“Don’t Give Me Your Love” is a super dope song by Twin Shadow’s Bass Guitarist, Russ Manning (aka Rush Midnight), that...

Maaan!  You shoulda seen how my eyes light up when I seen this.  Mayer Hawthorne AND...

Yeah I know I’ve been completely slacking on the [Munchies] section of this site… (Got at least 5 articles that have...

This is actually a pretty great song!  Didn’t expect it in the slightest.  Especially not after first glance at video.  MØ just seemed corky and...

All the halfway decent songs that either I didn’t have the time to post about…, or jUst missed the cut.   …But definitely...

“One Day” (ft. Damon Albarn) & “Owl” (ft. DOOM) – The Child of Lov [The Child of Lov] So apparently backyard catfish ‘n grits style singer The Child of Lov,...

Solange > Beyonce  …Nah but serious.  For some reason I’ve been rockin’ hard with Solange every since [Sol-Angel and the Hadley St. Dreams].  I’m...

“Washington Slizzards” – Ras Nebyu … New cat out of DC.  Has like a Tribe Called Quest style of flow.  It’s pretty decent (unexpectedly), and “Washington Slizzards” is a pretty...

On everything I love, this is one of the smooothest mixes ever.  No lie, I played this while playing cards with my parents and my sis...

Stumbled across this today.  Thought it was a pretty nice song.  Nice 80′s pop flair with a Smoooothe bassline and Police-like guitar riffs.    Made...

Because I love Funkadelic, and grew up on Parlaiment, …I’m lovin this song!  “Oh Sheit It’s X” is one hell of a jam… ...

Oh’  Wow.  Beautiful damn song Twigs!  I’m loving everything this woman puts out.  Its creepily good R&B.  Slightly distorted and strange, but masterful.  “How’s That”...

So for those of you who didn’t know, this past weekend I celebrated my birthday (May 3rd).  Had a good time too!.  Took a mini 9...

First off, let me start by saying this is a pretty dope video. Two thumbs up for the visual creativity. Super Cool. Superb editing....

Surprisingly, this actually wasn’t bad…  I don’t know why, but I just can’t imagine Mariah Carey making anything halfway decent in 2013.  -_-  …She...

Impressive debut mixtape/free album by up’n coming Chicago artist Chance The Rapper.  I’d been somewhat highly anticipating it’s release for the past few months now. ...

ARtiST hIghLIGHT  …MNEK Plain and simple…  This dude can sing his a** off.   And he’s been called an electro-soul mastermind.  Crazy vocals!  MNEK‘s still a fairly new artist, so I...

[Gold Lion] is the debut EP by Chicago singer NJOMZA.  Her music is kinda like pop R&B.  But the kinda pop that you can still enjoy… It’s...

Aight.  So this week has been a busy week for me.  Between trying to get this [Ek-lec-tik] Vinyl Records & Artwork store poppin off...

Pure X makes smooth smoked out rock music with the taste of Texas.  Real easy going and dreamy with...

Although you can barely make out what Chance The Rapper is saying during his verse, this song is dope! ...

Ahhhh… a nice little treat for any Nas lover.  You can’t get better than this!  Nas’ Demo tape?!?!  C’mon son…  This is a gem.  A full album...

I know nothing about ASTR other than that they’re a male/female indie electro duo from New York. …Fairly new on the scene, but they make impressively good...

Lyrical butchery….   Ab-Soul straight ripped this track.  Mac Miller does decent too.  Its a hot track for the hip hop purists...

I don’t know how or why I’m diggin this, but I thought this was pretty dope.  Its definitely a standout...

So I’ve seen the name Rainy Milo a few times prior to today.  Not sure if I’ve looked into her stuff and just overlooked it, …or maybe...

Video: “Memories Back Then” – T.I. ft. Kris Stephens, B.O.B., & Kendrick Lamar [Hustle Gang Presents G.D.O.D. (Get Dough or Die)] ahhhhh!  I wrote a whole article for this and...

“You & Me” – Disclosure ft. Eliza Doolittle [Settle] Disclosure can do no wrong.  Every song is a banger.  Whether I like it right off the bat, or grows on...

Posted on this song not too long ago when it first came out.  Now they’ve released the video for it.  Diggin the...

QOTD:  Is D’Jango the greatest Blaxploitation movie of all time? For those of you who didn’t know, D’Jango Unchained, starring Jamie Foxx and directed by Quentin Tarantino was released on...

