Alternative, hip hop and a little bit of pop for good measure as Dappy breaks down this catchy track with the help of Brian May. It’s a good introductory for this fella and I’m curious to see how he develops. Enjoy the track. DOWNLOAD Dappy ft Brian May – Rockstar Mp3...

Wow, it’s been too long since a decent R&B ballad has ever been released as most music are caught up in the hype of hip hop mashed dance genres. Bryan Michael Cox’s always been behind the scenes, writing music for artists and his notable one is Mary J Blige’s “Be...

Another year comes to an end, with a new emerging trend developing in the mashing of hip hop with dance music. As I have been constantly doing since the emergence of this website, here’s this year’s list of my favorite songs for 2011. Enjoy. 1. Lloyd ft Andre 3000 –...

I don’t know. Madonna sounds like she sings “Layla” in the chorus. Something just doesn’t gel for this tune to take the world by storm. Maybe she’s trying NOT to jump onto the dance hip hop bandwagon by creating her own bandwagon, a dated one I might add. Strictly...

Yes, it’s that song by Oasis given a somewhat hip hop alternative feel by Mike Posner. The song’s about an imaginary friend who’s gonna come and save you from yourself. Right. Posner screwed it up by roping some fella called Big K.R.I.T. – he should’ve gotten...

The verses are nothing to remember and the chorus is ain’t that great either. Where the boundary between dance and hip hop music is pushed however, is the hook that adapts a more techno-like genre. I’m alright with it, but the song on the whole without the music is average by...

Lemar has also decided to jump on the hip hop dance bandwagon, which is proving to be a massive influence in today’s music scene. He is known for his slow ballads so this throws caution to the wind. While the song’s OK, there’s nothing unique, any of the current singers who...

I love Edwyn Collins’ “A Girl Like You”, a one-hit wonder but what a hit it was! It’s still one of my all-time favorite alternative tracks, and now Rico Love heavily borrows the tune to help with his new formulaic track. I think he tanked. It’s too slow, as...

I never rated Rihanna years ago, but of late, her songs have been managing to win me over. “Only Girl in the World” is not my cup of tea but I think this dance-powered track featuring Calvin Harris is. I always had a soft spot for good dance music and I’m embracing the...

What do you get when you pair Timbaland and Pitbull together? Well, you get an over-elaborated explosive dance hip hop fusion with a catchy chorus and bubbly rap delivery. Timbaland drops the beat like there’s no tomorrow and Pitbull drives the ball for the home run. Catchy as hell! The...

This was KLF’s second big hit from their debut album, “The White Room”. You can’t classify KLF as hip hop as their music is very much early house-oriented. KLF intelligently roped in Tammy Wynette to break into the US music market and it did just that. Bring the beat...

It’s one of the better remixes where Pat Benatar’s Love is a Battlefield is given a hip hop treatment with the help of Queen Latifah. I’m not sure which year the song came out as I have this copy for the longest time, probably over 10 years now. Enjoy the track as love is...