Music Monday 50.

Wow, 50 that's kind of special. Thanks to everyone that checks out the blog every week, or even more often, it really does mean a lot. And thanks for everyone who puts up with my shameless plugging on Twitter and Facebook. It's a pretty huge dance special (almost entirely) this week for you. Here we go.

Toddla T - Take It Back (Dillon Francis Remix)



It’s amazing what a remix can do to a song, sometimes it takes some of the original and just freshens it up a bit, sometimes it can completely destroy a song and there’s the times that it completely transforms it into a new beast. The original Toddla T track featuring Shola Ama and J2K, is ok, just ok. However when Dillion Francis got his mucky mits on it, the song went straight from just ok to incredible. This track does everything I want it to, just when I want it to. Needless to say it’s been on repeat.

Jakwob - Right Beside You



Jakwob is one of my favourite producers and has been for some time now, whether it’s with his remixes or tracks under his own name, it’s always some special. Jakwob always seems to manage to produce soemthing new and different from everyone else, yet strangely familiar. Great new track.

DJ Fresh - Louder



Remember Gold Dust? Remember how good that tune was? Well DJ Fresh is back with Louder, a song that you’ll likely to become pretty familiar with over the next few weeks. Not only will it be all over the radio, but it’s also backing the latest Lucozade advert. I don’t think it quite lives upto Gold Dust, but it’s a big summer tune anyways.

The Bullitts - Landspeeder



Here we are, back to some hip hop. And what a way to come back. This is the latest installment from the hip hop project, The Bullitts. Another fantastic, cinematic effort, it is definitely the sort of thing that can be expected in the future from a projected that includes Jay Electronica, Mos Def and a narration from Lucy Liu. I simply can’t wait to hear the finished article, it’s truly going to be something special.

Tyler The Creator and Frank Ocean - She



When I first heard Frank Ocean, I wasn’t really sure how he fitted into Odd Future, but this track with OF front man Tyler shows that they can go hard and soft, all in the same song. An impressive effort from a group that continue to impress and will do so for a long time.

Lucozade: YES.

I'm really liking the direction that Lucozade are heading in, it's new and away from the obvious sport route, appreciating that every walk of life needs some energy. First came the combination of Tinie Tempah and Travis Barker and now it's time for skateboarder Kilian Martin (remember him?), along with a lot of beautiful people at Venice Beach. The ad also features the latest track from DJ Fresh (see tomorrow's Music Monday for the full track). I'm not sure if it's the right choice for the ad, but there's certainly a lovely, yet energetic and intense, summer vibe to this ad, perfect for the Lite Lime Lucozade drink. Hopefully there's more to come from the campaign and well done to Lucozade, they're definitely positioning their brand in the 'cool' bracket.

Music Monday 13.

We've had a weeks break. Let's get down to it.

Kid Cudi ft. Kanye West - Erase Me



Yes some more Kid Cudi for you. But why not? His latest collaboration is with hip-hop powerhouse, stage-invading Kanye West and the voices work really well together on this track. With Kanye's name on the record and a catchy chorus, this track is sure to be successful, yet probably not the best from Cudi.

Dels - Shapeshift

DELS - Shapeshift from us (design studio) on Vimeo.

Only stumbled across Dels this week. It's nice to see some time, effort, imagination and class put into a hip-hop video these days, as they can so often merge into one basketball court, champagne flowing, diamond encrusted orgy. The almost dub riff underneath this track gives a strong platform for Dels to do what he appears to be best, providing honest and intelligent raps.

DJ Fresh - Gold Dust



Probably not the sort of song I would normally listen to whilst simply sat at my desk as opposed to being in a club, however I'm addicted after one listen. To go with my addiction is also the urge to learn how to skip. But not just skip, skip like a bad-ass. I never imagined that skipping could look so cool and impressive nor being the sole focal point to a music video such as this. They. Got. Skills.

Emancipator - Shook



This song provides the ear drums with a beautiful mix of Mobb Deep and Sigur Ros. There is nothing else to say, but simply listen and enjoy.