Author: sourMILK

Chevy Woods – LA Leakers Freestyle (Audio)

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June 9th, we’ll be dropping our latest Leaks of the Industry! For those that don’t know, it’s a yearly tape we put out with nothing but LA Leakers exclusives. We recently sat with Chevy Woods and told him about it and he said he had to spit some bars for it.

Joelle James – Sweet Lemonade (Audio)

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Had a chance to meet Chris Brown‘s artist, Joelle James, over the weekend and I’m impressed! She played what I’m guessing is gonna be her first single and I honestly feel like it’s gonna be a SMASH. She wanted to give the people something written by Chris that she’s been holding on to until the single is ready. Here’s what she had to say about it:

I couldn’t let another summer go by without putting out Sweet Lemonade. It was one of the first songs I ever recorded with Chris, before I learned how to write for myself. Working with CB is unlike any experience ever; his talent is undeniable. He’s been going through a lot and I really wanted to share this to celebrate him and summer 2014!

-Joelle James

Sweet Lemonade is everything that describes Joelle with her soulful sound and fresh, but classic image; a retro summertime soundtrack. The music may sound familiar, it was produced by Harmony Samuels (The Way – Ariana Grande, Think Like a Man – Jennifer Hudson, Fantasia – Without Me) and was used on Fantasia’s Grammy Nominated album Side Effects of You for “Lighthouse.”

NAHRIGHT & UPNORTHTRIPS Present: #Illmatic20 Tribute (Mixtape)

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NAHRIGHT & UPNORTHTRIPS put together a pretty dope tribute tape for the 20 year anniversary of Illmatic over the weekend. Everything is below.

Twenty years ago today, a 20 year-old kid from the Queensbridge projects released what now stands as one of the most important albums in Hip-Hop history. An instant classic, Illmatic would be studied and celebrated over the next two decades, held aloft as the standard for everything Rap music was and had the potential to be. It’s one of the most flawless bodies of work ever recorded, in any genre, and it is widely recognized as the defining work of an entire era of Rap. The impact of this 10 track masterpiece is almost immeasurable, yet you can still hear it bleeding through in the bars of artists the world over to this very day.

And so we wanted to pay tribute to this remarkable record in a manner befitting a piece of art that has meant so much to all of us and to so many others for so long. We reached out to the new generation of New York MCs and asked them to join us in paying homage to Nas and his magnum opus over the same timeless tracks that underscored his historic bars back in 1994 (plus a few of the remixes). Needless to say, if you were born or raised in the boroughs, Nas’ music has touched you in one way or another, and an amazingly talented array of artists stepped up to honor Esco.

Featuring contributions from Al-Doe, Mr. Muthafuckin’ eXquire, Troy Ave, Bodega Bamz, YC The Cynic, Denzil Porter, Smoke DZA, Doley Bernays, Timeless Truth, Euro League, Pete from Bitches Is Crazy, The Incomparable Shakespeare and SHIRT, this project is as much a showcase of the homegrown talent that has been reinvigorating the NY Rap scene over the last couple of years as it is a thank you letter to Nasir Jones. And really, what higher praise is there than that which comes from a generation of artists that cite you as a direct influence?