[MP3] Rift & Savilion – Carry the Fire

The homie, Thomas from Hand’Solo Records sent me this track, “Carry the Fire,” the first single and title track from the upcoming collaboration album between rapper, Rift and rapper-producer, Savilion. What y’all think? If you dig it, you download via Bandcamp HERE.

[MP3 + Music Video] Spek Won – Salaam Seclorum

This actually dropped a while ago but I never got around to posting it but saw the homie performing at Slakah the Beatchild‘s Soul Movement 2 album release event last night so decided to rectify that stat. Video is the third and final part of Spek’s Sofa King Tokyo series and the track is from his forthcoming Sofa King Amazing album. Here’s the erst of the relevant credits since he posted them on his YouTube:

Video Credits
Directed by: Mark Valino
Video Produced by: Giles Monette

Song Credits:
Written & Performed by: Spek Won
Producer: Nick Wisdom
Additional Vocals: Leisha Cameron and Adria Kain
Mixed by: Guzo Lou

[MP3 + Music Video] New Music from Third Mind – Vision Quest

Jersey-based ‘cloud’ rappers, Third Mind, who I featured on the site back in November, have dropped some new music and their debut video. Not quite the heatrock of “Intimate Friends”, the Eddie Kendricks-powered first track I heard from them but of this new stuff, I dig the video track, “Vision Quest” and “Days They Go” a little more than the more recent “France” featuring Spooky Black. I think they got something though but what y’all think, could these kids be contenders or what? Hit the jump for one more, “Real Thing” featuring Curtis Williams.

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[VIDEO PREMIERE] The Names Are Known – Another 1ne Of Those Nights / CLOSE2U / GET UP

We teased the trailer for this last week, now here goes the first look at the full three songs-in-one video for The Names Are Known’s “Another 1ne Of Those Nights”, “CLOSE2U” and “GET UP” from their excellent J. Dilla/Detroit hip-hop-inspired mixtape album, J(N)AMES (note: we sneak premiered this on the Tumblr last night. You should follow us over there, lots of good stuff that we don’t put up on the blog). Production credits for the videos as follow:

Another 1ne Of Those Nights
Produced by Junia-T
Featuring Phoenix Pagliacci
Shot By Malinda Francis / Docuvixen
Directed by Pangea Delphi & dj NaNa
Edited by dj NaNa

CLOSE2U
Produced by Royce Birth
Single Artwork by Pangea Delphi
Conceptualized & Edited by dj NaNa

GET UP
Produced by Blaz
Shot by eMDee & Malinda Francis
Edited by dj NaNa

CLICK HERE to download the J(N)AMES mixtape.

[MP3] Drake – Draft Day

Maybe Drake dissed Jay-Z on this Lauryn Hill-powered ode-to-‘Johnny Football’ track, but how people figure he dissed Chance The Rapper??!