A Taste:

Black Light Burns, Cannibal Corpse, Lil Wayne

“Right now the main focus is on the record,” says Korn frontman Jonathan Davis with a big smile.

Korn’s in the middle of crafting what’s bound to be their most brutal record yet. So in between all of that thrashing in the studio, Davis has been spinning his fare share of, get this, club hip hop and death metal. Brutality abounds in both, and it’s getting Davis in the perfect mindset to get ready to lay down vocals.

Jonathan shared his playlist with ARTISTdirect.com in this exclusive feature. Check it out below and keep your eyes on Korn. They’ll be releasing another landmark album within the next year.

Jonathan Davis’s Playlist:

1. Black Light Burns

I like Wes Borland’s project, Black Light Burns. That’s pretty much all I’m listening to other than hip hop. I’ve been DJing a lot, and I’m listening to all the top rap songs. Because I’m in the middle of writing a record, I don’t usually listen to music. That’s how I live all day, so when I get home, silence is kind of nice [Laughs].

2. Lil Wayne

It was really cool that Lil Wayne asked us to come be his band for the “Prom Queen” video. It was fun. I did a cover of “Got Money” that he really liked, and I think that’s how we got the gig. I love that song. I think it’s cool he’s doing some rock shit. It always seems like rappers want to be rock stars and rock stars want to be rappers [Laughs]. I think it was done well, and I love the video. I think he’s a badass artist. A tour with us and Lil Wayne would be sick.

3. Suicide Silence

I like Suicide Silence. I saw them first at the Golden God Awards. I was blown away. They’re a mixture of grindcore and I-don’t-know-what. It’s just different. I grab on to bands that have their own thing going on. They’re huge Korn fans, and I got to meet them all and they were freaking out. So I decided to start sporting their shirts because they’re really cool kids and they’re doing it. They’re coming up, and it’s hard right now in this business. I think they’ve got a shot.

4. Cannibal Corpse

I like the new Cannibal Corpse record. I love everything they do. They’re the kings—the godfathers of all that Florida death metal, grindcore shit.

—Rick Florino
09.20.09

A Taste:

Drake, Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy

Jim Jones knows music.

Not only did he crank out the year’s best hip hop record, Pray IV Reign, but he’s also a vice president of A&R for E1 Music. He’s constantly listening to something, and his taste covers the entire spectrum.

Jim smiles, “I listen to all kinds of music. I don’t listen to just one particular artist on a regular basis. I love rock n’ roll, country, calypso and reggae. That’s why we had such good live instrumentation on Pray. If I like it, I like it. It doesn’t matter what it is.”

Being the consummate rhyme hustler that he is, he’s currently bumping mixtape tracks. “I’ve started doing mixtapes, so I’ve got my own music in rotation now,” he continues. “If it’s a good song, then I’ve got it on [Laughs].”

So who else is making some of those “good songs?”

Check out Jim’s playlist below to find out! Also catch his phenomenal new documentary, This Is Jim Jones in stores on June 30, 2009.

Jim Jones’s Playlist:

1. Drake

2. Lil Wayne

3. Young Jeezy

4. Gucci Mane

—Rick Florino
06.29.09

A Taste:

T.I., Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, Eminem, Kanye West

Bobb’e J. Thompson knows what’s up.

For a 13-year-old, he’s really got his finger on the pulse of what’s hot. The actor has already lit up the screen in the likes of Role Models and Fred Claus. In Imagine That, he’s the catalyst for one of the film’s funniest sequences. It involves Eddie Murphy and a ball pit. That’s all that really needs to be said.

He laughs, “It was awesome going up against Eddie Murphy in the pit! He was a good sport [Laughs]. We really took him down! The fact that he was in the movie got me into it.”

Bobb’e’s got the comedic fire to follow in Eddie’s footsteps, but he’s more likely to take the Jay-Z route.

“I have to be honest; acting was never really my dream,” he continues. “I started off in music. Acting is like a stepping stool for me. My music is all hip hop. I’m like a producer—I make the beats, I rap over them, I do a lot.”

He certainly does! Bobb’e shared his playlist with us below in this exclusive feature. Check it out and be sure to catch him in Imagine That this Friday!

