Song of the Week

We No Speak Americano- Yolanda Be Cool & Dcup

Australian duo Yolanda be cool team up with producer Dcup to bring us 'We No Speak Americano.' A dance track that samples the 1956 Italian Renato Carosone's song, 'Tu Vuó Fa' L'Americano', originally sung in Neapolitan. Of coarse nothing comes close to that original song, with its masterful assembled swing. 'We No Speak Americano' delivers a catchy house-swing drum line driven rhythm complemented with an equally catchy synth and sax riffs. Simple in composition, it is catchy enough to become a great club hit.

Rating: 7.1

Here's a video of Yolanda Be Cool's song with the original Renato Carsone's video



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KanYe West- Runaway Film

KanYe West's full-length film debuted last night on MTV, MTV2, and BET. KanYe takes command of this film, which features ex-Victoria's Secret Angel Selita Ebanks in the lead-role of the Phoenix. Loaded with symbolism from West's life, especially over the last year (post-Taylor Swift VMA incident). The cinematography is similar to some of the videos we've seen before from West especially the ones directed by Hype Williams. Color plays an important role in this video. A color that stands out to me, is the blue color of the hanger doors in the dinner scene with the ballerinas. Overall, it's quite "artsy" and really "KanYe-esque" but I'm afraid he tries a little to hard on this video and it's a bit over-indulgent. Don't get me wrong, I like the video, but it's just another KanYe West music video that lasts 34 minutes; not that there's anything wrong with that, since his videos always deliver.





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Song of the Week

RUNAWAY- KanYe West f/ Pusha-T

KanYe out does himself once again with the second single from the highly anticipated 'My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'. He takes a new approach with this song, though, taking jabs at himself. Proposing a toast for the "douchebags", "assholes", "scumbags", and "jerkoffs." He analyzes himself as always finding something wrong with everything. This is as powerful of a song that we've heard from 'Ye that I can recall.

A simple piano/drum line driven instrumental is all it RUNAWAY needs. Simple, but in a way it is fitting for this song.

Rating: 9.7

Favorite Lines:
"I'm so gifted at findin' what I don't like the most"

"Baby, I got a plan, Runaway as fast as you can"



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album cover art image via kanyewest.com

KanYe West Tweets Album Title

After a release date of November 22, 2010 was announced yesterday, KanYe announces the title of the upcoming album.

As you may recall, the first single was 'POWER' f/ Dwele followed by 'Runaway' f/ Pusha-T. The third single will be 'All of the Lights'. Surely, KanYe won't disappoint with this much anticipated album.

The official album title is and always was ........less than a minute ago via webKanye West
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MY BEAUTIFUL DARK TWISTED FANTASYless than a minute ago via webKanye West
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