Raffi Khatchadourian

Colgate Class of 2017

Kendrick Lamar Keeps Hip Hop Alive

October 22nd marks the date that Kendrick Lamar revived Hip Hop.  Time will show that good kid, m.A.A.d city is a classic debut album.  From the vivid storytelling to the great instrumentals, Kendrick’s debut is everything that the fans asked for plus more. Kendrick’s album gives the listener a third person view of Kendrick Lamar’s childhood in Compton.…

Showtek & Justin Prime – Cannonball

Showtek and Justin Prime have collaborated on a new track called “Cannonball” released on Tiesto’s label Musical Freedom Records. Showtek is testing the waters with a new single that features upcoming artist Justin Prime.  Justin has been producing for a little less than a year and was lucky enough to collaborate with one of the biggest…

Earl Sweatshirt- “CHUM”

Odd Future’s own, Earl Sweatshirt took a new track to his tumblr entitled “CHUM.” Earl raps over a beat that was rumored to be produced by Pharrell.  Earl raps about topics ranging from his father leaving him 15 years ago to the interweb’s affect on his personal life (“These Complex f**k n****s that tracked me down.. Just to…

Big Sean- “Guap”

Sean Don is back with a new single that will be featured on his sophomore album, Hall of Fame: Memoirs of a Detroit Player.  The album is set to release on December 18, but knowing Sean it will most likely get pushed back.  Big Sean let go a free mixtape in September entitled Detroit. Make sure to…

Preview: Dillon Francis – Bootleg Fireworks (Burning Up)

Dillon Francis let go a 2 minute preview of his new single “Bootleg Fireworks (Burning Up)” and it is impressive to say the least.  The track will be officially released on October 30th through Calvin Harris’ label Fly Eye records.  Now this is Moombahton (fusion of electro-house music and reggaeton) done right.  Give the track a…

Hollywood Undead- ‘Dead Bite’

Hollywood Undead is back with the first release off of their forthcoming album.  “Dead Bite” stays true to bands’ roots since the track fuses hip-hop and rock.  Look out for their new album in 2013.  Get your free download below. via Noisecreep

Kid Cudi- “King Wizard”

Just when you thought today couldn’t get any better, Cudder released a new self-produced track entitled “King Wizard” (no correlation with his latest album WZRD…for the win).  Cudi delivers two solid verses as well as a vocoder-sung verse.  Kid Cudi stayed true to his roots on the production side with the simple yet intriguing beat on “King Wizard.”…