Inglewood’s finest purveyors of feel good funk and hip-hop, U-N-I, were Born To Rock the stage. Since the duo’s inception, they’ve released 2 mixtapes, 1 album and garnered a MTV award for best LA Breakout Artist. In this playlist for Gap, the boys count down the songs that inspire them to rock the stage. Enjoy classic cuts from Mos Def, 2Pac, De La Soul and more.
Gap: Born To Rock with U-N-I Playlist
Producer, engineer and emcee 88-Keys is a pioneer and a true original. Having already worked with A Tribe Called Quest, Mos Def and Musiq Soulchild, 88-Keys decided to focus on his own music after close friend Kanye West heard him rap. 88 took time from his tour with Kid Cudi to create an incredibly eclectic playlist of tracks from Blink-182, Metronomy, Bilal and more.
Gap: Born to Rock with 88-Keys playlist
Colin Munroe’s chameleon-like talent has earned him a devout following amongst both true hip-hop heads and indie rock snobs. The Toronto-bred singer-songwriter contributed a dynamic playlist of favorites from Bob Dylan, Lewis Taylor, Regina Spektor and more.
Gap: Born to Rock with Colin Munroe playlist
imeem’s giving streak continues this week with 2 more free MP3 downloads.
Go to New Music Tuesday to download the hot new track from Fabolous, Keri Hilson and Ryan Leslie, “Everything, Everyday, Everywhere,” for free, courtesy of Dr Pepper.
Download Loso’s new single here and listen below.
Everything, Everyday, Everywhere – Fabolous
You can also listen to brand new albums from Jessie James and Cobra Starship this week and be sure to stay tuned for more free MP3s from Cobra Starship and Kid Cudi coming up.
In other free download news, get your copy of “Goodbye,” from Kristinia’s gorgeous debut album “Exposed,” brought to you by Walmart.
Download Kristinia’s “Goodbye” here and listen below
Goodbye – Kristinia DeBarge
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If there’s one thing we love above all else at imeem, it’s music playlists. Not only do we obsessively make our own for every occasion, we love discovering new music on other people’s carefully handcrafted playlists.
That being said, what better way to end 2008 than with a Year End Playlist Extravaganza! imeem has created a single page where millions of fans can come together to enjoy and celebrate the best new songs and artists of 2008 at http://www.imeem.com/extravaganza.
To get started, we reached out far and wide to gather 2008 playlists from a cross-section of musicians, celebrities, blogs and magazines. Check out top picks from everyone from Jason Mraz, T-Pain and Jazmine Sullivan to The Onion AV Club, Playboy and Dale Earnhardt Jr. You can also find out what the imeem community was listening to this year. Explore playlists featuring the most popular songs of the year on imeem plus a breakdown of top 10 songs by city. Ever wonder what imeem users in LA listen to compared to fans in New York? Find out on the Extravaganza.
Once you find a favorite playlist, you can embed it on your social networking profiles on MySpace or Facebook, Twitter it, blog it and email it to your friends to help them discover new music.
Most importantly, we want to hear about your favorite songs from 2008. What was on your playlist in 2008? You hope you join the Extravaganza group and add your playlist to share with everyone else.
Happy holidays from imeem!
