Kanye West - All Of The Lights

The intro to this is quite likely to induce seizures, but it's worth it because afterward you get to see almost all of Rihanna's boobs. She's so hot she almost even gets away with plastic hair. Almost.

The song itself is pretty hawt too - Kanye doing his thing of pushing pop to its limits, and sounding totally unique. The lyrics are stupid, apart from Rihanna's hook, which is definitely chat-up-line/marriage proposal of the week. But if you've ever wanted to hear electro marching-band hip-pop, this is your chance. And there's a bit of kuduro flavour to the drums - I'm not the only international bass ambassador.

Kid Cudi - Know Why

Hot damn this is good! I've always wanted to say that, but since I don't go to many (any) Southern hog roasts, I've never had the chance. Well, wish fulfilled I guess.

I think Dot Da Genius is my latest favouritest producer - this is like ambient soul. Have you ever heard someone doing a peak flow reading being used as a syncopated beat? No? Now you have. And it's catchy too. This kid is seriously good.

The vocal by Kid Cudi's pretty hot too - better than your usual swagger-rap (Kanye should be quaking in his boots).

Kid Cudi - Day 'N' Night

I know this is old and fairly ubiquitous, but I like it. That bleepy bassline and the tetchy snare are gorgeous, I like that techno-hop sound. The instrumental was produced by Dot Da Genius, a relative unknown - probably one to watch.

Kid Cudi isn't the world's most exciting rapper (not much flow or technical sparkle), but he's a pretty stand-out songwriter: this track is so atmospheric. The Crookers remix that made it big has none of that. Their loss.