I was never too fond of Blu’s beat selection, but the dude can rap. On his new track “Rap Dope”, Blu reminds us why is his viewed as one of the better lyricists in the game right now. It was refreshing to hear Blu’s new single after just listening through Weezy’s new tape. Production was…
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Mixtape: Lil Wayne “Dedication 4”
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
#MixtapeMondays Two massive new mixtapes released today (peep Talib’s new one here), I can’t complain. Skateboard Weezy dropped his highly anticipated new mixtape, Dedication 4. I’ve heard mixed reviews on this one, but then again every track/project Wayne has dropped recently has gotten mixed reviews. After skimming through the mixtape, I can’t say that it is all recycle…
Preview: Flux Pavilion & Childish Gambino New Track At Electric Zoo
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
I never thought I’d see the day where Childish Gambino and Flux Pavilion would collaborate on a new track. Flux dropped his new bass heavy collaboration featuring Gambino during his live set at Electric Zoo in NYC and although the preview is only two minutes long, you can get a good feel of the track.…
David Guetta ft. Ne-Yo & Akon– Play Hard
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
Wiz Khalifa isn’t the only person to “Word Hard, Play Hard“, Ne-Yo, Akon and David Guetta work hard and play hard too. Not sure how this one will do, but it has potential to be a radio smash. Guetta samples Alice Deejay’s “Better Off Alone” and funny enough Wiz Khalifa’s 2008 radio hit “Say Yeah”…
Video: Jay-Z & Pearl Jam Perform “99 Problems”
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
Last night, Pearl Jam closed up the Jay-Z curated festival, Made In America and from the videos I’ve see they did a great job. The 90s grunge rock band brought out Jay-Z for the Seattle based band’s second encore to play a new rock version of “99 Problems.” Both Jay-Z and Pearl Jam fans seemed to…
Mixtape: Talib Kweli & Z-Trip “Attack The Block”
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
Talib Kweli and Z-Trip released their highly anticipated new mixtape, Attack the Block ahead of schedule. With features from Ab-Soul, Black Thought, Skyzoo, Jay Rock, Rah Digga, Jae Millz, Fashawn and Ryan Leslie, this project is not something you want to skip over. Kweli’s newest album, Prisoner of Conscious, is due out this October. Stream/download Attack the Block below. DOWNLOAD
Preview: Big Sean “24 Karats Of Gold” & “How It Feel”
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
I’ve been looking for new music and releases from the last couple of days and haven’t found much, but that makes sense considering it is weekend. Every artist decides to drop their new single on Monday or even Tuesday just so I can post ten things at once. I can’t complain though, later this week…
Wiz Khalifa ft. Mac Miller- “Goin’ Places”
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
Let me start this post off by saying this is the Mac that originally made me a fan. Although his verse seems to be cut short, it still has that High Life/K.I.D.S. feel that I’ve been craving this summer. Yes, if I want his old music I could just go back and listen to his old mixtapes,…
Mac Miller ft. SchoolBoy Q- “PlaneCarBoat”
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
Sometimes the simplest songs are entertaining and then sometimes they are not listenable. The chorus on Mac Miller’s new single simply is Mac saying “It’s a plane, it’s a car, it’s a boat. A plane car boat.” After hearing this chorus, TDE’s own, Q spits a nice verse with a dope flow. Mac Miller comes in later…
Lloyd ft. Wale– All of Me
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
Lloyd connected with Wale for a new smooth joint entitled “All of Me.” The two artists last linked up on “Sabotage” from Wale’s latest album Ambition. The R&B singer has a new album and mixtape in the works.
