BensonHsu.com » Music http://blog.bensonhsu.com previously the sileightymania.com journal. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:22:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Ladies http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/07/13/ladies/ http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/07/13/ladies/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 19:22:45 +0000 Benson http://blog.bensonhsu.com/?p=2343

]]> http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/07/13/ladies/feed/ 0 Mos Def & Lenny Kravitz http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/05/19/mos-def-lenny-kravitz/ http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/05/19/mos-def-lenny-kravitz/#comments Wed, 19 May 2010 19:35:14 +0000 Benson http://blog.bensonhsu.com/?p=2223

This song was created to benefit Gulf Aid, a non-profit organization to help with that recent oil spill in the gulf.

Side note: Mos Def never ceases to amaze me as an artist – not rapper, not musician, just artist.

Source: HypeTrak.com

]]> http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/05/19/mos-def-lenny-kravitz/feed/ 1 Lauryn Hill is Back? http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/05/07/lauryn-hill-is-back/ http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/05/07/lauryn-hill-is-back/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 16:05:29 +0000 Benson http://blog.bensonhsu.com/?p=2192 Is she back?  Here she is featured on Stat Quo’s new album.

Stat Quo featuring Lauryn Hill – The HustlebyHypetrak

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Source: hypetrak.com

]]> http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/05/05/more-j-cole/feed/ 4 New Lupe http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/04/29/new-lupe/ http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/04/29/new-lupe/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:30:51 +0000 Benson http://blog.bensonhsu.com/?p=2166

Lupe Fiasco – I’m Beamin

“Thanks to Logan for giving me the heads up on this new Lupe Fiasco song. I think this song is dope”

]]> http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/04/29/new-lupe/feed/ 1 More Guru http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/04/22/more-guru/ http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/04/22/more-guru/#comments Thu, 22 Apr 2010 15:29:27 +0000 Benson http://blog.bensonhsu.com/?p=2151 Here’s a series of short video clips on MTV paying tribute to Guru.

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I was thinking about that time when Guru was robbed in front of his studio and decided to read up on that again… in the article, he mentioned that he wasn’t rich and never went platinum.  It’s weird how the world works, isn’t it?  How can an artist be so talented, so unique and so influential to a culture and so many people… but on paper, doesn’t come close to having the financial success of a group like Danity Kane?  That’s ass backwards if you ask me.

]]> http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/04/20/r-i-p-guru/feed/ 3 Good music to start the weekend http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/04/02/good-music-to-start-the-weekend/ http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/04/02/good-music-to-start-the-weekend/#comments Fri, 02 Apr 2010 23:37:36 +0000 Benson http://blog.bensonhsu.com/?p=2092

A Dilla tribute by The Roots.

DOWNLOAD: The Roots – Dilla Joints (Mixtape)

Source: http://hypetrak.com/2010/04/the-roots-dilla-joints-mixtape/

]]> http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/04/02/good-music-to-start-the-weekend/feed/ 0 Pete Rock vs. DJ Premier! http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/03/29/pete-rock-vs-dj-premier/ http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/03/29/pete-rock-vs-dj-premier/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2010 19:34:43 +0000 Benson http://blog.bensonhsu.com/?p=2075 How do I get tickets to this??

Manhattan Records presents DJ Premier VS Pete Rock -A Legendary DJ Battle trailer from getfunky on Vimeo.

]]> http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/03/29/pete-rock-vs-dj-premier/feed/ 0 G.O.O.D. Music http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/03/16/g-o-o-d-music/ http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/03/16/g-o-o-d-music/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 19:37:11 +0000 Benson http://blog.bensonhsu.com/?p=2022 Consequence featuring Common & Talib Kweli – G.O.O.D. Music (Produced by Clinton Sparks) by Hypetrak

]]> http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/03/16/g-o-o-d-music/feed/ 1 J. Cole http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/02/10/j-cole/ http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/02/10/j-cole/#comments Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:59:19 +0000 Benson http://blog.bensonhsu.com/?p=1894 Nadine mentioned this guy to me back when imeem was still around.  He’s Roc Nation’s (Jay-Z) first signed artist.  I’ve been listening to him ever since.