Promise, by the end, you will love this song…  (Needs to be heard in its entirety to be appreciated).   Just listen to ways...

Wow… this was a pleasant surprise.  [Cynic], the new EP by Oakland’s Sister Crayon, is a nice little gem.  A few more spins and I think I’ll...

This chick only has 2 songs in her catalog, but I’m diggin her style so far.  Can’t say I’m jumping out of my seat like I’ve...

Short, but sweet.  “TLC” by NY rapper 40Thousand is surprisingly decent.  Nice video too!  It’s what makes the song standout so much honestly.  Plus...

O wow… This joint straight smacks you in the face as soon as it comes on.  Took point Zero seconds to decide that I...

This was surprisingly good!!!   K.R.I.T.’s my boy, but Fantasia doesn’t really put too much out that I’m a...

Yeah… Drake did his thing on this one too.  The ladies are gonna eat this up.  Fellas, better hope shes playin this...

[by Ngozi] Not too long ago, I came across a song called “Pop up Cinema”….  a mid tempo, song with minimum lyrics. It just...

  I know I can’t be the only one this amazed?? ...

Finally!!! …smh  The debut LP by Jai Paul has come out.  Man I been waiting on this LP to drop for so long I forgot all...

Yo we would have killed this joint at a house...

“Painted Faces” – Tinashe & Jacques Greene Big fan of up’n'coming R&B singer Tinashe…  New to Canadian producer Jacques Green…, but they came together to make a pretty hot song...

Newly released video by singer Frank Ocean, off his debut album [Channel Orange]. Great album if you haven’t heard it already.  Favorite songs...

Yo, listen to this!  Definitely feeling this.  Halls‘ vocals carry so perfectly throughout this whole song.  And that guitar is played beautifully.   Video might throw...

Dope song, dope video…  Heard some of Black Dave‘s stuff before but wasn’t impressed.  Just so happened to come...

Brand new mixtape from my personal favorite rapper for the past 3 years or so, Big K.R.I.T..   The mixtape is titled [King Remembered In...

Video:  “Image It Was U” – Jessie Ware [Devotion] U.S. Release Yes!!!  They dropped a video for this!  Posted on the audio for this a week or two ago.  Love...

Love this dude’s swagger…    His music is just cool as sh*t.  Straight Cali! …with a Southern pimp’s demeanor.  100′s last mixtape [Ice Cold Perm] had a...

Feelin’ this!  I know I’m late, but this is kinda dope!  Not quite sure how to describe it though.  Kinda afrocentric.  Has its touches...

If you haven’t already been made aware, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are coming out with a new album set to...

Baton Rogue, Louisiana MC, Kevin Gates, has been getting a lot of buzz lately, especially since his guest appearance on Pusha...

I’m tellin you!  Mixtape Drake is tryna come back!  No pushy commercial hits so far from his upcoming 3rd album...

Video:  “Jade Vine” – Laced I was really feeling this.  Its the debut single by Laced, entitled “Jade Vine”.   This is honestly the first really good piece of modern...

I actually did an in depth post on The Child Of Lov a while back.  …Which you actually should check...

O’ gah….  Damn this good.  New James Blake.  Off his upcoming album entitled [Overgrown].  Joint jams!…smh.  PlEase play it all the way through with...

One of my more anticipated releases, Mmoths‘ [Diaries] has had me on the edge of my seat for quite some while.  Finally its out though!  And as expected,...

I fux with Tyler yo.  He’s funny as sh*t!  lol And despite shock value, Tyler The Creator is one of the realest...

“Yuurei” – Twigs & Yarn [Hungry Ghost] …I believe there’s a time and place for everything.    Like, everything has its purpose ya know?  Especially with music…. See,  good music is...

Wasn’t sure if I liked this a first, but listened to it all the way through and found myself...

Another R&B gem!  I swear I been coming across some seriously good R&B lately!  “Bank Head”, by LA producer Kingdom, featuring up...

O’ yes!… I like this!  If you’re itchin for a little experimental music (especially R&B)…, pLEASE press play!   This is your fix!  And...

Being that I’m only slightly bilingual…, for the most part, I have no idea what is being said in...

“Killing Switch”  &  “Luminous Blue”  – Last Lynx [Ocean Reels] Last Lynx is a real nice indie pop band I came across last night from Stockholm, Sweden.  They don’t really...

