We last heard from Tanya Morgan on 2010′s “The Sandwich Shop”, which featured them over the infamous The Roots’ “Sandwiches”. In the meantime Ilyas has officially left the group in order to pursue other things, so Von Pea & Donwill decided it was time for a re-introduction. The new EP “You & What Army” features 9 tracks with the bulk of the production handled by Von Pea alongside fellow Lessondary member Aeon, Astronote and Exile. Guest appearances come from Lessondary members Che Grand and Jermiside as well as a special appearance by Exile on the aforementioned Exile-produced track “Together”. You can grab the EP for FREE or choose to support the guys by getting it in combination with a limited edition t-shirt at Tanya Morgan‘s Bandcamp. Either way, don’t pass on reading Von Pea’s in depth liner notes for the project.
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Brooklyn native Fresh Daily has just released his “The Quiet Life” album. And yes…it sounds fresh! Being somewhat of a hiphop critic, I’m not one to label an album as dope very easily. Yet Fresh seems to deliver like the milkman does early in the morning. Productions by Mndsgn, Hi-Res, Theory Hazit, The Stuyvesants and many more. Oh and it’s available for FREE over at his Bandcamp page.
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Brooklyn’s T.R.A.C. released a single on BBE just recently, but we wanted to give a sneak peak of his upcoming “The Network” album produced by Marc Mac instead. This will be out in exactly 1 month, but can be pre-ordered HERE already.
T.R.A.C. – Radio Heroes Ft. Baron aka Drue Davis [112kbps]
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Brooklyn’s DJ Center is about to release his “In A Song” 12-inch featuring Middlechild. It includes a remix from DJ Spinna as well which sounds pretty fresh. Pre-order this limited 12″ over at Fat Beats…the last stop for hiphop.
DJ Center – In A Song (Dj Spinna Back From The Future Remix) [112kbps]
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Mike Slott just tweeted about a remix he did for Miami-based producer Jacque Polynice. The track is called “Obama O’s” and boy is this a banger! Gotta give credit to LuckyMe and XLR8R for supplying this dopeness.
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You might have seen this Sam Champ Remix of D’Angelo’s “Left & Right” on 22tracks already, but Mr. Champ emailed us today personally persuaded me to post this. Sam is a DJ/producer from Brooklyn who has done some productions for Kissey Asplund and Selan Lerner. Normally I’m not that big on remixes, but this one has got my stamp of approval. In grim times like these, we need more soulfullness and this is what the doctor ordered. Enjoy this free download, visit his Bandcamp and be on the look out for his Remix EP.
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Brooklyn-based Machinedrum is hard to describe and ranges from four to the floor electronic music with heavy synths to funky soulfull beats that Jesse Boykins can sing to. On his new “Many Faces” EP, which is being released through LuckyMe, he shows a side that I personally haven’t seen/heard before. I only heard a few songs from Jesse’s upcoming album, but never knew this producer was so versatile. Perhaps it’s best described as innovative club music, but you have to be open to new sounds and harmonies.
There’s a limited vinyl edition (100 copies) including a Tee + cassette tape + 12-inch EP (more info soon). All you digital heads, please visit to get your freak on.
Machinedrum – Carry The Weight
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Oh my god, yes oh my god! This is what I personally have been waiting for for years. The legendary A Tribe Called Quest coming together to perform once more. So what Tip got a little older and Phife got a little chubbier…who gives a shit?! This video gives me goosebumps all over shit got me hyped us as hell while it’s only 8am right here. This footage was shot at The Knitting Factory in BK and was brought to you by Its The Official. I truly urge these guys to do a European tour, because I know that would make so many people happy.
Very nice Vimby video on one of the most promising new soul artists around…Jesse Boykins III. Nice, personal tour around Jesse’s house and some nice inside info on his last album “The Beauty Created”.
Youngblood Brass Band puts non-electonic music back on the map. They are focused on creating consistenly progressive, acoustic, groundbreaking music, employing whatever sonic means necesarry to do so. This nine-member ensemble hails from all over these sprawled United States (WI,NY,CA,IL) and sounds absolutely focused on unleashing new music to the rest of the world. & don’t sleep on the hypnotic brass ensemble to….
Youngblood Brass Band – Brooklyn
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