Hypetrak's Weekly Set: Volume 25

Due to the high amount of G.O.O.D Music-material that appeared last week it is no surprise that Kanye West reigns supreme in our latest set. His uplifting collaboration with Beyoncé and Charlie Wilson “See Me Now” proved to be truly demanding to the ears since honestly, there is so much going on in this superb track. Produced by ‘Ye himself, his mentor No I.D. and Lex Luger, the track boasts signature elements of all three producers at the same time. However, as Kanye suggests at the end of the song, this is the Yeezy we all love to hear. Thus, it deserves to be on top of the list. Still, the minimal approach on the Cudder and West-collabo “Wylin’ Cause I’m Young” has not received such a warm welcome although it serves everything you can ask for – slick lyrics and a hypnotic beat. The track will appear on the upcoming G.O.O.D. Ass-mixtape which should definitely be worth checking out since it was stamped official. CuDi’s “Mr. Rager” raises the expectations for his forthcoming sophomore album Man On The Moon II: The Legend Of Mr. Rager. It also indicates that the Cleveland-native will continue his successful musical path that he began with his promising debut. The last week also brought the tuneful jam “I Do” that contains some new bars by the one and only Andre 3000. And as usual, the OutKast does not disappoint. Concluding the top five is a splendid Hollywood Holt-infused remix of N.A.S.A.’s “Gifted” featuring Kanye, Santigold and Lykki Li.
Also check out intriguing submissions by Jimmy Eat World, rapper and producer J.Cole, Canadian MC k-os featuring Drake, Mark Ronson and a Basement Jaxx-remix of Vampire Weeken “White Sky”.

Besides audio material we have also been blessed by some visual impressions. Kanye West and John Legend called in for a special session at the Lower East Side’s The Box. Furthermore, indie rockers Yeasayer unveiled an abstract video for their epic single “Madder Red”. In addition, Caspa and Mr Hudson turned in a visual translation of their joint “Love Never Dies”. On the mixtape side, Jeezy served a mixtape worth a 1000 Grams and k-Os offered his excellent Anchorman-project.