AWKWORD invades Europe (Amsterdam Edition)

Amsterdam is dope, if you know where to go. If you don't, expect more Jersey Shore-esque teenagers than hippies or Hip Hop heads. (One not-so-far-off-the-beaten-path recommendation: Greenhouse (coffee shop).)

All shots by me (yeah, I rap, so what?), with my Droid (which dies 2x/day, no matter what), unless otherwise noted.


BNE in Amsterdam


Cuak


A.S.V.P. in Amsterdam


[shot from Rho Hotel window with Canon SLR/zoom lens]


Look where they stick their hot dogs!


word life


Red Light


[shot from Rho Hotel window with Canon SLR/zoom lens]


KUMA in Amsterdam


[shot from Rho Hotel window with Canon SLR/zoom lens]


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For the 'AWKWORD invades Europe (Prague, Czech Republic)' posts, see below.

• Part IV
• Part III
• Part II
• Part I

Nah Right Recap (Filtered): Top-10 GYMR-APPROVED Hip Hop Leaks (Week 1)

This is a new thing that I (Rich, Director, GYMR) will be doing periodically, whereby I'll do all the legwork for you, filtering out the garbage (and other non-favorites) and posting download links to only the Top-10 GYMR-APPROVED (CD-quality) singles that dropped over that week. This is Week 1. Enjoy. And check back frequently so you don't miss Week 2.

Note: We cannot be responsible for dead links. For this we rely on Nah Right(, and fortunately they happen to be pretty good about preventing this).

Top-10 GYMR-APPROVED Singles: 10.16.10 - 10.23.10 (chronological)

1. Kanye West - "Don't Look Down" (The Phoenix Story)" ft. Mos Def, Lupe Fiasco & Big Sean
2. J. Cole - "I'm On It"
3. Armageddon - "Get Yours"
4. Skillz - "The World Needs More Skillz (I Gotchu)"
5. Dawaun Parker - "Lost" (prod. Dawaun Parker & Dr. Dre)
6. Joe Budden – "Remember The Titans" ft. Lloyd Banks, Fabolous & Royce Da 5'9" (prod. J. Cardim)
7. Blaq Poet – "Movie Villains 2" ft. Sha Stimuli & Reef The Lost Cauze (prod. Stu Bangas)
8. Joe Budden – "No Idea" (prod. J. Cardim)
9. 2Pac – "If They Don’t Love Their Kidz" (Unreleased)
10. Kanye West – "Take One For The Team" ft. Pusha T, CyHi Da Prynce & Keri Hilson

And the inaugural RIGHT Song of the Week is... (Click here to find out.)

For the record: We selected 10 out of the 146 total Nah Right posts for the seven-day period from Saturday, October 16, 2010, through Saturday, October 23, 2010.