Song of the Week - Tonight is the Night

The awesome thing about iTunes is that often times, they will promote new artists to garner them more attention. Outasight is an up and coming rapper that delves into places like pop, soul, and funk, which is something the music biz hasn't seen in a while. His new single, "Tonight is the Night" is the perfect introduction to what he is all about. I guess being on a major network commercial for Pepsi kind of helped, too.

Let me start by saying that I technically should be reviewing the remixes coming out tomorrow. They add quite a nice depth to the tracks. I went ahead and nominated the basic song simply to avoid confusion or DJ favoritism even though the original is from September.

Unlike anything on the pop scene right now, Outasight delivers you one hell of a pop song with some smooth rapping in each verse -- and he does it without the help of Kanye West or Lil Wayne. This guy raps and sings, which is something you don't see too often. His singing isn't perfect, but his rapping is where it's at. I guess it's about time we have a few more notable white rappers.

The only complaint I have about the song is that the verses are very short, and it ends up making the whole song feel like one long chorus. It's one long awesome chorus, but you get the idea. It also makes the point of the song hard to get when all you hear is him repeating "tonight is the night is the night" over and over. It's so catchy, though. I just can't stop listening.

You can buy the song on iTunes. Hilariously enough, the song is $1.29, as is it's b-side, but if you pay attention, you can "buy album" for $1.29 and get both songs. That b-side, "Stays The Same" is actually pretty good, too.

I know this one bends the rules of "Song of the Week" but with the remixes just coming out, I figured this song deserved a bit of a nod.