Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Dec 14, 2009, 10:28 am
Speed: 86 bpm The DJ’s Take: This track isn’t really for the dancefloor, unless you spin at some hipster watering hole in the Village, but I like it. Hand drums smothered in a rough and rugged gu...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Dec 10, 2009, 2:00 pm
Amazon.com Widgets Speed: 72 bpm The DJ’s Take: It’s been a minute, but this is the Luda we all came to know and love in What’s Your Fantasy. Fun, spitfire rhymes delivered with ease over a di...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Dec 8, 2009, 7:20 am
Amazon.com Widgets Say Aah - Tre... Speed: 93 bpm The DJ’s Take: If Blame It and In Da Club got mixed in a blender with some ice, this would be the frozen cocktail. It’s got a laid back yet man...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Dec 7, 2009, 9:16 am
Speed: 101 bpm The DJ’s Take: When you hear people talking about real hiphop and you’re wondering what it really means, listen to a track like this. A good analogy would be orange juice. Once upo...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Dec 2, 2009, 4:14 pm
Speed: 96 bpm The DJ’s Take: Okay, so this track isn’t that old. But it was one of the first vinyl singles I got when I started dj’ing, and I put this on the first mixtape I ever made. And it w...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Dec 1, 2009, 10:28 am
Speed: 125 bpm The DJ’s Take: I say this a lot, but it bears repeating for working and aspiring DJs - today’s top 40-type club beats are in that 120-130 bpm range. You got Lady GaGa around 120, a...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Nov 27, 2009, 11:34 am
Speed: 121 bpm The DJ’s Take: Someone please tell me it’s a joke that this track is currently #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Seriously. The beat is your typical bubblegum electronic pop, but those ...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Nov 26, 2009, 11:14 am
Amazon.com Widgets Speed: 85 bpm The DJ’s Take: Rihanna’s new album Rated R isn’t exactly sunshine and rainbows, but it already has one hit single, and I think this is the next logical choice....
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Nov 25, 2009, 1:50 am
Amazon.com Widgets Speed: 122 bpm The DJ’s Take: I think this track is the next hit off GaGa’s new EP The Fame Monster, after Bad Romance. It’s like one of those Juicy Juice juice boxes from s...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Nov 19, 2009, 1:51 pm
Amazon.com Widgets Speed: 86 bpm The DJ’s Take: I remember that this leaked out on the web a few months back, and it was a sped up, reggaeton version, which I liked a little better. Still, this is...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Nov 19, 2009, 7:10 am
Want some free tech stuff? Motionbox, a new online video hosting and sharing site, is having a drawing for 3 Roku video players. Roku is a box that lets you watch web video from Netflix, Motionbox, Am...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Nov 18, 2009, 3:48 pm
Maybe you dj, maybe you don’t. But we all listen to our iPod or mp3 player wherever we go. And while we’re doing it, why not look good? These Rasta-themed earbuds are especially appropriate for th...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Nov 17, 2009, 8:03 am
Amazon.com Widgets Speed: 127 bpm The DJ’s Take: New single from the man who brought you Down, and it’s getting good radio play. For some reason, this reminds me of My First, My Last, My Everyth...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Nov 12, 2009, 7:59 am
MTV Shows Russian Roulette - Rihanna Speed: 80 bpm The DJ’s Take: I love how people in the video call this track “interesting.” That’s code for “I am not copping that.” Personally, I ag...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Nov 9, 2009, 11:37 pm
Speed: 128 bpm The DJ’s Take: Remember when Lil Jon was a national phenomenon? He’s back doing a semi-annoying hook for a new LMFAO track that just broke into the Billboard Hot 100. Not exactly e...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Nov 6, 2009, 7:16 pm
Speed: 127 bpm The DJ’s Take: This track is basically a faster Just Dance with a sweet hook and not much else. In fact, most of the song feels like filler as you’re waiting for the hook to co...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Nov 5, 2009, 11:53 am
Amazon.com Widgets Speed: 119 bpm The DJ’s Take: When you have 2 of the top 10 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 at the same time, it’s safe to say you’re at your pop peak. I could picture this p...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Nov 2, 2009, 3:28 pm
Amazon.com Widgets Speed: 118 bpm The DJ’s Take: I think this song came out about 3 years too late. Same basic key as The Way I Are, same speed, and same general vibe, but a little more elaborate....
