The Cold Case Files by Darien Brockington

This project has EVERYTHING, AMAZING vocals (check), balanced production (check) and damn good song writing (check). 19 great songs by singer Darien Brockington. Get it HERE!

Usher - Daddy's Home

01. Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home) Feat. Plies
02. Papers
03. In My Bag Feat. T.I.
04. She Don't Know Feat. Busta Rhymes
05. Blockin'
06. Rockband
07. More
08. Stay Down
09. I Invented Sex (Remix) Feat. Trey Songz & Keri Hilson
10. The Realest One
11. Love Looks Good
12. At The Time
13. Whats A Guy Got To Do
14. Certified
15. Last To Know
16. Radar
17. Cruisin'
18. Secrets
19. There Goes My Baby
20. Get My Swagger Back

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The Leftovers Unmixedtape by eLZhi

The Leftovers UnMixedtape is exactly what it sounds like: A compilation of one of the game's most talented Emcee's unreleased and featured works. Whether it's a promo joint from a few months back (eLZhi and Black Milk - Deep), a feature from another artist's project (Danny Brown - Contra feat. eLZhi), or just a rare gem from years past (eLZhi and DJ Dez - Living), these Leftovers would have passed for a fresh cooked meal if you didn't know better. It's raw, uncut, unmastered, fresh from the studio and ready for your ears. No DJs, just eLZhi and his comrades, your speakers and you. Without the Leftovers UnMixedtape, most of these songs would never have seen the light of day, so consider this a gift, and come get your grub on!

Click Here To Buy A Physical Copy

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VIDEO: GEORGIA ANNE MULDROW – ROSES

I love this song, now it has a video. I just made an entry about this track a while ago, kudos!

Sade: First Single From Soldier Of Love

Soldier Of Love' is the highly anticipated first single off Sade's forthcoming new body of work by the same name.

Sade co-produced the single 'Soldier Of Love' with old co-hort Mike Pela and it was written by Sade along with longtime collaborators Andrew Hale, Stuart Matthewman and Paul Spencer Denman(Collectively known as Sweetback/Sade).

The track, featuring a pulsating and anthemic drum beat along with the haunting vocals that Sade is known for, is set to hit airwaves on 8th December.

It will kick off the countdown for the album, which was recorded in England and is set for release worldwide on 8th February.

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Rich Medina live at The Shrine/Coup d'Etat

(Swiped from The Shrine)

We at The Shrine present to you Rich Medina, DJ Rich Medina lives, breathes, and revels in sharing the type of music that make a listener remember his soul. It is this awareness of soul that brings listeners back time and again to hear Rich spin: heads nod, bodies sway, emotions expand and coalesce. Rich is a true DJ who can go head to head with the best, is an artist who will transform the average experience of any club or venue and give his audience a night of music and words to remember.

Also in The Shrine VH1 Hip-Hop Honors award winner "The Heavy Hitter" DJ Timbuck2 gets it goin on Saturday night for LICORiCE!!!!

$10 advanced price.

$20 at the door.

For advanced priced "DISCOUNT" Tickets go to Ticketweb:



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RSVP@THESHRINECHICAGO.COM for BOTTLE SERVICE.

Arrive at 9pm, Party 'til 3am.

2109 S. Wabash Chicago IL 60616 (Valet Available)
Red line to Cermak.

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Myspace: Myspace.com/TheShrineChicago
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Cute Girls in Glasses part 11

Wow Almost a year of Beautiful Girls in Glasses, yay! In case you missed it here is part 10.

Osunlade mix...King Street goes Yoruba!

1.Blaze & Palmer Brown - “Shine” (Shelter Early Morning mix & Shelter club mix)
2.Mateo & Matos - “Congo Deep”
3.Ananda Project - “I Hear You Dreaming” (feat Heather Johnson & Terrance Downs - Larry Heard Nocturnal mix)
4.Bodydrummin - “Afefe Iku”
5.Oveous Maximus - “I Apologize” (Ezel’s remix)
6.Studio Apartment - “Beautiful Sunrise” (feat AK - Quentin Harris Pocahontas dub) 7.Tiger Stripes - “Khula”
8.Gabriele Poso - “Gipsy Dejavu” (Afefe Iku’s remix)
9.Kerri Chandler - “Ye Yo Ma”
10.Infinity - “Back 2 Chicago” (feat Malik - original mix)
11.Mateo & Matos - “That Afro Rhythm”
12.DJ Roland Clark presents Urban Soul - “We Alive South Africa” (original)

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Juicy J & Project Pat, Cut Throat Mixtape

Long readers of this blog know that I'm a HUGE Project Pat fan but I was never really into three-6 Mafia (and or Juicy J as a solo artist) but lately Juicy J has been on FIRE!!! This mixtape is no different. For the most part, Juicy and Project Pat generally do, especially on the tracks with some varied production (soul guitar, plucked strings). The songs vary from creepy and stone-ily paranoid to just goofy, the direction much of Three 6 and compatriots have walked towards the past few years.