Jay-Z signed him after hearing this track:

No albums released yet, but you can download his mix tape The Warm Up.

]]> http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/02/10/j-cole/feed/ 0 Sade is going to cause another baby boom http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/02/09/sade-is-going-to-cause-another-baby-boom/ http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/02/09/sade-is-going-to-cause-another-baby-boom/#comments Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:32:41 +0000 Benson http://blog.bensonhsu.com/?p=1891 Her new album – Soldier of Love


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]]> http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2010/01/15/truth/feed/ 0 techno song made with jeep sounds http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2009/12/18/techno-song-made-with-jeep-sounds/ http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2009/12/18/techno-song-made-with-jeep-sounds/#comments Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:37:38 +0000 Benson http://blog.bensonhsu.com/?p=1774

]]> http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2009/12/18/techno-song-made-with-jeep-sounds/feed/ 0 Just Breathe http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2009/11/02/just-breathe/ http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2009/11/02/just-breathe/#comments Tue, 03 Nov 2009 05:50:44 +0000 Benson http://blog.bensonhsu.com/?p=1631 Did Eddie Vedder get better at singing?  What a great song…

Pearl Jam – Just Breathe

Yes I understand that every life must end, aw huh,..
As we sit alone, I know someday we must go, aw huh,..
I’m a lucky man to count on both hands
The ones I love,..

Some folks just have one,
Others they got none, aw huh,..

Stay with me,..
Let’s just breathe.

Practiced are my sins,
Never gonna let me win, aw huh,..
Under everything, just another human being, aw huh,..
Yeh, I don’t wanna hurt, there’s so much in this world
To make me bleed.

Stay with me,..
You’re all I see.

Did I say that I need you?
Did I say that I want you?
Oh, if I didn’t now I’m a fool you see,..
No one knows this more than me.
As I come clean.

I wonder everyday
as I look upon your face, aw huh,..
Everything you gave
And nothing you would take, aw huh,..
Nothing you would take,..
Everything you gave.

Did I say that I need you?
Oh, Did I say that I want you?
Oh, if I didn’t now I’m a fool you see,..
No one know this more than me.
As I come clean.

Nothing you would take,..
everything you gave.
Hold me till I die,..
Meet you on the other side.

]]> http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2009/11/02/just-breathe/feed/ 0 The All Mighty Mos Def http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2009/10/15/the-all-mighty-mos-def/ http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2009/10/15/the-all-mighty-mos-def/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:41:10 +0000 Benson http://blog.bensonhsu.com/?p=1586

It’s almost an hour… but it’s definitely worth it.

]]> http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2009/10/15/the-all-mighty-mos-def/feed/ 0 Sampled – Isley Brothers http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2009/10/06/sampled-isley-brothers/ http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2009/10/06/sampled-isley-brothers/#comments Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:04:06 +0000 Benson http://blog.bensonhsu.com/?p=1560 Ok I’m not a music expert or anything, but I like to find out who my favorite hip hop artists sample their music from.  It’s like finding out who inspires someone great or finding out who your idol’s idols are.

Here’s one I realized today while perusing Imeem.

And here is the more obvious one… he made a classic out of a classic.

Logs sent me a link to a playlist called The Best Hip-Hop Original Samples on Imeem.  Check it out if you’re into that stuff.

]]> http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2009/10/06/sampled-isley-brothers/feed/ 4 Thanks Brian McKnight! http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2009/10/02/thanks-brian-mcknight/ http://blog.bensonhsu.com/2009/10/02/thanks-brian-mcknight/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:51:32 +0000 Benson http://blog.bensonhsu.com/?p=1529 Brian McKnight sang “If This World Were Mine” to Nadine a couple days ago for our anniversary.

Here it is!

You can listen to other dedications he’s done on The Wave’s website.

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He’s definitely one of my favorite R&B singers and when I found out he was doing this on his show I had to request one for Nadine for our anniversary.  If you want to hear him give Nadine a surprise phone call at work, they’ll play it on our anniversary – next Wednesday the 30th between 7am-7:15am.

Can’t wait!

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And I’m all about Jay-Z these days…

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