Short but sweet, “The Killing Joke” is the first actual video by mysterious rapper Captain Murphy (aka Flying Lotus).  All the other...

Video: “Wild For The Night” – ASAP Rocky ft. Skrillex & Birdy Nam Nam [Long.Live.A$AP] Been a fan of A$AP Rocky‘s since the beginning.  Every since “Purple Swag”, which still...

New video by Toro Y Moi off his SPECTACULAR recently released album [Anything In Return], …which in my opinion is...

I liked this..  Know nothing about this dude, but I thoroughly enjoyed this song.  It has a nice Joey Bada$$-like...

“Follow Your Way” by The Holydrug Couple is a song I came across a month or two ago and was definitely...

 ”Imagine It Was You” – Jessie Ware [Devotion] (American Release) New music from my favorite UK boo Jessie Ware.  Lovin’ it…  Sittin here jammin’ with my headphones on. “Imagine It...

See, Schoolboy Q aint exactly my favorite rapper.  But every now and then he throws out some bangers.  Or at least some fairly decent material… ...

Dope track by Mt. Wolf off their critically acclaimed [Hypolight] EP….  Let the song’s vocals set in, and you will eventually be playing it...

Great debut album by Brooklyn experimental R&B duo, Denitia and Sene.  I actually first heard of the two back in August when they released...

Probably my favorite song off Wale‘s most recent mixtape [Folarin], and now set to be featured on Wale’s upcoming June album entitled [The...

This a trunk slapper right here…  The beat is ice cold!  And Yung Simmie held it down for The Raider Klan.  (…I swear...

This joint rocks forreal…  It was already a pretty good song.  But the video just sets it off.   Directed by Dylan Knight, “Fall...

For the last 2 weeks or so, I’ve had this dumbfounded obsession with Last Night In Paris.  Like no lie, I’ve...

This came out a few days ago but finally got around to posting it.  I’m actually a pretty big fan of most...

I usually don’t post too many instrumentals.  Mostly because, well, they’re just instrumentals.  But this...

Pretty nice song by Allen Stone.  Warm and soulful with a happy go-lucky vibe.  Most of his music is like that actually. ...

Been a big fan of Foals for about year now… every since I randomly heard one of their songs playing at the Vans...

Easily one of my favorite songs off Tinashe‘s most recent EP [Reverie].  It’s sexy Aaliyah-like R&B.  Great music!  And [Reverie] was...

Ayeeee….!  I rocks with this chick! lol  So random.  But it works… I’m sold.  Her visuals might not be for everybody, but its her...

ARtiST hIghLIGHT …Kat Kahlia Smooth, sexy, and a lil gangsta… That how I’d describe Kat Dahlia.   The chick is pretty dope forreal.    She’s like Cuban Lana Del Rey. ...

This is the latest single to be released by Major Lazer off the upcoming April 15th sophomore...

NICE track by two of my favorite up’n coming independent rappers, Dizzy Wright and Joey BadA$$.  Both good lyricists!   “Maintain” is the...

There are a lot of good burger joints across the country.  I’ve been to quite a few and I’m sure you have too.  Most...

Not the best rapping in the world, but decent song overall here by Spree Wilson.  Wasn’t liking it a first, but...

I wouldn’t say I’m a true “fan” of Lil B, but I will say he’s pretty entertaining.  And he has done quite a bit...

Clearly I’m late on this one (a whole year),  but this joint is pretty hot.  Nice delivery and a classic display of NYC lyricism.  “Wikispeaks” is...

Damn I tried hard not to like this song… smh.    It’s just too frickin’ infectious.  You almost cant resist wanting to get up and dance...

Haha… I actually liked this.  Laced in LSD, and true in sound to its Southern California roots…  “Max Can’t...

Am I the only person super hyped to see this?!?!  Yeah I know part 2 wasn’t slightly as good as the original…(although still...

Well played song!  Love the melody, love the bassline, and dude sang the mess out of that opening verse.  The song is called...

Been a really big fan of Psychic Twin for about a month now.  They make really good music.  Its light and kinda trippy, with a...

Feathers is a new synthpop group I came across today while looking at a few of the acts...

I think mixtape Drizzy might be trying to come back, because Drake is really on a roll right now.  He’s bringing his harder edge back...

