[iTunes Plus Music &amp; Videos]

Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, Music
Released: Dec 18, 2012

T.I. - No Mercy (Deluxe Version) (Album) [iTunes Plus AAC M4A/M4V]

Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, Music
Released: Dec 06, 2010

While he may no longer be the undisputed King of the South, he continues to crank out his unique brand of trap music to fiending audiences around the world. Originally titled King Uncaged, No Mercy is his seventh solo album, and he's stated that it's the final chapter in a trilogy that includes T.I. vs T.I.P. and Paper Trail. Produced by platinum hitmakers like Kanye, the Neptunes, Jake One, and Lil C, its sound is bold, brash, and extremely slick all-around, ideally suited for heavy spins on the radio and in the club. Lyrically, he sounds off on growing up and changing his ways ("How Life Changed" and "Get Back Up"), but also drops the requisite jams about partying ("Poppin' Bottles") and freaky chicks ("Strip"). Arguably his most polished and pop-minded effort to date, it is also overflowing with high-profile features from Eminem, Drake, Christina Aguilera, Kid Cudi, Pharrell, Chris Brown, and many more.

T.I. - Paper Trail (Album) [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]

Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, Music, Dirty South, Gangsta Rap
Released: Sep 08, 2008

Recorded while T.I. was under house arrest on pending gun charges, Paper Trail is split between songs that address two distinct objectives. “No Matter What” and “My Life, Your Entertainment” allow T.I. to speak candidly to his audience about his stress, his mistakes, and his anger as an impending prison sentence looms over him. Just as importantly, “Live Your Life” and “Whatever You Like” are memorable radio spectacles designed to bring the masses on board and keep them there, at least until T.I.’s legal woes subside. While the storming “Swagga Like Us” and the extravagant “What Up, What’s Haapnin’” are the songs that will sell Paper Trail, the album’s heart and soul rest with the tracks on which T.I. bares his soul. On “Ready For Whatever,” he admits his own guilt, and confides: “500,000 every year spent on security / My future was bright but now its getting’ blurry.” Conventional wisdom says that during a crisis pop stars should keep up their guard and make like nothing’s wrong, but Paper Trail is at its most compelling when T.I. is confessing his vulnerability in the face of all that plagues him.

T.I. - Paper Trail: Case Closed - EP [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]

iTunes EP, T.I.

Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, Music, Dirty South, Gangsta Rap
Released: 21 August 2009

T.I. - T.I. Vs. T.I.P. (Deluxe Edition) (Album) [iTunes Plus AAC M4A/M4V]

Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, Music, Gangsta Rap, Dirty South
Released: Jun 12, 2007

T.I. vs. T.I.P. could only have come at this precise moment in its author’s career. 2006 saw T.I. breaking into the world of movies and Grammy awards; at the same time, a senseless gunfight after a show in Cincinnati left his best friend Philant Johnson dead. His life as a corner boy and his career as a pop star had never been in such volatile opposition, and T.I.’s identity crisis reaches a boiling point on T.I. vs. T.I.P... In attempt to appease both angles of his internal conflict, T.I. split the album between his two personalities. The first, and stronger, half belongs to the charismatic street hustler T.I.P., who brings fire and force to the album’s strongest tracks: “Big Shit Poppin’,” “Raw,” “Hurt,” and “Watch What You Say,” which finds T.I, trading lines with rap’s pre-eminent hustler-turned-CEO, Jay-Z. The second half of the album is credited to the level-headed businessman T.I. and is lined with lightweight club songs. T.I.’s warring personalities come together on the last three tracks of the album, but by that time, the verdict has been cast. His celebrity acumen may have gotten him to the top of the entertainment business, but when it comes to making rap records it’s still the wild-eyed street kid within that wins.

