humor and skill: “If she’s givin I’m receivin, going down smooth like a glass of Reisling.” A thousand other rappers wish they were this good. The Grizzly Man is off the Kidz upcoming EP LRG Presents: Professional Leisure Tour, due out December 8, which is itself just a warm-up to the group’s next album Land of Make Believe, dropping in March. Get all that? Feel free to take notes.  Street, Midwest 2009-11-20T02:07:04+00:00 http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/huey-go-crazy/ Don’t two individuals have to lock eyes in order for it to qualify as “love at first sight?” I thought so, but evidently I was mistaken; on new single I Go Crazy, PaYOW! emcee Huey describes a shorty with such smooth dance moves that, after one glimpse, he was ready to start shopping for a ring. Booty-shaking, however hypnotizing, may not seem like the best basis for a lasting relationship, but the record is so catchy that it’s hard to care. Trillion Billion Dollar Beats (who, if he really got paid one sextillion dollars for his work here, would be far and away the richest man on the planet) turns in a star performance behind the boards, backing Huey’s lovestruck bars with a glossy blend of keyboard and electric guitar riffs, and Colby O’Donis puts the cherry on top of the rap/R&B sundae with a characteristically silky-smooth chorus. If this radio/club-ready track leaves you head over heels, keep it locked to the Booth for all the latest on Huey’s forthcoming In Reel Life… LP, which has yet to receive a release date from the label execs. Club, R&B, Pop, Midwest, Collaborations 2009-11-20T02:05:44+00:00 http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/buff1-best-full-love/ Buff1’s only been around the Booth for a short time (his debut track When the Winter Comes was featured earlier this month), but in only a few weeks the Atlanta born, Michigan raised emcee is making quite the impact. Just in case you thought his abilities were a fluke the first time around, Buff is back with his new track The Best are Full of Love, and he’s brought some friends along. While the central player here in undoubtedly the great Cook Classics beat (I’m loving that mellowed out live percussion feel), Buff and guest artists Shawn Jackson and fellow Booth favorite Diz Gibran seal the deal with lyrics that are soulful yet tough: “I’m eating but still starving though, I need my money long like suit jackets on Steve Harvey’s clothes.” The Best are Full of Love is slated to be included on Buff1’s upcoming project It’s a 1derful Life, which currently has no release date. Stay tuned to DJBooth.net for all the latest. Download The Best Are Full of Love at RefinedHype.com! Street, Midwest, Collaborations 2009-11-20T02:04:47+00:00 http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/lyfe-jennings-knew-then/ Man, if I knew then what I know now, I probably wouldn’t have bought that MC Hammer tape and those parachute pants. (Hey, take it easy on me, I was eight.) The wish that your younger, more reckless self had the wisdom you do now is one we’ve all had, and it’s a wish Lyfe Jennings knows only too well. In the follow-up single to his DJBooth approved Haters, Jennings is back with his new offering If I Knew Then, a slowly smoking track that’s captivating, thanks in no small part to Lyfe’s always stellar vocals - absolutely no one else sounds like he does - and some beautifully understated production from C. Jennings, though I would have liked to have heard more of the acoustic flavor we get at the end. If I Knew Then is part of Lyfe’s upcoming new album I Still Believe, tentatively scheduled to drop in April of 2010. (FYI: “Tentative” is industry speak for “there’s almost no chance the album’s going to drop then.”) R&B 2009-11-20T02:03:20+00:00 http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/sheek-louch-give-it-up/ Ladies and gentlemen, Give It Up for the one and only Sheek Louch! This newly-leaked mixtape cut finds the D-Block member and 10-year-plus veteran of the music game enjoying a little well-deserved “me time” on the mic, inviting listeners to pay homage as he delivers an abridged rundown of his many accomplishments (“I gave you hits, anthems, more than rhymes/ club bangers…”) as well as shouting-out the iconic likes of M.O.P., Rakim and Buckshot. Booth-acclaimed producer J. Cardim nails the rapper’s triumphant mood, serving up a soul-sampled beat driven by bombastic organ riffs. Sheek Louch is clearly not planning on doing as this record’s title says anytime soon, but longtime fans are sure to appreciate the trip down Memory Lane. If you’re digging