I love when I press play and the sound that I hear is nothing like what I expected to hear. That is exactly what happened with Turan’s “Departed”. The multi instrumentalist, producer, vocalist and spoken word rapper caught me off guard with his debut single. It’s a refreshing mix of Indie, Continue Reading
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Drake – 0 to 100 / The Catch Up
#469821885 / gettyimages.com Following his appearance at this year’s HOT 97’s Summer Jam concert, Drake released a new track “0 to 100 / The Catch Up”. On it he mentions that 2015 will be a big year for his camp with several of his artists releasing projects including Party Next Continue Reading
Nicki Minaj – Pills N Potions
After all the commotion of her ‘street single’ “Lookin’ Ass”, Nicki Minaj is back with a certified hit “Pills N Potions”. If you’re expecting anything like “Chi-Raq” or even “Lookin’ Ass” then look away – this is not it. “Pills N Potions” is alot more like “Your Love” or even “Right Thru Me” and it’s Continue Reading
A-Track & Lex Luger – Low Pros (EP)
A-Track and Lex Luger have joined forces to work on the Low Pros EP. Bringing the EDM and Hip Hop worlds closer, this EP is definitively Trap. Features include ASAP Ferg, Young Thug, Travis Scott and Juvenile amongst others. You can download A-Track and Lex Luger’s Low Pros EP for Continue Reading
Travi$ Scott Ft. Big Sean – The 1975 – Don’t Play
Never did I ever think that I’d hear these artists on the same song and I’m happy now that I have. “Don’t Play” is a mix of styles Indie/ Pop with Hip Hop and in a strange way it works. Travi$ Scott is an exciting artist because of songs like this Continue Reading
Raury – Sunshine
Raury is one of the brightest talents to have emerged in 2014 and his new track is another example why. “Sunshine” is an easy choice for today’s Song of The Day, as was Raury’s previous track “God’s Whisper” when it was released. Keep up the good work Raury! Previously: Raury – God’s Whisper
Ab – Soul – Tree Of Life
Today’s Song of The Day is Ab-Soul’s “Tree Of Life”. It’s taken from the LT3, the third instalment of Ab – Soul’s Longterm mixtape series. Ab-Soul went H.A.M. on this with substance, thank God for rappers like him.
Iggy Azalea – The New Classic (Album Sampler)
Take a listen to a sample of Iggy Azalea’s debut album The New Classic below. The album has just been released on iTunes. The New Classic includes previous singles “Work”, “Bounce”, “Change Your Life” and current single “Fancy”. You can stream the album in it’s entirety on Spotify. Previously: Iggy Azalea – Fancy ft. Charli Continue Reading
Jay-Z & Jay Electronica – We Made It (Remix)
Following his leak of “Better In Tune With The Infinite” (an album track!), Jay Electronica is back. This time he’s joined by Jay-Z for a freestyle over Drake and Souljaboy’s “We Made It”. All this music shows that Jay Electronica sure hasn’t lost it and how much his album is needed. Please Continue Reading
Raury – God’s Whisper
It’s incredible to think that “God’s Whisper” is 17 Year Old Raury’s debut single. Not least because of it’s quality, but also because of it’s influences. It’s a Hip Hop song with Indie and Folk influences, that result in an offering quite different to the Rick Rosss, Big Sean, Kanye sound Continue Reading