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Jaspects – “The Polkadotted Stripe” (Audio)
The Jaspects have been on the scene since 2006, meeting at Morehouse College when they were students and formed the band (a real band of...
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“Art’s Own Kind” Exhibit (BASS Festival 2009)
Lemi Ghariokwu is the artist who was responsible for creating Afrobeat legend, Fela Kuti‘s iconic album covers, which not only illustrated his outstanding talent as...
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Trackademicks Remix of “After the Rain” by Little Dragon (Audio)
This post is just to get us excited about Little Dragon releasing something new this year. Bay Area DJ/Producer Trackademicks has done a fun, new...
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Deborah Jordan – “The Light” (Audio)
No stranger to the broken beat, nu-jazz world, Deborah Jordan has worked with all the key players in the game, including Bembé Segué, Dego McFarlane...
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Sinkane – Mr. Band Machine (Audio)
What was once the mistaken lyric in a Kanye song is now the call sign of a one-man band machine. Producer/composer Sinkane, also known as...
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Blu – “Standing with Giants” (Audio)
Starting out as a professional dancer from Scotland, now residing in London, Blu toured the world dancing and singing for other people, which after a...
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Georgia Anne Muldrow Presents… Ms. One & The Gang (Audio)
What can really be said about this multi-talented singer, songwriter, producer, musician? Only that she deserves all the accolades she’s received to date. Georgia Anne...
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Dolphin – “Mono vs Stereo” EP (Audio)
I’m kind of digging this guy called Dolphin, not only because his music is good, but because he incorporates Minneapolis sounds into this music without...
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Michelle Amador – “Higher” (Audio)
Last month, we featured Michelle Amador‘s contribution to Yellowtail‘s compilation, Grand & Putnam with the song, “Miss Out On You.” The timing couldn’t have been...
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Bilal – “The Return of Mr. Wonderful” Mixtape (Audio)
Bilal Oliver, to me, is indisputably one of the greatest singers to hit the scene in recent years. And it hasn’t been an easy road...
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Van Hunt “Use in Case of Emergency“
With the slow death of the recording industry, artists are truly utilizing the web to get their music out there. With his latest release Use...
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De La Soul – “Are You In?” Nike+ Original Run” (Audio)
The pattern of late, is that the older guys in rap don’t seem to be doing things the way they used to. Okay, that might...
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fLako X Noir “Pearls” (Audio)
German beatmaker fLako joined forces with New Orleans rapper Noir for this EP of progressive hip hop, which toys between lounge, electronica, and soul. Let’s...
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Oddisee “Mental Liberation” (Audio)
The mastermind behind Mello Music Group has done it again! This time with what is his solo project, Amir “Oddisee” Mohamed is spitting the hard...
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Ernie Barnes “His Art Lives On Through Us”
I remember looking at the album cover for Marvin Gaye’s I Want You for hours while listening to it over and over. With each look,...
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De La Soul Wear Their “Royalty Capes” in New Video
The legendary rap group, De La Soul give us the third visual treatment for the single “Royalty Capes,” taken from their crowdsourced album Anonymous Nobody which was released in...