Summer Fun in the Mile High Sun

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This summer there is a handful of great concerts to grace the Mile High City. Here’s your guide my top picks. With attention getting names like Ludacris, Fabolous, Trey Songz, 50 Cent, Lloyd Banks, Tech N9ne, Drake, Rihanna and Pitbull, there is something for any fan. So get out your Sunblock, make sure you have some fresh white kicks, and get ready to party.



- Summer Jam –

This year’s Summer Jam has a monster line-up; Ludacris, Trey Songs, Fabolous, The Dream, Lil Jon, New Boyz, Jay Sean, and Taio Cruz. Summer Jam of course is always at the crunkest venue in Denver, The Comfort Dental Amphitheatre. The concert goes down June 11th and tickets go on sale May 11th. Go to ks107.5 for more info.




-Mile High Music Festival-

The Mile High Music Festival is a two-day, five-stage event happening in downtown Denver on August 14th and 15th. The headlining acts in this year’s line-up are; Steve Miller Band, Slightly Stoopid, Nas, Damian Marley, Cyprus Hill, Weezer, Atmosphere and Z-Trip. The Mile High Music Festival is held on the pristine grass soccer fields that surround Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. It’s just nine miles from downtown Denver and easily accessible via I-70 east and west. Go to Mile High Music Festival for more info.

-Drake-

This is going to be there first time Drake has gone on tour by himself, thankfully he decided to make a stop in D-town. Drake comes on May 17th to the Ogden in Denver. Go to ks1075 for more info.







-50 Cent’s Invitation Tour-

50 Cent has been touring in Europe for what seems like years, but he made his return the US of A. 50 makes his stop in Denver on June 1st at the Fillmore Auditorium. Oh yea, and he’s bringing a special guest, Lloyd Banks, AKA Blue Hefner. This is like a 2 for 1 special. Go to ticketmaster for more info.

Houston's Finest

Chamillionaire and Paul Wall tore the house down on Friday night (April 23) for their first on stage performance together in Houston since their split in 2004. The show was sold out with supporters. “The entire city of Houston showed up so heavy to support us tonight, It made the decade worth of reppin’ for Texas completely worth it” Chamillionaire Said.

Cham and The Champ preformed  preformed many of their own hits before giving the crowd a treat. The duo brought out Screwtown’s very own Bun B who had Pimp C’s son in tow (see video below). The UGK member preformed “Get Throwed” and “Draped Up” before the headliners wrapped up the show.

 

The rap duo then offered up new material: “Main Event” from Chamillionaire’s Venom, a June 22 release, and “I’m on Patron” from Paul Wall’s The Heart of a Champion, a June 29 release. “Tonight’s show was incredible,” Wall said. "... that gave us a strong sense of Texas pride and tonight showed that the city is ready to unite and take over again.”

2010 Summer Jam (Denver) is almost here!

The biggest party in the Mile High City is back again! Every summer KS107.5 gets the biggest artists of the year together to celebrate hip-hop at Fiddlers Green AKA the Comfort Dental Amphitheatre. I’ve got your inside scoop on this year’s performers.

-SUMMER JAM is Friday JUNE 11, 2010

-Tickets on Sale Saturday, May 1st, 2010. 10am at KS1075.com

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Here's a list of artist and their hit jamz...

Ludacris
-What’s Your Fantasy
-Southern Hospitality
-Area Codes
-Rollout
-Stand Up
-Splash Waterfalls
-Get Back
-Money Maker


Trey Songz
-Invented Sex
-Cant Help but wait
-Say Ahh

The Dream
-Shawty is a Ten
-I Luv Your Girl
-Rockin That Thang
-Gangsta Luv

Fabolous
-Can't Deny It
-Young'n (Holla Back)
-Cant Let You Go
-Into You
-Make Me Better
-Baby Don't Go
-Throw it In The Bag

Lil Jon
-Get Low
-Lovers and Friends
-Damn!
-Yeah!
-Snap Yo Fingers

New Boyz
-You're a Jerk
-Tie Me Down

Jay Sean

Taio Cruz

The Route Less Traveled

Hip-Hop is making a much needed turn from negativity and the all-mighty gangster persona to an industry driven having fun, looking fly, and being successful. With new artists like Drake, Wale, Kid Cudi, B.o.B, Charles Hamilton, and yes even Soulja Boy leading the Billboard charts and radio plays, Hip-Hop is headed in a more mature and positive direction. The new formula for breaking into the rap game seems to be come out with a club driven dance, settle down, and then slowly integrate your thoughts to the popular ear. Drake is like the new Akon, he can make his voice fit perfectly on the chorus of any song. Except talking about selling drugs and murder, he chooses to speak of relationships, splurging money, and being successful. Kid Cudi enter the game with the spring break jammer of “Day and Night” and his own anthem “The Pursuit of Happiness” pressing the issue of doing what you want no matter what people say. Cudi most recently is spreading the message that not every young man that likes rap and hip-hop music has to be gang related and continue the cliché of non-stop gun toting, in the song “Know Why.” Other artists choose a different route. B.o.B gives pro-relationships hits, as well as anti-hater anthems. Soulja Boy has cashed in on the dance song movement and the feelin’ myself state of mind. Whichever route a new artist takes to make it in the ever changing rap world, it’s nice to know there are more positive approaches for future icons.