T.I. - King (Album) [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]

Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, Music, Gangsta Rap, Dirty South
Released: Mar 28, 2006

“What You Know” was the biggest song of 2006, and with King T.I. intended to prove he was the dominant rapper of not just the South, but the hip-hop community at large. To accomplish this, he did more than just rhyme about being the best — he invested in every inch of King a confidence so immense that denying the album’s largeness would be pointless. “Ride Wit Me,” “Top Back,” and “Front Back” are stadium rap anthems, songs that have the thrust to bring massive crowds to their feet. Other songs show boldness in unexpected ways. “Live In the Sky” is ballad that is reflective without being sappy, while “Why You Wanna” audaciously reworks a decidedly uncool piece of ‘90s club music (Crystal Waters’ “Gypsy Woman”) into a great song. Although King is the album on which T.I. becomes a giant, “I’m Straight” and “Undertaker” show that he hasn’t forgotten the soulful ghetto raps that made a classic of Trap Muzik. Even when he is riding the impossibly monstrous beats of “Get It” and “I’m Talkin’ To You” T.I.’s effortless singsong flow remains anchored in the jump rope chants of the Atlanta schoolyards in which he grew up.

T.I. - Urban Legend (Album) [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]

Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, Music, Gangsta Rap, Hardcore Rap, Dirty South
Released: Nov 29, 2004

While its numerous guest spots and bids for commercial acceptance prevent Urban Legend from running as deep as Trap Muzik, T.I.’s flow and monumental swagger have only become more potent. The album slams into action with the astonishing “ASAP,” in which a whirlpool of fanfares and wah guitar engulf the listener as T.I. issues his warning: “Might be thrown off my rocker just slightly / Fiesty, claimin' hot temper don't ignite me / I'm only gonna ask ya find the exit once politely.” “Motivation” is a tribute to T.I.’s unwavering focus and formidable rhyme skills, while Lil Kim, Pharrell and Nelly show up for a bevy of raunchy club tracks. While the Jay-Z sample on “Bring ‘Em Out” is proof that T.I. is more than ready to inherit the crown from the rap’s reigning kingpin, there are moments on Urban Legend that share more with Scarface’s ruminations than Jay-Z’s bluster. T.I. spends the majority of his time picking fights with his foes and recounting his riches, but “Prayin’ For Help” reveals a pensive, remorseful soul of a gangster gone straight: “While I'm lookin' at the life I left, it's kinda hard not to hate myself / But quiet as kept, right or wrong it's just the way I felt / I might be better off prayin' for death, on my knees I knelt / Still tryin' to find a way to accept, it ain't a way that I can help nobody 'til I save myself / Technically I'm still a slave myself / I gotta climb out the grave myself, man I played myself.”

T.I. - Trap Muzik (Deluxe Edition) (Album) [iTunes Plus AAC M4A/M4V]

Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, Music, Gangsta Rap, Dirty South
Released: Aug 19, 2003

This deluxe reissue of Atlanta rapper T.I.’s commercial and artistic breakthrough Trap Muzik displays T.I.’s clear influence on a host of emerging Atlanta trap and snap rap artists. On Trap Muzik T.I. succeeded in effortlessly fusing the frantic bounce tempos and slang heavy street narratives of his debut with the polished aesthetics of mainstream Hip-Hop. The jittery drum programming and chopped and screwed refrain of “Bezzle” referenced a host of longstanding Southern Rap tropes, from the slow rolling tempos of Houston’s Rap-a-lot family to the bass heavy club music of the now forgotten Atlanta rap pioneer MC Shy-D. And radio-ready tunes like the triumphant “Rubber Band Man” saw T.I. brokering an uneasy truce with the synth-heavy beats and anthemic choruses of mainstream rap. The results are never less than mesmerizing, as T.I. has the charisma and the talent to make this potentially awkward marriage of styles seem effortless.

