Kanye has been keeping busy with his Yeezy Season 3 and the new album The Life of Pablo. It was expected to drop yesterday but it did no such thing. Kanye has since blamed Chance the Rapper and Chance has confirmed that the two were trying to perfect what would have been the title track ‘Waves’. As a “this should hold…
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As Sylvan LaCue gears up from Far From Familiar, the follow-up to his incredible Searching Sylvan, the Miami based MC blesses us with the new single ‘Fall From Grace’. The track which features production from Linzi Jai (‘Studio City’ & ‘The Watcher 3’) combines ethereal soundscapes with trap inspired percussion and an underlying gospel feel. Sylvan drops fierce bars that move from braggadocios battle…
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Today, Logic fans rejoiced as he added a new verse to Alessia Cara’s ‘Here’. The track from 2015 is still in heavy rotation but this remix is likely to catch fire too. The VMG rapper perfectly mirrors Cara’s emotion on the remix and as per usual Logic raps effortlessly, weaving his distaste of the party life. Listen above!
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Why J.Cole’s ‘Forest Hills Drive: Live’ is one of the Most Important albums of Our Time
by Kashby KashHappy Birthday Jermaine! J.Cole has been easily one of the best and most consistent rappers since his name first appeared on the Internet. On December 9th 2014, Cole dropped what would become his best major label effort and best selling album. Since the release, Cole has been on a mission to spread the vision. 2014 Forest Hills Drive was a…
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It’s been months since we’ve heard new Baauer but thankfully the drought is over. Meshing UK Grime, gritty rap and some heavy trap influence, Baauer brings us ‘Day Ones’. It’s a filthy anthem that taps Novelist & Leikeli47. The energy is undeniable and the hard hitting production is what we’ve come to expect from Baauer. Along with the track comes…
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As Flume gears up for the release of Skin, the Australian producer has dropped yet another taste of the upcoming LP. ‘Smoke and Retribution’ is everything we enjoy about the current musical landscape. Vince Staples brings a hard hitting rap swagger that is juxtaposed by Kučka’s alluring vocals, all while Flume crafts the futuristic soundscape that made him a star. It’s…
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Disclaimer: You will only understand the headline if you listen to the track. Your Old Droog is back to his usual tricks wordplay on his latest cut titled ’42’. Produced by Marco Polo, ’42’ is a groovy track on which Y.O.D. flows effortlessly, delivering bars proving that his skill, technique and energy is like no other in the game right now.…
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We’ve covered a boat load of throwback tracks since out inception but this one’s a little different. This morning as I was driving to jump on my morning train to the office I remembered a line from a song but couldn’t remember the song name. I grabbed my phone and typed the bar into my Google search bar hoping Genius…
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Last week we shared the new joint from Kanye which was the start of another G.O.O.D. Friday series. Fans and the music world rejoiced as Mr. West debuted a track that showed a side of Kanye we haven’t seen for a while (more somber and calm). This past Friday however, Kanye was unable to drop the second song of the…
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On NYE, West dropped the not so stellar ‘Facts’ but still managed to have the entire Internet talking about him. Yesterday, Yeezy’s wife tweeted that he would be dropping a new joint every Friday leading up to the release of SWISH on Feb 11th. ‘Real Friends’ serves as the first release under what seems like the return of the GOOD…