Ok, so this was totally unexpected. When you press play on a Calvin Harris video you’re used to seeing sunny climates and light hearted content, but this time around with his new song “Drinking From The Bottle” featuring Tinie Tempah, Harris is showing us another side of himself – and of Hollywood – in the [...]
December 21, 2012
Nura Abdela
Electronic, Music Videos
North London hailing MC Benny Banks has had quite the year in 2012, after first storming onto the scene on BBC Radio 1Xtra’s Fire In The Booth back in 2010. He’s had underground hits with singles “Bada Bing” and “Who’s The Daddy” which featured N-Dubz artist Dappy, and his latest offering to us comes in [...]
“They say signs of the end is near…” said oldschool Common in ’95, and in 2012 the Pro.Era crew carry the torch of those very times as Joey Bada$$, Capital STEEZ and CJ Fly come together over a soulful, piano-led production by Statik Selektah on “Like Water.” [...]
December 21, 2012
M. Gosho Oakes
Hip Hop, New Music
With his fifth solo album Street King Immortal set to impact in February, Curtis Jackson aka 50 Cent unveils this extended teaser video for “Major Distribution” the latest track from the forthcoming long player. [...]
December 21, 2012
Verse
Hip Hop, Music Videos, New Music
A$AP Rocky gives us the latest official taster from his forthcoming major label debut album in the form of the title cut “Long Live A$AP”. [...]
December 21, 2012
Verse
Hip Hop, New Music
Kids… this is the only cocaine you need in your lives. Mmmkay! The Cocaine 80s, an impressive singing, producing, rapping entity loosely comprised of talented juggernauts NO I.D, Common, James Fauntleroy, Jhene Aiko, Elijah Blake and more are set to release their latest EP The Flower Of Life soon and the first sniff we get [...]
December 21, 2012
Verse
New Music, Soul/R&B/Alt
I hate Christmas songs. Never quite been able to vibe with songs about sleighbells, snow and a reindeer and elf exploiting fat man in red suit. But… if all Christmas songs were made by the good folk at Atrium (NO I.D‘s Def Jam distributed imprint), then the holiday season would be blissful. [...]
December 21, 2012
Verse
New Music, Soul/R&B/Alt
Just in case the world ends today/tomorrow, J. Cole reached into the stash to unveil this previously unreleased track with it’s backstory… take a peek below. “If the world ends tomorrow, damn. I would be mad as shit for 2 reasons. First, I’m not with my family. That would suck. What would also be wack [...]
December 21, 2012
Verse
Hip Hop, New Music