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.
Newly released today, the official video for Wiz Khalifa's 'The Grinder', personally one of my favourite tracks off his latest mixtape 'Taylor Allderdice' which dropped on March 13th and features such artists as Rick Ross, Juicy J, Smoke DZA, Chevy Woods and Amber Rose (of course). You can download this mixtape via Datpiff here @RealWizKhalifa
New video released from Michigan lyricist Jon Connor for his track 'Just Paper' and is off his 'Season 2' mixtape which he released at Christmas. Through the video is real talk about how much money can change situations and people, sometimes bringing people happiness and fame yet not forgetting the side that, too often than not, brings out the worst in people. 'Funny how n*ggas change when you get change, funny how n*ggas change when you get fame' @JonConnorMusic jonconnoronline.com
Just recently discovered Fortunate Ones, and I have to say, I love pretty much every track of theirs. This track 'Fear Killers' really stood out to me, love the vibe and the video. Take a listen to their new 10-track project 'Lifelines' below, which you can download here.
I only discovered Apollo Brown in the last month by stumbling on his instrumentals on Youtube and instantly fell in love with his style, the track 'Cloudy Days' really stood out to me, he's definitely got a unique style. I then heard 'Prove Me Wrong' by him and OC via Tumblr and knew I had to download the album. Definitely worth it, I can't stop listening to it at the moment. The album 'Trophies' was released April 24th via Mello Music who yU is also signed to, another talented hip hop artist, check him out @yUthe78er . The album is a collab between Apollo Brown, with him producing the tracks and OC laying down the vocals and from listening to the album you can see how well they work together. I love the old school hip hope vibe, refreshing from the mass of commercial sounds out right now. @ApolloBrown @Thereal_OCizzle
'Today's society is fascinated with "Trophies". Not just a shiny cup or figurine atop a wooden platform, but the superficial earnings as a result of one's recognition. Prestigious awards, fancy cars, nice jewelry, and beautiful women, are all coveted "Trophies" of the present day. They seem to be the preferred end result of our hard work. Everyone NEEDS to be recognized for whatever their achievement may be, in order to feel that he/she made a mark in this world. And in order for our recognition to be proper, we NEED an award, or a material object to help reassure us that we did something. But why?'
Another sick track from Western Tink 'That Lyfe' featuring Main Attrakionz & Shady Blaze. Real feel good vibes coming from this track. If you like this check out his mixtape 'Chillin Like A Civilian' below. Support his music and keep up to date with new material.
Highly anticipated mixtape by Meek Mill was dropped on monday (May 7th). 'Dreamchasers 2' features artists such as Rick Ross, Big Sean, Kendrick Lamar, Mac Miller, Drake and Wale and we can no doubt expect more big names on his upcoming debut album due to be released this summer 'Dreams & Nightmares'.
He stated ' I was always an underground artist coming up by myself and making all of the moves by myself .. And my manager – he’s just like me, we’ve been coming up in the streets by ourselves. So we just decided to partner up with Roc Nation and take things to another level'
Watch this space.
New track recently dropped by Lo-Keys off his forthcoming mixtape "American Greed" (Scams, Schemes, and Broken Dreams) due to be released soon.
Check out his new mixtape 'The Green Hornet' here.
