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Mac Miller- Thugz Mansion (2Pac Cover)

Mac Miller stopped in the BBC 1xtra Live Lounge during his stay in the UK and recorded a cool cover to 2Pac’s “Thugz Mansion”. Mac changed the track up by playing the acoustic guitar to remake this famous hit.  Catch Mac on tour this summer with Chiddy Band, Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Chevy Woods and Wiz…

Robert Glasper Experiment Featuring Lupe Fiasco & More

On February 28th, Robert Glasper dropped his fourth album entitled Black Radio.  On this experimental album, Glasper fuses jazz with hip hop, R&B and even a touch of Rock.  Features include Lupe Fiasco, Erykah Badu, Ledisi and Mos Def Yasiin Bey.  The jazz pianist did an applaudable job on Black Radio and delivered an interesting…

Album Stream: Fun. – “Some Nights”

Now that it has been around a week since the release of fun’s sophomore album, Some Nights, we have heard mixed reviews on the album.  By now everyone knows Fun’s viral single “We Are Young” featuring one of my favorite pop singers, Janelle Monae.  Some Nights may have a lot of autotune, but all I have…

Bon Iver- “Towers” Music Video

Grammy-winning indie band Bon Iver just released a music video for “Towers”, one of my favorites off their sophomore album. As CoS pointed out, the main character seems to be taken from the cover of Led Zeppelin IV, which I thought was really cool. I love seeing new indie bands paying homage to the classics.

Indie Bands You Should Know: GROUPLOVE

I hear a lot of different Indie bands with catchy songs on the radio, and every time I hear one I like to give their whole album a listen. It is very rare that one of those bands has a listenable album all the way through; GroupLove is an extreme exception. Not only is their…

Cris Cab- “Echo Boom” (Mixtape) *Must Download*

The BBC hosted and highly anticipated new Cris Cab mixtape Echo Boom is officially out.  Echo Boom consists of 12 original tracks with features and production by Pharrell, Wyclef, Melanie Fiona, 88-Keys, Supa Dups, and more.  The 18 year old Miami native is really taking off, swiftly gaining momentum this year after his cover of Black and Yellow. In…