LA beatsmith Shigeto’s computer was stolen a year ago in NYC, along with “an album’s worth of material.” He was eventually able to recover these two songs: “What U Really Wanted” and “R Life.” They both feature MC Kadence and LO5, providing vocal accompaniment. Shigeto seems to have
This track by Deep Magic, off of his upcoming release Reflections of Most Forgotten Love to be released on Preservation is the sort of babbling-brook ambient music that suggests perfect peace, a monk meditating amid a waterfall. It is not a static song though, musical phrases pass through and are
Jarren Benton is one of the most eccentric faces in the south right now, spewing rhymes that are equal parts gritty, gross, cartoony, and offensive. The dude obviously takes a lot of influence from Eminem, but is modern enough to fend off any negative comparisons. For sure, this dude’s
Paul White is most known for producing for Danny Brown, and is producing multiple tracks off of Danny Brown’s upcoming Old. He is also readying his own release, the EP Watch The Ants, and has just released a video for the eponymous track off of the EP. The track
In anticipation of his imminent Oxymoron LP, ScHoolboy Q releases this single with his Black Hippy brother Kendrick Lamar. Kendrick raps in Spanish, Q raps about drugs and ladies, but the real star of this song is the beat, which was produced by TDE in-house producer THC. The drum track
Moscow-by-way-of-Brooklyn producer Slava lets go of this video for the track “Girl Like Me” off of his recent LP Raw Solutions, which was released by Software. The track itself is built from a refrain “no you never had a girl quite like me” repeated ala DJ Rashad, while the drums
Eclectic Berlin-based garage rock outfit King Khan & the Shrines is making their return with the track “Born To Die”. The band has always had a great, raw sound that’s pretty comparable to The Black Lips and other contemporary underground rock acts. However, they usually mix it with own
Stream: J. Cole – Born Sinner J. Cole is looking to take new notes from fellow rapper and friend Kendrick Lamar in creating a darker moodier album. The only real question is, does it actually achieve what it sets out to do? In terms of production it most certainly feels that
Thanks for some muddy mixes and a lack of interesting production, Thundercat’s second full-length, Apocalypse, is nowhere near as enthralling has his first. WATCH THE REVIEW
Laura Marlin’s Once I Was An Eagle shows the British singer-songwriter moving even further away from her folk pop roots, and embracing a moodier sound. Not only that, but Laura’s battles with love seem to take center stage as this album’s prime subject matter. WATCH THE REVIEW
