London-born singer Cherri Prince follows up her 2009 debut EP Listen Here with her new project, Loves Leftovers. The eight-track EP features original material from Prince including collaborations with South African Hip-Hop artist Mangaliso Asi and production from the likes of French producer Kensaye (who has worked with the likes of Speech Debelle and many [...]
July 10, 2012
Cheyenne Davis
Album Streams
Days ahead of the album’s release, South London-hailing singer-songwriter Lianne La Havas‘ debut album Is Your Love Big Enough? is available to stream in full. Scheduled for release on July 9th, the highly-anticipated LP features the singer’s debut single “Forget,” and the previously released “Lost & Found“, released earlier on this year. [...]
July 6, 2012
Cheyenne Davis
Album Streams
Collaboration albums/EPs/mixtapes seem to be a dime a dozen these days, and as a result very rarely do they provide the listener with a finished project that’s separate from the chasing pack. Talented London-based producers VersA Beatz and Dukus, collectively known as July V (pronounced July 5th), step forward from the fray with their debut body [...]
Fresh off the release of his fifth single, “Loco-Motive” featuring Large Professor and produced by No I.D. (which surely puts him at a 5-or-5 average with these leaks), Nas liberates his Life Is Good album through 30-second snippets. Of course, the existing singles, “Nasty”, “The Don”, “Daughters”, “Accident Murderers” featuring Rick Ross and the aforementioned [...]
July 3, 2012
Andy Bustard
Album Streams, Hip Hop
Den10 may not be a name you have heard if you are outside of his terrain of Harlem, New York, however he’s been around. The Harlem-based rapper has been featured on tracks like Smoke DZA‘s “Continental Kush Breakfast” and Emillio Sparks‘ “Cloudkickin,” and now he releases his new EP 10 Minutes to Fame. Premiering via [...]
June 27, 2012
Erin Duncan
Album Streams, Free Downloads
The Nezitiq and producer, DJ Concept have teamed up for this new free album, Deep Concepts Media presents: This Glorious Nightmare. A stark fusion of rock and hip hop, a sound which initially took me out of my comfort zone with 10 tracks of trippy, unadulterated rawness. [...]
With a little over a week until the release of Fortune, Chris Brown serves up his forthcoming fifth studio album for his fans in 30-second snippets. The stream contains the majority of the LP’s material, minus the previously-released singles, “Turn Up The Music“, “Till I Die” featuring Big Sean and Wiz Khalifa, “Strip” with Kevin [...]
June 23, 2012
Andy Bustard
Album Streams, Soul/R&B/Alt
After years on the mixtape circuit, North Carolina’s King Mez pulls the wraps off of his full-length studio debut, My Everlasting Zeal. The 21-year-old MC’s freebie is the result of a year of hard work following his celebrated King’s Khrysis collaborative mixtape with producer and Jamla-signed Carolina compatriot Khrysis. [...]
Following the video teaser and his latest release “Sparkling Adventure,” Detroit-based musician Tall Black Guy finally releases his latest project, Tempo Dreams Vol. 1. [...]
June 22, 2012
Erin Duncan
Album Streams
Soulful Canadian singer-songwriter Zaki Ibrahim‘s eye-catching video for “The Do” opens with an attention-grabbing, blood-stained-knife-wielding scene, setting the tone for a visual that keeps you interested from the minute you press play. [...]