Tuesday, November 29, 2011

#LOL #PIC

Another one for all my 80's n 90's babies! haha

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Friday, November 25, 2011

Jam of The Week: WALE - BARRY SANDERS



Once again Happy Turkey Day to all everybody out there I know its officially Black Friday/Left Overs Day but ehhh *shrug* but here's one of my fav jams from my brother Ralph Folarin off the Eleven One Eleven Theory mixtape that laid the foundation for the very successful Ambition album (in stores now!!) All my sports gurus (including myself duhh) should enjoy this one!! #mmg #Wale #ambition

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The Prefixx Ep - Sah Ril (Boogie til Your Nose Bleed)

 First and foremost I have to say I am pretty stoked about this post off the simple fact that I AM FEATURED ON ONE OF THE TRACKS!!! VOQ's favorite rapper Sah Ril has been releasing exclusive tracks to a select group of supporters, bloggers, and musical connoisseurs over the past few weeks and we were lucky enough to get a chance to be included in that bunch. This is all in preparation for his upcoming Back Where the Pain is Vol. 3: Art, Fear, and Loathing release. Some tracks were released a while back and were possible cuts from the album, while others are never heard releases from Sah and others (like producer Danimal whom we have blogged about before). Each track is fire all the same. According to Sah these are all tracks that didn't make the album. With the caliber of tracks here I am all too excited to see what did. So check out the Prefixx and listen to your boy spit a little knowledge for ya'll... Blogs... I POST THAT! BUT IM NOT A RAPPER!... ENJOI!

Track 1: Servant's Theme 
Track 2: 80's Movie Cliche Romance
Track 3: Soul Rant (Prod. by Danimal)
Track 4:  MilliRoz ft. SdotBell and The U

Sah's Website: Sahril.com

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P.S. If you didn't catch the reference at the end of the post lol-->

Mixtape Vault: Friend of The People (Lupe Fiasco)

Happy Turkey Day folks on behalf of the whole VOQ family! (im stuffed and my Cowboys won too *fist pump*) Now...FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The moment I and any music lover with sense has been waiting for for bout 3 or 4 yrs now!! sheesh! Mr Fiasco finally drops his Friend of the People mixtape! Im laughing inside becuz I know pretty much all these trax missed the Lasers final cut list but they are still collectively better than most of the albums that dropped in 2011 and will drop in 2012 lol Enjoy folks!! #Lasers #Lupe #FOTP #Thanksgiving

Friend Of The People Download

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Wednesday, November 23, 2011

#LOL #PIC

All my 80's & early-mid 90's babies who grew up on 'All That' realize how hilarious this joint is hahaha #Keenan Letter After T, Before V 'U'

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

New Music: Kendrick Lamar Ft. Busta Rhymes - Rigamortis (Remix)



We dropped the video for this banger a few weeks back and now Busta Buss (newest member to the Young Money roster) hopped on the remix!! Enjoys folks!! #Kendrick #Busta #ymcmb

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New Music: WZRD - Brake (with Lyrics)



Cudder is doing it all these days! Hit show on HBO just wrapped up its 2nd season (show is funny and very good) working on Man on the Moon 3 (cant wait sooo stoked) and as everyone knows by now is really getting his Jimi Hendrix on with his new rock movement WZRD!! Finally dropped this bad boy last nite enjoy folks!! #Cudder #WZRD

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Saturday, November 19, 2011

Jam of The Week: Drake - Lord Knows ft Rick Ross



Congrats to Drizzy, Take Care is in stores and is slated to push roughly 600k plus the first week! This Just Blaze joint is prolly the best song he's ever done! Yea I said it! The beat is perfect (Just Blaze duhh) and the lyrics are beyond crisp not to mention Rozay chipped in too! Enjoy folks Waddup Chip!!! lol #ovoxo #ymcmb #takecare #mmg

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Friday, November 18, 2011

Justin Bieber Hot 97 Exclusive Freestyle



I'm not gonna front if Bieber drops a mixtape I would soooo cop it! This dude's got barssssssssssss! Sidebar-apologies for the last Bieber freestyle post Im officially a Belieber lol #pause #Bieber

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Thursday, November 17, 2011

I'm currently in my office, at my desk...sneaking this post. Lol because I wanted you all to feel the same sense of relief and pleasure while watching this in the midst of a mundane day at work or in class perfecting your hustle as well. I can't tell you how many early mornings I spent listening to "Ambitious Girl" while commuting to NYC to lug samples around for Vibe Magazine in the middle of a heat wave or late at night while I hung on by a thread finishing a ton of homework.

