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PROPHETS OF RAGE

May 24, 2016 thematweird

Look, let’s be real. Shit’s getting bad out there in 2016. Global Warming, racial violence, terrorism, Donald Trump, all signs of our times and probably the Apocalypse. America, and the world, needs to hear more voices speaking up and shouting out. We need. . .the Prophets of Rage!

By now you might have heard the rumors that Rage Against the Machine members Tom Morello, Brad Wilk, and Tim Commerford will be regrouping. But wait, it gets better. They’ll be joined by Public Enemy’s own prophet of power, Chuck D., and the one-and-only B. Real of Cypress Hill.

A clock on the Prophetsofrage.com counting down to May 31, it appears the rumors are true. This week Chuck D tweeted teasers to his fans. Factmag.com is also reporting the band will make their live debut on June 3rd at the historic Hollywood Palladium, with a Whisky A-Go Go show to follow.

JOEY PURP – “GIRLS” FEAT. CHANCE THE RAPPER

May 19, 2016 thematweird

Anyone who says hip-hop is dead hasn’t checked out Chicago’s SaveMoney collective. The most famous name to come out of the group to this point has been Chance the Rapper, but all that is about to change with the drop of Joey Purps’ debut, iiiDrops.

I’m sure you’re thinking, “But Joey Purps has been building his name for the last year featuring bars on several tracks,” which is true. But fam, check it. The singles he has been releasing on the path to his debut have been some of the most fire hip hop I’ve heard in a minute. First came “Photobooth,” with it’s James Brown horn section samples and just the right amount of space floating between the booming beat.

Enter his second single, “Girls.”

Following in the footsteps of “Photobooth,” there’s a lot going on in this song and yet maintains a minimal sound that keeps it honest. Produced by Knox Fortune–another SaveMoney member who recently made his debut on Chance’s latest mixtape, Coloringbook,– “Girls” plays between a rubbery, bouncing bass and odd sounds like chimes, bubble pops and a subtle rhythm in the background as if someone is drumming on a drinking glass. So how did he create so much space for Purp and Chance to lay their flows so smoothly?

Purp and crew are creating new, exciting music with an old school flow and feel that feels almost timeless. I guess the future will tell but for now, turn this shit up loud!!!

iiiDrops on May 27th

ILOVEMAKONNEN – KEEP IT ON THE LOW (PROD. BY SU$H! CEEJ)

May 4, 2016 thematweird

Super chef Makonnen is back at it again with his latest fire track, “Keep It on the Low.” Dropped earlier today by Two-9 crew member, Su$h! Ceej, ILoveMakonnen’s newest jam features everything we love about the artist. His syzrped-vocals float over a dark, spacey beat perfectly complimented by a blunt or spliff.

This comes only two months after he dropped his Drink More Water 6 mixtape and three new singles over the last several weeks. Does this mean we’ll be getting a lot more Makonnen in the coming months? Keep posted to see what else he’s cooking up.

MAYA PAYNE – SELF DEFINED

May 1, 2016 thematweird

Music knows no boundaries or boarders and New Zealand artist, Maya Payne, proves it. The 19 year old artist hit the scene last year with the singles “If Only,” “Fragile” and “Falling.” The talented prodigy began her singing career at only six and started composing her own songs at 11, when most of us were still discovering the internet.

She recently finishing her latest EP, The Lucky Ones. The first single, “Self Defined” is an upbeat number as beautiful as it is empowering. After all, what’s more powerful than a strong, talented woman enchanting the listener over a strong, electronic beat?

Maya Payne says she is currently working on her full-length, but we all know art takes time. So for now, define yourself with this euphoric debut and keep your ear to the internet.

https://soundcloud.com/maya-payne/self-defined-maya

DARREN ASHLEY – QUESTION

April 30, 2016 thematweird

Malaysian beat-maker, Darren Ashley, gracefully blends beats and sounds together into the quickly budding Future Bass scene. Every Monday he has been releasing new, unique singles–via Soundcloud–for his “Monday Juice” project.

Last week he dropped “Question” a futuristic dance tune with plenty of bleeps and bloops somehow concocted into a tasty tune. Incredibly underground, undeniably different and continuously proficient, Darren Ashley might just become your favorite beat chef nobody’s heard of.

