Electro, Freestyle, Hip-Hop, House, Rap, Throwbacks | Snoop Dogg and Soundcloud: A Love Story
Posted by Spice on March 20, 2012
A few days ago, Snoop Dogg was handed a slip of paper that would change the face of the modern world forever. On it were the username and password to a Soundcloud account — an account long forgotten and gathering dust, an account more unloved and underutilized than so many Myspace pages of yore. We don’t know how this account came into existence (from the looks of page 7, it was set up by his management team about a year ago), but these details are unimportant now. Because for whatever reason, on this fated March morning, Snoop Dogg set out to make his Soundcloud the greatest effing Soundcloud on the planet.
I’m not kidding when I say that. This is one of the most epic and entertaining things I’ve come across in a long time. My running theory is that Snoop Dogg hit 47 js and then parked himself in front of his computer for 15 hours, just uploading without so much as a bathroom break. I’ve been sitting at work going through this thing and it’s literally a goldmine — there are rough cuts, studio outtakes, instrumentals that are far from finished, remakes of some of his older tracks, and then total curve balls like this hour long disco-funk-electro-tinged-slow-jam-heavy mix that I can’t even do justice to in words. It’s a weird but wonderful insight into his creative process, and the best part is that everything up there is a free download. If you’ve been in need of a good Snoop Dogg fix since 2004, this is your moment. And even if you haven’t been, do yourself a favor and check his stuff out anyway. All the major musical foodgroups are covered: “SNOOPADELIC MIXX,” “BLOWFLY G SHIT,” and, of course, just…”GOOD MUSIC.”
Snoop, we’ve missed you. Welcome back to the game.
SNOOP DOGG’S SOUNDCLOUD: 5+ Pages of Straight Up SC Gold
Edit: goodness, he just uploaded like eight more tracks in the past 20 minutes. Snoop Dogg, what are you up to over there? Is this a livestream of your life? Whatever, I dig it. His SC is about to blow up like the puppy cam.
Hip-Hop, Indie | Aer – Smoove Bruh [Video]
Posted by Grubeats on February 23, 2012
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The tranquilizing tunes of Aer are always a refreshing change from what we’re typically used to hearing from todays up and comers. Maintaining the mellow sound they’ve had since the beginning, David and Carter are just two laid back dudes having a hell of a lot of fun making music fans can relate to. If you missed FNT’s recent interview with Aer, check that out HERE as well.
Electro-House | Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull – Papi (Sidney Samson Remix)
Posted by Middy on January 27, 2012
Sidney Samson has given out this remix of J Lo and Pitbull’s hit single “Papi” that is a change of pace from the very bleepy, dutch house he has been doing of late. While I cannot say I am the biggest Sidney Samson fan, one cannot deny his impact on the founding of Dutch House and impact on EDM in general, but this track shows his production skills with a heavy electro style that everyone will be able to enjoy.
DOWNLOAD: Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull – Papi (SIDNEY SAMSON REMIX)
Freestyle | Dunson – Lord Knows Freestyle
Posted by Jess on January 5, 2012
Kenton Dunson just announced that he is dropping his first name from his stagename to be just Dunson. Along with it, he dropped a sick freestyle over Drake’s “Lord Knows”. You can definitely tell that Dunson is hungry to break out in the scene by this track. In it, he spits about his road as an artist and his goals for the future. His first single off his upcoming project is due out very soon. The track is produced by the Grammy-nominated production team, Phatboi Entertainment, and from what I heard, it may be his biggest hit yet. Stay updated on future releases from Dunson and help him regain his fans by liking his new fan page on Facebook.
“As matters progress, I have made the creative decision to continue my artistic journey under the name Dunson. This simply means that I will be dropping Kenton from the artist name. While it doesn’t change very much, we believe it represents a more defined character while allowing for a greater overall reach and impact. At this stage, I find it important to take the necessary steps to touch as many people as possible with what I offer as an artist. This allows me to accomplish that with more precision and less confusion.” – Dunson
Download: Dunson – Lord Knows Freestyle
Dubstep | R Rated #10
Posted by Mach on January 4, 2012
Almost debated calling this R Rated, the VIP post. Considering how many sick VIPs Sev and I have gathered for this week. The first VIP in this post will surely stir up the people. It is transcoded to 320 and tops out at about 16khz, but sounds pretty sick. Knife Party stated that they would never release this VIP, so this is as good as it gets…and damn, does it get good.
DOWNLOAD: Knife Party – Crush On You (VIP Mix)
AFK has turned out to be one of Sev’s favorites for our R Rated posts, luckily AFK has been dropping new tracks every other week. He should really do more VIPs because this one is filthy.
DOWNLOAD: AFK – Miracle (VIP Mix)
Third and last VIP is from an artist called CTwo. He is not a big name what so ever, but it was more that I kind of stumbled upon his tracks. He does a sick job, and this new VIP of his is nasty.
DOWNLOAD: CTwo – The Joker (VIP Mix)
The irony of this track is that Sev introduced me to it, but he wasn’t a fan of it. I can see why someone wouldn’t like, then it dropped and I had a change of heart.
DOWNLOAD: Knife Party – Internet Friends (Poisound Remix)
OMG & Shockwave dropped this monster a few days, but it isn’t built like any other dubstep track. The drop doesn’t just happen. The bass synths are used in a way to accent the main beat of the track, happening in between portions of it.
DOWNLOAD: OMG & Shockwave – This Time Its War
This weeks throwback in my opinion is one of the greatest things Excision and Datsik have ever done. I heavily debated adding this to the dubstep essentials DJ Coman and I dropped back in August, but it didn’t seem to fit the rest of the tracks on the list.
Hip-Hop, Rap, Videos | Lazee – The Way You Move
Posted by GMONEY on January 2, 2012
Swedish rapper Lazee recently sent over his latest music video, The Way You Move off his recent mixtape, One Way Ticket. The track was produced by Ty Fyffe (who has worked with Drake, Rakim, Jay-Z, Method Man, and Busta Rhymes). Lazee reminds me a lot of Juelz Santana. If you’re not impressed with the video/track, just wait for the sick freestyle he rips at the end because I guarantee that’ll change your opinion.
Dubstep | Chuckie Who Is Ready To Jump (Dillion Francis Remix)
Posted by Sev on December 12, 2011
Dillon Francis’s highly awaited dubstep remix to Chuckie’s track has finally released. All the big names have been dropping this banger live and the crowds have been going nuts. Although Dillon Francis decided to change it up and do a dubstep remix to this track, there are still some moombah vibes. Overall something different and a sick tune to jam out to.
DOWNLOAD: Chuckie – Who Is Ready To Jump (Dillion Francis Remix)