I'm sure I speak for the ladies when I say that the grind is always personally worthwhile, but it feels really good to have a guy (especially one as adorable as Wale) acknowledge how hard we work and how focused we are with our passions. It's about time he matched a picture with his words. I love the clarity and sincerity of the visuals in the video. Gotta keep this super brief, but enjoy!

Happy Thursday, Ambitious Girls. From me to you.


 -XO



Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Mixtape Vault: Ludacris 1.21 Gigawatts: Back to the First Time

Im sooo stoked for this mixtape! Anybody who's known me knows the first album I ever purchased was a clean version of Ludacris' Back For The First Time from K-Mart back in middle school. One of the first rappers who really inspired me to get into the whole music thang was LUDAAAAA! He's still as dope as ever this new tape proves he aint goin' nowhere anythime soon!! Enjoy!! #LUDA #ATL

1.21 Gigawatts: Back To The First Time Download

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Video Time: Wale (Feat. Rick Ross) - Tats On My Arm (Official Video)



The Ambition train just keeps on rolling as the Untouchable Maybach Empire drops another visual gem from Ralph Folarin and Rozay!! This is not only a former JOW but it is also a personal favorite of myself and Mr. Mars who does all of my fantastic visuals (Sidebar-Nothingness video on the way) Enjoy folks!! *rick ross grunt* #mmg #ambition #wale

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Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Video Time: Wale - Lotus Flower Bomb ft. Miguel (Official Video)



Congrats to Mr. Folrain's Ambition album hitting #2 in the country (ofcourse he would lose to Justin Bieber but than again everyone does smh) and here are the visuals for S-Dot's fav joint off the new album featuring Miguel and yea this is why the ladies love Wale lol #mmg #ambition

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Sunday, November 13, 2011

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Watch the Throne: The Recovery

VOQ Friends & Fam!!!..it's been a mean minute. I've been busy running the streets, chasing dreams, and well....watching my own damn throne. Ha! When I found out I was going to be attending the most legendary concert of our time I KNEW I was going to do a post on my experience...I didn't know I was going to be so blown away by it that it would take me a week to collect my thoughts LoL but here's the run down...


Thanks immensely to a homie of mine, D. Fenelus (@dfenelus) I was treated as an early birthday gift to head to the IZOD Center last Saturday. As if the offer alone wasn't amazing enough, I almost passed out when I found out that he scored floor seats!!! My anticipation was through the roof.


Fast forward to the lights going out and the instrumental for "H.A.M" being cued...as soon as I saw Kanye in his ill ass graphic tee and leather kilt (LoL only 'Ye man), I knew history was about to be made. Hov appeared on his own LED-covered platform and it was just overrrrr for me. Seriously, the graphics, the lights, the lazers...just..brilliant.


As Sid mentioned, they not only performed all the hits off of the WTT album, but their own individual hits as well. What I loved the MOST was the energy and passion that Jay-Z and Kanye STILL have for songs that were created damn near a decade ago. I was close enough to see a genuine smile on Hov's face when he deaded the beat and just straight spit "Jigga What" like he was back in that first moment. That's love. & Kanye's witty breaks here and there were cool too lol...honestly,their years of friendship and appreciation for each other's genius was so evident on stage it really made you feel good to be a fan. <3


I could go on and on forever about how much I truly enjoyed myself. No gas, Jay-Z and Kanye are the kings. If you were not in attendance you are not allowed to argue. Lmao. Much respect to them for their vision. The show was a complete success in my opinion. Hov and 'Ye...thank you for your talent, your creativity, and your 3 rounds of  "Nxggas in Paris" before the show was through. Love, VOQ

-XO
Stage Flow! WTT Mosh Pit haha
Here's the link for another vid from the show...so close I could've been a backup dancer lol....Enjoy!           http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?v=541377019314&set=t.610097330&type=3&theater

Friday, November 11, 2011

Jam of The Week: Meek Mill - I'm A Boss (Remix) ft. TI, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Birdman, Sw...



