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Tuesday, May 21st Psychedelic hip hop outfit, and Odd Future associates The Jet Age Of Tomorrow, have finally locked in details regarding their long-talked about Jellyfish Mentality
The duo, made up of The Internet's Matt Martians and Hal 'Pyramid Vritra' Williams, first mentioned the project in November of last year; and, as can be expected, the 21 track album will feature a slew of guest appearances from the ragtag ensemble (Earl Sweatshirt, Hodgy Beats, Mike G, Domo Genesis, Vince Staples, and Casey Veggies). Mac Miller and SBTRKT have also booked in studio time with the group, with Kilo Kish and The Step-Up Kids also set to appear.
The album, free as always, is set to drop on Friday.
Tracklist:
1. Mushy
2. Special K (Wombats)
3. Warping Walls
4. Desert N’ The Dark (JAOT Dub) [Featuring The Stepkids]
5. ON!
6. Juney Jones (Featuring Mac Miller & Speak)
7. Panic On Pluto (interlude) [Featuring SBTRKT] more
Detroit emcee Danny Brown releases ''just for fun'' song "#expressyourself". While not having any relation to upcoming album, "Old," it does raise more anticipation(if possible) for it. The song can be found here at Soundcloud,
www.soundcloud.com/xdannyxbrownx/trampy-featuring-danny-brown
Saturday, May 18th
Hip-hop artist Kanye West broadcast projections of him singing a new song named "New Slaves"
off his upcoming album titled "Yeezus which will release June 18.A video performance of the
two songs titled " Black Skinhead" and "New Slave' can be viewed in the link below.
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2013/05/19/watch_kanye_perform_new_music_on_snl_video.ht
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Friday, May 17th
The title track from The Weeknd's upcoming major label début, Kiss Land, has been released. The track appears to be the title track, and clocks in at just over seven and a half minutes whilst steering slightly away from the pop sensibilities of Trilogy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN84vAqO9NY
Thursday, May 16th
Pusha T has released a music video for his latest single 'Numbers on the Boards'. The track is expected to be on Pusha's debut album, My Name Is My Name, due out July 16th on
Def Jam and G.O.O.D. Music.
Watch the video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DawrlSwHUiM
Friday, May 10th
After already releasing two albums in 2012, Death Grips are already in the works of another album. Zach Hill, who did not tour with Death Grips in order to finish his own film, has been working on recording the new Death Grips album during the entire tour. It is unclear how progressed the album is, but it isn't Zach Hill's number one priority with his new film in the works. The film's music will all be new Death Grip's songs, but the film will have no relation with the group.
When asked about Zach's involvement in the group, the band had this to say:
"Zach is currently writing, directing and soundtracking an original feature film. The movie is of his own creation, fictionally based and not related to the group. The film will be soundtracked with all new Death Grips music. He is also working on and recording the new Death Grips album at the moment. Death Grips is Stefan. Zach. Andy. Zach is very much still in Death Grips."
The whole article/interview can be r ... more
Monday, May 6th
Alternative Rapper T. Mills has released a music video for his new track entitled "Loud" which is being promoted as a stand alone single at the moment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEwlCwQyO8Q
Friday, May 3rd
DJ Araabmuzik was reported to had been shot in his hometown neighborhood. The producer born Abraham Orellana, sustained the gunshot wound on Wednesday night as confirmed by reports on Billboard. His managers have cleared the air saying that he is alive and well and police are looking into the crime.
"He was out in his neighborhood last night with friends and unfortunately the victim of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. He is recovering now and police are investigating the crime. We appreciate all the concern and fan support and Araab is looking forward to a speedy recovery and returning to the stage as soon as he can."
http://pitchfork.com/news/50585-araabmuzik-shot-in-attempted-robbery-recovering-in-hospital/
Thursday, May 2nd
Kris Kross star Chris Kelly has died from a suspected overdose at the age of 34. Police were called to his home in the early hours of the morning and he was taken to a nearby hospital where he was reported dead a few hours later.
You can read the full story at the link below:
http://www.ajc.com/news/news/kris-kross-rapper-chris-kelly-dies-at-34/nXdpq/
Wednesday, May 1st
Lil Wayne, a prominent hip-hop artist, is currently hospitalized and in intensive care due to a seizure. The artist has had multiple in the past, and doctors say brain damage could occur.