Surprisingly, this piece of “Ratchet&B” (got that from a fellow blogger) …was actually pretty good.  A lot of really good production on the tape.  And singer...

“Before I Ever Met You” & “Fall Over” – Banks [Banks] I know absolutely nothing about Banks other than that she’s from LA, but I do like the little bit...

I’ve never really been THAT big of a fan of SpaceGhostPurrp.  I mean he makes good music, but its just not consistent enough for me, and...

O-M-Fricken’ G …London is tearin’ it up right now!  Out of all the sounds I would have expected to come out of the UK,  I...

Pretty decent new song by Ciara off her upcoming June album entitled [One Woman Army].  The song’s produced by Mike Will Made It...

The [Adamas] EP by Meek Demeo is a project I came across about 5 months ago.  It was a music submission that I...

Anyone that knows me knows that I can only handle minimal amounts of pop music at a time.  For the most part, pop music makes my skin crawl. ...

Good song, weird video (unless you’re into interpretive dancing…).  [AMOK] is the debut album by rock supergroup Atoms For Peace, made up of...

As far as rap goes, for about the past month or so, I’ve pretty much been bumping nothing but Nell.   Not quite sure what it is...

Dope new song by Portland music duo Wampire entitled “Spirit Forest”.  It only took about 2 seconds of listening for me to get hooked.   I...

Been raving about this nostalgic R&B duo, the Inc.,  for a while now.  They just released their debut album last week entitled [No World], under record label...

Ahhh… been actually anticipating this for a while now.   Every since I heard their first single “Echos” about a month ago…  The joint was fire!  Super druggy...

Been a huge fan of Jhene’ Aiko for a while now.  Every since I first heard her [sailing soul(s)] EP about a year...

This was actually pretty decent.  Nothing amazing lyrically, but its an enjoyable springtime jam that I expect to hear a lot more of in...

Rush Midnight is the solo effort of Twin Shadow’s Bass Guitarist, Russ Manning.  It’s a pretty dope song forreal.  Hard to describe...

Video:  “I Ain’t Happy” – Cashius Green ft. Vince Staples [Pisces] Thought this was a pretty dope song as well.  Great production.  It’s “I Ain’t Happy” by Cashius Green off...

J. Wiltshire  [How It Is] Briefly listened to the first track from the EP earlier this week and kinda brushed it off as nothing TOO special.  But after going back...

Actually wrote this a month ago and just realized I never posted it…  I can’t believe I actually like this…smh…lol… I guess I’m highlighting this...

“Crazy” – Sami Not sure exactly how much I liked this song (although I did), but the song, plus the video, left me intrigued to say the least.  The song...

“Barely Legal” & “No Problems” – Azealia Banks I pretty much been a fan of Azealia Banks every since her song “212″ dropped a little over a year ago.  She’s...

Just a decent song I came across today by Southern Florida rapper Murph, off his latest mixtape [Space Age...

Krista is the collaborative effort of James Pants and Vex Ruffin.   Plant on the production, Ruffin on the guitar and vocals.  Its a good mix,...

This is such as super cool video….  That beat is so dope and the visuals that go with it are bad a**.  Well...

Just in case you weren’t aware.  Big K.R.I.T. is still my current favorite rapper…   His rhymes are just a little more...

One of the best song from his [Ambition] album, “No Days Off” gets a video.  Its a pretty tough song.  I rocks wit...

Video: “Savages” Pac Div [GMB] “Savages” is Pac Div‘s second single from their recently released [GMB] album that gets the visual treatment.   And just in case you were wondering…its...

If you even slightly enjoy jazz, you gotta hear play the trumpet.  He’s a beast!  Krazy skills!  Even custom designs his own instruments to create...

This was actually surprisingly decent.  I wasn’t feelin the first track.  A lil TOO poppy for me.  Made me not want to listen to the rest.  But...

Jessie Ware sure does love doing covers of classic 90′s Hip Hop and R&B hits.  Her cover of...

I actually really liked this.  Real chill.  Nicely played.  Nicely blended piano keys.  Reminiscent of an old Kanye West beat.  A mean bass...

“Acid Rain” is the latest track coming from Chance The Rapper, out of Chicago.  It’ll be featured on his upcoming [Acid Rap]...

…ill song off an ill album.  “Black Wings” is one of the stand out songs on the Inc.‘s recently released album...

