"Maaaan Let's Get Medicated"

After a full lap around @RealWizKhalifa's new album O.N.I.F.C., I'll admit I wasn't blown away like I was when I first listened to Rolling Papers, but I also wasn't disappointed. There were at least two or three tracks on Rolling Papers that I liked more than the singles he released and I was able to find those same type of hidden gems on his new album, which is why I'm satisfied.

For me, it was a toss up between Medicated and Paperbond as my favorite hidden gem. The tie breaker ended up being the beat on the track below that I just couldn't get out of my head. It makes completely sense now that I noticed Danja was behind the boards and to be honest just seeing him on the track took it up a couple notches. Maybe I'm not speaking for the masses, but production credits are the first thing I look at when trying to negotiate an album for the first time. It's probably getting old hearing me preach my producer over artist rhetoric, but I'll hold firm on that until I find an artist (other than @Drake) that can churn out the type of no brainer quality that a producer like Danja does.

On a side note, it was interesting hearing @therealjuicyj rap over a non-strip club beat. It's been a while since I've heard him go in on a track that sounds softer than his usually music. He did his thing though, so no hatin' over here with respect to the legendary Triple Six member. In case you missed it, O.N.I.F.C just dropped this week and it's worth a listen...#ONIFC

Wiz Khalifa feat Chevy Woods & Juicy J - Medicated (prod by Danja)
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"Make Me Remember You, Like You Remember Me"

With @RealWizKhalifa's new album O.N.I.F.C. due out in early December, it's interesting that the official track list surfaced this week. On the plus side, I'm a fan of his new one with @theweekndxo because it's not like anything he did on his first album. It definitely fits The Weeknd's style more with the soulful, dramatic tone.

Wiz Khalifa feat The Weeknd - Remember You

Lyrically it's an interestingly sentimental ode to the one night stand. In sort of a show me what you got so I'll remember you sort of way, both Wiz and Weeknd talk of earning bragging rights and taking a girls number after a prior night's performance. Shoot, might as well dub this one the groupie anthem of 2012 since this song epitomizes the general goal of a groupie.

I still haven't been able to put my finger on why I really like The Weeknd as an artist, but when I figure it out you'll be the first to know. There's just something about his somber, but melodic vocals that sucks you in man. Let's just hope Wiz doesn't catch a case in between now and his album release so we can get his new disc on time...#RIP69Chavelle

"I'll Swallow That Pearl, Tongue Like I'm Havin' A Seizure"

About two weeks ago I came across an interesting @DJCosmicKev interview with @RealWizKhalifa where Wiz claimed that @Drake and @liltunchi were going to be on the remix for Work Hard Play Hard. My first reaction was "hmm that would probably be cool if his "rap powers" came through and the remix came to fruition." Now that the remix dropped, I'm left only mildly impressed because Drake was swapped with @YoungJeezy. I've said it before, there's some Jeezy stuff I really like, but as a whole, not my cup of tea and definitely not a suitable Drake fill in.

The real question remains, will Drake tack on a verse for the remix that will land on O.N.I.F.C.? What has me most excited is that he's only let loose with one single so far and his albums are known for being chalked full of single worth material. For example, on Rolling Papers he had 2-3 tracks that were good enough to be singles, but he didn't release them as singles. When I'm Gone, Wake Up and Cameras could have all very easily been #1 singles, but other equally solid tracks were picked instead. To me, there's nothing more gangster than knowing you'd got single quality tracks on the album and you don't even need to release them to push the album to gold status. That's not easy to do these days and I sure as hell don't need two hands to count the number of albums that have been THAT littered with great singles in the past two years.

O.N.I.F.C hits shelves September 18th, which means I'd take 10 to 1 odds saying that I will post at least two more Wiz tracks in the next month...#BetDat

Wiz Khalifa feat Young Jeezy & Lil Wayne - Work Hard, Play Hard (Remix) (prod by Stargate)

"The Bigger the Bill, the Harder You Ball"

It may seem like @realwizkhalifa just released Rolling Papers, but surprisingly, it's been a whole year since his big time studio debut dropped. It should come as no surprise that Wiz is continuing to strike while the iron is hot with a follow up album titled O.N.I.F.C (Only N****a in First Class). I'll put it this way, if your brand of music was so well liked last year that you ended up making 11 million dollars in 2011, why not set a goal to make $100 million this year? Even better, why not push it to the limit and collaborate with @drdre while you're at it?

The track below, Work Hard, Play Hard is Wiz's very radio friendly lead single off his upcoming album due out August 28th. It's got the production pedigree with Stargate (who produced Black and Yellow and Roll Up) and @itsbennyblanco (produced Stereo Hearts and Payphone) cooking up the beat. The verses go harder than most Wiz tracks, but the hook is a sugary, 360 windmill dunk. You can bet the Taylor's will be coming out of the woodwork in support for his new single that is cut from the same cloth as his previous Rolling Paper singles. Me, I've got no problem at all with that since I was such a big fan of his last album...#NoSophomoreSlump

Wiz Khalifa - Work Hard, Play Hard (prod by Stargate & Benny Blanco)
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Wiz Khalifa Samples Deadmau5 on O.N.I.F.C.

So I'm taking a routine lap around @realwizkhalifa's new Taylor Allerdice mixtape and I kept thinking that the sample on his track O.N.I.F.C. track sounded really familiar. The resemblance was subtle, but enough to warrant some follow up Googling. Since the internet is awesome, I was able to figure out what I was looking for and it ended up being @deadmau5's track with @kaskade off his Random Album Title album called I Remember...

Solid use of the sample by in-house Taylor Gang producers @imsledgren and @cardogotwings. Like only Wiz can do, he flips it into a smooth, repetitive Hip Hop track than ends up sounding strangely soothing. If you're wondering, O.N.I.F.C. stands for Only Ni**a In First Class, which just happens to be the title of upcoming sophomore album. No release date in sight, but I'm intrigued that @ADAMLEVINE is a confirmed guest on the album. One thing I know, it's not going to be as good as his last album and I'm totally cool with lowering my expectations in advance...#SafeBet

Wiz Khalifa - O.N.I.F.C. (prod by Cardo & Sledgren)

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