T.I. - I'm Serious (Album) [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]

iTunes EP, Soulja Boy Tell 'Em

Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, Music, Dirty South, Gangsta Rap
Released: Sep 10, 2001

Atlanta rookie T.I. wants to be taken seriously, but after listening to the first couple of tracks on his debut album, it's hard to do that. The young rapper is filled with so much bluster and confidence that it's hard to take him at face value. I'm Serious is, after all, his first album, and he has the audacity to call himself the king of the South. Despite all the bravado, T.I. still has plenty of lyrical ability and uses it to chronicle his ability to get women ("The Hotel") and to dump women ("I Can't Be Your Man"). He also shows a more sensitive side on the track "I Still Ain't Forgave Myself." Production-wise, I'm Serious doles out plenty of typical Southern-fried funk, with the Neptunes producing one of the best tracks on the album with "What's Yo Name," as well as the title track, "I'm Serious." Unfortunately, too many of the other tracks sound the same and a few are blatant rip-offs, namely "Do It," which is a note-for-note remake of Juvenile's hit "Back That Azz Up." T.I. claims to be the king of the South, but on I'm Serious he fails to show and prove. He does, however, have potential. If his talent ever matches his confidence, he may be headed for stardom. [I'm Serious was also released in a "clean" edition, containing no profanities or vulgarities.]

Marc Anthony - Vivir Mi Vida - Single [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]

Marc Anthony

Genres: Pop Latino, Music, Latino
Released: Apr 27, 2013

Soulja Boy Tell 'Em - All Black - EP [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]

Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, Music, Pop
Released: Mar 25, 2013

Redwood - Fat Chance! Two Decades of Redwood (Album) [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]

iTunes Video, Redwood

Genres: Rock, Musik
Erschienen: 26.04.2013

Kaye-Ree - New Air (Video Version) (Album) [iTunes Plus AAC M4A/M4V]

Kaye-Ree

Genres: R&B/Soul, Musik
Erschienen: 26.04.2013

Misha B - Here's To Everything (Ooh La La) [Remixes] - EP [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]

iTunes EP, Misha B

Genres: Pop, Music
Released: 26 April 2013

Blended Babies - Dude (feat. Asher Roth & Curren$Y) - Single [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]

Asher Roth, Blended Babies, Curren$Y

Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, Music, R&B/Soul
Released: Feb 13, 2013

Young Buck - Rubberband Banks (feat. Tha City Paper) - Single [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]

Tha City Paper, Young Buck

Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, Music
Released: Apr 04, 2013

The Rolling Stones - GRRR! (Deluxe Version) (Album) [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]

The Rolling Stones

Genres: Rock, Music
Released: Nov 12, 2012

sábado, 27 de abril de 2013

N.O.R.E. (a.k.a. P.A.P.I.) - Student of the Game (Album) [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]

N.O.R.E.

Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, Music, Rap
Released: Apr 16, 2013

Various Artists - Bravo Hits, Vol. 81 [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]

Various Artists

Genres: Pop, Musik
Erschienen: 26.04.2013

Orchid - The Mouths of Madness (Album) [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]

Orchid

Genres: Metal, Music, Rock
Released: April 25, 2013

!!! - Thr!!!er (Album) [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]

Genres: Electronic, Music, Alternative, Rock, Dance, Indie Rock
Released: Apr 30, 2013

Gretchen Wilson - Right On Time (Album) [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]

