[MP3] Listen to Tracks from the Badbadnotgood x Ghostface Killah – Sour Soul Album

#Ghostface doing “Run” with #Badbadnotgood at last night's @converse @rubbertracks private free show. #converse #rubbertracks #ghostfacekillah #GFK #wutang #wutangclan #tonystarks #prettytony #wallychamp

A video posted by Ian Steaman (@iansteaman) on Feb 20, 2015 at 3:27pm PST

The new Sour Soul album by Toronto’s Badbadnotgood and Ghostface (who needs no introudction, I hope!) just dropped yesterday and it’s great. Despite all the hype when they first came out, I was never much of a fan of BBNG but they’ve made a believer out of me of late between the Future Islands ‘Seasons’ remix, the Rubber Tracks show with GFK last week in Toronto (click those links or see the IG video above) and now this album.

BBNG’s all live, cinematic-feeling soul-jazz noir topped with Ghost’s amazing lyricism??! This could have been dialed in or turned out potentially really corny but Sour Soul easily surpasses my expectations. This will certainly be one of my albums of the year for 2015. Here are four tracks from Sour Soul for your previewing pleasure:

BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah – Ray Gun (feat. DOOM):

BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah – Street Knowledge (Feat. Tree):


BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah – Six Degrees (feat. Danny Brown):


BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah – Sour Soul:

Dig those (and you should if you have any sense or real taste!)? Then check out the entire Sour Soul album HERE.

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[MP3] Two Tracks from Drake’s ‘If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late’ – You & The 6 / Jungle

What can I or do I need to say about this? Drizzy damn near broke the internet when he surprise dropped this album last week. Toronto, stand up!

Beyonce, J. Cole, D’Angelo, Drake… I’m loving these no hype album drops. It’s proof the old music industry model for releasing and promising albums is dead? Or is it?

Related:

– Meet Gabriel Garzón-Montano, the artist behind Drake‘s ‘Jungle’ sample. [Red Bull Sound Select]

– From Now magazine: What’s up with Drizzy’s new Scarborough accent? The article is meh/semi-interesting but the comments are pure gold!

– DJ Mastermind says, “Stay in school, kids!”

[MP3] Listen to Two Recent Tracks by Big Sean – Used To (Verse) / Win Some, Lose Some Feat. Jhene Aiko

Full disclosure: I used to clown this kid when he first came out. I was not much of a fan but he made a believer out of me. First track, “Used To” featuring the kid, Drizzy Drake.

[MP3] Keys N Krates X P Reign – Yes We Faded

New heat from them Keys N Krates boys from the Six with sometime OVO/Drake-affiliate, P Reign. A remix of “Are We Faded”?

[MP3] Listen to Two Recent Tracks by Theology 3 – Any 1 / Thoughts of A Child

This Toronto-based artist/activist drops a couple new joints for the people….