Jay-z Unreleased
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Back in 1996, Shaquille O'Neal unveiled his third studio LP, You Can't Stop The Reign. The project contained 19 songs and a wealth of assists from the likes of The Notorious B.I.G., Mobb Deep, Bobby Brown, Peter Gunz, and JAY-Z -- the last of whom appeared alongside the legendary baller on the standout cut "No Love Lost."
On Wednesday (June 26), Shaq hopped on social media and announced that You Can't Stop The Reign will officially land on digital streaming platforms this Friday (June 28). In addition, he confirmed that an unreleased track with Nas and JAY-Z will be included on the updated release.
"Back at the storage cleaning out," Smith captioned the post. "Found some heavy sessions today. Last slide is a doozy," he concluded, referencing the late Static Major and music engineer Kamel Abdo, the latter who assisted on unreleased JAY-Z track "Hello Young Lady."
Smith's unreleased collection included "Christies" from The Neptunes, "Operator" from a 2002 Pro Tools session with Timbaland and Major which had "3 versions of hooks," along with 2006 material from Smith and Ghostface Killah dubbed "Missing Audio Files." Additional works from JAY-Z were also in the haul, with a 2002 CD from the Brooklyn emcee and rap duo M.O.P., along with Hov being featured on a 2007 CD with Madlib, Sleepy Brown, Beanie Sigel, Memphis Bleek and Trey Songz.
Remember when Kanye West and JAY-Z were pals and they released the magnificently opulent collaborative album Watch The Throne? Much has happened in the relationship between the two since then, which now rests in a place that is best described as 'frictious'. Now, a hitherto unreleased track has leaked, throwing back to the Throne sessions, to a time when the once-close super-pair still made music with each other.
Titled 'Living So Italian', the track features a vocal sample from legendary Italian classical singer Andrea Bocelli. According to Hypebeast, the song was premiered at a Throne listening party but did not feature in the album's 12-song tracklist. JAY-Z would later go on to use the verse he raps on this song on 'FuckWitMeYouKnowIGotIt', off his 12th album Magna Carta Holy Grail, which released in 2013, two years after Throne.
It's a headline made in clickbait heaven: Daft Punk and Jay Z, on the same song, sporting alleged production from Kanye West. Awesome! I love pop music! All this needs is a Lana Del Rey hook and it'd be PERFECT. The below song, titled "Computerized," has been making the rounds throughout the internets, despite we the internets-native public having no knowledge of from whence this loosie came.
This surfaced on a KanyeToThe forum (via DaftClub) about two hours ago, when poster LordLordLord started a thread called "(Leaked New Music) Daft Punk - Computerized (Feat. Jay-Z)[Unreleased Demo] Co-Produced By Kanye West." LordLordLord had no way of corroborating that this is, in fact, legit. Not to be a Debbie Downer about the abundant joy that new rap music can bring us, but if life has taught us anything, if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Which would explain why "Computerized" kind of sucks. As someone with an internet connection and the capability to not jump to conclusions, I did some digging and found out what's up with "Computerized."
From there, let's analyze Jay Z's lyrics, which include the line, "I got an iTouch but I can't feel," and also a reference to Hov Jobs' BlackBerry. Judging from the dated technology iHova is talking about on here, this is probably old as fuck. A google search for the lyrics reveals they are indeed previously-unreleased Jay lyrics, but there's no guarantee Jay's words were meant to appear over this beat, or who even made the beat. If this is indeed a Kanye production, the Daft Punk sample would place it from around the time he was making Graduation and Jay was making The Blueprint 3, when both were flirting with electronic-leaning production: Kanye of course rapped over Daft Punk for "Stronger," and Swizz Beatz flipped Justice's "D.A.N.C.E." for "On to the Next One" (watch the sample get flipped live here).
So, in conclusion, "Computerized" is probably an old track that was never meant to see the light of day. The biggest red flag? "Computerized" kind of sucks. No way Kanye, Jay, and Daft Punk wanted to let it into this cold, unloving world.
After years of producing music, Just Blaze still has a bunch of unreleased, star-studded tracks in his vault. Taking to Instagram Tuesday, he shared a few of them with fans while going down memory lane.
While the 2024 NBA Draft is easily the marquee event of the week for basketball, the streaming debut of a Shaq album that features an unreleased collaboration of Nas and Jay-Z in their primes is pretty awesome.
