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For the past few months Jaden Smith has been getting major support from blogs and larger media outlets alike. I was beginning to think that the Smith family was slipping blogger’s funds for posts (they can’t really be taking this kid seriously). But today I was forced to change my thinking. Seeing a collab between Jaden and immensely talented Australian producer Ta-ku…

With Dark Sky Paradise looming over the game, Big Sean dropped a freestyle over RobGotBeats production as a thank you for the fans. The beat samples Beyonce’s ‘Me, Myself And I’ and Sean goes in for close to 4 minutes. Sean has been flexing his bars, delivery and flow on the last few joints and this track further solidifies Sean as…

T.I. and Young Thug are at it again and this time they’re bringing out the hot wheels. Serving as another single from the Furious 7 soundtrack, ‘Off-Set’ features TIP swerving all through the beat with some assistance from Thugger. Listen to the trunk rattler below. Furious 7 hits the streets April 3rd.

GoldLink & Falcons are two artists who had a stellar 2014 and have even brighter prospects for this year. Connecting for the first time Goldlink goes in over Falcons ‘Vroom’. The beat may sound familiar as it has actually been out for a few years. The wavy vibe, Missy Elliot samples and ample bass are the perfect backdrop for Goldlink…

We’re 8 days out from the release of Big Sean’s Dark Sky Paradise and this is exactly what we needed. The second single from the upcoming album just dropped and it’s great. You can forget about bopping and catching a wave to this one. This ballad features Sean, Kanye West and John Legend over a somber piano melody. The last…

With Bam Bam’s Mr. Wonderful dropping next month, he released his second single ‘Terry’. Produced by Alchemist, ‘Terry’ is another wild tune about Bronson’s life and his advice for life, “smoke good, fuck, eat, drunk”. At around the 3:50 mark, the beat changes up from its soulful boom bap to a futuristic outro which sounds like it leads to a…

Big Sean is on the heels of having a great 2015 and with the sudden drop of Drake’s new mixtape, Sean let a verse he added to ‘Used To’ fly. Big Sean is really going in on every track as of late and though I’m not a fan of ‘IDFWU’, he has been soaking up a lot of shine. Check…

The speed at which producers turn around tracks never ceases to amaze me. Last night just before midnight, Drake dropped his surprise album If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late. This morning I’m already waking up to remixes of cuts off the album. The most notable so far is Oshi and Krs.’s flip of ‘Company’. The two producers have exploded…

It’s 11:20 pm Toronto time and I get a message from my homie that reads, “Drake just pulled a Beyonce”. Well whadayaknow? A day before the 6 year anniversary of his classic mixtape So Far Gone, Drake dropped a full length album. There are 17 tracks and the album features PARTYNEXTDOOR, Travi$ Scott and Lil Wayne. Is this the mixtape…

Grime artists like Wiley, Sway and Kano have always remarked in their music that they feel as if they are constantly in the shadows of American rappers. However, lately the tables have turned, and dynamic American rappers like Danny Brown are calling on UK grime producers like Darq E Freaker and Rustie for unique beats; something to set them apart…