Lisztomania: Hip-Hop Songs Heard Ad Nauseam in Florida

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This past holiday season, I headed off to sunny Key West, Florida with a group of friends to ring in the new year as ridiculously as possible. For anyone who hasn't been, the unsuspecting, small island is like a micro-Bourbon Street, with less public nudity and beignets, more stone crabs and Czech strippers. The open container laws are about even. Such is life on Duval Street. While I was adequately prepared for any and all daytime/evening antics, the bars' DJs did little to vary their nightly setlists. After five days, I'd heard "The Motto" over 50 times. I'll say this, all the ad nauseam song repetition only helped to blur those nights together.

Here are nine tracks that were heard in trashy clubs or hungover headphones too much. They should help Ken Burns soundtrack any potential documentaries of our trip...

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SBTRKT - Wildfire (Drake Remix)
Drake - The Motto (feat. Lil Wayne)
Big Sean - Dance (A$$) [Remix] (feat. Nicki Minaj)
J. Cole - Work Out
Mickey Avalon - What Do You Say? (feat. Dirt Nasty)
Ace Hood - Hustle Hard Remix (feat. Rick Ross & Lil Wayne)
Ludacris - Shake and Fries (feat. Gucci Mane)
Earl Sweatshirt - Drop
DJ Khlad - I'm on One (feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne)

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It's October, It's Autumn and It's Time For Another Mixtape

The weather lately has been a little bizarre. September reared its ugly head and Brooklyn got all sorts of chilly, then just a few days ago, it's 80° in the city. Now, my short-wearing will likely extend into November (Michigan blood), but that won't stop the leaves from turning or my appetite for pumpkin pie and football from spiraling out of control. Below is a collection of songs I threw together for the season-changing occasion, but don't expect any jubilant bangers--this October mix is a more somber affair...

Citizen Mix Vol. VIII - Fall's a Comin'


Tracklist:

1. Dawn Golden and Rosy Cross - White Sun
2. My Bloody Valentine - You Made Me Realise
3. Death Cab for Cutie - Company Calls Epilogue
4. Big Troubles - Misery
5. Woods - Down This Road
6. Real Estate - It's Real
7. Black Glove - That's All Midnight (M83 x Gucci Mane)
8. WU LYF - L Y F
9. The Gangsters - Best Friend
10. Radiohead - A Punch Up at a Wedding
11. The Replacements - Answering Machine

Alternate Download Link: MediaFire

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Free Gucci (Again)... The Burrrtish Edition

Sometime last year in-between stints of Gucci Mane's jail-time, Diplo co-opted a bunch of friends to release a remix LP of their favourite Gucci tracks. The results were aptly-named Free Gucci and half the tracks were forgettable. As for the other half? Pretty solid, especially that Emynd remix.

Earlier this month Mad Decent released a second volume of icy remixes, Free Gucci 2: The Burrrtish Edition. This time around, some fine British talent injected dupstep flavours behind Mr. Radric Davis' raps.

Again, the results are hit-or-miss, but if you like Gucci and/or bass music, there's something here for you. That, and the These New Puritans remix is the closest thing we'll get to a Gucci Mane/Thom Yorke collaboration (for now).

Grab some Burrrtish highlights below or click the links above to download the respective Free Gucci effort.

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Gucci Mane - Brand New (Rustie Remix)
Gucci Mane - Party Animal (Hudson Mohawke Remix)
Gucci Mane - Dollar Sign (These New Puritans Remix)

Also awesome...

Gucci Mane - Frowny Face (Emynd Remix)

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Citizen Insane Presents... Halloween Mixtape 2010

Because Halloween is my favourite holiday and because I love mixing cool jams, Citizen Insane presents a killer mixtape perfect for the weekend's ghoulish festivities...


Click here to download Citizen Insane Halloween Mix Vol. 1

Tracklist (Right-Click + Save Link As):

1. Halloween (Main Theme) - John Carpenter
2. Ghouls Night Out - The Misfits
3. Wolf Like Me - TV on the Radio
4. My Shadow (Salem Remix) - Gucci Mane
5. In the Room Where You Sleep - Dead Man's Bones
6. Romo-Goth - Department of Eagles
7. Hold On - Holy Ghost!
8. Horror Business - The Misfits
9. The Mask (feat. Ghostface Killah) - Danger Doom
10. Friendly Ghost - Harlem
11. King Night - Salem
12. Halloween - The Misfits
13. Thriller (DiscoTech Remix) - Michael Jackson
+ Bonus Track

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Black Glove Could Supply Your Weekend Playlist

White Panda can't control their BPM. Easter Egg is overrated. Super Mash Bros. overdo-it on the pop-punk references. Girl Talk and E-603 are laying low. The mash-up in general is becoming a meme and the only act consistently putting out greatness right now is The Hood Internet.

