Kendrick Lamar just dropped another dope joint, “The Blacker The Berry”. The new track was produced by Boi-1da and Terrace Martin.
“Common’s ‘her’ is not a woman but hip hop itself; Lamar’s ‘I’ is not (or not only) Kendrick Lamar but his community as a whole. This revelation forces the listener to a deeper and broader understanding of the song’s ‘you’.” – Pulitzer Prize-winning author Michael Chabon
Check it out below.
Continue reading The Blacker The Berry // Kendrick Lamar
Consider today Mixtape Monday because DJ SPK (aka APPOLLLONIA) has released another banger. SPK’s has put out a mix in homage to classic Hip Hop. The mix features legendary cuts from Big Daddy Kane, Slick Rick, Stetsasonic, Eric B and Rakim, Public Enemy and more. Check it out below.
Continue reading DJ SPK / IKnowYouGotSoulToo
ARTIST CALL: Visual Artists, Photographers, and Creative Geniuses!!! Drank-n-Paint presents #HardinthePaintATL art exhibition on 1/22. Deadline for artist entries is on 1/15. Continue reading ARTIST CALL! Drank-N-Paint: Street Art Exhibition #dranknpaint #HARDINTHEPAINTATL (ATL)
After ending the year with a bang by teaming up with Shankz0 to release Inure, APPOLLONIA (fka DJ SPK) is starting 2015 strong. APPOLLONIA and StereoTypez have released their first installment of StereoTypez Radio. The mix features favorites from from Mac Miller, Ab-Soul, MellowHype, Domo Genesis, J. Cole, Yung Plus Anutha, Kendrick Lamar and more. Stream and download below. Continue reading @Appolloniathedj x StereoTypez Radio
Legendary DJ Q-Bert and Mass Appeal released his new mix,Jellyfish Lazerface. The mix is the culmination of Q-Berts’s fall 2014 Extraterrestrium: The Guided Space Tour. It showcases the world of bass music as well as original productions from his upcoming instrumental companion album Extramentals Vol. 1. It also features tracks from Mr. Carmack, LOUDPVCK, and El-P. Q describes it as “an odyssey of future bass music.”
Check it out below. Continue reading DJ QBert / Jellyfish Lazerface Mixtape
It’s that time of year again. It’s Coachella time! The music and arts festival will take place this year over two weekends, April 10-12 and April 17-19, in Indio, California. The festival has just announced its lineup this year to include AC/DC, Jack White, and Drake as the headliners.
It will also feature Azealia Banks, Flying Lotus, Raekwon and Ghostface, Lykke Li, Caribou, Todd Terje, Action Bronson, Cloud Nothings, The Weeknd, Belle & Sebastian, Ratatat, FKA Twigs, SBTRKT, Tyler the Creator, Father John Misty, the War on Drugs, Run the Jewels, Swans, Parquet Courts, Perfume Genius, Florence and the Machine, St. Vincent, Jenny lewis, Jamie xx, Lil B, Mac DeMarco, Built to Spill, Panda Bear, Angel Olsen, and more.
Check out the full line-up below. Continue reading Coachella 2015 Lineup Announced
Trinidad Jame$ a dope new extended play, The WAKE Up. It features Problem, Fiend, Denice Millien, and more. Stream and download below.
Jean Grae with her band The Everybody’s Pregnant released some awesome lo-fi visuals for the track “underneathu” from Jean’s #5 EP. The public access-styled video features Walt Chocolate (Quelle Chris), The Mechanic (Donwill), Leticia J and Ricky Diamond (Sonnymoon) with help from Kiki (Fernanda Meier). Check is out below.
Continue reading underneathu // Jean Grae #TheEverybodysPregnant
To bring in the New Year, Shabazz Palaces has released a new track called “Ham Sandwich”. It’s the first track dropped by the duo since 2014’s Lese Majesty. Check it out below.
Continue reading Ham Sandwich // Shabazz Palaces
Charlotte, NC emcee DND Worldwide has released a new banging anthem for the city!
Continue reading #Panthers – #Hornets // DND Worldwide #Charlotte
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