Definitely became a Meek Mill fan a few months ago and this has been my jam for a goooood minute and easily one of the hottest tracks of not only the summer but the entire year. Now there is finally a remix and some of Hip Hop's heavyweights like Yeezy and TI decided to hop on it! Only fitting its a JOW!! #MMG #MeekMill #Philly

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"...And their Eyes were Watching the Throne"

Mind Blowing. Phenomenal. Life Changing. Unreal. These are just a few words I could use to describe the concert I had the pleasure of attending this past Saturday. Kanye West and Jay-'s Watch the Throne concert at the Izod Center in East Rutherford New Jersey was simply exquisite. I owe it all in full to one of my close friends, Atterbury (@TheGrizzest), whom I've known since high school. He had a connect who was selling tickets and I leaped at the opportunity to get a pair. Mad my way to the concert and was BLOWN AWAY! Jay-Z and Kanye know how to put on a great show and keep the crowd live. Not only did they perfrom tracks from their collab release Watch the Throne but they did a hefty fill of their other hits as well. Kanye did plenty of hits from "Jesus Walks" to "Runaway". Hov really showed the extent of his catalog doing some classics from "Where I'm from" to "On to the next one". It truly was an enjoyable show. Easily the best concert I've ever been to. I have plenty of pics to enjoy and some video that I decided to share with you guys. Does'nt even do it justice but nonetheless, ENJOI!


H.A.M.
  

Otis
  

 Runaway
 

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Drake Kicks Off Tour @ Penn State



Finally some good news about PSU!! Shout out to Drizzy for kicking off his new tour promoting his new album Take Care (dropping Nov 15)last nite at Happy Valley!! This one ofcourse is dedicated to the biggest OVOXO fan on the planet our boy Chip!! #OVOXO #Drizzy #PSU #TakeCare

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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Joe Paterno FIRED Press Conference



As all you loyal Bloggn' Out followers know I'm a very proud alumnus of Penn State University and remain an active contributor to the school and community whenever I'm in State College, PA. These past few days have been very difficult for me and the rest of Nittany Lion Nation in light of the Sexual Abuse scandal that has made both national and international news. Tonight the most troubling scenario imaginable that most of us in the PSU community feared came to reality as our beloved head coach for over 40 yrs, Joe Paterno, a legend, an icon was fired by the Board of Trustees along with the President of the school Graham Spanier. Stay tuned to the blog for more news and here's the actual press conference that broke the sad news. Regardless of whatever happens moving forward I will always love my Alma Mater and support the great Joe Pa! #PSU #JoePa

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Saturday, November 5, 2011

Video Time: MDMA Cupcakin' feat Lupe Fiasco



Love to see new, fresh talent and Mr. Fiasco being featured is literally icing on the cake! Enjoy! #Lasers

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Jam Of The Week: Wale - Legendary



I'd be angry at myself all week if I didn't pick a track off the homie Wale's new album to be this week's JOW! Really track 1-16 there is no wrong answer but I decided to choose 'Legendary' becuz the purpose of his entire Ambition Movement is to challenge the current era of artists to be just that! Enjoy and once again make sure you cop this CD it truly is a work of art! #Wale #MMG #Ambition

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Video Time: T.I. - I'm Flexin Ft. BIG K.R.I.T [Music Video]



What do you get when you mix a Grammy Award Winning artist who needs to stay out of jail and make hits and pair em with a XXL Freshman? Oh yeah a bucket of country swag too? You get the above result! #Flex #Tip #BigK.r.i.t.

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Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Justin Bieber 'Otis' Freestyle



Pretty sure Ludacris wrote this for him but regardless the white boy went Ham, Turkey, Bacon on this joint! #Bieber

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Tuesday, November 1, 2011

#LOL: Jerome's gotta a new tune (Martin tv show)



Martin Lawrence is still my biggest comedic hero next to Eddie Murphy ofcourse! Pray they do another movie together! In the mean time Jerome's In The Houssssssssse! #Martin

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New Music: Wale - No Days Off



Already picked my favorite joint off Wale's new album Ambition (In Stores Now!!)No Days Off is a way of life I share and have embraced since I started my music journey back in '07! This joint was produced by DJ Toomp who has done countless hits for the likes of Jay, Kanye, and TI!! Enjoy and make sure you cop one of 2011's best albums!! #MMG #Wale #NoDaysOff

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Video Time: Aitch - Basquiat.88 (Official Video)



I've been waiting for this joint for a minute! My homie H-Money has been quietly yet efficiently making moves for the last few years repping NJ and on his grizzy! Is a 'U'/H-Money collab already stashed away in the vault? That's for me to know and yall to find out (evil laugh) Enjoy his new video Basquiat.88 and get ready for The Umbrella Tape 3 dropping in December! Sidebar-This chick in the video/on the vocals is delicious WOWZERS! #Jersey #Aitch

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