Toddla T Sound’s ‘On Acid’ EP comprises three tracks of bubbling 303’s and acid-leaning house music that is without doubt the ‘housiest’ thing the notoriously eclectic artist has ever produced and is a unique and remarkable addition to Defected Records’ musical canon. Accompanied by a suitably raw and frenetic music video ‘Acid’ punches hard and fast with a squelching 303, occasional chanted vocal and very little else to distract you from its single-minded energy. Much of ‘Phoney’s charm is in its simplicity; a simple top line loop peppered with a sublime Shola Ama vocal. Rounding off the EP is the record that was the catalyst to T’s acid explosion, ‘Pandora’s Box’.
On Acid EP is out May 5 on Defected Records.
Big Boi Ft. A$AP Rocky, Phantogram, A-Ha “Lanes”
Big Boi redos his song with A$AP Rocky & Phantogram (off his 2012 album Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors) and adds A-Ha for his #MashUpMondays. I wonder what he will do next week.
Young Thug & Bloody Jay – All Type A Drugs
Young Thug and Bloody Jay release a new record called ‘All Type A Drugs’ which will appear on DJ Lil Keem and DJ Esco’s upcoming Bout Dat Life SXSW 2014 mixtape. Check out the new song below.
Zo Black x Toyko Daimo – Weekend (Prod. Rick Flare & G Class)
Zo Black releases a new record with Toyko Daimo off his upcoming mixtape WTFIZB (Where The Fuck Is Zo Black) which is set to drop tomorrow. Produced by Rick Flare & G Class.
Daft Punk x Jay Z – Computerized (Prod. Kanye West)
A track has hit the net that was supposed to appear on Jay Z’s 2013 Magna Carta album with Daft Punk and (produced by) Kanye West.
LL Cool J – All Night Long
LL Cool J links with DJ Whoo Kid (again) for new record called ‘All Night Long’. Check out the new record below.
Frank Ocean Ft. Diplo, Mick Jones & Paul Simonon “Hero”
Frank Ocean releases a new record with Diplo, Mick Jones & Paul Simonon apart of Converse’s “Three Artists, One Song” series.
Iggy Azalea “Impossible Is Nothing”
Iggy Azalea releases her next single off her debut album The New Classic which is set to drop on April 21st. You can pre-order it now on iTunes.
@TopdollaSweizy x @YoungThugWorld – Hundos
Topdolla Sweizy releases his new single with Young Thug….not sure where this will end up, but enjoy the new track below in the meantime.
RaVaughn – Love U More
Produced by Curtis “Sauce” Wilson & Shomari “Sho” Wilson. You can (presumably) find this single on RaVaughn’s upcoming album Love Always.
C-Murder & Lil’ Boosie “Came2DaCan”
Lil Boosie releases the first single from his upcoming album with C-Murder, titled Penitentiary Chances. Produced by Craig B of Beats By the Pound.
George Ezra – Coat Of Armour
Taken from George Ezra’s Cassy O’ EP, due out 16th March (preorder here).
Plies – Welcome Home Boosie
Plies salutes the recently-released Boosie in his latest leak. Produced by Shawn T.
Linkin Park Feat. Rakim – Guilty All The Same; Upcoming Tour Dates
In addition to getting a new single featuring none other than Rakim, Linkin Park has also revealed dates for their Carnivores Tour (with 30 Seconds To Mars and AFI), coming to a stage near you late Summer/early Fall. You can check those out (along with a trailer) below).
Aug. 8 − West Palm Beach, FL (Cruzan Amphitheatre)
Aug. 9 − Tampa, FL (Steinbrenner Field)
Aug. 12 − Charlotte, NC (Verizon Wireless)
Aug. 13 − Bristow, VA (Jiffy Lube Live)
Aug. 15 − Camden, NJ (Susquehanna Bank Center)
Aug. 16 − Mansfield, MA (Comcast Center)
Aug. 18 − Holmdale, NJ (PNC Bank Arts Center)
Aug. 19 − Wantagh, NY (Jones Beach)
Aug. 21 − Buffalo, NY (Darien Lake)
Aug. 23 − Montreal, QC (Parc Jean Drepeau)
Aug. 24 − Toronto, ON (Air Canada Center)
Aug. 26 − St. Paul, MN (Minnesota St. Fair)
Aug. 27 − Winnipeg, SK (MTS Center)
Aug. 29 − Chicago, IL (First Midwest Bank Pavilion)
Aug. 30 − Detroit, MI (DTE Energy Music Theatre)
Sept. 5 − Houston, TX (Cynthia Woods Pavilion)
Sept. 6 − Dallas, TX (Geza Energy Pavilion)
Sept. 8 − Denver, CO (Fiddler’s Green)
Sept. 10 − Phoenix, AZ (US Airways Arena)
Sept. 11 − Irvine, CA (Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre)
Sept. 13 − Quincy, WA (The Gorge)
Sept. 15 − Hollywood, CA (Hollywood Bowl)
Sept. 16 − San Diego, CA (Sleep Train Amphitheatre)
Sept. 18 − Sacramento, CA (Sleep Train Amphitheatre)
Sept. 19 − Concord, CA (Concord Pavilion)
DJ Premier & Stage: Soul Music – March 9th (The Notorious B.I.G. Tribute)
March 9th, 2014 marks the 17th anniversary of Biggie’s death….as a tribute to the fallen legend, DJ Premier has linked with Stage Soul-Music to create a new track as a commemoration. Check it out below.
ALBUM STREAM: Divergent OST
If you’re interested, the new soundtrack for the upcoming film Divergent is now available for streaming, courtesy of Pitchfork. Just head here to get your listen (and make your purchase)…..the project features quite a few JUKEBOX:DOPECONTENT mainstays, including Chance The Rapper, Ellie Goulding, Kendrick Lamar, Skrillex, A$AP Rocky and more.
Casey Veggies – Anything Goes
Casey Veggies’ upcoming album is (probably) in route, and here’s a fresh tune from the Californian to get you prepared for it’s arrival. Produced by The Futuristiks.
HBO Presents… Catch The Throne (Mixtape)
Today we get to hear the full stream of HBO’s Hip-Hop/Urban inspired dedication to their Game Of Thrones series (the new season premieres next month), which features the likes of Common, Big Boi, Wale, Daddy Yankee, Magazeen, Kilo Kish (where has she been?) and more. Check it out below.
SNIPPET: Michael Jackson – Slave To The Rhythm (Prod. Timbaland)
The bad news: while this snippet was released as a part of Timbaland’s weekly series this past Thursday, it had since been taken down by the time we got to it.
The good news: the same snippet has somehow ended up on a Sony phone ad, which you can check out above.