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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...
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International Hip Hop Festival Breakin’ Convention Soars at New York’s Apollo Theater
The Breakin’ Convention began in 2004, as a way to profile the world’s elite hip-hop performers, providing education on the foundations of hip-hop dance, while...
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Nai Palm of Hiatus Kaiyote’s Debut Solo Album Needle Paw
The first thing that sprang to mind while listening to Nai Palm‘s debut solo album Needle Paw was, why ditch the band? After releasing two...
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Thundercat and Friends “Show You the Way” With Inspirational Video
Continuing the narrative that started in the “Them Changes” video two years ago, where a Samurai loses his arms in battle, we are now taken...
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IN THE TRUNK: Lovers Rock Group, Brown Sugar Remind Us of Our “Black Pride”
The 70s was a defining moment in UK history; the first generation of Black people born in the UK came of age. They experienced police...
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IN THE TRUNK: The Moodymann Take On Parliament Funkadelic’s “Cosmic Slop”
From the forthcoming Ace Records complication Funkadelic Reworked by Detroiters that pays homage to the genius of Detroit’s very own, Parliament Funkadelic is a series of remixes from today’s...
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Little Dragon & Faith Evans Collaborate on Raphael Saadiq Produced “Peace Of Mind”
A song that was close to being left on the cutting-room floor, Little Dragon sent it on to music-producer friend Raphael Saadiq for input, of which...
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New Single “Misrepresented” from 30/70 Collective, the Melbourne-Based Nine-Piece Band
We can now say with certainty that something is happening in the Australian atmosphere; incredible bands are being born, creating their own spin on future...
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Amp Fiddler Feat. Neco Redd and T3 on “Return of the Ghetto Fly” (Produced by J. Dilla)
Amp Fiddler is one of those musicians who really should be a household name. The pioneering multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and record producer has been making...
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Jordan Rakei Gears Up to Release His Sophomore Album, Wallflower [Audio]
With his sophomore album around the corner, it is fair to say Jordan Rakei has been putting in some serious work! The New Zealand born, Australian...
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De La Soul’s Haunting New Video for “Drawn” feat. Little Dragon
With the second video from their crowdfunded album and the Anonymous Nobody… legendary rap group De La Soul take a somewhat dark approach with the visual...
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Shabazz Palaces “Shine a Light” on Us With New Single featuring Thaddillac [Audio]
Alternative rap group, Shabazz Palaces continue to push boundaries in the genre of rap music. In 2009, Ishmael Butler aka Palaceer Lazaro member of Digable Planets and multi-instrumentalist...
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Mike City “When I Luv” feat. Faith Evans (Kenny Dope Remix) [Audio]
This gem of a track came out of nowhere while listening to Simon Harrison’s Basic Soul Podcast weekly podcast. Mike City, one of the most...
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Goapele Releases New EP “Dreamseeker” [Audio]
Goapele hit the scene on the tail end of the neo soul movement with her debut album Even Closer in 2002 and has maintained a solid...
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Moonchild “Show The Way” on New Single from Forthcoming Album [Audio]
Moonchild, the West Coast trio are close to releasing their third album, Voyage and have graced us with two tunes, this one being “Show the...
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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...