[MP3] JaVonte – Supernova

Part of the next wave in the R&B renaissance post-Weeknd, Frank Ocean, Miguel etc.? Watch this one. Kid is out the same camp that brough you Kendrick Lamar, Ab-Soul and Jay Rock so odds are good this could really go….

[via DK Facebook Pgae]

[MP3] Two Tracks from Austin Brown’s Highway 85 Mixtape Vol. 1: Highway to the Sky / Menage A Trois

The crew at Digiwaxx sent me this a while back. Is this kid the next Bruno Mars (or Ne-Yo)? He may already have something poppin’ on radio and I’m late here but if not, I think this kid could be huge. I actually hear shades of Michael Jackson too on some of the tracks but I know better than to be fool enough to even try and anoint anyone the next version of him because that’s a once in multiple generation talent we lost in 2009, basically irreplaceable. Like what you hear between these two tracks though? Then check out the full Austin Brown – Highway 85 Mixtape Vol. 1 HERE and tell me if I’m onto something here or totally out of my mind.

[MP3] Miguel – On These Wings

Unreleased cut from the excellent Kaleidoscope Dream album. Don’t sleep. BTW: dude tore it up at the Toronto date on his recent tour.

[h/t: mp3waxx.com]

[MP3] Frank Ocean – Wiseman (Unreleased)

Rejected or (submitted too late?) track for the Django Unchained movie soundtrack. How do you not put a track by probably the hottest new artist of 2012 on your soundtrack??! A&R/Marketing #FAIL, dude will undoubtedly have the consensus #1 album pick of the year amongst critics. I like the album too and stand by that comment even though I actually prefer Miguel‘s Kaleidoscope Dream album which Channel Orange is often compared to. Speaking of which….

[MP3] Chrisette Michele – Charades Feat. 2 Chainz / Rich Hipster Feat. Wale

From the new mixtape she just dropped, Audrey Hepburn: An Audiovisual Presentation. This is a bit of a different sound for Ms. Michele who always came across as a more hip-hop-esque, baby Jill Scott to my ears. If you dig what you hear though, listen to the full mixtape at the Different Kitchen Facebook page HERE.

[via Coast2CoastMixtapes.com]