Roman Flowrs: "No More" (Feat. Thomas Davinci and AJ Peace)
Roman Flowrs has been making a name for himself over the past few weeks with well-timed releases like th elead single off his upcoming #OneHellofaPromo project due out next week, October 8. Today, Flowrs drops the second single off the tape, "No More" featuring Thomas Davinci and AJ Peace. Check out the song below, as well as the impressive tracklisting for #OneHellOfAPromo which includes a who's who of Chicago artists like Nico Segal, Cam Osteen, The Gift and more.
Tracklisting:
1 Hello tomorrow (prod by Evil Needle)
2 Lake Shore Drive f/ Donnie Trumpet (prod by Cam for J.U.S.T.I.C.E League)
3 Roun Town (prod by SANGO)
4 Flex Season II (prod by IAMNONODI)
5 All for you f/ TaylorAre(prod by Roman Flowrs)
6 Summer of 06 (prod by The Gift)
7 Local $elebrity f/ Wonda (prod by SANGO)
8 Dom Hennessy (prod by Betty Ford Boys)
9 Rose Petals (prod by Uyama Hiroto)
10 Into the light (prod by Saux & ESTA) f/ Thomas Davinci & TaylorAre
11 No more f/ Thomas Davinci & AJ Peace (prod by Sivey)
12 King pin f/ Dart (prod by Patrick Pryor)
13 Next year's pool party (prod by Roman Flowrs)
14 Beginnings (prod by Luminaire)
[Album Stream] Pusha-T: "My Name Is My Name"
Pusha-T's My Name Is My Name has been widely talked about as one of the most anticipated hip-hop releases of 2013 and even sent Kanye into a ranting spiral at the listening party a couple of weeks ago. A stream recently became available. See what Kanye made such a fuss about below:
My Name Is My Name from Pusha T on Myspace.
Major Lazer x Zed's Dead: "Turn Around" (Feat. Elephant Man)
Diplo's Major Lazer is just a huge moving party. The project has spawned it's dancehall offshoot of Moombahton and brought it to the collective consciousness of white girls in crop tops across the country and creating a "Twerk Wall" in honor of his "Bubble Butt" track. Anyway, they managed to squeeze the loaded production of EDM duo Zed's Dead alongside Major Lazer onto one track, with Elephant Man on there as well. It's always nice to Elephant Man getting work out there. Check out the track below:
Arcade Fire, Eminem, Lady Gaga to headline Youtube Music Awards
Oh, how the world changes. When I was in high school we were still downloading videos off of Kazaa, wondering what this Youtube thing was. Today, the seminal website has it's own award show, the Youtube Music Awards, which today announced Eminem, Arcade Fire and Lady Gaga as headliner of the event that will take place live in New York City on November 3. The show, directed by Spike Jonze and hosted by Jason Schwartzman is "a celebration of music honoring the artists and songs that YouTube fans have turned into global hits over the past year." Watch a video announcing the awards show below.
http://youtu.be/9ckE_S5Y5QM
[Video] Michael Christmas: "Michael Cera"
Michael Christmas thinks he's "Michael Cera", but he also happens to be a helluva emcee that can spit witty verses for days and mastered the laid-back flow to perfection. The Bostonian has a project in the works titled Is This Art?, which already garnered traction with its lead single "Daily" and will only get more hype with the latest visual collaboration between Christmas and director GoodWin for "Michael Cera".
http://youtu.be/4OPUFvf8oUs
[Album] Nasim Williams: The Symbiote
Nasim Williams has been garnering a buzz around the Chicago hip-hop scene for some time now. The Treated Crew member has had steady DJ sets around the city and has built his name by producing for the likes of Vic Spencer, Sulaiman, Impolite Society and more. Check out the five song album, Symbiote, released today via Jugrnaut.
[Video] Toro y Moi: "Rose Quartz"
Toro y Moi is back with a video for his single "Rose Quartz" off his upcoming Anything in Return album due out this year. The video is an artistic visual set against a colorful canvas painted by Lauren Gregory, who also directed and conceptualized the piece. The video is a great way to wind down, check it out here.
http://youtu.be/8ID1plssS4s
Smoko Ono: "Pass The Flame" (Feat. Jarred AG, Saba & Sterling Haze)
Chicago's own Smoko Ono offered up this single, "Pass The Flame" off his upcoming Smoko and Friends project due out later this year. Smoko has been putting in his time around the city and "Pass The Flame" is a dope glimpse into what he's been cooking up. For now, check out the single, featuring some fellow Chicago cats that do their thing, per usual.
"Boy don't drink your life away/Make them bloggers type away."