Generally slept-on (or perhaps, too abstract for some) artist Jesse Boykins III is gearing up to release his new album Love Apparatus April 22nd; interested folks like myself can stream the project before its official release, courtesy of NPR. Check it out below.
Meek Mill releases another new record featuring Yo Gotti & Betrayl…not sure if the song will appear on his upcoming album Dreams Worth More Than Money, but this is a dope track.
A$AP Ferg jumps on Future’s “Move That Dope” for his latest freestyle, giving us a little something to feast on until A$AP Mob’s forthcoming project drops.
SZA’s debut project under her label Top Dawg Entertainment hit iTunes this past Tuesday. Z features new songs alongside Kendrick Lamar, Isaiah Rashad & Chance the Rapper. You can stream the whole project via Spotify below before you buy it.
London rapper/producer Wize releases his new track “California Cheese Steak” off his upcoming EP The Road Trip which set to invade the internet on April 20th.
P-Wild links with his SB bro Foams for his new record entitled ‘Cash’, and gives us the green light to premiere it. Check out the new tune below.
The latest of present-day and recent tracks from the MMG conglomerate. Check out the mix below.
The first official leak from the forthcoming Michael Jackson album of the same name. A little history: ‘Xscape’ was written by Jackson and Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins and was created during the Invincible era…apparently having been left on the cutting room floor, we now get to hear the song today.
Xscape — the album — drops May 13th (preorder here).
Producer/DJ Show N Prove & Shakka performed an acoustic version of their latest single ‘If Only’ at Capital XTRA. Let’s hope we get some video footage of this performance soon.
Another leak taken from How To Dress Well’s What is This Heart?, released June 23rd. In addition to a stream of ‘Repeat Pleasure’, you can check out the tracklisting for the project as well.
WHAT IS THIS HEART? TRACKLISTING:
01. 2 Years On (Shame Dream)
02. What You Wanted
03. Face Again
04. See You Fall
05. Repeat Pleasure
06. Words I Don’t Remember
07. Pour Cyril
08. Precious Love
09. Childhood Faith in Love (Everything Must Change, Everything Must Stay the Same)
10. A Power
11. Very Best Friend
12. House Inside (Future Is Older Than the Past)
I don’t know an extensive amount about these artists (yet), but the duo — Faheemul Hasan & Karthik Basker — have created a very chill mash-up of sounds in the form of their new 4-track EP…you can check it out below.
A slightly different version of one of Tyler’s singles from the still-pretty-dope Wolf (which has officially been out for a year.
Little Dragon premiered their second single, ‘Paris’, on Zane Lowe‘s BBC Radio 1 show. The track is taken from their upcoming album Nabuma Rubberband. I love this song and this album is going to be incredible. If you missed their first single (‘Klapp Klapp’), check it out right here.
I haven’t been keeping up with this group and their latest tracks like my counterparts might have, but this one caught my attention and is worth checking out.
Girl Talk and Freeway lets go of their five-track EP, Broken Ankles. The short play features new tracks from Waka Flocka, Young Chris and Jadakiss. Tracklisting and link below.
Slug raps about “loving something so much that you submit to the moment” on “Kanye West”, Atmospheres new single from their upcoming eight album. Pre-order on iTunes.
I’m late…As a kind of follow-up to previous projects, veteran producer Judah drops an instrumental dedication to actress Lupita Nyong’o (and a tribute to Amy Winehouse.) Comparisons to Madlib and J Dilla are appropriate here, with a variety of smooth samples, various interludes and natural-sounding drums. Enjoy and throw the man some money if you can.
I’m two days late but here’s DJ Rueckert’s latest mix of great tunes from all genres Electronic. Tracklist pending.
Complex just premiered some new Logic, produced by Swiff D and company. I’m a little bored by this one, but I’ve liked most of his latest material. Logic will be touring soon with Krewella; check his website for more details.
Smoke DZA and producer 183rd release their new EP Ringside, which features appearances from A$AP Twelvyy, Flatbush Zombies and A$ton Matthews. Tracklisting and link below.
Am I dreaming right now, or did Nicki Minaj jump on a new track with Chi-raq’s Lil Herb on her new record? Nicki also hints at dropping more new music until her album drops. I hope so!
You can enjoy the full show here…..from Logan Sama:
On April 1st I passed through Jammer’s ‘Lord of the Mics’ show on Rinse FM for my first radio appearance since leaving Kiss!
We ended the show with this half hour spray out session with the show guests Maxsta and Rapid as well as Luzion, Shizz, Jammin, Choppa and Scorpz!
Loads of exclusive new instrumentals in this one! And a bag of excitement and hype!
A new release from Pap over the legendary DJ Premier’s production.
I could be wrong, but Capo is said to have signed to Maybach Music Group (while we weren’t looking).
