Smasher (@smasherofficial) Feat. Mighty Moe (@MightyMoe) – Doing Me (Video)

Having received critical acclaim for the first single ‘No Sleep’, featuring Wretch 32, Maverick Sabre, Loudmouth and Black the Ripper, ‘Doing Me’ is the next taster from the forthcoming E.P ‘Set The Record Straight’.

This second installment features Smasher as an artist whilst also taking care of the production and showcases a genuine ability to take the UK sound to the next level.

Featuring long time collaborator and veteran MC ‘Mighty Moe’, ‘Doing Me’ is a 140bpm banger with an infectiously catchy hook.

The beat effortlessly fuses grime with live instrumentation including violins, cellos and guitars with the string arrangement driving the track.

Release date for the “Set The Record Straight E.P is 13/8/2012, available from all good digital stores.

Kanye West (@Kanyewest) Says “Perfect Bitch” Is About Kim Kardashian (@Kimkardashian)

This past weekend, Kanye West reportedly held a listening session for his upcoming album Cruel Summer at New York City, New York’s PH-D Rooftop Lounge and premiered cuts from the G.O.O.D. Music compilation Cruel Summer which hits stores on September 4th.

According to Gatecrasher, the sound of the album is on the same level of West and Jay-Z’s Watch the Throne. The report says that the song “Perfect Bitch” is about his current and former girlfriend, spitting about how he found the “perfect bitch.” The track includes a sample from the 1937 composition “Carmina Burana,” a cantata by composer Carl Orff.

West got onto Twitter to confirm that the song is about his current girlfriend, Kim Kardashian.

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Mutya Keisha Siobhan (@MKSOfficial) In The Studio With Shaznay Lewis

From Metro:

The original Sugababes trio had previously written a song with the former All Saints singer-songwriter and have now secured some studio time alongside her.

‘Studio today with Shaznay Lewis! We wrote a song with her Last November but she wasnt in our session but this time we’re all in a room :-)’ the group wrote on Twitter.

Mutya Keisha Siobhan then went on to praise their new collaborator, saying: ‘Reminder:-) Shaznay was in 1 of the best girl bands 2 come out of the UK “All Saints” Loved them!’

You can read the full article here.

Mystro (@MysDiggi) – Mystrogen (Artwork & Tracklisting)

The album, titled ‘Mystrogen’, will be released on September 10th, with features from Homeboy Sandman, Junior Reid, Daniel Debourg & more. Check out the full tracklist below and pre-order here.

1 I Heard About It (Intro)
2 Mystrogen
3 That Rush
4 What I Want (feat. Homeboy Sandman)
5 Hooked (feat. Daniel Debourg)
6 What’s My Name? (Skit)
7 You Ain’t Right (feat. Thomas Jules)
8 Neighbours
9 Mystentatious (feat. Cuts By Mr Thing)
10 Benga, Benga
11 Worry Dem (feat. Junior Reid)
12 Routine Cancer (feat. Cuts By DJ Thor)
13 Mystentatious Pt.2
14 Da Milkman (feat. Xavier Barnett)
15 So Long (feat. Lloyd Brown)
16 Aight Den (feat. Jargon, Cuts By DJ Thor) [Pre-Order Only]
17 That Rush (The Breech Mix) [Pre-Order Only]

Eminem (@Eminem Announces Collaboration Song With Lady Gaga (@LadyGaga) & Kendrick Lamar (@Kendricklamar) (Updated)

Eminem announced on MTV’s Rapfix that he’s releasing a new track with Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga entitled “Street Lights”. He also recently announced on Shade45 he plans to release a new album .

Last year, you may remember Eminem dissing Lada Gaga “A Kiss” featured from his collaborative album with Royce da 5’9″, Bad Meets Evil but now seems like have resolved their past issues.

 

 

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Professor Green (@ProfessorGreen) Blasts Record Label Amidst Merger

In the midst of news that Universal will be buying EMI for a little over £1.2 Billion, Professor Green is letting the consumer know that some folks in the music business aren’t even doing their jobs to be able to worry about keeping theirs:

Why would your own record label hinder you? Answers on a postcard.

I just can’t help but question why some people have jobs. All I do is work, so I get extremely pissed off when people don’t do theirs.

Dignified silence is pointless. A rushed second single, the Remedy video a month late and now similar problems with the Avalon video unfold.

I don’t understand what part of having a cool job means everything is perfect… I’m trying to make sure I keep my job is all.

How would you feel if a company taking 25% of your earnings weren’t doing their jobs properly? Would you pay someone not doing their job?

Here’s the real, if you’re ready.

“A live gig = 10% to agent, costs and expenses, 20% management commission then 25% to a label who hardly even come to gigs let alone help.

That’s the industry, which actually didn’t seem that bad when just getting simple things done wasn’t a blood from a stone scenario.

If everyone at EMI is quaking in their shoes about their jobs because of the Universal situ, why not do your jobs properly? Simple solution?

A lot of artists feel the same but we all just bend over… F**k that.

You can’t chat to me about work, I used to pay my band with money I made from club PA’s because I wanted to put on a proper show.

Just to reiterate something for the stupid, my problem isn’t that they take that money, it’s that there are people not working for it.”

It is a liberty but piracy forever changed the industry so it’s adapting… We need labels, labels need artists. We all need to do our JOBS

There are a lot of people who are amazing at their jobs @ EMI and even more frustrating is the s**t they have to endure for having an artists best interests at heart.”

ELLIS (@ELLIS_410 ) – “BMC Crack House” ft. Legin (@LivinLegin)


Baltimore’s Ellis has been receiving some shine lately, collaborating with Styles P and preparing for his new mixtape, The Education of Ellis, which comes out late September. This track, “BMC Crack House” was made with Legin, who will be producing all of the mixtape and rapping on some of the tracks. “BMC Crack House” has a distinctive ’90’s boom-bap feel, but Ellis and Legin give it their own modern Baltimore flavor. Stream and download below.

ELLIS “BMC Crack House” ft. Legin (right-click)
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Jeremih (@Jeremih) – Late Nights With Jeremih (Mixtape)

Jeremih drops off his new compilation of new records with guests 2 Chainz, Gucci Mane, Fabolous, E-40 and more. Tracklisting and link below.

1.Skit Intro (Jeremih)
2.Rosa Acosta (Prod. The Futuristics)
3.Fuck U All The Time Ft. Natasha Mosley (Prod. FKI)
4.Outta Control Ft. Gucci Mane & 2 Chainz (Prod. KB)
5.Ahh Shit Ft. Fabolous (Prod. Sak Pase)
6.All Over Me Ft. Sir Michael Rocks (Prod. Prolyfic)
7.Go To The Mo (Prod. The Fr3shmen)
8.773 Love (Prod. Mike Will Made It)
9.Keep it Moving Ft. Marcus Fench (Prod. Tha Audio Unit)
10.Ladies Ft. Twista & AK (Prod. Tha Audio Unit)
11.Late Nights (Interlude)
12.Late Nights (Prod. Jeremih)
13.Girls Go Wild (Prod. Mike Will Made It)
14.Rated R (The Masterpiece) (Prod. The Futuristics)
15.Feel The Bass (Prod. Soundz Tricky Stewart)
16.Let Me Down Easy Ft. Marcus Fench)
17.Knockin Ft. YG & E40 (Prod. Yonny)
18.Letter To Fans Ft. Willie Taylor (Prod. Jeremih)

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