Premiered courtesy of Complex, we now get to check out Janine & The Mixtape’s Dark Mind EP.
The singer, songwriter, producer, and instrumentalist has a story to share with the world. Since debuting “Hold Me” and “Dark Mind” singles, Janine has garnered plenty of praise across the boards.
Donker Mag won’t be release until sometime next year, but that isn’t stopping South African group Die Antwoord from dropping their latest visual for ‘Cookie Thumper’.
Prodigy gets humorous in his appearance of Cipha Sounds need-to-see comedy show.
This chick prancing is too much. Good luck even trying to take a serious listen to the song while watching this.
In related news, we previously announced that John Mayer was hitting the road on an upcoming tour; the dates for that are below.
John Mayer Born and Raised World Tour 2013
7/4 Philadelphia, PA Wawa Welcome America Festival: Fourth of July Jam
7/6 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest- Marcus Amphitheater
7/7 Maryland Heights, MO Verizon Wireless Amphitheater- St. Louis
7/9 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
7/10 Bonner Springs, KS Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
7/12 The Woodlands, TX The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
7/13 Dallas, TX Gexa Energy Pavilion
7/16 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
7/17 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
7/19 Ridgefield, WA Sleep Country Amphitheater
7/20 George, WA The Gorge
7/22 Paso Robles, CA California Mid State Fair
7/24 Wheatland, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
7/26 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
7/27 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
8/6 Cuyahoga Falls, OH Blossom Music Center
8/7 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
8/9 Tinley Park, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
8/10 Noblesville, IN Klipsch Music Center
8/11 Springfield, IL Illinois State Fair
8/13 Darien, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts Center
8/14 Toronto, ON Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
8/16 Hartford, CT Comcast Theatre
8/17 Mansfield, MA Comcast Center
8/18 Gilford, NH Meadowbrook
8/20 Bethel, NY Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
8/21 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
8/23 Camden, NJ Susquehanna Bank Center
8/24 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach
8/25 Burgettstown, PA First Niagara Pavilion
8/27 Allentown, PA The Great Allentown Fair
8/28 Wantagh, NY Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
8/30 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
8/31 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
9/1 Atlantic City, NJ Borgata Resort Spa and Casino Event Center
9/4 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Charlotte
9/5 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion at Walnut Creek
9/7 Tampa, FL Live Nation Amphitheater
9/8 West Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
9/17 Buenos Aires, Argentina Luna Park
9/19 Sao Paulo, Brazil Anhembi Arena
9/21 Rio De Janeiro, Brazil Rock in Rio
9/27 Atlanta, GA Aaron’s Amphitheatre at Lakewood
10/1 Albuquerque, NM Isleta Amphitheater
10/2 Phoenix, AZ Desert Sky Pavilion
10/4 San Diego, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
10/5 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
10/15 Herning, Denmark Jayske Bank Boxen
10/16 Frederiksberg, Denmark Forum Copenhagen
10/17 Oslo, Norway Oslo Spektrum
10/20 London, UK O2 Arena
10/22 Amsterdam, Netherlands Ziggo Dome
10/23 Amsterdam, Netherlands Heineken Music Hall
10/24 Amsterdam, Netherlands Heineken Music Hall
10/26 London, UK Wembley Arena
Vapor City drops July 29th…..below is the latest track from the project.
J. Cole speaks on that moment he was probably waiting for with him and his idol Nasir with BET.
The Czech Republic has a serious Grime scene….above is the latest from that, courtesy of spitter Marat. Video by YDNKNW.TV; track produced by Freezer.
Marat’s EP Král Ládví should be out today.
The elusive Parisian Piu Piu has seemingly come out of nowhere (am I wrong? I haven’t heard anything from her since she covered Rick Ross) will a new 13-track body of work for us to enjoy. Stream, tracklist and download below.
This animation is unintentionally hilarious. ‘Well Well Well’ is lifted from Kick Snare & An Idea Part Two, out now on iTunes.
I keep seeing this song everywhere (I’m sorry, I still havent really caught on to Flatbush Zombies)….and it’s pretty cool and worth a listen. Check it out below….their mixtape Better Off Dead is coming.
This is some super-pop-electro music right here…..but I’m drunk, and therefore, this is fairly enjoyable. You can check out more from her here.
The above vlog is apparently the last of the series, at least until Stay Trippy drops (or you catch Juicy J on stage somewhere).
WhoSampled and Chris Read have decided to dig through the crates for some of Kanye’s dopest sample choices. Definitely a great listen, if anything. Tracklist (with links) and full sample stream below:
As Yeezus fever grips the internet ahead of tomorrow’s official release of Kanye‘s electronic opus, we thought it a perfect opportunity to review some of the source material that has made Kanye consistently one of our site’s most popular artists. With a nod to the quirky sources of the forthcoming Yeezus and the trademark vocal chops of Cruel Summer, we revisit the early years of the Soul on 45 sound that made his debut LP a timeless classic and reference his wholesale reworkings of classics from the likes Curtis Mayfield, Ray Charles, Otis Redding and others: A whistle-stop tour of some of our favourite moments in the career of the poster boy for contemporary popular sample based Hip Hop.
