Is This Song Catchy?

It seems to be catching on the United States. 22-year-old British Rapper Tinie Tempah and singer Eric Turner collaborated on the track "Written in the Stars". It's already gone #1 in England, and it's making waves in America now. I can't decide how I feel about this track. It kind of reminds me a passionate, meaningful song that B.O.B would come out with, so it must the British accent on Tinie that's eating at me. Is it wrong that his dialect spoils what could be a legendary track. I mean, the song is the new theme for Wrestlemania (need I say more). That means there's something epic about this song, I'm just not sure what it is. Listen for yourself:

Bieber Gets Big Boos

There you have it...not everyone is obsessed with Justin Bieber. This time, at Madison Square Garden during a recent Knicks game, Bieber's mug on the jumbotron elicited more boo's than cheers. I guess there weren't too many 14 year old girls at the Knicks game.

Wiz Khalifa to Perform At AFC Championship

2010 was a breakout year for rapper Wiz Khalifa, and 2011 could be even bigger. As his single sits in the top 5 on the billboard charts, he has gotten the opportunity to perform his hit song with a Pittsburgh theme in his home town...in front of 80,000...at the AFC Championship pre-game on Sunday.

Wiz will perform his hit during the pre-game festivities at Heinz Field. Wiz is also being granted the honor, along with actor and Pittsburgh native Billy Gardell, of leading the Steelers fans in the Terrible Towel Twirl before kickoff.  No doubt this is a tremendous honor for diehard Steelers fan Khalifa.

Free Music Week 2

Here's the second release of my weekly dose of free ipod filler. This track is called "We Built This City" and samples the classic Starship track of the same name. Enjoy!

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New Feature for 2011: Free Music by...ME!

This was a longtime match made in heaven. I make music. I don't take myself or my music too seriously, and it will likely never be anything more than a hobby. When my college roommate and I recorded our first song in 2006, Token Sports/Spinoff CEO/Co-Founder Mike was right there behind the boards, producing for us. Ever since, I've always enjoyed making a track from time to time. We picked the name D.A. Finest (aka "DnA") cause it was easy to remember, and our names are Doug and Alex. No rocket science needed there.

Fast forward 4 years later. We're college graduates who are trying to turn the Token Sports empire into the greatest thing to hit the web, so why not use the site as a platform to promote my music, and give it to all of you for free? This was one of the biggest "duh" moments in the history of Token Sports. It's a New  Year, so it's time to step things up. I give you free music, I promote the site, and I get to hear what you think.

To classify DnA music as "a typical white kid rapping" is unfair. Being a fan of everything from Lifehouse to Ludacris, Lady Gaga and Lil Wayne, I take my experiences and my wide taste in music to put together something fun for everyone to listen to. I make party songs, I make love songs, I make catchy songs...I don't corner myself creatively. Here's the first dose of free music from me, a fast-paced dance track called "Come Over" featuring Young Quis. Watch the video and download it for free below!

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Sign of the Apocalypse: Usher and Will I Am Ripped Off Homer Simpson

Hip Hop superpowers Usher and Will I Am teamed up earlier this year and made "OMG" a super-catchy dance track that one of the biggest releases of 2010. Months after the song's peak, a curious video has hit the internet comparing lyrics of the track to Homer Simpson. Yeah, that's right, a goofy Christmas song from The Simpsons has a stunningly similar melody to lyrics penned by two of the biggest names in pop music today. Listen for yourself:

Kim K Moving All In On A Music Career?

Earlier this year a leaked song called "Shake" was allegedly Kim Kardashian's musical debut. Well now, she's making an uber-secret music video for her official coming out party, and she's using all her connections:

Sources connected to the video tell us ... Hype -- the most famous music video director on the planet -- spent hours with Kim and Kanye during a secret closed set shoot.  As we previously reported, Kim is working on an entire studio album with super-producer The Dream -- but it's unclear when the world will finally get a chance to hear KK's voice.  

Love Songs: Token 12 Days of Christmas

So I slacked off yesterday and didn't post a special Token 12 Days of Christmas post. So here's a little list of my favorite Christmas love songs. Because lets face it, most songs are love songs.

Last Christmas, Wham!
A great little love song by a boy-duo from the UK, featuring George Michael and his great melodies. One of my favorite Christmas songs.



Baby It's Cold Outside
Not exactly a Christmas song, per say, but it is a great winter classic. Everyone has done a version of this song, but one of my favorites is from the new-classic, Elf, where the beautiful Zooey Deschannel sings it in the shower.



All I Want For Christmas is You, Mariah Carey
Perhaps one of the best Christmas songs of all time (in my opinion), Mariah Carey's timeless love song keeps us warm at night just thinking of her signing for us.

Greatest Song Ever?

Yep, the Lonely Island is back, and they have a music vid for their single "I Just Had Sex" featuring Jessica Alba and Akon. With the hottest girl in the world, and one of the best R&B singers out, you're bound to have an internet phenomenon...

