Music video by Aloe Blacc performing the powerful song produced by Pharrell Williams Love Is The Answer off the upcoming album Lift Your Spirit set to be available in 2014.
Category: Soul
The FADER’s 2013-14 Now Issue. Their annual look at today’s stars who’re setting the tone for tomorrow’s music, showcasing over 100 artists, photographers, authors and directors to watch—hits newsstands on December 10th.
both cover stories, about two young artists excelling both solo and behind-the-scenes working for others: Alex Frank followed Dev Hynes from Bushwick to the top of the Empire State Building, peeking into his special brand of DIY pop, then Sam Hockley-Smith accompanied Travi$ Scott on a whirlwind week in New York, rife with G Pens and headlocks.
Check out the Behind The Scenes of both Cover Shoots after the Jump
Ice.Moon Revisited with SZA featuring Ab-Soul. Produced by Felix Snow & Pat Lukens and Mixed By Ali
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Like DynamicAfrica Would say “Let the music speak for itself”, “This is Perfect Ruin. Thanks again to George Moore on keys.”
Some good music from MoRuf featuring Jesse Boykins III whom engineered & mixed the song
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Artwork by Rob Lewis
Jo Def is releasing his first official album, ‘Steps’, on Soulection November 19. A timely release that comes during an experimental and fluid epoch in electronic music – ‘Steps’ proves to be a soulful, west-coast inspired footwork masterpiece.
With varying influences from Jukesquad to Tek Life – the original Chicago footwork crews, Jo Def carefully combines west coast leaning, bass-heavy vibes with traditional syncopated footwork sounds to produce a cohesive listen all the way through.
The lead single “SWIM”, wraps a wavy, filtered sounding Sade vocal with bass stabs and head-nodding tempo for a sexy yet danceable time.
Jo Def, adds a new sound vibration to the label and cements its dedication to bringing visibility to timeless music worldwide and brings forth an energetic movement in the spirit of footwork infused with soul and rnb.
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Artwork by Andre Power
John Legend’s performance of “Roll Jordan Roll” from 12 Years A Slave‘soundtrack
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Singer/songwriter Yuna is set to release her forthcoming new album “Nocturnal” on Verve Records on October 29. The new album marks Yuna’s first full-length follow-up to her critically acclaimed self-titled debut from last year. “Nocturnal” features Yuna’s distinctive blend of organic pop, R&B soul and acoustic folk while also “digging deeper into her huge bag of pop star potential”. The album marks a new chapter for the Malaysian-born artist who is earning plenty of comparisons to female vocalists such as Feist, Adele and Norah Jones.
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Jhené Aiko reveal the artwork and tracklist of her upcoming EP, Sail Out set for November 12 2013 meanwhile we patiently wait for the album, Souled Out…2014.
01. The Vapors f. Vince Staples
02. Bed Peace f. Childish Gambino
03. Stay Ready (What A Life) f. Kendrick Lamar
04. WTH f. Ab-Soul
05. The Worst
06. 3:16am
07. Comfort Inn Ending (Freestyle)
You Need To Hear This has the official video for the new single “Life Round Here”, a collaboration between James Blake and Chance The Rapper.
The video, shot entirely in black and white, tracks Blake and Chance as they cruise in a lowrider through an eerie forest inhabited by stallions and Somalian pirates.
“I love juxtapositions,” says the video’s award-winning director Nabil, “so I thought I’d bring an old school lowrider to the countryside in England, and bring the two together in a way that makes people question things.”