Whether you’re taking that cross country trip you always planned, out on a scenic Sunday drive through the country, or fighting road rage on a jammed up highway, these songs are the perfect soundtrack to the streets. Pop in you favorite Willie Nelson Greatest Hits CD (ha) and get back on the road again!
I had to cut this short as I found tons of songs that could fit this post. I left alot of great stuff off for now, let me know which ones you think should go on future post like this.
Sir Mix-A-Lot - "My Hooptie"
While most songs talk about the magic moments their autos posses, Sir Mix-A-Lot went the other direction in a ode to jalopies everywhere!
Rush - "Red Barchetta"
Here is a song about a car and chasing freedom with it. Yet another classic car song.
Creedence Clearwater Revival- "Around the Bend" Catch a ride to the end of the highway and meet me at this boogie woogie CCR fav! Still sounds as good as ever!
Eddie Kendricks-"Keep On Truckin' "
One of the funkiest songs to drive to, the rolling bass line will help melt away those mile to your destination!
Sheryl Crow - "Everyday is a Winding Road"
Sherly is heading down that road for maybe the second of third time. At least she will know where she’s going. One of her best songs and a nice nod to driving.
Wilson Pickett-"Mustang Sally"
The Mack Rice written song is also one of the early hits about muscle cars. This one belongs to the super fast Sally, renamed by The Queen of Soul herself!
Eagles - "Life In The Fast Lane"
This one will get your motor runnin’ and if your not careful, you might get a speeding ticket in the fast lane!
Grateful Dead- "Truckin'"
The first time I heard this song was live at a Dead show in Ohio. The 2 hour ride back was nice and mellow, thanks to the Grateful Dead CD I bought, and the hang-over from the night before.
Billy Ocean -"Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car"-
The 80’s had a few car themed radio hits, and this was one of them. Where the hell is Billy Ocean these days anyway?
Chuck Berry-"You Can't Catch Me"
The legendary Mr. Berry doing it in style, but it seems like Mr. Morris Levy was the one that was too fast to catch!
Pebbles - "Mercedes Boy"
I’m not sure that the dude dancing all over the wall in this video would get in Pebbles car if she paid him, but the song was the jam back in the day. This was back in the day when TLC was just slang and not a money making super group under Pebble’s control.
T.I.,Young Jeezy,Young Dro,B.G.,Big Kuntry "Top Back (Remix)"
A little video montage of some nice scrappers, with the remix to Top Back in the background!
The Doors - "Roadhouse Blues"
Keep you eyes on the road and your hand on the wheel! Everything will be fine once The Doors hits the stereo. We should be good to go for another 200 miles with Roadhouse Blues leading the way. Let it roll baby roll!
Chamillionaire /f Krayzie Bone – "Ridin"
This is the ultimate hip-hop song about the dangers of getting to comfortable in your car.
A word of warning for the numerous rappers who have been pulled over and arrested for possession of all kinds of contraband, Chamillionaire drops science with this track. Riding Dirty is not allowed boys and girls, so if you MUST be a gangsta, do it at home and not in your whip…especially while ghost riding!
Monday, February 12, 2007
On The Road Again-Songs To Drive By To
Friday, February 09, 2007
Ride Around Shining - The Clipse Tour Dates
HELL HATH NO FURY TOUR
FEBRUARY 27 -MIDDLE EAST CAMBRIDGE, MA
FEBRUARY 28 -SONAR BALTIMORE, MD
MARCH 1 -REX THEATRE PITTSBURGH, PA
MARCH 2 -METRO CHICAGO, IL
MARCH 4 -BLIND PIG ANN ARBOR, MI
MARCH 7 -BOULDER THEATER BOULDER, CO
MARCH 8 -BLACK SHEEP COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
MARCH 9 -HARRY O’S PARK CITY, UT
MARCH 10 -MANGY MOOSE TETON VILLAGE, WY
MARCH 12 -CHOP SUEY SEATTLE, WA
MARCH 14 -MEZZANINE SF, CA
MARCH 15 -THE AGENDA SAN JOSE , CA
MARCH 16 -EL REY THEATRE LOS ANGELES, CA
MARCH 17 -BELLY UP TAVERN SOLANA BEACH, CA
MARCH 18 -HOUSE OF BLUES ANAHEIM, CA
MARCH 21 -EMO’S AUSTIN , TX
MARCH 24 -THE CLUB @ FIRESTONE ORLANDO, FL
MARCH 27 -BIJOU THEATRE KNOXVILLE, TN
MARCH 28 -THE ORANGE PEEL ASHVILLE, NC
MARCH 29 -CATS CRADLE CARRBORO , NC
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Clipse MySpace Page
Clipse "Ride Around Shining" taken from Surviving The Golden Age
Some OG Ish- Gangsta Rap hits the silver screen
You know how we do it...in my house shoes, sliding to the store. It ain't nothing but a gangsta party!
