It's The Chester Remix!

Here's She Loves Everybody remixed by the Neptunes. I guess we gotta make Chester French a little more "club accessible." Whatever, it's dope. Get it here.

Clipse and Neptunes Reunite

Well, not exactly. They say they won't work exclusively with Skateboard P and Hugo Mind Boss, which kind of disappoints me because I think they are perfect for that Neptunes sound. Regardless, their third studio album Till The Casket Drops will, well, drop in 2009 and feature pretty much every great producer you can think of. Kanye, Hitmen, Justice League, you name it. They even are supposed to work with Rick Rubin. The only dude missing from this list is Dilla. Still, nothing gets me more pumped than seeing a picture like that at the top. For more, hit up the BBC/Ice Cream Blog.

Update: John Legend and Kanye West produced by the Neptunes

This one is the non-radio rip, and it's fantastic. Evolver comes out October 28. I know Atari is talking about how November and December are going to be OD-worthy, but I'll make the argument that the rest of the year is amazing. Don't forget, Ryan Leslie's album will be out October 21.

John Legend and Kanye and Pharrell and Chad

Supposed to be on John Legend's new album Evolver. I've been so focused on Common, T.I., Kanye, and Ryan Leslie that I forgot about my man John. This just a radio rip, but it's got me excited. Legend is keeping with his trend of teaming with lyrical masterminds by putting Kanye in rotation. Beautiful.

DOPE!@#$!

"Hard Candy" Track Listing

As most of you know, tomorrow (April 29th) is one of the most anticipated days for Hip-Hop albums debuting since the Ye vs. 50 duel. One of the most intriguing albums dropping tomorrow may argueably be the half-Timbo and half-Neptunes produced "Hard Candy." Featured below are the tracks courtesy of the Queen of Pop.
Madonna - Hard Candy (2008)

01 - Candy Shop feat. Pharrell (Neptunes)
02 - 4 Minutes feat. JT & (Timbaland) (1st Single)
03 - Give It 2 Me (Neptunes) (2nd Single)
04 - Heartbeat (Neptunes) (3rd Single)
05 - Miles Away (Timbaland)
06 - She’s Not Me feat. Pharrell (Neptunes)
07 - Incredible feat. Pharrell & Shae (Neptunes)
08 - Beat Goes On feat. K. West (Neptunes) (4th Single)
09 - Dance Tonight feat. Justin Timberlake (Timbaland)
10 - Spanish Lessons (Neptunes)
11 - Devil Wouldn’t Recognize You feat. JT (Timbaland)
12 - Voices feat. Justin Timberlake (Timbaland)
I'm not saying you should go out an cop it as opposed to ripping it, but that's another issue

Common's Makin Magic

This picture surfaced on the BBC/ICE CREAM blog about a month ago and I assumed Common would be jumping on a track for the Seeing Sounds album, but it something much bigger than that. It turns out Common and The Neptunes are set to collaborate:

the new album is called Invincible Summer and

will be out in the later part of June. I guess the new

shift is just the music sounds newer. It’s really developing.

I’m really happy about it. It feels good. It’s not really heavy

and it’s Pharrell from The Neptunes and The Neptunes are

producing a lot of it.

I heard this news from waymorefresher adn I am pretty excited about this. However, I'm also kind of dissapointed seeing that this will (at least temporarily) end the collaborations between Common and Kanye. I thought they were a great team and Be is one of my favorite albums of all time. I feel like Common is usually better with soul samples than eclectic music. Case in point? If you have ever heard Electric Circus, you know it is the only Common album that misfired. Having said that, I still think The Neptunes will piece together something special. In fact, I can't think of a Neptunes album that I haven't enjoyed.

I'm Speechless

Actually... not really because i will briefly babble on about what i think of this. First off, WOW. And 2nd off, i have been waiting for a serious collabo between the two star-studded hitmen every since "Big White Spaceship"( which is a decent track). I can't wait to see what kind of magic these two VA boys will cook up. I'll surely be watching
Props to BBC/ICE CREAM

Albums to look for in '08- Part 2

Now that i've talked about my favorite up-and-comers for the year, its time to get into the hip-hop heavyweights. Last year was a little disappointing, with only a few albums worth your money, but '08 is definitely looking good.

Lose Sleep Anticipating:

Tha Carter III by Lil Wayne- The master of the mixtape and self-proclaimed king of hip-hop finally comes out with a new studio album. Last year, the music game really was Wayne's World as he was featured in almost every song on the radio. Now its time for him to make some real money. How good is Wayne? Dude's whole album was leaked onto the internet so he made a new cd like it was nothing. He's keepin all his songs underwraps for now so I dont know whats gonna be on it, but I guarantee it will be nasty. Tha Carter III drops February 15th.

N*R*3*D by N.E.R.D.- Pharrell and Chad's funk band is back. For some, thats a big deal. For others, who gives a F*%K? Im on the side of those celebrating because, well, im all over Pharrell's cock, no homo. I love everything he does and you can believe I'll be buying the album the day it comes out (no official date yet, sometime in the spring). The group promises to go back to its roots. This means, musically, the album will be all over the place. I'll keep you posted as songs start to drop. For now, here is N.E.R.D.'s debut album, In Search Of...


N****r by Nas- I dont feel comfortable with Nas' new album name. I know that since I'm white, I am not allowed to have an opinion on these issues, but, if I did, I would think its retarded. The N-word is not like calling a white man a cracker, as much as Nas wants it to be. I dont know any white person that gets offended by cracker, but i know A LOT of black people that get offended by the N****r. Now, onto the music. Despite his last album's failure, Nas is still the man who made Illmatic so I have faith in the man. I think Nas is gonna drop a gem with this one. It comes out in February.


The Greatest Story Never Told by Saigon- The dude who became popular when he got signed by Turtle on Entourage is a real rapper. And despite his threats to quit the business, his long awaited debut album is gonna be hot. Fire hot. He can spit it as good as anyone i've heard outside of Lupe and his cd is handled completely by Just Blaze. To get the Come on Baby remix featuring HOVA and Swizz Beats, click here. The album is projected to drop early in the year.

Unnamed Gnarles Barkley Project- Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo are set to return this Spring and they promise to improve on the success of St. Elsewhere. In interviews, Cee-Lo has stated that the album is, "pretty damn good. What else can I say?" If you ever get a chance check out the duo live in concert:



Its pretty trippy, but its tight.


Rising Down by The Roots- One of the best hip-hop groups of all time will return in April according to ?uestlove. One of the first and only groups to utilize live instruments, I really love The Roots and can't wait to see what they've got cookin. Here is a little classic Roots to tide you over.




And maybe, just maybe:


CRS- If it happens, it'll be the biggest album of the year, hands down. Lupe is a genius and lyrically the best rapper in the game, Pharrell is the best producer money can buy, and Kanye is the best overall musician in hip-hop. Put it together and create a rapper's delight (i know its corny, but im just so excited). When US Placers debuted, I was happy but I knew the song only realized about half the groups' potential. Its like having Kobe, LeBron, and D-Wade on your team. All other rappers are gonna get destroyed.

HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!

Check out the Asian Sensation aka Chad Hugo "Crank That"