Sorry for being a few days late with this.  Had to take a lil time off…  But anyways,...

If you payed attention to any of my posts over these past few months, you would have realized Disclosure is clearly one of...

Bonobo releases yet another piece of fire from his upcoming album [The North Borders].  This one entitled “Heaven For...

“To The End” & “Our Love Has No Rhythm” – Woman’s Hour Surprisingly, I think the London four-piece, Woman’s Hour,  just turned me into a fan…  Came across their latest...

“Crossed Out’ is the debut song/video for new band Teachers, led by frontman Ben Bronfman (aka M.I.A.’s baby daddy).  The video is pretty dope. ...

Actually really glad Miguel released a video for this.  “Candles In The Sun” was one of my favorite song’s from Miguel’s...

Ahhhh… Been waiting on this for a while now and its finally here.  The new [Ballroom Riots] EP by A.Chal.  Its his debut project, and after dropping...

Actually been meaning to post on this for a week now, but hadn’t gotten around to it.  It’s the new Kilo Kish mixtape entitled [K+].  A damn...

New track by production guru Henry Laufer aka Shlohmo, featuring How To Dress Well vocalist Tom Krell.  The...

“All We Do” – Kaytranada ft. JMSN This is a perfect example of why you should never listen to music on your computer speakers.  Just doesn’t do it justice.  I...

I remember the first time I was even at a techno club.  I was in San Diego, California and had just moved to Cali.  I was...

I felt inspired to pull this record out of the crates after randomly hearing...

The Tiny Desk Concert Series is an online live concert series that I came across the other day and kinda got hooked...

Video:  “Take You To Market” – Leon T. Pearl Honestly, Leon T. Pearl kinda came out of nowhere for me, but I’m lovin’ this song and video.  Pearl comes off...

Video: “Verbalizing” – Dizzy Wright “Verbalizing” is the latest song by Las Vegas rapper Dizzy Wright.  A good start to his 2013 and most certainly a good song .  But...

“Things In My Head” – Pure X “Things In My Head” is the first released track by Texas indie rock group Pure X to be featured on their upcoming sophomore...

Wow… I’m feeling this.  Never heard of Niia prior to this but maaan does so have a voice.  And this song is crazy.  There are...

Another video by the talented neosoul hip hop group Phony Ppl (aka The Roots of the new era with their...

Thought this was pretty funny, and a well done Peanuts style cartoon of  a childhood story told by Waka Flocka Flame...

[Beyonce's Child] is the new EP by South L.A.  musician Dream Panther.  Its a pretty dope project too.  Real groovy chill music w/ just enough bass...

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!  Who made this stupid video??? lmaoooo  I am so weak right now! lol  Just watch this song and video entitled “Rappin’...

One of the realest rappers in the game for the past 4 years… J. Cole.  I love this man’s music, especially his unofficial releases and mixtapes. ...

Man! This dude is really starting to become one of my favorite new artists!  This is the third song of...

Video:  “Wrong Side Of A Love Song” – Melanie Fiona [The MF Life] Very rarely do you get music videos these days out of an mainstream artist that actually has...

“5 Days” & “The Place” – Inc. [No World] Its crazy how R&B seems to be getting closer and closer to the 90′s now…  LA based R&B duo, the Inc.,...

ARtiST hIghLIGHT  …Wild Belle After seeing Wild Belle perform live the other night as an opening act for Toro Y Moi, and being BLOWN away, I became an instant fan. ...

Video: “D&T” – Letherette Not gonna lie… this song is pretty sick.  Its a funky tune that draws you in irresistibly.  Especially after the guitars hit about 2/3 of the...

Based out of the City of Ink tattoo studio in Atlanta, GA, Miya Bailey is one of the most renown...

I’m feeling this, this is smooth.  A hazy screwed up R&B track.  The first to come out of the new 6 person Chicago based music group JODY, ...

Video:  “Underground Airplay” – Joey Bada$$ ft. Smoke DZA & Big K.R.I.T. O yeah… this is fire.  That’s all I got to say.  Joey Bada$$ and Big K.R.I.T. are 2...

“Retrograde” (Radio Rip & Video) – James Blake [Overgrown] New song by the talented James Blake off his upcoming album entitled [Overgrown], set to release April 8th of this year. ...

Psychic Twin is a synth electro-pop duo from Chicago made up of vocalist Erin Fein and multi-instrumentalist Brett Sanderson.  Actually just heard of them for the...

