Summertime/Chill Music

Wiz Khalifa ft. Fashawn- “Mt. Money”

Wiz let go a new track featuring Fashawn on his twitter tonight.  Wiz has been impressing me with his recent releases, he’s sticking to his roots and dropping music that sounds closest to a tad of Kush & OJ and the good parts from his debut, Rolling Papers.  “Mo Money” won’t be featured on Wiz’s upcoming…

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…

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…

K’naan feat. Nas- ‘Nothing To Lose’

The rapper behind the 2010 World Cup anthem is back and he brought a friend.  Nas adds a great verse to K’naan’s most recent single.  ‘Nothing To Lose’ features a catchy hook and upbeat production.  This track will reside off of K’naan’s upcoming EP, More Beautiful Than Silence, that is planned to drop on January 24th.…

Romance Without Finance – Theo Katzman

Hey guys, I’m hitting you all today with some serious talent – Theo Katzman is a fellow Manhasset native and he actually graduated from the same high school we’re all attending now. Also, Theo won my heart right off the bat when I found out he’s an alumni of UMich (Go Blue!). Please give this…

Shwayze- ‘I Won’t Go’ (Adele Sample)

Shwayze recently dropped a collaboration project entitled W.E.E.D. that includes singer Mark Rosas.  The dubstep influenced EP includes some great raps and beats, download the full project on ThisSongIsSick.  One of the standout tracks for me was ‘I Won’t Go’ that featured an Adele sample.  You can’t go wrong with Adele singing the chorus with a…

One Thing (produced by Pharrell for The Neptunes)

New record entitled “One Thing” and produced by Pharrell. The song will be featured on Cris’ new mixtape, Echo Boom, presented by Billionaire Boys Club, available January 31st. If you enjoy this, be sure to check out my favorite Cris Cab song, ‘Better Off Running‘. Download:  One Thing (produced by Pharrell for The Neptunes) – Cris…

All About You – Chad Hatcher (Ft. Classified)

Hey guys, I just want to share with you a little gem I found the other day. It’s been around for the while but that doesn’t diminish the value of the song. I won’t say much except that l really like the direction Chad Hatcher is taking with his music. It’s got a very laid…

Raffi’s Top 11 Tracks of 2011

2011 was a great year for music.  My list of the top 11 songs of the year includes tracks by Mac Miller, RHCP, J. Cole, Coldplay, B.o.B., Frank Ocean,  Common, Childish Gambino, Alesso, M83, and Avicii.  Click ‘Read More’ to check out my favorite tracks of 2011.