New Music Monday is a playlist of new music I collect throughout the week that I share with you before I head out to work. This playlist accompanies my ride to Harrisburg.
New Music Monday is the official lead-off man of LCM's Daily Playlist, in which I feature new songs that have found their way into my iPod's rotation and is usually how I start my work week.
Another good week in music downloads. I really can't believe it's mid-late July right now. I feel as if it was just yesterday when I was writing my good-bye column as a graduating member of the DE. It goes by so fast. It really does.
Oh, and for the record ... The U's Rap Song > Bradley's Rap Song. Book it.
Do you have a suggestion for New Music Monday? Is there a song that I should download? How about an artist I should keep my eye on? Send all questions, comments, concerns and tips to lcmedina1986@hotmail.com.
Lotsa F-A-B-O-L-O-U-S because he's got a new album dropping soon and will feature guest spots by Jay-Z, Nas, Ne-Yo and probably more. I can't wait. As a rapper, Fabolous reminds me a lot of Rasheed Wallace. Like Wallace, Loso has lots of skills that could tear other emcee's apart without blinking twice. On the other hand, Fab drops some tame lines on guest spots at times, which is eerily reminiscent of when 'Sheed decides he isn't motivated.
Here's hoping for a motivated Fabolous and a killer album.
And for those of you who aren't hip-hop heads, an alternative pick in JET's She's A Genius off their upcoming album.
I was this close to putting a playlist of throwback tracks that I've recently acquired. Because, apparently, I'm the only person on the face of the earth that hadn't heard "Everlong" by the Foo Fighters.
Instead, I've got a different kind of throwback tribute at the end of this post.
Here are the new tunes that caught my ear over the last week.
Finding 10 songs worth downloading this week was pulling teeth. To be honest, some of these tracks really are borderline acceptable. For example, "Successful" by Drake was a track that has been in my rotation for a while, but I noticed I had not posted it anywhere, so I thought it was a good time. Also, Too Short's appearance makes "Plane In The Air" a likable track. But other than the debut of Drake's video for "Best I Ever Had," which came to many harsh reviews, it's been a "meh" week in music.
And to top off your 4th of July weekend, here's the Team USA video tribute to Marvin Gaye's singing of The National Anthem.
I compile music every day throughout the week, and sometimes, there are some leaks out there of new stuff that really grabs my attention in a good way. This is a sampling of those tracks.
