Goodnight Said The Nightman: Don Henley Threatens To Sue Frank Ocean Over Use Of "Hotel California"

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You know this was bound to happen. According to Frank Ocean (via his tumblr account), Don Henley has threatened to sue the R&B singer if he performs "American Wedding" live.

Paqman's Top 10 Albums Of 2011 - The Year Of The Mixtape

Tens of thousands of albums have been released this past year, so P&B are taking on the arduous task of breaking down our very own Top 10 Albums of 2011 List. This is the second of a 2-part series (Turnbull's first, with Paqman's second). We'll break down the albums, EPs, and mixtapes, etc, that made for quintessential listening throughout the year. If you don't see something on here that you feel should've made the lists, feel free to leave a comment or send us an email about it!

10) Foo Fighters - Wasting Light

The Foo had one hell of a year. They reestablished themselves as the premiere stadium rock band with a massive sold out tour. If you haven't checked out the "Back and Forth" documentary which chronicles the band's history and the making of "Wasting Light", it's a must for any fan of the Foo Fighters and modern rock.

P&B Approved Cuts: Bridges Burning, Rope, Arlandia

 9) Drake - Take Care

Canada's hottest export did not fail with his sophomore release. With longtime producer Noah "40" Shebib, Just Blaze and T-Minus, Drake proved that his star continues to rise as he delivers his trademark introspective lyrics over fantastically produced beats.

P&B Approved Cuts: Buried Alive Interlude, Under Ground Kings, Take Care

From Compton to Consciousness: Kendrick Lamar Enters the Game

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When you think of West Coast hip hop, NWA and Snoop come to mind. How can we forget "Straight Outta Compton"? This song was the West's coming out party: times are tough out here and we are sick of it. Gangsta rap made it's presence felt with it's aggressive social "tell all" and the Game changed (Note: I'm not talking about the Game the rapper, but the hip hop Game to make this clear. Game the rapper thinks he's a player in the Game but he's not. He's more like a name dropping, whining water/towel boy). Dre, Snoop and Ice Cube (Sans the "Are We Wherever Yet Againing?") are synonymous with the West Coast sound, with Jay Rock coming up the ranks. But a cat from the aforementioned Compton is breaking the mold by delivering West Coast consciousness instead of aggressiveness: a potential rookie of the year in the Game, Kendrick Lamar.

Mick Boogie and DJ Jazzy Jeff's Summertime 2 Mixtape Available As a Free Download

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A mixtape that starts out with "Summertime" by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, one of my fave 90s cuts, is top notch in my book! Mick Boogie and DJ Jazzy Jeff join forces to offer Summertime 2, the perfect soundtrack for your BBQ or that special chill time on your patio enjoying your favorite beverage.

You can grab the free download or stream the mixtape right here.

-Paqman

Friday Flashback - Nas-El-Matic Edition

Nas - "The World is Yours"

From one of the most important hip hip albums of the 90s, here is "The World is Yours" from the essential Illmatic by Nas.

The main reason why we decided to offer you this track as this week's Friday Flashback is because WE CAN'T STOP LISTENING TO THE ELZHI MIXTAPE/TRIBUTE TO NAS' IILMATIC!!!! If you don't know what we're talking about, check out Turnbull's post about Elzhi's Elmatic mixtape. This is arguably the best mixtape of 2011...even though we are only half way through the year. Get it. Now.

-Paqman