J Cole returned to his hometown of Fayetteville, North Carolina to begin his Dreamville weekend. To celebrate this he released the track Visionz Of Home produced by Elite.
Check out my interview with J Cole here
March 2, 2012
Krept, Konan & Yungen – Go Down South (ft Chip)
Krept, Konan, Yungen and Chip join forces for new track Go Down South produced by Steel Banglez.
March 2, 2012
Jack Beats drop part 2 of free music series ‘Dubs for Clubs’ – Deeper
Continuing their hugely popular ‘Dubs for Clubs‘ free music series, Jack Beats drop the second instalment ‘Deeper‘ today, ahead of playing their ‘Jack Loves‘ residency at Fabric tonight alongside the likes of Benga & Youngman.
A track played in every club set since 2009, ‘Deeper‘ started life as a remix for drum & bass legend TC. It’s freshly finished off and brought up to date for you right now!
Listen to Jack Beats – Deeper here
March 2, 2012
Chip Joins T.I’s Grand Hustle Label
Chip left for America to pursue a music career Stateside, and now it has been announced that he has joined T.I.’s Grand Hustle label. His label mates will be B.o.B, Iggy Azalea, and Trae Tha Truth.
March 1, 2012
Jammer Shows Bone Thugs N Harmony Round London
Jammer shows Bone Thugs N Harmony what the London nightlight has to offer, and takes them to his set at Nottinghill Arts Club.
March 1, 2012
Melanie Fiona ft J.Cole – This Time
The Canadian R&B singer Melanie Fiona teams up with her Roc Nation family member J Cole for This Time. This will be the second single off her sophomore album The MF Life.
Listen to This Time here
Check out my interview with J Cole here
March 1, 2012
Jennifer Hudson ft. Neyo x Rick Ross – Think Like A Man
Jennifer Hudson, Neyo and Rick Ross release the video for Think Like A Man for the soundtrack of the movie Think Like A Man.
February 29, 2012
Rita Ora – R.I.P. (feat. Tinie Tempah)
Rita Ora only just premiered her debut single alongside Jay Z on a New York radio station, and now she gives us another new song R.I.P. featuring Tinie Tempah. With the song written by Drake, sampling Nneka’s Heartbeat, produced by Chase & Status, and featuring Tinie Tempah it should be a sure fire hit.
February 29, 2012
Obie Trice New Album Bottoms Up
Obie Trice sets the year off with the release of his brand new album Bottoms Up set for release in the UK on May 14th. The album represents a fresh start for Obie and will be his first since leaving Shady records in 2008. It’s also the first project to be released on his own independent Fontana distributed label, Black Market Entertainment.
Although he’s stepped out of the Shade, Obie has managed to bring some of his old friends with him. Dr Dre blessed Obie with his production genius on this new project and Eminem also features on on track and produces another. The album delivers exactly as it should, packed full of West Coast bump, with Obie releaseing an equal amount of intensity and wit over each sixteen tracks. His first single Battle Cry, is an anthem to perseverance, featuring the smooth vocals of Adrian Reeza along with the tracks steady driving beat, it personifies the resiliance Trice has shown throughout his life. The second single, Spend The Day, features Drey Skonie. On this track Trice gives the ladies a glimpse into a day spent with the rapper.
Trice has long been a favourite of rapper connoissers. Many remember him from his cameo on Eminem’s single, Without Me, with the opening line, “Obie Trice real name, no gimmicks.’ Trice went on to release two albums via Eminem’s record label, Shady Records. These releases include Cheers, which is certified gold and debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200 list, and Second Round’s On Me which featured Eminem, 50 Cent, Akon, Trey Songz, Brick & Lace, Trick Trick, Big Herk & Nate Dogg and debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200 list.
Tracklist
01. Bottoms Up (produced by Dr Dre)
02. Going No Where (produced by Eminem)
03. Dear Lord (produced by K&Square)
04. I Pretend (produced by Coree Benton)
05. Richard (produced by Statik Selektah) feat Eminem
06. BME Up (produced by Darius Phonix Barnes)
07. Battle Cry (produced by Lucas Reeza)
08. Secrets (produced by K&Square)
09. Spill My Drink (produced by NoSpeakerz Production for NoSpeakerz Production)
10. Spend The Day (produced by NoSpeakerz Production for NoSpeakerz Production)
11. Petty (produced by NoSpeakerz Production for NoSpeakerz Production)
12. My Time (produced by Geno XO)
13. Ups and Down (produced by K&Square)
14. Hell Yeah (produced by NoSpeakerz)
15. Crazy (produced by Witt for De Notes/Pep Sick Note music)
16. Lebron (produced by NoSpeakerz Production for NoSpeakerz Production)
February 29, 2012
SPOT ft. Jose Guapo – We In The Building
New record from SPOT featuring a guest appearance from Atlanta’s own Jose Guapo. We In The Building was produced by Southside whose production credits include: Jay Z, Kanye West, Gucci Mane, Waka Flocka Flame and moe. The track is featured off of SPOT’s newly released mixtape with DJ Drama, The Price Iz Right.
Listen to and download Spot ft. Jose Guapo – We In The Building
Download The Price Iz Right here
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