Download: Juicy J and Project Pat, Cut Throat Mixtape

Questlove - Live 5 hour mix!!!

Questlove thanksgiving sundae by Sundae

Questlove thanskgiving sundae pt 2 by Sundae

Ski featuring Mos Def - "Taxi"

Ski feat. Mos Def-Taxi from Creative Control on Vimeo.

Filmed with a Canon 5D Mark II.

Download mp3 (Right Click Save-As)

Lupe Fiasco - enemy of the state: a love story

Happy Thanksgiving from Lupe Fiasco!

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Sade To Release Soldier of Love on 8th February

Source: Sade

Sade To Release Soldier of Love on 8th February

The wait is now over. RCA Label Group are pleased to announce the release of Soldier of Love, the highly anticipated new body of work from Sade.

Soldier of Love will be released worldwide on 8th February, 2010 and is Sade's first official studio album since the multi-platinum release of Lovers Rock in 2000.

Known for their smooth sounds and rhythmic melodies, Sade has enjoyed phenomenal success both internationally and stateside throughout the span of their twenty-five year career.

Since the release of their debut album, Diamond Life in 1984 the band have seen all five of their studio albums land in the Top 10 on Billboard's Top 200 Album Chart selling a total of more than 50 million albums worldwide to date.

They've been nominated for American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards and have won a Brit Award for Best Album for Diamond Life, three Grammy Awards - first in 1986 for Best New Artist, then in 1994 for Best R&B Performance By A Duo Or Group for 'No Ordinary Love', and again in 2002 for Best Pop Vocal Album with Lovers Rock.

You can preorder the album by clicking below:

HMV
Play.com

Best of Sade mix by DJ Spinna here!!!!!

Terry Richardson x Rosa Acosta

TERRY RICHARDSON has this innate ability to make mainstream models/actresses/etc. take really seedy photos. Seriously, these people would not DARE take these same Calvinesque photos for anyone else. Here is Rosa Acosta doing stuff she'd NEVER do for XXL or KING magazine, not hating just saying. Terry is a BEAST, I respect his hustle.

Review: That Was Then, This Is Now (Tha Dogg Pound album)

Lucky number 7 for Tha Dogg Pound, I've pretty much skipped them all since dogg food...(which is a classic). Daz handled the majority of the production except for one track by Swizz Beats & a few tracks by Soopafly. Surprisingly my least favorite song is the Swizz song, mainly because it sounds rather dated & predictable. The subject matter is the same of pretty much any DPG album, but still listenable. I am giving away two tracks from the album, enjoy.



Tracklist:
1. That Was Then This Now (Produced By Daz Dillinger & Soopafly)
2. Attitude Problem Feat. Swizz Beatz & Cassidy (Produced By Swizz Beatz)
3. Deepeegee (Produced By Soopafly)
4. Rollin 'n A Drop Top Feat. Snoop Dogg & A-Dubb (Produced By Soopafly)
5. Get $ Paid Feat. A- Dubb (Produced By Daz Dillinger & I.V.
Co-Produced By Soopafly)
6. Get It Get It Feat. Roscoe (Produced By Daz Dillinger & I.V)
7. How Low Feat. Problem (Produced By Problem)
8. Insanity Feat. Soopafly (Produced By Dawaun Parker & Soopafly)
9. Money Fold'N Feat. Krayzie Bone (Produced By Daz Dillinger)
10. No'mo' Police Burtality (Produced By Lil Jon)
11. On & On (Produced By Daz Dillinger & Soopafly)
12. They Dont Want It Feat. Soopafly (Produced By Soopafly)
13. Tha Liquor Store (Produced By Daz Dillinger & I.V.)
14. U Gets Nuthin Feat. Los (Produced By Carlos (Los) Mcswain)
15. Cheat (Produced By Daz Dillinger & I.V. Co-Produced By Tekneek)
16. Westside Rydin (Produced By Fredwreck)
17. Yall Kno What Im Doin Feat. Turf Talk (Produced By Daz Dillinger & I.V)
18. Get My Drink On & My Smoke On (Produced By Daz Dillinger & I.V)
19. Bonus Track - How Tha West Was Won

House Shoes presents Quelle - "Blue Mondays"

Yo I found this via Blind_I's twitter, check those cats out. This is like Slum Village x Ol Dirty Bastard, CRAZY. Honestly I don't even know if these guys (or guy) should make more music, they might of peaked here. But yes Quelle is no joke, got damn! They're being presented by Detroit Hip-Hop OG House Shoes.

Download here.

Creative Control: Sessions at DD172 x BlackRoc Project Album Sampler

Creative Control-Mos Def from Creative Control on Vimeo.