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Oct 30, 2009, 8:10 am
Amazon.com Widgets Speed: 96 bpm The DJ’s Take: 50 Cent’s been in a slump lately, but he gets back on track with the help of a nice hook from NeYo. Only issue is whether people will always think...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Oct 29, 2009, 1:04 pm
Amazon.com Widgets Speed: 98 bpm The DJ’s Take: I thought auto-tune was supposed to make you sound better, but Ray J proved me wrong. That said, this track is getting some radio play, and some peo...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Oct 27, 2009, 5:13 pm
Michael Jackson - New Music - More Music Videos Speed: 118 bpm The DJ’s Take: Took me long enough to cover this, and if you don’t have it, took you long enough to download it. It’s a classic, ...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Oct 26, 2009, 10:10 am
Amazon.com Widgets Speed: 84 bpm The DJ’s Take: Swizzy dun done it again. The handclaps, fake guitar, and trademark whistles laced by vocals from familiar artists will make this a hit at some poin...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Oct 22, 2009, 1:44 pm
After generating some serious buzz over the last few months, DJ Hero is finally coming out on October 27. From the looks of it, it’s basically Guitar Hero with a turntable and mixer. You get to play...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Oct 22, 2009, 2:03 am
Rockwell - New Music - More Music Videos Speed: 124 bpm The DJ’s Take: This is a classic Halloween track, as well as Geico’s song of choice for its current ad campaign. Several questions - why i...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Oct 16, 2009, 9:00 am
Amazon.com Widgets Speed: 75 bpm The DJ’s Take: This is one of the well-received singles off Mario’s new album D.N.A., and it’s already been getting some radio play. Personally, I don’t see ...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Oct 14, 2009, 1:27 am
Jeremih - New Music - More Music Videos Speed: 75 bpm The DJ’s Take: With apologies to the people all over the country who like this track, this is one of the worst pop songs I’ve ever heard. It...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Oct 11, 2009, 8:12 pm
Ever wanted to rock Louis Vuitton on your head as you’re spinning a set or listening to music on the subway? No, LV doesn’t make leather headphones as far as I know, but these brown audio earmuffs...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Oct 10, 2009, 1:45 pm
Amazon.com Widgets Speed: 92 bpm The DJ’s Take: Let me paint you a picture - I am a character on The Hills. More specifically, I am the Asian male heartthrob playa who’s been going through femal...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Oct 10, 2009, 2:14 am
Lauryn Hill - New Music - More Music Videos Speed: 100 bpm The DJ’s Take: Remember the days when MTV showed videos at times when normal people could watch them? Just over a decade ago, The Miseduc...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Oct 8, 2009, 8:33 am
We go pop a lot here at Beat Match City, but today we’re putting the spotlight on a new single from a new artist. Black Morning by BK-based hiphop group UrbanRockBand is a fresh track with a deep tr...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Oct 7, 2009, 9:16 am
Amazon.com Widgets Speed: 131 bpm The DJ’s Take: Somewhere in LA or NYC, Madonna’s lawyer is listening to this song and wondering whether he/she can sue for copyright infringement. This will be ...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Oct 6, 2009, 7:16 am
Amazon.com Widgets Speed: 136 bpm The DJ’s Take: Even if you didn’t major in math, you know that Britney Spears + Slick Electronic Beat = Hit. This is catchy, and I think it’ll do well with th...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Oct 2, 2009, 1:18 pm
Amazon.com Widgets Speed: 74 bpm The DJ’s Take: In addition to Obsessed, this single is getting a lot of love off Mariah’s new album Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel. Nice and simple production - b...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Oct 1, 2009, 7:36 am
Speed: 122 bpm The DJ’s Take: Another classic chick track you drop on Throwback Night. The bassline and the breaks are tight, and it’s a fun, simple single. People either know it and love it, or ...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Sep 29, 2009, 9:52 am
