Category: Aziz Ansari , BEATNIKS AND VIDS , Diddy , Sarah Silverman
So I thought I was done blogging for the night and then I saw this. Aziz Ansari is great on Parks & Recreation and has great stand up, that's why I'm so excited to watch him host the 2010 MTV Movie Awards. Check out the promo, which features Diddy, Sarah Silverman and more, for the award show above. It's hilarious.
West coast representative, Blu, dropped this today. It has a nice melodic flow to it. The track is planned to be on his project, No York. Download and stream below.
Category: Diddy , Howl , Jay Electronica
Here's Jay Elec's newest track. The track features Diddy and is fire! Jay Elec is on top of his game right now and I love it. Download and stream below.
Category: Beastie Boys , Howl , Max Tonnone , Nas
Jaydiohead and Mos Dub are two of my favorite mashup tapes. Here, Max Tannone, the mastermind behind both of those tapes, mixes Beastie Boys with Beastie Boys. Who knew mixing songs from the same artist could be so good? The tape also features the Max Tannone remix of "Too Many Rappers featuring Nas". Download and stream below. By the way, this tape isn't new, I just thought it was worth a post.
Category: A-Trak , Howl , Soulja Boy Tell E'm
Here's another one of A-Trak's great electronic remixes. This time, he mixes Soulja Boy's "All The Way Turnt Up" and once again, it's fire. Stream and download below.
Category: Drake , Kanye West
Here's Drake's new track off of his debut album, Thank Me Later (due June 15). The production is done by Kanye. I like Drake when he's rapping more than singing so this track doesn't appeal to me. Download and stream below.
Category: Howl , Theophilus London
Category: Sleigh Bells
Category: Bling and Beatniks , Bob Marley , Brenton Duvall , Javelin , Lil Wayne , M.I.A. , Major Lazer , MGMT , New Order , Owl City , Passion Pit , The Hood Internet , Xaphoon Jones , Young Joc , Young Money
This weeks BLING AND BEATNIKS is mostly throwbacks, but still dope. Download/stream the mashups below.Keep Beating,Ginsgood
Category: Howl , Marvin Gaye , Theophilus London
Category: Alicia Keys , Howl , Lupe Fiasco , Pharrell Williams
Recently, Lu has been busy with his Steppin' Lasers Tour, featuring B.o.B., and getting his much anticipated album, Lasers, together. To my surprise, a snippet and a full track were released within the past week. In the past, Lu has gone on long rants, via his blog, about how messed up it is when his tracks get leaked. To respect one of my favorite artists, I'm only posting streams of the tracks below. Stream "Love Letter To The Beat feat. Alicia Keys" and the snippet of "Horn Synth feat. Pharrell" below. Sorry for the inconvenience.
New unfinished J. Cole track coproduced by both J. Cole and Elite. Word is this is off his upcoming album. Fire!
Category: Don't Mention It , Howl , Pac Div
Shortly after dropping the first track from their upcoming mixtape, Pac Div released Don't Mention It in its entirety. Stream "Shine" and download the tape below. Track list after the jumpCategory: BEATNIKS AND VIDS , Theophilus London
For those of you who don't know Theophilus London yet, dude is an up and coming rapper out of Brooklyn. Smooth flow and even smoother style, this guy is due to blow up in the coming months. Above is his new video for "Life Of A Lover".
Category: BEATNIKS AND VIDS , Damian Marley , Nas , Sunfest
Category: Amanda Blank , BEATNIKS LIVE , DJ Jackie O , Ninjasonik , Rock and Roll Hotel , Spank Rock
It’s 12am on a rainy Saturday night in D.C. and I’m watching two of my favorite MCs in the music business perform about 5 inches from my face. I’ve bonded with the girl standing next to me over the fact that we both know every lyric to every song (and even got to show our skills by singing into the mic). I’m convinced this night can’t get any better then all of a sudden I’m being pulled on stage by none other than Spank “[insert explicit]” Rock! This is the part where I think I’m going to wake up and my awesome night will be over except, that doesn’t happen. Apparently it’s not a dream and I’m actually dancing on stage with two of the biggest bad-asses ever.
This past Saturday (April 24th) the Rock and Roll Hotel was transformed from an average concert venue into an intense dance club. DJ Jackie O, Ninjasonik, Amanda Blank and guest star Spank Rock took the stage by storm, performing high energy, extremely vulgar, totally awesome sets. My love for this show is a little biased given that I’ve seen Spank Rock, Ninjasonik and Amanda Blank perform together three times in the past 9 months but they’re each so awesome that I just can’t resist. I’m like a crack-addict that keeps wanting more. Amanda Blank was the official headliner and is currently on tour promoting her debut album I Love You. If you are like me and love a good dance party then I highly suggest you catch any, or all, of the above artists in a city near you. Check pics from the show after the jump.
Keep Beating,
Category: Big Sur Sunday , Breakbot , Crystal Fighters , Designer Drugs , Felix Da Housecat , Lorcan Mak , Nina simone , Passion Pit , The Very Best , The XX , Villains
Category: Childish Gambino , Donald Glover , Howl , Illinois , mc DJ , Sufjan Stevens
I've previously introduced Childish Gambino, rapper pseudonym for Community star Donald Glover. In addition to being a clever emcee, Glover is a pretty smooth with the tables. He goes by mc DJ and most recently he has released Illin-Noise! The Sufjan Stevens Remix Album. The tape is pretty fresh. Reworking the melodic Sufjan album, he gives Illinois some soul by sampling some basic house instruments. Listen to "tallest", mc DJ's reworking of "The Tallest Man, The Broadest Shoulders", and "zombies", his reworking of "They Are Night Zombies! They Are Neighbors! They Have Come Back from the Dead!", below. Also below, download link to the entire Illin-Noise! The Sufjan Stevens Remix Album below.
Category: Jay Z , Ritchcraft
Ritchcraft has been dropping singles off of this tape in the past weeks. Here is the tape as a whole. Here's what he had to say about it:
"Mix Jazz and Jay-Z, with one of Jay's most notable albums, and you get The Big Band Blueprint (unfortunately I was not able to find an acapella for renegade, so that was left off the album)"
Category: Howl , N.E.R.D. , Nelly Furtado
Here's N.E.R.D.'s first single off of their next album, Nothing. The album drops June 15th. Download and stream below.
Category: BEATNIKS AND VIDS , Mos Def , Yo Gabba Gabba
Mos Def premieres new song on Nick Jr. show Yo Gabba Gabba (at about 1:40).
Category: Howl , Japanese Cartoon , Lupe Fiasco , M.I.A.
New M.I.A. British punk rocker joint. Reminds me of Lupe's Japanese Cartoon project. Download/stream below.
Category: Climate Rally , Howl , John Legend , Passion Pit , Sting , The Roots , Washington DC
For all our DC peeps, hit up this awesome free event Sunday.
Devendra Banhart "Foolin"
Devendra Banhart | MySpace Music Videos
Brace yourself before you watch this. This song is one of the best on the new album, What Will We Be. However, this video is definitely not for the squeamish. What will Devendra think up next? He’s clearly concerned with pushing the envelope but the message he’s going with on this one is a little beyond me. Is he just into S&M? The world may never know. Still a perfect pick-me-up song, as long as your not picturing Devendra being whipped.
Keep Beating,
Bukowskini
Sadly, due to clearance issues, this B.o.B track didn't make the album (that comes out this TUESDAY!). Download/stream below.
