Still hot of his debut project Phases, Skizzy Mars has decided to release his first ever set of visuals, and has chosen to do so for his amazing track with G-Eazy, Pay For You. A fantastic video using some gorgeous shots from a show on G-Eazy's Must Be Nice tour. Check it out, and if you haven't yet, you need to go cop Phases now.
You really can't go wrong with new YONAS. Feel The Love is the first leak off his upcoming 5th project, The Transition 2, which is going to be released some time this summer. After hearing this, and knowing how great YONAS is in general, I'm extremely pumped to hear more, so be on the lookout for that. Enjoy.
It's been a long while since we've heard from Riley (his last track I posted was Curbstomp, which dropped in June of last year), so that being said, I feel like you should all be re-acquainted him. Back in January of last year, I was given the opportunity to ask Riley a few questions, and after getting his responses, I put together a formal introduction to this fantastic artist (which you can check out HERE), so you should all definitely check that out. Anyway, back to the new track. After listening to this gem, it's clear that Riley's sound has grown and matured a bit since his hiatus started, but he's also managed to maintain that signature flow that got me hooked when I first started listening to him. Definitely a fan of this one, so don't miss out. And hopefully we'll hear more from Riley soon. Enjoy.
I would now like to introduce you to A-1, a fantastic new comer out of the Bay Area. Summertime Sadness is a unbelievably sharp perspective on the violence that often comes hand-in-hand with summertime. He takes the already heavy Ryan Hemsworth remix of Lana Del Ray, and adds a whole new layer to it. This is an absolutely haunting track that you need to check out.
It's been almost a year since I've posted anything from I.O.U, but these two guys have definitely been on their grind over that time. Hands In The Air uses a fantastic sample of Rihanna's Stay, and it's probably actually one of the better tracks that I think I've heard from I.O.U. Enjoy this one.
Happy First Friday! The last month has been a long one, filled with papers, assignments, and finals, and now that it's finally over, I can just sit back, relax, and jam to some new e-dubble. This is probably one of my favorites that e-dub has put together over the last few months, which is really saying something, because he's been fantastic over that time. Check it out below.
Here's another cut off DJ Drama's XXL Freshman Class 2013 mixtape, and this time it's from Joey Bada$$ and Action Bronson. I'll admit, it has kind of an odd/off putting hook, but the flow from both these guys is sick. Check it out.
Still hot off Rockie Fresh's Electric Highway tour, Phil Ade decided to drop the first single off his upcoming project, R.O.S.E. (Result Of Society’s Evils), and I can honestly say that this is one hell of a way to start a tape. In case you couldn't tell, he managed to grab the trillest hip-hop artist out of Houston, Bun B, for a feature on this one, and their flows actually sounds dope together. Definitely don't sleep on this one.
DJ Drama dropped a new mixtape yesterday with all new tracks from the XXL Freshman Class of 2013. This joint from ScHoolboy Q was one of 17 new tracks on the tape, but since it's dope, I figured I would share it with you on its own. Enjoy.
Talib Kweli decided to leak one of the most highly anticipated tracks off his upcoming project, Prisoner of Conscious, which drops on Tuesday. The production from RZA is fantastic, Busta's verse is on point, and Talib does his thing. Check it out.
The always great Tim Gunter has decided to take some vocal samples from "Music Talking" by Roland Clark & The Montanas, blend them with a fantastic new beat, and create the perfect track to get your summer started. I can honestly say that the second I pressed play on this one, it went right on my workout playlist, and then my run out in the sun later that day became 100 times better. Don't miss out on this one.
Yet another amazing cut off Pushing Keyes, the upcoming collab tape from M.i & Tyler Keyes. They've already released some fantastic cuts off the tape (Imminent, Church West Texas ft. Blu & Nothing You Can Do ft. Corbett & Chamillionaire), and I really didn't think I could get any more excited for it. But after hearing this one, I can honestly say that I AM even more excited fro Pushing Keyes to drop on the 16th. Until then, enjoy this one (and the others).
You wanna hear a great, real track from a real artist? Marc Goone is here to give you just that. 25 Bills is yet another fantastic track all about how Goone keeps it honest yet people still judge him, as well as the idea of selling out. Plus this is one of the most well done videos that I think I've seen from him, so this is not a track to sleep on. Be on the look out for his upcoming tape, I Am Not A Lobster OK!, coming May 14th. Enjoy.
Out of nowhere, Cole decided to follow up the last track with an entire 6 track mixtape (which includes Cole Summer). This one (and the first Truly Yours) should definitely hold us over until Born Sinner drops in June. Enjoy.
At this point, you all probably know my opinion on Chance The Rapper. I wasn't a fan at all for the longest time, but a few months ago finally gave him a chance (no pun intended), and his sound really grew on me. Acid Rap has been in the works for a while now, and now that it has finally dropped, I have a feeling that it's going to be the tape that really gets Chance some big recognition. Don't get me wrong, he's already gotten a ton of buzz (hell, he has features from Twista, Gambino, and Action Bronson on this tape), but I can feel a Freshman 2014 coming up for him after hearing this one. Check it out below.
