DUBB Feat. Lamar Jay – Get Away [Audio x Download]

West Coast native, “DJ Carisma” premiered an official exclusive leak off of DUBB’s new upcoming mixtape “Never Content” yesterday on popular Los Angeles based radio station “Power 106”. The song is entitled “Get Away” and it features r&b singer Lamar Jay, you can expect for the AV8ERS front man to drop his new mixtape Never Content later on this year.

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Co$$ – Grayer Skies [Album]

Grayer Skies is the first half of a two part LP series, the second half being Bluer Skies dropping in late November. The concept is what I call a “compilation of styles” as opposed to songs. Each project has its own distinct vibe and sound, putting on display different aspects of my style both production wise and content wise. Grayer Skies is a ode to the more boom bap, introspective aspect of my style, while Bluer Skies will showcase the more commercial side of my music. I hope you enjoy the music. Thanks for your love and support. – Co$$. Grayer Skies by Co$$

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Mannie Fresh On The Importance Of New Orleans Brass Bands [Video]

Right before Red Bull’s 2013 Street Kings competition, VIBE talked to the legendary DJ Mannie Fresh in the epicenter of New Orleans’ Tremé section. As a native, the producer grew up with Brass Band music in his DNA and still incorporates the sounds into his music. “[Brass Band] been a part of my background and my high school put out a lot of the greats like Kermit Ruffins, and the Rebirth Brass Band. All of us went to school together and came up under the same umbrella and started out with Jazz music,” Mannie tells VIBE. “It’s a part of our DNA, so it’s just we’ve got people like Trombone Shorty who worked on some of the earlier Cash Money songs when he was just a kid.”

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