Hip-Hop | Skizzy Mars – No Curfew
Posted by dshaq on June 3, 2012
Skizzy Mars, a personal favorite, delivers this brand new track via his Facebook. That unique Skiz flow is highlighted by the relaxing intro, then is taken up a notch with the great electronic synths during the chorus. No word on when his mixtape, Phases, will be dropping, but you can expect it to be on FNT when it does. Show some love to him on his Facebook and Twitter below.
Events, Hip-Hop | Chance The Rapper – Cordial Invite
Posted by J_Salzer on June 2, 2012
Chance Bennett is taking the blogosphere by storm. After the wildly successful release of his debut mixtape #10Day, Chance decides to give my favorite song off the mixtape the cover treatment. His vocals can grab any willing ear, while his lyrics keep them listening. The hook and chorus of “Prom Night” was already phenomenal, but was made even better with Chance crooning it soulfully. Chance The Rapper is on the cusp of becoming one of my favorite rappers in the game, and this only helps his cause. For all of our FNT fans in Chicago, grab tickets to Chance’s show coming up next friday HERE. I’ve gotten word that Chance will be doing something extra special so all of our Chicagoites better be there. Be on the lookout for more Chance coming soon. Also, like his fanpage below so you can say that you liked Chance before it was cool.
Chill, Exclusive, Hip-Hop | Beau Young Prince – King Midas (Video) [FNT Exclusive]
Posted by J_Salzer on May 30, 2012
Now that’s officially summer, there’s nothing to get me into my out of school mood like Beau Young Prince. Today, he drops his newest video, King Midas, exclusively with his favorite blog. *The story of King Midas has applied to Beau Young perfectly as of late. Everything he’s recently released has been on FNT, because it has all been gold. In this video, Beau reminds me of a mix of John Lennon, Snoop Dogg, and Wiz Khalifa. But his music could not be more unique. Beau runs around his city giving off a positive vibe, and even looks like a caveman at some points. The music is high energy and fun, and Beau’s lyrics are always solid and match the tone of the song perfectly. This video was shot, edited, and directed by Tim Driscoll of “TheCollective.” Also make sure you stop by his facebook and show him some love. Crank this song up, check out the video, kick back, crack a beer if you’re of legal age, and enjoy.
*For those of you who don’t know the story of King Midas, he was a king in ancient Greek times, who was cursed by the gods and everything he touched turned to gold. Now you might be thinking “that’s not a curse,” but eventually, EVERYTHING he touched turned to gold and he was all alone.
Dubstep | Bro Safari & Knuckle Children – Mr. Nice Guy
Posted by Spice on May 24, 2012
FNT fave Bro Safari just hit the 10,000 like mark on Facebook, and as a sign of appreciation to his fans he is giving away this gritty dubstep headbanger for free. Bro Safari is typically known for producing funky, danceable moombahton tracks with an edge, so I see this as something of a departure from his usual style. Nevertheless, it’s awesome — more dubstep plz, Bro Safari!
Events, Preview | Starscape Festival 2012: Preview
Posted by Spice on May 24, 2012
EDC NY went out with a bang and a bass drop on Sunday night, leaving us to stagger numbly out of MetLife, onto public transit, and back into the bleak, bleak world beyond the gates. Exiting a festival is never a great feeling. But now we’re a few days out and it’s officially time to start looking ahead to the next event — in other words, it’s time to get hyped.
For some of you, that next event will be EDC’s flagship festival. But for those of you who won’t be able to jet off to Vegas in two weeks, pay attention to these next few sentences. On June 9th, Starscape Festival brings the garden of Eden to Baltimore’s Ft. Armistead park for the fourteenth year in a row, and by all accounts it’s going to be bigger and better than ever.
There are two things to take away from the above infographic. First: Sixteen hours of nonstop music. Yes, you read that correctly. Sixteen hours. By the beard of Zeus. And second: Holy facemelt, Batman, that lineup is insane. I don’t even want to run through it because I’ll probably wind up transcribing it in its glorious, dubstep/DnB-heavy entirety. But for the sake of conversation…
Flux Pavilion. Chase and Status. Modestep. Shpongle. Funtcase. Camo & Krooked. Noisia. Cookie Monsta. Zomboy. Dieselboy. Skism. Terravita. Bare. Delta Heavy. Figure. Mimosa. GOODNESS. That is quite literally a litany of filth. Then we’ve got Sazon Booya, Tittsworth, and ETC!ETC! bringing the moombah love. And finally, a few nondescript, under the radar acts you’ve probably never even heard of: Zedd, Dillon Francis, Kill The Noise, and Dada Life. Who are those guys? Yeah, no idea.
If Knife Party’s Rage Valley EP can’t come soon enough, if you find yourself head knocking unabashedly at your desk at work, if you hate it when festivals end at 11 p.m. and you don’t know what to do with yourself, if you enjoy watching the sunrise from a beach….then Starscape has your name on it. Middy and I will be out in full force bringing the FNT party. We hope to see you there!
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Hip-Hop | Kid Rey – Can’t Stop
Posted by J_Salzer on May 12, 2012
I got a submission a few days ago from a person by the name of Kid Rey, I replied to him in the usual fashion. Telling him that I’d listen and get back to him. I quickly forgot about it and didn’t give it a second thought. Rey then hit me up on twitter, and hit up the chat box. Fellow writer Mach told me that I should give it a listen, so I took his word for it. I’m incredibly impressed with this song, the beat(Pretty Lights sample), the hook and both verses delivered by Kid Rey all show flashes of greatness. Especially because this is one of the first songs he’s ever released. Just goes to show you that persistence can take you places, and Rey wanting to be featured on FNT so bad made this song that much better.
Chill, Hip-Hop | Jetpack Jones – Jetpack Lifestyle (Prod. by Glam Shell)
Posted by J_Salzer on May 12, 2012
FNT veteran Jetpack Jones drops off his newest release for our saturday afternoon pleasure. Jetpack chooses to illustrate the lavish lifestyle he’s living, or going to be living, making us all jealous. Jones chooses a high pitch sample beat, crafted by Glam Shell, to paint his picture over, and it fits the mood perfectly. Everyone enjoy your Saturday, and live the Jetpack Lifestyle.
And as always, like his facebook page below!