We're back with Too Future Thursdays, serving up gourmet hand-picked tunes just for you. In our new WEEKLY installment, we get things started with Maxx Baer's creative Rethink of Hudson Mohawke's Chimes and Rusko's Lytah. We start to slow things down a bit as we get into tracks from Kasbo, noi, P A T H, Sweater Beats. Plenty of rap and hip-hop this week with songs from Logic, … [Read more...]
Childish Gambino – Candler Road
Childish Gambino is not holding back. Marking his first release since he dropped "Because The Internet" in December, Gambino goes in on a an eery- synth filled trap beat. Lyrically, he goes at it and claims himself to be the "last great american poet". Gambino switches it up about halfway in the track suddenly bringing on the vibes and Gambino going even harder. Not sure where … [Read more...]
PREMIERE: vyle – HEATSINK [Video]
Everyone loves a good music video that tells a story. With the latest RTT Premiere, Chicago emcee vyle is here to show of his latest video for his track HEATSINK. The Chicago rapper, now based in New York, takes his smooth flow over a simplified future bass, jersey club type beat and adds his soulful, dark vibe to the track. vyle reminds me of a cross between 808s and … [Read more...]
Schoolboy Q – “Hell Of A Night” (YOGI REMIX)
I'm sure, when West Coast rapper ScHoolboy Q released "Hell of a Night", he wasn't expecting one hell of a remix from UK trio Yogi. The three--newly signed to Skrillex's OWSLA record label--took the dreamy, lean-infused track off of Q's Oxymoron and added a significant amount of their own flair. Transforming DJ Dahi's original into a synth filled, drum&bass-like … [Read more...]
5 Tinashe Remixes Worth Listening to
Tinashe is a name we've been seeing everywhere lately, seems like producers cant help but want to work with her amazing voice. In all honesty, the obsession is completely warranted. The 21 year old singer-songwriter stepped into our lives when she released her EP "Reverie" in 2012. The following year she released her third EP "Black Water" and then the single "2 On" … [Read more...]
Busta Rhymes – Calm Down (feat. Eminem)
Long time hip hop kings Busta Rhymes and Eminem hop on the track together to give us a taste of the past. According to producer Scoop Deville, the track is meant to be a battle track, although they aren't going back and forth off, we get 64 bars from Busta and 60 bars from Eminem with the chorus in between. Both flow endlessly over a sample from Jump Around. The song is the … [Read more...]
2014 XXL Freshmen Mixtape [Free Download]
It's been over a month since the announcement of XXL's 2014 Freshmen class, but today we finally are graced with their mixtape. The mixtape features 21 tracks of all brand new material with features from artists such as 2 Chainz and Fabulous and production from up and comers like DJ Montay and Big Korey. The only weakness seems to be the absence of Chance The Rapper. Songs … [Read more...]
G-Eazy – Monica Lewinsky (ft. Skizzy Mars & KYLE)
Oakland's G-Eazy is gearing up to release his third studio album, These Things Happen. He's been releasing some top notch material lately and it doesn't stop with his latest release, Monica Lewinsky. With features from KYLE and Skizzy Mars and a classic Bill Clinton quote to kick things off, this one is gonna get some serious playtime on my speakers. After getting snubbed from … [Read more...]
