Top 50 Hip-Hop Hooks of the Decade (30-21)
Posted on 20. Jan, 2010 by admin in Entertainment, Music
“The hook in terms of hip-hop production and songwriting is absolutely an essential element to the foundation of building a powerful musical masterpiece. If you can’t get your audience “hooked” into your song, why should they listen to the rest of it? If they aren’t enjoying the music and it doesn’t sound pleasing to the [...]
Top 50 Hip-Hop Hooks of the Decade (40-31)
Posted on 19. Jan, 2010 by admin in Entertainment, Music
“You can’t touch the untouchable, break the unbreakable, shake the unshakable…Its Hovi Baby…” - Jay-Z: Hovi Baby
“All I Need Is One Mic, One Mic……..All I Need Is One Mic, One Mic” - Nas: One Mic
“No Matter What People Say, We Got It Going On” Lil Kim: No Matter What
“No One On The Corner Has Swagger [...]
Top 50 Hip-Hop Hooks of the Decade (50-41)
Posted on 18. Jan, 2010 by admin in Entertainment, Music
Lets face it, nowadays a hook determines the popularity of a track; from the “Crank Dat”s to the “On To The Next One”s Hip-Hop is being redefined by the catchyness of the chorus as supposed to the deepness of the content.
HOWEVER there are still great tracks out there that were and are able to blend [...]
Top 10 Albums of 2009
Posted on 25. Dec, 2009 by Cheryl Frances in Entertainment, Music
2009 saw a barrage of album releases from the eagerly waited returns of such artists as Eminem, Whitney Houston, Kelly Clarkson, Jay–Z, Britney Spears and Maxwell, to newcomers on the block like La Roux, Mr Hudson and Adam Lambert.
Music is such a personal thing so it’s never easy to pick the ‘best’ of anything musically [...]
Top 30 Voices Of The Decade
Posted on 24. Dec, 2009 by admin in Entertainment, Music
Despite claims of music being saturated in the modern era and dumbed down (or clubbed up) for the younger audience there are still a host of musicians willing to break that barrier and produce quality music.
The music industry is brimming with old and young talent who we have been lucky enough to have the pleasure [...]
Top 10 Beefs/Misunderstandings of 2009
Posted on 08. Dec, 2009 by admin in Entertainment, Music
Beef, the cornerstone of publicity, record sales and bufoonery; but hey, controversy sales. 2009 saw beef taken to new levels with animation, family involvement, punches and personal video messages to accompany the usual smack talking over radio stations and diss records.
Trey Songz and R.Kelly are the latest to go at it with the former [...]
Trey Songz Vs R.Kelly
Posted on 29. Nov, 2009 by Ashley Marc in Entertainment, Music
To coincide with the release of R. Kelly’s highly anticipated 9th studio album, which shall remain “Untitled”, we here at Pbleepd wanted to find out if his title as “the King of R&B” was under threat. In particular by heartthrob Trey Songz, the self proclaimed “prince of R&B”.
Billionaire Boys Club
Posted on 26. Nov, 2009 by admin in Business, Entertainment, Finance & Investments, Music
Now alot of us at Pbleepd are known for making some outrageous comments but this could be one of the craziest ones to date….is it possible that two of hip-hop’s most popular figures have reached the billion dollar mark?
Amongst uncertainty, Jigga and Papa Diddy Pop are stated to have had a worth of around half [...]
Musical Greats: J Dilla
Posted on 23. Nov, 2009 by Broadband in Entertainment, Music
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Hip-Hop production has spawned undeniable legends since it’s emergence almost 30 years ago. Amongst my favourite producers of all time the likes of DJ Premier, Pete Rock, Dr Dre, RZA, Marley Marl, Kanye West, Just Blaze, 9th Wonder, The Neptunes and The Alchemists warranted mentions. However with the exception of Timbaland no other producer [...]
Butterz TV: Episode 2
Posted on 11. Nov, 2009 by admin in Entertainment, Music
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Elijah and Skilliam’s Butterz Blog. The Grime page has been running for two years now featuring recorded sets, interviews, reviews and hilarious banter on the best and worst of grime.. Check out episode 2 of Butterz on UStream as they mess around, play sets and hang out with brilliant producer Terror Danjah. [...]
