It’s Friday, and Big Sean just dropped a pretty trill video last night for his freestyle over Gucci‘s “Lemonade”. Nobody has the song up, they just got the YouTube. So I decided to do you guys a favor and get you the mp3 before everybody else. Download at the bottom, but check the video directly below.

This is the kinda song that makes you say, “oh, ok. He’s actually kinda nice.” All punch lines and swag rap, but you know what? I’m all the way with it. Say what you will, but Sean is kinda nice. Some of the lines he says will make you scratch your head thinking about how he even thought about that metaphor. It’s some chill stuff, so don’t expect Wu Tang bars, but don’t think he isn’t rappin’, either.

That’s how I felt after he killed that Chip Tha Ripper joint “Fat Raps” alongside Curren$y. Speaking of Hot $pitta, he did his own version of the same beat. I’ll drop that below. Download both tracks below, and tell me who had the better version.

DOWNLOAD: Big Sean – Supa Dupa Lemonade Freestyle

ALSO: Curren$y – Lemon Kush

Leaps, strides, bounds, and whatever else goes in that category. Things are moving, and The Great Progression is looking at a launch around 2.10.2010.

Hopefully it’ll be something that you all enjoy. More news coming soon. My bad for the lack of updates, been trying to get myself situated. Finalizing some of this logo / artwork stuff, and assembling the team of writers. I’d like some more girls to contribute, so send me an e-mail with writing samples and area of intrest to info[at]DCtoBC.com.

I’ll be back sooner rather than later. The one thing I ask you guys to do if you’re a loyal fan of the site is to please help me spread the word about the launch, as well as follow the twitter account. @TheGeePee. Thanks, I really appreciate it.

If you know me, you know I ride or die for Gilbert Arenas. I won’t lie like I’ve always been on the bandwagon; when he was shipped over from Golden State, the majority of Washington’s sports fans had almost no faith in his abilities on the court. That quickly changed after he started yelling “hibachi!” (the name of a super-hot Japanese grill. As in, “I’m on fire. Let’s f***ing GO!”) after his jumpers and fried anybody who stepped up to the challenge. I’m still talking sh!t to people about how he treated Kobe like a high schooler, dropping 60 in a 147-141 OT victory around Christmas time ’06. But his latest stunt was ridiculous. What was even more disappointing is that he decided the best way to deal with the situation was to get on Twitter Nation and start tweeting about everything. And he thought that was okay.

He’s gotta be kidding me. Yeah, our franchise was already in shambles, but that was the straw that broke the camel’s back. And that camel had already had like 3 or 4 operations prior to this, so this was a trusty ass camel! Anyway, NBA Commissioner David Stern hit Agent Zero with an indefinite suspension, which means for each game he misses, he loses $147,000 of his multi-million dollar contract. We probably won’t see him with a Wizards jersey on ever again. It’s a sad, sad day in the DC metropolitan area.

I won’t attempt to tell you about Gilbert’s previous mishaps and fiascos, because Complex already did that. I will, however, share a couple screen shots of some of his ridiculous tweets. Although I’m very disappointed in this guy and his inability to take matters seriously, these tweets put a smile on my face.

Do I lie?

Do you like Daft Punk? Do you have an hour of free time on your hands? Do you want to see the type of musical movie that every great musical group should try and make at some point in their career, using only their work to narrate an entire film?

If you’ve answered yes to all three of these questions, then the next power move is to press play on the bad boy below. Essentially, it’s an animated film using only Daft Punk songs to narrate the entire thing. It’s incredible how many emotions are conveyed with songs, and this is some pretty trill evidence that proves the statement in the first clause of this sentence to be correct.

Fast forward to 1 minute and 15 seconds deep, and enjoy.

If you want an HD quality version for your computer, holler at me, I’ve got it on deck.

Just when you thought the newest soulful white boy on the block couldn’t bring us anymore heat…he does. Actually, to be fair, Mayer Hawthorne probably had nothing to do with this, as it’s a remix by the Los Angeles-based deejaying duo, Classixx. These guys seem to be related to King Midas, because everything they flip turns to gold.

Don’t expect anything too intense, either. This remix is as smooth as your skin was when you were a youngin, before the breakouts and shaving and stuff. Shout out to my godbrother Kareem for putting me on this over the holiday break.

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DOWNLOAD: Mayer Hawthorne – Green-Eyed Love [Classixx Remix]

Oh, and here’s the original for your collection as well. Tell me which one you enjoy more in the comment section.

DOWNLOAD: Mayer Hawthorne – Green-Eyed Love

Sidenote: Did you know that Mayer Hawthorne was originally a DJ, and all this singing stuff was pretty much a joke to him until he realized people liked it?

Sidenote #2: I’m in this airport lounge in London, and I just saw the slickest Asian guy ever. He was only like 15 with a broken arm, but his swag was something out of the Harajuku District in downtown Tokyo. Looks like I just figured out where I’m going for my next international power move.

