THROWBACK THURSDAY: Drake ft. Lil Wayne & Jay-Z - Light Up (Rikers Remix)

Talk about a hell of a throwback. This song makes me nostalgic in a way. It takes me back to the days when Guru and I were just discovering our potential to sniff out the hottest new tracks, back to the days when Young Money was relevant and Drake was just blowing up for real, back to the days when LIL WAYNE WASN"T TUNECHI AKA WAS THE BEST RAPPER ALIVE... but I digress. Those were the days, but now they're over. This song marks the end of an era. Drake is now his own entity, Tunechi is putting out consistent trash with a few brief flashes of his immortal talent, and Guru and I are (semi) functioning adults. In terms of the actual track, I would like to say a few words. Drake is on point as usual, Jay-Z spits some real ish, and Wayne delivers one of his hottest verses over the phone from Rikers Island. This is, as far as I'm aware, a unique moment in music history. And it's straight fire. Check out this historical piece, and DL it below.

The Melker Project - Show Me Pound Cake ft. Jay-Z, Ellie Goulding, Chris Brown & Kid Ink

Damn. Talk about a smooth mashup. The Melker Project has caught my eye lately, and for good reason. I can guarantee you'll be seeing more of Scott Melker on here in the future. This track showcases his skills. There are three songs mixed into here, and it still sounds like an original track. It's just unbelievably smooth. Everything seems to be mixed in exactly the right place. It's no secret that Guru and I love Kid Ink, and having his somewhat recent hit "Show Me" mixed in with the beautiful voice of Ellie Goulding is just oh so satisfying. But don't take my word for it, check it out down below, along with the DL link.

Lazy Rich, DANK, Victor Niglio, & Martin Garrix feat. Beyonce & Jay-Z - Drunk Animals (Kap Slap Bootleg)

You could say many things about this track. You could say I'm a fan. You could say I'm a fan. And you could say I'm a fan. But regardless of what you could say, I'm gonna be a fan of it at the end of the day. Not a fan of the original Drunk In Love, but damn it if this isn't a good mashup. Plus, at the end of any party where you may feel like banging this track, aren't you all going to be drunk animals anyway? Download it below.

Just Blaze x Baauer ft. Jay-Z - Higher (Mysto & Pizzi x Moiez Remix)

Insane remix here done on an already monumental track. Adds a more house type, synth edge to the trap and hip-hop melodies of the original track. Definitely a club banger, and definitely in my top 25 for the moment. Track and DL link below.

DJ COMED - TRAP MERCY Vol. 5 (Music Video)

COMED consistently puts out some of the freshest bootlegs and mashups that I've ever heard, regardless of genre. And as a bonus, he makes mashup music videos to boot. You've never heard of that... because I haven't either until this guy showed up. If you like the video, snag the mix below.

Timbaland (feat. Drake & Jay-Z) - Know Bout Me

So Timbaland has the job that every dude wants, making beats, making hits, and making money off of them. When you promote your song and say that Drake and Jay-Z are on it, you're done. That's all you need. To any normal hip-hop listener, it's an automatic download. See for yourself below:

Baauer, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Just Blaze, & Skrillex - Goin High' (DJ Comed Bootleg) (Music Video)

Far be it from me, a lowly mortal, to describe something as "epic"... but I'm going to anyway. There simply isn't another word for what you're about to see, or if you're doing life the right way, what you just watched. If this video doesn't make you wanna just straight up rage your face off, you just aren't college material. I would like to apologize for the length of this review, but I'm not gonna because this needs to be said, and real men don't ever truly apologize for things they don't regret.

First of all, I wanna shake the hand of whoever produced this music video. I'm not normally a fan of 6 minute songs, let alone 6 minute videos. I like my joints to be quick, so I can move on to the next one and keep the energy flowing. With this video, I can guarantee that you will not be bored for one single second. The producer spliced together clips from Kanye's "Cold" music video, the movie Project X, and short segments from what I assume is a DJ Comed concert. Baby Yeezus with a dimepiece is a sight to behold, Project X is the pinnacle of partying on our level of society, and I'll be honest, before today I didn't even know DJ Comed was associated with this track, but the clips of his concert look absolutely INSANE. The video is by far the highlight of my month in posting for this site.

Now to the actual song.

Secondly, I wanna shake the hand of DJ Comed. Because this track is straight fire. Napalm. Whatever. It's unreal. He took several top ten songs and seamlessly stitched them together into this musical mastery of trap music. He integrated "Higher" by Just Blaze & Baauer, "Cold" by Kanye West and DJ Khaled, and "Goin' In (Skrillex Goin' Down Mix)" by Birdy Nam Nam. Higher is one of the best EDM tracks of the year, Cold is one of Kanye's top ten tracks to date in my opinion, and this mix of Goin' In is my personal favorite. Like can it get better than this? Doubtful.

Actually wrote a review for once. This one deserved it. Track and DL link below.