Commentary: "Boom Boom Pow"

Dude, what happened? There was a time in early March when we first heard this song on the radio and we're kind of caught off guard by it. We thought it was catchy as hell, but in terms of timing and placement it just seemed a bit off. In terms of content, it was typical post-Fergie BEP material: light and fluffy, a not-too-far-departure from their pre-Fergie days of vying to become the West Coast heirs to A Tribe Called Quest's throne-except with more ethnic diversity. However, "Boom Boom Pow" did have something somewhat of the times-it has one hell of a crazy strong structure for a single. It's crazy, but really not crazy enough in the world where Weezy and The-Dream are at the top of the game. Somehow it came together and became a hit and caused the proliferation of a ton of unnecessary remixes. You have to give Will.i.am & Co. props for that. Now, how can we get this damn thing out of our heads?

For the true music geeks and Will.i.am fans out there, we recommend checking out Mochilla's documentary: DJ Dusk's Root Down Soundclash. It's an interesting document of how vibrant the LA underground hip-hop scene was back in the day, and it also pinpoints the precise moment Will.i.am blew up (or sold out, depending on who you talk to): dude leaves a battle early to make a beat for Justin Timberlake. The rest is history. Boom. Boom. Pow.

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Maxwell - Pretty Wings

It's been a minute since Maxwell has dominated the R&B scene. I mean let's face it, the kids these days prefer T-Pain in all his glory. So we were pleasantly surprised to hear that his new release "Pretty Wings" has finally leaked. Although Maxwell won't be giving T-Pain a run for his money soon, he will definitely give the ladies out there someone to swoon over (seriously, let's all admit that T-Pain is not a looker).

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Video: "Amazing"

Amazing from kwest on Vimeo.

Don't tell us we were sleeping on this one, cause we weren't. It just took longer for us to digest. "Amazing" was always one of our favorite tracks off the album, it having been blasted in our respective offices and studios last December. It only seems right that this song comes back to our collective consciousness when a few off of us are on vaycay (and slowly losing hope of seeing a Blazers-Lakers series in the playoffs). We're guessing Yeezy didn't spend much of his freshly cleared check from the NBA on this one, what with him wearing that denim jacket he always wears these days in front of a greenscreen. Or maybe dude spent all of that cash on that yacht complete with complimentary Wayfarers? Whether he's ballin' for real or on a budget, we can't hate on this video. Just take us on that boat next time-and don't be so obvious with your edit. A shot of fire when dude says "fire"? You can do better than that, Ye.

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