Ricky Hil (aka Rich Hil), the rebel son of fashion mogul Tommy Hilfiger, just released his debut album the other day entitled...

Vellico is a group made up of UK producer Ross Tones (who also performs under the alias Throwing Snow), and his brother Alistar Tones.  This track “Pennines”...

I know a lot of people talk bad about Drake and how commercial he’s gotten these days (me included), but honestly, that’s only because...

Was never the “biggest” fan of Curren$y… but yet and still, I’ve always been A fan.  I could never knock his hustle nor his consistent...

Had to take a break from work to post this gem.  It was too much of a pleasant surprise.  It...

  If I were to shed a light on any area in the rap game.  It would be the Raider Klan.  As far...

New music video by the Australian band Tame Impala.  The song is called  “Mind Mischief” and its one of my favorite tracks off...

New Artist:   Dream Koala Dream Koala is an 18yr old artist from Paris I came across the other day.  An amazing musical talent. He has a real mature dreamy sound. ...

“Cirrus”, a really good song by the British musician,  Bonobo, off his upcoming album [The North Borders], set to release in April via Ninja...

“If I didn’t have such a wondering eye, you wouldn’t be mine… So don’t even try…” – Dudes Dudes is a band out of San...

 ARtiST hIghLIGHT  …Disclosure Disclosure is a South London production duo that I’ve actually wanted to highlight for quite some time now.  I stumbled upon them about a year ago and...

Video: “N The Traffic” – Droop-E ft. J. Stalin & Nite Jewel This is a pretty legit single by Bay Area representative Droop-E.  Probably the first time I ever payed...

Video:  “Night Fantasy” – Umberto [Confrontations] I honestly have no idea what this video is about.  Kept flashing back and forth between two kids walking in the dark towards a...

Kilo Kish, the soft spoken female lyricist from Brooklyn, New York, teamed up with fellow NY natives, the Flatbush Zombies, to make a...

New Artist:  The Child of Lov The Child of Lov is this new artist…  That’s about it…. lol.  I can’t really tell you much more other than that… mostly because...

[Pop Culture]  Video:  “Ass On The Internet” HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA…  I’m sorry! I had to post this!  Yes, I know, its nothing close to what I’d normally post… and it does play...

“Make It Last” – Ta-ku ft. JMSN [Make It Last] Alright so clearly I was a little late on this, but I’m super glad I came upon this when I...

New song and video by the talented Laura Clock aka Butterclock, out of Paris.  She produces, sings, and writes her own music.  Extremely good...

To many grass roots hip hop heads, this track comes as somewhat of a breath of fresh air.  One of the best...

Had never heard of The Holydrug Couple before this song, but I’m absolutely loving their sound.   Its a straight up throwback...

Lion Babe is a new group out of NYC made up of vocalist Jillian Hervey and producer Lucas Goodman.  “Treat Me Like Fire”...

The Soft Moon is a neo post-punk band out of San Francisco that I’ve come quite fond of these past few months. You...

Video:  “Back To Love” – Bilal One of my favorite artists and probably my current favorite live performer, Bilal, just released the video for his first single off his upcoming...

Fryars is a fairly new artist from the UK that I happened to stumble upon in the course of my daily internet dig for music. ...

ARtiST hIghLIGHT  …Kimbra So… you may have heard of Kimbra fom her part in the insanely infections hit song “Somebody that I used to Know” by Goyte  …But other than...

Nell of the I’m not even a big fan of The Raider Klan, but this mixtape released by Raider Klan member Nell entitled...

This is the first I’ve heard of 18 yr old Njomza from Chicago, IL… but “high” is definitely a decent song…  Didn’t really grab me until the...

“Uphill” – George Maple This is a real smooth track by George Maple.  This is really my first time hearing of her, but I’m enjoying what I’m listening to.  She’s...

  Phony Ppl recently released their free EP entitled [Nothing Special] along with a video for EP’s lead track “Statues”.  Real cool video too!  Phony Ppl is...

Funny video, AMAZING song…  “Say That” is the 2nd released single by Tory y Moi, off his upcoming album [Anything in...

The story of how I came to love Rock and Led Zeppelin, one of the greatest bands of all time… In the later parts...

Artist Highlight: Tinashe Tinashe is an artist I came across back in February of 2012…  I was just lookin through new mixtapes on datpiff.com (which used to be a reliable...

