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Essentials: “Crazy” – Lido

Lido dropped a new original track and video, “Crazy”, with the video directed by the Norwegian visionary himself. The former pop-star provides vocals on the soaringly longing tune, sprinkled with pops of florescent synths and earthy percussion in what could be described as electronic music’s answer to Kanye West‘s hit album The Life of Pablo (recently reimagined by… [continued]
Essentials: “Know Me From (Stööki’s Panda Edit)” – Stööki Sound

London based production group Stööki Sound mash up Kanye‘s rework of Desiigner’s “Panda” and Stormzy‘s “Know Me From” (#inception) for a combination that absolutely goes off. Hopefully we hear Kanye working on some grime soon… But for now check out Stööki’s website and the song below. Keep up with Stööki Sound on Twitter. [continued]
Breaking Beats: Ten of Hip Hop’s Most Inventive Samples

When music seems to move at a thousand songs a second, it can be hard to remember the past. Now more then ever, there are new artists, albums, and singles of all genres that pop up everywhere, with hundreds of new releases a day across major platforms like Apple Music and Spotify and user-curated sites… [continued]
Kanye West and The Problem With Tidal

A sold out Yeezy Season 3 show in Madison Square Garden coupled with a frenetic Saturday Night Live performance made way for The Life of Pablo, Kanye West’s seventh studio album that underwent numerous name changes and sparked a troubling Twitter confrontation. After a multi-year wait punctuated by headline-making moments of vulnerability and bravado, it would be hard for West to release… [continued]
ESSENTIALS: “Modern Soul” – James Blake

James Blake is back with a new track which premiered exclusively on his BBC Radio 1 Residency Thursday night. While the whole world turned their attention to the circus that is Kanye West and his I-haven’t-quite-got-an-album-title-yet new project, the quiet Londoner released the subtle and moving “Modern Soul” over the radio. Filled with the type of sustained… [continued]
A Day In The Life: Kyle Mest

Our newest series, A Day In The Life, unpacks the raw passion our writers have for music. Intricately permeating every moment of our day, we dissect and detail the ways in which music guides us as people. I carry a few pairs of cheap earbuds at all times. I don’t see a point in getting something… [continued]
Yeezy Season: “No More Parties In LA” ft. Kendrick Lamar – Kanye West

G.O.O.D. Monday. While Kim K’s assurance that we’d be seeing new Kanye every Friday has proved not quite 100, it wasn’t far off. Yeezy just dropped his recently-hyped Kendrick Lamar collab “No More Parties In LA” and it’s… Kanye at his best. I am not joking or exaggerating. This is 6 minutes of fire without… [continued]
Yeezy Season Approaches: “Real Friends” / “No More Parties In LA”

Even though we’re not even two weeks into the new year, 2016 looks like a promising year for music. According to Kim Kardashian, it sounds like Kanye West fans won’t be waiting any longer for new material, either. The official release date for SWISH is February 11 but Yeezy will be dropping a new track every Friday, just like the G.O.O.D.… [continued]
Watch Kanye West’s Full Lecture From The Oxford Guild Society

Watch Kanye West‘s full lecture at the Oxford Guild Society Below. In March of this year, Kanye West shared his thoughts and opinions in a lecture at the Oxford Guild Society. Up until yesterday, only a few short clips have been accessible to watch — however, the full-length lecture has finally surfaced online. Taking a… [continued]
NEWS: Pusha T Becomes President of Kanye West’s GOOD Music

Hip-Hop icon Pusha T has been named the President of GOOD Music, the Def Jam imprint label founded and headed by Kanye West. The news comes through an exclusive interview and report via Billboard, in which Pusha confirmed a number of details about the move — among them: -Pusha’s focus, per Kanye’s request, will be “to manicure the… [continued]