really like "searching"
― The Reverend, Friday, 6 January 2012 02:03 (twelve years ago) link
not a fan of the new drum loop or synth part of SFMU
― bob loblaw people (dayo), Friday, 6 January 2012 19:27 (twelve years ago) link
toooo excited about brandy's album right now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4nCj1vVNp0&fmt=18
― uberweiss, Saturday, 7 January 2012 19:41 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nu6-C60dcQ&fmt=18
― uberweiss, Saturday, 7 January 2012 19:54 (twelve years ago) link
These are pretty cool but I hope she isn't rapping on her new album >_<
― thuglifeさよなら (The Brainwasher), Saturday, 7 January 2012 20:00 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.drudgesiren.com/siren.gif*BREAKING NEWS*http://www.drudgesiren.com/siren.gif
JAZMINE SULLIVAN IS WORKING ON HER THIRD ALBUM
― I had to google gucci mane (The Brainwasher), Thursday, 12 January 2012 00:00 (twelve years ago) link
New Tiffany Evans is excellent!:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRBHgb7aTJI
― I had to google gucci mane (The Brainwasher), Thursday, 12 January 2012 00:13 (twelve years ago) link
how has it taken me until now to hear melanie fiona's "4am"? this is fucking epic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgmHOcPDSso
― irina-camelia begu (lex pretend), Monday, 16 January 2012 16:10 (twelve years ago) link
I posted that on the sandbox r&b thread - it's doing well on the radio here
― dayo, Monday, 16 January 2012 16:12 (twelve years ago) link
That new Tiffany Evans song is seriously great, maybe even better than Won't Find Me from last year. Is there a new album due soon?
― Kitchen Person, Monday, 16 January 2012 16:29 (twelve years ago) link
Like the Fiona track quite a bit. Would it be too controversial to note that I get a real Weeknd/"Marvin's Room" vibe off of this one?
― Who wants to see the great Pavarotti sit on a pie? (jer.fairall), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 03:45 (twelve years ago) link
nah it's definitely there, it's kinda like "marvin's room" x "try sleeping with a broken heart". i mean, jojo already showed us that the problem with the drake aesthetic isn't necessarily the nothingy atmospheres or mood or whatever, those only become inadequate when the artist/song is also inadequate - the problem is all HIM
putting someone like melanie fiona on top and letting her sing the HELL out of a strong song is obv a good move
― irina-camelia begu (lex pretend), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 11:26 (twelve years ago) link
i listened to it walking home drunk at 4am last night btw! it was a moment
― irina-camelia begu (lex pretend), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 11:27 (twelve years ago) link
yeah when "4 AM" first came out i thought it was probably from the Noah Shebib Submarine Sound Factory and kinda resisted it because of that and because it's SO different from what i liked hearing Fiona do on "Gone And Never Coming Back" and "Fool For You," but it grew on me anyway.
― some dude, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 14:13 (twelve years ago) link
The new Melanie Fiona single is even more stunning:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdwF4R9i0q4
― Evan R, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 19:13 (twelve years ago) link
Elle Varner released a mixtape, btw. I've just skimmed through out but it sounds cool so far:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYXWFr68bMs
― DO NOT CALL (The Brainwasher), Thursday, 26 January 2012 05:00 (twelve years ago) link
Really feeling this, I was hoping the Dawn single would be more like this:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1i_2vvbprM
― DO NOT CALL (The Brainwasher), Thursday, 26 January 2012 05:11 (twelve years ago) link
And the new Teairra Mari single is a banger, though rooting for her to actually have a hit single again and release an album is a lost cause of Cassie-esque proportions at this point:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeJtdHHOjw4
― DO NOT CALL (The Brainwasher), Thursday, 26 January 2012 05:23 (twelve years ago) link
really like that elle varner track
― dayo, Thursday, 26 January 2012 13:03 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21wO14g9714R.I.P. RichGirl :(
― DO NOT CALL (The Brainwasher), Friday, 27 January 2012 16:45 (twelve years ago) link
Yikes; the pacing on that song is excruciating. It just runs in place for three minutes that feel like eight.
