Chingy - Gimme Dat (ft. Ludacris) [from 2007’s Hate It or Love It] download
First off, it’s a travesty that thisn’t a Ludacris solo track. There’s really no need for Chingy, and from the get go it’s clearly the kind of track that’s built for Luda. Secondly, this chorus sounds great and is the the only real success of the song, Luda phones it in, but that chorus is good enough to make me curious about the producer, Full Scale. The whole thing takes me back to the days of having a car and listening to the first two Ludacris albums with the windows down and the sun shining. Ahhh…
Dinosaur Jr. - Little Fury Things [from 1987’s You’re Living All Over Me] download
I haven’t been listening to this one super recently, but there was a while where I was all over it. I’m definitely interested in getting a better grasp on the 80’s underground rock scene, so if you’ve got some recommendations, leave them.
Plies - Goons Lurkin’ (from 2007’s The Real Testament) download
I’ll be honest, I have yet to pay attention to the lyrics on this, but this beat, courtesy of Midnight Black, is so quirky and reaching, it’s hard not to love it…at least for me. I’m back!
No Age - Teen Creeps (from 2008’s Nouns) download
For whatever reason (which I’ll now need to reassess), I didn’t get into No Age’s Weirdo Rippers. But I just got way into this. Maybe it’s cause I just came off Steve Albini’s mix of In Utero, but it’s probably just cause it’s great.
