While I posted the Jim Jones remix yesterday, I thought about posting the instrumental, but I didn’t have time to search around for it. So here is the official instrumental to Chiddy Bang’s “Opposite of Adults,” produced by Xaphoon Jones.

“Opposite of Adults” Instrumental (prod. Xaphoon Jones)

Really? Ras Kass starting off the track with a Ke$ha track? Well, Ras gives us a 12 minute track, jackin 4 beats style. Check this out:

Ras Kass ft. Dr. Hollywood – Who Popped Ya?

Tickets go on sale tomorrow.

Says PHZ-Sicks:

A lot of people believe that summer is over but with the way the heat is going, it’ll be lasting til late October. In the days of bbqs and beautiful women, PHZ-Sicks drops this Best Kept Secret (Wale, Skyzoo) produced opus to summer and love called SumHer Everlasting. This is the first single off of The Laws of PHZ-Sicks, which is due to drop in the later September.

PHZ-Sicks – SumHer Everlasting

Skyzoo & !LLMIND present their video for “Frisbees.” Music off the album ‘Live From The Tape Deck,’ in stores October 5th on Duck Down Music. Video directed by Derek Pike

Synopsis by filmmaker Kristopher Rey-Talley: Round 3:

don’t have a ton to say this time. Beauty of this video is what it become in contrast to what we set out to do. What was supposed to be a simple picnic vid became a sensual and romantic ode to French New Wave Films. I wanted it pretty, so I shot long lensed, and to give it that easy, nice flow, would give them topics to talk about and just let them interact as I shot. It was almost like I was staging a documentary and then capturing it. Of all our collabs, this may be the one I’m most proud of. I figured out how to rig a new lens system (my own secret) to give it a very cinematic feel. There’s something effortless and earnest about the video and that’s what I love. Even the performance shot was nailed in one take and I have no qualms about it, as it looks damn great.

Big up to The ILLZ. He’s been creating some great work recently. Here he slows down the music a bit, but for more, check out his site here.

Here’s another leak from The Pack. The bonus song will appear on the groups sophomore LP, Wolfpack Party, along with the summer single “Sex on the Beach.” Look out for this album in about a month.

The Pack – Based Boys

Oh my lord. Run and tell DAT. HOMEBOY!

The track isn’t called “Untitled” – it just doesn’t have a title yet, according to Hypetrak. This was produced by Jim Jonsin and is set to be on Cole’s album. We shall see. To download, hit the arrow button on the right.
J. Cole – Untitled (Produced by Jim Jonsin) by Hypetrak

Just because Teflon Don dropped doesn’t mean you wouldn’t keep gettin these kinds of tracks, right? Rick Ross drops his latest track over the “Hard in the Paint” instrumental, made by Lex Luger.

Rick Ross – Hard in the Paint

The NY Times posted a great feature on the upcoming music video from West. Here’s what they had to say:

In a coming video for his single “Power” that was created by the artist Marco Brambilla, Mr. West is seen standing imposingly with a heavy chain around his neck. As Mr. West raps the camera slowly zooms out in one continuous, unedited take to reveal him in a classical structure, surrounded by female attendants who are partly or entirely nude; some kneel before him on all fours, others wear devil horns and still others are suspended upside down from the ceiling. The Sword of Damocles hangs precariously over Mr. West’s head, and behind him an unseen executioner is preparing to strike him with a blade. (ArtsBeat was allowed to watch a portion of this video but was not permitted to post it.)

Marco Brambilla continues:

It’s kind of apocalyptic, in a very personal way. It had this very dark, personal conflict within it. Because of his own concept of celebrity and his own notoriety, he’s keenly self-aware of all these things. And it all came out in the music. It’s a very exaggerated hyper-sensational version of what the song is saying. But at the same time. It has this fallibility to it. Because built into the story is that there is an ultimate fallibility, in bringing someone back down to earth at the end of the piece. That kind of contradiction, hopefully, will create the tension within it.”

‘Fest takes the stage at Jimmy Kimmel’s show to perform his track, “City is Falling.” El Che in stores now, folks.

Here’s a brand new leak from Game’s R.E.D. Album, which will inevitably be pushed back so I’m not giving a date. This time around, he hooks up with Tyga man and Chef Boy IzzR to talk about the girls he likes. Oh my. Produced by Polow da Don. Thanks to Sermon.

Game ft. Tyga, Red Cafe – I Like Girls (tags)

But, there’s only one “I Like Girls” for me. You awwwready know:

Not that smart to release a mixtape with the same name as your album (I say that because I still feel like people are confused on if his August 3rd release is an album or a mixtape), which is due out in like 5 or 6 days – but I guess Gibbs wanted to get this mixtape out to help build anticipation for his Str8 Killa, No Filla album.

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Previously, a snip of this track leaked – but here’s the full thing for your enjoyment.  This sounds like it could have been straight off of Man on the Moon, but  [tentatively] it is to be off of his sophomore album (although no one knows what will wind up on his delayed followup cd). Pic by me.

Kid Cudi – Mojo So Dope

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Aaron Smith is actually the MC from the Malibu-based duo Schwayze. If you know Schwayze’s music, you already know it’s pretty laid back, light hearted material. Here, Smith keeps up that trend by hooking up with The Cataracs (they’ve worked with G.Malone, Ya Boy, E-40, etc) and creating this little Summer of love anthem. Check it out:

Aaron Smith ft. The Cataracs – Love Letter