D E C I P H E R M U S I C

I posted the live performance of this song a few weeks ago and announced that it would be FM’s following single to Like a G6 and now here it is. Ryan Tedder of One Republic lends his vocals to the song’s chorus. I love the video. It adds the perfect aesthetic without being too eletro-pop even though that’s where the sound might be. I copped the last two copies of their album Free Wired at my local Best Buy so it might be still sold out there but make sure to help sell out wherever you are! Go support!

Yall definitely know about FM now from their smash single Like a G6 and if you support them you have to cop their album “Free Wired”  which drops TOMORROW and is available for itunes presale RIGHT NOW. Johnnyphlo attended ISA NY and told me they performed this song at the end of their set and I was instantly depressed that I missed out. Ryan Tedder of One Republic lends his vocals to the chorus of this joint and kills it. It isn’t the bouncy electro feel that G6 gives you but that’s not what they were going for with this one. This song ends the album on a euphoric note telling us to reach for the stars and I feel that. This is a live performance of the song but like I said the CD quality joint will be available TOMORROW so please support and show them that Asian-American talent is and will be supported!

First and foremost, happy birthday Weezy! Next, Lil’ Wayne’s LP “I Am Not a Human Being” is out today! Go support if you feeling it. Next, free Weezy! He’ll be out in a month or two matter of fact but homie has still been in heavy rotation everywhere so we haven’t had a chance to miss him. This song leaked a couple days ago and it appears on the LP that dropped today. Drake does not have a verse and only lends his vocals to half of the hook but it’s elegantly done. Obviously, this one is for the ladies and I think it’ll be all over the radio soon enough so remember where you heard it first!

FM seems to be everybody’s new favorite group and its well deserved. I’m gonna show off right now and say I’ve known of the homies for damn near a decade now. I remember when they used to post up at aznraps.com just like I used to. Now, their hit single Like a G6 is all over national radio and recently hit #4 on itunes charts. Congrats by the way! This song right here though I remember being a free download on aznraps. It’s a totally different sound from the direction they took but I still really enjoy it. Much success to FM and this post is just a reminder of where yall came from.

This is my favorite original Ailee track. She wrote it completely herself which I am very proud of her for. Me and Johnnyphlo are in the studio at the moment and we’re just talking about old times and this song came to mind. She has done a lot since this song and it isn’t her best vocal display but it’s a great structured song in my opinion. It was also only released via her Myspace which we all know is pretty much a dead medium in 2006. So hopefully this might remind the few who heard it in the past and be something special to those who haven’t. You can watch a live performance of this song here.

This song is so dope! CeeLo, orginally of Goodie Mob, more recently one half of Gnarls Barkley, is doing his solo thing on this joint and I’m loving it. This song is a blunt message to those girls that passed on guys who didn’t meet their financial standards. To put that more frank, this song goes out to the gold diggin’ hoes. This track got a funk/jazzy/James Brown type of sound and I’m feeling that a long with the lyrics. The first verse was especially outstanding to me. Listen for yourself!

Sam is back with another original song here. On Beautiful People he raps the verses and still finds the energy to lay his signature crooner voice down on the hook and bridge. This video is actually an entry to the 2010 JCPenny Breakout contest that Clara Chung gained fame from of last year. All we have to do to help Sam is get this video as many views as possible. It’s an easy watch because the song is dope and really touches on a subject that I find important. He speaks on the superficiality that we often struggle with and the need to see ourselves and others as beautiful. Please help the homie and spread the word about this video!