"The DD172 space is an artistic epicenter where every passing instant becomes one of consequence and Creative Control is the lens that brings those glaring moments into focus. Creative Control, the brainchild of Directors Coodie and Chike and media mogul Dame Dash is an online media network bringing you original web series and music shot by the artists themselves. The series Sessions at DD172 will be an exhibition of talent caught candidly as they pass through the space curated by Dame Dash. Spotlighting artists like Mos Def, The Black Keys, Zoe Kravitz, and commencing with the release of the Black Roc Project, Creative Control will view the cross section of talent of all genres from every angle." The full project will be launching on November 27th. The Black Roc Project is the brainchild of Dame Dash and The Black Keys and features emcees Mos Def, Raekwon, Q-Tip, ODB, RZA, Ludacris, Pharoahe Monch, Ludacris, Billy Danze, and more (check the album sampler after the jump). Also after the jump are a few more creative control clips featuring Zoe Kravitz, Tash, and Om'Mas.

Creative Control-Zoe Kravitz from Creative Control on Vimeo.

Creative Control-Edan + Mos Def from Creative Control on Vimeo.

Creative Control-Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys from Creative Control on Vimeo.

Download sampler here!!!!

Blakroc album in stores NOW!!!!

QD3 Presents Lil' Wayne THE CARTER Documentary

QD3 Entertainment presents the world youtube premiere of the first 10 min of the Lil' Wayne Sundance Documentary "The Carter" fresh from the presses. Order your copy at official site http://thecarterdoc.com

Also available at Best Buy, Hot Topic and iTunes.

"Dope Boy" track at the end by Adam Tensta, Sweden stand up! Adam Tensta coming soon on qd3.com, itunes and myxer.com (mobile)

QD3.com relaunch coming soon....

V V Brown Brings Stylish Sound Stateside!

The strikingly-visual British songstress V V Brown will release her full-length U.S. debut TRAVELING LIKE THE LIGHT digitally on January 26, 2010 and physically February 10, 2010.

Listeners who want to preview her glamorous pop sound can check out the four-track EP, The Attic, released digitally in late October. The Attic features the tracks "Game Over," "Quick Fix," "Crying Blood (Andrew Weatherall Remix)," and an acoustic performance of "Shark in the Water.” The first U.S. physical release, a 7-inch single, is scheduled for November 17, 2009, featuring “LEAVE! (Little Boots Mix).”

VIDEOS:

LEAVE! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjaTmVSoA_g
Crying Blood: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3-Q4T7bC2c

Dopeman by SLUM VILLAGE

Nice little tune by one of my favorite groups of all-time Slum Village. Off their upcoming EP Villa Manifesto (12/8). The digital EP will serve as a warm up for the forthcoming full length Slum Village album, Villa Manifesto, which will be out in 2010 via Barak Records. Both releases will feature Baatin (R.I.P.), and the full length is said to feature the fully united group, including J Dilla.

Swiped from OKP.

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Freeway x Jake One x Don Cannon - The Beat Made Me Do IT [Mixtape]

I'm wondering if this is a prelude to an official album or is Jake One just giving away beats for free. Jake also has another finished album with Casual which has yet to see the light. No need for a large description on this because Free is one of the more polarizing artists in hip-hop, either you love his music or you hate his voice, no inbetween. Enjoy!





Download: The Beat Made Me Do It

Video: Raphael Saadiq - "Staying In Love"

Wow this song is catchy, got damn....!

Blakroc - Nothing Like You (Hoochie Coo) (feat. Mos Def & Jim Jones)

I love this song, finally a video. Honestly I think most videos are a waste of time (excluding Kanye West & some Missy Elliot videos, those are events) and this is no exception. But here it GO!



Shout out to ONSMASH!

Clipse - Til the Casket Drops (Artwork x Leaked tracks)

Artwork by KAWS, who also did 3 single covers from the album:

1. Freedom (Produced By Sean C & LV)
2. Popular Demand (Popeyes) feat. Cam’ron (Produced By The Neptunes)
3. Kinda Like a Big Deal feat. Kanye West (Produced By DJ Khalil)
4. Showing Out feat. Yo Gotti (Produced By The Neptunes)
5. I’m Good feat. Pharrell (Produced By The Neptunes)
6. There Was a Murder (Produced By DJ Khalil)
7. Door Man (Produced By The Neptunes)
8. Never Will It Stop feat. Ab-Liva (Produced By Sean C & LV)
9. All Eyes on Me feat. Keri Hilson (Produced By The Neptunes)
10. Counseling (Produced By The Neptunes)
11. Champion (Produced By The Neptunes)
12. Footsteps (Produced By DJ Khalil)
13. Life Change (Produced By The Neptunes)
14. I’m Good (Remix) feat. Rick Ross (Bonus Track)

Looks great, but where is the SWIZZ BEATS x CLIPSE song?

Cute Girls in Glasses part 10

In case you missed it, part 9.

Diz Gibran - Truly Yours (featuring BJ the Chicago Kid)

Dizzy keeps coming with the heat!

DOWNLOAD: Diz Gibran – Truly Yours (Feat. BJ The Chicago Kid)

SA-RA "Love Czars II" featuring Jay Electronica & Ta'Raach

Decent track but it'd be even better WITHOUT Ta'raach, or maybe its Shafiq or one of dem Sa-Ra cats, whomever it is gets annoying during the middle of the track. 3/5

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Erro The Mixtape

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