[Songs of the Day] 3/7/14 (Feat. Kendrick Lamar, Tame Impala & Lil Boosie)
....And it's Friday. We're back with the latest songs to hit the Internet and keep you tied over til Monday. Leading things off is yet another hit from Big K.R.I.T. who takes a page out of Vic Mensa's book in "Egyptian Cotton" while an amazing collaboration took place between Kendrick Lamar and Tame Impala who got together for "Backwards" as part of what appears to be the soundtrack of the year for 'Divergent'. RL Grime and What So Not got together on a dance number for "Tell Me" and Casey Veggies gave listeners a new one in "Anything Goes" and Lil Boosie, fresh out of prison let everyone know things aren't that different on "Same Game". Check em all out below, see you at SXSW!
Track of the Day: Kendrick Lamar & Tame Impala: "Backwards"
Big K.R.I.T.: "Egyptian Cotton"
Kendrick Lamar & Tame Impala: "Backwards"
RL Grime & What So Not: "Tell Me"
Casey Veggies: "Anything Goes"
Lil Boosie: "Same Game"
[Songs of the Day] 3/5/14 (Feat. JODY, Big Sean, Leather Corduroys & More)
Wednesday brought about more music, and it's all here for you to enjoy. Big Sean got quite a canvas from which to spit as Kanye West and DJ Mustard teamed up on the production side for "Sanctified", a soul-entrenched sample piece that has everyone's distinct skills on display. The talented duo of SaveMoney rappers Kami De Chukwu and Joey Purp dropped a new track, "Dat Strong" as their alias Leather Corduroys (what is hotter than a pair of leather corduroys?) which premiered on Fader. PARTYNEXTDOOR got a remix of his song "R A I N" by Rochelle JOrdan, Big K.R.I.T. continued to stream out new music, this time linking up with A$AP Ferg for "Lac Lac" which dropped on Rap Radar earlier and BADBADNOTGOOD offered up a new one in "Can't Leave The Night". JODY dropped a gem in their latest single, "M.I.A" and Freddie Carrera teamed up with Taylor Bennett for a new one in "20 More".
Track of the Day: Jody: "M.I.A"
Big Sean: "Sanctified"
Leather Corduroys: "Dat Strong"
PARTYNEXTDOOR: "R A I N" (Rochelle Jordan Remix)
Big K.R.I.T.: "Lac Lac" (Feat. A$AP Ferg)
BADBADNOTGOOD - Can't Leave The Night
JODY: "M.I.A"
Freddie Carrera: "20 More" (Feat. Taylor Bennett)
[Songs of the Day] 3/4/14 (Feat. De La Soul, L'Orange, Lupe Fiasco & More)
Tuesday gave us plenty of ammo for today's Songs of the Day and we got them all wrapped up and ready to go for you. Big K.R.I.T. goes back to back with new releases, this time dropping a new freestyle via XXL titled "Conscious" while De La Soul, fresh off the heels of breaking open their music vaults for free a few weeks ago, released their latest ode to Dilla with their new track "Dilla Plugged In" which features production from the legendary Detroit producer. L'Orange impressed with a new track featuring veteran MC Blu in "Need You". Dance duo Chromeo continued to tease their upcoming album White Women with a new track in "Jealous ( I Ain't With It)". Also preparing listeners for a new project was the duo of The Alchemist & Budgie who dropped "In Heaven's Home" with Roc Marciano & ProdigyLupe Fiasco linked with Ab-Soul for "Thorns and Horns" while Phoenix got a remix of their track "SOS In Bel-Air" from Ariel Pink and Sharon Van Etten debuted "Taking Chances". Check it all out below!
