B.o.B – “Airplanes”
B.o.B’s “Airplanes” will cause you to reflect on your past as you drive through small towns while on the way to your summer destination.
Rick Ross – “B.M.F.”
Rick Ross pays homage to two gangsters (Larry Hoover and Big Meech) who are both serving so many years in prison that Ross’ kids will be his age before they are eligible for parole, but Ross glorifies the street legends by aggressively attacking the Lex Luger-produced track.
Soulja Boy – “Pretty Boy Swag”
Soulja Boy’s fans love it when he gives them a KISS: as in keeps it simple stupid. But even the strongest Soulja Boy detractors may find themselves singing, “This. Right here. Is my. Swag.”
Young Jeezy – “Lose My Mind”
Cookouts and block parties are what memorable summers are made of. “Lose My Mind” is a first-degree party starter.
The Roots, John Legend, Common and Melanie Fiona – “Wake Up”
The Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes cover provides prospective during a time when living in excess has sadly become a mainstay in hip-hop.
DJ Khaled featuring T-Pain, Snoop, Ludacris, Rick Ross – “All I Do is Win”
Although the song is more suitable for a college marching band, it continues to make an impressionable mark on the summer.
Talib Kweli –”Strangers”
Talib Kweli informs us that “Big Brother” is finding new ways to keep a close eye on us all.
Big Boi – “General Patton”
Made strictly for Southern boys who take pride in listening to loud music while driving their old -chool cars, “General Patton” is a forceful piece of work that never surrenders.
Bun B –“Let’em Know”
Although Bun B and DJ Premier are both from Port Author, Texas, their styles are as opposite as the ideologies of the Tea Party and the NAACP. An undeniable masterpiece, hip-hop fans can now imagine how a DJ Premier-produced track would have sounded on UGK’s classic album, Riding Dirty.
Drake Feat. Lil Wayne – “Miss Me”
Drake and Lil Wayne jump on Noah “40” Shebib’s addictive track like tag team wrestlers from the WWE. Drakes’s sing-along flow puts the song over the top.
