You have now entered the renaissance world of love. And your one instruction is to, “Dance, dance, dance.” Fact is, we all go through heartbreaks and ups and downs in relationships so why not add some electro-funk, a pinch of the 60’s, and a cosmic touch to the soundtrack of your loves demise? With Idle [...]
Check out this cosmic groovin’ heater from DC based singer B.jamelle, whom you might have heard on the latest joint by Diamond District member yU. The joint is short but sweet. I’m hoping for more soon.
Check out the beautifully shot debut video from Memphis native Tim Terry taken from his sophomore album Born II Live. “Ooowee” is a nice jazzy soul tune that plays like a cross between D’Angelo and Anthony Hamilton but Terry‘s approach is definitely fresh. Vocally drawing from the southern soul of the past while adding a [...]
Nu MAGIK, comprised of Chicago-based emcee Draz and Los Angeles-based producer Duece Maxwell, have joined HiPNOTT Records to re-release their 2009 debut album, The Vintage LP. The free re-release will serve as a precursor to the duo’s upcoming HiPNOTT debut, V2 to be released early 2012. This special edition re-release of The Vintage LP will [...]
For the past few years Seattle born, NYC based singer KimberlyNichole has been blazing a trail on the music scene with her stunning debut album and electrifying live shows that have garnered her fans including Fonsworth Bentley, Janelle Monae, and Yahzarah. She’s also landed reviews in Vogue Magazine and she performed at last years BET [...]
Miles Bonny – Lumberjack Soul from MPMTV on Vimeo. Kansas City based singer, musician, producer Miles Bonny released the official video for the title track to his killer album Lumberjack Soul that’s definitely on my best of the year list. Of course playing on the lumberjack theme, it follows him through the woods with axe [...]
UK beatmaker Eric Lau is back with more head nodding heat featuring the lyrical flow of Detroit emcee Guilty Simpson. Also included is a spacey hop remix from cosmic goddess Georgia Anne Muldrow. Enjoy!
International singer Paolo Jean gave us a sneak peek into her newness “Relativity” last week. The title track is a jazzy and atmospheric soul groove produced by LA based musician and producer I,Ced formerly of Hawthorne Headhunters. Check it out as well as previous tunes on her Soundcloud page.
French West Indies native Meemee Nelzy continues her soul journey with the stunning release of her second project. Meaning creole seasoning in English, Kreyol Seasoning is truly a spicy blend of West Indian, Caribbean influenced Hip Hop soul. It features production from various global beatmakers of West Indian descent including Saneyes and also features a [...]
Today marks the 15th anniversary of Mobb Deep‘s third album, Hell On Earth. H.O.E. is a personal classic for me as P was at the top of his game lyrically (his second verse on “Hell On Earth (Frontlines)” is one of his best) and Havoc‘s production still had that gritty, bone chilling effect found on [...]
Trailblaza shares the second single from his upcoming EP The Education of Trailblaza with us. “Black Young & Misunderstood” features a verse from Texas native KG with instrumentation by Childz. Enjoy!
San Diego Native, Young Lyxx releases a new video to his track “Cake” which is featured on his new album Happy to be Here. The video is shot and edited by The People. Happy to be Here will be available next week.
Yeeeaaaaahhh! We are a month away from the release of Young Jeezy‘s third studio album Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition. Last night, da Snowman’s collaboration joint “I Do” with Jay-Z and André 3000 hit the net. No doubt, this was the most anticipated track from the album but is this the super collabo you expected [...]
“Go Farther”, the video companion piece to J Pinder’s new single “Go Far”, is a glimpse into the life and work of this young and talented artist. Utilizing material shot during J’s recent travels to AC3, his performance from the CMJ festival and candid behind the scenes footage of Pinder in NYC, Atlanta and beyond, [...]
Add-2 and long time producer IIL Meel link back up for the new song titled “Prelude To A Murder” as he begins to finalize his upcoming project “Save.Our.Souls” which is due out by the end of the year.
The Network is a compilation album made up of SXSW & A3C Festival attendees. The album features some of today’s hottest new artists like Sha Stimuli, Don Will, (of Tanya Morgan) Esso, Senor Kaos, 4-Ize, Fokis, Crosby and more. Production was handled by various producers like Reasonable, Real McKoy, Fokeezy (Fokis’ alias) Marcus Gray & [...]
La The Darkman, who now goes by L.A.D., drops a new video in support of his upcoming EP dropping December 6th and includes features from Lil Wayne, Tony Yayo and Willie The Kid.
Fans of West coast Hip Hop are undoubtedly familiar with the innovative work of producer Amp Live (half of the duo Zion I) and rapper/producer Eligh (Living Legends). Having overlapped on tracks on numerous occasions, it shouldn’t surprise anyone to see the two veterans team up for a collaborative project. One that, even by their [...]
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