#179 Wale - Hype

off from the highly recommended "Mixtape About Nothing"

#178 Lil' Wayne feat. Jay Z - Mr. Carter

off from "The Carter III". now you decide, who's the better MC...

#177 Bill O'Reilly Loses Temper

the self proclaimed moral conscience of america flips out. remarkable cool of the production manager in the background though...

# 176 Asio Kids - Gang Thang

sometimes i love promotional press packages:

"The Asio Kids are no minimalists. Bibo and Matt are producing a Hip Hop Wall of Sound. At times strings are reminiscent of the opulent sounds produced for classic Hollywood cinema. The juxtaposition with raps, scratches and electronic sounds creates an exciting album. There are certainly producers whose beats are more avant-garde than those of the Asio Kids with their old-fashioned love for analog real sounds. But like an old master who had no idea of Hip Hop but of all other things said: The most innovative servants shall be those who know the old and love to transfer it to the new.”"

yeah. whatever....cool video, by the way...

#175 Ribery vs. Toni

so beautiful. and somehow funny....

#174 Rick Ross feat. Pharrell - Get Down

to be honest, mr. ross usually turns my stomach. but if this isn't catchy, somebody has to redefine catchiness. any volunteers? thought so...

#173 Wiley - Fire Ain't Burning No More

still my favourite grime MC. off from his promotional pre-album album "grime wave"...

#172 Common feat. Pharrell Willams - Universal Mind Control

Looks like we have a new summer tune. though i really hope, that the rest of the album won't be that...uhm...Kraftwerkish?!

#171 Youtube Madness

obviously i am not a trendsetter by posting this - more than 2.8 million user did watch it, too. but nevertheless an amazing example of how youtube can boast complete bullshit to an international phenomenon.



this is an african response - only one of way too many....



holla at me, if you manage to get the tune out of your head in less than three days. i need to know, how you did it.

#170 Sam Sparro - Cling Wrap

i usually don't fall for the big all over hypes. but this dude actually has something...

#169 Nike & Cassius Running

short teaser of the new NIKE Running mixtape, this time provided by french house-pop elder statesmen Cassius.

#168 Do That Funky Chicken

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this video doesn't come with sound. why? because it is absolutely not necessary...

#167 - Busta Rhymes ft. Reek Da Villian, Spliff Star, Lil Wayne, Nas, The Game & Big Daddy Kane - Don’t Touch Me (Throw Water on ‘Em) (Remix)

a blend? official remix? who cares....

#166 Saigon feat. Red 5ive - Believe It

so Saigon is officially away from Atlantic Records. that is the good news. his new album is still on hold. which is...uhm...old news..

#165 James Pants - Ka$h

Mr. Pants signed to the wonderful Stones Throw label. The "James Pants' Story" is certainly a great one. Pants' specializes in 80’s Soul, Electro Boogie, Early Rap, New Wave, & Post-Punk Disco, all of which can be found some place on Welcome where he plays drums, keys, guitar and sings. ALSO check out Mr. Pants and PBW on latest Fabric Podcast.

# 164 The Heliocentrics feat. MF Doom & Percee P - Distant Star (Strange Version)

In case you missed their classic 2007 album Out There or haven't checked out any of the quality stuff that MF Doom and Percee P here is a great track thanks to Stones Throw records of The Heliocentrics featuring these two great emcees.

#163 Santogold - You'll Find A Way (Switch & Sinden Remix)

Fabric DJs and producers Switch & Sinden put their hands on one of the most hyped artist of the last two months. by the way: don't forget to crop the original santogold album. it's worth your time and (eventually) money.

# 162 Raekwon feat. Ghostface Killah - Necro

off from the highly anticipated Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II...

# 161 Toddla T - Sound Tape Killin

hooray: new guy around the bass music block....produced in less than 15 minutes, i guess. still very effective.

# 160 N.E.R.D. - Everyone Nose

Off from their new album "Seeing Sounds"...

# 159 - Rustie Collection

This is the producer of the hour...



Hurricane Chris - A Bay Bay (Rustie Remix)



Cafe De Phresh - Patrick Ewing



The Clipse - Mr. Me Too (Rustie Club Edit)

#158 Justice - Stress

Watch it, before it get's banned....

EDIT: See what i mean?!

#157 The Knux - Cappucino

The formula guitar lick and organ still works. Though i don't get it, why they call it "garage hop"...

#156 Hudson Mohawke - Oops

Scotland's new discovery is called Hudson Mohawke...You know Tweet's version. Forget about it, right now!