Author: Janice Llamoca

Album: Ab-Soul – Longterm Mentality

After releasing a few tracks for free, Ab-Soul drops his latest project via iTunes and Amazon. Cop that sh*t.

Tracklist

01. Real Thinkers (Prod. By Tae Beast)
02. Gone Insane (Prod. By Ayiro)
03. Loosen My Tie (Prod. By Sounwave)
04. Nothin New ft. Jhene Aiko (Prod. By Aayhasis)
05. Hell Yea ft. ScHoolboy Q (Prod. By Sounwave)
06. Moscato ft. Kendrick Lamar (Prod. By Tae Beast)
07. T.D.U.D. (Prod. By Context)
08. Time Is Of The Essense ft. Punch (Prod. By Tae Beast)
09. More Of A Euphoria ft. Alori Joh (Prod By. Sounwave)
10. Picture That ft. Javonte (Prod. By Alexis Carrington)
11. Big Pay Back ft. Murs (Prod. By Tae Beast)
12. Almost There (Prod. By Tommy Black)
13. #LTM ft. Pat Brown (Prod. By Tae Beast & Dave Free)

Buy: Ab-Soul – LongTerm: Mentality or Amazon

Video: Jay-Z’s Life + Times Promotional Video

If you haven’t heard the news, Jay-Z has officially launched a blog, Life + Times. He joins Chris Brown, Pharrell, Kanye West, Swizz Beatz and the other handful of artists that have developed a lifestyle blog for more than just showcasing their own music. Don’t worry, he wasn’t a lying when he said “I don’t do too much blogging” on Drake’s “Light Up.” It’s unclear if he actually blogs on the site.

The video above is the promotional video that you can find on the blog. Is that Freddie Gibbs I see at the :16 mark? Dope.

Video: Theophilus London – Century Girl

Directed and produced by Theophilus London, the video for “Century Girl” features a montage of different women and live performances, like his show a few weeks ago in LA at the Key Club. There’s also a cameo from Liz Lee from MTV’s “My Life As Liz,” which I thought was pretty odd but hey maybe I’m just hating that she became a rap video vixen before I did.

Kidding!

Audio: Donnis – Ford Mustang (Prod. By Syience)

1) I’m loving the clean artwork.
2) One week until Southern Lights drops.
3) “Ford Mustang” has a strong Southern feel to it.

Can’t wait to hear how Donnis‘ entire project will sound. There will be 13 original tracks on Southern Lights presented by Karmaloop and is due April 12th.

Download: Donnis – Ford Mustang (Prod. By Syience)

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Video: Big K.R.I.T. Breaks Down Tracks From ‘Return Of 4Eva’

In this video K.R.I.T explains in depth the thought process behind: Kings Blues, Free My Soul & Another Naive Individual Glorifying Greed and Encouraging Racism. We also talked about the use of the “N Word” and the impact of it on him (growing up in Mississippi) plus the pressure that comes with being an XXL Freshman. –Devi Dev

Download: Big K.R.I.T. – Return Of 4Eva (mixtape)

Audio: Childish Gambino – Break (All Of The Lights)

Childish Gambino aka Donald Glover released a new song today via his official blog to announce that IAMDONALD is coming soon. Love the funny lines.

Download: Childish Gambino – Break (All Of The Lights)

Two for one special!

Bonus: Childish Gambino – The Longest Text Message

Video: Thurzday – 6 Foot 7 Foot Freestyle At Paid Dues

I didn’t make it to Paid Dues but there were plenty great acts this year! Here’s some pretty good footage of Thurzday (of U-N-I) freestyling over a “6 Foot 7 Foot” beat, beatboxed by Faahz. I need to see more rapping over live beatboxing at shows. That would be refreshing!