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Dec

Reader Best of 2008: DJ Cam Jus

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This year, instead of just having me yap on about my Best of lists, I reached out to several of our readers to give their Top 5 of the best releases of the year. I’ll be profiling a new reader each day over the next several weeks to see what their best tracks of ‘08 were. Today’s reader is DJ Cam Jus, who dropped the Couch Sessions mix last week and is throwing a New Year’s party at Expo on 9th and U Street tonight.

Cam Jus Best of 2008:

Ranking was determined by personal favorites, overall quality, and what was hugest at spots I played at throughout the year.

Name: DJ Cam Jus
Location: Largo, MD
Website: yeahclass.com

Songs:
1. Green Light - John Legend ft. Andre 3000
2. tie: Put On - Young Jeezy / Everyone Nose - N*E*R*D
3. On the Rock - Mavado
4. Day N Nite (crookers remix) - Kid Cudi
5. A Milli - Lil’ Wayne

Honorable Mention:
Pop Champagne - Ron Browz
Single Ladies - Beyonce
Am So Special - Mavado
Blow Your Head - Diplo
My President is Black - Young Jeezy
Get Silly - Backyard Band
Swagger Like Us - T.I.
Luv Your Girl - The Dream
Sound of Kuduro - Buraka Som Sistema ft. M.I.A.
Paper Planes - M.I.A. (2007, but you know…)

Albums/EP’s/Mixetapes, etc.:
1. Shine - Estelle
2. Santogold - Santogold (feels like it might as well have come out in 2007 that’s why i wasn’t sure to put the bangers in the songs list. so many people got them in ‘07)
3. Unsung Hero - Colin Munroe
4. 808s & Heartbreak - Kanye West
5. Youth Novels - Lykke Ki

Honorable Mention:
The Recession - Young Jeezy
Lovehate - The Dream

Tags: Andre 3000, John Legend, Lil' Wayne, Mavado, Young Jeezy

Sep

John Legend Feat. 3000 - Green Light (Diplo Dade County Remix)

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John Legend Feat. 3000 - Green Light (Diplo Dade County Remix)

I haven’t heard a Diplo remix in a while, so I’m pleasantly surprised that he got back into the game with the already great “Green Light.” Diplo keeps the track bouncy, but adds a special touch of early 90s Miami Bass to the mix. I was going to hold this one for a future podcast, but this track is the perfect start to the weekend and it can’t be ignored. (via Mad Decent)

Tags: Andre 3000, diplo, John Legend

Jul

Hip-Hop, Negroclash!

Fonzworth Bentley, Andre 3000 and Kanye West - Everybody

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Yesterday I was noticing a lot of search engine traffic was coming to this site from looking for Fonzworth Bentley. I was scratching my head…Fonzworth? That’s a blast from the past!

“Everybody” was a song that we posted about in 2006 and two years later they finally drop a video for this track. It’s all good though, because the Cool Outrageous Lovers of Uniquely Raw Style (yeah really) bring it. The track itself might rank as my favorite of the year, and again, Andre 3000 kills it. The straight goofiness of the video is refreshing–I thought I would never see Kanye get relegated to the position of backup dancer. Sa-Ra, who produced the track, are in the background and don’t get top billing. Sad.

I was initially blah about Fonzworth and his music career, but I’m the dude won me over after I listened to Kreg and Dez’s interview with him a few years ago where he proved that he’s more than a character. C.O.L.O.U.R.S. is still listed as having no release date, but now that the video has dropped, it should see the light of day

Tags: Andre 3000, Fonzworth Bentley, Kanye West

May

John Legend feat. Andre 3000 - Green Light

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John Legend feat. Andre 3000 - Green Light

This summer is shaping up to be a good one for music, and even though this John Leged jawn is only a snippet, I predict this track will be HUGE….at least on my iPod! (hat tip: Scheme)

Tags: Andre 3000, John Legend

Mar

Hip-Hop, Negroclash!, Remix

Random Ish Radio 024: The Podcast Is Back!!!

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Random Ish Radio

Whats up people. I can’t even believe that Its been almost a year since the last Podcast dropped. My bad. There were so many circumstances that prevented me from getting it up for y’all. But it’s a new year, and in tribute to the upcoming relaunch of the site, we have a brand new Podcast. And you ITunes/Ipod people get another dope bonus…Enhanced Podcasts with tracklistings and images. Only thing is, thanks to Apple, you have to subscribe to a new RSS feed, but trust me, its worth it.

So nothing truly special this time around as far as music goes, but I do have some nice remixes of Clipse and Jay-Z, as well as Jaylib and a triple threat of Daptones Records remixes. Enjoy!

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TrackListing

Andre 3000, Erykah Badu, and CeeLo - Liberation
from Andre 3000 Whole Foods Mixtape (Atlanta, GA)

Clipse - Mr. Me Too (ZAK Remix)
from Unknown (Virginia Beach, VA)

Jay-Z and Pharrell - I Know (Benzi Remix)
from American Gangster (Brooklyn, NY)

Cyne - Haze
from Evolution Fight (Gainesville, FL)

Jaylib - The Mission (Stringed Out Mix)
from Champion Sound Reissue (Los Angeles/Detroit)

****Daptone Records Triple Play****

Sharon Jones - Stranded In Your Love (Cool Calm Pete Remix)
from Daptone Records Remixed (Brooklyn, NY)

Sharon Jones - How Long Do I Have to Wait (Ticklah Remix)
from Daptone Records Remixed (Brooklyn, NY)

The Budos Band feat. Wale - Chicago Falcon
from Daptone Records Remixed (Brooklyn, NY/Washington, DC)

Random Ish Radio features music for evaluation purposes only. If you are an artist, manager, or record company and you feel that our actions violates your copyright, please send an email to articleonline at gmail.com and the tracks will be removed immediately.

Tags: Andre 3000, clipse, cyne, daptones records, jay-z, Podcast, random ish radio, sharon jones

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