Mixed by Chris Read
1. Eddie Bo – ‘Hook and Sling’ (sampled in Kanye West feat. Bon Iver, Alicia Keys and Charlie Wilson’s ‘Lost in The World’ and Kanye West, Common, Pusha T and Big Sean feat. Kid Cudi and Charlie Wilson’s ‘Good Friday’)
2. The Temptations – ‘What It Is?’ (sampled in Common feat. Kanye West and The Last Poet’s ‘The Corner’)
3. Super Beagle – ‘Dust A Sound Boy’ (sampled in Kanye West feat. Big Sean, Pusha T & 2 Chainz’ ‘Mercy’)
4. Barrington Levy – Under Mi Sensi (sampled in Chief Keef & Kanye West feat. Pusha T, Jadakiss & Big Sean’s ‘I Don’t Like (Remix)’)
5. Don Covay – ‘If There’s A Will There’s A Way’ (sampled in Common feat. Kanye West and Rhea Williams’ ‘Southside’)
6. Joe Tex – ‘Papa Was Too’ (sampled in Kanye West, Teyana Taylor, Cyhi Da Prince feat. Cam’Ron, Pusha T & Jim Jones’ ‘Christmas in Harlem’)
7. Lauryn Hill – ‘Mystery of Iniquity’ (sampled in Kanye West’s ‘All Falls Down (Original Version)’)
8. Brian Bennett – ‘Solstice’ (sampled in Kanye West, Mos Def, Raekwon & Swizz Beatz’ Lord Lord Lord’)
9. Dave & Ansell Collins – ‘Double Barrel’ (sampled in Kanye West, Big Sean, 2 Chainz & Marshia Ambrosius’ ‘The One’)
10. The Emotions – ‘I Could Never Be Happy‘ (sampled in Kanye West’s ‘White Dress’)
11. Tommy James & The Shondells – ‘Cany Maker’ (sampled in Kanye West feat Adam Levine’s ‘Heard Em Say’)
12. Natalie Cole – ‘Someone That I Used To Love’ (sampled in Kanye West feat Adam Levine’s Heard Em Say’)
13. The Dells – ‘Fonky Thang’ (sampled in Kanye West’s ‘Family Business’)
14. Shirley Bassey – ‘Diamonds Are Forever’ (sampled in Kanye West’s ‘Diamonds From Sierra Leone’)
15. Mountain – ‘Long Red’ (sampled in Kanye West feat. Lil’ Wayne’s Barry ‘Bonds’ and Kanye West’s ‘The Glory’ and Fallout Boy feat. Kanye West’s ‘This Ain’t A Scene It’s An Arms Race (Kanye West Remix)’)
16. The ARC Choir – ‘Walk With Me’ (sampled in Kanye West’s ‘Jesus Walks’)
17. Lou Donaldson – ‘Ode To Billie Joe’ (sampled in Kanye West’s ‘Jesus Walks’)
18. Ray Charles – ‘I Got A Woman’ (sampled in Kanye West feat. Jamie Foxx’s ‘Gold Digger’)
19. Carl Douglas – ‘Dance The Kung Fu’ (sampled in KRS-One, Kanye West, Nas & Rakim’s ‘Classic (DJ Premier Remix)’)
20. James Brown – ‘Funky President’ (sampled in Kanye West, Big Sean & Jay-Z’s ‘Clique’ and Kanye West feat. Pusha T’s ‘Runaway (Video Version)’)
21. Otis Redding – ‘Try A Little Tenderness’ (sampled in Jay-Z & Kanye West feat. Otis Redding’s ‘Otis’)
22. Orange Krush – ‘Action’ (sampled in Kanye West feat. Nas & Really Doe’s ‘We Major’)
23. Chaka Khan – ‘Through The Fire’ (sampled in Kanye West ‘Through The Wire’)
24. The Three Degrees – ‘Make It Easy On Yourself’ (sampled in Kanye West & Talib Kweli feat. Q-Tip, Common & Rhymefest’s ‘Make It Easy On Yourself’)
25. Lenny Williams – ‘Cause I Love You’ (sampled in Twista’s ‘Overnight Celebrity’ (produced by Kanye West))
26. Curtis Mayfield – ‘Move On Up’ (sampled in Kanye West feat. Lupe Fiasco’s ‘Touch The Sky’)
27. Brenda Lee – ‘Sweet Nothin’s’ (sampled in Kanye West’s – ‘Bound 2′)
28. Ponderosa Twins Plus One – ‘Bound’ (sampled in Kanye West’s – ‘Bound 2′)
Kendrick’s on the track, so you know what that means. Much respect to Meek DeMeo as well.
Ta-Ku is set to release his latest collection of unreleased tunes, titled Dowhatyoulove. The project drops 25th June, you can preorder here and enjoy a stream below.
Iggy Azalea continues to dodge questions regarding A$AP Rocky and — apparently — Nas.
Some smooth reggae-tinged music for you to enjoy on your early morning.
We only heard a snippet of this three years ago…..now we get to hear a still unfinished version. I guess this song just wasn’t meant to go anywhere.
Courtesy of The Grime Report:
Flirta D shows just why he is one of the Best in Grime with this freestyle over Jon E Cash’s ‘War V.I.P’ instrumental.
For her first video teaser to her Mike Will-produced single, Miley Cyrus is joins by a bunch of kids in a pool. That’s about it.
Beyoncé shows love to Kim Kardashian and Kanye West on her website. Only the mushy stuff here, folks.
Produced by the Elementz, the above visual for ‘Pennies’ is the first offering from the forthcoming Ski EP.
The official single that you’re getting a preview above is set to drop 11th August, although we hope to see the visual in full sooner than that.
