BY TER STAFF
During his BBC Radio 1 Residency, Flying Lotus interviewed Kendrick Lamar and premiered an unreleased collaboration titled ‘Eyes Above’.
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BY WILL LAMPLEY
Chicago trio Hurt Everybody may be the hardest working collective in music (or at least on my Soundcloud home page). Supa Bwe, Mulatto Beats and Carl have a water-like flow of output, and it’s not by any mistake or coincidence. Last month, Supa made a vow to stop being slept on, even if he had to release new music daily. Since that tweet, he’s dropped countless loose tracks, done a handful of features and traveled to SXSW.
Tonight he and his musical accomplices have released a hazy and (as always) ambitious new project titled I Know Where The Light Goes, premiering on FakeShoreDrive. Another testament to Hurt’s work ethic, the project was recorded in just three days. The six-track EP is described as a “manifestation of [Hurt Everybody’s] fascination with light & all of it’s mysteries.” It should also be noted that the production was handled by Mulatto, as well as Green Slime, Zen Zan and others.
Listen to the project below.
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BY MATT MONROE
[UPDATE: You can pre-order Tyler’s new album Cherry Bomb on iTunes now and receive ‘DEATHCAMP’ and ‘FUCKING YOUNG / PERFECT’ right away.]
Odd Future’s Tyler The Creator just launched a new application entitled “Golf Media”, which you can download here. The app’s description on iTunes reads:
Golf Media is basically my brain in one place. It does just about everything except cure asthma. If you find an app that cures asthma, definitely let me know.
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BY TER STAFF
Listen as Chicago rapper Towkio recruits fellow SAVEMONEY rapper, Chance the Rapper, for Towkio’s new track ‘Heaven Only Knows’. The song, which also features Lido and Eryn Allen Kane, is another new track from Towkio’s forthcoming .Wav Theory mixtape. Dropping April 28th, .Wav Theory is set to feature production from Peter Cottontail and Kaytranada, and guest vocals from Chance, Vic Mensa, Donnie Trumpet and more.
Check out ‘Heaven Only Knows’ below.
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BY TER STAFF
Minutes ago, Mike Posner wrapped up an intimate performance of brand new music on YouTube Livestream. While Mike performed in a low lit room for just a handful of people, the set was streamed for many fans watching at home. Sitting at his piano, Posner premiered new tracks which contrast greatly from his previous mixtapes and debut album, 31 Minutes to Takeoff. Posner kicked off his new folk-influenced and slower-tempoed sound with ‘Buried in Detroit’, an emotional track about our eventual mortality and his hometown of Detroit, MI.
“Next to my father and my father’s father too, I had a spot in New York City, but baby that ain’t no substitute. Not from my hometown, that place people avoid. I made love in every city, but I’ll be buried in Detroit.”
Next, Posner sang another piano ballad, ‘Iris’, before he picked up his guitar and told a story behind his final song for the evening, ‘Took a Pill in Ibiza’. “Almost a year ago, I was in the studio with a buddy of mine. His name is (Country music’s) Jake Owen.” said Posner. Mike then told fans about their competitive songwriting, where each would try to bring the better new song to the table. After Owen asked Posner about the inspiration behind one track, Mike explained that the song was inspired by one girl he used to mess around, with mixed with another girl he used to mess around with, and with some of the song simply made up. Owen then asked “Why don’t you just tell the truth?” These words inspired ‘Took a Pill in Ibiza’ are ones that Posner will never forget. This advice from Owen is likely a big inspiration behind Posner’s new sound.
In ‘Took a Pill in Ibiza’, Mike Posner describes himself as a singer everyone forgot and who blew his chance. But if the studio versions of Mike’s new tracks sound as good as the live performances, Mike just may prove himself wrong in 2015. Just days ago Mike saw his first #1 Billboard hit with Maroon 5’s ‘Sugar’ (written by Posner), and perhaps we may see another one in the future, but performed by Posner himself.
Watch the performances of Mike Posner’s brand new songs below.
BY TER STAFF
Earlier this year, Vic Mensa performed his track ‘U Mad’ (which he first performed at The Metro in Chicago in 2014) alongside Kanye West. While it was speculated for awhile whether Kanye actually appears on this song, we now have confirmation that Kanye indeed has a verse on the track. Last night Vic played the track (with Kanye’s verse and all) at his producer Smoko Ono’s 22nd birthday party in Chicago. Smoko Ono produced the track with Stefan Ponce. The song is fire!
Check out a fan recording of Vic playing the song below. Sources suggest the song may drop today. Get excited!
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BY TER STAFF
Check out the lovely Jhene Aiko’s new music video for her 2014 Souled Out track ‘Eternal Sunshine’. In the video, Aiko floats over a recreation of her life-changing 2013 car accident, reminding us how precious life really is. While traveling with her daughter, and sister Miyoko, Jhene suffered a number of injuries (including a broken wrist). Luckily her daughter was unharmed.
Watch ‘Eternal Sunshine’ below.
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BY TER STAFF
You haven’t heard Soulja Boy Tell Em’s name called a lot in the past few years. Usually when the rapper finds himself in headlines it’s over rap beef and not for the music itself. However there is no denying Soulja Boy’s influence circa 2008 and he is definitely aiming to make a comeback. And now, in promotion of his forthcoming King Soulja 4 project, Soulja has released a new music video for his track ‘Whippin’ My Wrist’, directed by John Anthony Villalobos. King Soulja 4 is set to release in stores on July 28, 2015.
Watch ‘Whippin’ My Wrist’ below.
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BY TER STAFF
Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) has been a fan of legendary underground rapper MF Doom for quite sometime. And while we haven’t heard a lot of new music from Bey in the past few years, we now have 7 new tracks from Mos Def, where he raps over MF Doom songs. In the new remix series, titled BeyonDoom, Bey raps over ‘Beef Rap’. ‘Accordion’, ‘Curls’, ‘Stranger Ways’ and more.
Check out the new tracks below!
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BY MATT MONROE
At a concert in Detroit, MI, Earl Sweatshirt performed a brand new track. Despite just dropping an album over a week ago, he seems to have more material in the vault according to an interview he did with NPR and this song. Considering the subject matter of the new song and him saying Solace (the album he’s currently sitting on according to the NPR interview) is “for his mom”, it’s doubtful this is on that album. Listen to the track below via a fan’s video on YouTube:
Read our review for Earl’s latest album here.
The Early Registration 