Ever wonder what everyone else is listening to? Today’s list of Top Rankin Tunes is compiled from what was most popular among ([HearingTest]) readers in 2007. This is definitely the most pop-oriented of all the lists; starting with the the most-played tune: Alicia Keys and Jr. Reid’s reggae soul remix of “No One” followed by the tune that Jah Cure released at the same time he himself was released from Tower Prison. These two tunes were receiving thousands of plays per day for weeks! Recently, the audio CD that comes with Ghostface Killah’s new book “The World According To Pretty Toney” has been streaming pretty much round the clock on computers around the globe and linked to on numerous hip hop BBs. Other big contenders include Foxy Brown’s don diva anthem with Mavado - “We’re On Fire” - released during her incarceration in Rykers Island and the club anthem of the year in UK - T2 and Jodie Aysha’s incredible infectious “Heartbroken” which puts the bounce in Bassline music! ([More →])

Pull up Selecta, let’s hear those tunes one more time! Here are my selections for the Top 10 Tunes and 15 Albums Released In 2007… Tune in again tomorrow for a REWIND of the Biggest Tunes Published On ([HearingTest]) in ‘07! ([More →])

Kafani (Baby Face Assassins, “Hyphy Ill”) dropped his solo debut into the hyphy movement with the release of Money’s My Motivation on Koch Records. Read the album review where we put Kafani to the HearingTest, so you don’t have to:

Kafani - Money’s My Motivation Album Review on HearingTest

Kafani is destined to rule the town with his new album Money’s My Motivation, out now on Koch Records. Smooth, laid back hip hop beats and rich synthesizer bass lines are rolled into this bumpin hyphy soundtrack. I’ll admit, I’m homesick for hyphy. I lived in Oakland for a long time, only recently moved across the bridge to San Francisco. Hyphy still sounds like home to me. I smile whenever I hear it rattling trunks and turning leather seats into massage chairs. I haven’t had a chance to test the new Kafani CD in one of those cars yet, but I did the next best thing - I played it on the home audiophile’s version of boxes in the trunk: a pair of KRK Rokit 6’s with 12″ subwoofer. This system is very similar to what most boosted car systems sound like, so it was a good fit for a banging hyphy album. Here’s what I heard…
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We’ve added a bunch of new hip hop music to the boombox this week! Normally the new tracks would get a full write up posted, but all of these tracks are new releases from albums that have already been reported. Also, I added links to every track in the player so you can jump to which articles they match up to. If a track doesn’t have a link, then the tune doesn’t have an article about it yet. So here’s what’s new, click on the album names to jump to previous reports about them: ([More →])

Speaker Cleaning Tip of the Day: Too much dirt and dust in your speakers from 4th of july festivities? Fear not! I have a cure for the dutty bins! ([More →])