Future Hit Record: Far East Movement ft. One Republic "Rocketeer"

I know what you're all thinking. "If I have to hear 'Like A G6' on the radio one more time, I'm gonna rip the stereo out of my car!" Well, thankfully the high energy trio known as the Far East Movement have come back with a great follow up single to their overplayed #1 hit. I got to see them perform last week at a downtown concert in a club, and was most impressed with them closing a ridiculous show with this song. They recruited singer Ryan Tedder of One Republic for the hook on this mellowed out track, which is a great switch-up to their usual "let's party get and f***ed up" theme. Check it out:

Future Hit Record(s): T.I. feat. Drake "Poppin Bottles"

This post is solely intended for hip hop heads. This track literally hit the internet about 30 minutes ago, so you will be the first to hear it in your circle of friends hands down. If you like loud stadium or club music that gives you straight energy at night, this is it. Everything is in disarray for Atlanta rapper T.I...fresh out of jail for weapons possession, he gets arrested for drugs and is likely going back to the slammer. Still, one thing that hasn't changed is his ability to make timeless music. For this most recent leak off of his album "No Mercy," he recruits the prince of hip-hop, Drake.


...it's a huge day for T.I. Ryan Seacrest also just got his hands on the King's new single featuring Christina Aguilera, entitled "Castle Walls." Check it out here.

Does Everyone Know Tyler Ward?

After browsing youtube for random music, I recently discovered Tyler Ward, a musician from Colorado. He does covers of popular top 40 songs and throws them on his youtube. Sounds pretty normal, but what isn't normal are his video views. The dude has like 1 million+ views for all of his videos, but no one I know has ever heard of him. I guess you can be a giant internet celebrity without being famous in the mainstream these days. Anyways, he's got talent. Here's his acoustic cover of the Taio Cruz single "Dynamite."

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The youtube lip-synching sensation Keenan Cahill gets the help of rapper 50 Cent for a hilarious viral video. They're jamming out to Jermeih and 50 Cent's "Down on Me" and this is pure blogging gold right here. 50 Cent has to be the smartest self-promoter in the music industry...what other artist would do something so stupid and turn it into something this great?

Token Music Picks: Enrique Iglesias ft. Ludacris - Tonight (NSFW)

Feeding off of the same vibe of his last single, Enrique prepares to continue his radio dominance with a second single that is even more high-energy than "I Like It." I'll just be honest with you...this track is absolutely bananas upon the first few listens. He jumps on another lightning fast techno beat and recruits Ludacris for the 3rd verse. This will surely be a fixture at nightclubs, parties and everything in between for the next 6 months. Mark my words:

Kim Kardashian Doing...An Album?

As much I love everything about the hottest Kardashian sister, I'm not in love with the idea of her taking a crack at music.

...Kim's recently been in the studio with top notch writer/producer/performer The-Dream, whose hits include Rihanna's "Umbrella" and Beyonce's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)."So how's it gonna sound? One person who's been inside a recording session tells us, "Kim's got a really good voice."This could go either way. She either turns into the modern day Britney Spears and puts cheesy pop songs that I'll love, or she flops big time. Feast or famine. Fortunately, she still has her hotness to fall back on.

Air Jordan (WitziGreuter) is The Ready Set

After hearing The Ready Set's single "Love Like Woe" on the radio this morning, I had to do some research on this group. It turns out The Ready Set is just one kid, Jordan Witzigreuter. He's a kid with dreams...who is also very bad at sports (at least he doesn't hide it). Here's a funny video he made as a parody to Nike basketball commercials, and the vid for "Love Like Woe" is below. Put this emo-looking kid from Indiana on your map, because he's got a musical style that is unclassifiable in all the best ways.

This Week's Mortal Lock Future Hit Record

I have come to realize that my obsession with music have given me the amazing superpower of being able to predict a hit record. Ask anyone who knows me: I'm the tastemaker for what will be hot in music. Here's the debut of this new feature, Chris Brown "Yeah 3x." Chris Brown is back from the whole "I'm sorry for beating Rihanna senseless and not going to jail" fiasco, and he has a surefire top 10 record on his hands. The music video was just released today. In fact, I'm so sure that this will hit the top 10 on the charts that I will say this: If it does not, I will take a picture of myself with a Yankees shirt on post it to the site. Being a lifelong Red Sox fan tells you how serious I am about this song being a big one. Here's the vid:

Take That Justin Bieber!!! part 2

Here's 9-year-old Willow Smith's (daughter of Will and Jada Pinkett) music video debut for her single "Whip My Hair." The song is definitely growing on me...

Whats happening to the world: Pop music

We all remember ten or so years ago when Brittney Spears burst onto the scene with "...Baby One More Time."

At the time, the racy music video was raunchy and sexy and dangerous. The 17 year old was criticized for leaving behind her Mickey Mouse Club wholesome days to become the sex icon of the early 2000's.

Well, Miley Cyrus is following in much of the same footsteps, but her new video makes Brittney seem like great family entertainment.

What is it about these Disney girls that make them want to strip off as much clothing as possible as soon as they turn 17? I find it interesting that they are willing to strip themselves of their childhood fans, and quickly turn themselves into sex objects for the weirdo-s of the world. Then, of course, they wonder why people are critical of their choices.

No wonder girls have no good role models to look up to.

Kanye Gets an A for Creativity

Mr. West definitely brings a new portrait to the music scene every time he performs. Here are his performances of "Power" (featured in The Social Network movie) and "Runaway" on last night's SNL. Love him or hate him, Kanye always puts the art in his music.