What happens when you slow Justin Bieber down by 800%? You get something that chin-stroking music lovers might describe as “the real shit”. People have been giving Biebs mad kudos ever since this came out (thanks to a fellow called Shamantis), as if he was just joshing about making tweeny pop this whole time:
Meanwhile, Alicia Keys’ soon to be baby daddy, soon to be husband Swizz Beatz previews some of his new tracks whilst also lip syncing into his own web cam:
And again here:
Flying Lotus continues to dominate and announces news of a new EP titled Pattern+Grid World, forthcoming on Warp. Here is “Camera Day” lifted off the seven track release:
While we’re talking ‘beat scene’ and Warp and EPs, here is a five minute mix from Rustie in anticipation of his Sunburst release, out October 4th:
Also in the same scene is LA producer Teebs, who has made the very loose and introspective track “Personal Winter” inspired by his one month stay in Japan. Download it over at VTech
vtechphones.com.
2DopeBoyz have put out a mixtape of their favourite shit of up and coming hip-hop artists, such as CyMarshall Law, ESSO and some other dudes we haven’t heard of (yet). Download A (2)Dope Mixtape: Empire State Edition at
mediafire.com.
Here is a video for 'Time Won’t Tell' off El-P’s ridiculously titled new release
Weareallgoingtoburninhellmegamixxx3:
The fact that Canadian crooner Colin Munroe may or may not have a lisp is besides the point when he decides to take on a task as gargantuan as covering a Prince song. “I Would Die 4 U” no less. Download it
here.
Gucci Mane raps about jewellery and other things on his new mixtape Jewelry Selection with help from DJ Holiday. Download it
here.
Here is a
link to the mixtape
25 Tracks: A Dubstep Chronology, brought to you by Drowned in Sound and featuring heavyweights including Kode9, Burial, Benga, Skream, Joker and all the other good ones.
Vocalist Coultrain, who has done work with
Black Spade and Platinum Pied Pipers hits us with a new free EP called God Must Be a Boogie Man. Cop it over at
Okayplayer.
Merok rewards us all for being awesome by compiling an mp3 download that they have titled Autumn Feelings, featuring Blondes remixing Rihanna’s Rude Boy and also apparently featuring Mariah Carey. Grab it
here.
And finally, evidently celebz have feelings too, as Diddy posted this vid on his blog yesterday. Awww: