posts from "Beatz for the Freakz"
♫ Rock It or Drop It?: Kanye West - “Love Lockdown”
If you didn’t know Kanye West debuted a brand new song Sunday night at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, then your ass must have been under the biggest rock ever known to man! So welcome to the world, my friend. Anyway, the MP3 of “Love Lockdown” - the first single from Kanye’s 4th album, [...]
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♫ T.I. - “What Up (What’s Haapnin’)”
T.I. has released his second single, “What Up (What’s Haapin’)”, from his upcoming album Paper Trail (Grand Hustle/Atlantic). It’s said to be a music video shot for the single already in his older neighborhood. T.I.’s Paper Trail is due in stores September 30th. Check out his latest single in the link below.
♫ Listen To “What [...]
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♫ Ciara F/ T-Pain - “Go Girl”
In case you haven’t heard it, Ciara has a new official single for her upcoming album, Fantasy Ride, titled “Go Girl” featuring T-Pain. The track is a very expected but good track from Ciara. I can tell from all the leaked tracks that this compilation album will be a hot one. You can also catch [...]
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♫ Keri Hilson f/ Akon - “Mic Check”
New music from Keri Hilson and a possible track from the singer’s upcoming album In A Perfect World… (Mosley/Interscope). The title of the track is “Mic Check” and it features Akon. Check the link to listen to the track below. Keri’s album will be in stores September 23rd!
♫ LISTEN TO “MIC CHECK” f/ Akon
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♫ Kanye West, T.I., Jay-Z & Lil’ Wayne - “Swagger Like Us”
New music from the few hottest rappers in the game right now! Kanye West, T.I., Jay-Z & Lil’ Wayne have all decided to collaborate on one track titled “Swagger Like Us!” The track is sampled from M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes.” Can you even imagine the buzz … or hype this song will cause?! I’m not sure [...]
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♫ Brandy - “Right Here (Departed)”
♫ Brandy - “Right Here (Departed)”
R&B songstress Brandy has returned with all new music, the Darkchild-produced “Right Here (Departed)” debuted on the singer’s Web site and MySpace page August 13th and is expected to make its way to radio stations later in the following weeks this month. “Right Here” would be the first single lifted [...]
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♫ Jay-Z - “Jockin’ Jay-Z”
Jay-Z is gearing up for his upcoming album The Blueprint:3 and this track is definitely a hit single! In case you didn’t know, this track, “Jockin’ Jay-Z”, is produced by Kanye West and I love his sampled artistry. It sounds hot everytime. Ya’ll have to listen to this! Check out the link to listen.
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♫ Nelly - “Warrior”
Nelly has also contributed a track to the Team USA Soundtrack. The song, “Warrior”, was selected by Nelly on this soundtrack because it enbodies strength. This track will also be on his upcoming album Brass Knuckles (Derrty Ent./Universal). Listen to the track after the cut!
♫ Chris Brown - “Dreamer”
Chris Brown has recorded a track for the 2008 Olympics. This new track, “Dreamer”, will be found on the Team USA Soundtrack. You can buy the track now on iTunes! I like the track a lot and it fits everything surrounding the Olympics. Look out for more updates on the Beijing Olympics here on T2W. [...]
♫ T.I. f/ Ludacris - “Wish You Would”
New music from T.I.’s forthcoming project! “Wish You Would” is pretty self-explanatory. I don’t know if it’ll be a single or not, but if so, this would be T.I. and Luda’s first collaboration on a single.
♫ Click Here To Listen!
♫ Solange - “F*ck The Industry (Sincerely Signed)”
Solange recently posted a new song on her blog (Hadley Street Journal) called “Fuck The Industry (Signed Sincerely)”. Here’s what she had to say about why she wrote the song:
When I heard Kanye’s “Everything I Am” I instantly fell in love. I felt my story somewhere in his. I felt his frustration yet acceptance of [...]
♫ Ludacris f/ Chris Brown + Sean Garrett - “What Them Girls Like”
Apparently this is new music from Ludacris‘ forthcoming album, Theater of the Mind (Def Jam). The song “What Them Girls Like“, which is Dark Child-produced, features Chris Brown and Sean Garrett. I like this song, I could do without Sean Garrett, though. I guess he was doing Luda a favor since he was on his [...]
♫ T-Pain f/ Lil’ Wayne - “I Can’t Believe It”
“Can’t Believe It” is slated to be the first single from T-Pain’s forthcoming album, Thr33 Ringz (Jive/Zomba) in stores this Fall. The song, as well as the rest of the tracks on the album, features production by T-Pain himself. Lil’ Wayne features as a guest appearance on this track as well as another that will [...]
♫ Ciara f/ Ludacris - “High Price”
Here you can hear Ciara’s new single, “High Price“, featuring fellow ATLien Ludacris. The track, which is Tricky Stewart-produced, would be from her new album Fantasy Ride (Jive/Zomba) in stores this Fall. This song is so Ciara! I don’t know why the hell everybody is saying it’s so different, this is Crunk & B mixed [...]
♫ Ne-Yo - “Miss Independent”
“Miss Independent” will be Ne-Yo’s second single from his forthcoming album, Year of the Gentleman (Def Jam), in stores Aug. 5th. Thanks Young Sav!
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♫ T.I. - “Whatever You Like”
“Whatever You Like“, produced by Jim Jonsin, will be the official first single from T.I.’s forthcoming album, Paper Trail (Grand Hustle/Atlantic), in stores Sept. 9th; make sure you go out and support!
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♫ Chris Brown f/ Dre - “Erased”
Here is new music from R&R crooner Chris Brown and Dre entitled “Erased“. I absolutely love the contrast of this song, the lyrics are very soft but the beat is so hard! I really like that! I hope radio gets a hold, I deem this song hit worthy!
♫ Click here to listen to “Erased”
♫ Brandy - “List” // “Sometimes”
New music from Brandy has been leaked and I must say that it feels good to finally hear her voice again. Brandy has to be one of the most underrated artists I know. Her voice is never bogus and I can’t wait to hear more from her on this upcoming album. She’s working with her [...]
♫ Chris Brown - “Fallen Angel”
(COVER COURTESY OF COVERLANDIA)
New music from Chris Brown that didn’t make the final cut of his album, Exclusive. This track, “Fallen Angel”, did appear on a mixtape of his. I think Chris Brown is the only R&B artist that releases mixtapes! I like this track. It’s really mellow and chill. I hope you enjoy this [...]
♫ New Beatz For the Freakz
T.I. - ‘Swing Your Rag (Louis Rag)‘ is said to be the second single from T.I.’s forthcoming album in stores Sept. 9, Paper Trail (Grand Hustle/Atlantic). The single cites production, as well as a guest feature, from Swizz Beatz.
Ne-Yo - ‘Crazy‘ is a track, produced by none other than J. Lack, set to be [...]

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