I've never been a fan of 50 Cent and I've never understood why he had such a big following. I always thought he was way overrated. Recently he's been pretty under the radar, overshadowed by the likes of Lil' Wayne, Drake, Jay-Z, and Kid Cudi. He released a new single last week though, and to my surprise, I actually liked it a lot. I thought it would be one of those songs I listen to once just so I know what people are talking about, but for some reason I can't stop playing it. I thought it was just an average track when I first heard it but it has really grown on me. I listen to it in the car. I listen to it on the bus. I listen to it while walking around the SFU halls. And I'm still listening to it right now as I'm writing this. Maybe it has something to do with my secret man crush on Ne-Yo (I guess it's not so secret anymore :s), but I just can't get this song out of my head. Now don't get me wrong, I don't think 50 Cent can surpass the current competition (Jay-Z and Kid Cudi's new albums are pretty much untouchable right now), but this is the kind of track that might get him some radio play again.
If you haven't heard it yet, check it out below. I've had it on repeat for so long, I'll probably be sick of it soon....
50 Cent ft. Ne-Yo - Baby By Me (Remix)
Here's some other rap and r&b tracks that I've been listening to during my recent travels on the 143:
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Alicia Keys - Doesn't Mean Anything
1st single from her upcoming album due out in November. I've been looking forward to some new Alicia Keys songs after listening to "Empire State Of Mind" a billion times.
Amerie ft. Trey Songz - Pretty Brown Eyes
A decent R&B track. I love the beat on this one. I'm liking Trey Songz a lot lately too. His latest album ended up being better than I thought it would be.
Keri Hilson ft. Marques Houston - Slow Dance (Remix)
Liked the original. Like the remix too. Haven't found the CDQ version yet so this will have to do. ("Slow Dance" is also my Featured Video at the moment. You can find it on the left sidebar.)
Kid Cudi - Enter Galactic (Love Connection Part 1)
My current fave out of my many faves from his recently released album, "Man On The Moon".
Kid Sister ft. Phonat & Pitbull - Free Control Ocho (The Hood Internet Mashup)
I've been listening to quite a few of The Hood Internet's mashups recently. This one would've been better off without Pitbull's part. Its got a dance feel to it and its a solid track overall.
Leona Lewis - Happy
Her best song since "Better In Time" in my opinion.
Lloyd ft. Lil' Wayne - Pusha
Lloyd's new single. I kind of like the version with Juelz Santana better, but I guess if you wanna have a hit single, it doesn't hurt to put Wayne on the track.
Matt and Kim - Daylight (Troublemaker Remix ft. De La Soul)
You might've heard the original from the Bacardi commercial. Well DJ Troublemaker gives the song some hip-hop flavour in this remix made specifically for NBA Live 10.
Playaz Circle ft. Bobby Valentino - Can't Remember
Nothing great but after seeing the video a couple times, it's stuck in my head.
Wale - Ice And Rain
Wale has really come a long way. This is one of his best tracks by far. I still remember in the summer of '07, I decided to play his mixtape, "100 Miles & Running", while driving somewhere with a couple of my friends. They kept saying "turn this crap off. This guy is garbage". Now the same guys are telling me, "have you heard Wale? He's pretty good eh?" smh
Anyways, that's it for now. Check out the playlists on the left sidebar if rap and r&b aren't your thing.
Til the next episode... Peace
Raf
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