When I first saw the figure of a tormented Chris Brown yelling the hook in the opening scenes on this video, I thought – Kanye! But Chris’s emotional performance in the video is more than a copycat one. Hype Williams paints a dark, Matrix-style portrait of a anguished ugly world where its two stars are not afraid of the [...]
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ChokLit Fresh: Busta Rhymes teams with Hype Williams and Chris Brown for “Why Stop Now”
Posted by ChokLit Factory on February 2nd, 2012
ChokLit Fresh: Drake drops ‘Headlines’ Video, filmed in Toronto
Posted by ChokLit Factory on October 4th, 2011
Drake is ready to take over the month of October. The Young Money Artist dropped his video for Headlines over the weekend. This is one of my favourites of Drake’s to come out in the last while. I love the sped-up , synth-heavy production and Drake’s confident lyrics. Of course the melodies on this song are bananas. [...]
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No Comments »ChokLit Fresh: Kanye and Jay-z HAM it up for OTIS video
Posted by ChokLit Factory on August 12th, 2011
Kanye West and Jay-z look like they are having the time of their lives in the new Spike-Jones-directed video for Otis. The boisterous, soul-driven first official single from Watch the Throne features ‘Ye and Jay deconstructing a priceless (about $380,000 retail) luxury Maybach vehicle. Next thing you know, they fill the dressed down car with [...]
Posted in ChokLit Fresh Tags: ChokLit Fresh, Hip Hop, Jay-Z, Kanye West, new video, Otis, Spike Jonze, Watch the Throne No Comments »ChokLit Fresh: Young Jeezy wants that Shake Life
Posted by ChokLit Factory on July 26th, 2011
Young Jeezy returns with the first sure-fire single for his long-delayed fourth solo album, Thug Motivation 103. There have been more than a few mis-steps with TM103′s promotion that have left fans eager for the new release for over a year. Shake Life, produced by Lil Lody, the same man behind Jeezy’s last song, Ballin’, [...]
Posted in ChokLit Fresh Tags: ChokLit Fresh, Georgy Porgy, Hip Hop Music, Lil Lody, New Music, Shake Life, Thug Motivation 103, Young Jeezy No Comments »ChokLit Fresh: *New Music* Kanye West & Jay-Z drop Otis
Posted by ChokLit Factory on July 21st, 2011
Jay-Z And Kanye West are gearing up for the Rap release of the year: their collaborative album, Watch the Throne. Kanye has been tweeting about this album since he began leaking records from his Dark Fantasy recording sessions late last year. So far, the duo released H.A.M to little (commercial) fanfare. This track, Otis, borrows [...]
Posted in ChokLit Fresh Tags: ChokLit Fresh, Hip Hop, Jay-Z, Kanye West, New Music, Otis, Otis Redding, Watch the Throne No Comments »ChokLit Fresh: Lil Wayne Drops Sorry For the Wait Mixtape
Posted by ChokLit Factory on July 18th, 2011
Last week, Rapper Lil Wayne offered an olive branch of sorts to his fans, in the form of a Mixtape album. Sorry For the Wait, Weezy’s first mixtape since 2009′s No Ceilings shows Wayne having lots of lyrical fun as he rides popular Top 40 hits. He apologizes numerous times to his fans who have [...]
Posted in ChokLit Fresh Tags: ChokLit Fresh, DatPiff, Lil Wayne, Mixtape, Sorry for the Wait, Tha Carter IV No Comments »ChokLit Fresh: Chris Brown Remixes Marvin’s Room + Drake drops the Video
Posted by ChokLit Factory on June 29th, 2011
Whether you like the song or not, the drunk-dialing anthem has spurred many artists to record their own versions. Fresh off his two wins at the BET Awards, Chris Brown decided to drop his version of Drake’s Marvin’s Room. He takes a different route as he sings from the perspective of the current boyfriend that [...]
Posted in ChokLit Fresh Tags: ChokLit Fresh, chris brown, Drake, Marvin's Room, New Music, new video No Comments »ChokLit Fresh: *New Video* Frank Ocean – Novacane plus OFWGKTA’s “She”
Posted by ChokLit Factory on June 17th, 2011
Christopher Frank Ocean must be feeling pretty good right now. Not only is the buzz for his Mixtape Nostalgia at an all-time high, his relationship with his estranged label, Def Jam is now very much on. They plan to re-release a commercial version of Nostalgia on July 16th. The album’s debut single, Novacane finally gets [...]
Posted in ChokLit Fresh Tags: ChokLit Fresh, Def Jam, Frank Ocean, Nabil Elderkin, new video, Nostalgia, Novacane, OFWGKTA, She, Tyler the Creator 1 Comment »ChokLit Fresh: *Unrealeased Track* Kanye West – Mama’s Boyfriend
Posted by ChokLit Factory on June 14th, 2011
“I never liked you n*ggas/who knew one day I’d be just like you n*ggas” A track that was left on the cutting room floor from the Beautiful Dark Fantasy album sessions, Mama’s Boyfriendwas leaked today to the Internet. The production includes an unidentified sample that literally repeats the line, “Alright you n*ggas” over sped-up vocals and up-beat drums [...]
ChokLit Fresh: True to Life Music feat. Miguel – Girl wtih the Tattoo Remix
Posted by ChokLit Factory on June 8th, 2011
Brooklyn-based Hip Hop group True To Life have a really good ear for music. The Independent crew made up of 3 Rap artists has re-mixed Miguel’s haunting interlude, Girl with the Tattoo from his debut album (All I Want is You) and have extended it into a full-length song. Not only is the idea in itself ingenious, it [...]
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