A$AP FERG – FLEM (PRODUCED BY KIRK KNIGHT)

April 27, 2016 thematweird

After two years, we finally get a new album from the Trap Lord himself, A$AP FERG. Dropped this month, Always Strive and Prosper, finds the Harlem rapper evolving his style with songs that are–dare I say–happier than on his 2014 release, Trap Lord. Which is a weird thing to write, because the album still has its dark moments, as on “Hungry Ham,”–about his hometown streets–even if the music itself is upbeat and features Skrillex and Crystal Caines. Along with those two unlikely collaborations, A$AP’s sophmore album features an array of guest artists picked from some of the newest hip hop crop–like Big Sean–to established names in the game like Future and even Missy Elliot.

Therein lies the enigma of Always Strive and Prosper. Half of the album showcases dance-able, happy music with the usual morbid, hip hop lyrics. The other half features slower, more somber beats flowing under lyrics that–while introspective–are more positive than we’ve heard from Ferg in the past. Case in point, his latest single.

On Flem, with a beautiful and head-banging beat by Kirk Knight, Ferg gets deep about his life and how it has changed in the last six years since joining his high school friends in the A$AP Mob. He discusses the fame, playing Coachella and realizing just how crazy it all has been. Then there are lyrics like this:

I could’ve fucked my life up

with the Bobby ‘n Whitney route

God bless ’em

Them drugs is a weapon

would get me so high i had to learn my lesson

bet i came a long way from depression

dealing with oppression

A true heart-to-heart with the listener and far more telling of where he is these days. Clear minded and focused on the game, A$AP Ferg is back and here to always strive and prosper.

https://soundcloud.com/hiphopnewtracks/asap-ferg-flem

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THE GAME – 2 BLUNTS (420) FEAT. WIZ KHALIFA, LORINE CHIA PROD. BY FREE P

April 21, 2016 thematweird

Just in time for the holidaze comes a blazin’ new track from Compton’s own, The Game. “2 Blunts”–featuring smoker supreme, Wiz Khalifa and the sultry, Lorine Chia–is some of that fire hip hop any smoker can chill to. Produced by Free P, the track floats on a cloud of smoke nostalgic to early Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony while keeping the Game’s heavy-handed, West Coast beats.

Only two things can make this track better and if we have to tell you what they are, you ain’t been listening. Light it, up!

DJ SHADOW – NOBODY SPEAK FEAT. RUN THE JEWELS

April 20, 2016 thematweird

What do you get when you cross a reigning hip-hop DJ with one of today’s hottest acts? The incredibly banging, new track from DJ Shadow, “Nobody Speak” featuring Run the Jewels. It’s the latest to be released from Shadow’s forthcoming album, The Mountain Will Fall due June 24th.

For all you youngins out there, DJ Shadow helped blaze the 2000s DJ scene with his critically acclaimed, 1996 debut, Entroducing. That album has since been called one of the best albums of all-time by numerous publications like Rolling Stone, Pitchfork and Slant. He has since gone on to continue his experimental music with an arsenal of over 60,000 records.

Of course, Run the Jewels is the combination of Killer Mike and El-P. After debuting their first, self-titled album for FREE in 2013, Run the Jewels has since gone on to become one of the hottest acts in hip hop. Whether it’s Coachella, Bonaroo, Madison Square Garden, or supporting presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders, Run the Jewels has infiltrated pop culture as well as the playlists of every teenager to 30-something.

This latest track is the best mix of both worlds. DJ Shadow mixes a beat as cool as anything on a Tarantino soundtrack while Killer Mike bodies the mic with his deadly delivery. Bump this one loud and get in a euphoric state of mind.

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THE PIRATE – BASS TRIBE’S SPRING BLING MIX SERIES 17

April 18, 2016 thematweird

It’s April, the sun’s out and that means it’s time to work on the beach tan during the day and pop bottles in the sweat-filled clubs at night. No party gets cracking without the right beats and Santa Cruz’s own The Pirate has just the mix to get those asses shaking.

Whether it’s spinning tracks at Emissions or setting up shows with Raindance Productions at clubs throughout San Francisco and Santa Cruz, The Pirate has worked ’round-the-clock in the Bay Area and Northern California EDM scene for a better part of the last decade. With a wide range of musical taste, the Pirate perfectly blends reggae, trap, hip hop, dub and even calypso into hard-hitting, one-of-a-kind tracks.

His latest mix is 29 minutes of slammin’ beats and intoxicating rhythms for the Bass Tribe’s “Spring Bling” series. From start to finish, Pirate pulls the fun and obscure together in a blend you can’t help but play over and over. One glance at that tracklist and it’s easy to see how he managed to gain over 1300 plays in under a week.