The second edition of Troy Ave & BSB’s mixtape series. Stream, tracklist and download link below.
Download: Troy Ave & BSB – BSB Volume 2 (Mixtape)
The second edition of Troy Ave & BSB’s mixtape series. Stream, tracklist and download link below.
Download: Troy Ave & BSB – BSB Volume 2 (Mixtape)
At first, The-Dream’s track that appears on the album of the same name was a bit different production-wise and featured bars from Twista, which has me wondering why he was taken off the record in the first place…check it out for yourself below.
Mayer Hawthorne will probably never get the recognition that he deserves (we’ve been covering the guy since we started and I for one didn’t expect him to still be underground at this point), but he’s still bringing that great music regardless. Below is his latest track (dropping next week officially) featuring Brit Jessie Ware, taken from his upcoming album Where Does This Door Go (dropping July 16th).
‘Sunset’ is taken from Kid Ink upcoming EP — Almost Home — which drops May 28th.
Spotted on Moovmnt, this guy had his latest single (or a snippet of) premiered on BBC 1 with Benji B. We thought it was dope…..check it out for yourself below.
Kelly Rowland finally liberates her highly-awaited single ‘Dirty Laundry’, which we now realize focuses heavily on domestic violence and abusive relationships (and being jealous of Beyonce?). Check it out below (with lyrics added)….Talk A Good Game drops June 18th.
Lyrics
While my sister was on stage killing it like a mother
I was enraged feelin’ it like a mother
Bird in the cage, you would never know what I was dealing
we went our separate ways but I was happy she was killing it
Bitter sweet, she was up I was down.
No lie I feel good for her, but what do I do now?
Meanwhile, this n-gga putting his hands on me
swear y’all don’t know the half of this industry.Chorus
Let’s do this dirty laundry, this dirty laundry.
Let’s do this dirty laundry, this dirty laundry.
When you’re soaked in tears for years, it never airs out
When you make pain look this good it never wears out
It’s dirty laundry, dirty laundryAnd it’s almost been a decade, I’m behind them black shades
Roll up like it’s all good, riding in that Escalade
Fix my make up, get it together Kelly get it together
Then we make up, we’ll get it together, get it together
Kind of lucky I was in her shadow.
Phone call from my sister. Whats the matter?
She said Oh no, You’ve got to leave.
I’m on the kitchen floor. He took the keys
I was mad at everybody. I mean everybody.
Yea her her her, everybody
Five years later, I got my sh-t down pack.
Think I had it good and they don’t know how bad.
Fooled everybody except myself.
Soaking in this hurt, bathing in this hurt.[Chorus]
So here I am in this spin cycle,
We coming and we going, nobody could notice
I was trapped in this house lying to my mama
Thought it could get no worse as we maximized the drama.
Started to call them people on him, I was battered.
He hit the window like it was me until it shattered.
He pulled me out and said “Don’t nobody love you but me
not yo mama, not your daddy and especially not Bey”
He turned me against my sister, I missed ya![Chorus]
I loved the honesty in the record. Over the years, Kelly has definitely left a lot to be desired but she definitely has a story to tell. She could write a book.
The next installment from the comedy group’s #WACKWEDNESDAYS. The Wack Album drops June 11th.
The duo have a project — titled Clash Of The Titans — July 11th, and the below homage will appear on the project.
French Montana finally drops off his new single with The Weeknd, taken from his debut album Excuse My French which is set to drop next Tuesday. You can preorder it here.
Pat drops a new track off of his upcoming Cheez N Dope 2 Mixtape.
Mistah F.A.B. drops a song to inspire his team as they try to beat out the Spurs in the NBA playoffs.
Yo — Mikky Ekko’s demo tracks are better than the majority of the smooth tunes I’m hearing nowadays.
A$AP Rocky drops off the freestyle over A$AP Twelvyy’s “YNRE” for the LA Leakers‘ upcoming Leaks Of The Industry mixtape on June 3rd.
Parisian producer Andrea has let go of a fantastic (although short) body of work through his Moose Records imprint. You can stream below, but if you like the music, make sure to support the guy through his Bandcamp page.
The album dropped today, but those still unsure of whether they should spend their dollars or not on the project can take a listen to Lip Lock in it’s entirely first. Check out the stream (from DJ Booth) below.
Not sure when it’s dropping, but Bobby V has a new EP — Peach Moon — coming soon, and below is a new offering from that project.
Lecrae drops an inspirational message to all the recent graduates:
Proud of all the graduates out there. Never overlook the unique opportunity you have in education. There are many paths you could have taken, obstacles to deter you, and things to distract you, but you beat the odds.
Education informs and helps elevate the paths we will take. I wrote a song reflecting on my journey rejecting the low expectations set for me by culture and media. Know that I’m praying for all the grads out there to live for something bigger than yourself! Don’t waste your life.
The Bridge liberates his EP Enrichment for producers, emcees and fans alike to enjoy. Download below.
DOWNLOAD: The Bridge – Enrichment (EP)