Turn the Beat Around
In the last fortnight, I humorlessly lowered the musical pulse of The Show. Now I’m not retracting my overwhelming endorsement of The Tallest Man on Earth and Mumford & Sons, because their greatness has not wavered. However, after three Snapple Peach Ice Teas and a pack of Sour Patch Kids, I’m ready to rave like a MDMA champion. And this may just be the booze talking (read: sugar high), but dancing to the Swedish “giant” doesn’t bring the thunder like say, dancing to a MSTRKRFT vs. Bieber mashup. “What?!” you ask, could such a raucous and remarkable combination exist? Well, thanks to the wonder woman of DJs, CJ Milli, the tween sex magnet has had his music morphed into a track that will destroy clubs he’s not even old enough to enter. CJ Milli mixes the track startlingly well and she should definitely be watched in the coming months (and no, not just because of her surprisingly good looks.)
Next up on our Beenie Man playlist is Them Jeans remix of “Pursuit of Happiness.” Them Jeans, or Jason Stewart (an actual giant standing at 6’8’’), speeds up the introspective Cudi ballad promoting crazier dancing and less head nodding. The addition of thumping bass and substitution of synthesizers in place of piano makes this track an instant explosion versus the original’s slow burn.
Finally, rounding out this stunning threesome is a deep cut. This song will not promote boogie nights as well as its predecessors, but I have been searching for an opportunity to promote this track for an annoyingly long time, and it will certainly get you moving. Released back in a trivial time void of the Double Down (November ‘09), this K-OS track samples Phantom Planet’s “California” (The O.C. theme song). As if this wasn’t incentive enough to give it a listen, K-OS tears this track a new one. “I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman” is an infectious Hip-Hop track that with major label support would be a mainstream radio destroyer. Now stop reading and go dance the hell out of these tracks, you can thank me later.
Heartbreaker Baby (CJ Milli Mix) – Justin Bieber x MSTRKRFT (YSI)
Pursuit of Happiness (Them Jeans Remix) – Kid Cudi (YSI)
Yo I just wrote about I Wish I Knew Natalie Portman by K-OS, a great musican from Canada. Check out Shad, he’s pretty solid too. “Yaa I Get It” is my favorite, check it out: http://thecaliclassic.wordpress.com/2010/04/26/canada-hip-hops-finest/
nice tracks dude
CJ youre killin me with this track. I love it but throw me a breakdown. I have to play this song and this is the only cool way to do it!
That last song is great. I personally can’t stand Justin Beiber’s voice, so I have a hard time with that one.
Also, your writing is superb. I really enjoy reading what you have to say; you don’t just give average, half-assed descriptions of each song. Instead your chronicles are funny and interesting, and that’s really something that I try to do with my blog (http://back2beethoven.tumblr.com/)
Thanks a lot. Keep it coming.