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Ice T, Toddy T, King T, NWA. These names are synonymous with west coast gangsta.. rap. But all too often one groups name goes unmentioned. The group the genre was named after, Gangsta Rap. Gangsta Rap is comprised of Murder Mike, Du Rag and DJ Ballistics. In the mid to late eighties, Gangsta Rap ran the west coast underground with such classics as ..Fuck That Bitch.., ..Beat Yo.. Mamma With A Hammer.. and ..Spit Or Swallow... In the early nineties Gangsta Rap fell into obscurity after several run ins with the law, shady business management, failed comeback attempts and countless child custody cases. But now, they..re back. They've just inked a deal with gangster rap powerhouse Innersounds Records and are the subject of a documentary film entitled Gangsta Rap: The Glockumentary.
The new movie Gangsta Rap:The Glockumentary looks more like a dis to gangsta rap as a whole. Like Fear of a Black Hat or CB-4, the plot follows a group of rap artists as they struggle with the music business. The film features well known comedians, and rappers such as Too Short, Howie Bell, Schuylar Harvey, and Gerald Johnson. The movie opens on March 2nd in LA. The feature-length comedy is independently released by Ill Ville Films/Big Business. Written and directed by Damon "Coke" Daniels. Stay tuned and check the website for more!
Links
Gangsta Rap-The Glockumentary Website
MySpace
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Really Really Good: Throw Some D’s Edition
R.I.P Disco D
I got the news that Disco D had passed away a few days ago. The up and coming producer had a major hit on his hands last year with his production of 50 Cent’s single Ski Mask Way. The details surrounding his suicide are slim, with some sources claiming mental health issues and financial worries as the main motives behind his death. One thing that is clear is that hip-hop has lost one of its brightest music makers.
I had the chance to ask Disco D a few interview questions a while back, and posted them on a few blogs. He seemed like a genuinely cool guy, ready to take on the world. You can check it out below, along with some other links on the story that are worth a look.
DJ Warrior // Responds to Disco D's Suicide
RIP DISCO D from Cocaine Blunts
R.I.P. Disco D. 1980-2007-from Spliff Huxtable.com
Word on the Street
Judge: Feds Shouldn't Seek Death Penalty By TOM HAYS-The Associated Press
A judge at the federal murder conspiracy trial of a crack kingpin with ties to the rap music industry warned prosecutors that pursuing a death sentence would be a waste of time and money.
"There's no chance in the world there would be a death penalty verdict in this case," U.S. District Judge Frederic Block said.
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MLK Party At Texas College Called Racist from CBSNews.com
Tarleton can take pride in forthright response By Bud Kennedy/Star-Telegram Staff Writer
So let me ask: What's dumber -- throwing a goofy party? Or putting photos of the party on the Web?
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Girl Scout selling cookies threatened with shotgun
As he and his daughter were leaving, Tedder says that a 78-year-old woman opened her door, and pointed a shotgun at him and his daughter, then chased them with the loaded weapon.
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Serena Williams Wins Australian Open Written by Lawntennisnews at Blogcritics.org
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Taken From Press Release:
Hip Hop legends X-Clan have scheduled a CD release party for their upcoming album Return From Mecca February 3rd, 2007 at the Key Club in Hollywood, CA. Tickets to the show will be $12 and include a copy of the group’s new album along with admission to the show. The show will also feature appearances by Self Scientific, Charlie 2na (Jurrassic 5), Planet Asia, Aceyalone, Project Blowed, Sen Dog (rap Artist from Cypress Hill), Abstract Rude and more.
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Joss, You and Yahoo
Yahoo! Music and Virgin Records is teaming up with Joss Stone and doing a major Internet event in Los Angeles this weekend. She will be performing at the Nissan Live Sets in West Los Angeles, January 29th at 7 pm.
If you want to be a part of this exclusive event, make sure you email us at Invites@YahooLiveSets.com to get in the doors for this exclusive taping. Plus you get to bring a friend. Please email your name, your location, and tell us how much you love Joss. We will contact you if you are chosen to attend.
