RAPPERS WHO DON'T SUCK: NYLE

This is Nyle. He may look like "a light-skinned Weezy", as he acknowledges in the rap below. And he could easily become as big as Lil' Wayne, considering he's ill and innovative, and has already made a name for himself throughout the NYC underground. Check out his MySpace to hear the NYU student's Frosh album and the new Capstone EP.

This video for "Let The Beat Build" was shot in one take.


For more Nyle, get up on his website.

I actually found Nyle through the best comedy group on the planet, DERRICK Comedy. If you don't know them, stop whatever you're doing and go laugh.

RAPPERS WHO DON'T SUCK: CHARLES HAMILTON

"Hip-hop aint dead; it just turned 20." - CH



Do you like Incubus? Modest Mouse? TV on the Radio? Then you have something in common with Charles Hamilton, an emerging rapper from Brooklyn. The artists mentioned are a few of the many who the rock fan has sampled in his tracks, featured all over the internet and on dozens of mixtapes.
What else defines CH? Video games. He's taken Sonic the Hedgehog as a logo and works sound effects from the game into his beats. He's got a sense of humor, sampling from TV shows like Family Guy in C Food and Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood in The N Word. One last thing: this dude adores the color pink. And will kick your a** if you have a problem with that.
Look out for an official album this summer. For now, there's the digitally-released Pink Lavalamp.

"Brooklyn Girls" - The Single

"Starchasers" - My personal favorite, samples Lykke Li

Get to know Charles: CharlesHamilton.blogspot.com

"November 10th":

IT'S SUMMERTIME!

..... but I'm back on my game. More or less. Some quick summer loves of mine:

Summertime Clothes - Animal Collective
THE summer song. Love these guys; just saw them Saturday night.

Whatcha Say - Jason DeRulo
Guilty pleasure. Samples Imogen Heap's "Hide and Seek"! Pleasant surprise from some auto-tune singer.

Sweet Dreams - Beyonce
Beyonce. Owns. Always.

Infinity - Guru Josh Project
This master dance track is finally taking over the U.S.

She Wolf (Loba) - Shakira
New direction for Shakira. Liking it. Video's a little much though...

Throw it in the Bag Remix - Fabolous and Drake
Tight beat. Drake's blowin' up everything.

Pogo - Digitalism
Perfect blend of indie and dance styles. Summer anthem.