Track of the Day: Lupe Fiasco & Ab-Soul: "Thorns & Horns"
Big K.R.I.T.: "Conscious Freestyle"
De La Soul: "Dilla Plugged In"
L'Orange: "Need You" (Feat. Blu)
Chromeo: "Jealous (I Ain't With It)"
The Alchemist & Budgie: "In Heaven's Home" (Feat. Prodigy & Roc Marciano)
Lupe Fiasco & Ab-Soul: "Thorns & Horns"
Phoenix: "SOS in Bel-Air" (Ariel Pink's Krystal Bamboo Remix)
Sharon Van Etten: "Taking Chances"
[Songs of the Day] 3/3/14 (Feat. Coldplay, Big K.R.I.T., Ab-Soul & More)
The weekend gave us a plethora of new tracks to sift through, and we got them all organized and ready to stream here as we get into another week of Songs of the Day. Starting things off is Smoke DZA who linked up with TDE's Ab-Soul for the dark track, "Hearses" and newcomer Sunni Colon continued an impressive run of singles in the lead up to his new project, this time dropping a demo of "Voyage/Light Years". Big K.R.I.T. offered his sentimental, thoughtful southern drawl on "New Agenda" with Rick Ross, who's Mastermind album leaked today, a day ahead of the scheduled March 4 date. Coldplay's "Midnight" got a remix from Marcus Schossow, Kevin Gates made a comeback of sorts with "Get Up On My Level", Lil Herb & Lil Bibby linked back up for a new song in "At Night" while fellow Chicagoan Chief Keef dropped a new one,"No Cashiers" as we wait on Bang 4, the unordered prelude to Bang 3. A$AP Ferg did his thing on Bobby Johnson's banger "OG Bobby Johnson", Mic Terror teased his show at the Hard Rock Chicago on March 7 with a new song "N.W.G." while Coldplay satisfied a large part of the population by releasing their latest single in "Magic". Check out all of these and more below.
Track of the Day: Coldplay: "Magic"
Smoke DZA: "Hearses" (Feat. Ab-Soul)
Sunni Colon: "Voyage/Light Years"
Big K.R.I.T.: "New Agenda" (Feat. Rick Ross)
Coldplay: "Midnight" (Marcus Schossow Remix)
Kevin Gates: "Get Up On My Level"
Lil Herb & Lil Bibby: "At Night"
Josh Sallee: "Notice"
Chief Keef: "No Cashiers"
A$AP Ferg: "Shit Y Not"
Mic Terror: "N.W.G."
Coldplay: "Magic"
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[Songs of the Day] 2/27/14 (Feat. Chance The Rapper, King Krule, LIZ & More)
It got colder in the Midwest today. And new music came out. As I sit shivering at my computer, I can only be glad that the Internet brought us some heat today. Ace B8gie gave fans a new version of the instant classic "Fuck A Plan B" enlisting the likes of Creative Control, Young Giftz & Saba for the remix while Chance The Rapper hopped on the soundtrack to the new movie "Divergent" by hopping on "Fight For You" with Pia Mia. Zella Day gave listeners a light new song in "Sweet Ophelia" and RAC released "Tear You Down" featuring Alex Ebert. Evian Christ dropped the first single off his upcoming album in the glitch-filled ride that is his latest track, "Waterfall" and LIZ celebrated the drop of her project in style, tapping Tyga for "Don't Say". We also got a remix of King Krule's "Neptune Escape" from Travi$ Scott and another solid new track from newcomer Joyner Lucas in "Jurisdiction".
Track of the Day: LIZ: "Don't Say" (Feat. Tyga)
Ace B8gie: "Fuck A Plan B" (Feat. Creative Control, Young Giftz & Saba)
Pia Mia: "Fight For You" (Feat. Chance The Rapper)
Zella Day: "Sweet Ophelia"
RAC: "Tear You Down" (Feat. Alex Ebert)
Evian Christ: "Waterfall"
LIZ: "Don't Say" (Feat. Tyga)
Joyner Lucas: "Jurisdiction"
King Krule: "Neptune Estate" (Travi$ Scott Remix)
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[Songs of the Day] 2/26/14 (Feat. Vic Mensa, DâM-FunK, Njomza)
Wednesday offered up a bountiful harvest of new releases from across the music spectrum and I have all of it here for you to sift through yourself. Starting things off is Vic Mensa who teamed up with rising local producer Smoko Ono for the club banger in "Feel That", which shows off Smoko's electro-infused hip-hop production. Tensnake & Jacques Lu Cont linked up with Jamie Lidell for the 80s-esque, synth heavy "Feel of Love" while DâM-FunK continued a productive start to 2014 with his newest single, "Love Is Above" and 19-year-old French producer, Madeon capitalized on his credits from Lady Gaga's ARTpop album by dropping his latest mix, "Cut The Kid". Rico Love followed up his major release "They Don't Know" by pondering what women want on "Bitches be Like", Hurt Everybody gives fans a new one in "Anibus" and another talented Chicago product, Njomza showed off her powerful vocals on "Sowing Season". Check them all out, streaming below.