Gretchen Wilson

Genres: Country, Music, Contemporary Country, Honky Tonk
Released: Apr 02, 2013

It was the kind of back-story that country music loves: a young girl who never got past the eighth grade, grew up in trailer parks, waitressed and bartended in bars and clubs to get by, and sang on the side when she could bursts onto the country scene and becomes an instant star with a single song. Released in 2004, "Redneck Woman," an iconic song that celebrated just such a ragged trailer park life and did it with resilient pride, instantly put Gretchen Wilson on the superstar celebrity fast track, and she handled it as well as anyone could have when all was said and done. Yeah, Sony dropped her in 2009 when she failed to generate another million-seller like "Redneck Woman," but Wilson has rebounded nicely, starting her own label, Redneck Records, and with three albums due in 2013, she's firmly in charge of her own career for the first time. The aptly named Right on Time shows that Wilson is capable of much more than just country honky tonk anthems, and in fact, this set is way more garage rock blues than it is country, with some late-night jazz, soul, and funk thrown in as well, and it's clearly a statement that Wilson isn't about to sit still musically. Only the lead track here, "Get Outta My Yard," really sounds country, actually, and even this song roars along on garage rock guitars, while the monstrous-sounding "My Truck" certainly seems country, although it's more like country on heavy dance-pop steroids. The real surprise, if there is one, is the diversity of Wilson's voice, which belts out the barroom truth on one song, goes hushed and hoarse on another, and then emulates Etta James doing uptown blues in a late-night jazz club on yet another. Right on Time is all about showcasing Wilson's range, and she is a revelation on songs like the bluesy and brutally honest "Crazy," the relentless cautionary tale "The Well Run Dry," the Eagles-like ballad "Right on Time," the swampy and electric "Dust & Bone," and the delightful "I've Been in Love," a bright, breezy bit of jazz-funk-pop that sounds closer to Bette Midler than Dolly Parton, although Wilson seems to channel a little of both of these icons (along with Etta James) on this strong, confident, and diverse album. This may not be country, but it's how Wilson sees it, and it's difficult to say that she's wrong, not with an album as varied and good as this.

Rocko - U.O.E.N.O. (feat. Future & A$AP Rocky) - Single [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]

A$AP Rocky, Future, Rocko

Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, Music
Released: Apr 23, 2013

Rocko - U.O.E.N.O. (feat. Future & 2 Chainz) - Single [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]

2 Chainz, Future, Rocko

Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, Music
Released: Apr 25, 2013

will.i.am - Lost Change (Album) [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]

will.i.am

Genres: Hip-Hop/Rap, Music, Underground Rap, R&B/Soul, Alternative Rap, Hip-Hop
Released: Sep 11, 2001

One of the early volumes in BBE's ambitious beat-suite series, will.i.am's Lost Change is a solid extension of the movement, cozily nestling between Jay Dee's Welcome to Detroit (a more rhyme-orientated opus) and Pete Rock's Petestrumentals (a distinctly jazzy, instrumental-based endeavor). Though will has taken the instrumental-based series and put his own stamp on it, that stamp still contains occasional hues of Black Eyed Peas' early organic stylings ("Ev Rebahdee" featuring Planet Asia). Yet, BBE's progressive format frees him up to dabble in a menagerie of musical styles. And he's up to the challenge, as Lost Change fuses together aspects of jazz, electronica, funk, Caribbean, and trip-hop rhythms. While the straight-up rhyming tracks border on sublime ("I Am") to humdrum ("Money" featuring Huck Fynn, Oezlem, and Horn Dogs), it's the instrumental format where he truly flourishes. Showing a true knack for experimentation, the album leisurely darts back and forth between the reggae-scented "Possessions," "Lost Change" (which coalesces jazzy horns, with junkyard band riffing), and the hazy electronic fuzz of "Thai Arrive," which unfolds like a Radiohead track. Similarly, "Lay Me Down" has the potential to be a break-out hit, as will's infectious snare claps and blissful horn snippets provide a cooled-out platform for Terry Dexter's soulful vocal scatting. On "Control Tower," will inserts a vocal clip that states, "I'm on the brink of a great achievement." A sophisticated and musically enthralling endeavor that still manages to be accessible, Lost Change does an admirable job of implementing a host of different styles, without losing the listener in the process.

Backstreet Boys - The Very Best of Backstreet Boys [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]

Genres: Pop, Music, Adult Contemporary, Electronic, Pop/Rock, Britpop, Rock, Teen Pop, Dance
Released: 21 October 2011

viernes, 26 de abril de 2013

Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys: The Hits - Chapter One [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]

Genres: Pop, Music, Vocal, Electronic, Teen Pop, Dance, Britpop, Adult Contemporary, Holiday, Christmas
Released: 1996

Backstreet Boys - Backstreet's Back (Album) [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]

Genres: Pop, Music, Electronic, Rock, Vocal, Dance, Holiday, Christmas, Adult Contemporary, Britpop, Teen Pop
Released: 11 August 1997

Backstreet Boys - Backstreet Boys (Album) [iTunes Plus AAC M4A]