Bobb’e J. Thompson’s Playlist:

1. Bobb’e J. Thompson

I listen to my own music mostly. I haven’t collaborated with anyone really famous just other actors like Nick Nervies. He’s on Curb Your Enthusiam, and we’ve done some tracks together.

2. T.I.

3. Jay-Z

I like T.I. and Jay-Z’s swag—the way they rap and the intelligence in their music. They’re big influences on me.

4. Kanye West

I love Kanye West! The last record was great with “Amazing.” It wasn’t the Kanye that we’d seen already at the beginning.

5. Eminem

The new Eminem record is great.

6. Dr. Dre

7. Snoop Dogg

8. Lil Wayne

I listened to a lot of Lil Wayne on the set of Imagine That. Everybody’s coming out with new swag. Lil Wayne’s just happens to be rock n’ roll.

—Rick Florino
06.08.09

A Taste:

Lil Wayne, Nat King Cole, Anita Baker, Apache

“On my playlist right now, I’ve got everything,” laughs Redman. Sitting in his dressing room for the Carson Daly Show, Redman cycles through “everything” and offers, “I’m listening to Anita Baker all the way to ‘I Need a Bitch’ by Apache” [Laughs].

That is everything indeed.

Redman opened up his iTunes for us in this exclusive feature and gave us a look at what he’s spinning. Check out his playlist below and be sure to pick up his epic new album with Method Man, Blackout! 2, in stores now!

Redman’s Playlist:

1. Lil Wayne

I’ve got Lil Wayne and Lil Wayne’s rock group!

2. Nat King Cole

3. Snoop Dogg — “Can I Get a Flicc Witchu”

4. DeBarge

5. N.W.A.

6. Anita Baker

7. Apache — “I Need a Bitch”

—Rick Florino
05.28.09

Check out Method Man’s playlist here!

A Taste:

MGMT, Lil Wayne, Lykke Li

Amanda Crew confronts true evil in The Haunting In Connecticut. The Lions Gate creep show is easily the scariest film to hit theaters this year, and none of that terror was lost on the actress. However, she had the perfect cure for on-set jitters—her iPod.

“This is my feel good playlist,” she laughs. “It’s my mix for when you’re freaked out because you’re filming a scary movie and you have to be crying and screaming all day!”

So what tunes got Amanda through her trip to Hell?

She cooked up quite an eclectic sonic platter to say the least. The girl’s got taste! Check out her playlist below and don’t forget to catch this year’s most fantastic nightmare, The Haunting In Connecticut due in theaters next Friday.

Amanda Crew’s Playlist:

1. MGMT — “Electric Feel”

“This song makes me want to put on a pair of roller skates for some reason.”

2. Shiny Toy Guns — “Don’t Cry Out”

“[Co-star] Kyle Gallner introduced me to this band. They were playing a show in Winnipeg when we were filming, and I became addicted to them.”

3. Postal Service — “Such Great Heights”

“Greatest lyrics ever!”

4. Kings of Leon

“I can’t choose just one song; so check out their entire album Only By the Night. It makes me want to be a rock star.”

5. Lykke Li — “I’m Good, I’m Gone”

“You can’t listen to this song and not get up and dance.”

6. Stars — “Soft Revolution”

“All of their songs are amazing, but this makes my heart smile.”

7. TV Heart Attack — “Hypnotic Eyes”

“They’re a Vancouver band that can always make you get up and dance.”

8. Daniel Wesley — “Sing + Dance”

“We filmed The Haunting in Winnipeg where it was freezing cold. This song made me feel like I was on the beach.”

9. The Dance Party — “Ultra Radical”

“This song will blow your mind on the dance floor.”

10. Lil Wayne — Tha Carter III

“Anyone who knows me might be surprised to see this on my playlist, but a great friend of mine who worked on The Haunting introduced me to Weezy’s latest album, and I’ve been forever changed.”

11. Metric — “Empty”

“Awesome song…Eerie opening which turns into a fiery rock song.”

12. Bright Eyes — “Poison Oak”

“This track doesn’t make you happy, but it will definitely make you feel.”

—Rick Florino
03.20.09