North Carolina rapper J. Cole is back with a dark street single called “Miss America.” Cole’s forthcoming album, Born Sinner, is due out January 28th, 2013, which happens to be Jermaine Cole’s birthday. “Cole World, this just the tip of the iceberg So talk sh*t and taste the tip of the Mossberg”
Logic- “Concrete”
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
Logic spits some dope bars over Nas’s classic instrumental “NY State of Mind” on his new release. He delivered lyrically as expected rapping about his come up and childhood hardships. You can download the track for free and stream it below. “Concrete” serves as Logic’s first offering since the Kanye sampled single “My Chain.” Also…
Music Video: QuESt- “The Fear”
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
QuESt released yet another visual from his critically acclaimed project Fear Not Failure entitled “The Fear” directed by YUNG. “The Fear” serves as the interlude on the mixtape and the video fosters QuESt’s vision of overcoming fear by embracing it. You can read YGM’s interview with QuESt here and look out for more music videos from the…
Macklemore ‘The Heist’ Tour- 11/8 @ The Masquerade in Atlanta
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
Thursday Night, I had the pleasure of seeing Macklemore and Ryan Lewis Live for the first time. The show was at the Masquerade in Atlanta, in front of a sold out crowd of over 1000 fans. The venue very much reminded me of Webster Hall in NYC. I knew that the duo were a great…
Kendrick Lamar ft. Lady Gaga- “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe” (Original Demo)
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
Lady Gaga was supposed to be featured on Kendrick Lamar’s debut album, good kid, m.A.A.d city, but didn’t make the cut as a result of his label deadline. On “Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe”, Gaga sings the chorus and surprisingly fits very well in the context of the track. Maybe one day we will receive the full…
Skrillex feat. Alvin Risk- “I’mma Try It Out”
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Skrillex was recently featured on Disney’s ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ movie soundtrack and now is featured on ‘Call of Duty: Black Ops 2’ video game. Although the track is not necessarily new, you’ll hear “Imma Try It Out” during the credits on COD. via SkrillexMotherShip
Exclusive: WahMaze Q&A and New Remix Pack
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
WahMaze is back with another mixtape entitled Fast Ass Remix Pack, this time taking on Dirty South x Thomas Gold’s “Alive“, Eva Simmon’s “I Don’t Like You“, Katy Perry’s “Wide Awake“, Knife Party’s “Internet Friends” in rewind, Rihanna’s “Where Have You Been“, SHM’s “Don’t You Worry Child“, and lastly Ne-Yo’s “Let Me Love You.” WahMaze also…
Music Video: Mumford & Songs- “Lover Of The Light”
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
Mumford & Sons recruited ‘The Wire’ star, Idris Elba, for the official music video of “Lover Of The Light.” This track was featured on the band’s latest offering, Babel. In the beginning of the video I was confused but then came to see this man has a gift of not having to see the messed up…
Free EP: Rusko “KAPOW”
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Rusko is back with a new four song EP entitled KAPOW. The EP was released for free and features that signature Rusko sound as well as some electro heavy synths. To download the project, all you have to do is submit your email or make a promotional facebook/twitter post. Stream and download the EP below.
LL Cool J feat. Joe- “Take It”
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The former Manhasset resident, LL Cool J, is back with a new single, “Take It”, featuring the R&B singer Joe on hook duty. The Trackmasters handled production and did a great job bringing back that old school vibe on “Take It.” The lyrics and beat make up for a real smooth joint. LL’s new album…
