Hoodie Allen released his sophomore EP last week entitled All American. He dropped Bagels and Beats (his debut EP), back in 2009 through iTunes, but All American was really Hoodie Allen’s breakthrough project. With 8 tracks featuring original production, catchy choruses, and solid verses by the LI native, Hoodie Allen delivered his best work thus far.…
Childish Gambino bring outs Kendrick Lamar @ Coachella 2012
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ra7-59gQD24] Childish Gambino brought out Kendrick Lamar and Danny Brown during his live set at Coachella. Gambino performs “You Know Me” above and then brings out K. Dot for a so called remix, but it happens to be Kendrick’s verse from “Look Out For Detox”. After performing this “You Know Me” remix, Danny Brown appears…
Theophilus London- “Big Spender” Ft. A$AP Rocky
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
I’ve been waiting on this collab for a some time now and let me be the first to tell you that the NY natives delivered. “Big Spender” lives up to the hype and I believe it surpasses it. With a sick Shirley Bassey sample from DJ Carnage and great verse from Rocky and London, “Big…
MGK- “Hated” (Faded Freestyle)
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
MGK took on the “Faded” instrumental and killed it. Kelly mentions his haters and flows nicely over the popular beat. Poor sound quality though, so I’d stay away from the download if I were you. Still worth the listen. Est 4 LIFE. MGK killed his short set at the XXL Freshmen showcase in NYC the…
D-Why- “I’m Here Now”
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D-WHY raps over an instrumental by the talented electronic dance music duo, Ratatat. D-WHY serves justice over the “Drugs” beat addressing how he is here to stay and by proving how he is “a mix of your favorite rappers”. The “young Clint Eastwood” has impressed me with all of his recent releases, I’m looking forward…
Frank Ocean- “PDA” & “Math” (Unreleased)
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Fashionably Early let go two unreleased Frank Ocean tracks entitled “PDA” and “Math”. Although this might have been recorded quite some time ago, Frank always delivers. Download/stream the two tracks below. Frank Ocean- Math [right click, save link as] Frank Ocean- PDA [right click, save link as]
Rihanna- “Where Have You Been” (Hardwell Remix)
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Hardwell re-amps Rihanna’s track “Where Have You Been”. And yes you read that right, “Where Have You Been”, not “We Found Love” ha. Hardwell adds to the already up-beat track by creating heavier drops and more thrilling build ups. The end result is similar to the original tune, but is still definitely worth the listen.…
Mixtape: Casey Veggies “Customized Greatly Vol. 3”
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Casey Veggies dropped his highly anticipated new mixtape yesterday. This project will stand as the third volume in the Customized Greatly series. Guest appearances include Odd Future, Jhene Aiko, and Raheem DeVaughn. Hit the jump for the back cover, mixtape stream/dl, the Odd Future track, and Veggies official music video for “Verified”.
Macklemore x Ryan Lewis- “Victory Lap”
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[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=ZSJBtq5VQZA] Just coming off of his great set at the XXL Freshmen showcase in NYC, Macklemore hit us with a new track that is produced by Ryan Lewis. “Victory Lap” appeared on the XXL Freshmen mixtape that you can download here. The official visual above shows the journey that Mack and Ryan Lewis went through…
Usher- “Climax” (Kaskade Remix)
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Kaskade takes this soft R&B track by Usher and turns it into an epic house anthem in classic Kaskade fashion. Usher – Climax (Kaskade Remix) (right click, save link as)