Read the article here:
http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/05/01/Lil-Wayne-hospitalized-for-seizure/4501367435225/
Tuesday, April 30th
Brooklyn Producer Harry Fraud teamed up with big names Earl Sweatshirt and Riff Raff on his new track entitled "Yacht Lash." The track is set to be on his new EP "High Tide," which is set to drop May 7 via Scion A/V.
The track can be heard here, on Hypetrack:
http://hypetrak.com/2013/04/harry-fraud-featuring-earl-sweatshirt-riff-raff-yacht-lash/
Fresh from a successful year, El-P and Killer Mike reunite for a joint project called Run The Jewels. Today, they have released a brand new track entitled "Get It". The track comes off the upcoming album, both as free and limited edition versions on Fool's Gold Records.
The track can be streamed and downloaded here: http://soundcloud.com/foolsgoldrecs/run-the-jewels-get-it
Killer Mike and El-P will tour behind the release, with Despot and Kool AD as support. Dates are as follows:
WED 7/10 - OTTAWA, ON - Ottawa Blues Fest
THU 7/11 - TORONTO, ON - Hoxton
FRI 7/12 - MARIAVILLE, NY - Camp Bisco
SAT 7/13 - PITTSBURGH, PA - Altar Bar
SUN 7/14 - LOUISVILLE, KY - Forecastle Festival
TUE 7/16 - NASHVILLE, TN - Exit In
WED 7/17 - ST. LOUIS, MO - Firebird
THU 7/18 - IOWA CITY, IA - Gabe's Oasis
FRI 7/19 - MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Varsity Theater
SAT 7/20 - MADISON, WI - UW Memorial Union ... more
Monday, April 29th
Masked underground hip-hop artist, MF DOOM, and instrumental hip-hop producer, Clams Casino, have recently released a track on Lex Records' website entitled "Bookfiend". According to Lex Records, the label will be putting out more DOOM collaborations by the end of the year.
Listen here: https://soundcloud.com/clammyclams/bookfiend-ft-doom
Thursday, April 25th
Ab-soul, who has been relatively quiet for a while now, has released a new collaborative track with Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller. Mac Miller also had a hand in the production of this track, but under his Larry Fisherman alias.
The new track can be heard here at Potholes In My Blog:
http://potholesinmyblog.com/ab-soul-the-end-is-near-f-mac-miller
Sunday, April 21st
Seattle rapper Sadistik and label Fake Four are giving away 20,000 copies of his sophomore record Flowers For My Father in quantities of up to 5 per person willing to pay shipping. These are full art digipack CDs, so get them while they're hot:
http://tinyurl.com/FlowersForFree
Wednesday, April 17th
Record label, Stones Throw, have decided to re-release the long out of print, and sought-
after vinyl of Madvillain's groundbreaking debut album, Madvillainy.
The vinyl is available on their site for $14.99.
Full article from Stones Throw:
http://stonesthrow.com/news/2013/04/madvillain-madvillainy-2LP
Buy:
http://stonesthrow.com/store/album/madvillain/madvillainy
Producer Madlib is set to revive his Quasimoto persona with his third full-length album titled 'Yessir Whatever', supposedly scheduled to be released this summer. Madlib announced the news on his twitter and official Quasimoto facebook page by revealing that test pressings of the new LP have already been made for his review. Check out the official post and more below:
https://www.facebook.com/Quasimoto/posts/10151516469438190
http://potholesinmyblog.com/madlib-to-release-new-quasimoto-album-yessir-whatever/
Tuesday, April 16th
Drake has uploaded a new song, titled "Girls Love Beyonce", to October's Very Own's SoundCloud page for
streaming and download. The song features James Fauntleroy, samples a familiar tune, and has some sweet
cover art.
http://soundcloud.com/octobersveryown/drake-girls-love-beyonce-feat
Thursday, April 11th
The final album from New York hip-hop collective Wu-Tang Clan is reported to be released in July 2013, under the name A Better Tomorrow. This follows the claims of a concluding chapter to the Wu-Tang saga from assorted members. Little else is known at this time.
http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.23553/title.wu-tang-clan-announces-sixth-album-a-better-tomorrow-
Tuesday, April 9th
MC Illogic and long time Aesop Rock producer Blockhead are streaming their brand new LP called "Capture the Sun" via MTVhive's website.