Well, them and Black Glove.

While this duo from Vermont doesn't turn the genre on its ear, Black Glove mash-ups (thankfully) aren't played out and make some pretty choice references. Sure, the guys mix in overly-familiar hip-hop, but that's par for the mash-up course -- It's what you pair it with that counts, and Black Glove slickly sample some fine indie-electro acts (M83, The xx, The Tough Alliance, Robyn, The Knife, Major Lazer, Crystal Castles, etc.).

I got hold of their "Teach Me How to Dougie" remix featuring a familiar+chill M83 sample and, after touring their website and downloading their mixtapes, I was hooked. These guys are solid.

It's Saturday. Pick up a case of PBR and grab their mixtapes or take a tour of my favourite tracks down below.

Listen to Black Glove - Vol. 1
Listen to Black Glove - Vol. 2
Listen to Black Glove - Vol. 3
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Teach Me How to Appear (Cali Swag District x M83) - Black Glove

1901 Stuntin' (Birdman & Lil Wayne x Phoenix) - Black Glove

This Is Why I Creep (TLC x Mims) - Black Glove

Hold Yuh Bird Flu (Major Lazer x Gucci Mane) - Black Glove

Made You Look in the Diner (Nas x Suzanne Vega) - Black Glove

We're Poppin' Bottles (Birdman x Rock Electrique) - Black Glove

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The Citizen Insane's Hip-Hop Round-Up

So while I've been busy with this whole Ivy League thing (casually brushes off shoulders), I've neglected to mention some of the recentish hip-hop/rap I've been listening to. Here's a rundown of what I forget to mention since sometime in mid-July...

- Kanye West has been releasing tracks once a week for awhile now. Some are great ("Monster feat. Jay-Z, Bon Iver, Rick Ross & Nicki Minaj") and some are just okay ("Good Friday"), but you can grab 'em all by going here. The real homerun is "Runaway," the track that slayed the VMAs. Grab that at the bottom...

- Wale dropped a new mixtape in July and it's a return to good form after his awful, awful major-label debut. Grab it here.

- Despite being a few months old, I'm still playing the new Cool Kids mixtape nonstop. Pick it up here if you haven't yet.

- The ever-prolific Gucci Mane released a new mixtape a couple of weeks ago. It's predictably solid, so if your hard drive could use more Gucci, you can donwload it here. Mr. Burr also has an LP right around the corner, The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted - You can find the first track down below.

- I thought the latest Bun B album was decent enough. Full of lovable guests (Drake, Gucci, Jeezy...), the record doesn't bring anything new to the table, but it has its charms and could soundtrack a night or two of drinking. Get it here.

- The Game really, really surprised me with the quality of his latest mixtape, Brake Lights. The samples are all over the place in the best way (I'm looking at you, Sufjan Stevens sample) and his flow is so good, it actually sounds like he's trying. Snag it up by clicking here.

- Freddie Gibbs is slowly, surely working his way up to the top of my favourite rappers list. He dropped a mixtape and an EP at the end of July/Beginning of August and they're both must-hear efforts. Get the mixtape by clicking here. Get the EP by clicking here.

- What would a round-up of mine be without a Lil Wayne mention? In five days (Sept. 27), Mr. Carter is releasing an EP, on his birthday, from behind bars. Awesome. I've got the first two singles down below. Both feature Drake, one is awesome ("Right Above It"), and the other is called "Gonorrhea." The track's biggest takeaway? Weezy wants you to be STD-free: "Wish I never met ya / Wouldn't wanna be ya / Pussy ass nigga / I don't want your gonorrhea."

- And finally, let's just take a moment to recognize the ridiculous/catchy/entertaining "Teach Me How to Dougie." I'm sure my own horrible rendition is only a few weeks away from showing up on YouTube...

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Runaway (feat. Pusha T) - Kanye West

Lil Friend (Bun B) - Gucci Mane

Gonorrhea (feat. Drake) - Lil Wayne

Right Above It (feat. Drake) - Lil Wayne

Teach Me How to Dougie - Cali Swag District

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