With SWISH just three weeks away, it is safe to say Yeezy Season is in full effect. One week after displaying "No More Parties In LA" with Kendrick Lamar, the rap icon took to Twitter to reveal the tracklist for his eighth studio album. SWISH consists of 10 tracks, including previously heard cuts like "Fade" and "Wolves". Despite news that Kanye has completed the "best album of … [Read more...]
Archives for January 2016
Mackenzie Thoms – Do Me All Again
Mackenzie Thoms is a new LA based R&B stunner and his latest original single "Do Me All Again" is effervescently ambitious. The downtempo ballad coos with a delicate softness and rocks with an effortless sexiness. A follow up to Thoms' "Conviction", "Do Me All Again" is a lush R&B single that harps on a delicate balance of electronic and hip hop influences. "'Do Me … [Read more...]
PREMIERE: Jayceeoh & Woogie – Rap Don’t Work (feat. OJ Da Juiceman)
For the past year, Elysian Records has been putting out a consistent stream of killer trap and future bass tracks and today's release is no different. "RAP DON'T WORK" is a joint effort among producers Jayceeoh and Woogie and underground rap legend OJ Da Juiceman. The track was first heard on Jayceeoh's Super 7 Vol. 6" mixtape and instantly caught on with a large handful of … [Read more...]
Diplo Throws Down Massive 2 Hour Set on Diplo & Friends
For his first mix of 2016 Diplo gave us a little taste of everything. From hip hop to house and back again, Diplo had it all. He played out some of the hottest tracks from people like NGHTMRE, Boombox Cartel, Dillon Francis, Keys N Krates and plenty more. Currently he is hard at work on the next Jack U album and I'm stoked to see what the Mad Decent kingpin has in store for … [Read more...]
Gladiator Drops 5-Track “Transit” EP
LA-based production duo Gladiator is back with their second EP Transit, out now via Fool's Gold Records. The new 5-track EP displays an immense amount of growth and maturity from the two producers, as they strived for deeper songwriting, crazier sonics, and "an even strong distillation of that Gladiator spark." Two of the five new tracks are solo originals, while the other … [Read more...]
KRNE Shares Second Installment of Collaborative Series “SESSIONS”
Back in November, Bay Area producer KRNE started a new project called SESSIONS -- a new initiative to help promote artists of any size or style across his own established community of friends and fans. SESSIONS 01 featured collaborative originals with the likes of Sober Rob, Traxell, Warior, and West Metro. You can listen to them here. For SESSIONS 02, KRNE once again combed … [Read more...]
Lil Dicky Joins Skrillex and Diplo in the Studio
It seems like Skrillex and Diplo are hard at work on the new Jack U album. Only a few days after previewing a track the duo is working on with Mo, rapper Lil Dicky took to Instagram to post a picture of himself in the studio with Skrillex and Diplo. If you're unaware Lil Dicky had one of the best albums out last year. His ability to combine jokes with dope rhymes saw his … [Read more...]
YDG – Hold Up (feat. Fawks)
Recently premiered as the 'Essential New Tune' by Pete Tong (who has premiered tracks from stars such as Zhu and Chris Lake), YDG's Dim Mak-released track entitled "Hold Up" is already making waves in the scene. The Fawks-featured banger includes not only some impressive bars by the LA producer but a gnarly trap drop as well. Stream and download this high-octane collaboration … [Read more...]
