Albums, Hip-Hop, Pop | Shwayze & Cisco – Over & Over ft. Kendrick Lamar & Sophie Stern
Posted by Grubeats on September 14, 2011
Shwayze & Cisco have had one scorching summer. From Shwayze’s first major hit, “Love Letter”, which featured The Cataracs, to some of their smaller scale beachy beats such as “Summertime Music” and “You Could Be My Girl”, Shwayze & Cisco have innovated nothing short of the best ‘summertime music’. With their very chilling album, “Island In The Sun” which hit shelves Tuesday, I realized there are not many duos who are capable of creating a similar sound. The only real exception being Radical Something, who also had a very successful summer, breaking out of the gates with some very zesty tunes. But really, when the suns out, Shwayze & Cisco belong in the speakers.
I haven’t had a chance to listen to the album through fully yet, but from the half I’ve heard, this track could very well be my favorite. I can’t say I expected to see Kendrick Lamar as one of the few features on this project, but after hearing it, I couldn’t be happier with the decision. The first time I’ve heard K. Dot over this time of beat and the first time I realized how versatile he really is.
Download: Shwayze & Cisco – Over & Over ft. Kendrick Lamar & Sophie Stern (DOPE)
Download: Full Album “Island In The Sun” on iTunes
Hip-Hop, Mixtapes | Bei Maejor – MaejorMaejor
Posted by GMONEY on September 12, 2011
Grammy nominated all-star writer, producer and rapper Bei Maejor just released his latest free project, MaejorMaejor, hosted by DJ Ill Will & DJ Rockstar. I haven’t had the chance to listen to this all of the way through, but judging from his impeccable track record, I am sure that this is a mixtape you wont want to miss. The tape features a cut from Sam Adams, who we haven’t heard from in a minute…although a little birdie told me he is dropping an epic electo-hop heater right here on FNT later tonight.
Download: Bei Maejor – I’m Ragin feat Sam Adams
Mixtape Download: Bei Maejor – maejorMaejor
Hip-Hop | Young Scolla – Seconds Away
Posted by GMONEY on August 30, 2011
In early March Young Scolla, SMKA & Fab 5 Ent completed a KickStarter campaign and raised over $4,500 to begin working on a collaborative album now titled, Seconds Away. This project is produced entirely by SMKA, and written by Young Scolla. If one’s thing is for sure, Young Scolla’s KickStarter investors are certainly getting their moneys worth… check out the previews below and hit his BandCamp page to get the whole thing.
Download: Young Scolla – Alive
Download: Young Scolla – Losin Myself
Mashups | DJ Trademark – Sunset Season
Posted by BIGLIFE on August 29, 2011
Several mashup sub-genres are emerging as this type of music becomes increasingly more popular and artists are forced to innovate to compete. Originally, you had your classic 1 v 1 mashers who just needed to be able to put things together like a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Nowadays, more and more artists are cooking up In N Out burger double doubles, 3 by 3s, and 4 by 4s. We’ve reached a point where choosing toppings makes or breaks a project. On one hand you have the artist who likes to completely flip the sound of a song by blending two unlike tracks together. These are normally “chill” and “neat” songs but sometimes they leave a little to be desired. On the other hand, we have artists like DJ Trademark who time and time again, hit us with mashup BANGERS that redefine the way we listen to our favorite top 40 tracks. And to spice things up even more, he even puts together mashup visuals so he’s stimulating both your eyes and ears. Watch out everyone, DJ Trademark will be taking this fall by storm.
Follow DJ Trademark on: Facebook, Twitter, Soundcloud
DOWNLOAD: DJ Trademark – Sunset Season — HUGE TOP 40 MASHUP BANGER!
Previously Posted Tracks:
DOWNLOAD: DJ Trademark – Push To Start
DOWNLOAD: DJ Trademark – Summer Weekend
Hip-Hop, Mixtapes | Ty X Gspence – Ivy League Kids, Hollywood Dreams
Posted by GMONEY on August 29, 2011
Ty and Gspence have been hard at work over the past few months on their debut mixtape: Ivy League Kids, Hollywood Dreams. After dropping heater after heater, the official drop date is upon us. Although they are calling this a mixtape, it is much more than that. This project features 16 hand crafted original productions from Gspence, and that just the beginning. Check out the previews below and then go grab the whole thing.
Download Mixtape: Ty X Gspence – Ivy League Kids, Hollywood Dreams
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Hip-Hop | Kinetics & One Love – What Model Are You?
Posted by BIGLIFE on August 22, 2011
Kinetics & One Love are perhaps two of the most underrated artists we post. Their music consists of clever rhymes and flawless integrations of sounds common to the electro, hip-hop, and rap genres. This duo will rarely leave you underwhelmed, as they are quite comfortable exploring the outskirts of the mainstream realm and aren’t afraid to switch up styles and sounds between their songs. Perhaps that’s what attracts me to their music. The generic sound of music these days has become monotonous, leaving me with a thirst that Kinetics & One Love easily quenches through their distinct tracks. This latest project consists of four new songs. Don’t complain, I gave you the scoop before you opened your iTunes to a few familiar tracks. To be honest, their plan here makes perfect sense. Now that their fan base has doubled a few times over, why not provide the new comers with a chance to visit some of their classics while also providing everyone with a place to download some of their best cuts in one scoop. And if you’re angry about this decision, don’t fret Kinetics & One love has you covered. They are going to drop a part two of this project in a month, which will include all brand new material. Still not satisfied? Well they filmed a video for “Day in the life” (which is on the mixtape) as well as one for “Halley’s Comet 2.0” (filmed on the Great Wall of China) – set to drop on Tuesday.
Download the full Mixtape – HERE
DOWNLOAD: Kinetics & One Love – Day in the Life (Feat. Daniel Feldman)
DOWNLOAD: Kinetics & One Love – NLS (Feat. G. Curtis)
Keep track of Kinetics and One Love by following them on: Facebook and Twitter. If you’re in NYC this month be sure to check out their performance at Webster Hall on August 31st!
Mashups | DOSVEC’s Sucka Free Sunday
Posted by BIGLIFE on August 21, 2011
With another summer week out the window, we get another DOSVEC Sucka Free Sunday installment. Every week at 8:30pm sharp we’ll be featuring something from one of the most versatile mashup artists in the game. This week is a little special, we get two I’m One One remixes. The first being for all of our dance fans and the second for the rest. Be on the lookout for his FILTHY dubstep project dropping on Tuesday.
Follow DOSVEC on: Facebook, Soundcloud, and Twitter
Download: DJ Khaled vs David Guetta & Chris Willis (DOSVEC Mashup) – Love Is One
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Download: DOSVEC – Im On 1
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