What I'm Listening to 12/10/13

1. Do I Wanna Know? - Arctic Monkeys 
2. The Worst Guys - Childish Gambino ft. Chance the Rapper 
3. Telegraph Ave - Childish Gambino ft. Lloyd
4.  305 To My City - Drake ft. Detail
5.   Jah No Partial - Major Lazer ft Flux Pavilion
6.  Shabba Ranks- ASAP Ferg ft ASAP Rocky
7.  Rolling Thunder - Action Bronson
8.  Earfucked - Alex Wiley
9.  Pink Matter - Frank Ocean 
10.  Teen Spirit - SZA
11.  Dark Horse - Katy Perry ft Juicy J 
12. Pure White - Doughboyz Cashout ft Young Jeezy and Pusha T
13.   Attaboy - The Goat Rodeo Sessions
14.   Settle Down - Kimbra  

 

Watch out for this ...lame a** title

Major Lazer is comprised of the production trio of Diplo, Jillionare, and Walshy fire...yeah  I didn't know the names either when I first heard of Major Lazer, but when I listened to this song it definitely prompted me to do some research. It turns out that there is this electronic movement called Trap (praise the Trap Lord) , that has gained popularity during the last couple of years, and  Major Lazer seems to be one of the front runners. But enough about the artist, let's talk about the track. The song "Watch out for this" is off the album "Free the Universe" which was released in April, 2013. One of the things that sets Major Lazer apart from other artist of in the genre is their continuous homage to the culture of the Caribbeans, and mainly Jamaica. A lot of their songs have vocals from Jamaican artists, have Caribbean style beats, and this track is no different all. As soon as the song starts you're hit with half island half electronic beat coupled with this weird voice that kind sounds like humming and trying to talk at the same time.  Then you're hit with the most surprising thing in electronic (and especially trap) music, ACTUAL INSTRUMENTS. There is an awesome horn loop that repeats through out the song that fits perfectly with the upbeat dance vibe that the producers were trying to go for. Overall its a great track that fun to listen and dance to, check it out.