After having heard the first leak of Erykah Badu‘s “Jump In The Air” with Lil Wayne, I wasn’t impressed at all. After having heard the second joint called “Window Seat” I was relieved as hell. Now here’s the Badu we’ve been feenin’ for. This one was produced by Badu and James Poyser and has Questlove on drums (who else?). Really looking forward to “New Amerykah Part 2″, which supposedly drops March 30th.

Erykah Badu – Window Seat

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written by nilez \\ tags: erykah badu, james poyser, jump in the air, lil wayne, new amerykah part 2, questlove, window seat

Woke up and found this goodie from my man Mark de Clive-Lowe in my mailbox. You may know Rahel from her work with Eric Lau or Dudley Perkins & Georgia Anne Muldrow and Mark de Clive-Lowe surely needs no introduction anymore. The two have been working together on some tunes and decided to put “Hope” up for FREE DOWNLOAD at Mashi’s Bandcamp page. Enjoy!

MdCL presents Rahel – Hope

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written by Deluge \\ tags: bandcamp, dudley perkins, eric lau, free download, georgia anne muldrow, hope, mark de clive, mark de clive-lowe, mdcl, rahel

You might already knew that big man Ty from London is dropping “Special Kind of Fool” on us somewhere April. It’s the tale of an artist who after ten years, three critically acclaimed albums, collaborations with the likes of Tony Allen, De La Soul, Damon Albarn and Estelle, a Mercury nomination amongst other accolades, and a worldwide army of fans, has always followed his heart. “Emotions” is the first single off the new album and there’s also going to be numerous wicked remixes of the track from 2000 Black, Daz-I-Que and Waajeed coming next month! Big ups BBE, Raj and Ty of course.

Ty – Emotions Ft. Shaun Escofrey & Sarina Leah (Album Version)

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written by nilez \\ tags: 2000 black, akward, akwasi, american boy, bbe, closer, damon albarn, daz-i-kue, daz-i-que, de la soul, dego, detroit, download, emotions, estelle, london, remix, sarina leah, shaun escofrey, special kind of fool, tony allen, ty, upwards, waajeed