Download ... Otis Hamilton

I know, this is a project I've talked about for some time now. Well, it's finally here.

Otis Redding and Anthony Hamilton are two of my favorites. A few months back after putting together my last compilation Soulful Summer, I decided that I needed to put together an Otis and Anthony project. This is mostly because I struggled with deciding on just a few of their tracks to include on Soulful Summer.

Now, we are here - Otis Hamilton. There are some amazing tracks from both of these guys, including some of my favorites like "(Sittin' On The) Dock of The Bay" and "Mamma Knew Love" among others. Those tracks aren't on this compilation. I know, crazy huh?

With this project I wanted to go a different route. A love story from the break up to finding love again. I hope you enjoy Otis Hamilton just as much as I enjoyed making it.

Press play and zone out as OC Supreme would say. Enjoy.

01. You Left The Water Running - Otis Redding
02. Where Did It Go Wrong - Anthony Hamilton
03. Think About It - Otis Redding
04. Charlene - Anthony Hamilton
05. I'm A Mess - Anthony Hamilton
06. I've Got Dreams to Remember - Otis Redding
07. You Don't Miss Your Water - Otis Redding
08. Her Heart - Anthony Hamilton
09. Try A Little Tenderness - Otis Redding
10. Since I Seen't You - Anthony Hamilton
11. The Point of It All - Anthony Hamilton
12. Fallin In Love Again - Anthony Hamilton
13. Cigarettes and Coffee - Otis Redding
14. That's How Strong My Love Is - Otis Redding
15. These Arms of Mine - Otis Redding
16. The Day We Met - Anthony Hamilton
17. Do You Feel Me - Anthony Hamilton
18. For Your Precious Love - Otis Redding

Download: Otis Hamilton

Follow the madness: twitter.com/themadbloggers_
Check out more from The Mad Bloggers

Check It ... Adele "Promise This" (Cheryl Cole Cover)

Adele has such a powerful voice. Just yesterday I was talking about the strength in her sound. I dig what Adele does. Anyway, I caught this track earlier today. Check out the cover of British Pop star Cheryl Cole's "Promise This." Damn, this girl can sing. 21. Chea!

Via idolator.com

As Adele’s sophomore album 21 continues to obliterate the competition in the UK, the “Rolling In The Deep” songstress is firmly marching down the promo trail to ensure a victorious chart outcome in her home country once the end of the week rolls around. Today she hit up BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge, where, among other tunes, she performed a somber cover of fellow Brit pop star Cheryl Cole’s 2010 hit “Promise This.”

Follow the madness: twitter.com/themadbloggers_
Check out more from The Mad Bloggers

Check It ... Premonition "Kingship" feat. Silent Knight and Final Outlaw

The homie Premonition is back with the second installment of his Sum is Greater series. This go round he features Silent Knight and Final Outlaw, with production from Kon and cuts from DJ M-tri. "Kingship" is a dope track. Hit play and enjoy. Chea!




www.planetpremrock.com

Follow the madness: twitter.com/themadbloggers_
Check out more from The Mad Bloggers

Um, Yeah ... Matt Clarke "Good Vibrations" (Yes, it's a Marky Mark Cover)

"With all due respect, Marky Mark you can't touch this beat."

So, if you follow me on twitter, you caught my early morning rant about this Matt Clarke "Good Vibration" track. The rant started with how the email arrived boosting:

1) "His Youtube channel has amassed over 45,000 views."
2) "His Facebook page has over 1,600 fans."

Truth be told, neither number means much to me. I once had a video that got 20,000 youtube hits and a twitter page with over 3300 followers. My youtube page is gone and my twitter page is frozen. See, numbers don't mean shit. Real support does. I would normally delete an email talking numbers of any type. Why? Because just like an email telling me how many other blogs posted your track, I don't care.

Seriously, I don't.

Let me rephrase, I don't give a fuck.

Folks that send these "I love your blog" group emails obviously don't realize I'm not a copy/paste kind of dude that posts what's popular elsewhere. I say that to say, I don't care about where you've been posted, what your numbers look like and how many friends on facebook support you. To me, it's irrelevant when judging your music. Rude? Nah, reality. (Oh, by the way, someone please introduce rappers and so called publicists to BCC. Seriously).