Video: “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” – Big K.R.I.T. [Live From The Underground] If I had to pick my favorite rapper, I’d have to say Big K.R.I.T. has been that person...

Video:  “King Wizard” – Kid Cudi  [Indicud] Always been a big fan of Kid Cudi.  Always loved his unique style of drugged out emo music.  He’s never been afraid to...

EP This is an awesome track by the French duo Bot’Ox, consisting of Cosmo Vitelli and Julian Briffaz.  “Basement Love” is the title track...

Video:  “Hotel Miami” Phlo Finister Phlo Finister… the newest member and leading songstress of the Oakland, CA based “Raider Klan”… Aight, so I never actually heard of Phlo Finister before...

Video:  “Mayday” – Lecrae ft. Big K.R.I.T. & Ashton Jones Aight, so I spent most of my childhood growing up in a traditional Southern Baptist home.  My mother always made...

This is a new track from one of my favorite up’n coming experimental R&B groups BLKKATHY.  The track was actually leaked the other day by Fader.  I...

Video:  “So Many Details” – Toro Y Moi [Anything In Return] A little over a month ago I randomly came across an artist by the name of Toro Y Moi...

As far as I’m concerned, Jessie Ware is the new R&B queen of the UK.  I love this woman’s music…  Just about everything...

Chrisette Michelle [Audrey Hepburn:  An Audiovisual Presentation] Chrisette Michelle as always been pretty good about putting out consistently good music.  So its of no surprise to me that I enjoyed...

Can’t say I was much of an Ab-Soul in the very beginning, but he’s definitely been gaining a lot of favor in my eyes lately, and...

Trinidad Jame$…Noticed this guy a while back.  Very interesting character…  Came across a mixtape of his [Don't Be S.A.F.E.] on one of the rap...

Just a good remix to the Young Dreams’ “Fog of War”.  Lemonade did the remix.  If you like electronic and dance music,...

Twigs is this new R&B artist from the UK. Beautiful voice…  Released two songs a little while back that were superb.  Got a lot of internet attention. ...

Video:  “Mirrors” – Jhene Aiko Jhene Aiko, one of my favorite up and coming R&B artists for the past year or so, every since she released her SPECTACULAR [Sailing Soul(s)]...

New joint by J. Cole, but trust…. This is old skool Cole spittin’ on this track.  This is def one...

Roscoes Chicken & Waffles…. Who doesn’t know of Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles???  …Well at least who hasn’t heard of it?  …Not...

CRATE DIGGIN’:  Lil’ Kim [Hard Core] (1996) Okay… so most people know the name and are somewhat familiar with Lil’ Kim.  You know about her association with Bad Boy and...

Not gonna say Solonge’s new EP [True] was gold. But I am a fan of hers and did particularly like these songs off it.  Expecting a little...

Video:  “Black Acura” – Pac Div ft. Mac Miller They Rocked this…  Video go hard too…  Only downer is, I wasn’t feelin’ Mac Miller’s verse AS much as I was...

ARtiST hIghLIGHT  …Peaking Lights …So basically, I love the Peaking Lights.  I’ve been a huge fan of theirs for the past year or so.  The music that this husband and...

Video:  “Baby” – The Babies [Our House On The Hill] I zoned out and jammed listening to this… You should to… “Baby” by The Babies, off their latest album [Our...

I liked this EP… beats and sampling on it are super dope… Captain Murphy…the mysterious internet rap sensation, released his first complete project [Duality] a few weeks...

Video:  “Ode to Viceroy” – Mac DeMarco After watching this video and listening to this song, its pretty clear that Mac DeMarco doesn’t exactly support any of the trending anti-tobacco...

Video: “Fake B**ch” & “Dem Bones” by BLKKATHY Can’t say I know much about BLKKATHY, but they make some pretty interesting music.  I especially love their song and video for...

Okay…so for those of you who’ve never heard of Evy Jane, Evy Jane is the name of an experimental R&B project/group by Vancouver based...

This is just a really good video and song by Flight Facilities called “Claire De Lune“.  It follows 2 best...

New track from the Los Angelos based band The Neighbourhood, off their upcoming EP [Thank You].  Just came across them today on...

Jamaican food…Man I love Jamaican food… Its just something I grew up on.  And in DC, its all over the place. I mean you...