― Evan R, Friday, 27 January 2012 16:53 (twelve years ago) link
Two great ones right here. This Yuna track is the best Pharrell production I've heard it way too long:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fITyU9KM3CU
And this Jahah is an awesome surprise:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVWp0ineOf0
It's like Glenn Lewis, if Glenn Lewis loved huge breakbeats.
― Evan R, Friday, 27 January 2012 22:02 (twelve years ago) link
whoa, this jahah is sweet.
― pandemic, Friday, 27 January 2012 23:04 (twelve years ago) link
so what do we call that beat in the elle varner song - breakbeat? sounds like idm to me
― dayo, Saturday, 28 January 2012 02:12 (twelve years ago) link
i fuck w/ this new slim song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNvdUH7buBM
― J0rdan S., Monday, 30 January 2012 05:28 (twelve years ago) link
this mixtape has a bunch of really good stuff on it, but the mastering is fucking awful
http://www.datpiff.com/Slim-of-112-Cruisin-Da-City-Vol-1-mixtape.308742.html
― J0rdan S., Monday, 30 January 2012 05:33 (twelve years ago) link
Always a welcome voice.
― Poon Aggroved (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, 30 January 2012 06:48 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4I1-aVZj1s
^ from kalenna's new mixtape
― just sayin, Wednesday, 1 February 2012 16:31 (twelve years ago) link
digging the elle varner mix tape, it's like a purer + better version of the janelle monae album
― dayo, Saturday, 4 February 2012 00:00 (twelve years ago) link
― J0rdan S., Monday, January 30, 2012 12:33 AM (4 days ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
pedantry alert but when a mixtape sounds like shit it's usually that it wasn't mastered all rather than mastered poorly
― pfunkbo bryson (some dude), Saturday, 4 February 2012 01:33 (twelve years ago) link
bachelored
― tebow gotti (k3vin k.), Saturday, 4 February 2012 01:34 (twelve years ago) link
idgi, was the first ginuwine album mastered badly or something?
― pfunkbo bryson (some dude), Saturday, 4 February 2012 01:44 (twelve years ago) link
^phd in dad jokes
― tebow gotti (k3vin k.), Saturday, 4 February 2012 01:45 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vxjn7R_TU0o&feature=g-logo&context=G2fe938fFOAAAAAAABAA
total sadlol at "Art Dealer Chic Vol. 1" (is that what he's saying in the backgroun?) but OH FUCKING SHIT THIS IS GOOD
― lag∞n affiliated (The Reverend), Saturday, 4 February 2012 21:33 (twelve years ago) link
*on repeat*
― lag∞n affiliated (The Reverend), Saturday, 4 February 2012 21:37 (twelve years ago) link
yeah this is great
― dayo, Saturday, 4 February 2012 21:37 (twelve years ago) link
oh shhh
think miguel is reaching own thread status tbh
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 4 February 2012 21:39 (twelve years ago) link
ah man this is great
Excellent. Short and sweet. Concept for video is kind lame, cool hair though.
Let my loove adooorn you
― dr dre throwing dubstep balloons (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Saturday, 4 February 2012 21:45 (twelve years ago) link
sounds kinda 80s, no?
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 4 February 2012 21:46 (twelve years ago) link
Some of the intermittent synths have some 80s to them.
― dr dre throwing dubstep balloons (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Saturday, 4 February 2012 21:50 (twelve years ago) link
"art dealer chic vol 1" is totally *smh... head flies off of neck and out of window* tho
― J0rdan S., Saturday, 4 February 2012 21:53 (twelve years ago) link
whoa this is good
― tebow gotti (k3vin k.), Saturday, 4 February 2012 23:10 (twelve years ago) link
what a pleasantly surprising turn, didn't think he had this in him for some reason
― tebow gotti (k3vin k.), Sunday, 5 February 2012 00:00 (twelve years ago) link
I've listened to this 20+ times already.
