Kendrick Lamar – Overly Dedicated
Not too often here does rap make it on the soul blog. But Kendrick Lamar isn’t no secret. The dude spits true poetry, straight out
Not too often here does rap make it on the soul blog. But Kendrick Lamar isn’t no secret. The dude spits true poetry, straight out
it takes some moxie to touch it and some serious talent to pull it off. Enter South Carolina’s Collette, who jumped on the scene in 2008 and has been keeping it thorough ever since. Her version is completely different than the original, uptempo and with a hip hop feel, but still somehow evokes the same feeling
Bouncing Cats is the inspiring story of one man’s attempt to create a better life for the children of Uganda using the unlikely tool of
All I can say is this stuff right here is EXTRA grimey as the title entails. “Grimey and New” is a track that Canadian producer,
Africa for Africa is in several ways a return to Femi’s roots. He recorded the album at Decca/Afrodisia, the same studio where he produced his
I’m glad I was able to check out this new work from Detroit producer, D a.k.a Dose who has worked with a few people in the
Ebo acknowledges the influence of US jazz rockers Blood Sweat & Tears and – less obviously, perhaps – Deep Purple on this easy going mid-tempo piece, written a few years before it was recorded, when Osibisa and various ‘blaxploitation’ themes were hip. “I was trying to fuse rock and jazz together with highlife,” Ebo recalls. “This kind of music was ahead of its time – not very popular when we recorded it
Italian DJ and producer Deep88’s Italo82, with its elements of disco and early house, is three minutes or retro modern goodness. The track gets its name, Italo82, in honour of the vintage synthesizers, samplers and drum machines which were used to give the track the groovy sound that both Deep88 and The Huge love.
More treats from J-Live who’s been doing a great job of blessing us with songs this year. If you haven’t picked up the Undivided Attention
Chicago’s Vertual Vertigo have unleashed their Drink Tickets Remixed project and it has some really great reworks. It’s no surprise that they enlisted known Cognac connoisseur Suff Daddy to remix Can I Drink It? , which he completely freaks. Don’t stop there though, peep the other great remixes on this FREE release HERE
Here’s a real gem from the French West Indian Nicky Lars. Released in November 2010, the producer/emcee transforms the Space Cowboy’s tunes into beats and sometimes songs with vocal accompaniment or rhymes. It’s completely FREE so download now and thank us in the comments! Download HERE
Ever enjoyed having a migraine? Well, ArtOfficial‘s “Migraine” is one you won’t need aspirin for. The Miami-based band’s first single off of their forthcoming album, Vitamins
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