Anyway, Matt's email landed in my inbox. And so I hit play, because every now and again after mass deleting, I'm curious about certain things I'd normally delete. The track, it's alright. You be the judge. I will say that the only thing memorable about it is the Marky Mark sample, which was memorable when it first came out. So, no win there. There were a few twitter references and a Paul Pierce punchline but outside of that, nothing special. But I am curious to hear what Matt can do without a popular and well known track as his foundation. I'm not going to search however.

So, even with all of this, I'm posting this track. I guess that's a win for Matt and his camp, because any publicity is still publicity. Right? So, I guess he got that. But I'm kind of sorry Matt that you had to be collateral damage in my rant, when you were just trying to share your music. Or maybe I'm not. Good luck with your music though.

Yeah, I know I'm an asshole. I've come to terms with it. Ha!

Check out "Good Vibrations."



Follow the madness: twitter.com/themadbloggers_
Check out more from The Mad Bloggers

Check It ... Theophilus London "Why Even Try" Feat. Sara Quin

Check out the new track from Theophilus London off his upcoming Lovers Holiday EP. The track is dope. I dig the music from Theophilus London. Enjoy. Chea!



twitter.com/THEOPHILUSL

Follow the madness: twitter.com/themadbloggers_
Check out more from The Mad Bloggers

What I'm Watching ... Stalley feat. Rashad "SLAPP"

Check the vid for "SLAPP" off Stalley's Lincoln Way Nights (Intelligent Trunk Music), which drops February 9th. Looking forward to it. Spotted over at XXL.

twitter.com/Stalley

Follow the madness: twitter.com/themadbloggers_
Check out more from The Mad Bloggers

Sene & No Games - Interview pour Reprezent.ch

Sene & No Games - Interview pour Reprezent.ch from societe-ecran media on Vimeo.

I caught this interview via the homie J57. Check it.

While in Switzerland, Sene sits down to talk with the biggest Swiss blog, to discuss "Metropolispeaker."

Follow the madness: twitter.com/themadbloggers_
Check out more from The Mad Bloggers

Check It ... Tiron "The 1ne" (Prod. by HPthaHyprid)

Damn, I dig this track. Tiron kills the verses and HP does his thing on the production. This is the lead track off of ktcHPmstrd, HPthaHyprid's remix project of Tiron's-MSTRD. It's dope. Look for the project to drop late March, early April. In the meantime enjoy "The 1ne." Chea!



twitter.com/HPthaHybrid

Follow the madness: twitter.com/themadbloggers_
Check out more from The Mad Bloggers

Check It ... Prosthetik Intelligentz "Break 'Em"

I caught this track a few days ago from Prosthetik Intelligentz (producer ‘B doom’ and artist ‘Ezzie B’). The track will be featured on their upcoming mixtape due to drop mid year. It's a pretty cool track. I dig it. Enjoy.



www.prosthetikintelligentz.com

Follow the madness: twitter.com/themadbloggers_
Check out more from The Mad Bloggers

Check It ... Dirty Hank "Umbrellas & Mac 10's" (Falside Remix)

Check out another track off of Providence, Rhode Island's Dirty Hank's Does This Look Normal? project due to drop February 15. Produced by Falside, it's a pretty cool track. Check it out and leave your thoughts down in the comment section.



dirtyhank.bandcamp.com
twitter.com/dirtyhank

Follow the madness: twitter.com/themadbloggers_
Check out more from The Mad Bloggers

Check It ... @TefPoe "Mel Gibson"

"Lethal Weapon 4, no Danny Glover..."

Check out the latest offering from Tef Poe. Definitely an aggressive track, so the name fits. Ha! I dig it. Check it.

Aggression and rebellion always makes for a good rap track. St.Louis emcee Tef Poe delivers bullet piercing bars on his newest project entitled "War Machine" He really unleashes his inner demon on his track titled "Mel Gibson". Indiana Rome of "In House Productions" plays "Danny Glover" with the assist on the beat.

twitter.com/tefpoe

Follow the madness: twitter.com/themadbloggers_
Check out more from The Mad Bloggers

What I'm Watching ... Time Crisis "Bricks"

I always liked the Time Crisis track "Bricks." Time Crisis has this cool spoken word feel type of Hip-Hop coupled with dope beats. I dig it. Check out the video directed by Ian Wexler and brought to you by Fameless Fam.  Gotta love a video with a dope concept. Enjoy.

twitter.com/Time_Crisis

Follow the madness: twitter.com/themadbloggers_
Check out more from The Mad Bloggers