So this is even more appealing, as Lana Del Rey gives us a video for her track 'National Anthem' featuring, yes, ASAP Rocky. Theres something i love about this vintage (could say instagram-esque) style video. The short film, portrays the lives of JFK (ASAP) and his wife (Lana).
Lupe's back and drops the second single following 'Around My Way (Freedom Ain't Free)' , 'Bitch Bad' off his highly anticipated upcoming album 'Food & Liquor II: The Great American Rap Album, Part 1' due to be released end of September.
Support his sound. The track is available to download from iTunes here @LupeFiasco
After having designed the artwork a few weeks ago for him and him taking time and thought to hand pick the perfect tracks, its now finally dropped, my boy Matthew returns with another of his 'aBoyCalledMatt Presents' mixtapes with 'The Future Of Hip Hop Part III: The Crash Landing'.
On this tape he's really bringing back the original hip hop sounds from the likes of classic sounds such as J.Cole, Clear Soul Forces with their real laid back vibe. Of course, big names in the hip hop world feature on this tape including such artists as Meek Mill, Omen, DeStorm & rising star ASAP Rocky also making an appearance showcasing different styles of hip hop in the more main stream field. And what ABCM mixtape would be complete without a handful of some of the best underground hip hop gems, demonstrating the diversity and undiscovered talent of young hip hop artists out there right now, including Chance Jolivette, Van Solo, Jon Henry & J.Nolan to name a few. Overall this mixtape oozes hip hop of various styles, mixing mainstream in with some contemporary hip hop and old school in a perfect mix for the modern day hip hop lover.
Give it a listen and download the mixtape via HNHH here
You can download his first FOHH mixtape here @aboycalledmatt
With the slightly delayed release date of 14th June, Manhattan based artist ANTHM is back, with his new EP 'Joy & Pain' featuring Freddie Gibbs, Blu & Janelle Kroll. I'm really feeling the mix he's done on here of fresh electronic beats like on Siren's Song & God Of Joy combining this with some deep lyrics ontop of more chilled out beats on Be Still & Fortuna. He's got some interesting samples on here too ranging from Fenech-Soler to James Vincent McMorrow. All in all I feel its a pretty diverse EP with a really refreshing sound and definitely worth a listen!
Download 'Joy & Pain' here. @NoCosign
Lo Keys is back joined with LiveSosa & Killa Kyleon with his new single entitled 'All Night' off his highly anticipated American Greed (Scams, Schemes and Broken Dreams) mixtape which is due to drop in only 20 days, on July 6th.
Tracklisting/ artwork countdown on DatPiff here
'Sometimes it feels like you have nothing and the worlds over cause you ain't getting everything you need, not getting every dream you chased after, but don't let that stop you from dreaming'
Another classic track from one half of After The Smoke duo. Whuzi returns with his laid back downtempo verses and smooth beats to create 'Loose Change' with production from The Academy. If you like this, be sure to check out his other tracks and music from After The Smoke.
