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HIGH TIMES caught up with the rap group Flatbush Zombies to discuss their musical influences, favorite strains and the new album “3001: A Laced Odyssey”. For more Flatbush Zombies coverage, check out the July 2016 issue of HIGH TIMES.
Read moreCheck out the new single from No Malice from the soundtrack to the “End of Malice” documentary, “Movin Weight”. “The End of Malice” premieres March 27th @ 10pm EST on REVOLT TV.
Read moreNew Daytona. Adrian Lau & NEM on the beat. Stream or download below.
Read moreBack at it again with the ridiculously consistent music! SMOKE ONE FOR ME! Enjoy the 3rd single off my album dropping 4/1 “A New Life”. – Azizi
Read more“Nothing Personla” out now!
Read moreTaken from Ryan’s “MZRT” lifetime album, exclusively available here.
Read moreG-Eazy performs “Me, Myself and I” in the 1Xtra Live Lounge. After the jump he covers Kanye West’s “Heard ‘Em Say”.
Read moreAnother week brings another #BlessTheBooth as Newark, NJ native and battle rap veteran Tsu Surf follows up KING Z3US’ “Testimony” by entering our Booth to deliver his own. Taking on a soulful, yet appropriately gritty backdrop from producer Trunk Knockaz, the Jersey emcee introduces us to the “Cold Winters” of his hometown, winding through street-ready wordplay with a heavy dose of emotion intact. For more from Tsu Surf, make sure to check out his long-awaited “Newark” project, released late last year and featuring esteemed names Joe Budden, Styles P, Jadakiss, Emanny, Manolo Rose and more.
Read more“King of Memphis” in stores now.
Read moreSinger JR Castro returns with “Right Away”, a new track from his upcoming EP “You”. It is produced by The Audibles. Hear it below.
Read moreSosamann drops off a new mixtape titled, “Sauce Eskobar”. Guests on the 15-track tape include, Wiz Khalifa, Young Dolph, the Sauce Twinz, Sledgren and others. Stream/download below. Download: SosaMann – Sauce Eskobar
Read morebrrwd is a creative label between photographers/beatmakers and friends – Repeat Pattern and Ta-ku. This next release is the beginning of a 10″ series that is as much a photographic series as a music focused one. A carefully curated selection of images and dirty loops, this first release in the series is a compilation containing work by close friends and admired fellow creatives. So with a love for the tangible, the compilation will be available digitally and on limited 10″ vinyl, powered by Jakarta Records.
Read moreFlutes, Echoes, It’s All Happening! is the fourth in an ongoing series of highly collaborative records by Carlos Niño & Friends, and features Madlib, Kamasi Washington, Miguel Atwood-Ferguson, Iasos, Luis Pérez Ixoneztli, Dexter Story, and more! Los Angeles’ Carlos Niño is the exalted producer, composer, percussionist, DJ, ensemble orchestrator, and mentor who has traversed the multitude of music scenes the city has birthed within the last two decades. Host of the influential Spaceways Radio (1995-2015) on KPFK LA, his curation of playlists run in complete parallel to his original compositions and collaborations collected on this album: “Psychedelic Love Music and classic, obscure and experimental recordings from around the world!”. This is Space Collage Hybrid music! FEIAH was recorded in California – mostly in the greater Los Angeles are, with Iasos’ contributions coming from up North in Marin County. The material spans a number of years, through to March 2015. Carlos remarks on the material, “I rarely throw anything away, and in this case, a few pieces I’d started and archived were brought back to the forefront as they vibrationally matched with the project. There is overlap in space, time, and sound with these records”. A standout in the FEIAH album arch is from The Cosmic Band and Kamasi Washington, a one-of-a-kind orchestration by Niño as a final send-off performance captured live on his Spaceways Radio show March 22nd 2015. “It was a wonderful night! We opened with an improvisation where I read the names of almost everyone that had ever
Read moreGrammy-nominated rapper Big Sean using foundation to help Detroit youth.
Read moreThursday March 17th would have been Sean Price’s 44th Birthday so we spoke with Statik Selektah about working with Mic Tyson and unreleased music.
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