PLEASE DO NOT SEND MULTIPLE EMAILS
You must be at lease 16 years old to attend. Fans under 18 must be accompanied by an adult. You must provide your own transportation and accommodations (if necessary).
If you can’t make it, at least you get to hear some new music from Ms. Stone! In the meantime, check out the first, two singles off her March 20th release, Introducing Joss Stone. You can hear the singles at her MySpace page as well.
"Tell Me 'Bout It"
"Tell Me What We Gonna Do" (featuring Common)
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Audio Visual Room
"Treez - Raekwon" audio clip from the new Wu-Tang Clan and Friends: Unreleased
Pagoda-Lesson Learned
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Kanye West-Throw Some D's Remix Throw Some D's Video
James Brown Popcorn
James Brown- Sex Machine / Soul Power
Mistah FAB - Ghost Ride It
Nas - Shine on Em (Kanye West Remix)
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Ultramagnetic MCs - Traveling At The Speed Of Thought
MySpace Music Page Picks
I haven’t done this in a while, so I thought I’d list a few pages on MySpace that you should check out. Add them to your accounts and tell them Q sent you!
This is the home of Baba Israel and Yako. This dynamic duo brings together two artists with a range of skills that combine to produce quality music and an exciting and high energy show. Baba Israel has joined forces with Yako a multi-instrumentalist, graffiti artist and Beatboxer who plays the bass, triggers beats, cuts, and beatboxes with the best of them. Check out their tracks Running Out Of Time and the ill Live Beatbox!
A new breed of MC's, Liguistics is here to entertain you with true real hip-hop, amazing rhymes and beats, along with intense cuts and scratches by top-notch DJ's like Dj Step 1, Dj Solo, and Dj 3rdi. Linguistics consists of 3 MC's - Kasper, IQ, and Entity. All solo acts, Kasper and Entity joined together with a very talented group of MC's called Kastlevania in the 1990's and early 2000. Add to that the amazing ground-breaking producers and you have something truly special to listen to and enjoy. Take a listen to Politics, and the collabo with 2Mex, Mozart’s Finest.
Now 10 years strong, Om Records stands as one of the only true independent labels still surviving for the love and growing with the times. Branded the United Nations of Future Music, Om's mission is to find and put out music that is refined, sexy, and always pushing boundaries. Listen to music from their new CD “Om;Chilled” as well as music from Zion I & The Grouch and Polo Club.
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Really Really Good-Sunday Light Edition
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Stevie Wonder "Don't You Worry Bout A Thing"
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Rolling Stone article-Q&A: Mary J. Blige
The Queen of Hip-Hop Soul on overcoming her dark past, break dancing and the greatest singer ever by Austin Scaggs
with exclusive music.
Mary J Blige- Be Without You
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Take Action: Defend Your Right to Record Off the Radio!
Satellite and digital radio stations as well as Internet webcasters would have to adopt digital rights management (DRM) restrictions or lose the statutory license for broadcasting music. Letters from constituents like you helped beat this dangerous proposal last year -- take action now to block it again.
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VIDEO: DJ Drama and the RIAA Snitch Test from HipHopMusic.com
Saturday, January 20, 2007
I Know U See It!
A short list of some YouTube bangers~~
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Bailey ft. J. Valentine - U-C-IT
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mistah fab freestyle session
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MY BLOCK- THE BAY
----- DJ Drama & Cannon Arrested for Selling Bootleg CDs (Video)-from HipHopruckus.com--WITH VIDEO
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Prodigy-MAC 10 HANDLE
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Young Jeezy - I Luv It
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Styles P - Time Is Money [Album Sampler]
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Messy Marv - Dont you say that
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Floetry & Mos Def - Wanna B where U R
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Weekend Rap Up-Fat Jack & Mascaria CD, Danny Simmons, Idiocracy, and more
How to hurt the RIAA
"Imagine how much it would hurt someone like Sony if each time a bad article, comment or story reached the masses"
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Mike Judge's 'Idiocracy': Evidently It Begins at Home
"Like "Borat's" dark twin, "Idiocracy" indicts American culture with a combination of scathing humor and barely concealed rage, as Judge projects what the country will look like 500 years from now."
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Exclusive - Yahoo Using Dirty Tactics to Switch Google & Firefox Users?
"The power struggle between Yahoo and Google for your desktop just took an evil turn, with evidence that suggests Yahoo is covertly trying to switch Google search users without their explicit permission."