Yesterday (6 April) Zane Lowe shared his latest Apple Music interview which sees him sit down with Jack White at his Detroit Third Man Records store, and the two discussed his new album Fear Of The Dawn, working with Q-Tip, Third Man Records, and unreleased collaborations.
Friday night, Grammy award winning producers Swizz Beatz and Just Blaze faced off in a friendly Battle of the Beats that they streamed live via Instagram. A lot of celebrities rolled through with Alicia Keys, Busta Rhymes and Cassidy in attendance, and DJ Khaled, Q-Tip, Meek Mill, and others making appearances through the live chat.
Towards the end of the battle, however, Swizz Beatz pulled out an unreleased Jay Z, Nas, Jadakiss, and DMX joint track that blew people's minds--specifically, check out Busta Rhymes' reaction. Hear the new track at the 2:27:00 mark in the video below.
Last night, Just Blaze took over Q-Tip's Beats 1 show "Abstract Radio". He unveiled a bunch of unreleased exclusives, including an alternate version of Kanye West's "Touch the Sky" with Robert Glasper, a rework of Jay Z's "Early in the Morning", Rick Ross' "Lord Knows" verse over a different sample, and more. Listen above via Miss Info.
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DJ Absolut is currently on week 15 of his Mixtape Mondays series and unearthed a real gem for his latest entry. DJ Absolut took this previously unreleased version of Jay Z's "The Black Gangster" and shared it with the world.
The song is also known by the title "This Life Forever" and was featured on the 1999 Black Gangster soundtrack and Jay Z's 2003 mixtape S. Carter Collection. A version of the song first appeared on a 1997 Roc-A-Fella promotional tape released a few months before Jay Z's album In My Lifetime, Vol. 1 dropped.
While Jay Electronica hinted that Jay Z may have some new music in the works, this rare track uncovered by DJ Absolut might end up being the only "new" Jay Z song released in 2015. Regardless, this alternate version of "The Black Gangster" is a must-have for diehard Hov fans to add to their libraries and playlists.
DJ Absolut is currently on week 15 of his Mixtape Mondays series and unearthed a real gem for his latest entry. DJ Absolut took this previously unreleased version of Jay Z's \"The Black Gangster\" and shared it with the world.
SANTA MONICA, Calif., March 18, 2010 -- Two of thebiggest artists in music, JAY-Z and Eminem, are mixing it up againwith Activision Publishing, Inc.'s (Nasdaq: ATVI) DJ HeroTM - the #1 new videogame intellectual property of 2009 - bydropping their rhymes in exclusive mixes available for downloadbeginning today on Xbox LIVE Marketplace for the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. TheJAY-Z vs. Eminem Mix Pack delivers three standout hits from eachlegend, including JAY-Z's "Can I Get A..." mixed with Eminem's"Lose Yourself," driving the total number of one-of-a-kind mixesavailable for fans to spin, scratch and battle into tripledigits.
"From sold out concerts to #1 albums to double digit GrammyAwards, JAY-Z and Eminem define what it means to be a successfulartist," said Jamie Jackson, Creative Director, FreeStyleGames."The DJ Hero soundtrack is an expanding collection of chart-toppinghit music - mixed in an all-new way - that can only be experiencedin our game, and with the addition of the JAY-Z vs. Eminem MixPack, players and their friends can not only experience, butinteract with over 100 unique mixes."
The JAY-Z vs. Eminem Mix Pack is available now on Xbox LIVEMarketplace for Xbox 360 for 640 Microsoft Points. The Mix Packwill be available on the PlayStationStore for the PLAYSTATION3 computer entertainment system on March 25, 2010 for $7.99.All mixes will be released as downloadable singles for WiiTM on March 25, 2010 for 300 Wii Points each.
The DJ Hero Extended Mix Pack 01, featuring two party rockin'grooves: 50 Cent featuring Mary J. Blige "All Of Me" mixed withQueen's "Radio Ga Ga" and "DARE" by Gorillaz vs. Public Enemy's"Can't Truss It;" and the David Guetta Mix Pack 01 containingremixes of his hot tracks "When Love Takes Over" featuring KellyRowland, the chart-topping "Sexy Chick" featuring Akon and "On TheDance Floor" featuring will.i.am and apl.de.ap of the Black EyedPeas; are available now. For information on how to connect yourconsole and access DJ Hero downloadable content, please visit:
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