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Top 5 iHearditOn.com Song Recs (week ending 2.27.10)

1. The Hood Internet, “The XX Gon’ Give It To Ya (DMX vs. The XX) (mp3) (Ant: Genius mashup with DMX and XX courtesy of my homie @sebwebber from XL. Genius; AR: @a_buchanan gets her props for this one, too.)
2. Gorillaz ( f. De La Soul) "Superfast Jellyfish" (mp3) (AR: A great collab hits it again. Loopy escapism backed by a dope beat.)
3. Passion Pit, “Little Secrets” (Video) (AR: Good song, STUNNING video. These guys have elevated their game to a whole new level in less than one year.)
4. Mathemagic, "Breaststroke" (mp3) (AR: Lush chillwave soundscape that is its own universe.)
5. Rahel, “Hope”, (mp3) (Ant: This gem came in my inbox late night from the homie Mark De Clive-Lowe aka @mashibeats. Beautiful tune.)

DJ ForeignDomestic's Top 5

1. Die Antwoord, "Zef Side" (Intro Video) (DJFD: Weirdest S. African white hip hop this year - full stream here)
2. The Drums, “Best Friend” (Olympic Mix), (mp3) (Ant: Reminds of the summer I wish I was in today. Pretty fresh)
3. Passion Pit, "The Reeling (Calvin Harris Remix)" (Stream) (AR: Hot remix. Thanks to @Darkerth4nblack)
4. Miike Snow, “Billie Holiday”, (mp3) (Ant: The synths on this are dreamy. Goodness.)
5. Bromheads, "Dedicated to the One I Love (Shirelles cover)" (mp3) (Rock) (Greg: Pretty good cover.)

Ant's Top 5

1. Passion Pit, "Little Secrets" (Hey Champ Mix) (Stream) (Ant: This is MADNESS. More to come from Hey Champ. Watch this space!)
2. Chauffer (Mark Ronson, Sam Sparro, & Theophilus London), "Soles Of Fire" (mp3) (Ant: Usually I am not a big fan of super groups but this joint is pretty epic)
3. Rhymefest, “Letter” (stream/usershare) (Ant: Lovin the use of the John Mayer sample. I will put this into my dj rotation asap.)
4. Jay Electronica, “Exhibit C” (stream/usershare) (radio rip) (Ant: This beat makes me wanna flip over a table. INCREDIBLE!!!!)
5. Mos Def, Black Thought, Eminem, DJ Premier, “The Cypher” (video) (Ant: Props to my brother for putting me onto this. It doesn’t get any better than this; AR: check out Rolling Stone for background on Em's bleeped out lyric - it's a doozy...)