this track, keep it locked to our front page. Neither J. Cardim Presents: Dice Music Group nor Louch’s forthcoming, yet-untitled studio album have received a solid release date, but you can rest assured we in the Booth will bring you all the latest news and tunes. Street, Northeast 2009-11-20T02:02:31+00:00 http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/theophilus-london-humdrum-town/ Man, women can do a number on a guy. Every man has a beautiful memory of a time spent with a significant woman that’s cemented in their minds, but once that lady disappears from your life, those memories can quickly turn sad and lonely. The creative mastermind behind This Charming Mixtape, Theophilus London is more than familiar with such a situation, and uses it as the template for his new track, Humdrum Town. Coming off the Green Label Sound Exclusives series, the dark, reminiscent single shows how this Brooklyn rapper can absolutely saturate a track with creativity (he also produced the joint, by the way). The combination of the somber production and London’s bars has the ability to give even the listener a picture of a gray, gloomy, rainy image of love lost (and not forgotten). If you like this submission from the eclectic emcee, be sure to check out the mixtape and keep it locked to the Booth for more. Alternative, Northeast 2009-11-20T02:01:38+00:00 http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/consequence-whatever-u-want-rmx/ Hey girl, you’re so fine I’ll give you Whatever U Want. No, I’m not Kanye West, I’m Consequence, though I do look a lot like him from some angles. What’s that you say? You liked the original track, especially my quasi-look alike Kanye’s production and John Legend’s always smooth vocals, but you’d like a remix even better? No problem ma, what if I were to drop Whatever U Want (Remix), and add some dope verses from Common, Kid Cudi and Big Sean, would you like that? I know, I know, Common’s verse is by far the track’s best, but the rest of us aren’t exactly lyrical lightweights. I can tell by your face that you’re digging the remix, maybe even more than the original. I don’t blame you, this remix is good, so good I bet even the Booth will like it. You can find it on my upcoming album Cons TV, set to drop in 2010, which you should definitely buy. Speaking of buying things, how ‘bout I buy you a drink? Download Whatever U Want (Remix) at RefinedHype.com! Underground, Northeast 2009-11-19T02:07:03+00:00 http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/sene-departure-time/ Being cool may not pay the bills, but Booth-acclaimed up-and-comer Sene is confident that he won’t be pinching pennies for much longer.  On Departure Time, a newly-leaked cut, the Brooklyn native lets listeners know just how sure he is that he’s headed to the top. Over South Floridian producer Numonics’ lush blend of piano, strings and electric guitar, the emcee delivers more of the poetically ambitious rhymes that made his last feature, WonLover, a hit in the Booth: “Always been a climber, you know I never half-step / so naturally I use the clouds as my address.” Listeners can expect plenty more hot beats and high-caliber guest features on Numonics’ forthcoming, DJ RTC-mixed street album, set to hit the net sometime in January 2010. If it’s new material from Sene you’re after, you can find what you’re looking for on the rapper’s recently-released full-length, A Day Late and a Dollar Short. Street, Underground, Mixtape, Northeast 2009-11-19T02:06:07+00:00 http://www.djbooth.net/index/tracks/review/kid-daytona-1st-class/ I don’t know if it’s the high altitude, stewardesses or in-flight meals, but something about air travel gets Bronx emcee The Kid Daytona going. This past summer he released an album titled Come Fly With Me, which included the aptly named track, Air Born. On his newest single, 1st Class Upgrade, Daytona takes on a different aspect of traveling - the coveted upgrade. Produced by Booth favorite 6th Sense, the track starts with a stewardess telling Daytona he has a new seat and then flows into the energetic beat. Daytona’s flow is smooth as he drops pop culture references over the organ and percussion heavy sound. Although the first two are strong, a third verse could have made the track a fantastic one, instead of just a pretty good one, but the way Daytona maintains his flow while the beat switches up speed should be more than enough to win him some new fans. 1st Class Upgrade isn’t currently part of any official project. Stay tuned to DJBooth.net for all the latest.  Northeast, Unreleased 2009-11-19T02:05:50+00:00