Amazon.com Widgets Speed: 78 bpm The DJ’s Take: Kind of a cute song with two current superstars, so you had to know this would chart at some point. Also, any track with a hook that quotes one of t...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Sep 28, 2009, 6:01 pm
Shakira - New Music - More Music Videos Speed: 122 bpm The DJ’s Take: Ok, so the guitars sound like 70s porno music, I’m not a fan of Shakira’s voice, and the howling part is almost comical. T...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Sep 25, 2009, 8:34 am
De La Soul - New Music - More Music Videos Speed: 115 bpm The DJ’s Take: Ok, so it’s Friday today, not Saturday. Details, details. But if this classic track doesn’t make you smile, you need to...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Sep 24, 2009, 11:40 am
Amazon.com Widgets Speed: 85 bpm The DJ’s Take: For the younger folk raised on PlayStation and XBox, the production on this reminds me of the dungeon music from Final Fantasy on the original Game ...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Sep 24, 2009, 9:44 am
Fabolous - New Music - More Music Videos Speed: 86 bpm The DJ’s Take: Probably the biggest hit so far off Loso's Way. The hook is catchy, but there’s nothing going on besides an endless ...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Sep 23, 2009, 12:57 pm
Amazon.com Widgets Speed: 127 bpm The DJ’s Take: Brand new track produced by the Neptunes, who were at the peak of their popularity from around 2000 to 2004 with singles like I Just Wanna Love U, ...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Sep 23, 2009, 10:02 am
Amazon.com Widgets Speed: 136 bpm The DJ’s Take: Are you a girl who likes to dress up in 80s gear and rock out on 80s night at the local bar? Do you spin for girls who like to do that? Either way,...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Sep 22, 2009, 10:41 am
Speed: 130 bpm The DJ’s Take: First off, this is one of the funnier music videos out there. Looks like Akon and David Guetta are dancing like no one is watching, and loving like they’ve never bee...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Sep 21, 2009, 10:58 am
Remember when hiphop was fun and unpretentious? Yeah, me neither. Anyway, this watch has the stick figures and black-green-red color scheme used in the album art for A Tribe Called Quest’s The Low E...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Sep 20, 2009, 9:46 am
Speed: 72 bpm The DJ’s Take: You know, the beauty of Facebook is that your friends can expose you to new music by posting videos. I first heard this a couple months ago through my 'friends feed...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Sep 18, 2009, 10:33 am
Amazon.com Widgets Speed: 80 bpm The DJ’s Take: Another case of sticking a bunch of A-list artists together and seeing what happens. Lot of hype surrounding this track, but I think it’s pretty f...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Sep 17, 2009, 8:13 am
Very interesting piece of gear for the image conscious dj or music fan. No, it doesn’t have Inspector Gadget functionality, but it reminds you of who you are and what you like to do. I don’t wear ...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Sep 16, 2009, 11:23 pm
Lady Gaga - New Music - More Music Videos Speed: 116 bpm The DJ’s Take: Nothing like an unsettling yet impressive VMA performance to heighten the profile of the next single on a hit album. She is ...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Sep 15, 2009, 9:37 pm
Amazon.com Widgets Speed: 107 bpm The DJ’s Take: If you spin early 90s hiphop, this track is money in the bank. I have done scientific studies and crowds invariably feel and know this one, unless ...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Sep 15, 2009, 7:14 am
Amazon.com Widgets Speed: 133 bpm The DJ’s Take: Looking for a song virtually guaranteed to move a club? This is it. Nothing deep or amazing here - crack-like production laced with Baby Bash’s s...
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Taeho L posted an article on Beat Match City - Sep 14, 2009, 9:08 am
Amazon.com Widgets Speed: 128 bpm The DJ’s Take: A hot single off the new Rebelution album that hasn’t really been on the radio yet (at least not in Boston), but that you should be hearing plent...
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