Track of the Day: Vic Mensa: "Feel That" (Prod. Smoko Ono)
Vic Mensa: "Feel That" (Prod. Smoko Ono)
Tensnake & Jacques Lu Cont: "Feel of Love"(Feat. Jamie Lidell)
DâM-FunK: "Love Is Above"
Madeon: "Cut The Kid"
Rico Love: "Bitches Be Like"
Hurt Everybody: "Anibus" (Prod. by Supa BWE)
Njomza: "Sowing Season"
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[Songs of the Day] 2/25/14 (Feat. Coldplay, Schoolboy Q & Lil Durk)
Tuesday was a bit lighter than Monday, but we have a solid collection of new tracks that hit the the world today. Coldplay offered up their latest track since Mylo Xyloto in their latest track, "Midnight" which premiered alongside a visual and 'The Voice' host Shakira released a powerful new song with her latest in "Empire". Sango featured Craig David and Omarion again on a reprise of his song in "Icebox 2.0", We Were Evergreens song "Daughters" got a remix from Aeroplane, 100 gave listeners "10 Freaky Hoes", rapper Le1f offered up the "Boom". Schoolboy Q continued promotion of his latest album Oxymoron with a cypher from The Purge/RapFix and Lil Durk gave fans a new one in "Live That Life". Check out all of the songs, streaming below.
Track of the Day: Sango: "Icebox 2.0"
We Were Evergreen: "Daughters" (Aeroplane Remix)
Sango: "Icebox 2.0" (Feat. Omarion & Craig David)
Schoolboy Q: "The Purge / Rapfix Cypher" (20syl Remix)
100: "Ten Freaky Hoes"
Lil Durk: "Live That Life"
Le1f: "Boom"
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Shakira: "Empire"
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Coldplay: "Midnight"
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[Songs on the Day] 2/18/14 (Feat. Chief Keef, A-Villa, My Chemical Romance & More)
Tuesday was a good day. Chicago finally got above freezing for the first time in two months and a horde of music hit the Internet for our listening pleasure. Starting things off is Ty Money who linked with none other than Chief Keef for the hard work anthem, "No Hobby" while Jose Guapo and Young Scooter discuss all things green in "Cash Talk". BOY/FRIEND had a rousing entrance onto my personal radar with her track, "Eve" featuring Va$htie and Train Company offered up a new tune in "Step To Me". Producer got in on it as well, as Los Angeles duo BC Kingdom stabilize the dance aesthetics with their latest track in "DWN4U/JEEPS" and Chicago button-pusher A-Villa teamed up with Closed Session and the ever-talented Lili K for a rousing performance on "Smooth It Down" and Calez gave fans the first cut off his upcoming Ceito project with "Positive Energy". ShadowOnStars released a cover of Aaliyah's "Are You That Somebody" and both My Chemical Romance showed they still have it, dropping "Fake Your Death" to essentially announce the end of the band. Crystal Method also got a remix of their track "Over It" featuring Dia Frampton via the Bixel Boys. Check it all out below!
Track of the Day: Calez: "Positive Energy"
Ty Money: “No Hobby” (Feat. Chief Keef)
Jose Guapo & Young Scooter: “Cash Talk”
BOY/FRIEND: “Eve” (Feat. Va$htie)
Train Company: “Step To Me”
BC Kingdom: “DWN4U/JEEPS”
A-Villa: “Smooth It Down” (Feat. Lili K)
Calez: “Positive Energy”
ShadowOnStars: “Are You That Somebody” (Aaliyah cover)
Crystal Method: “Over It” (Feat. Dia Frampton) (Bixel Boys Remix)
My Chemical Romance: “Fake Your Death”
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