Mind My Chester French

I love music, but it's not everyday that an artist/band comes out with music that completely and utterly rocks my face off. Enter the boys of Chester French. They have been on heavy rotation ever since their mixtape "Jacques Jams, VOL. 1: Endurance" hit the interweb.

This is about the time that I talk about my favorite tracks, but I can't do that. It would be wrong to just talk about just one. This is the most complete album I've heard in a very long time and it's just a free online mixtape. Yes FREE! It tells a story, with great, hilarious skits in between, that talks about their rise from Harvard graduates, to making their debut album and hanging out with the likes of Pharrell and Diddy. I honestly can't believe that an album this awesome exists. If I were to ever make an album, this is exactly how it would be.

It mixes rock, hip hop, soul and everything in between. And it's not some crazy mix-match that doesn't make sense. It just flows together seamlessly. It just freakin works! Let's not even talk about the guest stars on the mixtape. Ok, let's name them: Diddy, Pharrell, Common, Talib Kweli, Bun B, Janelle Monae, Pusha from the Clipse, Solange, Jadakiss, Cassie and Jermaine Dupri among others. Yeah, it looks like I'm not the only one who's caught the Chester French bug...

Their debut album, "Love the Future," just came out and from what I've seen, has been getting some great reviews. I'm waiting to buy the album (yes, I said BUY not DOWNLOAD), because I'm not sure which package I want to buy from them. I'm actually a VIP member so I have SO many choices. Oh, and if you're wondering if their awesomeness is just being blown out of proportion by my fanboy ways, I should let you in on some of the packages they offer: I can have them play basketball with me and hang out, come have a slumber party at my house where they cook breakfast and serenade my mother, OR going on a freakin African Safari with them! Yeah, they're that awesome...

If you want to check out the mixtape (which i know you do), you can download it from their website:

http://www.chesterfrench.com/mixtape/

I'll have a review of their debut album when I finally decide what package I'm getting. Who wants to see me on an African Safari? Cross your fingers...

Keri Hilson: Finally Getting Her Due

NOW STOP! NOW LET ME SEE YA BOOTY DROP!

I absolutely love Keri Hilson's debut album "In a Perfect World." It's been the soundtrack to my life since it came out. I feel like I need to just make a segment called: "Nick's Favorite Things." But then Oprah would ass rape me with lawsuits, and who would dare intentionally bring about the wrath of God? Fuck that. This is "Nick's Objects that he Somewhat Cares About." Eat that God!

*shakes fist angrily then asks for forgiveness by placing hand on O Magazine*

Anyway, Keri Hilson... she's been writing songs as part of the collective known as The Clutch, writing songs for artists such as Britney Spears, Ciara and Ludacris as well as  being featured on multiple songs from artists like Timbaland, Diddy, Llyod Banks and Chris Brown (but he didn't beat her up).  She's also made cameos in videos such as Usher's "Love in the Club", Ne-Yo's "Miss Independent" and Nelly's "Party People."

So she's really been hitting the circuit hard, even before releases 4 videos before her debut album's release. It's obvious that she knows what she's doing: her album is BANANAS! (Please spell out Gwen Stefani style). 

Her singles have already been very great standouts: "Energy", "Return the Favor", "Turnin' Me On", and the crazy good "Knocks You Down." And the hits don't stop there. Some of my personal favorites, or what I somewhat care about (sorry O), are "Slow Dance", "Intuition", "How Does It Feel", and the club banger "Get Your Money Up." NOW STOP! NOW LET ME SEE YA BOOTY DROP! (I love that part). 

The album features Kanye West, Ne-Yo, Lil' Wayne, Keyshia Cole, Trina and Timbaland, but they never overpower her. They actually come off as special guests rather than heavy hitters to make the song good. She does that on her own.

So let me stop gushing over her. Go get this album. 'Nuff Said!

*I would have included Akon above but he sounds like a HOT MESS on "Change Me." If anything, you should check that just to hear how horrible he sounds.

Seeing Sounds... It Bitch Slaps Shitty "Hot N Cold" Covers

So Matt recently posted something about the song "Hot N Cold" which is a song that I absolutely love. The cover on the other hand was a piece of shit that I wanted to smear all over his fucking face. That being said, it's time to bitch slap Matt's post with music that fucks up bitches. Yes, I am indeed calling out Matt's wack ass post in front of everyone! We're very mature over here at SBP...

So everyone needs to check out "Seeing Sounds" from the group N.E.R.D. I fucking love these guys! Be warned, they really aren't for everyone, as the album is a mix-match of different styles and influences. But I can let you know, if you're a lover of lots of different types of music, you'll find the album to be a welcome inclusion into your music library. If you're the type of person who only likes one type of music, there's bound to be a song just for you!

The album has songs that you've bound to hear somewhere: from clubs to commercials. The lead songs off the album include "Everyone Nose (All the Girls Standing in the Line for the Bathroom)", "Spaz", and "Sooner or Later." But it also has a lot of little gems such as "Kill Joy", "Love Bomb" and my personal favorite "Anti Matter."

As for "Anti Matter," we have fond memories over here at SBP. When at school, I would pick up Ayesha before class and we would often blast it in my car, getting hyped up to fuck up bitches in class. Ayesha and I are G's if you didn't know. Listening to the song just makes you want to throw up gang signs, act reckless and belligerent, and pray that some poor soul crosses you so that you can stomp the shit outta them. Sometimes we just want to crush people's sense of self worth and what's better than doing that? Doing it with an awesome soundtrack! Oh, it really is a piece of art...

It's the perfect song to drive slowly in front of an elementary school, blasting it and hoping to scar little children for life. Did you know I'm a great babysitter? 

So yeah... Seeing Sounds. It's music to fuck up bitches to. No questions. Just blast it and slap bitches (because that's really what life is all about right?)

Only Word to Describe it: INCREDIBAD

Every time I go in my car, I play at least one of these songs (if not the whole album). I like to blast it as loud as I can, hoping to offend grandparents and traumatize little children. Why aren't you listening to this?

Incredibad was released February 10, 2009 by the group The Lonely Island, which is composed of childhood friends Andy Samberg (of SNL fame),  Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone.  This album is hilarious. While it has such favorites as "Dick in a Box", "Jizz in My Pants", "Lazy Sunday", and "I'm on a Boat"; it also made me a believer with some of my personal favorites "Like a Boss", "Boombox", and "Dreamgirl." It's a star-studded event with guest stars like comedians Jack Black and Chris Parnell as well as artists like Norah Jones and E-40. Norah Jones and Jack Black on the same album? Yes please!

Want a to listen to something hilarious with a good beat? Don't Think, Just Get It. Oh, and shout-out to Chex Mix!