Lost and Found - Logan Lost and found was shot in
October out in LA. Logan is an up and coming rock band from Scotland. They
toured with Alter Bridge in Europe.
Yes, other artists have released songs and videos this
week. Some of them where even entertaining. However, the winner by
landslide victory, knock out punch and irrefutable evidence is G.O.O.D
records. Starting at the beginning of this week, The Louis Vuitton Don’s
imprint released an onslaught of videos, new music and behind the scenes
to get fans salivating at the mouth for their end of the year releases,
and is it ever working. First rhyme veteran Common hits the blogosphere
early this week with a left jab, then Yeezy comes with the uppercut mid
week and GLC lands the final blow to round out a week dominated by some
excellent videos. Check out Hypetrak’s good (pun intended) picks after the
jump.
Kanye West - Love Lockdown Apparently Kanye’s video for
“Love Lockdown” was inspired by Bret Easton Ellis’ American Psycho and the
film adaptation of the book. When you see the fantasy world juxtaposed
with the ultra clean visuals of Kanye in the video the comparisons are
definitely evident. The visionary clip includes hundreds of African
drummers, vividly painted models and an extra emotional Yeezy belting his
heart out on the auto tune ballet. If this track and video are any
indication as to what we’ll get from 808’s and Heartbreak get ready to
throw away any preconceived notions you may have had about the Chicago
representative. Check out the Ellen (yes that Ellen) premiered video over
at Hypetrak right now.
Common feat. Pharrell - Universal Mind Control First
and foremost, this video is completely ridiculous. Not only is this a
Hypetrak pick of the week, it should be a entry for video of the year.
Common changes pace sonically with a song that is more Afrika Bambaataa
then his Golden Era boom bap signature sound. The rhyme veteran shows no
signs of rust as he navigates the beat and calls all b-boys to the floor
for battle. The video is a science fiction x hip hop mesh that appears to
be what would happen if Stanley Kulbrick grew up in the Bronx and
discovered KRS One albums. The Pharrell assisted track will be on Common’s
new album that will bear the same name as this single.
GLC - I Aint Even On Yet Anyone who has heard Kanye’s
first album The College Dropout and heard GLC’s deep baritone growl on
“Spaceship” has been anticipating his album ever since. After several
memorable guest appearances and mixtape joints it looks like Welcome to
Haterville will finally see the light of day. Today, his first single and
video entitled “I Aint Even On Yet” hit the net and it was well worth the
wait. The beat knocks like a wrecking ball, GLC’s deliberate flow is
present and the video is visually arresting. The half animated, black and
white clip features appearances from other G.O.O.D artists, including
Yeezy himself, but the main attraction is GLC and he carries the load
well. Check out the video over at Hypetrak. GLcitYmuSic.com