  70 min Boiler Room set by Disclosure & Skream There is a serious return to the 90′s and 80′s movement going on within the music world right now. Especially...

  O wow…. Did not expect this from Action Bronson.  This mixtape goes hard an album! Or the way an album “should”...

    “Toothbrush” by Wax…,  “56k” by Hot Sugar ft. Heems…, &  personal fav “Lauren London” by OverDoz. Wouldnt say im much of a fan of Wax,...

  Been a big for of Jessie Ware’s for quite some time. She has...

  This is just an amazing electronic song…   Somethin you’d either zone out to…or be JAMMIN’! to alone at the crib lol Anyways, the...

  Video:  “M.I.A.” – Omarion ft. Wale [Care Package] A little popier than I normally listen to, but the song is pretty sick.   The beat is ill, and the hook...

“For Her” – Mmoths ft. Young & Sick [Diaries] …An unbelievably smooth track from Irish producer Mmoths, off the upcoming [Diaries] EP set to release in March.  “For Her” is...

  Haha… I cant necessarily say I’m a fan of these two videos.   But I am a fan of...

  Video:  ”Delancey” – TiDUS First time hearing from this artist. But the video is pretty dope. Nothing fancy, just comes off as super “cool” and clever.  A tripped out...

  Soooo, anyone that knows me knows I have this secret obsession with bacon.  Well actually its not much of a secret, but...

  Video: “The Zone” by The Weeknd feat. Drake  The Weeknd just released his new video for “The Zone” featuring Drake, off his previously released mixtape [Thursday].  The track will...

  If you haven’t already caught wind of The Weeknd, you should.  I was definitely one of the first to discover him back in 2011,...

West Coast Road Trip: Hollywood & Venice Beach, Los Angelos, CA After living in San Diego, California for the past 3 years, it was about time to make my way...

  Not really to much of a fan of pop-rock. But this recent EP by Ghost Beach entitled [Modern Tongues] wasn’t half bad.  It has...

Paseo – Seattle, Washington After living in Cali for 3 years and traveling up and down the west coast twice, on what usually turned out to be somewhat of a...

  One of my favorite up and coming rap artists and easily one of the illest lyricists of the new era...

  DAY 2 At The Studio: “Running on Dreams” “Dreams ain’t coincidence. That’s God telling you something…Good or bad, take a chance and do it…” -Miya Bailey Everybody’s out here...

  A few days after releasing his spectacular new album entitled [Blak and Blue], Gary Clark Jr. releases a video...

  “Got Stoned and Mixed Really Old Records for Half an Hour”  – Diplo Diplo, the man that brought you such hits as Usher’s “Climax,” …basically did exactly what the...

  That’s the second song in a row that I’ve heard coming from A. Chal that I really liked.  Definitely...

  So Ive never really delved into much of  Toro Y Moi’s music… (real name Chazwick Bundick, 25), but after...

  Based out of the City of Ink tattoo studio in Atlanta, GA, Miya Bailey is one of the most renown black tattoo artists in the world, and arguably one...

  15 seconds deep into this record and I knew I was jammin. This guitars in this song are tranzlike. It doesn’t take long to get stuck in a groove...

  “watch the second dude in this video spit…he ripped it on this episode and the other…” Strength In nUmbers…. Pitchforktv does a good job at highlighting emerging rap crews...

  I can already tell this is going to be a guilty pleasure of mine…smh  “Make U Somebody” (Sterling Simms ft. 2 Chainz, Tyga, & Travis Porter) I don’t usually...

  New Artist:  A.Chal “Roses On Your Silhouette” [Ballroom Riots] Can’t really say I know much about this guy, but I’m pretty impressed with this first single off his upcoming...

  After releasing two fairly successful singles, Miami based R&B singer Steven A. Clark has released his full length project [Fornication...

  Its been quite a while since Solange dropped any new music.  Although she’s lived under the shadow of her...

  The Australian band, Tame Impala, just released the free stream for their upcoming album “Lonerism”, which is their second released album.  Def worth a listen. Im feeling it for...

        Punk might be trying to make a come back.    Listen to the new record by White Lung…[Sorry] I pretty much banged out to this record for about...

Jessie Ware [Devotion] Album: A breath of fresh air…Instant classic. Beautiful Vocals… One of my favorite up and coming artists, Jessie Ware, just released her first full length Album [Devotion],...