The Sunday Rewind: Volume 10 (March 1, 2009)

After a 2 months hiatus, The Sunday Rewind is back!  For those of you don’t know what the Sunday Rewind is, it is a few tracks that ARE NOT NEW. They are tracks that could be 5 months old to 50 years old.  They are simply songs that  I felt needed to get attention.  All of these songs are “5 Stars”.  The Sunday Rewind is done on the first Sunday of each month.  Check out Previous Sunday Rewinds here.

Jesse James – Dopeman (Hustler’s Theme)

Jesse James might not be a name many are familiar with.  Jesse James, most known for his affiliations with the Street Lords and Cheddar Boyz.  James hails from the city of Detroit.  While mainstream success is yet to happen for the artist, the track “Dopeman” is considered a classic among many Detroiters.  It is difficult to walk through Detroit without the baseline and vocals of this track shaking someone’s trunk.

DOWNLOAD: Jesse James – Dopeman (Hustler’s Theme) (MP3)

Eminem – Kim

Usually, when someone makes a track with the name of someone close to them as the title, it is a tribute to that person.  In Eminem’s case, it is the exact opposite.  In “Kim”, Eminem goes through a violent rage about his then ex-wife.  Eminem later re-married Kim, only to divorce again less than a year later.  The song appeared on The Marshall Mathers LP (2000).

DOWNLOAD: Eminem – Kim (MP3)

Gnarls Barkley – Going On

This 2009 Grammy-nominated (Best Pop Performance by Duo/Group with vocals) single appeared on the soundtrack of 2K Sports NBA 2K9, which Mr. 5 Star plays on a daily basis, which is also how I learned of the highly impressive track.  The song also appears on Gnarls Barkley’s 2008 album, The Odd Couple.  The short length of the track is highly disappointing, as it leaves the listener craving for more.

DOWNLOAD: Gnarls Barkley – Going On (MP3)

Jay-Z – Song Cry

Long-time hardcore fans of Jay-Z probably need no introduction to the rapper’s fourth single from the instant classic album, Blueprint (2001).  For those who do, “Song Cry” is what many would dub one of Jay-Z’s most heartfelt and personal tracks to date.  The song is a true-life story, as Jay shares a story about his broken heart, but expresses that his persona will not allow him to shed tears, in turn allowing the song  to do the crying.

DOWNLOAD: Jay-Z – Song Cry (MP3)

Outkast – Bombs Over Baghdad

“Bombs Over Baghdad” was Outkast’s first single from their year 2000 album, Stankonia, which reached number 2 on the Billboard 200, and has also gone on to be one of the highest critically acclaimed hip hop albums of all time.  It is a little known fact that the song was banned from some TV stations due to the current bombings in Baghdad at the time of the song’s popularity.

DOWNLOAD: Outkast – Bombs Over Baghdad (MP3)

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