Lloyd and Lil Wayne teamed for one of my favorite jams last year, the caddish “You,” and by lifting a classic beat and letting Lloyd’s falsetto fly, they’ve raised their own bar. MORE »
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idolator\'s 2008 summer jam tournament
Duffy, “Mercy”
All the attention lavished on this new-model Dusty Springfield/Lulu concerns the sound of her voice (say it again: more Lulu than Dusty). MORE »
idolator\'s 2008 summer jam tournament
Kardinall Offishall, “Dangerous (feat. Akon)”
There’s really nothing to “Dangerous”: A simple synth line, an uncomplicated beat, Akon doing his Akon thing on the chorus, and Kardinall Offishall pulling off a mix of dancehall and Trick Daddy. MORE »
idolator\'s 2008 summer jam tournament
Idolator’s Summer Jam Tournament Begs You For Mercy, Robots
The first round of our quest to find the quintessential summer jam wraps up today, with the final two bouts going live. (Voting will end Sunday night, so be sure to cast your ballots soon.) After the jump, the new Lulu takes on a pair who have made summertime magic before, only this time they’re aided by cyborgs. MORE »
idolator\'s 2008 summer jam tournament
Idolator’s Summer Jam Tournament Is Long On Danger
The final two contestants in our search for the 2008 jam of the summer come to us courtesy of all of you (well, at least those of you who felt like voting in our play-in poll last week). After the jump, watch as Mariah Carey battles it out with the latest Akon-hooked track! MORE »
idolator\'s 2008 summer jam tournament
Estelle, “American Boy”
Breezy, worldly, with a touch of East End slang, “American Boy” isn’t just a fine summer single, it’s a great example of R&B’s new post-disco vibe for the late aughts. MORE »
idolator\'s 2008 summer jam tournament
Weezer, “Pork And Beans”
If alt-rock ever gave us a summer album, it was Weezer’s 1994 debut. And if Weezer has ever recorded a song since that captures the sound of that classic, it’s “Pork And Beans.” MORE »
idolator\'s 2008 summer jam tournament
The first round of our 2008 Summer Jam Tournament winds up tomorrow! If you haven’t voted in all the first-round polls, now’s your chance. MORE »
idolator\'s 2008 summer jam tournament
The first round of our 2008 Summer Jam Tournament winds up tomorrow! If you haven’t voted in all the first-round polls, now’s your chance. MORE »
idolator\'s 2008 summer jam tournament
Idolator’s Summer Jam Tournament Cooks Up Some American Pork & Beans
Our quest to find the quintessential summer jam of 2008 continues with some lighter-than-air R & B and the latest comeback single by a band every Idolator reader seems to have an opinion on. (Tomorrow, we’ll have our final two first-round polls, and then round two–which will include excitement and arguing!–begins next week.) After the jump, the poll, the clips, and the arguments. MORE »