― lag∞n affiliated (The Reverend), Sunday, 5 February 2012 00:15 (twelve years ago) link
yeah this is amazing
― DO NOT CALL (The Brainwasher), Sunday, 5 February 2012 00:17 (twelve years ago) link
― tebow gotti (k3vin k.), Saturday, February 4, 2012 7:00 PM (54 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
um aren't we talking about the guy who no matter how you slice it has made between 1 and 4 of the best R&B singles of the last 18 months?
― some dude, Sunday, 5 February 2012 01:00 (twelve years ago) link
someone plz immediately bump w/ an HQ mp3
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 5 February 2012 01:07 (twelve years ago) link
def prefer this to 'sure thing'
― #YOLO #NAMASTE (D-40), Sunday, 5 February 2012 02:24 (twelve years ago) link
wearing this song out
― J0rdan S., Sunday, 5 February 2012 18:05 (twelve years ago) link
grades schmades man what's the difference between a B+ and an A-, he seems to 'get' miguel
― fiscal cliff paul (k3vin k.), Friday, 28 December 2012 18:05 (eleven years ago) link
he's so spot-on about "teach me" too
― fiscal cliff paul (k3vin k.), Friday, 28 December 2012 18:10 (eleven years ago) link
yeah def a standout
― fanute me or shoot me (some dude), Friday, 28 December 2012 18:13 (eleven years ago) link
Never heard that John Hart song before. Is that getting radio play? Haven't heard it at all on my rap station
― Evan R, Friday, 28 December 2012 21:23 (eleven years ago) link
yeah it's just started to blow up the last few weeks
― fanute me or shoot me (some dude), Friday, 28 December 2012 21:30 (eleven years ago) link
As much as I cheer for regional differences in radio play, there are times when I feel cheated by them. My rap station is playing "Wicked Games" about three times an hour now, and it feels like a violation every time
― Evan R, Friday, 28 December 2012 21:33 (eleven years ago) link
and here i thought making people feel violated was the weeknd's whole raison d'etre
― Rolling "2 chainz" draadje (The Reverend), Friday, 28 December 2012 21:37 (eleven years ago) link
yeah that's on constantly here too (and everything i think) and i swear i will never get used to dude's awful voice or those cheeseball '90s trip hop drums
― fanute me or shoot me (some dude), Friday, 28 December 2012 21:41 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaPm6YESMYg
i like this song
― fiscal cliff paul (k3vin k.), Monday, 31 December 2012 02:57 (eleven years ago) link
My favorites of the year -- singles, album cuts, whatever.
http://survivalthemes.tumblr.com/post/39280625219/201240http://open.spotify.com/user/avilyn/playlist/0FbJ4QSOki8sHBEGwsLuiB
1. Miguel - “Adorn” [RCA]2. Frank Ocean - “Pyramids” [Def Jam]3. Jessie Ware - “Running” [Island]4. Storm Queen - “Let’s Make Mistakes” [Environ]5. Elle Varner - “I Don’t Care” [RCA]6. Brandy - “Slower” [RCA]7. Lulu James - “Rope Mirage” [Lulu James]8. Usher - “Climax” [RCA]9. Robert Glasper Experiment - “Move Love” [Blue Note]10. House Shoes - “Castles” [Tres]
11. Funkineven/Fatima - “West 2 East” [Eglo]12. THEESatisfaction - “Queens” [Sub Pop]13. Full Crate & Jesse Boykins III - “See with Me” [Kilawatt]14. Meshell Ndegeocello - “See Line Woman” [Naïve]15. José James - It’s All Over Your Body” [Blue Note]16. Kalenna - “Black Matte Truck” [Kalenna]17. Roses Gabor - “Night Sky” [Girls]18. AlunaGeorge - “Your Drums, Your Love” [Island]19. Daley - “Alone Together” [Universal Republic]20. Andrew Ashong - “Flowers” [Sound Signature]