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The 20 most hyped Movies of 2007
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Why is Marijuana Illegal?
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Hip-Hop Artists Examine Diamond Trade in Sierra Leone for Upcoming VH1 Rock Doc, 'Bling'd: Blood, Diamonds, and Hip Hop'
"Paul Wall, Raekwon and Tego Calderon Visit Sierra Leone to View the Issue Through the Eyes of the Hip-Hop Community"
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Acclaimed visual artist and HBO Def Poetry Jam Co-Creator, Danny Simmons releases I Dreamed My People Were Calling But I Couldn't Find My Way Home from Moore Black Press Publishing
"January 17th from 7-9 p.m. at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) Café, located at 30 Lafayette Avenue in Brooklyn. The official Media Call will take place at 6:30 p.m. inside the BAM Café lobby prior to the launch party at 7 p.m. To obtain official VIP/Media Credentials, contact Debra Williams at 212-247-3692 or email request."
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CD PICK OF THE WEEK
Fat Jack & Mascaria
"Timespan"
AudioVisual Bomb Shelter
West Coast hip-hop producer Fat Jack has another CD out that you have to hear to believe. The well known beatsmith and X-Clan DJ has delivered a hip-hop instrumental album that will have you freestyling your tightest "writtens" in no time!
The sample king behind the classic "Cater To The Deejay" album, gets some help from Mascaria and the two craft some of the illest underground sounds around! Highlight tracks include "Hunger", "In The Now", "The Color Of Love" and the title track "Timespan". Make sure you cop that!
MVD PAGE
Mascariamusic MySpace Page
DJ Fat Jack MySpace Page
Album song clips
| 1. |  MP3 | WMA | "Free Style Session" |
| 2. | MP3 | WMA | "Time Span" |
| 3. | MP3 | WMA | "Rainy Days" |
| 4. | MP3 | WMA | "The Color Of Love" |
| 5. | MP3 | WMA | "Ice Clouds" |
| 6. | MP3 | WMA | "Hunger" |
| 7. | MP3 | WMA | "Seven Steps" |
| 8. | MP3 | WMA | "100 Years" |
| 9. | MP3 | WMA | "In The Now" |
| 10. | MP3 | WMA | "Sundays" |
| 11. | MP3 | WMA | "Without Fear" |
| 12. | MP3 | WMA | "Humming Birds" |
Thursday, January 11, 2007
Kayaro Records Events for Jan. 2007
- Dress to impress and come out to mingle with industry professionals, enjoy some great food and listen to the sounds of JhaVoice, as she performs some of her new songs off her "Voice 2 Sing" CD. It's a perfect way to unwind after a hard day at work. Come out for dinner, drinks and great music. The event is at the famous Chocolat Restaurant at 8155 Melrose Avenue, LA CA 90046. Admission is free, call 323-651-2111 for reservations. For more information contact Collier Images Studios by emailing Minnie Fox (one word) at aol.com. Mix, mingle and enjoy the magic of entertainment! Doors open at 7 pm. - If you haven’t downloaded your copy of the “Voice 2 Sing” CD by JhaVoice, you’re really missing out on something good! The CD is packed with smooth grooves and melodies and we are in the middle of a radio campaign to promote the CD. Make sure you call your favorite college radio station and ask them if they have the JhaVoice CD. Request to hear the single “Moonlight (You Say)” and show us some love here at Kayaro! Visit CDBaby.com/jhavoicemusic2 to order the CD or go to the iTunes store search bar and download the album. If your in Los Angeles, you can pick up the CD exclusively at Sol Sound record store in Downtown LA. Visit their website for more info and their location.
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Peace! Kayaro Records plans on setting it off early this year with shows, music and events.Make sure clear your calendar for Thursday, Januarary 25th, 2007 and join us for dinner, song and Indulge In The Chocolat with us and Minnie Foxx. Collier Image Studios brings you their 2007 Winter Network Mixer.
Kayaro Records has placed JhaVoice’s ep to Rhapsody Online Music! If you use this mp3 downloading service, make sure you add this release to your collection!
The EP features "Let' Roll", "Why Do We Kill", "Hardcore" and an amazing instrumental track prpgovided by Kaichi for Kaichi Productions. To begin listening and downloading the tracks, search for JhaVoice in your Rhapsody and Real Music player! Tell your friends and download a track or two from JhaVoice today!
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You can also download JhaVoice “Voice To Sing” CD from these websites!
MP3 Extension
Music Share.com
TradeBit.com