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Video: Royal Headache, “Girls”
Royal Headache’s video for the song “Girls” feels like it teleported straight from some off-kilter version of the ’70s where people rode normal-sized skateboards around instead of glacial longboards. The video features pretty, young people … read more »
The Very Best, “Yoshua Alikuti” (Nadastrom Remix) MP3
Check out Nadastrom’s propulsive remix of “Yoshua Alikuti,” a track from The Very Best’s upcoming album MTMTMK. The remix takes the original a step back, looping and manipulating Esau Mwamwaya’s vocals to render them a … read more »
Video: Danny Brown, “Jay Dee’s Revenge” (Prod. J Dilla)
Recent FADER #78 cover star Danny Brown goes in over some unearthed J Dilla production, and the results are just as great as you’d expect. “Jay Dee’s Revenge,” the first single from the upcoming, posthumous … read more »
Hot 97 Announces 2012 Summer Jam Lineup
NYC hip-hop institution Hot 97 has announced the lineup for its 2012 Summer Jam. Performers include Nicki Minaj, Rick Ross, Waka Flocka, 2 Chainz, Meek Mill, French Montana, Young Jeezy and DJ Khaled. Recent FADER … read more »
Video: Ab-Soul f. Alori Joh and JaVonte, “Empathy”
The dark, sensual vibes in the newest music video from Ab-Soul skew fairly strongly towards the “Hippy” part of the “Black Hippy” moniker, Soul totally nailing the off-kilter warble so endemic of the rapper-turned-loverman. He … read more »
Kool A.D. f. MondreM.A.N., Trackademicks and Dope G, “Town Business” MP3
What’s simultaneously so cool and maddeningly frustrating about Das Racist’s Kool A.D. is how simply effortless everything he does seems. Consider his verse on Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire’s “The Last Huzzah,” when he compares himself to … read more »
Video: Meek Mill, “Faded Too Long”
Meek Mill, the first mate of the H.M.S. Maybach Music Group , just released his video for “Faded Too Long,” his take on Drake’s “The Ride.” However you slice it, the song’s beat (produced by … read more »
Tha Dogg Pound f. 2 Chainz, “Where She Like” MP3
2 Chainz lets some of his magic rub off on Tha Dogg Pound for Where She Like,” from their upcoming D.P.G.OLOGY mixtape, due out on 4/20. Marvel at how listening to 2 Chainz rap never … read more »
Stream Gang Gang Dance and Hudson Mohawke’s Remixes of Battles
It’s been a weird odyssey for Battles, whose music started out very much in the “math rock” camp, with last year’s stellar Gary Newman-featuring, mostly vocals-having Gloss Drop landing somewhere just this side of danceable. … read more »
Download Smoke DZA’s Cuz I Felt Like It EP
One of the things that is great about Smoke DZA is that he seems genuinely inspired by other rappers. This enthusiastic statement from DZA accompanied the release of his new, impromptu EP. I was on … read more »