21. Columbia Nights - “In the Glow” [Record Breakin’]22. Mary J. Blige - “Don’t Mind” [Geffen]23. Georgia Anne Muldrow - “Kneecap Jelly” [SomeOthaShip]24. Dawn Richard - “Automatic” [Chartbreaker]25. DVA - “Eye Know” [Hyperdub]26. The Internet - “Fastlane” [Odd Future]27. Melanie Fiona - “Bones” [SRC]28. Khari Mateen - “Family and Friends” [The Lunchroom]29. Dwele - “Going Leaving” [eOne]30. Leon Ware - “Orchids for the Sun” [Quieres Chicle]
31. Hiatus Kaiyote - “Malika” [Hiatus Kaiyote]32. R. Kelly - “Green Light” [RCA]33. Cody Chesnutt - “Don’t Follow Me” [Vibration Vineyard]34. SWV - “Better Than I” [eOne]35. Keyshia Cole - “Hey Sexy” [Geffen]36. Inc. - “5 Days” [4AD]37. Tank - “Compliments” [Atlantic]38. Teena Marie - “Luv Letter” [Universal]39. BJ the Chicago Kid - “Good Luv’n” [MAFE]40. Khari Cabral - “Get Back” [Dome]
― Andy K, Monday, 31 December 2012 05:09 (eleven years ago) link
22. Mary J. Blige - “Don’t Mind” (Geffen)
This album didn't get much love, but it had some great singles on it
― Evan R, Monday, 31 December 2012 05:48 (eleven years ago) link
15. José James - It’s All Over Your Body” [Blue Note]
YEAH, love this, probably top 5 for me. I've watched this live version like 30 times this year:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGtHvy_3W4Q
XXP I like that Avant joint.
― Ya Bish Bosch (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Monday, 31 December 2012 06:56 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0nRtZbz0QI
― sisilafami, Wednesday, 2 January 2013 13:48 (eleven years ago) link
lol @ xgau devoting precious words of his capsule to 'candle in the sun'
― 乒乓, Wednesday, 2 January 2013 14:00 (eleven years ago) link
i feel like we need brainwasher to start the 2013 thread just so we can have that optimistic list of artists at the top
― lex pretend, Thursday, 3 January 2013 09:26 (eleven years ago) link
in the meantime the entire jojo mixtape is still giving; this is a slow burner, but her songwriting and vocal nuances are so on point in it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eet9zVqkGdM
― lex pretend, Thursday, 3 January 2013 09:27 (eleven years ago) link
OK, one last drop from me before Brainwasher reminds us that the K. Michelle album is coming out for real in 2013.
I've been lukewarm on AlunaGeorge, but their new track "Diver" is fantastic. No YouTube embed yet, but Stereogum has it here: http://stereogum.com/1228872/alunageorge-diver/mp3s/
This Austin Brown mixtape is like a weird mix of young Marvin and New Edition, filtered through the Elephant 6 collective. Shit is all over the place, but he has sort of a Bruno Mars star quality, so I feel like he could be a thing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8bIhVmGvbc
And because we all like her:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFfyFmj0Y5Y
― Evan R, Thursday, 3 January 2013 16:28 (eleven years ago) link
I used to know how to embed YouTube videos. I don't know what changed.
― Evan R, Thursday, 3 January 2013 16:29 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEZ17WyV9Qs
― rap steve gadd (D-40), Saturday, 5 January 2013 03:01 (eleven years ago) link
Love that. Hate the video.
― Ya Bish Bosch (Spottie_Ottie_Dope), Saturday, 5 January 2013 04:45 (eleven years ago) link
I'm not sure if we have much of a choice as to whether Michael Jacksons nephew becomes 'a thing'.
― tsrobodo, Saturday, 5 January 2013 15:04 (eleven years ago) link
oh look, the new KING song dropped and I made a thread for them
― cunnilingus ah um (The Reverend), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 23:52 (eleven years ago) link
oops wrong thread lol
― cunnilingus ah um (The Reverend), Tuesday, 19 March 2013 23:53 (eleven years ago) link