Link below:
http://www.mtvhive.com/2013/04/09/illogic-blockhead-capture-the-sun-stream/
Monday, April 8th
Jeymes Samuel, also known under the alias of The Bullitts, has released a new song titled
They Die by Dawn. The song is the second single to be featured off his debut album
They Die by Dawn & Other Short Stories slated to be release June 4th. The song
features rappers Yasiin Bey and Jay Electronica, along with actress Lucy Lui.
soundcloud.com/thebullitts/theydiebydawn
The new Ghostface Killah album--Twelve Reasons To Die--isn't due for release until April 30th, but the album is currently available for streaming over at NPR. Check the website or simply click the link below to listen to it in its entirety.
http://www.npr.org/2013/04/08/176043665/first-listen-ghostface-killah-and-adrian-younge-twelve-reasons-to-die
Saturday, April 6th
Hip-Hop duo Cannibal Ox have made three new songs available for streaming. This is their first new material since 2001's The Cold Vein, their first and only album. All tracks were produced by Bill Cosmiq and will be released as a maxi-single titled Gotham on April 16.
www.soundcloud.com/macmediapromo/sets/cannibal-ox-gotham-maxi-single
Thursday, April 4th
The artist formerly known as Snoop Dogg has released a music video for the politically aimed
single "No Guns Allowed" featuring Drake and his daughter Cori B. The message is undoubtedly
coming from a kindhearted place but the execution has been receiving a great deal of negative feedback from most critics deeming it in bad taste.
See what all the fuss is about in the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqo9gPxT6A8
Wednesday, April 3rd
Kid Cudi revealed yesterday that he has decided to leave Kanye West's GOOD Music label, a decision that has
actually been in the works for about six months.
He told Power 106 (a Southern California radio station) that "this is just from a business standpoint. There's
no beef. There's no problem with anybody on the label. It's all love." Cudi went on to say he and Kanye are
still best buds, and that Yeezy's cool with Cudi's desire for artistic exploration outside his label. Kid Cuties.
Cudi has an album coming out April 22nd, titled Indicud.
http://www.nme.com/news/kid-cudi/69541
Tuesday, April 2nd
Aesop Rock and Kimya Dawson's group, The Uncluded, has released a new song/video entitled Delicate Cycles. Pre-orders of the upcoming album Hokey Fright come packaged with a free download of the song.
Song can be heard here:
http://www.2dopeboyz.com/2013/03/26/the-uncluded-aesop-rock-x-kimya-dawson-delicate-cycle-video/
Saturday, March 30th
Michigan hip hop group Binary Star have released a new EP, simply titled the Binary Star EP. This is their first release since 2000's Masters of the Universe. The EP can be streamed and purchased here:
http://binarystarduo.bandcamp.com/album/binary-star-ep
Friday, March 29th
Tyler, The Creator has made his forthcoming 3rd album, Wolf, available to stream ahead of its release on April 2nd.
The album can be listened to via Odd Future's tumblr:
http://oddfuture.tumblr.com/
Odd Future rapper Tyler, The Creator has released a new song/video titled "IFHY", which will be on his third album "Wolf", out on April 2nd.
Watch the new video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lDqMx4rmFU
Thursday, March 28th
On March 27th, rapper Waka Flocka Flame affirmed the growing rumors of a feud between him
and his former mentor and Brick Squad CEO Gucci Mane. These rumors first originated in a
set of Twitter posts from Gucci Mane on March 15th declaring that Waka Flocka Flame had been
dropped from the Brick Squad label and calling Flocka "disloyal"; these tweets were later
claimed to be the result of a "twitter hack" by Warner Bros Records.
On Monday, Flocka performed along with members of the Diplomats at the 10 year anniversary
of the Harlem group's seminal record Diplomatic Immunity. In his part in Jim Jones' "848",
he altered his line "free my nigga Gucci" to "fuck that nigga Gucci".
Finally, Flocka yesterday declared that Gucci's Twitter had never been hacked and that he
and Gucci had in fact had an aggressive conversation on the phone. He also disputed Gucc ... more
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