The blog comment frequenters and obnoxious tweeters of the music world often chastised the DC hip hop pioneer Wale for allowing Gucci La Flare to bless the second verse of his (in my opinion) most radio-friendly hit yet, “Pretty Girls”. That song should do damage around the nation if things go as planned.

I personally loved Gucci’s verse, and adding him included a whole new demographic that Wale probably owuldn’t have reached if Gucci Gucci didn’t bless the track. But that’s besides the point. For those who couldn’t feel that version, DMV crooner Raheem DeVaughn heard your cries for help and has come to the rescue. He and 21-year-old Phil Ade, his solo signee (also from our area. And he’s Nigerian. Let’s go.) to his newly formed imprint, 368 Music Group, decided to put their own spin on the ode to bad ass females. I appreciate both versions, and it’s cool to have an unofficial DMV Remix to the song that goes harder than most joints in the clubs these days. No new verse from Mr. Folarin, but that verse didn’t need to be upgraded.

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DOWNLOAD: Wale – Pretty Girls [368 Remix] [feat. Raheem DeVaughn & Phil Ade]

If you need more Phil Ade in your life, you can grab his critically acclaimed mixtape that I posted here a while back. HERE you go. New mixtape, The Letterman, dropping soon. I was fortunate enough to be in the stu’ with him and various producers and I’m gonna say this now…he’s about to turn a lot of heads. The only reason you probably haven’t heard about him is because he’s too humble to talk a lot of sh!t.

He can perform well, too. Don’t believe me? Check out this footage taken by 1st Impression Studios.

Found some Wi-Fi over in England, and got to download some new music that I missed over the last month. Let’s get it.

So everybody’s been saying Usher can never top Confessions. I won’t count him out, but that was an incredible album. It probably sparked a second baby boom to be all the way real. So far, this new project of his sounds like it’ll be a lot more playful and freaky than any of his past work. I’m sure after that heavily-publicized breakup, he’s very much single and ready to mingle. Whatever. I could care less about that stuff. If the joint rocks, it rocks. Jam it and be the judge.

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DOWNLOAD: Usher – Lil Freak [feat. Nicki Minaj]

This track is pretty smooth, and Nicki crushes her verse, but the real reason it stands out to me is because of Polow Da Don‘s production work.

I’m almost certain nobody else caught this clever flip of a sample. The self-proclaimed “King of the White Girls” took a classic cut from Stevie Wonder‘s Innervisions (1973. A certified classic album in my book. I used to run around my house blasting this so loud in the living room that one time, a glass broke. I put that on everything.) and flipped it. If you go to 1:11 in the song, you’ll hear the same melody they use in the chorus, except chopped up a little bit. It repeats and repeats throughout the song during the bridge/hook. It’s incredible, and I’m surprised I even caught the sample use.

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DOWNLOAD: Stevie Wonder – Living For The City

Let’s keep it real. I don’t care who you are – jock, nerd, heart throb, class clown, recluse, homebody, mama’s boy, cool kid, shy guy – everybody who is anybody has a roster, girls and guys alike.

You know what i mean. a roster, a team, a squad. It’s far from that list of names in your favorite sports franchise’s brochure at the game; rather, it’s a term that my friends and i developed (no arguments here. we are, in fact, the originators of the term. If you believe otherwise and you’re looking for co-signers, you’re on the wrong blog. Go lobby for supporters somewhere else, because you’re S.O.L. on my turf.), and this is the perfect time to reveal the intricacies and inner workings of such an elaborate system.

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I don’t have much to say here except thanks for the support through thick and thin. I know it’s particularly thin right now, but it’s for good reason. For those who gave said they caught that J. Cole mention in Complex and then the XXL “Top 100 Blogs in Hip-Hop” stamp, I appreciate it greatly.

Updates? Still working on The Great Progression. About 60% done with the top-secret project, and honestly I have no idea how it’s gonna turn out. I’m thinking of keeping both DC to BC and The Great Progression running, and leaving DC to BC for more personal and business-oriented posts and The Great Progression for everything else. We’ll see.

Limited updates until then. Just working on keeping the brand up. Collaborations coming up with Power Move Makers. Tees, New Era fitteds, stickers, and more DC to BC / The Gee Pee swag in the works. Parties, functions, gatherings popping up from the left coast to the right. About half of the things that I just typed are all hype, though. I don’t have any pull to be able to get a fitted created. But still, at least I aim high.

But really, we’re considering 3 launch parties in 3 cities (Boston, New York, DC), some guest blogging to help spread the word, we got some giveaways from some awesome brands, and some cool stuff in the works. I’ll start writing some stuff on here evey once in a while to keep you guys in the loop. Thank you for sticking with me in the midst of this dry spell. I went from hella posts to nothing at all. I’m sorry, but I think if you give me a bit, I’ll see what I can do.

I hope this blog post actually goes up; the internet in Nigeria is slower than a running turtle. Regardless. Let’s get it. Happy New Year too, while I’m at it.