I was first introduced to rising R&B star Anderson Paak a couple summers ago from a friend who recommended his song "Drugs," and I've been hooked ever since. After getting plenty of shine on Dr. Dre's Compton album, on which he was featured on more than a handful of track, Anderson Paak has been steady grinding. Taking advantage of the spotlight his Compton features … [Read more...]
Logic Drops Third Single, “Fade Away,” From Forthcoming Sophomore Album
With Logic’s forthcoming sophomore album The Incredible True Story now just a week away from its November 13 release date, the hype is higher than ever. So far we've heard the album's debut single "Young Jesus," followed by a hilarious Logic-directed music video for the track before hearing the album's second single "Like Woah." Yesterday, Logic dropped the third single from … [Read more...]
Logic Drops Second Single, “Like Woah,” From Forthcoming Sophomore Album
With Logic's forthcoming sophomore album The Incredible True Story now under a month away from its November 13 release date, the album's promotion is full steam ahead. This past weekend, Logic held his own panel alongside Steve Blum (who is set to star in the album's coinciding motion picture epic) at NYC's Comic Com to discuss the forthcoming album. But Logic's not stopping … [Read more...]
Run The Jewels Finally Drop Cat-Centric ‘Meow The Jewels’
What once started as a joke turned Kickstarter campaign has finally turned into an IRL project. For months we've heard rumors of rap duo Run The Jewels releasing a cat-themed remix album of their RTJ2 but the idea just seemed to good to be true. Well the did it and it's purrrty fantastic. Meow The Jewels features remixes by Massive Attack, Portishead's Geoff Barrow, Zola … [Read more...]
Skrillex Teams w/ The Game for Trap/Rap Anthem, “El Chapo”
It's now been a decade since The Game (now known as 'Game') dropped his debut solo album, and the time is now nearing for the MC to drop his much-antipated sophomore double-disc album, Documentary 2. In an effort to make a splash among younger music fans, Game has teamed up with Skrillex for a fat trap/rap anthem. Game brings it with an aggressive delivery and catchy, clever … [Read more...]
RahRah The Savage – Oh My Goodness LP
All summer we've awaited the release of RahRah the Savage's Oh My Goodness LP and the wait is finally over. The 9-track LP features a range of featured vocalists and producers to support RahRah's soulful vocals. The Chicago emcee takes his modern spin on soulful hip-hop and brings it into the future, creating tracks as refreshing as "Lakeside" and as romantic as "As Of … [Read more...]
S’natra – Love To See You Smile (prod. Ivan Jackson)
S'natra has been cranking out great tunes lately. With a feature on Scooter Island's debut EP and collaborations with JNTHN STEIN and Alexander Lewis, the soulful NYC rapper has been killing it. S'natra has this old school meets new wave hip-hop feel to his music. The track, produced by 1/2 of Brasstracks, grooves with such ease and just sways with S'natra's natural swagger. … [Read more...]
Listen to Drake remix The Weeknd’s Kanye produced track “Tell Your Friends”
If one thing is for sure, Apple Music might be one of the greatest platforms of the summer with the sole reason being OVO's Beats 1 Radio show. TYBG because it's allowed Drake to spend all summer dropping remixes, freestyles, and exclusive content. This weekend he took the opportunity to put his flow over The Weeknd's Kanye West-produced single "Tell Your … [Read more...]