G-Dragon-Missy Elliott song picked as one of 2013′s best
By JONATHAN HICAP, Manila Bulletin
The G-Dragon-Missy Elliott
collaboration song has been chosen as one of the 50 Best Songs of 2013.
Complex magazine has released its list
and it includes songs by Jay-Z, Ariana Grande, Lil Wayne and Eminem.
G-Dragon’s “Niliria (featuring Missy
Elliott),” a track included in the Korean singer’s album “Coup d’etat,” made it
to No. 32 on the list.
“Korean pop superstar G-Dragon has the
power to do whatever he wants, so it was nice to see him bring Missy Elliott
out of unofficial retirement this past summer when they debuted this
culture-clashing collaboration to thousands of screaming fans at an L.A. sports
arena,” according to Complex.
“Niliria” was first performed by
G-Dragon and Missy Elliott at KCON in Los Angeles last August.
Complex describes the song’s beat as
“pure Timbaland-in-his-prime surrealism, flipping a traditional Korean
folk song into a piece of booming club music.”
Teddy, who produced the song, told
Complex that, “I know on the other side of the world, they’re always dying to
hear something ethnic.”
“With a few electro and 808 flourishes
thrown in the mix, ‘Niliria’ manages to sound more like an updated version of
Timbaland than anything on ’Magna Carta Holy Grail.’ Maybe Missy should
consider signing with YG Entertainment for that comeback album,” Complex added.
Here’s the list of Complex’s The 50
Best Songs of 2013:
1. Kanye West – “New Slaves”
2. Drake – “Started from the Bottom”
3. A$AP Ferg feat. A$AP Rocky –
“Shabba”
4. Migos feat. Drake, Meek Mill &
Tyga – “Versace”
5. Haim – “The Wire”
6. Rich Homie Quan – “Type of Way”
7. Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams –
“Get Lucky”
8. J. Cole feat. Miguel – “Power Trip”
9. Autre Ne Veut – “Counting”
10. Big Sean feat. Kendrick Lamar &
Jay Electronica – “Control”
11. Robin Thicke feat. T.I. &
Pharrell Williams – “Blurred Lines”
12. Rocko – Future & Rick Ross –
“U.O.E.N.O.”
13. Drake feat. Majid Jordan – “Hold
On, We’re Going Home”
14. Eminem – “Rap God”
15. Ace Hood feat. Future & Rick
Ross – “Bugatti”
16. Blood Orange – “Chamakay”
17. Arcade Fire – “Reflektor”
18. Lil Wayne feat. 2 Chainz – “Rich as
F**k”
19. Ariana Grande – “Baby I”
20. Jay-Z feat. Rick Ross –
“F**kWithMeYouKnowIGotIt”
21. French Montana – “Ain’t Worried
About Nothin”
22. Pusha T feat. Kendrick Lamar –
“Nosetalgia”
23. Mike Will Made-It feat. Miley
Cyrus, Juicy J, & Wiz Khalifa – “23″
24. Lil Durk – “Dis Ain’t What U Want”
25. Danny Brown – “Dope Song”
26. Childish Gambino – “Pound Cake
Freestyle”
27. Chance The Rapper – “Acid Rain”
28. ScHoolboy Q feat. Kendrick Lamar –
“Collard Greens”
29. Disclosure feat. Aluna George –
“White Noise”
30. YG feat. Young Jeezy and Rich Homie
Quan – “My Nigga”
31. James Blake – “Retrograde”
32. G Dragon feat. Missy Elliott –
“Niliria”
33. August Alsina feat. Trinidad James
– “I Luv This Shit”
34. Drake – “5AM In Toronto”
35. Lana Del Rey – “Young and
Beautiful”
36. A$AP Rocky feat. Gunplay & ASAP
Ferg – “Ghetto Symphony”
37. Action Bronson feat. LL Cool J
& Lloyd Banks – “Strictly 4 My Jeeps (Remix)”
38. Miley Cyrus – “We Can’t Stop”
39. Kanye West – “I’m In It”
40. Vic Mensa – “Lovely Day”
41. Eminem – “So Far”
42. Run The Jewels feat. Big Boi –
“Banana Clipper”
43. Chinx Drugz feat. Diddy, French
Montana & Rick Ross – “I’m a Coke Boy (Remix)”
44. Tyler, The Creator feat. Domo
Genesis & Earl Sweatshirt – “Rusty”
45. Travis Scott feat. 2 Chainz &
T.I. – “Upper Echelon”
46. Justin Bieber – “Hold Tight”
47. ZMoney – “Regular”
48. Earl Sweatshirt feat. Frank Ocean –
“Sunday”
49. Young Jeezy feat. 2 Chainz – “RIP”
50. Lorde – “Royals”
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