JoJo – Agápē [Mixtape]

In addition to fleshing out her acting résumé, JoJo is doing the damn thing with her musical career. Case in point: her new Agápē mixtape is her most mature and fully fleshed-out work to date. Armed with her strong vocal chops and songwriting skills, she hit the studio with a team of producers and songwriters, including Austin Brown and Elijah Blake, to record this 13-track effort. Across Agápē, you’ll hear JoJo pay homage to musical greats like Andre 3000 and Joni Mitchell, get melodic over light funk grooves on the opening track, and rock a serious ’90s R&B-esque production on standout “We Get By.” Although the tape doesn’t drop until December 20, we have an exclusive first listen right here at Complex. You can check out Agápē below.

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Kendrick Lamar Interview w/ KillerHipHop [Video]

Kendrick Lamar sat down with KillerHipHop after his performance at the BBC 1xtra live 2012 show in Brixton, London. He spoke about his debut Aftermath album Good Kid, m.A.A.d City, his favourite track on the album and his plans for the future. Check out the interview above including some footage of his performance. Previously: Kendrick Lamar Asks Janet Jackson To Be In “Poetic Justice” Video [Video]

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