Hip-Hop (and other forms of Urban music by our standards) continues to cross borders; one example of that would be the Ukranian group The Cancel, who are making waves with a type of music best described as Jazz-Hop. You can check out their latest tune, ‘Sunshine’, below.
Coming off the back of a five year stint releasing for Warner, Atlantic and Sony, veteran Dance Producer Alistair Albrecht, is returning to set the 2013 Summer on fire, with ‘Feel So Alive’. On lead vocals is the talented X Factor finalist Nicole Jackson, who is returning to form after entering the UK Charts singing for Redlight’s smash hit ‘Get Out My Head’.
Having remixed for the likes of Ke$ha, Ministry of Sound and Spinnin’ Records, Alistair is no stranger to the scene. Having managed Destined Records and scoring them No.1 hits with Sandy Rivera’s ‘Lollipop’, Alistair decided to setup his own label ‘Bedtime Records’ to offer a new outlet for his productions. ‘Feel So Alive’ is his debut release.
Bristol born Nicole Jackson, shot to fame in 2009 after landing a place in the last 6 finalists of The X Factor. Since then she has toured with Tinie Tempah and released on Chase & Status’s MTA Records, added vocals for some of dance music’s pedigree, like Massive Attack, Ben Westbeech & Joker and you have a little picture of what she’s been up too.
‘Feel So Alive’ is an epic slice of House, with it’s euphoric piano hooks and energetic, stratospheric vocals from Nicole. Staccato piano/synth stabs form into an infectious hook, that lure punters’ attention with ease. Meanwhile, hypnotic harmonies give the track an extra rolling interest. This is a track to lift the dancefloor to that next level!
Remixes come in different shapes and forms, offering DJs different angles for the dancefloor. Phormz Lab serves up a tasty D&B remix, whilst the Touch Of House Mix, provides DJs with an excellent dancefloor tool, perfect for late night use.
New visual from Life White for the smooth R&B number, titled ‘Rain’
Swing music making a return? Check out the latest from artist Ivy Levan (and then check out more from her here).
When she was 16-years-old, Ivy Levan hotfooted it out of her Arkansas hometown and moved to Los Angeles to launch the singing career she’d long coveted. “I didn’t have any real plan,” recalls Levan, now 26. “I just knew I needed to get out of there as fast as I could, so two weeks before I was supposed to graduate high school, I took off for L.A. with my mama.” After a few false starts—including a stint at a major label that tried to refashion the fabulously brash singer-songwriter as a Celine Dion-esque balladeer—and a foray into acting and modeling to make ends meet, Levan breathed new fire into her musical pursuits by returning to her Southern heritage. From Benjamin Weinman of The Dillinger Escape Plan to world renown DJ, Diplo, Ivy’s blossoming talent has been recognized by some of the most respected players in the music community. Now, with her debut EP Introducing the Dame on Cherrytree Records, Levan serves up a brand of blues-infused pop that boldly flaunts both her larger-than-life voice and gritty-yet-glossy, in-your-face energy.
The MOBO Awards are celebrating 18 years of MOBO music since it’s initial launch in 1996. We relive the best MOBO moments and honour those who have been apart of the MOBO Awards over the years.
Loose track for now, produced by Audible Doctor. Not bad at all.
Jammer drops bars for Toddla T’s show recently at BBC Radio 1, and it was all caught on camera. Declined!
Ciara definitely had a blast this weekend, as she was in Vegas performing in 1-Oak to celebrate the impending release of her new album Ciara. Additional clips below.
Kanye has linked with French clothing line A.P.C. for a limited edition ‘Capsule Collection’. A.P.C. teased us on their Twitter account yesterday, as well as their announcement that it will hit stores on July 14th.
Kevin Sinatra drops something off to pay respects to his city and the friends that have been down with him since day 1. Produced by VirtuosoTheGod. I fuck with this new record and look forward to new music.
Fa$tlife presents Bucky Malone’s “Call Back” video, by ClassicLP. The song is produced by Chad Geniu$ and off of Bucky’s highly slept on Boy From the Road free LP.
This song is a Migos/Future flow jack, 100 percent. For archival purposes only.
I’ve been digging some of Panama’s raps since Ring Side Seats: The Weigh In back in 2009, after hearing that he acted on “The Wire”. Although he hasn’t “blown up”, he still knows how to make a great song. This one samples “Yuna’s cover of “Come As You Are” by Nirvana.
Weird new eerie Farma track featuring and produced by Leon Knight.
Tinie Tempah joins MistaJam on BBC Radio 1Xtra for the first, exclusive play of his new single Trampoline. Hear Tinie talk about the new track, his new album Demonstration including how he named it and what collaborations we might expect on it. We also find out if he’s a Born Sinner or Yeezus man and if he still keeps his clothes at his Aunts house.
New visual from Streets All Salute for ‘Tiffy Freestyle’.
So it turns out that Willow is still doing the music thing…..her and DJ MVSIC have joined forces to creator Melodic Chaotic and have released the new song ‘Summer Fling’, which is available now. Above is the visual for the tune.
Courtesy of The Grime Report:
Here is some of the behind the scenes action from Sneakbos forthcoming Music video for his street banger ‘I Don’t Trust Anybody’ which is taken from his forthcoming mixtape ‘Certified’ and is directed by Quason Matthews and should be out next week.
Kevin Hart is the hottest comedian in America at the moment, so hot Lionsgate will release his next stand-up special, “Let Me Explain,” on July 4 against “The Lone Ranger” and “Despicable Me 2,” a sign of its confidence the comedian is poised to be a breakout star. Ben Fritz has details on Lunch Break.
50 Cent reached out to Chief Keef back in January, in the midst of both commercial success and legal trouble for the young artist. As 50 has a son only a year younger than Keef, he thought he could help the Chicago rapper to adjust from the streets to the rap game. Unfortunately, according to 50, Keef never took his advice and continues to get into trouble. Check out 50’s opinion of Chief Keef above.
Arjunadeep 05 is available for preorder on iTunes (released 22nd July).
A behind the scenes vlog showcasing what Dizzee was up to prior to this year’s Glastonbury Festival.
See Dizzee as gets ready to go on stage at Glastonbury 2013. [Special guests included] Aluna of AlunaGeorge, Angel & Teddy Sky.
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— Kirko Bangz (@KirkoBangz) July 7, 2013
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— Kirko Bangz (@KirkoBangz) July 7, 2013
August 1st is the date. Let’s hope this is the project that will continue to push him forward into the mainstream.
