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Kanye West ft. Justin Vernon and Assassin (Uncredited) - "I'm In It" #19
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Take the most sexist things you can think of, now amplify them by ten, now have them rapped back to you by an engaged man. Add a nearly uncompromisable Jamaican rapper and the lead singer from alternative project Bon Iver singing more absurd things, then you have "I'm In It." Everything about this song is discomforting. From the lyrics to the off-tempo beat to the nonstop flow in the beginning to the obnoxious "UH" sounds in the outro. Let us not forget that this is the song that gave us Swaghili as a language. By the way, can we take a second to imagine a music video for this?
19. Kanye West ft. Justin Vernon, Chief Keef - "Hold My Liquor" 19. Eminem ft. Kendrick Lamar - "Love Game" 18. Kanye West ft. Justin Vernon and Assassin - "I'm In It"
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Various Artists - The Great Gatsby#18
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What a great album full of gems. It seems that each artist on the album brought their best, and the director knew just what he needed for the movie, almost too perfectly! Will.i.am brings one of his best songs, "Bang Bang," which evokes modern music mixed with 20s gold. Lana Del Ray delivers her best song, "Young and Beautiful," which already charted on my countdown. Plus they go and grab the incredible "Heart's a Mess" from Gotye's sophomore album. Everything on this album is cinematic in its sound, and it's by far the best soundtrack I've heard this year.
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Album Countdown So Far
20. Robin Thicke - Blurred Lines 19. Bruno Mars - Unorthodox Jukebox 18. Various Artists - The Great Gatsby
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3OH!3 - "Back To Life" #17
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I don't know if they're a guilty pleasure of mine or a legitamite pleasure to be honest. 3OH!3 have impressed a lot on this song, which is devoid of Sean's rap and instead features his singing over a pop-rock beat by Nat. The song is melodramatic song about a party, but with some great verses about how the party isn't everything. The video is... rather interesting too. It's great, and totally unrelated to the song. 3OH!3 go through lots of trouble to free sea animals from human consumption, only to realize that they killed the animals in the process of saving them. It's wild and crazy, yet still beautiful.
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Lady Gaga ft. R. Kelly - "Do What U Want" #17
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Hard choice between this and "Gypsy" making the cut, but I decided in the end that this wasn't as generic plus it had one of the greatest singers of all time on it. Sure R. Kelly may be rather cray, but his voice is among the greatest voices I've heard. The song has a basic synth and drum powering it, and clean, effective vocals from both Gaga and Kelly. Highlight for me of course is Kelly's verse, Gaga's was rather boring. Then you have the bridge, which isn't anything special, but works as an extension to reach that 3:30-3:50 pop gold time.
20. Katy Perry ft. Juicy J - "Dark Horse" 19. Passenger - "Let Her Go" 18. A Great Big World - "I Really Want It" 17. Lady Gaga ft. R. Kelly - "Do What U Want"
Yaaay! DWUW! One of the best songs Gaga has released lately, simple but great, it's not overproduced like many of her latest singles.
I can't wait for the music video