Why I Hate People

or, a smattering of the crap that goes through my head on a daily basis...

Wednesday, June 14, 2006

This year's Summer Anthem?

I know it's still June, but I think it's time to break down who's in the running for this year's Summer Anthem.

Previous winners include Terror Squad's "Lean Back", 50 Cent's "In Da Club" and 2Pac 'n Dre's "California Love".... just to give you an idea of what I mean. In short, what song that sounds really hot right now will be played ad nauseum until you hate it in August, and then not again until about January, when you'll hear it when you're out somewhere, and remember why it was such a damned hot track.

So anyway, on to this year's contenders...

Leader so far:

"Ridin'" - Chamillionaire
Holy crap... what a thick baseline, and a simple, catchy hook.... the closest anyone has come to lightning in a bottle since 50.

Other Contenders:
"Promiscuous" - Nelly Furtado feat. Timbaland
Hot track, but despite the subject matter, a little girly to expect to see gang bangers and wiggers alike cranking it while low riding down the street.
"Crazy" - Gnarls Barkley
Another great one, but maybe a bit light in the baseline department to really be a clab favourite. Strikes me that it'll be a "Miss Jackson"-esque kind of hit.
"Love Generation" - Bob Sinclair feat. Gary Pine
Same kinda vibe as "Crazy"... likely more of an on-the-beach kinda track.

Outside Shot:
"Hips Don't Lie" - Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean
Mostly with the World Cup remix being so topical... would this be an appropriate time to mention that I'm going to her show in August?

Something we haven't head yet:
T.I.'s next single?
The dude's on fire. Between "What You Know" and "Why U Wanna", I almost think he's biding his time... but I don't know the album at all, so maybe those were his best shots.
G-Unit
Any one of them could pop off with a killer track at any time.... I think 50's in the studio working on stuff for his next album, and there aren't any real contending tracks left on the Mobb Deep CD, but any of the rest of them could drop one without much notice...

Outkast
They've got something new out now, but they haven't really had a Summer Anthem since "Bombs Over Bagdad"... so we'll see.....

(no, "Hey Ya" doesn't count... I will not debate this point)

1 Comments:

  • At 10:07 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

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