5 Ways to Optimize i-Tunes

1. Order songs by Date Added
- Ordering songs by date added is a great way to keep on top of your new music. All new music will be at the top of your library every time you open i-Tunes. All you have to do is right click the column list on the top of the page, and check “Date Added.”

2. Rename Artists
- Renaming artist is an easy way to keep your i-Tunes organized. It is not very uncommon to stumble upon 3 different ways to spell and artist name like; Lil Wayne, Lil’ Wayne, or Little Wayne. Every time you add a new song into your music library, be sure to rename the artist name to the correct names.

3. Make Playlists!
- Making multiple playlist is the easiest way to organize music. Every time you add a new CD, make a playlist for the CD to make it easy to find. Have playlists for slow songs, fast songs, old songs, new songs. Remember you can always delete playlists, so the more the merrier.

4. Turn Sound Check On
- Turning sound check on will insure that you will not get your ears blasted while switching from a quite song to a loud song. Sound check makes the volume of all songs equal. Go to preferences, Playback Tab, and select sound check.

5. Use Genius
- Genius is a great way to fill iPods without having to choose the songs yourself. Genius chooses a great playlist of songs based on several variables. It also works as a great way to randomize your music.

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Top 3 new hip-hop music websites

1. Hotnewhiphop.com – This is a great site if you want to get your dose of new jamz everyday. We’re talking averaging 15 new songs a day, sometimes even getting up to the 20’s and 30’s. With an array of artist ranging from Maino to Will.i.am to E-40, and world premier releases from artist such as Soulja Boy and Young Berg, there is always something good to listen to. Hotnew has a pretty simple layout with songs and all featured artists in an easy to use daily list of new songs. The songs are even ordered starting with the days highest rated songs. Whether you’re listening to the days highest rated or just scanning for your favorite artists, hotnew brings the new hip-hop to your ears.

2. Rapradar.com – Updated at anytime, with up to the minute postings, rapradar has something new to view every time you visit the site. With upwards of 30 posting per day, this is a sure shot to keep your work day busy. Rapradar offers news as well as music, with an easy-to-use toolbar that lets you decide between only music, only news, or a combined feed. Rapradar also flaunts cool resources like their own blog roll that connects you to other top blogs, and a hip-hop top 100 to keep connected with your favorite artists.

3. Thisis50.com – Thisis50 might be one of the better known new music and blog websites on the web today. It has been around for a decade and has developed a great reputation. The tagline says it all “If it’s hot, it’s here.” Thisis50 offers a smaller selection of music, but almost every jam posted in the site is a potential banger. With easy to navigate G-unit playlists, boasting music from new cd’s before they are even out, as well as new jams from competing artists such as Young Money, Thisis50 offers a specific selection of street music.

50 Ways to make a record

50 Ways to make a record…

Day and Night, at at at night. I remember hearing the club banger in Lake Havasu, Arizona, a year ago from this month during the festive time of spring break. I remember being intrigued wanting to know who this new artists was. In one short year, Kid Cudi because one of my favorite artists of all time, as well as one of the most influential people in my life.

Kid Cudi, along with some help from Drake and Wale, helped to put the gangster persona to sleep and brought the hip-hop back to the educational and fun days of hip-hop. Every one of Cudi’s songs has a message that can help you make your life decisions. Cudi’s song 50 ways to make a record, made a lasting impression in my mind. Kid Cudi really does have 50 ways to make a record. Cudi’s song range from songs about not selling your soul in 50 ways to make a record, to songs telling you about Cudi’s own problems in Soundtrack 2 my life, to song reppin’ his own hometown of Cleveland in Cleveland is the Reason.

However, my all-time favorite and most influential Kid Cudi song to date has got to be The Prayer. A truly special song, I have looked to this song for inspiration more times than I can remember. The opening line is enough to give me chills; “My heart thump not from being nervous, sometimes I'm thinking God made me special here on purpose.” He continues to talk about his value in hip-hop, saying that if he dies before he wakes, he will be remember for his song value instead of “apple bottom jeans with the boots with the fur (lyrics from a generic T-Pain song).” This is his way of saying his music isn’t just a fad. He continues to show his appreciation for his fans “Blessing in disguise, but I am not hiding who I am, open your eyes bro If I ever met you, I appreciate the love yo!” “And if I die before I wake, I pray the lord my soul to take, but please don't cry, just know that I have made these songs for you.” This struck a chord for me because I really feel like he made these songs for me. It feels great to have something to motivate you in 5 minutes, whether you are needing to study for a test, or you have a big basketball game approaching, Cudi has something for you.

(click to watch video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grPfVlj7Go4