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Four Tet remains on his throne with his new release Pink. This track is "128 Harps," so many standouts on the album though. Buy the album please. Just do it for the sake of humanity.

#Four Tet #Pink #128 harps #hebdan

Bicep brings another banger to your brain.

Bicep vs. Ejeca- "You"

#Bicep #Ejeca #You #Aus #You/Don't EP

I wish my pockets were "fat."

Showbiz & A.G.- "Fat Pockets"

#showbiz #a.g.#Fat pockets #runaway slave #ag #showbiz & ag

One of my favorite tracks from 2011 comes to life. Elephant & Castle's "I Will" has been given a video, and it's a live one at that. The live version turns an amazing track into a neon glow of morphing beauty.

#elephant & castle #i will #video #live

I'm sure you have heard this already, but it's a Burial and Four Tet collaboration, so it's gotta be posted. The track is exactly what you would expect, a crisp yet ethereal combination of these producers legendary characteristics. I mean it's called "Nova," how could that not describe a track created by Mr. Hebdan and Mr. Bevan.

Burial and Four Tet- "Nova"

#Burial #Four tet #nova

Styles P and Curren$y made a 5 song mixtape. Mixtape EP? MixtapEP? I don't know, but it's called #The1st28, and worth checking out. Truth be told Spitta doesn't really do it for me, but when he's only half the verses, mixed in with solid production and Styles P, you've got a recipe for success. Download it here.

Styles P & Curren$y- "Lean" Feat. Fiend

#Styles P #Currensy #curren$y #lean #fiend #the1st28 #mixtape #datpiff #spitta #sp the ghost

Hilarious video for the Gorillaz new collaborative track with Converse. Converse made some Gorillaz inspired Chucks. The track is called "DoYaThing" and features James Murphy and André 3000.

Gorillaz- "DoYaThing" featuring James Murphy and André 3000

#doyathing #james murphy #andre 3000 #gorillaz #damon albarn #converse

Elephant & Castle made a masterpiece and named it "En Memoria". He recruited another genius, a one Merrill Garbus, who also goes by the name Tune-Yards, to sing on the track. If you are not familiar with one or either of the artists, listen up. If you know both of these people, then I don't have to tell you anything.

Elephant & Castle- "En Memoria" Feat. Merrill Garbus

#en memoria #elephant & castle #tune yards #tune-yards #plug research

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Truthfully one of my favorite mixtapes ever. It came out before Pharrell's debut album, and is so much better. Personally I wasn't a fan of In My Mind, but this mixtape bangs. Drama and Pharrell chose some classic beats. You can download In My Mind: The Prequel right here.

Pharrell- "When Skateboard Came"

#Pharrell #Skateboard P #Dj Drama #drama #in my mind #in my mind the prequel #mixtape #when skateboard came

Yasiin Bey, formally Mos Def, goes in on the real world tip. Talking about serious issues, instead of name dropping fashion designers and displaying ostentatious braggadocio.

Yasiin Bey- "Ni**as in Poorest"

#Mos Def #Yasiin Bey #Niggas in poorest #niggas in paris

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Wrap your brain around this hypothetical: Geoff Barrow, one of the founders of Portishead, decides to create a hip-hop group. This group, which is more of a collective, consists of over 35 members including, MED, Prince Po, Aloe Blacc, Booty Brown and Dead Prez, just to name a few. Their supposed album contains more than 40 tracks and is released on the infamous Stones Throw Records. And the first single, titled "Fitta Happier" samples what seems to be a live version of Radiohead's "Fitter Happier," and bangs more than corny-ass Nick Cannon in Drumline. Sounds too good to be true, huh? No Sir or Ma'am, because Quakers is the name of the group and they are releasing their self titled album March 27th of this cotdamned year. Oh and Quakers is a reference to a certain natural disaster, not to be confused with the guy who founded Pennsylvania or this well known figure, who I believe started some sort of oat company. Read more about the group at Stones Throw's website.

#Quakers #Geoff Barrow #Aloe Blacc #MED #Prince Po #Booty Brown #The Pharcyde #Dead Prez #Stones Throw #Stones Throw Records #Chapelle show #nick cannon #drumline #Portishead

Yes! Bhi Bhiman is getting lots of love and that is good news, not only for him, but for the public too. He deserves all the accolades he can handle. This is the video for his song "Guttersnipe", which has been out for a while, but is on his new album Bhiman, released a couple weeks ago. He's also going on tour soon, so check out the dates. I know I'll be seeing him March 15th at the World Cafe in Philly. Here's another video for his track "Time Heals"

Bhi Bhiman- "Guttersnipe"

#Bhiman #Bhi Bhiman #world cafe #philadelphia #video #guttersnipe #time heals #blues #folk #music

Usher and Diplo hooking up for a track. Diplo was right, there will be lots of babies being born in 9 months. Maybe I'll have one?

"Climax"-Usher (Prod. Diplo)

#Usher #climax #diplo

Literally can't stop listening to TTMOE. Off his EP Sometimes the Blues is Just a Passing Bird.

The Tallest Man On Earth- "Little River"

#the tallest man on earth #Little River #Sometimes the blues is just a passing bird

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes! I've been on a R&B and Soul binge lately. Just let it happen.

Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes- "I Miss You"

#Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes #Teddy pendergrass #I Miss you #Soul #r&b #rb

Pretty dope video and a catchy tune to boot. Saw this over at disconaivete. This is easily the best song from JMSN's new album.

JMSN- "Alone"

#JMSN #alone #priscilla #r&b #disconaivete

I need more music like this in my life. Pure groove, pure soul. Just makes you feel good all over. Al Green mixed with some Otis and Lee Fields. Cuts me deep.

Darondo- "Didn't I"

#Darondo #Didn't I #soul #groove #r&b #otis redding #al green #lee fields #Let my people go

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