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Ant's Top 5

 

1. Body Language, Social Studies, (FREE EP) (Ant: This might be my favorite new artist right here. BK never lets me down.)

   i Heard it On: Bandcamp



2. Quadron, "Simili Life", (video)  (Ant: Dope video commission by Quadron to one of their fans and beautifully shot.)

   i Heard it On: Blindiforthekids



3. Ghostface, "Together Baby", (stream/mp3) (Ant: What a way to start today. I almost threw my computer against the wall when this beat dropped on the verse. HEAT!)

   i Heard it On: Okayplayer



4. Mickey Factz, "Legend", (video) (Ant: Great video and I'm having second thoughts about going to New Orleans any time soon.)

   i Heard it On: Herfection



5. Lupe Fiasco, "S.L.R.", (stream/mp3) (Ant: Jeep Banger for your morning and Lupe is back in true form. Chi-town stand up!)

   i Heard it On: Herfection

Andrew's Top 5

1. Janelle Monae, "Cold War" (Video) (AR: She's beautiful, and here, she's simply beautiful, vulnerable, and terrific. What a talent; Ant: Mesmerized by this and reminded of how insane this song is.)

   i Heard it On: Prefixmag



2. Eminem feat Rihanna, "Love The Way You Lie" (video) (Ant: AMAZING clip...and Megan Fox is in it.)

   i Heard it On: YouTube

3. Kanye West, "Power", (video) (Ant: Again, no one is seeing this dude creativity. Moving Painting status.)

   i Heard it On: KanyeWest.com



4. Mark Ronson feat. Ghostface, “Lose It In The End” (stream/mp3) (Ant: This track is nuts, journey like, and Ghostdini goes HARD on this one.)

   i Heard it On: Okayplayer



5. Junip "Rope and Summit" (stream) (Psych/Kraut rock/Folk) (Greg: A jazzy little number on rock climbing?)

   i Heard it On: Mojophenia

Top 5 iHearditOn.com Song Recs (week ending 3.27.10)

1. B.O.B feat Big Boi, “Nothin On You” (Remix), (mp3) (Ant: Same track as the original but Big Boi is hard on this one.)

   i Heard it On: The Smoking Section



2. Matt & Kim feat. De La Soul, “Daylight” (Troublemaker Remix), (stream/mp3) (Ant: Anthemic.)

   i Heard it On: The Hype Machine



3. Richard McGraw "Hurting Heart" (mp3/stream) (Folk rock) (Greg: Disaffected and lovelorn, this song evokes those such as Destroyer and Neil Young.)

   i Heard it On: said the gramophone



4. Drake Feat. The Dream, “Shut It Down”, (stream/mp3) (Ant: Drizzy proves while he is a double threat. Don’t let his R&B side fool you. Click here to download mp3)

   i Heard it On: 2DopeBoyz



5. Method Man, Ghostface, & Raekwon, “Dangerous” (mp3) (AR: They're back, and they bring it raw and hard. Bang this.)

   i Heard it On: The Fader

DJ ForeignDomestic's Top 5

1. Minus The Bear, "My Time" (Download/stream) (DJFD: "My Time" is for the next day, after a good run that rids your mind/body of the toxins from that previous bender.)

   i Heard it On: Omni the album



2. The White Panda, “What You Know About Little Secrets” (Passion Pit VS T.I.), (stream/mp3) (Ant: This is what it sounds like when T.I. hangs out on Bedford and N. 6th street)

   i Heard it On: The Hype Machine



3. The Black Keys, "Tighten Up" (Stream) (AR: growling rock and roll about lost love. Pain in drums and guitar riffs. Hot; DJFD: production courtesy of Dangermouse)

   i Heard it On: MySpace.com



4. Method Man, Ghostface, & Raekwon, “Dangerous” (mp3) (AR: They're back, and they bring it raw and hard. Bang this. Right-click here to download mp3)

   i Heard it On: The Fader



5. Minus The Bear, "Into The Mirror" (stream) (DJFD: "Into The Mirror" came out late last year and captures that bad moment around 3:13 AM)

   i Heard it On: last.fm

Andrew's Top 5

1. Madlib, "African Voodoo Queen (Drama)" (mp3) (AR: Rich beats and melodies. Love this.)
2. Mayer Hawthorne, "Thin Moon (James Pants Cover)" (Stream) (mp3) (AR: Mayer ups his game into babymakin' music. Great track. Via: JP's Blog)
3. Raekwon, Ghostface, & Method Man, “Criminology 2.5”, (stream) (mp3) (Ant: Do I even need to say ANYTHING! Partake!)
4. Erykah Badu, "Window Seat" (Live on Fallon) (Video) (AR: Don't miss this. "Sublime melody" is right. Can't wait for her "New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh)" album, which drops at the end of the month.) 
5. Zola Jesus "I Can't Stand" (stream) (Ghost pop) (Greg: What a sound! Her voice is a weapon.)

Ant's Top 5

1. Lupe Fiasco & Kenna, “Resurrection”, (mp3) (Ant: New track from the Music for Relief album for Haiti. Mike Shinoda from Linkin Park on the beat.)
2. Ludacris, “How Low”, (video) (AR: Straight up absurdity.) 
3. Common, “Next Time”, (mp3) (Ant: Unreleased Common on some classic 90s biz. Dope.)
4. Method Man, Ghostface Killah, & Raekwon, “Our Dreams”, (mp3) (AR: more hopeful and positive than anything any of these guys have released recently.)
5. Yelawolf, “Pop The Trunk”, (video) (Ant: Alabama heat. Yelawolf is raw dopeness and Motion Theory behind the lens make this video great.)

Andrew's Top 5

1. "House of Flying Daggers" ft. Ghostface, Method Man & Inspectah Deck (Video) (AR: WOW. "See things that will drop your jaw")
2. Volcano Choir - "Island, IS" (MP3) (AR: Caught this on Sirius XMU Download 15. A slight interpretive move away from his Bon Iver work that works well for Justin Vernon.)
3. Jay-Z "Reminder" (MP3) (Produced by Timbaland) (Ant: More Blueprint 3 leakage)
4. Peter Bjorn and John feat Pig Big Pooh, Phil Nas, & Chaundon "Stay This Way" (Jazzy Jeff Remix) (MP3) (Ant: ODD PAIRING but a BANGER)
5. R.E.M., "Living Well Is The Best Revenge" (Live) (Video) (AR: really like this darker, more raw sound from R.E.M. And video truly emphasizes it.)