Blu & Exile are dropping their highly anticipated sophomore full length LP, Give Me My Flowers While I Can Still Smell Them on September 4th. By now most of you Hip Hop heads should know their critically acclaimed debut, Below The Heavens. It definitely is one of my favorite albums of the 2000s so if you haven’t listened to…
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Macklemore X Ryan Lewis – “Same Love” feat. Mary Lambert
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
Macklemore x Ryan Lewis let go a new track with all proceeds going to Music For Marriage Equality Campaign. Read what Mack had to say about “Same Love” below. This song, which I wrote in April, is a response to what I have observed and experienced, and is also an act of personal accountability. It was…
Mixtape: Timeflies “Under The Influence”
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
Timeflies might have stopped Timeflies Tuesdays for a little, that doesn’t mean that they have stopped delivering newfree music. The duo dropped a six track mixtape that features dope samples from a variety of artists popular and underground songs. You will not be upset with this new mixtape, it shows how Timeflies will keep taking over…
Frank Ocean- “Super Rich Kids” (feat Earl Sweatshirt)
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
Frank Ocean’s debut album, Channel Orange dropped last week and has gotten a great response. His Odd Future mate, Earl, appeared on a track entitled “Super Rich Kids” and it turned out to be one of the stand out tracks on the project. I remember when Frank teased us with a preview of this track back…
Nas- “Trust” (Bonus Track)
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
Nas’s new album released today officially in the U.S. and as you can see it is by far my favorite album of the month (check out our new feature on the sidebar). Nas showed that hip hop is still alive and thriving. In Life is Good, Nas was able to achieve that 90s feel in the music…
Chiddy Bang- “Paper & Plastic”
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
Chiddy Bang dropped their debut album, Breakfast, a couple months ago, but that hasn’t stopped the duo from releasing new music. Today we got a new offering from Chiddy Bang’s campaign with Converse. Download/Stream “Paper & Plastic” below. [audio http://dl.soundowl.com/3si5.mp3] DOWNLOAD
Bramzwig- “Drop Top”
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
Bramzwig is back with a new single off of his upcoming mixtape, NEWER YORK. Biting a hook from Wiz Khalifa on this one, he justs wants to ride in a drop top with his shades on. Brian can sing now, check out his single below and make sure to look out for his new tape on…
Kendrick Lamar- “Swimming Pools (Drank)”
by Raffi Khatchadourian •
Top Dawg Entertainments very own, Kendrick Lamar released a new T-Minus produced track a couple of days ago entitled “Swimming Pools (Drank)”. K. Dot shows his eclectic flow on this new single that will be featured on his debut album good kid m.A.A.d city due out October 2nd.
Jay Z Announces Brooklyn Concert Series
by Jason •
With the move of the New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn, part-owner Jay Z helped build the Barclays Center, which would serve as the new home for the Brooklyn Nets. Today, HOV announced that he would be performing not only a three day series running from September 28th-30th, but also two new dates of October 3rd…
Frank Ocean – Channel Orange
by Jason •
Frank Ocean decided to release his new album Channel Orange a week early and it has received rave reviews. One day after its release, Channel Orange has become the number 1 album on iTunes. He also released a stream on his website, which you can check out also. You can buy the new album on…
